Obituaries
Iras Chapin
Sep 25, 2022
Iras Chapin, 102, passed away peacefully on September 25, 2022. Services will be held 11:00AM on Thursday, September 29th at United Methodist Church in Motley. Visitation will start one hour prior to services. Interment will follow at Poplar Cemetery.
Iras was born on April 8, 1920, to Walter and Laura (Williams) Payne in Motley Minnesota. She married Bernard Chapin on...
Vickie Mccarty
Sep 24, 2022
Vickie Dee McCarty of Backus, MN, passed away September 24, 2022, in Brainerd, MN. She was born August 28, 1955, to Wyman “Jack” and Donna (Hasbrouck) Dwire in Park Rapids, MN. Vickie worked as a receptionist at the clinic in Pequot Lakes for many years until her COPD forced her to retire. She enjoyed hunting, fishing, traveling and gardening...
Andrew L. Granby
Sep 23, 2022
Andrew L. Granby, age 87, of Staples, passed away peacefully at his home in Staples on September 23, 2022. A Memorial Service for Andrew will be held on Thursday September 29, 2022 at 2:00pm at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel in Staples. There will be light refreshments and time for visiting following the service.
Andrew was born to Martin...
Donald Brown
Sep 23, 2022
SERVICES FOR DONALD BROWN HAVE BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR 2 PM ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, AT KLINE FUNERAL HOME, PINE RIVER. VISITATION WILL BE ONE HOUR PRIOR TO THE SERVICE WITH A LUNCHEON FOLLOWING THE SERVICE AT THE BACKUS AMERICAN LEGION.
Donald “Don” Brown, age 68, passed away peacefully at home in the arms of his loving wife on...
Alex Alfred Anderson
Sep 22, 2022
Alex Alfred Anderson, age 86, of Columbia Heights, MN passed away peacefully at his son’s home in Brainerd on
September 22, 2022. A memorial service for Alex will be held at 2:00pm on Friday October 14, 2022 at the Miller Funeral Home in Fridley, MN. There will be a visitation held one hour prior to the start of the...
Adam D. Goedker
Sep 21, 2022
Adam Davis Goedker, age 38, of Bemidji passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, after a life-long battle with mental illness. His memorial service will be at 11:00am on Friday, September 30, at LifeSpring Church in Crosby with Pastor Eric Anderson officiating.
Adam was born in Brainerd on January 7, 1984, to David (Sherri) Goedker and Sheryl (Jon) Suazo. He...
Wendy Anderson
Sep 19, 2022
Wendy Lee Anderson of Menasha, WI, passed away unexpectedly on September 19, 2022, at ThedaCare Regional Hospital, Neenah, WI. She was born on December 12, 1967 in Minneapolis, MN, to Jim and Lois Anderson.
Wendy graduated from Alliance Christian Academy, Elk River, MN and attended St. Cloud Beauty College. She was dearly loved by friends and family....
Edward Allerman
Sep 18, 2022
Edward “Bud” Allerman, 88, of Little Falls, passed away on Sunday, September 18, 2022, at the Little Falls Care Center. Visitation will be 4-6PM on Sunday, September 25, 2022, at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel in Randall. Mass of Christian burial will take place at 11 AM, on Monday, September 26, 2022, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in...
Georgia Theis
Sep 18, 2022
Georgia (Stangel) Theis, age 69, passed away on September 18, 2022, at her home in rural Pine River. She was born in Crosby, MN, on January 27, 1953, to Richard and D. Marie Stangel.
Georgia is survived by husband, Richard Theis; sisters: Jeanette Gale of Las Vegas, NV, Pat (Jim) Earl of Crosby, Linda (Jim) Gutenkauf of...
Marlys Lee
Sep 17, 2022
Marlys Lee went home to be with Jesus on September 17, 2022, one month short of her 98th birthday, in her daughter’s home in Merrifield, MN. She was born in Murdo, SD, to Frank and Maude Coleman, the first of five children. The family moved to the farm near Ruthven, IA, where Marlys attended country school and later Ruthven...
