Obituaries
Jacqueline Warta
Mar 25, 2018
Jacqueline (King) Warta, 66, of Brainerd, MN died on Sunday, March 25, 2018 at Essentia Health/St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Brainerd, MN. Services will be held at a later date.
Jacqueline was born on October 29, 1951 in Glasgow, Scotland. She moved to Brainerd, MN when she was nineteen, where she was a resident until her passing....
Edward Thulin
Mar 24, 2018
Edward F. Thulin, age 91, of Fifty Lakes (formerly of New Hope), passed away March 24th, 2018. Edward went to Bemidji State University and graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in Business Administration. He was a WWII veteran and worked as a Branch Manager at Northwestern National, retiring from CNA in 1991 to his lake home...
Beatrice Amerud
Mar 23, 2018
Beatrice Marie Amerud, age 92, of Brainerd passed away on Friday, March 23, 2018 at Essentia Health/St. Joseph’s Medical Center. Her funeral service will be Thursday, March 29, at 2 pm, at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, with Deacon Tom Freece officiating. Friends are invited to visit from 1 pm until the time of service. Interment will follow, at...
Kathleen Wrobleski
Mar 23, 2018
Kathleen Jane Wrobleski (née Connor), age 92, of Pine River, passed away Friday, March 23, 2018, at Benedictine Health Center in New Brighton, MN. She was born February 24, 1926, in Omaha, Nebraska, to James and Nora Connor (née Peterson). Kathleen was raised in Minneapolis and the Pine River area of Minnesota. Graduating from Pine River High School in...
Donna Theis
Mar 21, 2018
Donna Mae Theis, 86, of Baxter, MN died at Northern Lakes Senior Living in Baxter, MN on Wednesday, March 21, 2018. A Mass of Christian Burial for Donna will be held on Saturday, April 7th, 2018 at 12:00PM at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in Brainerd, MN with visitation two hours prior to services at the church. Interment will be...
Carol Coulter
Mar 21, 2018
Carol J. Coulter, 81, of Baxter, MN died on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at Quiet Oaks Hospice in St. Cloud, MN. Services for Carol will be held on Monday, March 26, 2018 at 11:00AM at First Lutheran Church in Brainerd, MN with visitation one hour prior to services at the church.
Carol was born on August 23,...
Ruby Sanderson
Mar 20, 2018
Ruby Sanderson, 89, of Staples, MN died Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at Lakewood Health System Care Center in Staples. Services for Ruby will be 11:00AM, Saturday, March 24, 2018 at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples. Friends and family are invited to gather for visitation one hour prior to the service.
Ruby was born March 31, 1928 in...
Harlan Beal
Mar 19, 2018
Harlan B. Beal, 85, longtime resident of Hackensack, MN, and then Pine River, MN, passed away on March 19, 2018, at Edgewood Vista Senior Living in Brainerd, MN. Harlan and his identical twin brother Howard were born on October 16, 1932, to Floyd and Ernestine Beal in Minneapolis, MN. Harlan was a Veteran of the Korean War serving in...
Jon Blocker
Mar 19, 2018
Jon Blocker, age 59, of Brainerd passed away at his home on Monday, March 19, 2018. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Wednesday, March 28, from 2-4 pm at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Jon Frederick Blocker was born on March 15, 1959 in Brainerd, to Frederick and Geraldine (Nerbovig) Blocker. He grew up and...
Leona Ness
Mar 18, 2018
Leona Louise Ness, 92, 0f Brainerd, MN passed away on March 18, 2018 at the Edgewood Vista Assisted Living Facility. Services for Leona will be at 11:00AM, Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at First Presbyterian Church of Brainerd with Pastor Mark Ford officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Interment will be 2:00PM, at Minnesota State Veterans...
Arlene Boesch
Mar 17, 2018
Arlene Boesch, age 86, of Baxter passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, March 17, 2018. Her funeral service will be on Friday, March 23, beginning at 11 am at Brainerd Seventh-day Adventist Church, with Gaylen Pagel officiating. Friends are invited to visit from 10 am until the time of service. Interment will be at New Ulm...
Berniece Anderson
Mar 17, 2018
Berniece Anderson was born in 1921 in Sacred Heart, MN, to Knute William and Ovidia Rude. She attended country school through 8th grade. As a young woman she worked as a housemaid earning data-widget-version="329" data-widget-config="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" a week. In 1941 she married Clifford L. Anderson and raised five children during 49 years of marriage. In 1971 Clifford and Berniece moved to...
Jerry Speedling
Mar 16, 2018
Jerry D. Speed/p/’ling, age 73, died Friday, March 16, 2018 at Edgewood Vista in Brainerd, Minnesota. Services for Jerry will be held on Saturday, April 7, 2018 at 11:00AM at Immaculate Heart Catholic Church in Crosslake, MN with visitation beginning at 10:00AM at the church. He was born in New Richmond, Wisconsin, the son of Kenneth L. Speedling and...
Jerome Bahr
Mar 16, 2018
Beloved Husband, Father, and Brother Jerome (Jerry) W. Bahr, born April 11, 1943, passed away peacefully at his home with family early Friday morning, March 16, 2018. He was 74 years young. Jerome joined the Navy in 1961. He was a Seabee for a time and served three tours in Vietnam. While enlisted, he earned a Bachelor’s Degree. He...
Ricki Huber`
Mar 16, 2018
Rick Huber, age 64, of Brainerd passed away peacefully on March 16, 2018 at the St. Cloud Hospital, following a courageous battle with cancer. His Celebration of Life will be on Saturday, March 24, at 11 am, at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Friends are invited to visit from 10:00 until the service. Ricki Gene Huber was born on...
Wendy Bassamore
Mar 15, 2018
Wendy Jean Bassamore, 57, of Hackensack passed away at home surrounded by the love of her spouse and son on March 15, 2018 after a courageous battle with Alzheimer's. Wendy was born on June 8, 1960 in Minneapolis, MN to Bill and Florence (Bullis) Foss and was welcomed home by big siblings Sue and Dave. Wendy proudly delivered mail...
Gene Katzmarek
Mar 13, 2018
Gene M. Katzmarek, 88, of Bloomington, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Mass of Christian Burial will take place Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at 6 PM at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church (901 East 90th Street – Bloomington). Family and friends are invited to gather prior to Mass from 4-6 PM. Private Internment.
Gene was born May...
Pamela Holtz
Mar 12, 2018
Pamela Jo Holtz, 58, of Brainerd, passed away Monday, March 12, 2018 at St, Mary Hospital, Mayo Campus, in Rochester, MN. Services for Pamela will be held at 1:00 PM, Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior services.
Pamela Jo was born March 23,...
Robert Clover
Mar 12, 2018
Robert LeRoy "Bob" Clover, age 92, of Hackensack, passed away Monday, March 12, 2018, at Essentia St. Joseph's Medical Center, Brainerd. He was born to Everett and Grace Clover on July 23, 1925, in Round Grove Township, IL. Robert is survived by his son, Tim (Sue Christensen). He was preceded in death by his wife, Dolly; sons, Robert and...
Brian Eide
Mar 12, 2018
Brian B. Eide, 77, of Brainerd passed away Monday, March 12, 2018 at the St. Cloud Hospital. Private family services are being planned.
