Obituaries
Melissa Gammello
Apr 23, 2017
Melissa Ann Gammello, 48, passed away Sunday, April 23, 2017 at Hills Crossing Senior Living in Nisswa, due to complications from Huntington’s Disease. Services will be Friday, April 28, at 11 AM, at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, with visitation during the hour before. Private interment will be at a later date. Melissa was born May 13, 1968 at...
Shirley Brandanger
Apr 22, 2017
Shirley Elizabeth Brandanger, age 93, of Pequot Lakes, passed away Saturday, April 22, 2017. She was born February 19, 1924, in River Falls, Wisconsin. Shirley's first career path was that of a school teacher working in a one-room schoolhouse teaching many different grade levels. During World War II she switched careers to work in a factory to support the...
Don Kobs
Apr 22, 2017
Don Duke Kobs died peacefully with his wife and children by his side in Backus, MN, on April 22, 2017, at the age of 81. Don is survived by his wife, Kathy; daughter, Kris; son Kurt, daughter-in-law, Ginger and their son, Hunter; grandson, Kurt; grand-daughter-in-law, Angie; and great grandchildren, Audrina and Troy. Don came to his beloved place on...
Leo Tautges
Apr 21, 2017
Leo Fredrick Tautges, age 90, of Brainerd, went on to meet Jesus on April 21, 2017, while at the Veteran’s Home in Minneapolis. Leo’s Mass of Christian Burial will be Wednesday, April 26, at noon, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Brainerd, with Fr. Paul Strommer officiating. Visitation will be from 11 am until noon, at the church. Interment...
Norma Regner
Apr 19, 2017
Norma Irene Regnar, of River Falls, Wisconsin passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at her daughter's home in Browerville. Services will be private, with interment at Calvary Cemetery in Austin, MN.
John Novotny
Apr 19, 2017
John Novotny, 84, of Motley, MN passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at the Lake Region Health Care Hospital in Fergus Falls, MN. Services for John will be at 11:00AM, Tuesday, April 25 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Motley, with Father Joe Korf officiating. Visitation will be from 5-7PM, Monday, April 24 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in...
Donald Hyland
Apr 17, 2017
Donald Ambrose Hyland, 96, of Pequot Lakes, formerly of Richfield, passed away Monday, April 17, 2017 at Senior Class Care in Pequot Lakes. Mass of Christian Burial will take place at St. Alice Catholic Church on Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 1:00 PM. Father George Zeck will officiate. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior to...
Eugene O'Neill
Apr 17, 2017
Eugene “Tom” O’Neill, 72, of Nisswa, passed away unexpectedly Monday, April 17, 2017 at Essentia Health – St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Brainerd. Private services are planned.
Eugene Thomas O’Neill was born February 11, 1945, in Minneapolis, the son of Eugene and Dorothy (Peterson) O’Neill. He graduated from Washburn High School and Brown Institute. Tom was a...
Richard Bakke
Apr 15, 2017
Richard D. Bakke, age 71, of Brainerd, MN, passed away April 15, 2017. He was preceded in death by his 4 ½ year old son, Tait Richard Bakke, and his parents, Pete and Doris Bakke. Loved by his wife of 50 years, Terry (Severson) Bakke, daughter of Andy & Esther Severson. He is also survived by his brother, Bob...
Richard Knutson
Apr 14, 2017
Richard Thomas Knutson, age 59, of Pine River, passed away Friday, April 14, 2017. He was born to Richard and Cloie (Fuhrer) Knutson on February 9, 1958, in Brainerd. Richard lived in the apartments of the former Lutheran church where he was baptized on Palm Sunday 59 years ago and passed away there on Good Friday. Richard loved to...
Xavier Slyke
Apr 13, 2017
Xavier Charles Raphael Van Slyke, 8-day-old-son of Adam and Tonya Van Slyke, of Baxter, died Thursday, April 13, 2017 at Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, April 29, 2017 at All Saints Catholic Church in Brainerd. Father Tony Wroblewski will officiate. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour...
Joseph Dembouski
Apr 13, 2017
Joseph John Dembouski, 83, of Pierz, passed away Thursday, April 13, 2017 at the St. Cloud Hospital. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Harding. Family and friends are welcome to gather Monday evening from 5-7 PM and Tuesday morning one hour prior to Mass at...
Marlen Sasse
Apr 13, 2017
Marlen M. Sasse, age 85, of Pine River, passed away on Thursday, April 13, 2017, at his home. He was born in Elysian Township, Le Sueur County, MN, to Ewald and Ida (Quiram) Sasse. He married Nadine Sweiven on March 18, 1950. Marlen grew up on a farm in Cleveland, MN. He worked for his brother, Chuck, as a...
Perry Terwilliger
Apr 11, 2017
Perry John Terwilliger,91, of rural Pillager, MN passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 with his loving wife of 67 years, Doris, by his side. In keeping with Perry’s wishes, he will be cremated and no services will be held.
Perry was born on May 12, 1925 in Palmyra, NE to Leon and...
Rita Willert
Apr 11, 2017
Rita A. Willert, 87, of Brainerd, MN died on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at Essentia Health/St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Brainerd, MN. A Mass of Christian Burial for Rita will be held at 1:00PM on Monday, April 17, 2017 at St. Francis Catholic Church in Brainerd, MN with visitation beginning one hour prior to services at the church.
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Leland Niles
Apr 11, 2017
Leland “Lee” E. Niles, 85, of Pillager, MN died on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at the VA Healthcare System in St. Cloud, MN. Services for Lee will be held on Saturday, April 15, 2017 at 2:00PM at Merrifield Community Church of the Nazarene in Merrifield, MN with visitation one hour prior to services at the church. Interment at Minnesota...
Georgina Macheel
Apr 9, 2017
Georgina Joan Macheel, age 96, resident of Lakewood Health System Care Center, entered the gates of heaven on April 9, 2017. Her funeral service will be Wednesday, April 12, 2017, at 1 pm, at the Motley United Methodist Church, with visitation during the hour prior to services. Georgina was born October 7, 1920, in Oadby, England. She was the...
David Husen
Apr 9, 2017
David Allen Husen, 59, of Baxter, passed away at his home Sunday, April 9, 2017. Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, April 13, 2017 at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Family and friends are welcome to gather one hour prior to services. Interment at Baxter City Cemetery.
David was born April 8, 1958 in Brookings,...
Dennis Eastman
Apr 8, 2017
Dennis Eastman, 56, of Staples, formerly of Brainerd, passed away Saturday, April 8, 2017 at the St. Cloud Hospital. A Celebration of Life will be held 2:00pm Sunday, April 23rd, 2017 at the Central Lakes College gymnasium in Brainerd. A visitation for family and friends will be held prior to the service from 12-2 pm. Dennis was born December...
Oscar Kindvall
Apr 8, 2017
Oscar “Jim” James Kindvall, age 83, passed away peacefully at Essentia Health, St. Joseph’s on Saturday, April 8, 2017. Memorial services will be Monday, April 17, 11 am, at Park United Methodist Church in Brainerd, with visitation one hour prior to the service. Oscar was born July 21, 1933 in Minneapolis, the son of Oscar and Anna Kindvall. He...
