Obituaries
Marvin Oliphant
Jan 9, 2014
Marvin R. Oliphant, 86, of Brainerd, formerly of Pillager, died on Thursday, January 9, 2014 at Good Samaritan Village-Woodland in Brainerd, MN. Services for Marvin will be held on Saturday, January 18, 2014 at 3:00PM at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, MN with visitation one hour prior to services. Marvin was born on May 25, 1927 in Pillager, MN...
Richard Royce
Jan 9, 2014
Richard G. Royce, 79, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, January 9, 2014. He died at Good Samaritan Village-Bethany in Brainerd, MN, following a brief but courageous battle with cancer. Funeral Services will be on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at 11:00AM at Crosslake Lutheran Church with Pastor Greg Larsen officiating. Visitation will be held...
Melvin Wynn
Jan 6, 2014
Melvin Raymond Wynn, age 77, of Backus, passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2015, at Dignity and Grace Assisted Living in Backus. No services are planned.
June Etzler
Jan 6, 2014
June A. Etzler, 83, of Motley died on Monday, January 6, 2014 at Lakewood Health System in Staples, MN. Services for June will be held on Saturday, January 11, 2014 at 11:00 AM at Lincoln Evangelical Free Church in Cushing, MN with Pastor Dawson Grover officiating and a visitation one hour prior to services. Interment will take place in...
Jacqueline O'Bryan
Jan 5, 2014
Jacqueline "Jackie" O'Bryan, 86, of Fifty Lakes, MN died on Sunday, January 5, 2014 at her home. Services for Jackie will be held on Saturday, January 11, 2014 at 2:00PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Crosslake, MN with visitation one hour prior to services at the chapel. Jackie was born on September 28, 1927 in Minneapolis, MN to...
Raymond Lucas Jr
Jan 5, 2014
Raymond Lucas Jr, 64, of Motley, MN died on Sunday, January 5, 2014 at his home. Services for Raymond will be held on Friday January 10, 2014 at 11:00 AM at Church of Christ in Staples, MN with Pastor Barry Klein officiating and visitation on Thursday January 9, 2014 from 5-7 PM at Church of Christ in Staples, MN....
Warren Benedict
Jan 3, 2014
Warren Benedict, 71, of Baxter, passed away peacefully after a long battle with Parkinsons and Dementia at his home Friday, January 3, 2014. Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, January 9, 2014 at Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Baxter. Family and friends are welcome to gather one hour prior to services at the church. In lieu...
Jerald Allen
Jan 2, 2014
Jerald Lee Allen, 63, of Pillager died on Thursday, January 2, 2014 at Good Samaritan Village-Bethany in Brainerd, MN. Services for Jerry will be held on Monday, January 6, 2014 at 11:00AM at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Visitation will be held on Sunday, January 5, 2014 from 2:00-4:00PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, MN and one...
Jon Ohman
Jan 2, 2014
Jon E. Ohman, 57, of Bemidji died on Thursday, January 2, 2014 in Dickinson, ND. Mass of Christian Burial for Jon will be held on Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at 1:00 PM at St. Francis Catholic Church with Father Tony Wroblewski officiating, with a visitation on Tuesday, January 7, 2014 from 5-7 PM at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter....
Clifford Jezierski
Jan 1, 2014
Clifford R. Jezierski, 65, of Staples died on Wednesday, January 1, 2014 at St. Cloud Hospital. Services for Clifford will be held on Saturday, January 4, 2014 at 1:00 PM at Motley Free Methodist Church in Motley, MN, with visitation two hours prior to services with Pastor Jim Johnson officiating. Interment will take place at Sunrise Memorial Cemetery in...
Scott Kline
Jan 1, 2014
Scott Kline, age 59, of Pine River, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2014. He was born to Donald "Bud" and Jean Kline on February 27, 1954, in Brainerd. Scott served as a medical specialist in the U.S. Air Force from 1973 to 1977. Scott is survived by his sons: Eric Kline, Jeff Kline (Lora), Matt Kline (Rachael); grandchildren: Isaac,...
Elinore Duda
Dec 29, 2013
Elinore Strand Duda, 88, of Brainerd died on Sunday, December 29, 2013 at Essentia Health/St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd, MN. Services for Elinore will be Saturday, January 4, 2014 at 2:30PM at Good Samaritan Village-Bethany Chapel with Pastor David Holte officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to services. Elinore was born on July 1, 1925 in Erickson...
Loyd Anderson
Dec 28, 2013
Loyd Anderson, age 95, of Crosslake, MN, passed away Saturday, December 28, 2013, at Golden Horizons Assisted Living in Crosslake. He was born March 8, 1918 to Charles and Freda (Olson) Anderson in Barnum, MN. He is survived by his daughter, Barbara Halvorson and son, William Anderson. A celebration of life will be planned for the summer of 2014....
Marian Anderson
Dec 27, 2013
Marian E. Anderson passed away on December 27, 2013 in Crosslake, MN at the age of 96 and is now sharing her stories with the angels. Services for Marian will be held on Friday, January 3, 2014 at 1:00PM at Crosslake Lutheran Church with Pastor Greg Larsen officiating with visitation one hour prior to services at the church. Marian...
Gary Brown
Dec 26, 2013
Gary Wayne Brown, age 57, of Jenkins, MN, passed away Thursday, December 26, 2013 at the St. Cloud Hospital. He was born September 23, 1956 in Hennepin County, MN. He is survived by his mother, Dorothy M. Brown of Jenkins; sister, Donna M. (Tom) Brown-Rojina of Winsted, MN; nieces and nephew, Crystal (Will) Pace, Paul Rojina and Laura Rojina;...
Murriel Flategraff
Dec 25, 2013
Murriel Flategraff, age 88, formerly of Pequot Lakes, passed away early Christmas morning, Dec. 25, 2013, at Seasons at La Jolla in La Jolla, CA. Murriel was born July 18, 1925, in Pequot Lakes, to Henry and Margaret Flategraff. He was in the Air Force from 1943-1945. Murriel married Lois Norris in 1950 and they resided in Minneapolis. In...
George DeBow
Dec 24, 2013
I was born May 2, 1925, in Chadron, Nebraska, to my loving parents, William and Nina (Lester) DeBow. They gave me the name George William DeBow after my grandfather George DeBow and my dad William. Before I was a year old, my parents moved from Osage, Wyoming to Lead, South Dakota where my father worked for the Homestake Mining...
Stephen Dabill
Dec 21, 2013
Steve Dabill, age 70, of Baxter, and formerly Pine River, passed away Saturday, December 21, 2013, at his home after a short battle with cancer. He was born to Everett and Margaret Dabill on July 16, 1943, in rural Pine River. Steve married Julie Oberfell on June 24, 1965, in Cass Lake, and lived and raised their three children...
Donna Good
Dec 21, 2013
Donna Coral Canning Good, age 89, of Pequot Lakes, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday December 21, 2013 at St. Therese Nursing Home of New Hope, MN. Donna was born June 12, 1924 in Cameron, WI to Adeline and Worden Canning. Growing up Donna thoroughly enjoyed roller-skating but she was a champ at ping-pong and played it...
Rose Winch
Dec 21, 2013
Rosemarie (Rosie) Joyce (Ubinger) Winch, 76, of Pine River, MN passed away in her home on December 21, 2013. A family gathering will be held on Friday, December 27, 2013 from 6:00-8:00PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. A memorial service will be at a later date. Rosie was born on April 14, 1937 in Wisconsin Rapids, WI...
