Obituaries
Arlita Gregory
May 29, 2023
Arlita (Uhlig) Gregory passed away on May 29, 2023. She was born November 9, 1933, to Victor and Rose Uhlig. She was raised on their farm in rural Backus. After graduating from Backus High School, while working at the Backus Bank, she met her future husband, Manford Gregory, while he was working at the Backus hardware store. They were married...
Duane "DJ" Leonard Fornshell II
May 29, 2023
Duane L. Fornshell ‘DJ’, 44, of Baxter, MN passed away peacefully on May 29, 2023, after a battle with cancer. A gathering of family and friends will take place from 4-7 pm on Monday, June 5, 2023, at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel in Baxter, MN.
DJ was born on February 15, 1979, to Pat and Duane Fornshell in...
Paul Allen Gaul
May 28, 2023
Paul Allen, 85, of Staples, passed away on May 28, 2023.
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Samuel Alcock
May 28, 2023
Samuel Earl Alcock, age 23, of Fargo, ND, formerly of Merrifield, died on May 28. He was born on August 31, 1999, to Brad and Kari (Hagen) Alcock.
Sam worked for an airline in Fargo after high school. He was able to travel to many states and Japan. He and a friend could hop on a plane and fly to...
James L. Vaux
May 28, 2023
James (Jim) Leslie Vaux, of Pequot Lakes, passed away on Sunday May 28, 2023. Services will be held at 1:00pm on Friday June 2nd at Pequot Lakes Baptist Church. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior to the start of the service at the church.
Jim was born on July 7, 1931, in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania. He graduated...
Timothy Allen Clark
May 28, 2023
Timothy Allen Clark, 53, of Brainerd, unexpectedly and peacefully passed away into the arms of his loving Savior at his home on Sunday May 28, 2023. A Funeral Service for Tim will be held on Friday June 2, 2023, at 11:00am at Zion Lutheran Church in Brainerd. Family and friends are invited to gather on Thursday June 1, 2023, from...
Marilyn Chamberlain
May 27, 2023
Marilyn J. Chamberlain, age 94, of Pine River, MN, passed away on May 27, 2023. She was born to Oliver and Petra (Simonson) Flategraff on April 13, 1929, in Minneapolis, MN. Marilyn married Emil Wolkenhauer on April 17, 1948, in Pequot Lakes, MN. Emil preceded her in death on April 14, 1985. She later met and married Fred Chamberlain on...
Mark Hoffman
May 26, 2023
Mark James Hoffman passed away peacefully on May 26, 2023, at his home in Pequot Lakes, MN. He fought a valiant battle for over 2 ½ years against lung cancer. Mark is now with his Savior, at peace, and pain free.Mark was born in Austin, MN on July 12, 1959, to Leslie and Ethel (Barber) Hoffman. He grew up on...
Gary Schmiesing
May 26, 2023
Gary Charles Schmiesing, 76, of Backus, MN, passed away May 26, 2023 at Good Samaritan in Pine River, MN. He was born to Charles and Lucille Schmiesing on March 15, 1947.
Gary grew up in Hanska, MN, and graduated from Hanska Public School in 1965. Upon graduation, he enlisted in the US Navy, where he was trained in Air Recon...
Birdie Hurd
May 26, 2023
Ernest “Birdie” Hurd, 76 of Hackensack, MN was united with his family on May 26, 2023, at North Memorial Hospital, Robbinsdale. He was born April 18, 1947, to Norton and Elsie (Tusler) Hurd.Birdie was a self-employed truck driver and enjoyed hauling cattle, hay, machinery and anything else that needed to be hauled. One of his favorite places was sale barns!
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Lucille Rose Claussen
May 23, 2023
Lucille Rose Claussen, 2, passed away on May 23, 2023, with her family by her side. Services are scheduled for 2pm on Monday, May 29, 2023, at Heritage Church with a visitation starting one hour prior.
Lucy was born on June 4, 2020, to Jacob and Abigail (Plemel) Claussen in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Lucy offered the world her unconditional love. She...
Aaron Lucas Pelzer
May 22, 2023
Aaron Lucas Pelzer was born sleeping on May 22, 2023. Services will be held at 6pm on Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel, Baxter with a visitation starting one hour prior to services.
Aaron is survived by his loving parents Patrick and Melanie Pelzer; grandparents, Tracy Hedlund, Patricia and Dale Pelzer; sisters, Evelyn and Aria; brother...
Gordon Johnson
May 22, 2023
Gordon A. Johnson, 76, of Pillager, MN passed away on May 22, 2023 in Brainerd, MN. A memorial service for Gordon is being planned for July, 2023. Interment will take place at a later date at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
Gordon was born in Bertha, MN to Victor and Selma (Leagjeld) Johnson on April 14, 1947. In 1967, he...
Rudy J. Cluever
May 22, 2023
Rudy John Cluever, 74, of Brainerd, passed away on May 22, 2023, in Brainerd. A memorial service will be held on Friday, June 2, 2023, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Brainerd at 11:00 AM. A visitation will be held one hour prior.
Rudy was born on May 7, 1949, to John and Jeanne (Rudy) Cluever in Brainerd. He attended school...
Thomas Bilek
May 22, 2023
Thomas Bilek
April 15, 1940 - May 22, 2023
The funeral service celebrating the life of Tom Bilek of Aldrich, will be held at 11 AM on June 2, 2023 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Staples, MN with Pastor Robin Fish and Pastor Fred Kutter presiding, visitation will begin at 9:30 am. Visitation will be 4 - 6 pm...
Barbara L Carlson
May 20, 2023
Barbara L. Carlson, 84, of Pillager, MN passed away on May 20, 2023. Funeral Services for Barb will be held on Saturday May 27, 2023, at 11:00am at First Lutheran Church in Pillager. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior to the start of the service at the church. Interment will be at Wildwood Cemetery in Pillager....
Susan Schwab
May 19, 2023
Susan Gaye Schwab, 56, of Randall, passed away on May 19, 2023. Services will be held on Thursday, May 25, 2023, from 3pm-7pm at Molitors in Sauk Rapids.
Susan was born on December 5, 1966, to Hugh Sr. and Edna (Phelps) Starling in Lakeland, Florida. She married Paul Schwab on August 16, 2014.
Susan was a nurse at the VA...
Jeff Wickham
May 19, 2023
Jeff Bradley Wickham, 66, passed away at home peacefully on May 19, 2023. Jeff was born February 11, 1957, to Ray and Dora Wickham.
Jeff was an amazing soul, he fell in love with the love of his life and married Dianne Olson in September of 1982. Jeff spent all of his days hunting and fishing, finding fish where...
Matthew Hanson
May 18, 2023
Matthew Hanson, 65, of Nisswa, passed away on May 18, 2023, due to complications from a fall.
Matt was born on August 17, 1957, to Raymond and Bernice (Nelson) Hanson in Brainerd Minnesota. He managed the H&R Block office in Brainerd for many years. In his free time Matt liked to hunt and fish. He enjoyed big bonfires and classic...
Russell Jenkins
May 18, 2023
Russell Jenkins, 76, passed away on May 18, 2023. Services are pending.
Full obituary will follow.
Arrangements have been entrusted with the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel, Staples.
