Obituaries
Shirley Parker
Jan 29, 2014
Shirley Ann Parker, 73, of Lake Shore, passed away Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at St. Cloud Hospital, MN because of heart failure. Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, February 5 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Family and friends are invited to gather starting at 9:30 Wednesday morning and stay for a luncheon to follow. Memorials...
Deborah Weite
Jan 29, 2014
Deborah Sue Weite, 61 of Staples, MN lost her battle with MS on Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at her home. Services for Deborah will be held on Saturday, February 1, 2014 at 2:00 PM at Motley Free Methodist Church in Motley, MN with Pastor Jim Johnson officiating, with visitation one hour prior to services. Debbie was born on September...
Clinton Patterson
Jan 28, 2014
Clinton A. Patterson, 92, of Crosslake, MN died on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at Whispering Pines Good Samaritan in Pine River, MN. A Mass of Christian Burial for Clinton will be held on Friday, February 7, 2014 at 1:00PM at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Crosslake, MN with visitation one hour prior to services at the church....
Violet Hancock
Jan 28, 2014
Violet Lillian (Gorman) Hancock, 94, of Brainerd, died Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at Good Samaritan Village - Bethany. Family and friends are invited to gather from 3-6 PM, Tuesday, February 4 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. She will be interred next to her husband at Arlington National Cemetery. Violet was born March 22, 1919, in Turtle Creek...
Clyde Rust
Jan 28, 2014
Clyde "Rusty" Rust, 83, of Crosslake, died Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at Essentia Health - St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, February 1, 2014 at Mission of the Cross Lutheran Church in Crosslake. Family and friends are invited to gather Friday evening from 5-7 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel...
Bernice Novotny
Jan 26, 2014
Bernice Mae Novotny, 92, of Crosslake, died Sunday, January 26, 2014 at Elder Homestead in Minnetonka, MN. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, February 13, 2014 at Faith Presbyterian Church (12007 Excelsior Blvd, Hopkins, MN 55343). Family and friends are invited to gather one-hour prior. Interment will take place at Faith Church Cemetery. Bernice was born...
Delphine Hentges
Jan 25, 2014
Delphine A. Hentges, 81, of Crosby, died Saturday, January 25, 2014 at Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby, MN. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, January 31, 2014 at 11:00AM at Immaculate Heart Catholic Church in Crosslake, MN with visitation one hour prior to services at the church. Interment at Lakeview Cemetery in Blackduck, MN....
Michael Lambert
Jan 25, 2014
Michael "Mike" Quinten Lambert, 56, of Brainerd, died Saturday, January 25, 2014 at Essentia Health - St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth. Family and friends are invited to gather from 4-7 PM, Friday, January 31 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. A Celebration of Mike's life will be held at 9 AM, Saturday, February 1 at the Brenny...
Jean Huntley
Jan 24, 2014
Jean Evelyn Huntley, 80, of Brainerd, died Friday, January 24, 2014 at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. Services will be held at 10:00 AM, Thursday, January 30 at Faith Baptist Church in Brainerd. Private Interment. Jean was born January 30, 1933, in Elwood, IL, the daughter of Joseph and Hazel (Klavitter) Beallis. In addition to raising her family,...
Kathy Sickle
Jan 24, 2014
Kathy A. (Peterson) Van Sickle, 51, of Brainerd, died Friday, January 24, 2014 at her home. A memorial gathering will be held from 1-3PM, Wednesday, January 29 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Interment and Prayer Service will take place later this spring at Gull River Cemetery. Memorials preferred. Kathy was born July 7, 1962, in Brainerd, the...
Marvin James
Jan 23, 2014
Marvin "Mike" G. James, 77, of Brainerd, died Thursday, January 23, 2014 at his home. A memorial gathering will be held from 1-3 PM, Tuesday, January 28 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Marvin was born January 6, 1937, in Little Falls, the son of Cliffton and Elizabeth (Hebler) James. Marvin worked on the Iron Ore Boats on...
Judy Grassinger
Jan 22, 2014
Judy A. Grassinger, 68, of Brainerd, MN died on Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at Good Samaritan Village-Bethany in Brainerd, MN. Services for Judy will be held on Monday, January 27, 2014 at 11:00AM at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter with visitation one hour prior to services. A reception will follow services at the VFW in Brainerd, MN. Judy was...
Cyril Holmes
Jan 22, 2014
Cyril M. Holmes, 89, of Pine Center, MN died on Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at Veterans Health Care Systems in St. Cloud, MN. Services for Cyril will be held on Saturday, January 25, 2014 at 11:00AM at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, MN with Celebrant Steve Suer officiating with visitation one hour prior to service . Cyril was born...
Janet Mcfarling
Jan 20, 2014
Janet McFarling (Reiter), age 89, formerly of Backus, passed away January 20, 2014, into the hands of God and Eternal Life. Survived by daughter, Pamela; son, Donald; stepson, John (Marie); grandchildren, Christopher and Andy; brother, David; and many great grandchildren. Thanks to Camelia Rose Care Center and the exceptional caregivers. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to...
Ambrose Miller
Jan 19, 2014
Ambrose E. "Bosie" Miller, age 84, of Crosslake, passed away Sunday, January 19, 2014, at his home. He was born in Oklee, MN, on December 19, 1929. He was a barber for 50 years, 4 while serving in the U.S. Navy, 2 years as an apprentice under his father, and 15 years in Hopkins, MN. In 1971, he decided...
Earl Eveland
Jan 19, 2014
Earl T. Eveland, age 86, of Backus, MN, who was a pastor of churches in Cummings, ND, and Newfolden, MN, died Sunday morning, January 19, 2014, in the VA Nursing Home in St. Cloud, MN. Services will be 11 AM on Saturday, January 25, at Mildred Bible Chapel, Backus. Visitation will be Friday from 4 to 7 PM at...
John Phillips
Jan 18, 2014
John W. Phillips, 78, of Pine River, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family, on Saturday, January 18, 2014, after a 5-month battle with cancer. The celebration of life will be held at 11AM Wednesday, January 22, at Riverview Church in Pine River. Visitation will be held Tuesday evening, from 5 to 7, at Kline Funeral...
Natividad Hegge
Jan 17, 2014
Natividad (Naty) Hegge, 67, of Staples died on Friday, January 17, 2014 at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at 11:00 AM at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Staples, MN with Father Joe Korf officiating. Visitation will be held on Monday, January 20, 2014 from 5-7 PM...
Karen Luoma
Jan 17, 2014
Karen Ann (Bowers) Luoma, age 72, of Backus, Minnesota, passed away peacefully after a lengthy illness, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Brainerd, Minnesota, surrounded by her husband and three children on January 17, 2014. Karen was born to Alice and Archie Bowers on January 18, 1942, in Bemidji, Minnesota. She graduated from Bemidji High School and later earned a...
Shirley Bjerga
Jan 17, 2014
Shirley A. Bjerga, 69, of Motley, died on Friday, January 17, 2014 at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, MN. Services for Shirley will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, January 25, 2014 at Motley Free Methodist Church in Motley, MN with a visitation on Friday, January 24, 2014 from 5-7 PM at Brenny Funeral Chapel in...
