Obituaries
Benny Sandberg
Apr 19, 2010
Benny Jon Sandberg, 73, of Merrifield, passed away Monday, April 19, 2010 at the St. Cloud Hospital. Services for Benny will be at 1:00 PM, Friday, April 23, at Crosslake Lutheran Church in Crosslake with Pastor Mark Anderson officiating. Friends are welcome to gather Thursday evening from 5-7 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Crosslake and one hour...
Annette Shetka
Apr 18, 2010
Annette Shetka, age 74, of Pine River, passed away Sunday, April 18, 2010, at St. Joseph's Medical Center, Brainerd. She was born July 25, 1935, in Pine River, to Eli and Della Deshayes. She is survived by her husband, Ronald; children: Blake Goldenstein, Renee` Berchem (Tim), Randy Goldenstein; stepchildren: Jodie Spencer (Lanney), Matthew Shetka (Meg), Julie Griffith (Marty), Michael...
Gene Hurtig
Apr 14, 2010
Gene Hurtig, age 74, of Pequot Lakes, passed away Wednesday, April 14, 2010, at Bethesda Hospital, St. Paul. He was born November 21, 1935, in Buffalo Lake, MN, to Clarence and Jennie Hurtig. Services will be 11 AM on Thursday, April 22, at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Pequot Lakes. Burial will follow at the Pequot Lakes City Cemetery. Visitation...
Colleen Mellgren
Apr 12, 2010
Colleen Mae Mellgren, age 64, of Blair, NE, and formerly Eden Prairie, MN, passed away Monday, April 12, 2010 in Omaha, NE. She was born January 9, 1946, in Brainerd, to Elmer and Blanche Olson. Colleen worked at Scott County as a 911 dispatcher for 20 years. She retired in 2005 and moved to Blair, NE to be closer...
Annemarie Rassatt
Apr 11, 2010
Anne Marie Rassatt, age 64, of Fifty Lakes, passed away Sunday, April 11, 2010, at Whispering Pines Good Samaritan Center, Pine River. She was born in Germany on July 18, 1945. Anne Marie was employed at C & A Salon in Jenkins as a cosmetologist and nail tech. Private family services will be held.
Richard Day
Apr 10, 2010
Richard F. "Dick" Day, 69, of Pequot Lakes, MN, and formerly Long Lake, passed away Saturday, April 10 at his home. Services will be 11 AM on Saturday, April 17 at Christ Lutheran Church, 5084 Main Street, Maple Plain, MN. Visitation will be Friday, April 16 from 7 to 9 PM at the church.
Arlyle Grover
Apr 2, 2010
Cherished for always, Arlyle Louise Grover, 91, unexpectedly but peacefully passed away on Friday, April 2, 2010, in Minneapolis, Minnesota with family members at her bedside. Born in Spencer, Wisconsin, she grew up on a rural farm during the Great Depression, learning to make do with very little. She attended Stevens Point Teacher's College and taught in rural schools...
James Lavell
Mar 31, 2010
James George Lavell, Nisswa, Minnesota, age 74, passed away at home on Wednesday, March 31, 2010. Born in Minneapolis, MN on August 25, 1935. Retired to Clark Lake in Nisswa, MN in 1998. Preceded in death by parents, George and Eleanor Lavell; grandson, Michael "Mikey" Deutsch; and son-in-law, Nathan Voigt. Survived by wife, Carolann; daughters, Deborah (Jeff) Savage, Karie...
Donovan Robinson
Mar 31, 2010
Donovan L. Robinson, age 82, of Pine River passed peacefully at home in the presence of his wife of 55 years on Wednesday, March 31, 2010. A memorial service will be held at 11 am Saturday, April 3, 2010 at the Church of The Nazarene in Backus. Kline Funeral Home of Pine River is in charge of the arrangements....
Dennis Bolstad
Mar 30, 2010
Dennis Bolstad, age 60, of Pine River died Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at his home. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 10, 2010 at the Kline Funeral Home in Pine River. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Dennis Bolstad was born October 23, 1949 in St. Paul the son of Kenneth...
