Obituaries
Ellyn Tracy
Nov 27, 2023
Ellyn Louise Tracy (nee Hunt), 84, of Pequot Lakes passed away on November 27th, 2023, at home with her husband, Dale Tracy, by her side. Ellyn was born on July 10, 1939, to William and Sybil (Bixler) Hunt in Minneapolis, MN. She met Dale at church and they became partners in life. Ellyn was a kind, loving, funny, and supportive...
Raymond Lasher
Nov 27, 2023
Raymond Lasher, 80, of Garrison, Mn, passed away on November 27, 2023.
Ray was born on January 12, 1943, to Kenneth and Shirley (Scott) Lasher in Anticoch, CA. He served in the Navy from 1961-1965 and served two terms in Vietnam. Ray was very proud of his 30 plus years of sobriety. He enjoyed helping others on their sobriety...
Frank Holmes
Nov 27, 2023
Frank E. Holmes, 57, of Staples, MN passed away peacefully and went home to be with Jesus on November 27, 2023, in Staples. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday December 2, 2023, at 11:00am at the Staples Assembly of God Church with Reverend Roy Miles officiating. There will be a visitation held one hour prior to the start of...
Sharon Marie Luloff
Nov 26, 2023
Sharon Marie Luloff, 75, of Pequot Lakes, MN passed away peacefully on November 26th, 2023.
Sharon was born to George and Darlene (Kincade) Mitchell on June 23, 1948, in St. Cloud, MN.
Sharon was a homemaker who loved cooking, reading, and her candy! She is survived by her daughter Shelly (Rafe)Fleener, and her granddaughters Dana and Ella of Pequot Lakes,...
Wendy Sherman
Nov 25, 2023
Wendy Sherman, age 51, of Pequot Lakes, MN, passed away peacefully in her home on Saturday, November 25, 2023, surrounded by her loving family after a four-year battle with cancer. Wendy was born on May 13, 1972, in St. Paul, MN, to Don and Sandy Craighead. She graduated from Mounds View High School in 1990 and attended the University of...
Mitchel Johnson
Nov 25, 2023
Mitchel Donovan Johnson, age 90, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on November 25, 2023. He was born in Sebeka, Minnesota on August 15, 1933, to Alfred and Emma (Colby) Johnson where six brothers were already on the scene; Bert, Bob, Bill, Doug, Jim and Phil.
He joined the Air Force six days after graduation from...
Barbara Ellen Jones
Nov 25, 2023
Barbara Ellen Jones, 76, of Pequot Lakes, passed away on November 25, 2023 at Cuyuna Regional Medical Center. There are no services planned at this time.
Daniel Keena
Nov 24, 2023
Daniel LeRoy Keena, a loving husband, devoted father and grandfather passed away unexpectedly at his home in Nisswa on November 24, 2023, at the age of 75. He was born on December 20, 1947, in Bemidji, MN, to the late George and Caroline Keena (Binkley).
No services will be held per his request.
Richard 'Rick' Ternus
Nov 23, 2023
Richard ‘Rick’ Ternus, 42, of Brainerd, MN passed away on November 23, 2023, in Nisswa, MN. There will be a Celebration of Life service planned for the Spring of 2024.
Rick was born on January 29, 1981, to Douglas and Lorelei Ternus.
He was very intelligent and thoughtful, and he enjoyed helping others. He loved gaming, enjoying different foods, and...
Earl J Olson
Nov 23, 2023
Earl J Olson, 93, of Brainerd, MN passed away peacefully with his wife by his side on November 23, 2023, in Brainerd. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday December 9, 2023, at Edgewood Vista Chapel in Brainerd at 11:00am.
Earl was born on December 7, 1929, to Conrad and Agnest (Larson) Olson. He served with the United State...
Karen Marie Card
Nov 22, 2023
Karen Marie Card, 75, of Staples passed away on November 22, 2023, at Sanford Health in Fargo. Funeral Services will take place at 11 am on Thursday, November 30, 2023, at Thomastown Covenant Church in Staples, MN. A visitation will take place one hour prior to services.
