Obituaries
William Smith
Feb 7, 2013
William J. Smith died Thursday, February 7, 2013 at Lakewood Care Center in Staples. William was born to Leo and Vivian (Riley) Smith on July 19,1938 in Minneapolis, MN, where he also grew up. He was united in marriage to Donna Dukowitz Etzler, on January 13,1993. He retired from working at the Minneapolis Star Tribune as a Truck Driver...
John Mullen Sr.
Feb 6, 2013
John Mullen Sr., 95, of Randall died on Wednesday, February 6, 2013 died at St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 10:30 AM, Monday, February 11, 2013 at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Motley. Family and friends are invited to gather Sunday afternoon from 3-5 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel...
David Hasty
Feb 5, 2013
David Hasty, age 68, of Backus, passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2013. He was born in Waterloo, Iowa, on May 2, 1944, to Wilma Vernita (Helm) and Emmett Dewey Hasty. David was married to Lori Martin for 18 years and was father to daughter, Melinda Sue Hasty, and son, Shane Ronald Hasty, and grandfather (Papa) to Natalie Rae Hasty....
June Satter
Feb 4, 2013
June B. Satter, 80, of Brainerd died on Monday, February 4, 2013 at her home. Funeral Services for June will be held on Friday, February 8, 2013 at 1:00PM at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, MN with visitation one hour prior to services. Interment at Bridgeman Cemetery in Pillager, MN. June was born on June 2, 1932 in Pillager,...
Catherine Henderson
Feb 4, 2013
Catherine May Henderson, of Brainerd, died Monday, February 4, 2013 in St. Paul, MN. Services will be held on Saturday, April 20, 2013 at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter at 11:00 AM with visitation one hour prior to services. Catherine was born on October 31, 1921, in Viroqua, WI the daughter of Nels and Mary (Coss) Hoiland. She was...
Helen Mozey
Feb 4, 2013
Helen Grace Mozey went home to her Lord Monday, February 4, 2013. Services will be private. Helen was born January 18, 1921 in Eagle Bend, MN and was raised by her loving grandparents, Fredrick and Lydia Kingbay. Following her high school graduation from Eagle Bend, she attended college in St. Cloud before earning an accounting degree from the Minnesota...
Charles Stavish
Feb 4, 2013
Charles D. Stavish, 60, of Randall, died Monday, February 4, 2013 at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:00 AM, Thursday, February 7, 2013 at St. James Catholic Church in Randall with Father Jimmy Joseph officiating. Family and friends are invited to gather Wednesday evening from 4-8 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Randall. Interment...
Dale Brown
Feb 2, 2013
Dale L. Brown, age 89, of Jenkins, passed away February 2, 2013, at the St. Cloud VA Care Facility. Dale was born February 27, 1923, in St. Paul, MN. He graduated from Pine River High School and served our country in the Navy during World War II in the Pacific, being engaged in the Battles of Okinawa and Iwo...
James Loftis
Feb 1, 2013
James Martin Loftis, 64, of Brainerd, died Friday, February 1, 2013 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in St. Cloud, MN. He was born September 4, 1948 in Staples. His parents were Martin James and June Hulda (Huebner) Loftis. His family moved to Brainerd in 1958. Jim graduated from Washington High School in 1966. He served with the US Army...
Jerry Skogland
Jan 31, 2013
Gerald "Jerry" L Skogland, age 80, of Baxter, Minnesota, passed away January 31, 2013 in Brainerd, Minnesota. He was born on May 23, 1932 to Leonard and Fay (Bohanon) Skogland in Minneapolis, Minnesota. After a six-day courtship, he married his wife of fifty-two years, Nyla Johnson, on April 8, 1960, in Mason City, Iowa. He is survived by his...
Bruce Reimann
Jan 29, 2013
Bruce Alan Reimann, 66, of Aitkin, died on January 29, 2013 at his home after a long and courageous battle with brain cancer. He was born to Robert and Harriet (Johnson) Reimann on April 6, 1946 in Minneapolis, MN. He grew up in Columbia Heights on Polk Street NE and graduated from Columbia Heights High School in 1964. In...
Louise Nygard
Jan 26, 2013
Louise M. Nygard, 97, of Brainerd died on Saturday, January 26, 2013 at Edgewood Vista in Brainerd, MN. A Memorial Service for Louise is planned for Saturday, February 2, 2013 at Edgewood Vista with Pastor Kristin Oltmann at 12:30 PM with visitation one hour prior to services. Interment at Evergreen Memorial. Louise was born on January 21, 1916 in...
Pastor Korman
Jan 25, 2013
Pastor Marlys Korman, age 76, of Outing, MN, and formerly Robbinsdale and Brooklyn Center, passed away Friday, January 25, 2013. She was born to Roy and Linda Dowden on October 3, 1936, in Minneapolis. Marlys married Bill Korman on September 10, 1955. She served as Pastor of Faith Lutheran Church, Swanburg, for many years. Marlys is survived by her...
William Forsythe
Jan 24, 2013
William G. Forsythe, 83, of Crosslake, died Thursday, January 24, 2013 at Golden Horizon's Assisted Living in Crosslake. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 12:00 PM, Saturday, February 9, 2013 at Church of the Holy Rosary in Lima, Wisc. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior to services. William was born July 22, 1929,...
Velma Ellingson
Jan 24, 2013
Velma W. Ellingson, 93, of St. Peter, MN, formerly of Crosslake, MN and Frost, MN, died Thursday, January 24, 2013 at Benedictine Living Community of St. Peter. Services will be held at 1:00 PM, Saturday, February 23, 2013 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Crosslake, MN with Pastor Greg Larsen officiating. Family and friends are invited to gather one...
Harvey Larson
Jan 24, 2013
Harvey James Larson, age 79, of Backus, passed away Thursday, January 24, 2013, at Birchview Gardens in Hackensack. He was born in Irving Township in Kandiyohi County to Olga and Louis Larson on March 31, 1933. Harvey was united in marriage to Lois Lucille Gratz on August 14, 1953. To this union, two sons, Kevin James and Kelvin Lee,...
Charley Long
Jan 23, 2013
Charley Harrison Long, age 87, of Pine River, was born October 31, 1925, in Harrisburg, South Dakota, to Ferdinand and Helena (McCain) Long. He passed away from cancer and its complications on January 23, 2013. He attended Iowa State College for engineering prior to his army military service. Charley was in active duty from November 1943 to August 1946...
Jean Lawton
Jan 22, 2013
Jean Sherman Lawton, 78, of Baxter died on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, MN. A Funeral Service for Jean will be held on Friday, February 1, 2013 at 11:00AM at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, MN, with visitation one hour prior to services. A Luncheon will follow at the Nisswa American Legion...
Robert Peterson
Jan 21, 2013
Robert "Bob" Peterson, age 86, of Hackensack, passed away Monday, January 21, 2013, at the St. Cloud Hospital due to heart complications (86 year old "rusty pipes"). He was born to Carl Oscar and Myrtle Peterson on June 11, 1926, in Hackensack. Bob served in the U.S. Navy from 1944 to 1946 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ticonderoga. In...
Marian Bromen
Jan 20, 2013
Marian Bromen, age 64, of Pequot Lakes, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 20, 2013, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth. She was born November 3, 1948, in Ramsey, MN, to Douglas and Mildred Larson. She will be dearly missed by her loving husband, Dennis; children: Tina Wise, Tim Zengerle, Kim Lauer, Arthur Wood; and 5 grandchildren. She...