Arlene Naylon
Mar 28, 2010
Arlene Ann Naylon, age 71, of Backus died on Sunday, March 28, 2010 at the Bethany Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Brainerd. A memorial gathering will be held on Thursday, April 1, 2010 from 1 to 3 pm at the Kline Funeral Home in Pine River. Arlene Ann Johnson was born October 8, 1938 at Bozeman, MT the daughter...
Lice Seely
Mar 28, 2010
lice Seely, age 92, of Staples, passed away at the Lakewood Health System Care Center on Sunday, March 28. A funeral service is planned for Thursday, April 1, at 11:00 AM, at the Brenny Funeral Home in Staples. The visitation will begin one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at the Motley Public Cemetery. Alice was born...
Robert Powell
Mar 25, 2010
Robert C. Powell of Cushing passed away March 25, 2010 at the Veteran's Hospital in Minneapolis. Funeral services were held at the Cushing Baptist Church on March 29, 2010 with Dan Holms officiating. Burial was at the Cushing Union Cemetery. Bob was born on October 4, 1925 in Wakonda, South Dakota to the late Willis and Bernice (Nelson) Powell....
Evan Lindquist
Mar 22, 2010
On Monday March 22, six year old Evan Lee Lindquist of Pine River, Minnesota left this world much too soon. Evan was born October 29, 2003 to Erik and Melanie (Nissen) Lindquist. Evan was a boy in every sense of the word. He loved to always be outside whether it was playing ice hockey on their frozen river, hiking...
Alfred Bragstad
Mar 10, 2010
Alfred Melvin Bragstad, 88, of Pequot Lakes, passed away March 10, 2010, at Bethany Good Samaritan Home in Brainerd. Al was born November 25, 1921 in Pequot Lakes, to Albert and Anna (Kirketeig) Bragstad. He was the third of four children and grew up working on the farm with his sisters and brother, graduating from Pequot Lakes High School...
Ada Shay
Mar 7, 2010
Ada Langren Shay, 93, of Baxter passed away on Sunday March 7, 2010 at the Bethany Good Samaritan Village. Funeral services will be at 11:00 AM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter on Thursday March 11, 2010. Reception will follow service at the Brenny Funeral Chapel Reception Room in Baxter. Visitation will be one hour prior to service....
Marlys Westphal
Mar 6, 2010
Marlys Elaine Mildred (nee Benck) Westphal, age 78, of Backus, passed away March 6, 2010, at her winter home in Harlingen, Texas. She was born to Martin and Ella Benck in Canby, MN, on October 26, 1931. She grew up on a farm near Canby. She married Lloyd E. Westphal on September 20, 1950. They moved to a dairy...
Irma Scott
Mar 4, 2010
Irma P. Scott, 95, of Garrison Township passed away Thursday, March 4, 2010 at St. Josephs Medical Center in Brainerd. Funeral services will be held on Monday, March 8, 2010 at the Community Alliance Church in Garrison, starting at 11:00 AM. Visitation will be one hour prior to service at the church. Irma was born on May 12, 1914...
Harland Finney
Feb 28, 2010
Harland (Jack) Hall Finney, age 73, of Walker, Minnesota died Sunday, February 28, 2010 at his home after a 17 month battle with cancer. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 6, 2010 at the Community Church in Walker with Pastor Dan Batson officiating. Burial will be in the Pine River Cemetery. If you plan...
Clarence Howe, Jr.
Feb 22, 2010
Clarence Howe, Jr., age 73, of Backus, passed away Monday, February 22, 2010. He was born May 19, 1936, in Backus, to Clarence and Edna Howe. Clarence married Shirley Kuhlmann in Mason City, Iowa, on February 18, 1961. He loved to fish, hunt and watch football. Clarence is survived by his wife, Shirley; children: Mark Howe, Mike Howe, Lynette...
