Obituaries
Kristi Bahnemann
May 27, 2021
Kristi Bahnemann, 65, passed away on May 27, 2021. So there will be no services at this time.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel, Baxter.
Steven Brandt
May 23, 2021
Steven Paul Brandt, age 65, of Brainerd, passed away peacefully surrounded by his wife and children at Regions Hospital in St. Paul on Sunday, May 23, 2021, after a 4-year battle with Renal Cancer (Also Known as Firefighters Cancer)
Steve was born in Onamia on December 24, 1955, to Maurice and Ardean (Hanson) Brandt. He graduates from...
Bobbie Kanegai
May 22, 2021
Bobbie Kanegai, age 71, of Pine River, passed away on Saturday, May 22, 2021, at Essentia St. Joseph’s Medical Center, Brainerd. She was born to Paul and Mary Kanegai on April 19, 1950, in Wailuku, Hawaii.
Bobbie is survived by her siblings: Susan Klassen (Verl), Laura Minnich, Ronie Irish (Michael), Pauline Curry (Carter), Julia Green; nieces and...
Roland Mills
May 21, 2021
Roland LeRoy Mills, 85, born April 11, 1936, to Roy and Effie (White) Mills on their family farm near Brainerd, Minnesota, peacefully and painlessly entered eternal life on May 21, 2021, at the Good Samaritan Society-Bethany Hospice Center in Brainerd after a long battle with ALS and Cancer.
Roland met Annette McGraw of Superior Wisconsin, while working...
Russ Laposky
May 19, 2021
Russ Laposky passed from this life peacefully in his home near Pine River, MN, as the sun was setting on May 19, 2021. He was 88 years old.
Russ will be remembered as a man completely devoted to his wife and family, and above all else, as a man of faith. He trusted completely in the grace and mercy of his Lord and...
Eric Hoagland
May 19, 2021
Eric Hoagland, Brainerd, passed away on May 19, 2021. A graveside service will be held at Memorial Gardens on Tuesday May 25 at 11 AM.
Eric was born on July 19, 1963 to Donald and Shirley Hoagland in Danville Ohio. He married Carol Chadwick. Eric loved to cook, go camping, collecting Coca – cola memorabilia and watching...
Willis Hanke
May 18, 2021
Willis George Hanke was embraced by his Lord on May 18, 2021, at 95 years old. Born in Whitehall, WI on Aug 6, 1925 to Rev Arthur and Clara (Flunker) Hanke, he was the 5th of 7 children. Willis spent most of his childhood around his father’s country church near Winona, MN. He volunteered for the Navy at 17 during WWII...
Richard Ruzich
May 18, 2021
Richard “Dick” Ruzich, 84, of Baxter, passed away with his family beside him at St. Otto’s Care Center in Little Falls, on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. Funeral services will be at 11am on Wednesday, May 26 at Park United Methodist Church in Brainerd. Visitation will take place on Tuesday, May 25 from 5-7 pm at Brenny Family Funeral Chapel...
Edward Forpahl
May 17, 2021
Edward “Ed” Frank Forpahl, 82, formerly of Staples, passed away on Monday, May 17, 2021 at Wildflower Lodge in Maple Grove. Funeral services will be at 12:00 PM on Friday, May 21, 2021 at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel in Staples, MN. Visitation will take place one hour prior to services. Interment will be at Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery...
Dean Paskewitz
May 17, 2021
Dean Paskewitz, 90, died May 17, 2021 at Lakewood Health Memory Care Center in Staples, Minnesota. A memorial services will be held on Monday, July 5, 2021 at 11:00 am at the Staples Church of Christ with Reverend Barry Klein officiating. A visitation will take place one hour prior to the services. Internment will occur immediately after the service...
Jewel Schilling
May 17, 2021
Jewel Lorraine Schilling, 91, of Brainerd, passed away on Monday, May 17, 2021. A private family service will be held at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel, Baxter.
Jewel was born on December 02, 1929 in Brainerd, Minnesota to Wallace and Elizabeth (Paulson) Johnston. She was married to Alfred Curtis Schilling on December 11, 1948 in Brainerd, MN....
Sandra Walker
May 16, 2021
Sandra Kay Walker, 77, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, May 16 at her home in Pequot Lakes, MN. She was born on January 25, 1944 to John and Lucille Walker in Iowa. The family moved to Brainerd and she graduated from the Washington High School. Sandy was an amazingly talented person who loved to paint and do crafts and...
Regina Springs-Brown
May 16, 2021
Regina Ashley Springs - Brown, 28 of Brainerd, passed away on May 16, 2021. A memorial service will be 1pm June 5, 2021 at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Visitation will start at 11am before the service. Regina "Gina" Ashley Springs-Brown was born on August 1st, 1992 in Chicago, IL to Vance Brown and Mary Springs who...
Mary Stern
May 15, 2021
Mary Ann Stern, age 84, passed away in her sleep on Saturday, May 15th in her home in Emily , Minnesota.
Mary Ann was born in Redwood County, Minnesota and grew up in Clements and Morgan, Minnesota. She was born on 11-28-36 to Paul and Ann (Weltsch) Heiling. On February 9th, 1957 she married the love of...
Donna Campbell
May 15, 2021
Donna Jean (Lorenz) Campbell, age 85, of Pine River, passed away on May 15, 2021, at her son’s home in Mora, MN, with family by her side. She was born February 10, 1936, to Albert and Betty Lorenz in Alexandria, MN.
Donna graduated from Alexandria High School and attended Macalester College in St. Paul and St. Barnabas...
Robert Lange
May 14, 2021
Robert W. Lange, age 90, of Pine River, passed away on May 14, 2021, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis. He was born to William and Margaret Lange on March 26, 1931, in Lidgerwood, ND. Bob enjoyed fishing, dancing, playing cards, darts and corn hole, barbecues, duct tape, hammers and chainsaws, and loved visiting with his grandkids.
Robert...
Marilyn Stever
May 14, 2021
Marilyn Joan Stever passed away with her daughter, Cindy, by her side on May 14, 2021 at the age of 79, after a long, heart-breaking battle with Alzheimer’s at (Winnie’s Place) Edgewood Senior Living in Baxter, MN. Marilyn was born on June 29, 1941 to LeRoy and Floella Jensen in Osceola, WI. She was the fourth of ten children....
Constance Jelinek
May 14, 2021
Constance “Connie” Joan Fread Jelinek passed away peacefully at her home in Pequot Lakes on Friday, May 14, 2021. A joint graveside memorial service for Connie and Dick Jelinek will be held at 11 AM on Wednesday, May 19, at the Blooming Prairie Cemetery. A luncheon and time for fellowship will follow at Red Oak Grove Lutheran Church, rural...
Dorothy Komro
May 14, 2021
Dorothy Komro, 93, of Pillager, passed away at Lakewood Care Center on Friday, May 14, 2021. Funeral services will be at 12:30 PM on Thursday, May 20, 2021 at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel in Baxter, MN. Visitation will take place one hour prior to services. Interment will be at Minnesota State Veteran’s Cemetery near Camp Ripley in Little...
Gerald Sandberg
May 13, 2021
Gerald Sandberg, age 83, of Pine River, passed away on Thursday, May 13, 2021, at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND. He was born to Gordon and Vera Sandberg on February 22, 1938, in Cokato, MN.
Gerald served in the U.S. Army from 1956 to 1958. He enjoyed gardening, fishing and loved to shake dice with his kids...
