Obituaries
Roger Adair
Jul 21, 2012
Roger "Butch" Laurel Adair, 74, of Brainerd, MN died Saturday, July 21st at Essentia Health-St. Joseph Hospital in Brainerd, MN. Services will be held at 1:30 PM on Thursday, July 26, 2012 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior to services. Following a lunch in the Brenny Funeral Chapel...
Alice Schmidt
Jul 19, 2012
Alice Margaurite Schmidt, 87, of Pequot Lakes, MN, went to see the Lord on Thursday, July 19, 2012 at the Ark of The River adult foster care center in Anoka, MN. She was born on February 13, 1925 in Caledonia, MN the daughter of Anthony and Theresa (Murphy) Hill. She married Herbert (Herb) Hanson in 1954. Herb passed in...
Cyril Hoppe
Jul 18, 2012
Cyril B. Hoppe, 88, of Ironton, formerly of Pillager died on Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby, MN. Services for Cyril will be held on Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Crosby, MN with Father Tim Deutsch officiating at 11:00 AM. Visitation will be held from 9:00-11:00 AM at the...
Thomas Luke
Jul 18, 2012
Thomas "Bones" Luke, 81, of Pequot Lakes, formerly of Minneapolis, passed away Wednesday, July 18, 2012 in St. Joseph's Hospital at Brainerd, MN. A Memorial Mass will be held 11:00 a.m., Monday, July 23 in St. Alice Church at Pequot Lakes. Visitation will be one hour prior. Inurnment will be held at 3:00 p.m., July 23 in the Minnesota...
Manola Tanner
Jul 17, 2012
Manola, F. Tanner, age 87, of Motley, passed away at the Lakewood Care Center on Tuesday, July 17, 2012. A memorial service will be held for Manola at the First Baptist Church in Pillager on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at 3:00PM. She will be buried with her husband in Washington State. Manola was born on November 19, 1924, to...
Alice Stromback
Jul 14, 2012
Alice Stromback, 96, of Pine River, passed away on July 14, 2012 at Brainerd, MN. Military Honors for Alice will be accorded by the Minnesota State Veteran's Cemetery Honor Guard/Camp Ripley at Little Falls, MN on Friday, July 20, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. Inurnment will be held in the Minnesota State Veteran's Cemetery, Little Falls, following the service. Arrangements...
John Huhta
Jul 14, 2012
John "Johnny Jay" Huhta, 77, of Pillager died on Saturday, July 14, 2012 at his home. Services for Johnny Jay are planned for 11:00 AM, Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Baxter. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00PM at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter on Tuesday July 17, 2012 and one hour prior to...
Don Annand
Jul 12, 2012
Don McGill Annand, born on October 3,1940, went home to be with the Lord on July 12, 2012. He lived his final year at Senior Class Care in Nisswa, MN. He was preceded in death by his parents, Rev. Robert Donaldson and Effie McGill Annand. He is survived by his brother, Robert (Jeanette) Annand; his sister, Grace (William) Merry;...
Rev. Koehler
Jul 12, 2012
Rev. Edward J. Koehler, age 77, of rural Pequot Lakes, passed away at St. Joseph's Hospital, on Thursday, July 12. Service of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, July 16, at 11:00 AM, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Motley. Visitation will be held on Sunday afternoon, from 3-5 PM, at the Brenny Funeral Home in Staples, and...
Kenneth Dickinson
Jul 11, 2012
Kenneth E. Dickinson, 64, of Pillager died on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 at St. Cloud VA Hospital in St. Cloud, MN. A Memorial Service for Kenneth will be held on Monday, July 16, 2012 at Living Savior Lutheran Church in Lake Shore, MN at 10:00AM. Visitation will be held on Sunday, July 15, 2012 at Brenny Funeral Chapel in...
Susan Paul
Jul 11, 2012
Susan Marie (Kozitka) Paul, 55 went to join her dad Donald in Heaven on Wedneseday July 11, 2012. A memorial gathering is planned for Saturday, July 14, from 1-3 PM, at the Brenny Funeral Home in Staples. She was born on June 27, 1957 in Bertha, MN to Donald J. Kozitka and Betty A. Scott. Susan graduated from Stapes...
Barbara Larson
Jul 10, 2012
Barbara King Larson, 79, of Brainerd died on Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at Essentia Health/St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd, MN. Private Family Services will be held at a later date. Barbara was born on February 11, 1933 in Cass Lake, MN to Lawrence and Violet (Pearson) Johnson. She worked many years in sales. Following retirement she devoted much...
Angela Gray
Jul 7, 2012
Angela E. Gray, 84, of Crosslake died on Saturday, July 7, 2012 at Golden Horizons in Crosslake. Private Family Services at a later date. Arrangements have been entrusted to Brenny Funeral Chapel in Pequot Lakes.
Maureen Riley
Jul 5, 2012
Maureen Riley, age 48, of Longville, passed away Thursday, July 5, 2012, at Essentia St. Joseph's Hospital, Brainerd. She was born November 11, 1963, in Brainerd, to John and Mildred Riley. Maureen is survived by sons: Dane Brogle, Ryan Tulenchik; sisters: Shannon Gardner, Sheila Carlson, Denise Huesmann; many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents;...
Eugene Siltman
Jul 5, 2012
Eugene "Sonny" P. Siltman, age 55, of Pine River, went to be with the Lord after suffering a massive stroke, on July 5, 2012, at St Joseph's Hospital in St Paul. He was born February 19, 1957, in Pine River, Minnesota to Eugene and Martha (Grossnickle) Siltman. Sonny grew up in the Pine River area and attended Pequot Lakes...
Lenore Thrugstad
Jul 4, 2012
Lenore was born on July 2, 1937 in Lincoln, MN to Clifford and Helen (Shaft) Crosby. She married Duane Thrugstad on July 12, 1958 in North Dakota. Lenore and her husband, Duane owned the Brainerd Taxi Company. Lenore is survived by her son, Doug; brothers, James and David Crosby; sister, Virginia Woecm; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. She was...
Jodie Hoemberg
Jul 3, 2012
Jodie L. Hoemberg, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and caregiver, age 52, of Browerville, passed away at the Lakewood Care Center, on Tuesday, July 3, 2012. A Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, July 7, at 9:30 AM, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Visitation will be held at the Brenny Funeral Home on Friday evening from 5-7, and...
Gerald Stevens
Jul 1, 2012
Gerald E. Stevens, age 81, of Motley, passed away at the St. Cloud Hospital on Sunday, July 01, 2012. A Funeral Service is planned for Friday at 11:00 AM, at the Motley United Methodist Church. Visitation will be Thursday evening from 5-7, at the Brenny Funeral Home in Staples, and one hour prior to the service at the church....
Eleanor Wilson
Jun 29, 2012
Eleanor K. Wilson, 94, died Friday, June 29, 2012 at Almond House in Brainerd, MN. Services for Eleanor will be held at 1:00 PM, Saturday, July 21, 2012 at Crosslake Presbyterian Church in Crosslake. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior to services at the church. Reception to follow at the church. Eleanor was born June...
Thomas Witt
Jun 29, 2012
Thomas Witt, age 65, of Pine River, passed away Friday, June 29, 2012, at his home. He was born in Brainerd on October 1, 1946. Tom owned Witt's Aircraft Repair at the Pine River Airport since 1997. He is survived by his wife, Barbara; son, John; daughter, Rhonda Anderson; brother, Darwin Ratze; three grandsons and one granddaughter. Services will...
