Obituaries
Lorie Niskanen
Aug 2, 2024
Lorie Niskanen, 63, of Pequot Lakes, Minnesota, passed away on August 2, 2024. She was born January 27, 1961, in Grand Rapids, Minnesota to Virginia and Bernard Skroch and grew up in Bovey, Minnesota, where she graduated from Greenway High school in 1979.
Lorie later moved to Brainerd, Minnesota where she met John Niskanen in June of 1979, while working at...
George 'Tom' Olsen
Aug 1, 2024
George ‘Tom’ Olsen, 81, of Baxter, MN passed away peacefully on August 1, 2024. A Memorial Service will be held on Tuesday August 20, 2024 at 11:00am at Church of Nazarene in Brainerd.
Arrangements are entrusted to Brenny Family Funeral Chapel, Baxter.
Gary Thompson
Jul 30, 2024
Gary Thompson, 63, of International Falls, passed away on July 30, 2024.
Full obituary is pending.
Darlene Lutterman
Jul 29, 2024
Darlene Kay (Oelkers) Lutterman, 81, of Brainerd, MN, passed away at Christian Community Homes in Hudson, WI, on July 29, 2024, with her family by her side.
A loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, Darlene was born on October 23, 1942, to Robert and Delores (Torman) Oelkers. She grew up on a farm outside Dunnell, Minnesota, where she enjoyed being outside,...
David Morton
Jul 26, 2024
David M. Morton, born April 7, 1965, to Dennis and Frances Morton and left us comfortably on July 26, 2024, after a short, complicated fight with cancer.
Dave leaves behind a daughter; Alicia Schultz (Joe), five grandchildren; Liyah, Domanic, Aimery, Scarlett, and Malachi, and many extended family members. Dave is preceded in death by his parents; Dennis and Fran, Brother; Matthew,...
Kirk Nelson
Jul 26, 2024
Kirk Nelson, 56, of Brainerd, passed away on July 26, 2024. Burial will take place at Dykeman Cemetery. Celebration of life will be announced at a later date.
Kirk was born December 25, 1967, to Darrold and Diann (Jotham) Nelson in Brainerd. He enjoyed spending time outside whether he was at the dirt track watching races or just spending time with...
Marlene Walters
Jul 25, 2024
Marlene Walters, 87, of Brainerd, passed peacefully in her sleep on July 25, 2024. Celebration of Life will be held at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel in Baxter on Friday August 2, 2024 from 2:30 to 5:00 with a short service at 3:30.
Marlene was born on December 1, 1936, to Bill and Eleanor Kimbler in Crosby, Minnesota. She married Gerald...
Leland 'Lee' Moe
Jul 23, 2024
CUSHING- Leland C. Moe, 77, died unexpectedly July 23, 2024, at Lakewood hospital. He was born July 17, 1947, in Minneapolis, MN, son of Fred and Marguerite (Sveum) Moe.
Lee graduated from Minneapolis Washburn high school, class of 1965. He went on to receive some continued education at the U of M, before working full time at Merit Gage, a company...
Alyce Gibson
Jul 21, 2024
Alyce Jeannine Falconer Gibson was born in Brainerd, MN on December 24, 1928, to Archie and Pearl Falconer.
Alyce attended school in the Brainerd Public School system graduating in 1945. She attended Brainerd Junior College where she received her associate's in arts degree. She received her bachelor’s in arts degree from Macalester College, her Library Science certification and Master Education Degree...
June Moldstad
Jul 19, 2024
June Moldstad was called to her eternal home on July 19, 2024. She was born Edith June Barber in Bedford, England on June 2, 1938 to Violet and Stanley Barber. She was baptized into the Christian faith as a child. After her parents divorced and during WWII, her mother fell in love with an American soldier named George Howard. On...
Terrance Andrew Knutson
Jul 18, 2024
Terrence Andrew Knutson, 84, of Pequot Lakes, passed away on July 18, 2024. Funeral services will take place at 1 PM on July 23, 2024, at Our Savior's Lutheran in Pequot Lakes, with a reception to follow at the Knutson Residence.
Please check back for a full obituary.
Thomas R. Ottoson
Jul 15, 2024
Thomas Roy Ottoson, 82, passed away on July 15, 2024. Born in Walden Township (Cass County), MN to Sven and Alma Ottoson 9/15/1941.
A Memorial Service will be held on Wednesday July 24, 2024, at 1:00pm at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel in Crosslake, MN. There will be a visitation held one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at...
Barbara Meyer
Jul 15, 2024
Barbara Jean Meyer, 91, of Pequot Lakes, passed away on July 15, 2024. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am on Monday, July 22nd at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Pequot Lakes. Visitation will be one hour prior to services.
Barb was born July 8, 1933, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota to Cecil and Emma (Buchholz) Mathers. She was united in...
Janet Kern
Jul 14, 2024
Janet Marie Kern, 81, of Fort Myers, FL, passed away on July 14, 2024. Born on September 12, 1942, in Troy, New York, Janet moved to Minnesota, where she married Eugene Kern in 1966 and had five children.
Janet loved cooking and gardening, with some of her best memories coming from her time on the farm or listening to Elvis Presley....
Merlin "Mert" Johnson
Jul 12, 2024
Merlin “Mert” Harold Johnson, 85, of Pine River, MN passed away on July 12, 2024. He was born on November 8, 1938, in Chokio, MN to Harold and Dorothy (Davidson) Johnson. At age 17, the Johnson family moved to Pine River, where Mert met and married his sweetheart, Charlotte Goochey, on June 28, 1958.
Mert graduated from St. Paul Bible College...
Darla Berg
Jul 12, 2024
Nayme (Darla) Berg was born December 14, 1938, in Anchorage, Alaska to Emmett (Palach) Shaw and Alyce (Forsgren Shaw) Sathre. Darla along with her brother and mom were relocated to North Dakota prior to the outbreak of World War II. After graduating from high school in McGregor, North Dakota she moved to Minneapolis. Where she worked several jobs, most notably...
Joanne M. Fischer
Jul 11, 2024
Joanne Fischer of Randell, beloved sister, wife, mother, grandmother, and friend passed away surrounded by family on the morning of July 11th. Her funeral will be held on Wednesday, July 17th at 11:00 AM at St. James Catholic Church in Randall, with a visitation being held prior at 10 AM. The burial will be after at Randall City Cemetery.
Joanne Mary...
Verdell "Andy" Anderson
Jul 10, 2024
Verdell (Andy) Anderson peacefully passed away on July 10, 2024, at CentraCare hospital in St Cloud, surrounded by family.
He was born on November 7, 1949, to Ellsworth and Verda Anderson, in St Cloud, MN.
After graduating from high school in Foley, MN, he enlisted in the Navy and served in Vietnam. Following an honorable discharge, he began his career in sales,...
Gail Massie
Jul 10, 2024
Gail Jean Massie (Kelling), aged 60, passed away on July 10, 2024, in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota after a long battle with Brain Cancer. Born on June 29, 1964, in Aitkin Minnesota. Gail leaves behind a legacy of warmth, kindness and dedication evident to all who knew her. Gail had a love for hosting family gatherings, being a mom and grandma...
Belinda Witthuhn
Jul 9, 2024
Belinda J. Witthuhn, 58, of Baxter, MN passed away on July 9, 2024 in Brainerd, MN. A Memorial Gathering for Family and Friends will be held on Saturday July 20, 2024 from 11:00am to 1:00pm at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel in Baxter.
She was born on April 10th, 1966, in Minneapolis MN. Belinda loved to spend time gathered around family...
