Obituaries

Ray Kline

Apr 5, 2003

Ray Kline, 82, of Baxter, died Saturday, April 5, 2003 at Bethany Good Samaritan Care Center in Brainerd. Graveside Services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, April 9, 2003 at Evergreen Cemetery in Brainerd with Rev. Paul Biegner of Zion Lutheran Church officiating. Full military rites performed by Brainerd American Legion Post #255. Services are entrusted to Brenny...

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Hazel Bullen

Apr 5, 2003

Hazel Leota Bullen, 79, of Plymouth died Saturday, April 5 at the Sholom Home West in St. Louis Park. Hazel was born May 20, 1923 in Lansing Michigan, to James and Grace (Metz) Dalton. She grew up and attended school near Lansing. She was united in marriage to Erle Bullen on July 7, 1943 at the Salinas Air Force...

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Beverly Riemer

Apr 3, 2003

Beverly Riemer, 77, of Cushing died Thursday, April 3 at the Lutheran Care Center in Little Falls. Beverly June Bergren was born July 26, 1926 in Little Falls, to Oscar and Myrtle (Fye) Bergren. She grew up and graduated from high school in Little Falls. After graduation she worked at Gordon Guy?s Photography. She was united in marriage to...

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Larry Putz

Mar 23, 2003

Larry Putz, 37, of Crosslake died Sunday, March 23 at his home. Services will be on Wednesday, at 11 AM at the Crosslake Log Church, visitation will be on Tuesday from 5 ? 7 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Crosslake. Arrangements are with Brenny Funeral Chapel of Crosslake. Submitted by: Brenny Funeral Chapel 218-692-5051

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Vienno Bingham

Mar 21, 2003

Vienno Bingham, 82, of Brainerd died Friday, March 21 at Woodrest Health Care Center in Walker. Vienno Gladys Ritari was born December 11, 1919 in Brainerd, to Nels and Hilda (Fremling) Ritari. She grew up living on Gull Lake and in Brainerd, and attended school in Brainerd. During WWII she worked sewing parachutes at Meyer?s Laundry in Brainerd. She...

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Edwin Potter

Mar 9, 2003

Edwin C. ?Buzz? Potter, age 65, of Nisswa, MN passed away March 9, 2003 at his home on Gull Lake. Buzz was born December 9, 1937 at home in Robbinsdale to Edwin C. and Ethel (Burke) Potter, Sr. Buzz was a business entrepreneur-from gold mining to dredging-and most recently worked as a mortgage banker at Western Pacific Mortgage Co.,...

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William Quirk

Mar 7, 2003

William James Quirk, age 68, of Breezy Point died Friday, March 7, 2003, at his home in Breezy Point. William was born December 6, 1934 in Lawler, Iowa to William and Marie (Canty) Quirk. He graduated from Lawler High School and went on to further his education at Upper Iowa University. He majored in business. Bill was united in...

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Richard Odland

Mar 7, 2003

Richard K. "Dick" Odland, age 69 of Fifty Lakes, MN, formerly of Prior Lake, MN died Friday, March 7, 2003, at his home in Fifty Lakes. Richard K. Odland was born April 4, 1933 in Minneapolis to Wendell and Grace (Kyes) Odland. He attended Washburn High School. Dick was united in marriage to Donna LaDue (Clifford) on October 10,...

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Paul Manke

Mar 3, 2003

Paul F. Manke, 63, of Lake Shore died of cancer Monday, March 3, 2003 at his home. He was born in St. Paul on October 8, 1939 son of Frederick and Agnes (Blissenbach) Manke. Paul graduated from St. Thomas Academy and furthered his education at St. Thomas College, majoring in Engineering. On September 10, 1973 he was united in...

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Jennie Schaub

Feb 28, 2003

Jennie E. Schaub, age 92, of Pequot Lakes, died Thursday evening at the Cuyuna Care Center in Crosby. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday morning at 11:00 AM in the Brenny Funeral Home Chapel in Crosslake with Reverend Paul Jensen officiating. Burial will follow in the Pinewood Cemetery in Crosslake. Relatives will receive friends on Tuesday morning after...

