Obituaries
Lester Anderson
May 11, 2010
Lester Anderson, 92, of Pine River, passed away Tuesday, May 11, 2010. He was born September 29, 1917, to Oscar and Anna Anderson in Cokato, MN. Lester served in the Naval Aircorp during World War II and attended Bethel Seminary. He pastored churches in Minnesota and Illinois. He was an avid reader, poetry writer, and supporter of conservative values...
Julius Chlebecek
May 11, 2010
Julius Chlebecek, age 69, of Pine River, and formerly Canby, MN, passed away Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at his son's home. He was born June 10, 1940, in Canby, to Joseph and Rose Chlebecek. Julius is survived by his wife, Carol; son, Jeff Chlebecek (Marilyn) of Pine River; sister, Delphine Wood of Glencoe, MN; brother, Jerome Chlebecek of Canby;...
Ella Ganz
May 10, 2010
Luella (Lu) Ganz, our Mother, age 97, of Backus, passed away peacefully and quietly on May 10, 2010, of age related natural causes at Whispering Pines Good Samaritan Center, Pine River. She was the fourth of six children born to William and Alvina Knopf on October 24, 1912, in Kalispell, Montana. The family spent a short time in Montana...
Stanley Sprenger
Apr 30, 2010
Stanley Sprenger, age 73, of Pine River passed away Friday, April 30, 2010 at Whispering Pines Good Samaritan Center, Pine River. He was born July 30, 1936 to Anton and Helen Sprenger in New Ulm. He attended Rural District 9 school in New Ulm and served two years in the U.S. Army. Stanley worked as a mason all of...
Hazel Kayala
Apr 23, 2010
Hazel Kayala, age 86, of Brainerd, and formerly Pine River, passed away Friday, April 23, 2010 at Bethany Good Samaritan Center in Brainerd. She was born April 4, 1924, to Edward and Hannah Healey in Batley, England. Hazel spent many years in nursing, working at the Brainerd State Hospital and Ah Gwah Ching in Walker. Hazel is survived by...
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...
