Obituaries
Marcine Jaschke
May 31, 2018
Marcine Marie (Turchin) Jaschke was born on December 5, 1935 on the Turchin farm near Brandon, MN to the late Nickodemus (Nick) and Frances (Ledermann) Turchin. Her beloved “Mama” passed away when Marcine was just three weeks old. At the age of two, Anna Turchin became her mother. She attended country school before attending Brandon High School where she...
Dorothy Niswonger
May 28, 2018
Dorothy Pedersen Niswonger, 85, of Hackensack, died on May 28, 2018, at Edgewood Assisted Living in Brainerd. Born May 22, 1933 in Milbank, South Dakota, the daughter of the late Theodor Pedersen and Mae Hendricks Pedersen.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Deane C. Niswonger; her brother, Theodor...
Russell Petree
May 27, 2018
Russ was a uniquely special person. He endured many struggles and also had many moments of joy. He loved music and dancing, long rides in the car, fishing, and his ample road trips to many locations with staff and his group home pals. Russ also had a fondness for any type of "dressing up." Our family would like to...
Lawrence Glassmann
May 24, 2018
After being separated from his beloved wife, Carol Glassmann, who joined God in 2015, Lawrence “Butch” Richard Glassmann, Jr. decided it was time to be with her in heaven on May 24, 2018. While holding the hand of his daughter, Kathleen Glassmann, he said, “I’ve lived a full life…” and he sure did.
Butch, as...
James Sherwood
May 23, 2018
James Lee Sherwood, age 80, of Pequot Lakes, passed away May 23, 2018. He was born March 10, 1938, in Brainerd, to Marion and Leota (Kater) Sherwood.
Jim was preceded in death by his parents; brother and sister-in-law, Bob and Jean Sherwood; sister and brother-in-law, Sue and Garry Stephan; stepmother, Lorene (Woodruff) Sherwood; mother-in-law, Ruth...
Violet Floyd
May 22, 2018
Violet Floyd, age 95, of Hackensack, passed away Tuesday, May 22, at the Good Samaritan Society, Pine River. She was born to Jerry and Jennie Dvorak on August 5, 1922, in Walker, Iowa. Violet worked as a teacher’s assistant at the Walker-Hackensack-Akeley schools for many years. She was a 4-H leader and a member of the Hackensack...
Mildred Wetrosky
May 22, 2018
Mildred “Millie” Buryanek Wetrosky passed away on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Society, Pine River, at the age of 96. She was born on a small farm in Westfield Township in Plymouth County, Iowa on March 7, 1922. Millie married Clyde Wetrosky on January 17, 1946 at Trinity Lutheran Church at Hinton, Iowa. She...
Debra Gratton
May 21, 2018
Debra S. Gratton, 65, of Brainerd died at St. Cloud Hospital on Monday, May 21, 2018. Service arrangements are pending. Debra was born on November 15, 1952 in Crosby, to Clyde and Josephine (Banks) Palmer. She graduated with a degree in accounting and book keeping. Debra was employed as a postmistress for The United States Postal Service. She enjoyed...
Maureen Holmberg
May 21, 2018
Maureen Ann Holmberg was born in Minneapolis, MN, on July 4, 1990. Maureen died unexpectedly in Aurora, CO, from complications of asthma on May 21, 2018. She attended school in Grand Marais, MN, and UMD.
Maureen was preceded in death by her brother, Dominic; grandparents, Carol and Howard Holmberg; and her aunt, Lydia. She is...
Edna Elyea
May 18, 2018
Edna Marie (Hovland) Elyea passed away Friday, May 18, 2018 in Eden Prairie. Services for Marie will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 26, 2018 at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Pequot Lakes. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior to services.
Marie was born November 8, 1928, in Las Vegas, New Mexico, the daughter...
Robert Schultz
May 17, 2018
Robert M. Schultz, 88, of Brainerd, MN died at Essentia Health/St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Brainerd, MN on Thursday, May 17, 2018. Visitation for Robert will be held on Monday, May 21, 2018 at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, MN from 5:00-7:00PM. Graveside service will be held at 11:00AM at Minnesota State Veteran’s Cemetery in Little Falls, MN on...
Evelyn Odegard
May 15, 2018
Evelyn Odegard, age 94, of Pine River, passed away on May 15, 2018 at her home. She was born to Humphrey and Caroline Littlejohn on May 26, 1923, in Drayton, North Dakota. Evelyn enjoyed flower gardening, cooking and trying new recipes, watching the Minnesota Twins and spending time with family and friends.
Evelyn is survived...
Delbert Fuller
May 14, 2018
Delbert C. Fuller, MSgt, USAF, Ret; born April 8, 1937 to Clarence and Martha (Behncke) Fuller of Warroad, Minnesota and is the great-grandson of Jeremiah Fuller, of Bolton, Connecticut who responded to the Lexington Alarm. Delbert answered his last Reveille Call by his Commander in Chief, Monday May 14, 2018.
Delbert grew up in the old Peppermint...
Josephine Wippler
May 13, 2018
Josephine Anne Wippler, age 91 years, 10 months, and 24 days, passed peacefully into the loving arms of Jesus, her savior, fittingly on Mother’s Day, May 13, 2018.
Born to Joseph and Helen (Simones) Schmidt on June 19, 1926 on the family farm in Morrison County, Josephine married Albert Wippler in 1946 at St. James Catholic Church...
Jane Gustafson
May 13, 2018
Jane Ellen Gustafson 1944-2018
Survived by her husband of nearly 30 years, Glen S. Gustafson, Jane enjoyed life on and around Pelican Lake in Merrifield, MN. Through family and friends were everything to her, Jane also loved traveling and reading books. Here’s a glimpse of her life story.
On the summer solstice of 1944, Jane...
David Eide
May 12, 2018
David N. Eide, age 71, of Nisswa passed away peacefully at his home with his family by his side on Saturday, May 12, 2018. Private services will be held at a later date. David was born on August 4, 1946 in Fargo, North Dakota to Norman and Adeline (Jacobson) Eide. He grew up and graduated from high school in...
Margaret Smith
May 12, 2018
Margaret “Mo” Smith, 65, of New York Mills, MN died Saturday, May 12, 2018 at Lakewood Health System Care Center in Staples, MN.
Margaret was born June 12, 1952 in Starbuck, MN to Arnold and Helen (Hustad) Opdahl. She graduated from Starbuck High School in 1970 and went on to earn her degrees in Special Education and...
Terrance Gardner
May 11, 2018
Gardner, Terrance ‘Terry’ Eugene Age 88 of Pillager. Beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away May 11th, 2018. Preceded in death by parents Terrance and Balbina; brother Donald, sister Patricia, son Tad and granddaughter Brandie. Survived by wife Harlene ‘Lee’, four sons and two daughters and their spouses, 15 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Visitation will be May...
MaryAnn Price
May 10, 2018
MaryAnn Price, 79, of Nisswa, passed away peacefully Thursday, May 10, 2018 at Hills Crossing Assisted Living. Services for MaryAnn will be held Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior to services.
MaryAnn was born July 8, 1938, in Tolna,...
Diane Bolstad
May 10, 2018
Diane I. Bolstad, 75, of Brainerd, passed away at Essentia Health - St. Joseph's Medical Center. Private Interment will take place at Evergreen Cemetery in Brainerd. Diane was born in St. Paul, MN. After graduating high school, she continued her education and received an Associates in Arts Degree in Human Resources. She dedicated 38 years to her career at...
