Obituaries

Eileen Brodie

Sep 1, 2013

Eileen Mae Brodie, 85, of Brainerd, died Sunday, September 1, 2013 at Edgewood Vista Assisted Living. Private family services will be held. Eileen was born May 28, 1928 in Blue Hill, NE, the daughter of James and Ester (Waterbury) Fitzgibbon. Eileen will be missed by her son, Victor (Julie) Yeager, of Greeley, CO; grandchildren, Kevin (Melissa) Yeager, of Brainerd...

Wanda Knosalla

Aug 31, 2013

Wanda Darlene Knosalla, 75, of Motley, MN passed away August 31, 2013 at her home. Services will be held at Motley Free Methodist Church in Motley on Friday, September 6th at 11:00 a.m. Visitation will be on Thursday, September 5th at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Wanda was born November 25, 1937 in Motley, MN to...

Delvin Melberg

Aug 31, 2013

Delvin Melberg, 89, of Brainerd, died Saturday, August 31, 2013 at Carefree Living. Arrangements are pending.

Susan Koepke

Aug 31, 2013

Susan Ann Koepke, beloved sister, aunt, and friend, of Verndale, formerly of Luck, WI, passed away August 31, 2013 at the age of 66. Services for Susan will be held on Saturday, September 14 at 2:00PM at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples, MN with visitation one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Susie was born April 2,...

Georgia Dowling

Aug 30, 2013

Georgia Dowling, 94, of Longview, TX, formerly of Brainerd, died Friday, August 30, 2013 at Songbird Assisted Living in Longview, TX. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, September 14, 2013 at Evergreen Memorial Gardens in Brainerd.

Roger Hedtke

Aug 30, 2013

Roger A. Hedtke, age 86, of Longville, MN, passed away Friday, August 30, 2013, at his home. He is survived by his wife, Beverly; son, Gregg; sister, Beverly; and two grandchildren. At Roger's request no services are planned at this time.

James Bourassa

Aug 29, 2013

James Cyril Bourassa, 79, of Brainerd, died Thursday, August 29, 2013 of Leukemia. Services will be held at 6:00 PM, Thursday, September 5, 2013 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter with Father George Zeck officiating. Family and friends are invited to gather starting at 4 PM Thursday. There will be a private interment at 10AM, Friday, September 6...

Conrad Emerson

Aug 28, 2013

Conrad A. Emerson, 92, of Baxter, died Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at Senior Class Home Health Care in Nisswa. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brainerd. Family and friends are invited to gather 5-7 PM, Monday, September 2 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter and one...

Troy Magnan

Aug 26, 2013

Troy D. Magnan, 44, of Brainerd, died Monday, August 26, 2013 at his home. There will be a visitation from 5-7 PM on Friday, August 30 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter with a memorial service at 6:45 PM. Troy was born on November 26, 1968 in Brainerd, MN to George and Marlene (Gilson) Magnan. After high school...

Diane Silvernail

Aug 24, 2013

Diane June Silvernail, age 65, of Baxter, MN passed away peacefully on August 24, 2013 at home from lung cancer under hospice care. She was born to Donald C. Trustem (deceased) and Doris E. (Dody) Trustem on Oct. 8, 1947 in Dubuque, IA. She graduated from Golden Valley, MN high school in 1966. She attended the University of MN...

Lois Young

Aug 24, 2013

Lois Mae Young, age 79, of Pine River, passed away Saturday, August 24, 2013. She was born on May 24, 1934, to LeRoy and Hazel (Smith) Gulbranson in Sacred Heart, MN. Lois professed at Hector Convention in 1945 at age 11, and was baptized at the Hector Convention in 1947 at age 13. On October 21, 1950, she married...

Samuel Rausch

Aug 22, 2013

Samuel J. Rausch, infant son of Tina Uselman and Brendan Rausch, passed away shortly after birth, on Thursday, August 22, at the Lakewood Health System Hospital, in Staples. A memorial service for Samuel will be held on Saturday, August 31, at, 11:00 am, at the Verndale Alliance Church. Friends and family will begin gathering at 10:00.

James Nolan

Aug 22, 2013

James Allen Nolan, age 63, of Pine River, passed away Thursday, August 22, 2013, at his home. He was born to Woodrow and Dolores Nolan on December 14, 1949, in Detroit Lakes. James is survived by his sons, Jason and Jeffrey; mother, Dolores Swanson; stepfather, Fred "Frank" Swanson; brother, Ron; sisters: Kathy Blasing (Len), Deb Gentry, Barb Gentry (Charlie);...

Deborah Baker

Aug 21, 2013

Debbie Baker (Stachowski) passed away on August 21, 2013, surrounded by her loving family, at the age of 57. She was the beloved wife of Bob Baker for 34 years. The loving mother of Kelly McCulloch (Baker) and cherished grandmother of Levi (3) and Tucker (1). Daughter of Joan Stachowski, and devoted sister to 7 siblings. Deb enjoyed spending...

Erland Coil

Aug 20, 2013

Erland T. Coil, 84, of Crosby, died at Regions Hospital in St. Paul on Tuesday, August 20, 2013. Memorial service to be held at 2pm, September 28th at United Lutheran Church, Lake Lillian, MN. Internment in the Lake Lillian cemetery will immediately follow. Erland was born February 11, 1929, in Willmar, MN, the son of Ira T. and Mary...

Ronald Foss

Aug 20, 2013

Ronald Jerome Foss, of Pequot Lakes, passed away peacefully Tuesday, August 20, 2013 at home, after battling cancer for 17 months. He was the third of three sons born to Hildor and Gertrude (Molitor) Foss. Ron was born December 29, 1946 at Abbot Hospital in Minneapolis, MN. He went to Robbinsdale Elementary, St. Austin's Grade School, and De Lasalle...

Richard Cameron

Aug 16, 2013

Richard Bruce Cameron, Jr. passed away peacefully at home in Brainerd, MN on August 16, 2013. Rich was born on August 1, 1956, in Minneapolis, MN to Richard Sr. and Kathlean Cameron. He lived in Minneapolis until the family relocated to Pequot Lakes his sophomore year. He graduated from Pequot Lakes High School and attended the Staples Vo-Tech where...

Jason Miller

Aug 15, 2013

Jason Owen Miller, 33, of Brainerd, died Thursday, August 15, 2013 at the St. Cloud Hospital. Funeral Services will be held at 2 PM, Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Family and friends are welcome to gather Tuesday evening from 6-8 PM at the funeral chapel and one hour prior to services on Wednesday....

Charlotte Johnson

Aug 15, 2013

Charlotte "Char" Johnson, 54, of Long Prairie, passed away Thursday, August 15, 2013, in Brainerd. Funeral services will be on Wednesday, August 21, 2013, at 1:00 PM, at Family Life Church, in Verndale, with Pastor Amos Self officiating. Visitation will be on one hour prior to services at the church. Char was born to Asa "Sonny" and Mary Fenstermaker...

Gladys Miller

Aug 15, 2013

Gladys (Sally) Miller of Manhattan Beach, Minnesota, passed away on August 15, 2013, at Essential Health - St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd, Minnesota. Gladys Sahlmark was born August 27, 1915, in Ludington, Michigan, the daughter of Joseph and Esther Sahlmark. Gladys was an avid golfer. Her dad was the men's champion of their golf club, and Gladys was...