Obituaries
John Knutson
Dec 28, 2012
John Knutson, age 74, of Pequot Lakes passed away Friday, December 28, at his home, after a 4-year battle with esophageal cancer. John was born to John and Mary Knutsen on February 28, 1938, in Brainerd. He grew up in Ideal Corners and graduated from Pequot Lakes High School. He married Jane Erickson in 1982. John was an expert...
Merle Bygness
Dec 28, 2012
Merle Donovan ("Don") Bygness passed away at age 90 on Dec. 28, 2012, at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd, Minn., following a brief hospitalization for bilateral pneumonia. Don was a proud WWII (USN) veteran (1942-1946), born in Lake Township, Humboldt County, Iowa in 1922; graduate of Waldorf and St. Olaf colleges; dedicated teacher and school administrator in Renwick...
Mary Meyer
Dec 26, 2012
Mary Ann Olson Meyer, age 82, of Verndale, passed away at the Lakewood Health System Hospital, on Wednesday, December 26. A Funeral Service is planned for Monday December 31, at 11:00 AM, at the Swan Valley Lutheran Church. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at the Swan Valley Cemetery....
Joshua Jurek
Dec 26, 2012
Joshua David Jurek, infant son of John and Dava Jurek, of Pillager, died Wednesday, December 26, 2012. Private Family Services.
Robert Brown
Dec 25, 2012
Robert Stanley Brown, 86, of Baxter, previously of Brainerd, Coon Rapids, and Minneapolis, died Tuesday, December 25, 2012 at Diamond Willow Assisted Living. Visitation Friday evening from 4:30 - 7:30 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter with Rosary at 7:30 PM. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:00 PM, Saturday, December 29 at St. Francis...
"Rollie" Kollodge
Dec 25, 2012
Rollie" Roland D. Kollodge, 74, of East Gull Lake died on Tuesday, December 25, 2012 at his home. A Gathering of Family and Friends will be held on Saturday, December 29, 2012 from 1:00-3:00PM at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Rollie was born on November 17, 1938 in Little Falls, MN to Peter and Frances (Schibella) Kollodge. He married...
Richard Winkelman
Dec 23, 2012
Richard "Dick" Winkelman, age 90, of Pequot Lakes, passed away Sunday, December 23, 2012, at Good Samaritan Society Woodland in Brainerd. He was born to Howard and Frances Winkelman on August 13, 1922, in Marian, North Dakota. Dick served in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1945. He was a blacksmith and worked for the city of Pequot Lakes...
Evelyn Jones
Dec 23, 2012
Evelyn Jones, age 98, of Hackensack, passed away Sunday, December 23, 2012, at her home. She was born to Joseph and Anna Safer on January 1, 1914, in Holdingford, MN. Evelyn was raised by parents who were immigrants from Czechoslovakia, attended a one-room elementary school and then high school in the Upsala, MN, area. She married Walter "Buck" Jones...
Steven Ross
Dec 22, 2012
Steven Ross, age 56, of Bemidji, passed away suddenly on Saturday, December 22, 2012. Services will be 11 AM on Thursday, December 27, at St. Michael's Catholic Church in St. Cloud. Visitation will be two hours prior to the service at the church.
Glen Smith
Dec 21, 2012
Glen "Pat" Smith, 67, of Nisswa, died at his home Friday, December 21, 2012. Mass of Christian Buiral will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, December 27, 2012 at St. Christopher's Catholic Church in Nisswa with Father George Zeck officiating. Family and friends are welcome to gather Wednesday evening from 5-7 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter...
Joseph Carl
Dec 21, 2012
Joseph William Carl, age 80 of Motley, MN, formerly of Princeton, MN passed away at the VA nursing home in St. Cloud on December 21, 2012. Services will be held at 10am on Friday, December 28, 2012 at St. Michael Catholic Church in Motley, MN. Wake will be Thursday evening from 5-7pm, at the Brenny Funeral Home in Staples,...
Dale Hauggorde
Dec 20, 2012
Dale I. Hauggorde, 83, of Nashwauk, MN, died Thursday, December 20, 2012 in Mesa, AZ. Services will be held in Spring 2013.
Clester Erickson
Dec 20, 2012
Clester Stanley "Eric" Erickson, of Hackensack, was born to Selma and Clement Erickson in Bath Township on August 17, 1920, and passed from this life on Dec. 20, 2012. Clester attended Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis and became a skilled welder. He married Mable Boyd in 1944. He lived in Hartland, MN, from 1950 to 1972. Clester worked for National...
Marguerite Stelzig
Dec 19, 2012
Marguerite "Peg" Stelzig, 98, of Crosslake, MN, died Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at Golden Horizon's Assisted Living in Crosslake. Peg is survived by daughter-in-law, Joyce; cherished grandchildren, Kimberly, Scott (Mainyia); great-grandchildren, Sammy, Benjamin, and Michael; several nephews and nieces; and special friend, Twila Danzig, of Los Angeles, CA. She was preceded in death by her husband; son; parents; sister;...
Lorraine Swenson
Dec 15, 2012
Lorraine Swenson, age 90, of Pequot Lakes, passed away Saturday, December 15, 2012, at Diamond Willow Assisted Living in Brainerd. She was born to Ole and Inga Risnes on February 8, 1922, in Pequot Lakes. She was a member of the Pequot Lakes Baptist Church. Lorraine is survived by her children: Jerry Swenson (Sharon), David Swenson, Mary Ann Toone...
Sven Petrusson
Dec 15, 2012
Sven C. Petrusson, 86, of Bay Lake Area, died Saturday, December 15, 2012 at Essentia Health - St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd. Memorial Gathering will be held in Spring 2013. Sven was born August 31, 1926, in Sweden, the son of Birger and Gerda (Nillson) Petrusson. In 1949, he came to the United States and married Anne Cook...
William Sincock
Dec 14, 2012
William "Bill" Sincock, 74, of Baxter died peacefully in "The Wee Small Hours of the Morning" on Friday, December 14, 2012, following a courageous and lengthy battle with cancer. A private commemoration of his life will be held in Minneapolis for family and friends. Bill's incredible sense of humor, gift for telling stories, and many other talents will not...
Alice Grygo
Dec 13, 2012
Alice Marie Grygo, 78, of Pillager, died at her home Thursday, December 13, 2012. Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery Chapel (2250 St Anthony Boulevard NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418). Friends and family are welcome to gather one hour prior to services. Interment will follow at Sunset Mausoleum - Chapel...
John Baxter
Dec 13, 2012
John Baxter, 90, of Brainerd, died Thursday, December 13, 2012 at Essentia Health - St. Joseph's Medical Center. Services will be held at 1:00 PM, Thursday, December 20, 2012 at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter with Pastor Dianne Ciesluk officiating. Family and friends are welcome to gather one hour prior to services. Interment will be at Pinewood Cemetery in...
Timothy Young
Dec 9, 2012
Timothy J. Young, 49, of Breezy Point, MN died on Sunday, December 9, 2012 in Mission Township, MN. Funeral Services for Tim will be held on Saturday, December 15, 2012 at 1:00 PM at Crosslake Lutheran Church in Crosslake, MN with Pastor Greg Larsen officiating. Visitation will be held at 11:30AM at the church. Tim Young, age 49, died...