Karen was born on December 9, 1947 in Fargo, North Dakota to...
Bob Hendrickson
Nov 21, 2023
Bob Hendrickson, 69, of Brainerd, passed away on November 21, 2023. Services will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, December 6th at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel in Baxter.
Bob was born on September 16, 1954, in Viroqua, Wisconsin to Roger and Mavis (Sanden) Hendrickson. He grew up in Houston, Minnesota and Coon Rapids, Minnesota. His family moved to...
James G Hanus
Nov 21, 2023
James (Jim) Gregory Hanus, 63, of Merrifield, MN passed away peacefully at his home with his family by his side on Tuesday November 21, 2023.
James was born to Wally and Jean Hanus on June 20, 1960, in Robbinsdale, MN. He was the youngest of their four children.
On November 30th 1991, Jim and Roxanne Jans married in Crosslake, MN....
Robert Wynn
Nov 20, 2023
Robert (Bobby) Cecil Wynn passed away unexpectedly at CentraCare Hospital in St. Cloud due to complications of diabetes at the age of 47. He was born March 30, 1976, in Brainerd, the third child of Douglas and Shirley (Larson) Wynn. Bobby attended school in Pequot Lakes. He worked several jobs in his younger years.
Bobby enjoyed feeding and watching his birds...
Ruth Knox
Nov 20, 2023
Ruth Boynton Knox, known by family and friends as Grandma Ruth, age 96, of Pine River, MN, and formerly Webster City, IA, received her last and final change of address as she was escorted to her heavenly home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, November 20, 2023.
Ruth was the daughter of Leland Boynton and Mary (Nelson,...
Margaret Lehrke
Nov 19, 2023
Margaret “Marge” Mary Lehrke, 88, peacefully passed away at Grand Arbor Memory Care in Alexandria, Minnesota, on November 19, 2023.
Margaret was born October 5, 1935, in Bowlus, Minnesota, to Joseph and Helen (Eggert) Prokott. She grew up on her family’s farm with older brother Robert, older sisters Dolores, Dorothy, and Rita and younger sister Jeanette. In 1955, she was...
Eva Reither
Nov 17, 2023
Eva Barbara (Lugert) Reither, of Staples, passed away on November 17, 2023, at 105 ½ years of age.
Eva was born 3lbs, on a farm in Mantador, North Dakota. Her mom put her in a shoebox lined with cotton and put her in the oven to keep warm – No incubators back then. Later in life her husband said, “I...
Kim Trana
Nov 17, 2023
Kim Trana, 68, of Staples, passed away on November 17, 2023. Services will be held 11:00 am on Tuesday November 28, 2023 at Motley Free Methodist Church with a visitation starting one hour prior.
Kim was born on October 10th 1955 in Staples, MN to Tom and Barbara (Modrow) Trana. He graduated from Staples High School in 1974. He...
Virginia 'Ginger' Gunderson
Nov 17, 2023
Viriginia “Ginger” Gunderson of Baxter, Minnesota, passed away on November 17, 2023, at the age of 83.
Ginger grew up in Willmar, Minnesota, with her parents, Harvey and Dina Spaulding, and her brother, Gene Spaulding (Judy). After graduating from Willmar Senior High School, Ginger worked for Ministers Life Insurance Company in Minneapolis, and later the Brainerd Credit Bureau, and she...
Jerry Cavin
Nov 16, 2023
Jerry Patrick Cavin, 85, passed away peacefully on November 16, 2023, at Shiloh assisted Living in Pequot Lakes, MN.
Jerry was born to Roy Fred Cavin and Bessie Marie Wood in Dallam County, Texas, on January 3, 1938. He attended Texline High School where he met “The Love of His Life” Marilyn Gail Wheeler. They married on December 21, 1956,...
