Obituaries
William "Bill" Mitchell
May 9, 2021
William “Bill” S. Mitchell, age 62, of Fifty Lakes and formerly of Rosemount died peacefully at his home in Fifty Lakes Lakes on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. A celebration of Bill’s life will be held at 3PM on Saturday, February 27, 2021 in Bill’s Pole Barn (per Bill’s wishes). Friends and family are welcome to gather 1 hour prior to...
Debbie Hauser
May 9, 2021
Debbie Lee Hauser (Olson), 67, of Brainerd, MN passed away peacefully at St. Joseph’s hospital on June 15, 2021. Debbie was born on August 19, 1953 to Agnes and Edward Olson.
Debbie loved fishing with her husband Harry “Scotty” and watching the eagles at their lake home in Aitkin. She also enjoyed spending time with her family whenever possible, gardening...
Sherri Smith
May 9, 2021
Sherri Smith, 65 of Baxter, passed away on Wednesday April 21, 2021. There will be no services at this time.
Sherri was born on February 27, 1956 to Donald and Elsie Kaltenborn in Riverside California. On June 20, 1980 she married Mike Smith in Rialto California. Together they had two children. Sherri enjoyed sewing, quilting and painting. She loved dogs...
Lee Smith SR.
May 9, 2021
Lee E. Smith, age 89, passed peacefully on February 17, 2021 at Northern Lakes Senior Living Residence, Baxter, MN. A celebration of life service will be held in Merrifield, MN in July. Arrangements have been entrusted to Brenny Family Funeral Chapel, Baxter.
Lee grew up in West St. Paul and lived in several Minnesota towns as well as Wisconsin during...
Nancy Kilbury
May 9, 2021
Nancy Lee Kilbury, 78, of Staples, passed away on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at Lakewood Care Center. Funeral services will be at a later date.
William Stalpes
May 9, 2021
William “Bill” M. Stalpes, age 88, of Merrifield died peacefully on Monday, March 8, 2021 at his home. A celebration of Bill’s life will be held this spring with interment in Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery with an honorable salute. Arrangements have been entrusted to Brenny Family Funeral Chapel, Baxter.
Bill was born on August 12, 1932 in Pierz to...
Byrdie Mohler
May 9, 2021
Byrdie Jean Mohler, resident of Little Falls, passed away on March 27th 2021 in her home surrounded by family.
Byrdie was born on September 1st 1931 to May (Bish) Oothoudt- Ballou. She was the youngest of six children.
Byrdie was a friend to everyone she met, always with a smile and a kind word. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting and scouring...
Sheila Christenson
May 9, 2021
Sheila R. Christenson, age 63, of Staples died April 6, 2021 at the Lakewood Medical Center in Staples. A celebration of Sheila’s life will be held at a later date. Arrangements have been entrusted to Brenny Family Funeral Chapel, Staples.
Sheila was born April 12, 1957 in Grand Rapids to George and Marlene (Stangline) Poach. She grew up on the...
Gary Olson
May 9, 2021
“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened!”
Gary Elden Olson passed away suddenly on Sunday March 14. He was born and raised in St. Paul, MN and attended Alexander Ramsey High School. He studied Electrical Engineering at the UofM where he also achieved his MBA. He was awarded a fellowship at Stanford University in California and completed it...
Thomas Weismann
May 9, 2021
Thomas M Weismann, 80, of Brainerd and formerly of Anchorage, Alaska, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday, July 7, 2021.
Thomas was born on December 21, 1940 in St. Cloud, Minnesota to John and Dorothy (Harrison) Weismann. He attended St. Cloud State University, and later received his master’s degree from the University of Minnesota. While attending St....
Leigh Waughtal
May 9, 2021
Leigh Waughtal, 84, passed away on Tuesday March 9, 2021. There will be no services at this time. Please check back for full obituary.
Arrangements have been entrusted with the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel, Baxter.
Vaughan Heintz
May 9, 2021
Vaughan Heintz, 73 of Breezy Point, MN and formerly of Eagan, MN, passed away at his home on Saturday, April 17, 2021 surrounded by his loving family after a two year battle with cancer.
Vaughan was born September 13, 1947 to Paul and Edith (Vaughan) Heintz in Petoskey, Michigan and he graduated there also in 1966. He went on to...
Cecil Riley
May 9, 2021
Cecil Riley, 87 of Aitkin, passed away on Sunday April 4, 2021 at the St. Cloud Hospital. There are no services planned at this time.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel, Baxter.
Raymond Buchholz
May 9, 2021
Raymond Buchholz, 83, of Brainerd, passed away on Tuesday March 23, 2021. He was born on June 2, 1937 to Otto and Bertha (Lent) Buchholz.
He will be deeply missed by his son, Timm (Jenny); grandchildren, Aaron Weise (Kandi) and Megan Buchholz; great granddaughter Aubree Weise; many nieces and nephews; and his buddy Diesel. Preceded in death are his parents,...
Marlys Rodi
May 9, 2021
Marlys Rodi
June 26, 1942 - March 30, 2021
REMER, Minn. - Marlys Rodi, 78, passed away Tuesday, March 30, in her home.
Funeral services will take place later in April.
Arrangements by Brenny Family Funeral Chapel, Baxter.
Joseph Gemlo
May 9, 2021
Joseph “Joe” E. Gemlo, age 75, of Aitkin and formerly of Spring Lake Park died Thursday, April 1, 2021 at his home in Aitkin. A celebration of Joe’s life will be held from 1-6 on Sunday, May 23, 2021 at Scott’s Barn. Arrangements have been entrusted to Brenny Family Funeral Chapel, Baxter.
Joe was born May 19, 1945 in North...
Les Manska
May 9, 2021
Les Manska, 83 of Pillager, passed away June 28, 2021 at his home.
Les was born on March 9, 1938 to Clifford and Minnitta Manska in Benson, Minnesota. He graduated from Hinkley High School. After school, Les enlisted into the Army and served two years in Germany.
On June 7, 1986 he married Judy Gault. He worked at Forklifts of...
Dennis Dischinger
May 8, 2021
Dennis Herman Dischinger was born in Dayton, MN to parents Herman and Alice (Scharber) Dischinger on April 9, 1939. He was raised in Fletcher on the family farm and attended St Walburga Catholic Church. He graduated from St Michael High School in 1958.
Dennis married Drusilla Prybilla and raised five sons. He married Lynne (McHugo) Bird and...
Leo Fraser
May 6, 2021
Leo Homer Fraser – Dec. 3, 1926 – May 6, 2021
CROSSLAKE – Leo (94) was born Dec. 3, 1926 in Pine River to Homer & Alice (Kosse) Fraser. Leo graduated from Pine River School in 1943. In 1944 he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served until June 1946. He returned to Crosslake and was employed...
Donna Perlinger
May 6, 2021
Donna Perlinger, 91, of Woodbury, MN, died Thursday, May 6, 2021 at St. Therese in Woodbury, MN. Mass of Christian burial will take place 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 22 at St. Mathias Catholic Church, with Father Daniel Weiske officiating. Family and friends are invited to gather for visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. Donna...
