Obituaries

Stanley Bettis

Stanley Bettis

Mar 20, 2016

Stanley Bettis, 80, of Motley, MN arrived in Heaven on Sunday, March 20, 2016 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, MN. Services for Stanley will be 11:00AM, Thursday, March 24, 2016 at Lincoln Evangelical Free Church in Lincoln, MN with Pastors Jim Brown and Dan Crocker officiating. Family and friends are invited to gather for visitation from 5:00-7:00PM, Wednesday,...

Maria Biermann

Maria Biermann

Mar 20, 2016

Maria Anna Biermann (Muller), 87 years old, was born January 15, 1929 in Kiedrich, Germany and died March 20, 2016 in Crosslake Minnesota were she was a resident of the Golden Horizons Care Facility. Services for Maria will be held on Thursday, March 31, 2016 at 12:00PM at Crosslake Presbyterian Church. Visitation one hour prior to services at the...

Jason Stowell

Jason Stowell

Mar 19, 2016

Jason Stowell, 43, passed away unexpectedly at his mother's home in Pillager on March 19, 2016. He had returned to the states on March 9, 2016, after a year in China. Visitation will be Monday, March 28, 2016 from 10-11 am with a service at 11 at the Brenny Funeral Home. Chef Jason was born in Brainerd, Minnesota on...

Amy Granby

Amy Granby

Mar 17, 2016

Amy Granby, 24, of Staples, MN died on Thursday, March 17, 2016 in Monticello, MN. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, March 21, 2016 at 11:00AM at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Motley, MN. Visitation will be held on Sunday, March 20, 2016 from 4:00-7:00PM at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples, MN with a prayer...

Francis Perlinger

Francis Perlinger

Mar 17, 2016

Francis Perlinger, 85, of Brainerd, MN died Thursday, March 17, 2016 at Senior Class Care in Pequot Lakes, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be 2:00 pm, Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at St. Mathias Parish, with Father Daniel Weiske officiating. Family and friends are invited to gather for visitation from 5:00-7:00 pm, Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at Brenny Funeral...

Allison Brunes

Allison Brunes

Mar 17, 2016

Allison Kathryn Edna Brunes, age 92, of Pequot Lakes, passed away on Thursday, March 17, 2016, at Good Samaritan Society, Pine River. She was born to Louie and Esther Arvig on September 8, 1923. She married James Brunes on June 15, 1941. Jim and Allison traveled extensively, often with friends, wintered in Texas and Arizona and spent summers in...

Betty Peppel

Betty Peppel

Mar 17, 2016

Betty Kathleen Peppel, age 90, was born to Carl and Opal Smedberg of Kenmare, ND, on November 18, 1925. Betty passed away on March 17, 2016, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Brainerd, MN with her family at her side. Betty married Hans Herbert Peppel Sr. and had five children; Frank, Mark, Steve, John, and Hans Jr.. She was preceded...

Arthur Manning

Arthur Manning

Mar 15, 2016

Arthur "Art" Manning, 84, of Staples, MN passed away peacefully with his family by his side Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at Lakewood Health System Care Center in Staples, MN. Funeral services for Arthur will be 10:00AM, Monday, March 21, 2016 at the Church of Christ in Staples with Pastor Barry Klein officiating. Family and friends are invited to gather...

Angelo Smieja

Angelo Smieja

Mar 14, 2016

Angelo M. Smieja "HoneyDear", 88, of Hackensack, MN formally of Cushing, MN died at his home on Monday, March 14, 2016. A Mass of Christian Burial for Angelo will be held on Saturday, March 19, 2016 at 11:00AM at St. James Catholic Church in Randall, MN with Father Francis Kabiru officiating. Visitation will be held on Friday, March 18,...

Janice Tadych

Janice Tadych

Mar 13, 2016

Janice Tadych, 73, of Baxter, passed away Sunday, March 13, 2016 at St. Gabriel's Hospital in Little Falls. Private Family Services will be held. Janice was born May 1, 1942 in Fergus Falls, the daughter of Kenneth and Alice (Bugbee) Toso. In 1958, she was united in marriage to Robert Tadych. While raising her children, she worked at Crystal...

