Obituaries
Jewell Boroski
Mar 16, 2009
Jewell L. Boroski, 68, passed away unexpectedly Monday, March 16th, 2009 at the Lakewood Hospital, Staples, MN. Services will be on Saturday, March 21st at 1 P.M., at Assembly of God Church in Staples, with visitation one hour prior to services. Interment will be later this spring. Jewell Lillian Boroski was born on March 19th, 1940 in Carlton City,...
James Kilbury
Mar 15, 2009
James Boyd Kilbury Sr., age 71, of Staples, passed away Sunday morning at 6:30 am at his home after battling cancer for several months. James Boyd Kilbury Sr. was born on December 3, 1937, in Hammond Indiana, the son of Marion Vail and Richard Kilbury. He married Nancy Kilbury in November of 2008. He was preceded in death by...
Wayne Johnson
Mar 14, 2009
Wayne Milton Johnson, age 55, of Moorhead, MN, passed away March 14, 2009, at MerittCare Hospital in Fargo, ND. A Memorial Gathering is planned for Saturday, April 4, 2009, from 2:00 until 5:00 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Staples. Wayne Milton Johnson was born November 2, 1953, in Wadena, MN, the son of George L. and Dolores...
Ruth Oman
Mar 14, 2009
Ruth Margie Oman, age 84, passed away at St. Ottos Care Center in Little Falls on Saturday, March 14, 2009. A funeral service is planned for Thursday, March 19, at 11:00 am at the Assembly of God Church in Staples with Pastor Roy Miles officiating. There will be a time to visit one hour prior to the service at...
Scott Case
Mar 13, 2009
Scott Case, age 55, of Staples, passed away at the St. Cloud Hospital on Friday, March 13. Services will be on Thursday, March 19, at 1:00 PM, at Faith Lutheran Church in Staples with Pastor Steve Sveom officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at the Evergreen Hill Cemetery in...
Chester Snyder
Mar 13, 2009
Chester J. Chet Snyder, 91, of Baxter, died Friday, March 13, 2009 at the Edgewood Vista Assisted Living in Brainerd, MN. Services for Chet will be 11 AM, Tuesday, March 17 at First Lutheran Church in Brainerd, MN. Friends are welcome to gather one hour prior to services at the church. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery in Brainerd, MN. Memorials are...
Della Deboer
Mar 12, 2009
Della E. DeBoer, age 92, of Pelican Rapids, formerly of Pine River, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2009 at the Pelican Valley Health Center in Pelican Rapids. Della Carlson was born in Timber Lake, SD on June 14, 1916 to Hans and Ella (Erickson) Carlson. She married Charles DeBoer and they moved to the Pine River area in 1937....
Dorothea Tower
Mar 12, 2009
Dorothea W. Tower, 87, of Staples, died Thursday, March 12, 2009 at the St. Cloud Hospital. Services for Dorothea will be at 11 AM, Tuesday, March 17 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Staples with Pastor Robin Collins and Pastor Ed Koehler officiating. Friends are welcome to gather Monday evening from 5-7 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Staples....
Bill Cummings
Mar 10, 2009
Bill J. Cummings, age 83, long time resident of Island Lake, passed away at the Good Samaritan Center in Pine River on Tuesday, March 10, 2009. Services will be held at Kline Funeral Home in Pine River at 11 AM on Monday, March 16, with Father Bruce Engen officiating. Bill was born to Jack and Gaston Cummings in Dallas,...
Vernon Swanson
Mar 9, 2009
Vernon Carl Swanson, 84, of Fifty Lakes, died Monday, March 9, 2009 at Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby, MN. Private family services will be held with interment at Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery near Camp Ripley, MN. Vernon was born June 21, 1923 in Minneapolis, MN, the son of Carl and Sigeri (Hermansen) Swanson. Following his honorable discharge from...
