Obituaries
Russell Ness
Feb 20, 2021
Russell Miles Ness, 96, of Brainerd, MN passed away on February 20, 2021 at Edgewood Vista Assisted Living in Brainerd, Minnesota. Memorial service will be 11am April 23, 2021 at the Halvorson Taylor Funeral Home with a visitation 1 hour prior. Graveside services and military honors will be held at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery, Camp Ripley, MN on...
Daniel Gravdahl
Feb 19, 2021
Daniel David Gravdahl, 53, of Pequot Lakes, passed away on February 19, 2021. He was born in St. Louis Park on July 5, 1967 to Dave and Jan (Johnson) Gravdahl.
Dan attended school in Hopkins and graduated from Pequot Lakes in 1985. After high school, he moved to the Twin Cities where he worked as a carpenter...
Larry Hansen
Feb 18, 2021
Larry Ivan Hansen, 73, of Staples, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 18, 2021 surrounded by his family after a short battle with cancer. Funeral services will be on Friday, February 26, 2021 at 2 PM at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel, Staples MN. Visitation will take place on Thursday, February 25, 2021 from 5-7 PM at the Brenny...
Edith Heim
Feb 18, 2021
Edith (Walton) Heim, age 64, of Jenkins, passed away on Thursday, February 18, 2021 in her home. She was born on November 23, 1956 in Brainerd, Minnesota to Roy and Rita (Ingberg) Walton.
Edith will be deeply missed by her mother, Rita Walton; daughters, Manda Wheeler, Sandra Anderson (David); brother, Edward Walton; sisters: Christina Desormier, Roxane Walton,...
William Korman
Feb 18, 2021
William “Bill” Korman, Jr., age 88, of Outing, MN, passed away on Thursday, February 18, 2021, after a battle with cancer. He was married to his sweetheart for 57 years and raised two children in Brooklyn Center. Bill retired from NSP and then moved up north to Outing. He spent his last year at Golden Horizons in Crosslake, MN....
Michael Shepard
Feb 18, 2021
Michael Marion Shepard was born August 26, 1947 and died February 18, 2021 at CentraCare Hospital in St Cloud surrounded by his children.
After working a few years at Larson Boatworks in Little Falls, Mike entered the Army and spent 20 years as an Administrative Specialist. After retirement from the Army, he worked several years at Potlatch...
Robert Peterson
Feb 17, 2021
Robert Walter Peterson, 94, of Deerwood and formerly of Fridley, passed away on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at Fairview Northland Hospital in Princeton, MN. A memorial service will be held 2PM on Saturday, April 24, 2021 at Salem Lutheran Church in Deerwood, MN. Visitation will take place one hour prior to services at Salem Lutheran, and interment will be...
Lee Smith SR.
Feb 17, 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...
Nancy Kilbury
Feb 17, 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.
James Nickisch
Feb 16, 2021
James Arthur Nickisch, 87, of Pequot Lakes, MN, passed away on Tuesday, February 16, 2021. He was born to Mildred and Oscar Nickisch on May 23, 1933 in St. Paul, MN.
As a teen, Jim moved to Pequot Lakes with his mother and sister. There he met Marilyn Merritt, the ‘new girl in town,’ on her first...
Maynard Nelson
Feb 14, 2021
Maynard George Nelson, 90, of Backus, passed away on February 14, 2021 at his home. Funeral services will take place in the spring, and interment will be at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery, Camp Ripley, Little Falls, MN.
Gary Brunes
Feb 13, 2021
Gary Owen Brunes, 78, of Nisswa, passed in his sleep on February 13, 2021. He was born to James and Allison Brunes on June 16, 1942.
Gary is survived by his children: Kari (Jim) Dixon, Mikhail (Emily) Brunes, Kaitlyn Brunes, and Emily Withers; 7 grandchildren: Maya Brunes, Walter Dixon, Alivia Rardin, Elizabeth Rardin, Valerie Rardin, Cassidy Rardin,...
Earl Angell
Feb 11, 2021
Earl G. Angell, age 95, of Crosslake and formerly of Minneapolis passed away peacefully at Cuyuna Regional Medical Center on Thursday, February 11, 2021. A private family service will take place at Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery near Little Falls. A celebration of Earl’s life will take place at a later date, when it is safe to gather together again. ...
Peggy Eckman
Feb 10, 2021
Peggy Sue Eckman lost her battle with cancer on February 10, 2021, surrounded by her family, at the age of 45. She was born to Ella and Jesse Eckman on September 1, 1975, in Grand Rapids, MN. When Peggy was young her family lived in Remer, Hackensack, Pine River, then back to Hackensack. They moved back to the Pine...
Ivan Bollig
Feb 9, 2021
Ivan Tony Bollig, 85 of Cushing Minnesota, passed away on Monday, February 8, 2021. Ivan was born on October 26, 1935 to the late Anton “Tony” and Gladys Bollig in Belle Prairie Township, Morrison County, Minnesota. The family lived in Belle Prairie Township and then moved onto a farm near Cushing, Minnesota where he grew up with his parents...
Leona Wiebesick
Feb 8, 2021
Leona Mae Wiebesick, 97 of Verndale, passed away on Monday February 8, 2021. She was born in Oylen Minnesota to Willis and Arvilla (Davison) Chumley.
Leona married Charles Wiebesick on May 16, 1943. They had four kids of their own but you could always count on having a neighbor kid there as well. Charles and Leona traveled...
Michael Knoll
Feb 8, 2021
Michael Knoll, 57, passed away on February 8, 2021, at a hospital in Brainerd after losing his battle with lung cancer.
Michael was born on February 11, 1963, in Glenwood, MN to Lowell and Elsie (Gunderson) Knoll. He was welcomed home by three older sisters. The family moved several times and in 1975, the family moved to...
Darlene May
Feb 7, 2021
Darlene Gayle May, 74, passed away on Sunday, February 07, 2021 at Lakewood Health Systems. There are no services scheduled at this time.
Marlene Dupree
Feb 7, 2021
Marlene A. Dupree, 85, of Nisswa, passed away on February 7, 2021 at St. Joseph’s Medical Center. Marlene was born on August 6, 1935 to Andrew and Singhild Anderson in Minneapolis. She attended school and worked in the Twin Cities area until the mid-90s when she moved to Nisswa.
Marlene was preceded in death by her parents;...
Charles Pelzl
Feb 7, 2021
Charles “Chuck” Roman Pelzl, age 93, passed peacefully into heaven on Sunday, February 7, 2021. He was born in New Ulm, MN, on October 16, 1927, to Theodore and Ruth Pelzl, the second of four boys. He attended DM Lutheran school, where his father taught. After high school, he attended Gustavus Adolphus College, interrupted by military service in the Army Air Forces near...
