Obituaries
Robert "Rob" Kremer
Oct 26, 2019
Robert “Rob” Jerome Kremer, age 59, of Brainerd died Saturday, October 26, 2019 at his home in Brainerd. A memorial services will be held at 11AM on Friday, November 1, 2019 at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel, Baxter. Visitation will be one hour prior to services on Friday at the funeral home in Baxter.
Robert was born...
Mark Olsen
Oct 26, 2019
Mark John Olsen, age 61, of Pillager, passed away Saturday, October 26, 2019, at home surrounded by family. He was born in Grand Forks ND, on March 10, 1958.
Mark is survived by his wife, Deb (Wilcheck); mother, Mary Ellen; father, Odean; sisters, Lylis, Amy (Jerry), Beth (John); children, Brian (Jennifer) and Robbie (Sabrina). Mark...
Cheryl Olson
Oct 26, 2019
Cheryl A. Olson, 64, died Saturday, Oct. 26, in Minneapolis. Memorial services will be held at 11:00AM at First Lutheran Church in Aitkin, MN. Visitation will be one hour prior.
Gregory Farmer
Oct 25, 2019
Gregory Jon Farmer, age 53, of Pine River, passed away Friday, October 25, 2019, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN. He was born in Minneapolis on August 9, 1966.
Greg is survived by his wife, Janice (Stephan) Weaver; mother, Elaine (Jokela) Lapinoja; children: Chris Endriss, Ryan Farmer, Jordon Farmer, Dylon Holtti; grandchildren; and extended...
Earl Alexander
Oct 24, 2019
Earl Alexander of Backus, MN, passed away from bone cancer at his home, surrounded by his children, on October 24, 2019—two days after his 90th birthday and on the eve of his 70th wedding anniversary with his recently departed bride, Connie Alexander. Earl was born the fifth of six boys on October 22, 1929, in Fifty Lakes,...
Becky Richards
Oct 24, 2019
Becky Richards, age 70, of Backus, passed away Thursday, October 24, 2019, at Dignity & Grace in Backus surrounded by her family. She was born on August 6, 1949, in Pecos, TX. Becky loved dancing, baking, butterflies and was a long-time member of The Red Hat Society. Her grandkids and great grandkids were especially important to her....
Dr. Gary Mohrenweiser
Oct 21, 2019
Dr. Gary Arthur Mohrenweiser, age 77, of Onamia died Monday, October 21, 2019 at Edgewood Vista Senior Living in Brainerd. In accordance with Gary’s wishes a private family gathering will be held.
Dr. Gary Arthur Mohrenweiser was born September 22, 1942 in Brainerd to Arthur and Leona (Schmidtbauer) Mohrenweiser. He grew up on his family’s farm in...
Marlene Chamberlain
Oct 21, 2019
Marlene Marie Chamberlain, age 83, of Pequot Lakes, passed away October 21, 2019. Services will be 1 PM on Saturday, November 2, at Kline Funeral Home, Pequot Lakes, with luncheon to follow. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.
Marlene was born to Marion and Marie Walton on August 26, 1936, in Jenkins,...
James Lehman
Oct 21, 2019
James Leroy Lehman, 77, of Brainerd, died Monday October 21, 2019.
James was born in Aitkin County to George and Elizabeth (Giel) Lehman. He worked as a storekeeper and carpenter in the area. James was a creator; he was passionate about his love for woodworking and painting. He loved music.
James is survived by his...
Peter Morrison
Oct 20, 2019
Peter Morrison, 49, passed away peacefully at his parents' home in Pequot Lakes on Sunday, October 20, 2019, after a brave battle with cancer. Peter was a dedicated building contractor, talented artist, and an avid outdoorsman who loved to fish and hunt. He lived for the fall hunting season but could be found fishing all year round....
Sally Rettke
Oct 19, 2019
Sally Jean Rettke, age 42, of Brainerd died Saturday, October 19, 2019 in Brainerd. Memorial services will be at 11AM on Friday, October 25, 2019 at Communitas Church (824 Laurel Street #1, Brainerd, MN 56401). Visitation will be on hour prior to the services on Friday at the church in Brainerd.
Sally was born on August 18,...
June Strehlow
Oct 16, 2019
June C. Strehlow, age 91, passed away on October 16, 2019, in Crosby, MN. She was born in Centuria, WI, to James and Johanna Frokjer and graduated from Centuria High School in 1947. After attending Bethesda Nursing School in St. Paul, she continued to work at that hospital as an Intensive Care Nurse for over 30 years....
Tom Hagel
Oct 13, 2019
Tom Hagel, 68, of Brainerd, passed away peacefully in his sleep on October 13, 2019. Services will be held at a later date.
Tom was born in Faribault on June 8, 1951, the son of Edgar Emil and Dolores Dorothy (Stiller) Hagel. He graduated from Waterville High School. After working in printing for himself for more than...
Millie Schwanke
Oct 11, 2019
Millie Ardath (Copley) Schwanke, 93, of Cushing, passed away at Amazing Love Elder Care Center in Randall on October 11, 2019. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Tuesday, October 15 from 5:00-8:00 pm at Brenny Family Funeral Chapel in Randall. A service honoring Millie will be held on Wednesday, October 16 at 11:00 am at...
Randy Plante
Oct 11, 2019
Randy Kenneth Plante, 67, of Pequot Lakes, passed away October 11, 2019, at Iowa City VA Hospital. He was born December 15, 1951 to Kenneth and Donna (Pickar) Plante.
Randy grew up in Fort Ripley and graduated from Little Falls High School in 1969. He was united in marriage to Mary L. Plante in 1970....
Lloyd Johnson
Oct 10, 2019
**PLEASE Note change of visitation location. It will be at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel on Wednesday evening NOT at St. Francis Catholic Church as published in the Brainerd Dispatch's Sunday October 13th Edition.
Lloyd Marcel Johnson, 89, of Brainerd, MN died peacefully in his home surrounded by family on Thursday October 10, 2019. A...
Gary Davis
Oct 9, 2019
Gary H. Davis, 78, of Breezy Point, died Wednesday, October 9, 2019. A Celebration of Gary’s Life will be held from 1 PM – 4 PM, Saturday, October 26, 2019 at 4485 Ambassador BLVD NW in St. Francis, MN 55070.
Gary was born July 31, 1941, in Minneapolis, MN, the son of Harlan and Ada (Redury) Davis. ...
Joanne Bajula
Oct 7, 2019
Joanne Kay Bajula, 76, of Cushing, passed away unexpectedly at her home on October 7, 2019. A memorial service will be held at 1:00PM Thursday, October 10, 2019 at Brenny Family Funeral Chapel in Baxter, MN. Visitation will be one hour prior.
Joanne was born in Brainerd to August and Jeannette (Marquis) Mass. She graduated from Brainerd...
Brian Norton
Oct 7, 2019
Brian Gregory Norton, age 73, of Pequot Lakes, passed away Monday, October 7, 2019, at his home.
A Celebration of Life for Brian and Nancy, who passed away on November 25, 2019, will be at 2 PM on Saturday, December 14, at the Ideal Community Center.
Terry Moeller
Oct 4, 2019
Terry J. Moeller (nee Shoemaker) of Pequot Lakes, MN, formerly of Robbinsdale, MN, passed away peacefully at home on October 4, 2019. She was pPreceded in death by son, Jarod Walstrom; parents; and grandmother. Terry eaves behind her husband, Rick Moeller; son, Jeff Walstrom (Betsy); daughter, Julie Pobuda (Chad); stepdaughter, Kate Pegg (Sean); eight grandchildren; three sisters...
