Obituaries

Aug 13, 2018

Martha Louise Hartnett, known as Lou, age 84, died on Monday, August 13, 2018 at the Belgrade Nursing Home, Belgrade, MN. The Funeral Service for Lou will be Friday, August 17th at 2 PM at the Pleasant Hill Church, rural Pequot Lakes, MN, with Pastor Mike Kistner officiating. Visitation will be for one hour prior to the service. Interment...

Aug 13, 2018

Donna Wolfe, age 64, of Pine River, passed away on Monday, August 13, 2018, at Brookside Comfort Care, Pine River. She was born to Lake and Jean Mongan on June 28, 1954, in Brainerd.

Donna is survived by her son, Patrick Wolfe (Betsy); sisters: Judi Barry, Jane Orth (Marlin), Jolene Schultz (Pete), Jeanine Hulke (Donald),...

Aug 12, 2018

Sharon Ann Rohr, age 75, of Pine River, and formerly Lakeville, passed away Sunday, August 12, 2018, at her home. She was born to Ted and Winnifred Osowski on June 4, 1943, in St. Paul, MN.

Sharon is survived by her husband, Bill; children: Sherry Thurmer (Mark), Billy Rohr (Jacquie), Tammy Rohr (Paul F. Kuka);...

Aug 11, 2018

Debra Hopper, 62, Jenkins MN, passed away peacefully on August 11th, 2018, at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby, MN.

Debra was born in Stanton, ND, to Howard and Viola Bohrer. She moved to Bismarck, ND, where she raised her son and ran a successful daycare. She eventually moved to Minnesota where she made...

Aug 11, 2018

Kent Allan Heinlen, 45, of Brainerd, passed away Saturday, August 11, 2018 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. A Celebration of Kent’s Life will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, August 17, 2018 at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Family and friends are welcome to gather Thursday evening from 5-7 p.m. at the Brenny Funeral Chapel and again, Friday...

Aug 11, 2018

Wayne “Wheaties” Wallin passed away on Saturday, August 11 at the Cuyuna Care Center from cancer. He was born July 5, 1941, to Richard and Lucille (Potter) Wallin at home, the first of four children. Wayne attended Nisswa Elementary School grades 1-6 and then went to Pequot Lakes School where he graduated in 1959. When he started...

Aug 10, 2018

Richard “Dick” H. Michaelis, 82, of Lake Shore, MN passed away from his courageous battle with Leukemia on Friday, August 10, 2018 at Good Samaritan Village-Bethany in Brainerd, MN. Services for Dick will be held on Saturday, August 25, 2018 at Living Saviors Lutheran Church in Lake Shore, MN at 11:00AM with Pastor Richard Hans officiating. Visitation will begin...

Aug 10, 2018

Shirley A. Thompson, age 82, Staples, died Friday, 8-10-2018 at the Lakewood Health Systems Care Center in Staples. The memorial service for Shirley will be at 11 AM, Tuesday, 8-14-2018 at Faith Lutheran Church in Staples, with Pastor Carl Larson officiating. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 pm, Monday at the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Staples and...

Aug 9, 2018

William Roosevelt Souther (1926-2018), age 92 of Crosslake, MN passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 9th at Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids. Bill had resided at Guardian Angels by The Lake Assisted Living in Elk River Since October, 2013. A Celebration of Life gathering will be held on Thursday, August 16th at 2:00 p.m. at the Brenny Funeral Home...

Aug 8, 2018

Chrisa K. Kraus, 67, of Nisswa, MN died at her home on Wednesday, August 8, 2018. Services for Chrisa will be held on Monday, August 13, 2018 at 11:00AM at Lutheran Church of the Cross in Nisswa, MN with visitation beginning at 10:00AM at the church before services. Interment will be at the Lutheran Church of the Cross Columbarium....

Aug 6, 2018

Lorraine Brack Ronnei passed on August 6, 2018 at the age of ninety at her home in Baxter, Minnesota. She was born May 22, 1928 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. She was the daughter of Ivar and Emelie (Berg) Brack. She graduated from Durand, Wisconsin High School.

Lorraine was united in marriage with Stanley Eugene Ronnei on February...

Aug 3, 2018

Charles (Chuck) Anthony Koshenina died on Friday, August 3rd, of heart failure. Chuck was born to Joseph and Rose (Kalis) Koshenina on May 7th, 1938, in Upsala, Minnesota. He was a hard worker, starting from an early age on the family farm outside Upsala. He attended the local high school where he excelled as a student and athlete. He...

Aug 2, 2018

Bernerd Jerome Borgie, 78, of Brainerd, a 39-year employee with Honeywell, died August 2, 2018. A Celebration of Bernerd’s Life will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, August 11 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Family and friends are welcome to gather one hour prior to services. He will be buried with his wife Joanne Borgie, who died...

Aug 2, 2018

Dr. Dennis Charles Denger, Sr., 86, of Lake Shore, passed away Thursday, August 2, 2018 at Good Samaritan Village – Bethany in Brainerd. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 18, 2018 at Living Savior Lutheran Church in Lake Shore. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior to services. Interment will be at a...

Aug 1, 2018

Donald T. Bikkie, 85, of Brainerd, died at his home on August 1, 2018 surrounded by his family. He served in the USAF, worked at Potlatch 37 years and was a police officer for the cities of Pequot Lakes and Pine River. In retirement he drove school bus for Reichert. During the 60’s Don was an active...

Jul 30, 2018

Lawrence W. McCarty, age 70, of Backus, passed away Monday, July 30, 2018, at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System in Minneapolis. He was born in Ortonville, MN, on March 30, 1948 to James and Lois (Chaney) McCarty.

Memorial services will be held 1:00PM, Saturday August 25, 2018 at Pine Mountain Gospel (the old school)...

Jul 29, 2018

Patricia Ann Johnson, 76, of Onamia, passed away Sunday, July 29, 2018 at Lakeside Assisted Living in Onamia. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, August 4 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Motley. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior to Mass. Interment will take place at 1:30 p.m., Saturday,...

Jul 21, 2018

Mark J. Fitch, 60, of Brainerd, MN died on Saturday, July 21, 2018 at Good Samaritan Village-Woodland in Brainerd, MN after a long battle with Huntington’s disease. Private family services to be held. Arrangements have been entrusted to Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, MN.

Jul 21, 2018

Candice “Candi” Holmberg, 68, of Motley, MN peacefully passed away Saturday, July 21, 2018 surrounded by her family and friends. Services for Candi will be at 4:00PM, Thursday, July 26, 2018 at the Motley Free Methodist Church with Pastor Jim Johnson officiating. Family and friends are invited to gather for visitation from 2-4PM on Thursday at the church.

Jul 18, 2018

Jamie Dean Duke, age 85, of Pine River, MN, passed away on Wednesday, July 18, 2018, surrounded by his family. Jamie was born in Harlan, Iowa on January 3, 1933, to Frank James Duke and Rose Petersen. He attended high school at Willmar Senior High School in Willmar, MN. He married Muriel Soldner on March 6, 1953....