Obituaries
Dorothy Spelbrink
Sep 25, 2011
Dorothy Spelbrink, 89, of Merrifield, died at her home Sunday, September 25, 2011. Private family services will be held with interment at Pinewood Cemetery in Crosslake, MN.

David Mcclure
Sep 24, 2011
David McClure, age 73, of Pequot Lakes, passed away Saturday, September 24, 2011, at his home. He was born to Samuel and Aileen McClure on August 7, 1938, in Vallejo, CA. David served in the US Navy from 1957 to 1959. He married Jean Anderson on July 20, 1967. David is survived by his daughters, Tracy Dufour and Tiffany...
Roberta Bohlke
Sep 24, 2011
Roberta Tym (Templeton) Bohlke passed away on September 24, 2011 in hospice care at Bethany Good Samaritan Home surrounded by family and friends. Roberta (Birdie) was born to Harry and Norma Templeton on April 4, 1951 in Two Harbors, Mn. She graduated from Brainerd Senior High in 1969 and married her best friend, Lowell Allen on November 26, 1976....
William Buss
Sep 23, 2011
William "Bill" Buss, age 78, of Pequot Lakes, died on September 23, 2011, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born June 8, 1933, on the family farm west of Pequot Lakes to Hye and Marie (Johnson) Buss. He served in the U.S. Army, the local fire department for 20 years, church council and was a snowmobile...
Zoe Brink
Sep 23, 2011
Zoe Bailey Brink, age 78, of Pine River, passed away September 23, 2011. She was born to Rufus and Jessimine "Jay" Bailey on October 20, 1932, in Monticello. Zoe graduated from Monticello High School in 1950 and married W.E. "Bud" Brink on June 28, 1953. She worked most of her life as a certified medical laboratory and x-ray technologist,...
Stacy Fredstrom
Sep 22, 2011
Stacy R. Fredstrom, 33, of Crosby, formerly of Brainerd, died Thursday, September 22, 2011 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. A Funeral Service for Stacy will be held at 11 AM, Monday, September 26 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter with Pastor Rory Swenson officiating. Family and friends are invited to gather on hour prior to...
Rudolph Rolfs
Sep 22, 2011
Rudolph E. Rolfs, age 78, of Thomastown, passed away at his home on Thursday, September 22. A funeral service will be held on Monday, September 26, at 4:30 PM, at the Central United Methodist Church in Verndale. Visitation will be two hours prior to the service. Burial will be in the Montrose Cemetery. Rudolph was born on January 24,...
Marva Bray
Sep 21, 2011
Marva June Bray passed away peacefully at her home with her husband at her side on September 21, 2011. She was born on June 5, 1937 in Kemmerer, Wyoming, to parents George and Margaret Haddenham. Her parents were pioneers in founding Wyoming. Marva lived happily in Wyoming where she then met while visiting Fort Collins, CO with her friend...
Warren Kort
Sep 18, 2011
Warren "Digger" Kort, 71, of Pillager died at his home on Sunday, September 18, 2011. Visitation for Digger will be held on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter starting at 4:00PM. Services will be held right after the visitation at 7:00 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Digger was born on August...

Ludwig Eibner
Sep 18, 2011
Ludwig Franz Eibner passed away on September 18, 2011 at home after a long battle with lung cancer. Ludwig was born November 18, 1949 to Margarita (Dietmeyer) and Michael Eibner in Neumarkt in der Oberphalz, Germany, Ludwig spent many years traveling the world for work and for pleasure. He is survived by his wife, Nita, two sons, Sirk, in...

Donald Witt
Sep 17, 2011
Donald G. Witt, age 80, of Pine River passed away Saturday, September 17, 2011 at the Good Samaritan Society, Pine River. He was born to Ludwig and Emma (Hickel) Witt on June 19, 1931 at Brainerd, MN. He grew up and attended school in Pine River. After graduating from high school, Donald served in the Armed Forces. He married...

Mary Dangler
Sep 17, 2011
Mary Lee Dangler, 67, of Pine River, passed away Saturday, September 17, 2011 at the St. Cloud Hospital. Private family services will be held with interment at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery near Little Falls, MN.

James White
Sep 16, 2011
James E. White, age 71, of St. Paul, and formerly Hackensack, passed away Friday, September 16, 2011. He was born to Frank and Irene (Radue) White in Wahpeton, ND, on September 28, 1939. Jim grew up in Finley, ND, and served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1958 to 1962. He spent most of his adult life in Hackensack...
Dorothy Osterman
Sep 16, 2011
Dorothy Osterman, age 84, of Pine River, and formerly the Zumbrota and Cannon Falls area, passed away Friday, September 16, 2011, at the Good Samaritan Society, Pine River. She was born to Hugh and Elsie Fate in Osage, Iowa, on June 29, 1927. Dorothy is survived by her son, James Osterman (Wanda) of Berryville, AR; daughter, Marlys Riess (Jim)...
Clarence Payne
Sep 14, 2011
Clarence Raymond "Ray" Payne, of Hackensack, Minnesota, passed away Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at age 76. Born in Benson, he raised his family in White Bear Lake until retiring to Hackensack. He dearly loved his wife Barbara, three children, and six grandchildren; Angelica, Ali, Charlie, Abbie, Katie and Andy. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and spending time with his many...
Richard Schurtz
Sep 12, 2011
Richard Jean (Dick) Schurtz, age 75 of Baxter, MN, went to be with the Lord on September 12, 2011 at Essentia-St. Joseph�s Medical Center in Brainerd. Richard was born on July 4, 1936 in Webster City, IA, as the youngest of three children born to Jean Meredith and Ruth (Brown) Schurtz. At age six the family moved to Trimont,...
Geraldine Ebertowski
Sep 12, 2011
Geraldine M. Ebertowski, 73, of Pillager died on Monday, September 12, 2011 at St. Cloud Hospital. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, September 15, 2011 at 11:00 AM at St. Francis Catholic Church in Brainerd with Father Steve LaFlamme officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church. Interment will be held at...
Kara Myogeto-Middleton
Sep 10, 2011
Kara Lee Myogeto-Middleton, 10 days old, of St. Cloud, Minnesota died on Saturday, September 10, 2011 at Centra Care Clinic in St. Cloud, Minnesota. A memorial service for Kara will be held on Friday, September 16, 2011 at 1:00 PM at the Crosslake Lutheran Church in Crosslake with Pastor Larry Quanbeck officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to...
Gray Humrickhouse
Sep 10, 2011
Gray Canfield Humrickhouse - Born January 16, 1911 Ishpeming, MI - Died September 10, 2011 Baxter, MN. Born to Edith Gray and Guy F. Canfield, Gray lived through a century of momentous change with equanimity. Her positive nature and sense of humor made people enjoy her company. She was a natural caregiver who put the needs of others ahead...

Darrell Brown
Sep 9, 2011
Darrell Brown, 79, of Backus, passed away on September 9, 2011, at his home with family and friends at his bedside after a battle with cancer. He was born January 5, 1932, to Maude and Frank Brown in Minneapolis. Darrell was a member of the American Legion Post 368 in Backus and VFW Post 3839 in Jenkins. He retired...