Obituaries
Gordon Thorstad
Oct 24, 2016
Gordon Leroy Thorstad, 76, of Brainerd, MN died on Monday, October 24, 2016 at St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota. A Memorial Service for Gordon is pending. Gordon was born on October 23, 1940 in Lake Crystal, MN to Edwin and Mildred (Geddy) Thorstad. After graduating from High School in Lake Crystal, Gordon went to college at The...
Thomas Drewicke
Oct 24, 2016
Thomas Henry Drewicke was born on November 27, 1977. He passed away in his home on October 24, 2016. Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, October 29, 2016, at 10:30 AM, at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Graceville. Tom was a member of the Holy Rosary Church of Graceville where he was baptized in December, 1977 and confirmed...
Richard Ziegler
Oct 23, 2016
Richard Ziegler, 86, of Staples, MN passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2016 at Lakewood Health System Care Center in Staples, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00AM, Friday, October 28, 2016 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Staples, with Father Joe Korf officiating. Visitation will be from 5-7PM, Thursday, October 27 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in...
Glen Peterson
Oct 22, 2016
Glen Peterson, 76, of Brainerd, MN died on Saturday, October 22, 2016 at his home. Services for Glen will be held on Thursday, October 27, 2016 at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, MN from 4:00PM-7:00PM with a short service beginning at 7:00PM. Glen was born on October 31, 1939 in Brainerd, MN to Herman and Sandra (Ylinen) Peterson. He...
Vicky Finch
Oct 21, 2016
Vicky L. Finch, 62, of Garrison, MN died on Friday, October 21, 2016 at St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, MN. Services are pending for Vicky. Arrangements have been entrusted to Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, MN.
Glenna Mahoney
Oct 20, 2016
Glenna Mahoney, age 93, of Pine River, passed away Thursday, October 20, 2016, at Dignity and Grace Assisted Living in Backus. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 AM on Friday, October 28, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Pine River. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Pine Ridge Cemetery, Pine...
Laurence Petersen
Oct 19, 2016
Laurence Allen Petersen went to be with the Lord on October 19th, 2016 in his home in Brainerd, Minnesota. Larry was born on September 13th, 1943 in Minneapolis to Carl and Marie (Mangen) Petersen. He grew up in Minnetonka with ten loving brothers and sisters. Larry met Janice (Tronrud) his loving wife of 52 years, on Independence Beach in...
Byron Benesh
Oct 17, 2016
Byron Lee Benesh, 71, of Pine River, MN passed away peacefully in his sleep on Monday, October 17, 2016 at his home. Services for Byron will be held at 1:00 PM, Saturday, October 22, 2016 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Family and friends are welcome to gather one hour prior to services and to stay for a...
Hazel Jensen
Oct 17, 2016
Hazel Betty Jensen, 92, of Anoka, MN died on Monday, October 17, 2016 at Health and Rehab Nursing Home in New Brighton, MN. A Memorial Service for Hazel will be held at a later date at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, MN. Hazel was born on February 27, 1924 in Hutchinson, MN to Otto and Emma (Luthens) Meier....
Robert Lannoye
Oct 17, 2016
Robert Orris Lannoye, age 64, of Backus, MN, passed away October 17, 2016, at his home after a very long, hard battle with brain cancer. Rob was born on August 14, 1952, in Monticello, MN, and was baptized in the Lutheran faith. He grew up in the Big Lake, MN, area and attended college at St. Cloud State University....
Ernie Kouba
Oct 16, 2016
Ervin E. "Ernie" Kouba passed away October 16, 2016 in St. Cloud, MN. He was born in Hutchinson, MN to Anthony and Sophia Kouba. Ernie had been a full-time resident of the VA Medical Center in St. Cloud since 2009. Ernie was preceded in death by his parents, Anthony and Sophia; wife, Lorraine; his eldest son, Gene; two brothers,...
Terry Prettyman
Oct 15, 2016
Terry Lee Prettyman, 67, died October 15, 2016 at home from heart failure. Terry lived in Brainerd, MN his whole life where he raised hell, but grew up to be a good and Godly man. When he was 19 he married Linda Bertram and stayed married to her his entire life. They were blessed with four children who Terry...
Paul Geiger
Oct 14, 2016
"Alex" Geiger passed away on October 14, 2016, after a long battle with complications from diabetes. He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann "Bunny" Geiger; his daughter, Becky Geiger, son-in-law, Jose', and grandsons, Alex and Dominique; son, David Geiger, daughter-in-law, Kori and grandson, Martin; son, Paul Geiger, daughter-in-law, Mercedes, and grandsons, Michael and Sam; sisters: JoAnn Ewoldt (James)...
Betty Zaffke
Oct 14, 2016
Betty Kathryn Zaffke, 86, of Backus, Minnesota, passed away on October 14, 2016. Betty was born March 2, 1930, in Brainerd, Minnesota, to Per Adolph and Kristina Ingaborg Nystrom. She married Kermit Zaffke and together they owned and operated Backus Hardware for twenty-five years. She worked at Cass County Treasurer Office for twenty years after his death. She was...
Gerald Kranz
Oct 14, 2016
Gerald H. Kranz, age 92, of Pine River, passed away Friday, October 14, 2016, at his home. No services for Gerald are planned at this time. Arrangements with Kline Funeral Home, Pine River.
Marilyn Stai
Oct 13, 2016
Marilyn Stai, 84, of Baxter, MN passed away peacefully Thursday, October 13, 2016 at Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, MN. Services for Marilyn will be 11:30AM, Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, MN. Visitation will be one hour prior to services. Interment will be at the Baxter City Cemetery. Marilyn was born August 23,...
Marjorie Swift
Oct 11, 2016
Marjorie Swift, age 94, of Pine River, passed away on Tuesday, October 11, 2016, at the Good Samaritan Society, Pine River. She was born to Roy and Emma Rodrian on October 25, 1921, in Rock Falls, Iowa. During her senior year in 1939, Marjorie's family moved to Pine River where she met Roy Swift. They were married in 1945....
Thomas Lowry
Oct 10, 2016
Thomas Franklin Lowry "Tom" of Bucyrus, KS, passed away suddenly in Bismarck, ND, on October 10, 2016. He was born December 1, 1931, in Jamestown, ND, to Henry and Ruth Lowry. Tom graduated from Laurel High School in Laurel, MT, and then went to Wessington Springs College in Wessington Springs, SD, where he earned an AA degree. Tom earned...
Mila Erickson
Oct 10, 2016
Mila Erickson, 86, of Bertha, MN died Monday, October 10, 2016 at Fair Oaks Lodge in Wadena, MN. Arrangements have been entrusted to Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples, MN.
Tammy Smiley
Oct 9, 2016
Tammy Lee Smiley, 57, of Crosslake, died Sunday, October 9, 2016 at St. Cloud Hospital surrounded by her family. Private family services will be held at a later date. Tammy was born February 12, 1959, in Brainerd, the daughter of Carl W. and Doris M. (Frederick) Coulter. After high school, Tammy moved to California. She returned to Minnesota for...
