Obituaries

Rita Faundeen
Oct 8, 2011
Rita M. Faundeen, age 81, of Nisswa, passed away peacefully, with family by her side on October 8, 2011, at Senior Class Care, Nisswa. She was born April 13, 1930, in Reading, MN. Rita is survived by three daughters, Cheryl (David) Craig of Pequot Lakes, Marilyn (Mike) Pollack of Oceanside, CA and LaVonne (Steve) Hoppenrath of Champlin, MN; 11...
Betty Aasland
Oct 7, 2011
Betty L. Aasland, 79, of Crosslake, died Friday, October 7, 2011 at her home. Betty's funeral will take place at 2 pm, Wednesday, October 12 at Crosslake Lutheran Church with Pastor Larry Quanbeck officiating. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior to services at the church. Interment will be at Pinewood Cemetery in Crosslake. Betty was...

Edward Antolik
Oct 7, 2011
Edward D. Antolik, 80, of Brainerd, died Friday, October 07, 2011 at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, MN. Private family services will be held.
Sandi Altrichter
Oct 7, 2011
Sandra R. Altrichter, 65, of Randall died on Friday, October 7, 2011 at Long Prairie Care Center in Long Prairie. Services for Sandra will be held on Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 11:00 at Bethany Lutheran Church in Cushing with Pastor Jim Swenson officiating. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in...
Ray Hoover
Oct 6, 2011
Ray W. Hoover, age 89, formerly of Pine River, passed away peacefully on October 6, 2011, at Southdale Fairview Hospital following a short illness. Born December 26, 1921, in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, his family moved to Mildred in the Pine River, MN, area when Ray was three years old. He served in Europe as a medic in the First...
Dustin Brown
Oct 3, 2011
Dustin J. Brown, 30, of Brainerd died on Monday, October 3, 2011 in Little Falls, Minnesota. Services for Dustin will be held on Friday, October 7, 2011 at 3:00 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter with Pastor Bob Twiton officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to services. Dustin is survived by his parents, Scott and Suzanne...
Aaron Dosh
Oct 3, 2011
Aaron Noah Thomas Dosh, 19 of Brainerd, died unexpectedly October 3, 2011 as Essentia Health-St. Joseph's Medical Center. Aaron was born October 9, 1991, and would have celebrated his 20th birthday Sunday. A 2010 graduated of BHS, Aaron was attending CLC. He loved anything that had Michael Jordan logos on it. He had way too many shorts, shoes, and...
James Jokela
Oct 3, 2011
James E. Jokela, 71, of Brainerd, died Monday, October 03, 2011 at Good Samaritan Society - Bethany. A Celebration of Life is scheduled for 1:00 PM, Saturday October 8, 2011 at Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Baxter with Pastor Lilja Behr officiating. Family and friends are invited to gather beginning at 11:30 AM at the church. In lieu...
Ricky Clow
Oct 2, 2011
Ricky Everett Clow, 63, of Monticello, MN, died at his home Sunday, October 2, 2011. Funeral Services for Ricky will be held at 9:30 AM, Thursday, October 6 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter with Pastor Frank Milo. Family and friends are invited to gather for lunch at the Brenny Reception Room prior to a private interment at...
Loyl Stromberg
Sep 30, 2011
Loyl Stromberg, 97, passed away Friday, September 30, 2011 at Essentia Health - St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd. A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 PM, Tuesday, October 4, 2011at Faith Lutheran Church in Swanburg Township. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior to services. Memorials are preferred to the National Poultry Museum. Loyl...
Larry Roberts
Sep 30, 2011
Larry Lee Roberts, 65, of Brainerd, passed away Friday, September 30, 2011, at the St. Cloud Hospital. He was born May 25, 1946 in Brainerd to Chester and Johanna Roberts. He graduated from Washington High School in 1965. He served in the U.S. Air Force and was stationed in Thailand during Vietnam. Following his honorable discharge, he worked for...
Judy Larson
Sep 29, 2011
Judy A. Larson, 69, of Fifty Lakes, died at her home Thursday, September 29, 2011. Memorial Services will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, October 7, 2011 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Crosslake. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior to services. A luncheon will follow at the Fifty Lakes Foundation in Fifty Lakes...
Alice Eiesland
Sep 29, 2011
Alice Eiesland, age 77, of Brainerd, MN, died September 29, 2011 at the St. Cloud Hospital surrounded by her family. Memorial Services for Alice will be held at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior to services. Private Interment will take place at...
Eugene Coffel
Sep 28, 2011
Eugene R. Coffel, 80, of Pequot Lakes, MN, died Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at Essentia Health - St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Crosslake, MN with Father Ryan Moravitz officiating. Family and friends are invited to gather...

Kathleen Lane
Sep 28, 2011
Kathleen (Kathy) Lane died September 28, 2011 at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, MN. Kathleen was born to Bernard and Margaret (Beck) Aanerud on October 25, 1946. She grew up in Columbia Heights, MN. She lived several years in Carson, CA. She worked for 15 plus years at Coburn Optical as branch manager. She retired and moved...
Arthur Maske
Sep 28, 2011
Arthur W. Maske, 69, of Baxter, died at his home Wednesday, September 28, 2011 with his loved ones by his side. Services for Arthur will be held at 1:30, Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter with Jim Grossman officiating. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior to services. He was born...
John Sullivan
Sep 26, 2011
John P. Sullivan, age 86, of Baxter, MN, passed away on Monday, September 26, 2011 at the Saint Cloud Hospital, St. Cloud, MN. He will be dearly missed by his family and the community. John was born February 12, 1925, in Minneapolis, MN to Ruth M. and Edward F. Sullivan. His parents taught him to try to provide for...
Chester Moon
Sep 26, 2011
Chester F. Moon, 95, of Brainerd died on Monday, September 26, 2011 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Funeral services for Chester will be held on Friday, September 30, 2011 at 2:00 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter with Pastor Jim Johnson officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to services. Interment will be held at...

Clifton King
Sep 25, 2011
Clifton King, age 77, of Walker, passed away Sunday, September 25, 2011, at Sanford Health Center in Bemidji. He was born October 13, 1933. Clifton served in the U.S. Navy from 1953 to 1957. He lived in Blind Lake for many years before moving to Pine River to raise his family. He enjoyed gardening, hunting, bird feeding, rock picking...
George Hamm
Sep 25, 2011
George Hamm, 73, of Brainerd, died Sunday, September 25, 2011 at the St. Cloud Hospital. George was born on September 24, 1938 in Akeley, MN to George Hamm and Alice Shipley. He married Rose Helinsky on May 28, 1966 in South Dakota. George was preceded in death by his mother, Alice Czeczok; father, George Hamm; sister, Jean Martinek; and...