Obituaries

Oct 19, 2021

Daniel S. Kornelyk passed away peacefully at home October 19, 2021. He was 88 years old.

Dan graduated from Stillwater High School in 1951, and served in the Army during the Korean War.  He worked for Mobil Oil for 23 years and Werner Trucking for 2 years.  Joan and Dan were married for 65 years.  Dan was...

Oct 19, 2021

George Erickson was born in Pequot Lakes, MN on July 20, 1941, and passed away October 19, 2021. George liked working in the woods and spent most of his life around the Pequot Lakes area. In later years he resided at the Ammarilla House in Pine River, MN. George was very outgoing and uninhibited, so a lot of people knew him. At times...

Oct 18, 2021

William “Bill” Crosby, 76, of Longville, Minnesota, left this world to go to his new Home on October 18, 2021. Bill was born on April 5, 1945, in Billings Township, Gladwin County, Michigan, to Claude and Maxine (White) Crosby. In 1957 the family moved to Ponto Lake in Minnesota, and Bill graduated from Backus High School. He enlisted in...

Oct 17, 2021

Marion J. Swanson of Randall, MN passed away on October 17, 2021 from natural causes.  She was 90 years old.

Marion was born on November 11, 1930 to Stanley and Dorthea Maund in Minneapolis. Marion was a nurse throughout her career and continued as a home health caretaker for many years after her retirement.

She...

Oct 15, 2021

Jack A. Nelson, age 82, of Little Falls, passed away on October 15, 2021, in St. Cloud.

A graveside service will be on Wednesday May 11, 2022, at 12:00 pm at Darling Cemetery, Little Falls, MN.

Jack was born on August 15, 1939, to Nels Carl Nelson and Antoinette Emma Courteau in Wisconsin. He spent...

Oct 13, 2021

Marjorie “Mody” Gardiner, age 99, of Pine River, passed away Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at her home. She was born to Ben and Dorothy Kline on October 24, 1921, in Illinois. Mody and her husband, Kenneth, were co-owners of Gardiner Hardware in Pine River for many years. Mody was a volunteer at the Pine River Information Center and was...

Oct 12, 2021

Duane Burton Jamison, 93, of Crosslake, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on October 12, 2021 of natural causes.  Duane was a devoted husband, exceptional father, successful provider for his family, loving grandpa and great-grandpa as well as a loyal friend to many people throughout his life.

Duane was born to Mann and Ann Jamison and was the youngest...

Oct 11, 2021

Ercil Lee Peterson Posey, age 87, passed away October 11, 2021, at her home. She was the daughter of Herman and Lela (Basore) Peterson born August 5, 1934 in Pine River. Ercil worked for many years in food service at a school district in Iowa and numerous restaurants, including owning her restaurant in Nisswa. After a short retirement she...

Oct 11, 2021

Janis Allen passed away on October 11, 2021, surrounded by her family after a noble fight with cancer. Janis was born to LeRoy and Vivian Satherlie on September 28, 1946, in the City of Manhattan Beach. She attended elementary school in Fifty Lakes from 1952 to 1957 when the school closed, she then graduated from Pine River High School...

Oct 10, 2021

Barney Marion McCoy, 87, of Motley, MN, passed away on Sunday, October 10, 2021. Funeral services will be at 11 am on Saturday, October 16, 2021, at Motley Free Methodist Church in Motley, MN. Visitation will be from 5-7 pm on Friday, October 15, 2021, and also one hour prior to services on Saturday. Interment will be at Poplar...

Oct 10, 2021

Thelma Anne (Jelle) Roberts 70 passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer. She passed away October 10th with family by her side. Funeral services will be at 2 pm on Sunday, October 17, 2021 at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel in Baxter, MN. A visitation will take place one hour prior to services. Thelma was born on...

Oct 9, 2021

Perry Caspers was born September 2, 1954 to Donald W. and Druzella (Rekkedahl) Caspers in Olivia, MN.  He died from complications of thrombocytopenia and pancreatic cancer on Saturday, October 9, 2021 at the Crosby Hospital in Crosby, MN.

He was baptized into the Lutheran Faith at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Bird Island, MN on October 17,...

Oct 7, 2021

Frances Mary Bourassa, 85, and life-long resident of Brainerd passed away on Thursday, October 7, 2021. Funeral Services will take place at 12 PM on Monday, October  25, 2021, at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel in Baxter, MN. A visitation will take place one hour prior to services.

Frances was born on September 24, 1936, to Clarence...

Oct 7, 2021

Kjell James Burg, 43, of Circle Pines, passed away on Thursday, October 7, 2021 at the University of Minnesota Hospital- East Bank.

Kjell was born on June 4, 1978 to Susanne (Voigt) and Gregory Burg in St. Cloud, Minnesota. He was married to Jaime Leonard on December 14, 2008. Kjell worked in construction for over 20 years...

Oct 6, 2021

Russ was born on August 15, 1937 in Staples, Minnesota to Andrew and Mayme Schimpp. He grew up north of Staples, where he lived all but 12 years on the family farm. He graduated from Staples High School in 1955 and went on to attend the machinist program at Staples Vocational Technical School. Russ was married to Jackie Johnson on...

Oct 6, 2021

Clellan “Tom” Cahoon, 83 of Brainerd, passed away on October 6, 2021. Services will be on Friday October 15, 2021 from 2pm – 4pm at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel in Baxter with a visitation starting at 1pm.

Tom was born on August 10, 1938 in Brainerd to Jesse and Lucile (Dullum) Cahoon. He joined the Air Force...

Oct 4, 2021

It is with heartbreaking sadness that the family of Ryan Headlee announce his passing on Monday, October 4, 2021, at the age of 40 years old, at the Fargo Hospital. Ryan was born to Jamie Burnard and Lewis Headlee March 30, 1981 in Brainerd, MN.  After 11 years together, Ryan married Amy Pikula on February 23, 2016.

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Oct 2, 2021

Belva Jean Feltus, 68, of Nisswa, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at home on Saturday, October 2, 2021. A Gathering of Family and Friends will be held from 1- 4 pm on Saturday, October 23, 2021 at the Pleasant Hill Community Church in Pine River. Arrangements have been entrusted to Brenny Family Funeral Chapel- Baxter.

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Oct 1, 2021

Eldon “Puz” Munholand, 92, of White Bear Lake and formerly of Crosslake, passed away on Friday, October 1, 2021, at home surrounded by his family.

Funeral services will be at 1:00 PM on Monday, October 18, 2021, at Crosslake Lutheran Church in Crosslake, MN. A visitation will take place one hour prior to the services. Interment will be...

Oct 1, 2021

Richard “Butch” Perry, 77, of Bertha, formerly of Superior, Wisconsin, passed away at his home on October 1, 2021.

A Visitation will be held on Wednesday October 6th at 4:00pm at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel in Staples, Minnesota. The Funeral Service will be at 5:00pm.

Richard is survived by his wife of 53 years,...