Obituaries

Kara Myogeto-Middleton

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

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

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...

Aimee Holmgard

Aimee Holmgard

Sep 6, 2011

Aimee Marie Anderson Holmgard, 94, of Fifty Lakes, passed from this earth on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at Cuyuna Regional Medical Care Center in Crosby, Minnesota. A gathering of family and friends will gather at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Crosslake on Friday, September 16, 2011 from 10:00-12:00. A luncheon will follow services at Fifty Lakes Community Center. Private...

Pastor Anderson

Pastor Anderson

Sep 5, 2011

Pastor Mark L. Anderson, 65, of Brainerd, died at his home Monday, September 05, 2011. Funeral Services for Pastor Mark will be held at 11 AM, Saturday, September 10, 2011 at Crosslake Lutheran Church in Crosslake, MN. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior to services. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred. Mark Lynn Anderson...

Sidney Walker

Sidney Walker

Sep 4, 2011

Sidney Jarvis Walker, 74, of Pequot Lakes, MN, died at his home Sunday, September 4, 2011. Funeral Services for Sid will be held at 3 PM, Thursday, September 8, 2011 at Crosslake Lutheran Church with Pastor Larry Quanbeck officiating. Family and friends are welcome to gather Wednesday evening from 5-7 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Crosslake and...

Gordon Erickson

Gordon Erickson

Sep 2, 2011

Gordon Ray Erickson (Gordy), of Nisswa, passed away September 2, 2011. He was born October 24, 1931, to Walter and Caroline Erickson of Oglesby, IL. Gordy grew up and attended school in LaSalle-Peru, IL. He graduated from LP HS in 1950 and attended LPO Jr. College, where he was a stand-out football player. Gordy entered the Marine Corps in...

Susan Denk

Susan Denk

Sep 2, 2011

Susan Marie Ebinger Denk passed away peacefully on Friday September 2, 2011 at the age of 58 in Valley, Nebraska. Sue was born on October 24, 1952 in Brainerd, Minn. to Richard and Dolores Ebinger and was middle of 3 children. She grew up in Osseo, Minnesota where she graduated from high school in 1970. Following High School, Sue...

Verna Gorzycki

Verna Gorzycki

Sep 1, 2011

Verna Mae Gorzycki, age 88, of Pine River, passed away Thursday, September 1, 2011, at Good Samaritan Society, Pine River. She was born to Benjamin and Rose Gloege on July 25, 1923. Verna Mae grew up in Milbank, SD and later moved to Princeton, MN, then Minneapolis where she attended Edison High School. She married George Gorzycki on May...

Jesse Hildebran

Jesse Hildebran

Sep 1, 2011

Jesse Hildebran, 81, of Jenkins MN, passed away September 1,2011 at Heritage House, Pequot Lakes. He was born to Schyler Ulysses (Carl) Hildebran and Grace May (Beals) Hildebran on December 7, 1929. He grew up in Blindlake Township, MN. He will be remembered for his love of the great outdoors. Jesse did not have children of his own. Nieces...

George Hope

George Hope

Sep 1, 2011

Reverend George H. Hope, 80, of Crosslake, died Thursday, September 01, 2011 at the St. Cloud Hospital. Family and friends are welcome to gather Sunday evening, September 4, from 4-6 PM at the Crosslake Evangelical Free Church "Log Church". There will be a funeral service starting at 6:30 PM. Second Services at 1:30 PM at First Baptist Church (499...

George Fawcett

George Fawcett

Aug 31, 2011

George F. Fawcett, 98, of Duluth, formerly of Nisswa, died August 31, 2010 in Duluth, MN. Memorial services will be held at 11 AM, Monday, September 19, 2011 at Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery near Little Falls. Military Honors will be provided by the Minnesota National Guard Honor Guard. A reception will follow at the Brenny Funeral Chapel Reception Room...

Marvin Baker

Marvin Baker

Aug 31, 2011

Marvin Lyle Baker, 79, Brainerd, born August 25, 1932, died August 31, 2011 at the Good Samaritan Village - Woodland. Graveside Services will be held at 1:00 PM, Tuesday, September 6 at Dykeman Union Cemetery near Garrison. He served in Korea from 1949-1951. He was married in 1955 to Alice Gottsch. Besides being self-employed for many years, Marv worked...

Sylvia Schultz

Sylvia Schultz

Aug 30, 2011

Sylvia Schultz, 73, of Brainerd, died Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at Essentia Health - St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd. A Celebration of Life will be held from 4-7 PM, Saturday, September 10 at First Lutheran Church in Brainerd with Pastor Kristin Oltmann officiating. Sylvia was born October 18, 1937 in Little Falls, MN, the daughter of Charles and...

Patrick Harris

Patrick Harris

Aug 30, 2011

Patrick Harris, age 68, of Hackensack, passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2011, at Cuyuna Care Center, Crosby. He was born to Norman and Irene Harris on February 18, 1943, in St. Paul. Pat worked as an ironworker with Local 512 in St. Paul until retiring in 1986 and moving to Hackensack. Pat is survived by his wife, Lois; daughter,...

Mavis Watts

Mavis Watts

Aug 29, 2011

Mavis Claire (Swenson) Watts, age 81, of Pillager, MN, was born March 12, 1930 in Devils Lake, ND, to Harvey and Helga (Peggy) Swenson. Mavis attended school in Backus, MN graduating in 1947. After high school she attended St. Paul Bible Institute (now Crown College) in St. Paul, MN, where she graduated with a Bible certificate in 1951. Mavis...

Donald Trustem

Donald Trustem

Aug 27, 2011

Donald Charles Trustem passed away at Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center on August 27, 2011, with his family at his side. Donald, son of Ole and Hulda Trustem, was born on Dec. 9, 1921, in Emmons, Minn. He graduated from Waldorf College, Forest City, Iowa with a business degree. Donald served four and a half years in the...

Charles Stock

Charles Stock

Aug 27, 2011

Charles I. Stock, 77, of Pillager, died Saturday, August 27, 2011 at the St. Cloud Hospital. Services for Charles will be at 7:00 PM, Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Family and friends are invited to gather from 5-7 PM on Wednesday evening. He retired from BNSF. He is survived by his wife of...

Lee Thomas

Lee Thomas

Aug 27, 2011

Lee R. Thomas, age 82, of Longville, MN, died peacefully at his home on August 27, 2011. He was born on February 3, 1929, in Aitkin, MN, to Benjamin and Nellie Thomas. Lee is survived by his wife, Jean A. Thomas; 4 children; many grandchildren and great grandchildren; sister, Verna Spalj; and brother, Donald Thomas. Lee will be remembered...

Rodney Zech

Rodney Zech

Aug 25, 2011

Rodney L. Zech, 62, of Brainerd died on Thursday, August 25, 2011 at St. Gabriel's Hospital in Little Falls. Private family services at a later date. Rodney was born on March 25, 1949 in Hibbing, MN to Lynn and Dorothy (Wedegartner) Zech. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Jim; and a sister Lynda Stitch. Rodney is...