Obituaries

Thomas Jesse

Apr 20, 2015

Thomas Frederick Jesse, 78, of Garrison, died at his home Monday, April 20, 2015. Services for Thomas will be held on Friday, April 24, 2015 at 1:00PM at Holy Family Catholic Church in Hillman, MN. Thomas was born May 29, 1936, in Minneapolis, MN, the son of Helmuth and Hildegarde (Wambach) Jesse. Following high school he continued his education...

George Hoting

Apr 17, 2015

George Hoting, 74, of Staples, MN passed into the arms of the Lord while surrounded by his loving family, on April 17, 2015 after a courageous battle with cancer. George was born on June 15, 1940 in Altona Township, Pipestone County, MN to Harm and Zena (Groen) Hoting. He spent his younger years in northern Iowa. In 1949, the...

Delores Swenson

Apr 17, 2015

Delores Swenson, 52, of Staples, MN, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 17, 2015 at CentraCare Health in St. Cloud, MN. Funeral services for Delores will be 10:30AM, Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at Faith Lutheran Church in Staples, with Pastor Steve Sveom officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00PM at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples. Interment West Lyons Cemetery, near...

Jeanne Davis

Apr 14, 2015

Jeannie L. Davis, 78, of Brainerd, died peacefully at her daughter's home in Brainerd on Tuesday, April 14, 2015. Services will be held at 10:30 AM, Friday, April 17, 2015 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Family and friends are welcome to gather one hour prior to services. Jeannie was born October 28, 1936, in Minneapolis, MN, the...

Dona Larson

Apr 12, 2015

Dona Mae Larson, 85, of Crosslake, MN died peacefully on Sunday, April 12, 2015 at her home. Memorial services for Dona will be held on Saturday May 16, Brenny Funeral Chapel, Crosslake, MN at 2:00PM with a Gathering starting at 1:00 PM, and luncheon to follow. Dona was born on September 2, 1929 in Gibbon, MN to Elmer and...

Kenneth Bartes

Apr 11, 2015

Kenneth D. Bartes, age 80, of Backus passed away peacefully on April 11, 2015 in Weslaco, TX (his winter home) after a long battle with lung problems. Ken and his wife Shirley (of nearly 62 years), were members of the Backus Lions, serving the community for 21 years. Never a stranger for long, Ken was a kind and gentle...

Gerald Boe

Apr 11, 2015

Gerald "Gerry" Boe, 88, of Crosslake, MN (formerly of Mpls) passed away peacefully at the Mpls VA Hospital on Saturday, April 11, 2015. Funeral service for Gerry will be Friday, April 17, 2015 at 11:00AM at Crosslake Lutheran Church with visitation one hour prior to service at the church. Burial will be at Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery in Pequot...

Edward Feiler

Apr 11, 2015

Edward L. Feiler, 69, of Baxter, died Saturday, April 11, 2015 at Essentia Health - St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, April 20, 2015 at St. Francis Catholic Church in Brainerd. Family and friends are invited to gather from 2-4 PM Sunday, April 19 at the Brenny...

Carol Eveland

Apr 10, 2015

Carol Elaine Eveland passed into the presence of the Lord and her Savior at the Good Samaritan Society, Pine River, on April 10, 2015, at the age of 85. She was born in Backus to Ray and Flora (Arbogast) Eveland on September 1, 1929. At a very young age she invited Jesus Christ into her life. She graduated from...

Robert Reineck

Apr 9, 2015

Robert H. Reineck, 77, of Roosevelt Lake/Emily, MN died Thursday, April 9, 2015 at Essentia Health-St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd, MN. Memorial service for Robert will be held at a later date. Robert was born August 12, 1937 in Minneapolis to Harry and Virginia (Peterson) Reineck. He entered the US Air Force and after his honorable discharge, he...

LaVaune White

Apr 8, 2015

LaVaune Mae White, 78, of Staples, MN and formerly of Motley, MN, died Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at Lakewood Health System Care Center in Staples, MN. A Celebration of Life for LaVaune will be held from 1:00-3:00PM, Saturday, April 11, 2015 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, MN, with a time of sharing at 1:30PM. A light lunch...

Joyce Merriman

Apr 6, 2015

Joyce "Estella" R. Merriman, 85, of Staples died on Monday, April 6, 2015 at Lakewood Health System Hospital in Staples, MN. Services for Estella will be held at a later date. Estella was born on February 8, 1930 in Watkins, MN to Oscar and Hulda (Luoma) Peterson. She was united in marriage to Ward Merriman in 1950. Together they...

Vaughn Schlapkohl

Apr 5, 2015

Vaughn Schlapkohl, age 81, of Pine River, passed away Sunday, April 5, 2015, at the St. Cloud Hospital. He was born to Edwin and Fern Schlapkohl on July 13, 1933, in Muscatine, IA. Vaughn served in the U.S. Army and Air Force Reserves, was a former Timothy Township Supervisor and drove school bus for the Pine River-Backus schools. He...

Gerald Smedberg

Apr 5, 2015

Smedberg, Gerald "Jerry" age 84, of Crosslake (formerly of Minneapolis), died peacefully Sunday, April 5, 2015 in his home. Jerry was born on April 11, 1930 in Minneapolis. He was raised by his grandparents on a small farm at Lake Mary near Winsted, Minnesota and attended Howard Lake High School. He served in the Navy, primarily on Guam, where...

John Yeske

Apr 1, 2015

John Yeske, 91, of Perham, MN, formerly of Staples, died Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at Perham Living in Perham, MN. Funeral services for John will be 11:00AM, Monday, April 6, 2015 at Faith Lutheran Church in Staples with Pastor Steve Sveom officiating. Family and friends are invited to gather for visitation one hour prior to services at the church....

Major Harris

Mar 30, 2015

Major Robert Eugene 'Gene' Harris, 80, was promoted to glory March 30, 2015. Gene proudly served God and the Salvation Army for 43 years before he and his wife Carmon retired to Brainerd, Carmon's hometown, in 1998. Gene had met every General of the Salvation Army since earning his commission in 1957 until his last meeting with the organization's...

Richard Redman

Mar 30, 2015

Richard "Rick" Redman, 71, of Crosby, died Monday, March 30, 2015 at Cuyuna Regional Medical Center. Private family services will be held.

Raymond Philippi

Mar 30, 2015

Raymond A. Philippi, Fort Ripley, MN, died at Edgewood Vista Memory Care Center in Brainerd, MN, on March 31, 2015, at the age of 91. He was a WW II veteran and for over 50 years Raymond was known for his music performances in country western and bluegrass bands throughout MN. He was preceded in death by his wife...

Sandra Enyart

Mar 27, 2015

Sandra Anne Enyart, 74, of Wadena, MN died on Friday, March 27, 2015 at home surrounded by her loving family. A Celebration Of Life for Sandra will be held on Saturday, April 4, 2015 from 11:00AM-3:00PM at the Staples Lions Building in Staples, MN. Sandra was born on December 23, 1940 in Morris, MN to Carl and Margaret (Towner)...

Byron Tandler

Mar 27, 2015

Byron "Wes" Tandler, 88, of Verndale, MN died Friday, March 27, 2015 at Lakewood Health System Hospital in Staples, MN. No services are being planned at this time. Arrangements have been entrusted to Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples, MN.