Obituaries
LeRoy Tepley
Nov 23, 2010
November 24, 2010 LeRoy L. (Roy) Tepley, age 79, of Staples, passed away Tuesday evening, November 23rd at the Lakewood Health System Hospital in Staples. A Private Service will be held by the family. LeRoy worked on a farm in his early years. He also served in the Army during the Korean Conflict. He worked as a machinist in...
Sharron Hoemberg
Nov 22, 2010
Sharron J. Hoemberg, age 66, of Staples, passed away at her home on Monday, November 22. A memorial service is planned for Saturday, December 4th, at 11:00 AM, at the Staples United Methodist Church. A visitation will be held on Friday evening from 4-6, at the Brenny Funeral Home in Staples, and one hour prior to the service, at...
Eleanor Wareing
Nov 20, 2010
Eleanor J. Wareing, 92, of Crossslake, passed away suddenly at her home on Saturday, November 20, 2010. Memorial services are scheduled for 11:00 AM, Saturday, November 27 at Crosslake Presbyterian Church. Gathering time will be one hour prior to the services a lunch will follow. Eleanor moved from St. Paul to Crosslake in 1965, where she started Crosslake's first...
Joseph Marushin
Nov 20, 2010
Joseph M. Marushin, 92, formerly of Minneapolis and Brainerd, died on November 20, 2010 at the Mother of Mercy Campus of Care in Albany, MN. He was born September 4, 1918 in Pennsylvania, but grew up in Minneapolis. He was the youngest of eight children. He served in the US Navy. On September 20, 1942 he married LaVerda Buss...
Dorothy Hedlund
Nov 19, 2010
Dorothy L. Hedlund, age 95, of Pine River passed away Friday, November 19, 2010 at the Samaritan House in Brainerd, MN. She was born July 17, 1915 in Walden Township, Rural Pine River to George and Eva (Lindfors) Olson. She grew up in Walden Township and attended the Klath Country School and graduated from Pine River High School in...
Rose McCarthy
Nov 18, 2010
Rose Ann McCarthy, 75, of Brainerd, passed away Thursday, November 18, 2010 at the St. Cloud Hospital with her family by her side. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, November 22 at St. Francis Catholic Church in Brainerd. Family and friends are invited to gather from 5 to 8 PM Sunday evening at...
Violet Friedman
Nov 18, 2010
It is with sadness that we announce the passing of our mom, Violet on Thursday, November 18, 2010. Violet lived a full life and touched the hearts of many. She is survived by her children, Mardi (Jon) Knudson, of St. Cloud, Rolland Peterson, of Young America, and Jodi Peterson, of Moorhead. Vi will also be remembered warmly by her...
Iva Bunch
Nov 16, 2010
Iva L. Bunch, 81, of Baxter died on Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at Woodland Good Samaritan Village. Memorial Service for Iva will be held at Woodland Good Samaritan Village on Saturday, December 4, 2010 at 1:30 PM. Iva was born on May 31, 1929 in Marceline, MO to Albert and Ethel (Ridgeway) Frazier. Iva married Bill Bunch on December...
Richard Chenoweth
Nov 16, 2010
Richard "Dick" Chenoweth, passed away November 16, 2010, at home. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 AM on Friday November19, 2010, at the Faith Lutheran Church in Staples. Friends and relatives are invited to gather on Thursday November 18th from 5 - 7 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples with prayers at 6:45 PM. Interment will...
Mary Stewart
Nov 13, 2010
Mary Lee Smith Stewart was born to Abram John Smith and Mathilda M. (Akenson) Smith at Hillcrest Hospital in Minneapolis, MN on May 11, 1922. She graduated from Central High School in Minneapolis in June of 1939 and earned a BS Degree from St. Cloud State University in 1943. In the fall of that year, she began teaching English...
Dorothy Christensen
Nov 9, 2010
Dorothy A. Christensen, 77, of Brainerd, passed away November 9, 2010 at St. Joseph's Medical Center. A Memorial Mass will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, November 15, 2010 at St. Francis Catholic Church in Brainerd with Father Steve Laflamme officiating. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior to services and also immediately following the services...
Roy Mertens
Nov 8, 2010
Roy L. Mertens, age 85, of Staples, passed away late Monday evening at the Lakewood Health Care System Hospital in Staples. Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, November 13th, at 11:00 AM, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Staples, with Father Ron Schmelzer officiating. Visitation will be Friday November 12th, from 5-7 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel...
Patricia Gaffke
Nov 6, 2010
Patricia Gaffke, age 74, of Randall, died Saturday, November 06, 2010 at the St. Cloud Hospital. Mass of Christian Burial will be Wednesday, November 10th at 11:00 AM at St. James Catholic Church in Randall with Father Leo Moenkedick officiating. Family and friends are invited to gather Tuesday evening from 5-8PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Randall with...
Orel Zimmerman
Nov 5, 2010
Orel Zimmerman, 77, of Randall, passed away Friday, November 5, 2010 at his home surrounded by his family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 AM, Monday, November 8, 2010 at St. James Catholic Church in Randall with Father Leo Moenkedick officiating. Family and friends are invited to gather from 3-5 PM on Sunday afternoon at...
Clarice Ricke
Nov 4, 2010
November 5, 2010 Clarice Ricke, age 79, formerly of Staples, passed away Thursday afternoon at the Edina Care Center in Edina, MN of cancer. Funeral services will be Monday, November 8th, at 11AM at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Wadena, MN. Friends and relatives are invited to gather one hour prior to the service at the...
Geraldine Wilmes
Nov 2, 2010
Geraldine E. Wilmes, 74, of Merrifield passed away at her home on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Private Services. Geraldine Wirtz was born on March 7, 1936 in Minneapolis, MN the daughter of William and Margaret (Schroeder) Wirtz. After graduating from the College of St. Catherine's with a Nursing Degree, she married John Wilmes on June 7, 1958. She worked...
Elizabeth Adkins
Nov 2, 2010
Elizabeth Irene "Ma" Adkins, age 78, of Pine River, passed away Tuesday, November 2, 2010, at the Good Samaritan Society Pine River. She was born July 30, 1932, to Harriet and John Seebach and raised in rural Backus. Irene married John Adkins and raised five children, Jackie, Alicia, Randy, Joel, and Jay. She enjoyed gardening, playing cards, and her...
Albert Zupon
Nov 2, 2010
Albert Zupon, age 86, of Pine River, passed away Tuesday, November 2, 2010, at St. Joseph's Medical Center, Brainerd. He was born March 19, 1924, in St. Cloud, to George and Elizabeth Zupon. Albert is survived by his brother, Gilbert of Pequot Lakes; sisters: Irene Crimmins, Eleanor Cash, Mary Warren, all of Brainerd, Dorothy Heino of Pine River; his...
Franklin Selvey
Nov 1, 2010
Franklin Selvey, age 95, of Staples, passed away at the Lakewood Health System Care Center on Monday, November 1. Funeral services will be Friday November 5, at 1:00 PM at the Staples Christian and Missionary Alliance Church. Friends and relatives are invited to gather beginning at 11:00 AM at the Church. Interment will be in Greenlawn Cemetery at Verndale....
Douglas Fritscher
Nov 1, 2010
Douglas Fritscher, 69, of Nisswa, passed away Monday, November 01, 2010 at his home. A Memorial Mass will be held at 10:00AM, Saturday, November 6, 2010 at St. Christopher's Catholic Church in Nisswa, with Father George Zeck officiating. Douglas was born July 3, 1941 in Sherburn, MN, the son of Alfred and Bernice (Johnson) Fritscher. His father was an...
