Obituaries
Rauha Salli
Nov 23, 2021
Rauha Matilda Salli, age 90, passed away on November 23, 2021, at her home at Woodland Good Samaritan in Brainerd. The former Rauha Korpela was born at home on the family farm in Wakefield, MI on July 28, 1931, to Waino and Hilda Korpela. Born a feisty preemie, she spent her first days in the farmhouse kitchen, in a...
Patricia Berg
Nov 23, 2021
Patricia Berg, of Maple Grove and formerly of Park Rapids, passed away on Tuesday, November 23, 2021, at The Willows of Arbor Lakes Assisted Living. Funeral services will be scheduled at a later date.
Patricia was born on April 26, 1935, to William and Evelyn (Lindstrom) Phillips in Fort Snelling, Minnesota. She was very proud of her...
Emily Dallman
Nov 21, 2021
Emily Ann Dallman, 10-22-99 to 11-21-21
Em was born and raised in Brainerd, Minnesota, only child of Lori Elwood and youngest daughter of Scott Dallman. Even though she was raised as an only child she adopted other families throughout her life including the Stockerts, Storstads, Seversons, Schermers and the staff and guests of the Northland Pet Lodge....
Carol Cameron
Nov 21, 2021
Carol J. Cameron, 78, of Staples, Minnesota passed away on November 21, 2021. Services will be on Saturday, November 27 at 11:00 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Staples. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services.
Carol was born on June 16, 1943 to Elmer and Pearl (Motl) Judd. She married David ‘Ike” Cameron...
Marion Weismann
Nov 20, 2021
Marion R. Weismann (Brandt), 78, of Brainerd, Mn, formerly of Anchorage, Alaska, passed away peacefully in her sleep Saturday November 20, 2021.
Marion was born January 5, 1943, in Brainerd Minnesota to Edward and Anna (Hendrickson) Brandt. She attended St. Cloud University where she received her bachelor’s degree. While attending Saint Cloud State, Marion met and later...
Mary Lou Hoemberg
Nov 20, 2021
The Mass of Christian Burial for Mary Lou Hoemberg, a resident of Lakewood Manor Assisted Living in Staples, and formerly of Harmony House in Motley and rural Staples, will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Staples with Father Aaron Kuhn as celebrant. Family and friends may call at...
Jesse Dabill
Nov 20, 2021
Jesse E. Dabill, age 70, of Pine River, MN, passed away from heart complications at his home on Saturday, November 20, 2021. He was born in Brainerd to Margaret and Everett Dabill on November 4, 1951. Jess loved his wife, son and grandchildren and always had a picture or video on his phone to show you. He very much enjoyed his...
Leonard Lokken
Nov 19, 2021
Leonard C. Lokken, 76, of Outing, formerly of St. Cloud, Minnesota, passed away peacefully with his family at his side on November 19, 2021 at Whitefish at the Lakes in Crosslake, Minnesota of Lewy Body Dementia.
A Celebration of Life will be at 12PM on Saturday, May 7, 2022, at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Outing, MN,....
John Vogt
Nov 19, 2021
John Vogt, 60, of Brainerd, MN, passed away on Friday November 19, 2021 at the St. Cloud Hospital. A Memorial Service will be held on Friday November 26, 2021 at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel in Baxter, MN at 11:00 AM with visitation beginning at 10:00 AM. Burial will be at a later date at Evergreen Memorial Gardens in...
Linda Squires
Nov 19, 2021
Linda Squires, 71, passed away on Friday November 19, 2021. Arrangements are pending at this time. Please check back for the full obituary.
Arrangements are entrusted to Brenny Family Funeral Chapel, Staples.
Norman Grunzke
Nov 19, 2021
Norman William Grunzke passed away quietly at his home, with family present, on November 19, 2021, due to complications of pneumonia. Norman was born on May 4, 1936, to William and Edna (Kaiser) Grunzke. He was raised on the Grunzke farm in rural Wells and attended country school until registering at Wells Public School for seventh grade. Norman graduated...
Ian Mcnamara
Nov 18, 2021
Ian Patrick McNamara, 31, passed away in an accident at his home in Pequot Lakes, his life of love encircled by his family and many friends. He was the youngest of three sons of Brian and Marie McNamara.
Memorial Mass 10:00 AM, December 14, 2021 at All Saints Catholic Church, Baxter, MN, with visitation one hour before...
Dale Miller
Nov 18, 2021
Dale Miller, 77, of Pillager, Minnesota, passed away quietly at his home, on Thursday November 18, 2021. He was born on March 21, 1944 in Albert Lea, Minnesota.
He grew up in the Rice Lake Area, south of Wells. Dale graduated from Wells High School in 1962 and attended the University of Minnesota. He was active in...
George Page
Nov 18, 2021
George James Page, 77, of Pillager, passed away on Thursday, November 18, 2021, at Lakewood Health Systems. Funeral services will be at 11 AM on Saturday, December 4, 2021, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Staples, MN. Visitation will take place one hour prior to services. Interment will be at Evergreen Hill in Staples.
George was born...
Joan Brandt
Nov 18, 2021
Joan Bernette Brandt, 80, of Staples, Minnesota, formerly of St. Cloud, Minnesota passed away on November 18, 2021 in Staples. Funeral Services will be on Wednesday November 24, 2021 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Staples at 11:00 AM, with a visitation one hour before the service. There will be a visitation on Tuesday November 23, 2021 at 4:00...
Robert Sipes
Nov 17, 2021
Robert Sipes, 82, of Walker, passed away on Wednesday, November 17, 2021. There are no services scheduled at this time.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel, Baxter.
Gerald "Gary" Schimpp
Nov 17, 2021
Gerald Manley Schimpp, 81, of Staples, passed away at his home Nov. 17, 2021, after losing a difficult battle with Covid-19.
An 11 a.m. funeral service will be held Wednesday, Nov. 24, at Staples Alliance Church, preceded by a visitation at 10 a.m.
Following the funeral, a graveside service with full military honors will be...
Marlene Moser
Nov 17, 2021
Marlene Alice Moser went on to be with her Lord and Savior, Christ Jesus, on November 17, 2021 with the promise and absolute assurance of Abundant and Joyous Life Everlasting.
Marlene was born to Robert and Doris Coulter of Pine River, MN, on November 30, 1942. She was born into a telephone pioneering family, and was the...
Bennie Knaack
Nov 17, 2021
Bennie Knaack, 90, of Brainerd, passed away on November 17, 2021.
Bennie Lee Knaack (Leard) was born to Otis Leard and Crystal Jennings on November 8th, 1931, in Stringtown, Oklahoma. She suffered many losses in her family due to the Great Dust Bowl. Her family eventually relocated to the Pacific Northwest. She became a chef at an...
Robert (Bob) Miller
Nov 16, 2021
Robert "Bob" Joseph Miller, 58, of Fifty Lakes, formerly of Bloomington, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 16th, 2021, after a year-long battle with cancer, with his wife Patty Miller by his side. Bob was a devoted husband and father, caring brother, loving uncle and friend to all he met throughout his life.
Bob was born...