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Dean Allen

Feb 24, 2003

Dean Leonard Allen, 82, of rural Brainerd died Monday, February 24, 2003 at his home. He was born March 11, 1920 in Wells, to Hugh and Hatty (Tiedt) Allen. He grew up and attended school in Wells. He began work on the family farm. In 1953 he moved to rural Brainerd to help his future father-in-law on a dairy...

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Anne Schoen

Feb 23, 2003

Anne Schoen, age 92, of East Gull Lake died Sunday, February 23, 2003 at her daughter?s home in Lakewood, Colorado. Anne Schoen was born April 5, 1910 in St. Paul, Minnesota to Peter and Theresa (Borcheller) Bachman. Anne grew up in the Black River Falls, Wisconsin area and was united in marriage to Henry Schoen in 1933. They raised...

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Elmer Campbell

Feb 21, 2003

Elmer ?Bud? Lee Campbell, 71, of Brainerd died Friday, February 21, 2003 at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. He was born March 29, 1931 in Oelwein Iowa, to Ray and Mildred (Sanders) Campbell. He moved with his family to the Chippewa Lodge Resort near Longville, where he grew up. He graduated from high school in Longville and then...

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Roy Stelzig

Feb 20, 2003

Roy Stelzig, 91 of Crosslake, MN died Thursday, February 20, 2003 at Woodland Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. Roy Floyd Stelzig was born January 28, 1912 in Waite Park, to Floyd and Oada Stelzig. He graduated from St. Cloud Tech High School and St. Cloud State University, and did graduate work at Iowa State University at Ames. He was...

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Doris Carlson

Feb 17, 2003

Doris Mae Carlson, 74, of Gull Lake died Monday, February 17, 2003 at Abbott Northwestern in Minneapolis. She was born in Brainerd on March 6, 1928 daughter of Elmer and Ismay Widmark. She was employed by Dunwoody Industrial Institute of Minneapolis as head accountant for 30 years. Doris is survived by her son Mark Harris of Long Lake, MN,...

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Andrew Nelson

Feb 15, 2003

Andrew T. Nelson, age 72, of Crosslake and Bloomington died February 15, 2003. Survivors include his wife, Jane Schreiber; daughter, Colleen; sons, Tim and Ron(Sue); three grandchildren; sisters, Helen Faulise, Arlene Pape, Joan Helling, Ruth Nachtigal, Janet McGinley; brothers, James and Ed; step children,Tom and John Schreiber, Mary Massengale, Katie Peterson, Anne Ullmann; 10 step grandchildren; 41 nieces and...

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Edna Pikula

Feb 14, 2003

Edna Mae Pikula, age 77, of Nisswa, MN died Friday, February 14, 2003 at her home. Edna Mae was born July 3, 1925 to Fredrick and Mary (Kellerman) Dowling at home in Mission Township, MN. She attended the Dowling School in Mission Township. She was united in marriage to Floyd Jake Pikula on June 14, 1947 at St. Francis...

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Nils Petrusson

Feb 5, 2003

Nils ?Holger? Petrusson, 78, of Brainerd died Wednesday, February 5, 2003 at St. Cloud Hospital. He was born March 30, 1924 in Varmland, Sweden, to Birger and Gerda (Nilsson) Petrusson. He grew up in Sweden, and served as a border guard in the Swedish Army during WWII. In 1949, at the age of 25, he came to America and...

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Dale Aykens

Feb 4, 2003

Dale ?Ole? Aykens, age 81, of Brainerd died Tuesday, February 4, 2003 at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. Dale LeRoy Aykens was born February 25, 1921 in Dexter, Iowa to Altman and Birdie (Worster) Aykens. As a young child, his family moved to Wadena and then Brainerd. He grew up and attended school in Brainerd. He became employed...

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Eugene O'Hotto

Feb 2, 2003

Eugene O?Hotto, age 67, of Crosslake, MN died Sunday, February 2, 2003 at his home. Eugene John O?Hotto was born May 4, 1935 in Little Falls, MN son of Albert and Margaret (Hoppe) O?Hotto. He joined the United States Navy and served during the Korean Conflict, receiving a honorable discharge in 1953. He was a truck driver then a...

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