Obituaries
James Eitrheim
Apr 16, 2011
James (Jim) Alden Eitrheim passed away April 16, 2011 at home surrounded by his family after a 5 month struggle with cancer. He was born Feb. 21, 1933 on a farm in Baltic SD. He graduated from Augustana College in 1958 after taking two years out for service in the United States Navy. Jim served aboard the destroyer USS...
Marion Murphy
Apr 15, 2011
Marion Charlotte Murphy, 80, of Baxter, passed away Friday, April 15, 2011 at her home. Private family services will be held. Charlotte was born July 7, 1930 in Amery, WI, the daughter of Myron and Viola (Dunn Chapin) Crandall. After graduating from New Richmond High School, Charlotte was united in marriage to Frank Murphy on August 27, 1949 in...
Georgia Hasselberg
Apr 15, 2011
Georgia Hasselberg, age 86, of Staples, passed away at the Lakewood Health System Care Center, on Friday, April 15. A funeral service is planned for Wednesday, April 20, at 11:00 AM at the United Methodist Church in Staples, with a visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at the Walnut Hill Cemetery in Belleville, IL. Georgia...
Lorraine Bowman
Apr 14, 2011
Lorraine Bowman, 87, of Brainerd, passed away Thursday, April 14, 2011 at Diamond Willow Assisted Living in Baxter. Memorial Services will be at 3 PM, Monday, April 18, 2011 at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Family and friends are welcome to gather one hour prior to services. A luncheon will follow at the Brenny Reception Room. Lorraine was born...
Elsie Boldra
Apr 14, 2011
Honoring the Life of Elsie Boldra Elsie I. Boldra, age 66, of Staples, passed away at the Lakewood Health System Hospital on Thursday, April 14. A funeral service will be held on Monday, April 18, at 9:00 AM at the Staples Church of Christ. Visitation will be held on Sunday evening from 4-6, at the church, as well as...
David Barrett
Apr 14, 2011
David R. Barrett, 75, of Baxter, passed away Thursday, April 14, 2011 at Good Samaritan Society - Woodland in Brainerd. Services for David will be held at 11 AM, Monday, April 18, 2011 at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter with Mike Kneeland officiating. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior to services. The family requests that...
Fredrick Horschel
Apr 13, 2011
Fredrick J. Horschel age 73, of Staples, passed away at St. Michael's Hospital in Sauk Centre on Thursday, April 13, 2011. A memorial service is planned for Monday, April 18, at 11:00 AM, at the Christian Missionary Alliance Church in Wadena. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior to the service. Fred was born December 3,...

Benjamin Thomas, Jr.
Apr 13, 2011
Benjamin Thomas, Jr., age 75, of Pine River, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2011, at the St. Cloud Hospital. He was born May 23, 1935, in Atlantic City, NJ, to Benjamin and Mary Thomas. Ben is survived by his wife, Nina; children: Renee Zentmeyer (Bob), Bruce Thomas, Geno Foschi (Connie), Michael Foschi (Claudia), LuAnn Foschi, Jane Erickson (Kenny), David...
Douglas Yeager
Apr 13, 2011
Douglas "Doug" Michael Yeager, 32, died on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at St. Cloud Hospital. Services for Doug will be held on Saturday, April 16, 2011 at 11:00 AM at St. Andrew's Catholic Church in Brainerd with Deacon Roger Marks officiating. Visitation will be held at Brenny Funeral Chapel on Friday, April 15, 2011 from 5:00-7:00 PM and one...
Joseph Crsono
Apr 12, 2011
Joseph J. Crosno, age 53, of Staples, died at the Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis on April 12, 2011. A Funeral Service will be held on Friday, April 15, at 3:00 PM, at the Brenny Funeral Home in Staples. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Joe was born on Christmas Day in 1957, in Minneapolis,...
Jon Roller
Apr 9, 2011
Jon E. Roller, 37, of Brainerd, passed away at his home on Saturday, April 9, 2011. Funeral Services will be held at 11 AM, Wednesday, April 13, at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, MN. Family and friends are welcome to gather Tuesday evening from 4-7 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel. Jon was born March 23, 1974, in Brainerd,...

Ronald Bender
Apr 9, 2011
Ronald L. Bender, 75, of Baxter died on Saturday, April 9, 2011 at Staples Care Center in Staples, Minnesota. Private Family Services will be held at a later date. Arrangements have been entrusted to Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter.

Michael Shea
Apr 8, 2011
Michael C. Shea, 94, formerly of Florida, passed away Friday, April 8, 2011 at his home in Aitkin, MN. Private Family Interment is scheduled for a later date at Bay Pines National Cemetery in St. Petersburg, FL. Michael is survived by his step-daughter, Stephanie (Cecil) Riley. He was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth (Twers) and his parents,...
Donald Rice
Apr 6, 2011
Donald Rice, age 71, of Remer, passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2011, at the VA Medical Center in Minneapolis. He was born May 10, 1939, in Walden Township to Sidney and Tillie Rice. Donald is survived by his wife of over 50 years, Louise; mother, Tillie Rice of Remer; children: Donald Rice, Jr. (Lou Ann), Diane Ammerman (Robert), Sidney...
Irene Allen
Apr 6, 2011
Irene Allan, 93, of Crosby, died on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at Cuyuan Medical Center in Crosby. Arrangements are pending with Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter.

Darline Wallace
Apr 4, 2011
Martha Darline Wallace, age 77, Baxter, died at St. Joseph's Medical Center on April 4, 2011. Known by Darline to everyone, she was born on March 16, 1934, to Dwight and Dorotha Surber. She was an only child. Born and raised in Star City, Indiana, Darline married her high school sweetheart, Jim Wallace on Oct. 4, 1953. Jim and...
Lorraine Beeson
Apr 3, 2011
Beeson, Lorraine Betty (nee Mann) Beeson, Lorraine Betty, age 85 of Nisswa and Pequot Lakes, MN completed her journey on this earth on April 3, 2011. Lorraine was comforted in death by the presence of her family. Lorraine was born in St. Paul, MN on May 2nd, 1925. She grew up in Minneapolis; graduating from Southwest High School in...
Thomas Rogge
Apr 2, 2011
Thomas Lee Rogge, 65, of Brainerd, Minnesota, died Saturday, April 2, 2011. He was born in Windom, Minnesota on March 8, 1946. Tom was preceded in death by his parents, Jack and Donna Rogge; and brother, Steve. Tom will be forever remembered by his son, Tom; daughter, Kristine Kunze (Chris); grandchildren, Abigail, Noah and Theodore; and the mother of...
Doris Cole
Apr 2, 2011
Doris Cole, age 84, of Motley, passed away Saturday, April 2, 2011, at Lakewood Hospital in Staples. Funeral services will be Saturday, April 9, 2011, at 11:00 AM at the Assembly of God Church in Staples with Rev. Roy Miles officiating. Family and friends are welcome to gather one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in the...

Clarice Hager
Mar 30, 2011
Clarice G. Hager, 91, of Baxter, died Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at Edgewood Vista. A Memorial Service for Clarice will be held at a later date. Clarice was born on December 21, 1919 in St. Peter, Minnesota. Clarice graduated from St. Peter High School. She was united into marriage to Lloyd Johnson on September 3, 1941 in Gaylord, Minnesota....