Obituaries
Allen Berens
Jul 19, 2016
Allen Edward Berens, age 66, of Pequot Lakes passed away July 19, 2016. Allen was born to Olive (Halvorson) and Roy Berens at the hospital in Starbuck, MN, on July 28, 1949. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Benson, MN, attended the Catholic School there and then attended Benson High School. After high...
Harold Thompson
Jul 16, 2016
Harold Thompson, 93, of Crosslake, MN passed away Saturday, July 16, 2016 at Golden Horizons in Crosslake, MN. Memorial Services will be on Saturday, July 23, 2016 at 2:00PM at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Crosslake, MN with Pastor Ken Carlton officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the chapel. Interment will be at Cokato Finnish...
Darrel Boser
Jul 14, 2016
Darrel E. Boser, 57, of Brainerd, MN passed away Thursday, July 14, 2016 at his home. Graveside services for Darrel will be 1:00PM, Monday, July 18, 2016 at Evergreen Memorial Gardens in Brainerd, MN, with a reception to follow at Darrel and Eric's home, 9824 Ravenswood Rd, Brainerd, MN. Darrel was born June 20, 1959 in St. Paul, MN...
Janice Feuerhelm
Jul 12, 2016
Janice A. Feuerhelm, age 78, of Pequot Lakes, MN passed on to a new life on July 12, 2016 at the Care Center in Crosby. Janice was born on October 1, 1937 in Minneapolis to Earl and Elanor Sundlie. She grew up there and married the love of her life, Glen Feuerhelm. They moved to Black River Falls, WI....
Irene Domico
Jul 10, 2016
Our beloved aunt, Irene Domico, age 97, passed away peacefully on July 10, 2016, at Hills Crossing in Nisswa, MN. Irene was born on September 6, 1918, graduated from South St. Paul High School and worked at Swifts & Company. Irene was preceded in death by her parents, Sida and Peter Opris: husband, Anthony Domico; sister, Mary Piekarski; brother,...
Gerhard Shelstad
Jul 10, 2016
Gerhard "Jiggs" Shelstad, 100, of Merrifield, MN passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2016. Visitation will be held on Sunday, July 17, 2016 from 5:00-7:00 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, MN and at his church at 11:00 on Monday July 18, one hour prior to services. A memorial service will be held on Monday at 12:00PM at...
David Hamilton
Jul 9, 2016
David Hamilton, age 89, of Backus, passed away Saturday, July 9, 2016, at Dignity and Grace Assisted Living in Backus. He was born to Thomas Ray and Cora (Arbogast) Hamilton on September 22, 1926, in Backus. David was preceded in death by his parents; his wife of 54 years, Betty (Holden) and his wife of 8 years, Helen (Starr-Andrews);...
Dennis Schauer
Jul 7, 2016
Dennis V. Schauer, 78, of Deerwood, MN passed away peacefully and unexpectedly at his home on Thursday, July 7, 2016. Services for Dennis will be held on Monday, July 11, 2016 at 1:30PM at Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in Baxter, MN with Pastor Bill Werth officiating. Visitation will be from 11:00-1:30PM at the church. Dennis was born on December...
John Lobben
Jul 6, 2016
Dr. John Edward Lobben, 71, passed away peacefully at home in Pequot Lakes surrounded by family on Wednesday, July 6, 2016, after a courageous battle with T-Cell Lymphoma. John is survived by his wife of nearly 48 years, Jan; children: Brett Lobben (Angela) of Savage, MN, Jessica Nybakken (Brent) of Breezy Point, MN; brother, Dave Lobben (Karen) of Pequot...
George Magnan
Jul 5, 2016
George A. Magnan, 79, of Brainerd, MN passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, July 5, 2016. Services for George will be held on Saturday, July 9, 2016 at 2:00PM at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, MN with visitation one hour prior to services at the chapel with Deacon Beau Braun officiating. Interment will be at St. Mathias...
Jeffrey Schroenghamer
Jul 5, 2016
Jeffrey Schroenghamer, 57, of Baxter, MN passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, July 5, 2016. Graveside Services with Military Honors will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, July 16, 2016 at Pinewood Cemetery in Crosslake. Jeffrey was born November 12, 1958 in St. Paul, MN to George and Faye (Holst) Schroenghamer. He was raised in Crosslake, MN and attended school in...
Clarice Kemper
Jul 5, 2016
M. Clarice Kemper, age 86, of Jenkins, passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2016, at her home. Services will be 11 AM on Friday, July 15, at St. Alice Catholic Church, Pequot Lakes. Burial will be at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery, Little Falls.
Marlen Harris
Jul 4, 2016
Marlen (Sam) Eugene Harris, 60, of Backus, MN, passed away peacefully at the Centracare Hospital in St. Cloud, MN on July 4th, 2016 after a courageous two year battle with cancer. Marlen was born January 8th, 1956, in Estherville, IA, to Harlen "Slim" and Florence "Tudy"(Houts) Harris. He graduated from Remsen-Union HIgh School in 1975. Marlen married his wife,...
Margaret Giese
Jul 4, 2016
Margaret Giese, 83, of Staples, MN passed away Monday, July 4, 2016 at the Lakewood Health System Care Center in Staples, MN. Services for Margaret will be at 1:30PM, Friday, July 8, 2016 at the Lakewood Health System Care Center in Staples, with Chaplain Daryl Jacobson officiating. Family and friends are invited to gather for visitation one hour prior...
Richard Dukowitz, Sr.
Jul 3, 2016
Richard T. Dukowitz, Sr., 81, of Staples, MN, passed away Sunday, July 3, 2016 at the Lakewood Health System Hospital in Staples. Services for Richard will be at 11AM, Thursday, July 7 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples, with Pastor Barry Klein officiating. Family and friends are invited to gather for visitation one hour prior to services. Interment...
Elaine Niemann
Jul 2, 2016
Elaine Niemann, 93, of Brainerd, went home to be with her Lord, on July 2, 2016. She had resided at Good Samaritan Society Bethany, in Brainerd. Memorial services will be on Thursday, July 7 at 2pm at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter with Pastor Chris Erickson officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to services. Elaine Margaret Niemann was...
Kenneth Denzer Jr.
Jul 1, 2016
Kenneth William Denzer, Jr., of Deer River, MN, passed away Friday, July 1, 2016, in Duluth. Services will be 2:00 PM on Saturday, July 9, at Community Church of the Nazarene, 21704 County Rd. 3, Merrifield, MN. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.
Florine Goehringer
Jul 1, 2016
Florine Goehringer, 98, of Brainerd, died July 1, 2016 at Essentia Health - St. Joseph's Medical Center. Private family services with interment at Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis will be held. Florine was born April 22, 1918, in Chippewa County, Minnesota, the daughter of Samuel and Olga (Mikkelson) Fowler. After high school, she continued her education and worked for many...
Janice Totz
Jul 1, 2016
Janice Totz, 63, of Pequot Lakes, died Friday, July 1, 2016 at Heritage House in Pequot Lakes. Private Family services will be held. Jan was born September 16, 1952 in St. Cloud, MN. She was the daughter of Harold and Vicki Duncan. She enjoyed growing up with her siblings - Hal, Harold, Jr., Sheryl, David and Lois. She was...
Jack Ruff
Jun 30, 2016
Jack Peter Ruff, 92, of Little Falls died peacefully on Thursday, June 30, 2016 at the St. Cloud VA Medical Center following a brief illness. A memorial service will be held at 11 AM Saturday, July 9, 2016 at Faith Lutheran Church, 303 18th Street SE, Little Falls, MN, visitation will be for one hour before the service. Memorials...
