Obituaries
Mary Holman
Nov 25, 2020
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11AM on Friday, December 4, 2020 at St. Alice’s Catholic Church in Pequot Lakes. Rev. Mike Patullo will officiate and burial will be in Wildwood Cemetery, Cohasset, MN. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church on Friday. There will be no reception following the mass, in accordance with...
Pauline Page
Nov 23, 2020
Pauline Weishalla Page, 99, of Staples passed away peacefully Monday, November 23, 2020 at Lakewood Care Center. Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Saturday, November 28, 2020 at 11:00 AM Sacred Heart Catholic Church, with visitation 1 hour prior to services. Interment will be at Evergreen Hill Cemetery.
Pauline was born to Robert and Julia...
Bazil Wales
Nov 23, 2020
Bazil George Wales, of Staples was born on July 28, 1947 to Ruth Miller and Walter Wales. He passed away on November 23, 2020 at The Emeralds Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. He passed away at the age of 73 years old 4 months.
He worked at numerous jobs including truck driving and selling...
James "JP" Whalen
Nov 22, 2020
James Patrick Whalen, JP, passed away peacefully after a five year struggle with ALS at his home.
He is survived by his wife, Donna, two daughters, Hannah (Joel) Christian and Claire (Justin) Winter, stepsons Christopher (Michelle) Bjorklund and Eric (Rachel) Bjorklund, step granddaughters Ana and Addison Bjorklund and step grandson, Nolan Powers-Bjorklund.
JP is one...
Gloria Weston
Nov 22, 2020
Gloria Ann Weston, 91, of Baxter passed away on Sunday, November 22, 2020 at her home. There will not be any funeral services at this time.
Evelyn Kessler
Nov 22, 2020
June Evelyn Kessler was born April 25, 1936 to Carl Victor and Christine (Stromberg) Bjurman. She passed away on November 22, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Society in Pine River.
Evelyn married Rodney Kessler in 1956 and they late divorced. From this union there are 5 children: Debbi of Breezy Point, MN, Mark (Barbara), of Cody, WY, Darrell (Nancy) of...
Nancy Opitz
Nov 22, 2020
Nancy Jean Opitz of Platte Lake, MN passed away at Mille Lacs Health Systems of Onamia on Saturday, November 21, 2020. Funeral services will on Saturday, June 05, 2021 at 1 PM at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Mound, Mn. Visitation will take place one hour prior to services. Interment will be at the Mound City Cemetery.
Nancy...
Donna Luehring
Nov 22, 2020
Donna J. Luehring, age 87, of Brainerd died peacefully at her home surrounded by family on Sunday, November 22, 2020. A celebration of Donna’s life will be held in the spring of 2021. Arrangements have been entrusted to Brenny Family Funeral Chapel, Baxter. Donna was born on January 13, 1933 in Brainerd to Clarence and Elvera (Swortout) Wickham. She...
Diane Addison
Nov 21, 2020
Diane Phulene Addison passed away on Saturday, November 21, 2020. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.
Diane was born to Dale and Fern (Murphy) Clark on April 22, 1940 in Tracy, MN. She was married to Eugene Addison on July 23, 1958. Together they had seven children. She was a teacher’s assistant...
William "Bill" Albrecht
Nov 21, 2020
William “Bill” F. Albrecht, age 78, died Saturday, November 21, 2020 at Essentia Health – St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Brainerd. A celebration of Bill’s life will be held on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 from 1-4 PM at Eagles Club in Brainerd, MN. Arrangements have been entrusted to Brenny Family Funeral Chapel, Baxter.
Bill was born on...
Troy Spencer
Nov 19, 2020
Troy Brian Spencer, 54 of Pillager passed peacefully away on Thursday, November 19, 2020 at his home. Services will be held on December 8, 2020 at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel in Baxter, Minnesota at 5PM. Visitation will begin one hour prior.
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Melvin Nefstead
Nov 18, 2020
Melvin John Nefstead, Jr., 82, of Baxter, Minnesota, transitioned to his heavenly home November 18, 2020, following a brief hospitalization at Lakewood Health System to treat complications of COVID-19 and Parkinson’s Disease. Throughout his life, Mel (also known as Brotz) was consistently committed to being of service to others. His service included involvement in community and civic organizations, the...
Janice Bahr
Nov 18, 2020
Janice Marrie Bahr, 79, of Brainerd passed away on Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at her home. A private family funeral service will be held.
Janice was born to Omar and Eva (Wilcox) Preston on November 01, 1941 in Park River, North Dakota. She was united in marriage to Delbert Bahr on September 03, 1958 in Bemidji, MN...
Lloyd Westphal
Nov 17, 2020
Lloyd Earl Westphal was born to Willie and Mary Westphal April 8, 1930 and was raised on a farm in Porter, MN. He passed away on Tuesday, November 17, 2020.
Lloyd was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Marlys; son, Michael; and son-in-law, Aldean Peterson. He is survived by his children: LeRoy Westphal (Florence), Marlene Peterson,...
Kimberly Braun
Nov 17, 2020
Kimberly Ann Braun (Karn) passed away on November 17th, 2020 at St. Cloud Centracare Hospital in the loving hands of a friend/caregiver, after a long battle of illness.
Kim was born on January 26th, 1963 in Fort Collins Colorado to Jim and Bonnie Karn (Alexandria, MN). Kim is survived by her mother Bonnie Dunker (Mike), daughter Kesha...
Larry Schultz
Nov 17, 2020
Larry Elmer Schultz, age 75, of Pequot Lakes, passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2020, at his home. He was born on a farm outside of Seward, Nebraska, on June 16, 1945 and lived on this farm until his parents, Elmer and Luella Schultz took a chance and bought a resort in central Minnesota lake county in 1956. Leaving their...
Chet Durm
Nov 17, 2020
Chester “Chet” Durm, age 80, of Pine River, passed away on Tuesday, November 17, 2020, at his home. He was born to Eddie and Madge Durm on September 3, 1940, in Fifty Lakes, MN. Chet owned his own radiator shop for many years. His fondest memories were of working at the sawmill with his dad, driving horses in parades...
Joseph Doerfler
Nov 17, 2020
Joseph Henry Doerfler, 83, of Crosslake, passed away on November 17, 2020. Services will be 11am on September 11th, 2021 at Immaculate Heart Catholic Church in Crosslake.Visitation will take place one hour prior to services. Interment will be at the Pinewood Cemetery.
Joseph was born on September 12, 1937 to Philip and Mary (Reimer) Doerfler in Stewart...
Clarence "Bill" Jensen
Nov 16, 2020
Clarence “Bill” Jensen died November 16, 2020, at Essentia St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Brainerd. He was born April 19, 1926, to Jens William and Thora (Anderson) Jensen in Dover, MN.
Bill enlisted in the Navy in 1943 and served until 1945 in the South Pacific on a personal attack ship, USS Laurens, in WWII. He served...
Sherrie Cooke
Nov 16, 2020
Sherrie Laine Cooke, 63 of Pequot Lakes, passed away on Monday, November 16, 2020 at the St. Cloud Hospital.
Full Obituary to follow.