Thomas Richard Nuesse
Sep 16, 2022
Thomas Richard Nuesse, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, left this mortal life on September 16, 2022.
Tom was born in May, 1935 to Ernest and Opal (Boustad) Nuesse in Sacred Heart, Minnesota. He was raised with his eleven siblings in a small shack in Hawk Creek Township.
After graduating from Sacred Heart High School, he enlisted in the...
Joyce Brammann
Sep 16, 2022
Joyce Brammann, loving wife, mother and grandmother, lost her 3-year battle with cancer on Friday, September 16, 2022, at her home. She was born in Park Rapids on August 22, 1938, to Frank and Amelia Zerr.
Joyce is survived by her husband of 64 years, David; children: Scott Brammann, Peggy Staie (Byron), Victor Brammann (Jodi); twin brother,...
Joyce Brever
Sep 15, 2022
On Thursday, September 15, 2022, Joyce Jeannine Brever, loving wife and mother of four children passed away at the age of 68 from a courageous battle with non-smoking lung cancer.
Joyce was born to Arthur and Lorraine (Smith) Trout in Staples, MN. She attended the Riverside Country School in Todd County and graduated from Staples High School in 1971. Joyce...
Ginger Broady
Sep 14, 2022
Ginger Broady, 44, of Brainerd, passed away unexpectedly from complications of Myotonic Dystrophy on September 14, 2022. A celebration of her life will be held at a later date.
Ginger is survived by her mother Sandra Broady, Aunt Linda Broady, Uncle Richard Broady, and several cousins. She was preceded in death by her father Bernie Grove; grandparents George and Norma...
Robert Bierman
Sep 14, 2022
Robert John Bierman, 71, of Crosslake, passed away on September 14, 2022. A celebration of life will be held on October 8th from 1pm-3pm, with food provided, at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel in Crosslake. A short prayer and time of sharing will begin at 3pm.
Robert was born on May 12, 1951, to Orval and Harriet (Anderson) in Belgrade,...
Mark Zaczkowski
Sep 14, 2022
Marcus “Mark” L. Zaczkowski of Pine River, MN, passed away on September 14, 2022, at Essentia St. Joseph’s Medical Center, Brainerd, MN. He was born to Marcellus and Lorretta Zaczkowski of Belgrade, MN, on April 25, 1938. Mark was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Iverne and Marilyn; brother, Leon; and brother-in-law, Frank Michalowski. He is survived by...
Virginette Katherine (Rudolph) Schreiner
Sep 13, 2022
Virginette Katherine (Rudolph) Schreiner, 88, of Brainerd, passed away September 13, 2022.
She leaves her family with many fond memories and will be greatly missed by many.
She is survived by her children Wendy, Kari (Jamie) Ledin, and Randy; grandchildren Jesse (Jessica), Katie (Adrien); great-grandchildren Ella and Luca, her brother Oliver Rudolph and many nieces and nephews.
She...
Greg Buchite
Sep 13, 2022
Greg Buchite passed away peacefully at his home after a hard battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born in Milwaukee, WI, On June 10, 1956, to Morris and Janice Buchite. He spent his early years growing up in the Twin Cities, then moved in his early teens to the family farm in Fifty Lakes.
Greg married Toni...
Joanne Moren
Sep 12, 2022
Joanne K. Moren, age 85, of Brainerd, and formerly Hackensack, passed away September 12, 2022, at Harmony House in Motley. She was born on July 4, 1937 to Carroll A. and Dorothy (Edlund) Johnstone.
Joanne is survived by her husband of 65 years, Lee, of Hackensack/Brainerd MN; two children, Tod of Milaca, MN and Kathleen (Joel) Jader of...
Regina Derfler
Sep 11, 2022
Regina L. Derfler, 95, of Pequot Lakes, passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2022, at Riverside Assisted Living in Pine River. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 AM on Thursday, September 29, at St. Alice Catholic Church, Pequot Lakes, with visitation one hour prior. Private interment.