Raymond Flicek

Raymond Flicek

Mar 12, 2016

Raymond Eugene Flicek, 94, Baxter, MN died Saturday, March 12, 2016 in Brainerd, MN after a month long battle with sepsis. Funeral services will be held at 12:30PM on Monday, March 21, 2016 at St. Francis Catholic Church, 404 North 9th Street, Brainerd MN with Rev. Blake Rozier officiating. Visitation will begin at 10:30AM at the church. A private...

Eugene Baumann

Eugene Baumann

Mar 12, 2016

Eugene Floyd Baumann, of Baxter, passed away peacefully to be with the Lord March 12, 2016 in Phoenix, AZ surrounded by his loving wife, sister and brother-in-law, and cousin. A Celebration of Gene’s Life will be held at 4:00 PM, Saturday, April 23, 2016 at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Family and friends are invited to gather for a...

Sandra Olson

Sandra Olson

Mar 11, 2016

Sandra M. Olson, 72, of Crosslake, MN, beloved wife, mom and nannie passed away peacefully, on March 11, 2016, at the St. Cloud Hospital, surrounded by her family. Sandra is survived by her husband, of 53 years, Jack; children, Kimberly, Wanda, Barbara (Rick), Jack Jr, and Timothy (Brenda, fiancé); grandchildren, JoAnn, Katelyn, Garret, Jessica, Derek and Tristan; and brother,...

Lowell Englert

Lowell Englert

Mar 11, 2016

Lowell Englert, 76, of Pequot Lakes, MN died Friday, March 11, 2016 at Senior Class Care in Pequot Lakes, MN. Services for Lowell will be 2:00PM, Thursday, March 17, 2016 at Mission of the Cross Lutheran Church in Crosslake, MN with Pastor Leslie Uhrinak officiating. Family and friends are invited to gather for visitation one hour prior to services...

Robert Allers

Robert Allers

Mar 11, 2016

Robert (Bob) Allers, 52, of Verndale, MN passed away Friday, March 11, 2016 surrounded by his wife, Dawn and loving family, after a battle with liver cancer. Services for Bob will be 3:00PM, Friday, March 18, 2016 at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples with Father Aaron Kuhn officiating. Family and friends are invited to gather for visitation beginning at...

Judy Cochran

Judy Cochran

Mar 10, 2016

Judy Cochran, age 65, of Pine River, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2016, at the St. Cloud Hospital. She was born to Robert and Wilma Dorsey on May 13, 1950, in Grover, Colorado. Judy and her husband, Dale, recently moved to Pine River from San Diego, California. Judy is survived by her husband, Dale; son, Shane (Alex); grandchildren, Lane,...

Harold Peterson

Harold Peterson

Mar 9, 2016

Harold Peterson, 80, of Pequot Lakes, MN died Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at his home. Graveside services for Harold will be on Friday, March 18, 2016 at 2:00PM at Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Little Falls, MN. Harold was born October 17, 1935 in Minneapolis, MN to Ernest and Stella (Lundby) Peterson. After he completed high school, Harold entered...

Brian Spreeman

Brian Spreeman

Mar 9, 2016

Brian James Spreeman, 51, of Baxter, MN died at his home on Wednesday, March 9, 2016. Services for Brian will be held on Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 11:00AM at Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Baxter, MN with Pastor Steven Rye officiating with visitation one hour prior to services at the church. Interment at Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery...

Joan Moberg

Joan Moberg

Mar 8, 2016

Joan Violet Moberg, 77, of Pequot Lakes, died at Hills Crossing Senior Living in Nisswa on March 8, 2016, after a courageous battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was born in Crookston, MN, on July 26, 1938, to Jens and Viola Harboe. After graduating from Crookston High School she became a bookkeeper and on December 22, 1962, she married Robert...

Craig Fallgren

Craig Fallgren

Mar 8, 2016

Craig Fallgren, 61, of Crosslake, MN died Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. Services for Craig will be 11:00AM, Thursday, March 17, 2016 at Crosslake Lutheran Church, with Pastor Greg Larsen officiating. Interment will be at Pinewood Cemetery in Crosslake, MN. Craig was born September 22, 1954 in Two Harbors, MN to Harold and Elnora...