Obituaries

Mar 19, 2019

Barry Evan Johnson, 81, of Aldrich, MN died Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at Lakewood Health Systems Hospital in Staples, MN. Services for Barry will be 2:00PM, Saturday, March 23, 2019 at Motley Free Methodist Church with Pastor Jim Johnson officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.

Barry was born December 22,...

Mar 18, 2019

Leon L. “Lee” Meyer (CSM Retired), age 89, of Hackensack, and formerly Plymouth, MN, died peacefully on March 18, 2019, in Tucson, AZ. He was born December 3, 1929, in St. Cloud, MN, to Herb and Ruth Meyer.

Lee was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Carol (nee Gabbert); sisters and brothers-in-law, Lucille Hunz...

Mar 18, 2019

Robert Dale Marsh, 65, of Brainerd, MN passed away March 15, 2019 at Essentia Health-St. Joseph’s Hospital in Brainerd. Services for Bob will be 11:00AM, Saturday, March 30, 2019 at Brenny Family Chapel in Baxter, MN with Pastor Mike Kistner officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.

Bob was born December 20, 1953 in...

Mar 18, 2019

Wynefred Dolan Johnsen, age 89, of Brainerd, MN passed away on Monday, March 18, 2019 at Woodland Good Samaritan. A memorial service celebrating Wyn’s life will be held this summer; details will follow.

Wyn was born on July 24, 1929 in Kenosha, WI to Raymond and Myrtle (Kiehl) Dolan. On June 28, 1948, Wyn married Earl Johnsen,...

Mar 17, 2019

Raymond C Lovitz age 86 of Pequot Lakes passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 17, 2019, at Bethany Good Samaritan Home. He was born May 1, 1932, in Sauk Rapids on the family farm to Carl and Lena Lovitz. Ray worked at the Sauk Rapids Dairy for over 30 years and served on the local fire department....

Mar 16, 2019

Roger Grant Reed, age 85, of Pine River, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 16, 2019. He was born to Guy and Jennie Reed on February 10, 1934, in Minneapolis. Roger served in the U.S. Army and U.S. Marines.

Roger is survived by his wife, Julia; children: Dan Reed (Paula), Matthew...

Mar 16, 2019

Ernest “Ernie” Johnson, 87, of Motley, MN died Saturday, March 16, 2019 at Lakewood Health System Hospital in Staples, MN. Services for Ernie will be 11:00AM, Wednesday, March 27,2019 at Motley Free Methodist Church with Pastor Jim Johnson officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.

Ernie was born May 8, 1931...

Mar 15, 2019

Wallace J. Thompson, known as Wally, age 85, Staples, died Friday morning at Lakewood Health Systems Hospital in Staples.  Wally’s memorial service will be Wednesday, March 20th at 11 AM at Faith Lutheran Church, Staples, with Pastor Carl Larson officiating.  Visitation will be Tuesday, March 19th from 5 to 7 PM at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel in Staples...

Mar 14, 2019

William “Bill” Pieper, 89, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Thursday, March 14, 2019 at Essentia-St. Josephs in Brainerd, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be  1:00PM, Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at St. Francis Catholic Church in Brainerd, with Fr. Tony Wroblewski officiating. Family and friends are invited to gather  one hour prior to the service at...

Mar 13, 2019

Arnold “Arnie” Olson, 81, of the Brainerd Lakes Area, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at Elim Care and Rehab in Princeton.  Services for Arnie will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter.  Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior to services and stay for a luncheon to...

Mar 12, 2019

Bettie Lou Dunlap, 94, of Baxter, passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at Essentia Health – St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Brainerd.  A Celebration of Bettie’s Life will take place at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, March 16, 2019 at Grace United Methodist Church in Pequot Lakes. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior to services and to...

Mar 11, 2019

Virginia was born Sept 18, 1923 near Morris MN. She was the 12th child, 6th girl of Jake and Kate (Sangl) Koons. She started School at rural Morris then moved to Chokio and the while she was in high school to Motley MN and attended school there. She also attended Aggie School in Morris.

She...

Mar 11, 2019

Dorothy “Dort” Seipp joined Bob in heaven on March 11, 2019.

She was born on October 23, 1924 in Montevideo, MN and grew up in Granite Falls, MN with  her parents, Oscar and Martha (Leipold) Anderson and sister Karen. Dort married Robert Seipp (from Hanley Falls, MN) in 1945 on his return from the Marine Corps. They...

Mar 10, 2019

Norma M. Anderson, age 97, passed from this world to her eternal home on March 10, 2019 at Lakewood Health System – Care Center.  She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Roy Anderson; her parents, Ray and Annie France; and sister, Mickey Swanson.

She will be deeply missed by her two daughters and their spouses,...

Mar 10, 2019

Scott Allen Chamberlain, age 60, of Baxter, passed away on Sunday, March 10, 2019, at his home. A graveside memorial service will be held at 11 AM on Saturday, July 13, at the Jenkins Cemetery with a luncheon to follow at the park in Jenkins.

Scott was born to Elmer and Marlene (Walton) Chamberlain on...

Mar 7, 2019

Chris Monroe passed away March 7 following an inspiring battle with metastatic breast cancer. Members of her family were by her bedside when she died.

Chris spent her life doing what she could to make a positive difference in her world. Professionally, that meant spending her entire career working to help Iowa Newspapers...

Mar 7, 2019

Robert Bilodeau, age 63, of Hackensack, MN, passed away unexpectedly. He was preceded in death by wife and best friend, Holly; parents, Normand and Mary; and brother, Normand. Bob is survived by brothers-in-law, Michael (Liz) Sperr and Matt (Cheryl) Sperr; nieces: Stella, Audrey, Katie and Caroline; Godsons, Eric and Mason Witzel; friends, Shirley, Mark and Darrel; and...

Mar 6, 2019

Richard T. “Rick” Prudhomme, age 79, of Backus and formerly St. Paul, passed away on Wednesday, March 6, 2019. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Florence. He leaves his wife of 58 years, Mary Ann (Stinson); his son, Michel (Susan); his daughter, Erin Conrad (Craig Peterson); grandchildren: Patrick, Lauren, Ryan and Matthew; great...

Mar 6, 2019

Violet Mardelle (Erickson) Myers, age 87, of Pequot Lakes, passed away peacefully at Senior Class Care, March 6, 2019 with her daughters at her side. Born on July 17, 1931 to Elmer and Stella (Olson) Erickson, she was the 5th of 10 children.

A devoted wife and loving mother, strong in her faith, and joyful...

Mar 4, 2019

Teresa Otteson, age 89, of Staples, passed away at the Lakewood Health System Care Center surrounded by family on Monday, March 4, 2019. A Memorial service is planned for Saturday, April 6th at 11:00 at Faith Lutheran Church in Staples, with Pastor Carl Larson officiating. The visitation will be 9:30 to 11:00 prior to the service at Faith Lutheran...