Obituaries

Byron Clifford Jr.

Oct 8, 2018

Byron “Babe” Huntington Clifford Jr., 77, of Brainerd, MN died at St. Cloud Hospital on Monday, October 8, 2018. Services for Babe will be held on Saturday, November 3, 2018 at 2:00PM with visitation at 1:00PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, MN where arrangements have been entrusted.

Babe was born on June 20, 1941 in...

Alice Pluimer

Oct 7, 2018

Alice Pluimer, age 95, of Pine River, and formerly Milaca, passed away on Sunday, October 7, 2018, at her home. She was born to John and Jennie Nyenhuis on September 2, 1923, in Princeton, MN. Alice was an incredible homemaker, great hostess and devout follower of Jesus.

Alice is survived by her son, Dennis Pluimer...

Byron Shepard

Oct 7, 2018

Byron Shepard, age 70, of Longville, passed away on Sunday, October 7, 2018, at his home. He was born to Curtis and Lucille Shepard on April 30, 1948, in Brainerd. Byron attended school at Riverside School in Brainerd until 1958 when the family moved to Backus. He graduated from Backus High School in 1967. Byron worked for...

Jerry Tscheu

Oct 7, 2018

Jerry Tscheu, age 78, of Emily, passed away on Sunday, October 7, 2018, at the St. Cloud Hospital. He was born to Everett and Laural Tscheu on September 4, 1940, in Gaylord, MN. Jerry was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.

Jerry is survived by his wife, Mary; son, Ron Tscheu (Casey); daughter, Diana...

Edward Fox

Oct 7, 2018

Edward Henry Fox was born August 18, 1927 at the home of his parents Vernon and Lena Fox in Ghent, Minnesota. He was one of 13 children in the family. He died peacefully on October 7, 2018 at Edgewood Vista.

After graduating from high school in 1945 he was drafted into the US Army. He served a...

Clifford Carney

Oct 6, 2018

Cliff Carney passed away on October 6, 2018, while go-cart racing and doing what he loved most—hanging with lifelong friends, going fast, and having fun.

Clifford All Carney, Jr. was born on May 1, 1947 in Minneapolis, MN to Clifford, Sr. and Agnes Carney. He had a fun adventurous childhood living both in the Cities and out...

Bernard Dalbec

Oct 5, 2018

Bernard Dalbec, 84, of Breezy Point, MN died Friday, October 5, 2018 at his residence. Mass of Christian Burial for Bernard will be 11:00AM, Saturday, October 13, 2018 at St. Alice Catholic Church in Pequot Lakes, MN with Fr. Michael Patullo officiating. Visitation for family and friends will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment...

Marvin Griffith

Oct 4, 2018

Marvin Griffith, 88 of Sebeka, MN died Thursday, October 4, 2018 at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND. Services for Marvin will be 11:00AM, Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at Nimrod Lutheran Church in Nimrod, MN, with Pastor Mark Hesse officiating. Visitation will be 4-7PM, Monday, October 8th at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples, MN. Interment will be at Wildwood Cemetery...

Debra Makidon

Oct 3, 2018

Debra Sue Makidon, age 65, long time resident of Pine River, passed away in Lewiston, Maine, on October 3, 2018. She was born to H.R. “Bob” and Flossie Cummings, in Iowa Falls, Iowa on October 18, 1952. She married Charles Makidon on October 1, 1988, on the Gunflint Trail in northern Minnesota.

After retiring Debi...

Raymond Large

Oct 3, 2018

Raymond Richard Large, age 79, of Backus, passed away Wednesday, October 3, 2018, at his home. A celebration of life will be from 2 to 6 PM on Friday, October 12, at the Pine River American Legion in Pine River.

Connie Garlie

Oct 2, 2018

Connie Joyce Garlie, 80, of North Port, FL, peacefully passed away Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at Quiet Oaks Hospice in St. Cloud, MN.

A Celebration of Connie’s Life will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 6, 2018 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Randall. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior to services....

Clinton Sorlie

Oct 1, 2018

Clinton David Sorlie, age 82, passed away October 1, 2018, after a courageous battle with cancer. David was born in Dawson, MN on May 21, 1936, to Clinton and Kathleen (Kern) Sorlie. David grew up in Dawson before moving to Minneapolis with his family in 1952. There he graduated from West High School. In 1953 he started...

Ricky Ruud

Sep 30, 2018

Rick Ward Ruud, 69, of Crosslake, passed away at the Cabin, on Sunday, September 30, 2018. Son of Esther and Henry Ruud. Father to Adam and R.J. Grandfather to June, Evin and Corina. He loved telling stories and making people laugh. He was kind, gentle, loving and honest. He will be missed.

Bria Fyock

Sep 30, 2018

Bria Fyock gently passed away at home surrounded by her family and dog, Lola, on Sunday September 30, 2018, after a yearlong battle with lymphoma.

Bria was born March 16, 1991, in Robbinsdale, MN, the daughter of Andy and Sheila (Hoff) Fyock. After attending Garfield Elementary Bria graduated from Brainerd High School. She moved to Austin, TX,...

Ruth Talbot

Sep 30, 2018

Ruth Marie (Flaskerud) Talbot, 81, formerly of the Brainerd Lakes Area, of Lago Vista, TX, passed away on Sunday Morning, September 30, 2018 at The Hospice House, Bend, OR.

She was born to Ole M. and Ione L. (Helland) Flaskerud at home in Brainerd, MN on October 16, 1936.

Ruth graduated from Brainerd Senior High...

Jerry Albert

Sep 29, 2018

Jerry Tennen Albert, 79, of Merrifield, passed away Saturday, September 29, 2018. A Celebration of Jerry's Life will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, October 14, 2018 at Journey North Community Church in Baxter. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to Jerry's favorite organization: www.samaritanspurse.org

Mary Geiger

Sep 28, 2018

Mary Ann “Bunny” Geiger (Thomson) passed away silently in her sleep Friday, September 28, 2018. She was 67. Bunny was a ray of light to both those who knew her or passed her in a crowd.

Bunny was born to David and Margret Thomson in 1951. She was raised in Edina, MN with her brother,...

Scott Kraft

Sep 28, 2018

Scott Kraft, age 59, of Pine River, MN passed away at his home on September 28, 2018, after a brief courageous battle against melanoma cancer. Scott was born in Aberdeen, SD, and then as a young boy moved to Burnsville, MN, with his family. While attending Burnsville High School he enjoyed playing hockey, going hunting and fishing...

Stanley Efron

Sep 28, 2018

Stanley Efron, age 87, of Crosslake passed away on Friday, September 28, 2018 at his home. Services will be private. Brenny Funeral Chapel and Cremation Service www.brenny.com 800-824-5051

Dennis Trulson

Sep 25, 2018

Dennis M. Trulson, 69, of Brainerd, died September 25, 2018 at his home. Please check back for updated service information.