Steven Udseth
Mar 9, 2009
Steven A. Udseth, age 64, of Atlanta, GA, and formerly Pine River, passed away March 9, 2009, in Atlanta. He was born June 12, 1944, in Brainerd, to Arnold and Julia (Stranne) Udseth. Steven is survived by his four sisters: Pat Phillips (John) of Pine River, Dianne Heath (Dave) of Nisswa, Julie Runberg (Dave) of Brainerd, Jan Klienschmidt (Bill)...
Hattie Smith
Mar 9, 2009
Hattie Elizabeth Smith passed away Sunday morning at the Lakewood Care Center in Staples. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 AM, Friday, March 13, 2009, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Staples. The wake will be Thursday evening from 5-7 at the Brenny Funeral Home in Staples with Rosary at 6:30 and Parish Prayers at 6:45. Interment will...
Patricia Eychaner
Mar 8, 2009
Patricia C. Eychaner, 68, longtime resident of Ossipee Corners, died Sunday, March 8, 2009. She was born July 3, 1940 in Minneapolis. Patricia and her husband, James, traveled to and lived in Alaska for many years where they raised their family. They returned to Minnesota in 1987 and soon after started Caribou Canvas, their family owned and operated business....
Garnett Schwaller
Mar 8, 2009
Garnett Cleo Schwaller, 96, of Brainerd, died Sunday, March 8, 2009 at Bethany Good Samaritan Village. Private family services will be held at a later date. Memorials are preferred to Woodland Good Samaritan Village or Samaritan Hospice. Garnett was born November 15, 1912 in Nelsonville, OH, the daughter of Edgar and Bessie (McDowell) Dickerson. She was united in marriage...
Betty Killian
Mar 6, 2009
Betty E. Killian, 58, of Staples passed away on Friday, March 6th 2009 at St. Cloud Hospital. Mass of Christian Burial will be on Tuesday, March 10th at 11 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Staples, with Father Scott Wittkup officiating. Visitation will be on Monday night, 5 to 8 p.m. at Brenny Funeral Chapel of Staples, with...
Darci Stavish
Mar 4, 2009
Darci Stavish, age 52, of Randall, died Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at the St. Cloud Hospital. Funeral service will be on Saturday, March 7, at 1:00 PM with visitation two hours prior to the service, at St. James Catholic Church in Randall, with Father Leo Moenkedick officiating. Interment will be later, at Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery, Little Falls, with...
William Schroeder
Mar 3, 2009
William "Bill" Schroeder, 77, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2009, at his home in Crosslake , MN. Funeral services will be on Monday, March 9th at 1 pm at Crosslake Lutheran Church, with Pastor Mark Anderson officiating. Visitation will be Sunday, March 8th from 5 to 7 pm at Brenny's Funeral Chapel of Crosslake, and one hour prior to...
Scott Swenson
Mar 2, 2009
Scott Swenson, age 44, of Baxter, died March 2, 20009 at Lakewood Health System in Staples after fighting a courageous battle with cancer. Services will be 11:00 AM Thursday at the Lord of Life Church in Baxter with Pastor Erika Nilsen officiating with visitation one hour prior to the services at the church. All family and friends are welcome....
Sonja Brunko
Mar 2, 2009
Sonja Brunko, age 62, of Pine River, passed away March 2, 2009. She was born September 22, 1946 in Kulm, ND, to Manfred and Florence Lindgren. Sonja's family moved to Pine River in 1961 and she graduated from Pine River High School in 1965. She married her high school sweetheart, Larry Brunko, on June 3, 1966 in Bessmer, Michigan....
Michael Mason
Mar 2, 2009
Michael R. Mason, age 61, of Wadena, passed away Monday at the St. Cloud Hospital. A Memorial service is planned for Wednesday, March 11, at 2:00 PM at the Thomastown Covenant Church of rural Staples with Pastor David Harlow officiating. Michael Robert Mason was born on February 7, 1948, in Cincinnati, OH, the son of Robert and Patricia Mason....
