Obituaries
LeRoy Kiley
Jun 17, 2016
LeRoy William Kiley, 92, of Bowlus, died Friday, June 17, 2016 at St. Benedict's Senior Community in St. Cloud, MN. Memorial Services will be held at 10:30 AM, Friday, June 24, 2016 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Upsala, MN. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior to services. Interment will take place at Minnesota State...
Dale Granley
Jun 16, 2016
Dale William Granley, 69, Pequot Lakes, passed away June 16, 2016. He was born October 4th, 1946, in Duluth, Minn., the son of Lester and Frances (Brophy) Granley. He grew up in Carlton, Minnesota where he graduated from Carlton High School in 1964. While in high school he played on the football, basketball and track and field teams. Dale...
Zona Anderson
Jun 16, 2016
Zona Anderson, 74, of Pequot Lakes, MN died Thursday, June 16, 2016 at Essentia Health-St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd, MN. Private family services will be held for Zona. Zona was born December 16, 1941 to Ben and Isabell Burnette in Bluefield, West Virginia, where she was raised and went to school. She moved to Bertha, MN in 1962,...
Bettie Miller
Jun 15, 2016
Bettie Louise Miller, age 88, of Crosslake, passed away on Wednesday, June 15, 2016, at North Memorial Medical Center, Robbinsdale. She was born to Louis and Elizabeth Karzis on December 8, 1927, in Detroit, MI. Bettie was raised and attended school in Chicago, IL, graduating from Alvernia High School. She went on to attend Siena Heights College and the...
Marcia Corchran
Jun 15, 2016
Marcia P. Corchran, 73, of Lake Hubert, MN died at Essential Health/St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd, MN on Wednesday, June 15, 2016. No services are being planned at this time. Arrangements have been entrusted to Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, MN.
James Landgren
Jun 14, 2016
James "Jim" Landgren, age 72, of Pine River, passed away on Tuesday, June 14, 2016. He was born to Earl and Amy Landgren on January 13, 1944, in Underwood, ND. James was a pilot for Northwest Airlines retiring after 40 years of service. James is survived by his wife, Cherie Landgren; sister, Linda Pryor; daughters: Jaimi Landgren of Los...
Steven O'Bryan
Jun 14, 2016
Steven "Skip" O'Bryan, 67, of Fifty Lakes, MN, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby, MN. Services for Skip will be 12:30PM, Monday, June 20, 2016 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Crosslake, MN. Family and friends are invited to gather for visitation one hour prior to services. Skip was...
Eileen Wahl
Jun 14, 2016
Eileen M. Wahl, 92, of Crosslake, MN died on Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at Heartwood Senior Living in Crosby, MN. Services for Eileen were held on Thursday, June 16, 2016 at Pinewood Cemetery in Crosslake, MN. Eileen was born on May 17, 1924 in Fort Wayne, IN to Arthur and Nora (Bates) Worden. She married Robert Wiebke in 1944....
Jeffrey Ziegler
Jun 13, 2016
Jeffrey Ziegler, 48, of Staples, MN passed away on Monday, June 13, 2016 in Jamestown, ND. Services for Jeff will be 11:00AM, Monday, June 20, 2016 at the Camp Ripley Base Chapel in Little Falls, MN. Visitation will be from 2-5PM, Sunday, June 19 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples, MN and one hour prior to services at...
Shirley Shake
Jun 13, 2016
Shirley "Margie" Marjorie Shake, 93, of Motley, MN passed away peacefully on Monday, June 13, 2016 at Lakewood Health System Hospital in Staples, MN. Services for Shirley will be 2:00PM, Saturday, June 18, 2016 at Swan Valley Lutheran Church in Leader, MN with Pastor Dave Stevens officiating. Visitation will be from 5-7PM, Friday, June 17, 2016 at Brenny Funeral...
Kenneth Aker
Jun 11, 2016
Kenneth Daryl Aker, age 68, of Backus, passed away Saturday, June 11, 2016, at North Memorial Medical Center, Robbinsdale. He was born to Alvin and Jennie Aker on December 2, 1947, in Wadena, MN. Ken graduated from Backus High School in 1965. He married Linda Richards on July 15, 1972. Ken was a longtime Parts Manager at Olson's Custom...
Orval Nelson
Jun 11, 2016
Orval Duane Nelson of Crosslake, MN passed away on his 93rd birthday, Saturday June 11th. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Blake and Corvan. Survived by his beloved wife of 67 years, Elizabeth, and daughters Deborah (Bruce) Nelson, Dana Nelson, and son Bradley (Patricia Coombs) Nelson, and Brian Lindberg. 4 Grandchildren, Tiffany, Wade, Lauryn and Maxwell. Great...
Richard Curtis
Jun 10, 2016
Richard C. Curtis, 88, of Staples, MN passed away Friday, June 10, 2016 at the Lakewood Health System Hospital in Staples. No services are planned at this time. Arrangements have been entrusted to Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples, MN.
DeAndre Harris
Jun 10, 2016
DeAndre L. Harris' first sunrise was July 27, 1978, in Chicago, IL at Rush Presbyterian Hospital. In June of 1989, he was baptized by Rev. S.D. Durrell at Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church. It was the start of a very faithful life. DeAndre stood on the Word. He attended high school at Holy Trinity and accepted a college scholarship to...
Marcel Rehaume
Jun 8, 2016
Marcel Louis Rehaume, 82, of Cushing, MN died on Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at the St. Cloud Veterans Hospital in St. Cloud, MN. Services for Marcel will be private. Marcel was born on January 17, 1934 in Princeton, MN to Lester and Aurore (Thibault) Rehaume. He graduated from Columbia Heights High School. After graduation Marcel enlisted in the United...
Richard Hirschey
Jun 6, 2016
Richard Charles Hirschey, age 70, of Brainerd and formerly Staples, passed away peacefully in his home on Monday, June 6, 2016, surrounded by his family. He was born May 29th, 1946. Richard served two tours in Vietnam with the Army. He married JoAnn Hirschey and they raised two children in Staples. He was a machinist, resort owner, and had...
Nancy Olsen
Jun 4, 2016
Nancy Lee Olsen, age 65, of Baxter, MN, passed away Saturday, June 4, 2016, at Essentia-St. Joseph's Medical Center, Brainerd. She was born to Clinton and Miriam (Palm) Grimm on February 11, 1951, in Mora, Minnesota. Nancy was born and raised in Mora. Nancy attended Tech. School in Alexandria, MN, earning a degree in Interior Design. She furthered her...
Janice Feuerstein
Jun 3, 2016
Janice "Jan" Marie Feuerstein, 71, of Chanhassen, MN died on Friday, June 3, 2016 at her cabin in Crosslake. Services for Jan will be held on Thursday, June 9, 2016 at 7:00PM at Huber Funeral Home in Excelsior, MN with visitation from 5:00-7:00PM. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, June 11, 2016 at 3:00PM at the...
Louis Kowalski
Jun 3, 2016
Louis "Louie" Kowalski, age 89, of Motley, died Friday, June 3, 2016 at the St. Cloud Hospital, St. Cloud, MN. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 AM, Wednesday at St. Michael's Church in Motley. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 PM, Tuesday at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples with a prayer service at...
Mary Pfeiffer
Jun 2, 2016
Mary Ann Pfeiffer, age 79, of Pequot Lakes, passed away on Thursday, June 2, 2016, at Guardian Angel Care Center in Elk River, MN. She was born to Loy T. and Lillian (Lund) Pfeiffer on August 24, 1936, in Albert Lea, MN. Mary was a longtime resident of Pequot Lakes. She graduated from Pequot Lakes High School in 1954...
