Obituaries
Lucas Pearson
Feb 8, 2015
Lucas James Pearson, was stillborn on Sunday, February 8, 2015 at Lakewood Health System Hospital in Staples, MN. Funeral services for Lucas will be from 9:00-11:00AM, Monday, February 16, 2015, with a prayer service at 10:30AM at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples, MN. Pastor Amos Self will officiate. Interment will be at Langola Cemetery in Rice, MN immediately following....
Margaret Besemann
Feb 6, 2015
Margaret Ruth Besemann, 85, of Motley, passed away Friday, February 6, 2015 at Harmony House. Services will be held at 11:30 AM, Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Staples with Pastor Robin Collins officiating. Family and friends are invited to gather starting at 10:00 AM at the church. Interment will take place in Swanville Cemetery. Margaret...
Betty Rudlang
Feb 6, 2015
Betty Rudlang, age 82, of Pine River, passed away Friday, February 6, 2015, at The Good Samaritan Society, Pine River. She was born in Diagonal, Iowa, to Harry and Mary Ann Gard on November 14, 1932. Betty is survived by her husband, Ken; sons: Dave (Karen), Dan (Colleen); daughters: Joyce Kuschel, Joan Wannebo, Kathy Flategraff (Carlos), Liz Johnson (Mark);...
Elenore Johnson
Feb 5, 2015
Elenore M. Johnson, age 94, of Pine River, passed away Thursday, February 5, 2015, at Sanford Medical Center in Bemidji. She was born to John and Laura Weiler in Grandview Township, Marion, ND, on January 15, 1921. She lived with her parents on a farm by Dickey, ND, and then LaMoure, ND, where her father worked as County Auditor....
Thomas Rubel
Feb 1, 2015
Thomas W. Rubel, 68, of Detroit Lakes, MN died on Sunday, February 1, 2015 at Lakewood Health System in Staples, MN. Arrangements are entrusted to Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples, MN.
Walter Dix
Jan 31, 2015
Walter Dix 4-30-1925 to 1-31-2015 Father, Teacher, Farmer, Logger, Merchant Marine, Soldier, Welder, Adventurer, Volunteer, Friend. Proceeded in death by Wife, Emily Carol Dix, mother, father and 3 sisters. Three children: Daniel Dix, Thomas Dix, Ruth Ann Kolling. Five Grand Children: Phillip Dix, Genevieve Collett, Lindsey Kolling, Austin Kolling, Ryan Kolling, Child of immigrants from Poland, and mother widowed...
Pamela Raymond
Jan 31, 2015
Pamela Joy Raymond died unexpectedly Saturday, January 31, 2015 at her home. Funeral services are at 2 p.m. Thursday at Lakewood Evangelical Free Church in Baxter, MN, Pastor Michael Towers officiating . Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Pam was born to Donovan and Lucille (Brueske) Johnson on April 5, 1943 in Alexandria, MN. At 14...
Ernestine Johnson
Jan 30, 2015
Ernestine Johnson, 89, of Cushing, MN passed into the arms of her loving Lord on Friday, January 30, 2015 at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, MN. Funeral services for Ernestine will be held 11:00 AM, Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Motley, MN, with the Reverend Paul E. Koehler officiating. Family and friends are...
Joyce Peterson
Jan 30, 2015
Joyce Peterson, 84, of Pequot Lakes, MN died Friday, January 30, 2015 at Senior Class Care in Nisswa, MN. Services for Joyce will be held at a later date. Arrangements have been entrusted to Brenny Funeral Chapel in Pequot Lakes, MN.
Jeannette Dabrowski
Jan 29, 2015
Jeannette "Jan" Dabrowski, age 79, of Longville, formerly of South Minneapolis, passed away Thursday, January 29, 2015, at Essentia - St. Joseph's Medical Center, Brainerd. Jan retired from the Training Division of the Minneapolis Fire Dept. She is survived by husband, Bart "Bob"; sons: Keith (Leslie) of Coon Rapids, Craig (Lisa) of Backus, Bart (Debbie) of Somerset, WI; 7...
Shirley Tappe
Jan 28, 2015
Shirley Ann (Johnson) Tappe, 83, of Pine River, died peacefully on Wed., Jan. 28, 2015. Shirley was born on Dec. 23, 1931, in Brainerd, MN. Upon graduation from Pine River High School, she flew down to Wichita Falls, TX, to be united in marriage to Dale Tappe, also from Pine River, who was serving in the United States Air...
Eleanor Anderson
Jan 28, 2015
Eleanor Anderson passed away on Jan, 28, 2015, at the age of 87. Eleanor worked in the Minneapolis area until she retired and moved to Pequot Lakes. Eleanor had 12 brothers and sisters. She never married. Eleanor was preceded in death by her sister, Alice Roubal. We love you dear aunt! Rest in peace. No services are planned at...
Harold Rudlang Sr.
Jan 28, 2015
Harold "Sonny" Rudlang Sr., age 78, of Pequot Lakes, passed away Wednesday, January 28 at home. He was born October 5, 1936 in Pine River, MN to Henry and Tillie (Halvorson) Rudlang. Harold married Carol Hartwig on April 6, 1963. Sonny was a milk hauler for several years. He operated Maple Sanitary Landfill until it closed. Sonny graded roads...
Eldon Topp
Jan 26, 2015
Eldon D. Topp, 80, of Pequot Lakes, died Monday, January 26, 2015 at Good Samaritan Village in Pine River. Services will be held at 1:00 PM, Monday, February 2, 2015 at Farmington Lutheran Church in Farmington, MN. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior to services at the church on Monday. There will also be a...
Kathleen Benzick
Jan 25, 2015
Kathleen Jo Benzick, 59, of Pequot Lakes, passed away Sunday, January 25, 2015, less then two short weeks after being diagnosed with stage four cancer. She spent her last days surrounded by family and friends in Hospice Care in Detroit Lakes MN. Kathy Jo was born January 29, 1955 in Albert Lea, MN. She lived in Rochester, MN until...
Maxine Edwards
Jan 24, 2015
Sarah Maxine Edwards, 94, of Pequot Lakes, MN, formerly of Chesapeake and Proctorville, Ohio, went to be with the Lord, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015, at the CR Medical Center in Crosby, MN. She was born on May 21, 1920, at home in Platform, OH. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015, at Chesapeake United Methodist...
Raymond Sullivan
Jan 22, 2015
Raymond J. Sullivan, 83, of Crosslake, passed away at his home Thursday, January 22, 2015. Private services will be held.
Melissa Francis
Jan 20, 2015
Melissa Ann "Missy" Francis, a longtime resident of the Pine River Group Home, passed away unexpectedly on January 20, 2015. She was born in Coon Rapids, MN, on August 23, 1965. Missy worked at the Pine River Area DAC cleaning at Deep Portage, the Jenkins VFW and several churches in the community. She was an asset to every team...
Bryan Haakenson
Jan 18, 2015
Bryan Dean Haakenson, 42, of Brainerd, died Sunday, January 18, 2015 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, MN. Memorial Services will be held at 1:00 PM, Monday, February 9, 2015 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior to services. Interment will take place at a later date at Wildwood...
Kenneth Kuschel
Jan 16, 2015
Kenneth W. Kuschel, 76, of Brainerd, died Friday, January 16, 2015 at his home. Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, January 23, 2015 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter with Pastor Steve Benson officiating. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior to services and stay for a reception to follow at the Brenny...
