Obituaries
Marvin Johnson
Apr 9, 2021
Marvin Johnson, age 77, of Pine River, passed away on April 9, 2021.
Services will be 12 PM on Saturday, May 8, at First Lutheran Church, Pine River. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.
Mike Seeker
Apr 8, 2021
Michael Duane Seeker, age 73, of Crosslake passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 8, 2021. Funeral Services will be held at 11AM on Saturday, April 17, 2021 at Crosslake Lutheran Church in Crosslake. Visitation will be from 4-7PM with a time of sharing at 6:30PM on Friday, April 16, 2021 at Brenny Family Funeral Chapel, Crosslake and one hour...
Barbara Roberts Reimer
Apr 7, 2021
Barbara Ann Roberts Reimer, age 85, died on Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at Good Samaritan Society – Woodland in Brainerd. A memorial service will be held at 11AM on Friday, April 30, 2021 at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel, Baxter. Rev. Matthew Sundquist will officiate and a private family burial will take place at Scandia Valley Cemetery near Lake...
Karl Grimm
Apr 6, 2021
Karl Grimm, 91, of Merrifield, passed away on Tuesday April 6, 2021. Mass of Christian Burial will be 2pm on Monday April 12th at St. Christopher Catholic Church in Nisswa. Visitation will be 2 hours prior. Arrangements have been entrusted with the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel, Baxter.
Sheila Christenson
Apr 6, 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...
Robert Kevelin
Apr 6, 2021
Robert John “Bob” Kevelin, age 78, of Pine River, passed into the arms of his Lord on April 6, 2021. He was born September 16, 1942, in Hopkins, MN.
Bob graduated high school in Hopkins and attended Vo-Tech for welding. He was a skilled cabinet maker and had this crazy ability to fix or repair almost anything....
Mercedes Schultz
Apr 6, 2021
Mercedes Mary Clare (Mrozik) Schultz, age 81, a resident of Little Falls MN died April 6, 2021.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 11am on April 23 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. There will be a visitation 2 hours prior.
Mercedes Mary Clare Schultz was born March 24, 1940 in Little Falls, MN to...
Timothy Gleason
Apr 6, 2021
Timothy J. Gleason, 62 of Pequot Lakes, passed away on April 6, 2021 at his home after a well fought battle with cancer. Tim was born September 15, 1958 in Minneapolis to Joseph and Elaine Gleason. He is proceeded in death by his father Joseph L Gleason. Tim is survived by his wife of 36 years, Jacqueline of Pequot...
Cecil Riley
Apr 4, 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.
Wayne Chabot
Apr 3, 2021
Wayne Leo Chabot, age 68, died peacefully at home in Pillager, MN on April 3, 2021. Formerly of White Bear Township, MN. Survived by wife, Kathleen; daughter Nacona; step-son, Scott Dumphy (Bobbi); step-daughter Kristina Ward (Ben). Loving grandfather to Riley, Kennedy, Annie, and Sadie Dumphy. One and only Bumpa to William, Wyatt, and Wade Ward. Brother to Linda, Connie...
Joseph Gemlo
Apr 1, 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,...
Joan Zuehlsdorff
Apr 1, 2021
Joan Elaine Zuehlsdorff, age 74, a bright and loving spirit, passed away on April 1, 2021. Born in Fargo, ND on July 27, 1945, to Arthur and Ardella Skonseng, she attended Fargo Central High School and maintained close friendships with her sweet classmates (Winnie, Judy, Kathy, Mim, Julie) up until the day of her death. She worked at the...
Marlys Rodi
Mar 30, 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.
Larry Wright
Mar 29, 2021
Larry Wright Sr. 77, of Pillager and formerly of Pine River, passed away peacefully when the Hand of Jesus took him home Monday, March 29, 2021. Funeral services will be on Friday April 9, 2021 at 3 PM at First Lutheran Church in Pillager, Minnesota. Visitation will take place one hour prior to services at First Lutheran Church. Interment...
Jacob Haataja
Mar 28, 2021
Jacob Riley Haataja, age 14, died peacefully on March 28, 2021 at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND. Funeral services will be held at 1PM on Saturday, April 3, 2021 at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel, Staples. Visitation will be from 11AM until the time of services at 1PM at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel, Staples.
Jacob...
Byrdie Mohler
Mar 27, 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...
Carl Gates
Mar 27, 2021
Carl Harold (Pat or Carl, Jr.) Gates was born in Windom, MN, on April 10, 1926, and passed away on March 27, 2021. He was preceded in death by parents, Carl Emerson Gates and Kathryn Mina (Van Norman) Gates Weber and 7 siblings. Carl most recently lost his wife of 44 years, Marilyn Lee (Sabo) Gates, on Sept. 19,...
Brett Anderson
Mar 26, 2021
Brett D. Anderson, age 65, died March 26, 2021 at Essentia- St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Brainerd after a month long illness with COVID. A memorial service will be held at 1:30PM Thursday, April 8, 2021 at Journey North Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to services on Thursday at the church. Arrangements have been entrusted to Brenny...
Lamont "Butch" Sachs Jr.
Mar 26, 2021
Lamont Herman Sachs Jr. 77, died Friday, March 26th. He was the first-born child of Lamont and Pearl Sachs December 1, 1943. He was born shortly after the family left Appleton, MN area and moved to the Brainerd, MN area settling in Crosby/Ironton where his Dad developed a thriving business as a grain broker-trucker. He moved with the whole...
Roger Olson
Mar 24, 2021
Roger R. Olson, age 77, of Pequot Lakes and formerly of Columbia Heights died peacefully Wednesday, March 24, 2021 in the comfort of his home. Funeral Services will be at 1PM on Saturday, April 3, 2021 at Bethany Lutheran Church in Remer. Pastor Keith Piller will officiate. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery, Remer. Visitation will be one hour...
