Obituaries

Edward Larson

Edward Larson

Jan 24, 2009

Edward Malcolm Larson, 93, formerly of Pequot Lakes was called home to the Lord on Saturday, January 24, 2009 at Bethany Good Samaritan Village. Edward was born June 2, 1915 in Faribault, MN. After completing high school, he spent forty years in retail sales and photography. He was united in marriage to Hazel Esklund in 1940. In 1966, Ed...

Jack Guelich

Jack Guelich

Jan 24, 2009

Jack Guelich, 91, of Emily, died at his home Saturday, January 24, 2009. Services for Jack will be held at 11:00, Thursday, January 29th, at the Emily United Methodist Church in Emily, MN with Pastor Lois Hansen officiating. Friends are welcome to visit one hour prior to services. Jack was born November 29, 1917 in Philipsburg, PA, the son...

Ida Kirk

Ida Kirk

Jan 22, 2009

Ida Kirk, age 82, of Staples, passed away early Thursday morning at the Lakewood Care Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 AM Monday, January 26, 2009, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Staples with Rev. Lauren Germann officiating. Interment will be in Evergreen Hill Cemetery at Staples. Visitation will be from 4:30 until 7:30 PM Sunday, with...

Evelyn Miller

Evelyn Miller

Jan 22, 2009

Evelyn L. Miller, age 87, of Motley, passed away Thursday morning at the St. Cloud Hospital. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM Monday at St. Michaels Catholic Church in Motley with Father Gregory Mastey officiating. Interment will be in the Motley Public Cemetery. Wake services will be from 5:00 until 7:00 PM Sunday with Rosary at 6:30...

Lois Bishop

Lois Bishop

Jan 22, 2009

Services for Lois Bishop, 88, of St. Josheph formerly of Backus will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, January 24, 2009 at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Pequot Lakes. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Kline Funeral Home in Pequot Lakes and one hour prior to the service at the church Saturday. Burial will be in...

David Siefke

David Siefke

Jan 21, 2009

Services for David Siefke, 80, of Pequot Lakes will be at 10:00 a.m. Monday, January 26, 2009 at the Kline Funeral Home in Pequot Lakes. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the Kline Funeral Home in Pequot Lakes and one hour prior to the service on Monday. Burial will be in the Pequot Lakes City Cemetery....

Leo Fuhrer

Leo Fuhrer

Jan 21, 2009

Leo Wayne Fuhrer, 61, of Brainerd, died at his home Wednesday, January 21, 2009. Services for Leo will be 3 PM, Saturday, January 24, 2009 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter with Stacie Fuhrer officiating. Friends are welcome to gather two hours prior to services. Interment will be at Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery near Camp Ripley, MN. Potluck...

Clarice Payne

Clarice Payne

Jan 20, 2009

Clarice A. Payne, age 65, of Staples, passed away Tuesday evening, January 20th, at the Lakewood Care Center in Staples. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Saturday, January 24, at the Assembly of God Church in Staples with Pastor Roy Miles officiating. Friends may call from 5:00 until 7:00 PM Friday at the Assembly of God Church in Staples...

F.W. Hoemberg

F.W. Hoemberg

Jan 20, 2009

F. W. FritzHoemberg, 83, of Staples, passed away Tuesday evening, January 20, at his home in Staples. Memorial Services will be 11:00 AM Saturday, Jan. 24 at Faith Lutheran Church in Staples with Pastor Steve Sveom officiating. Visitation will be Friday evening from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Staples and also for one hour...

Dennis Berg

Dennis Berg

Jan 18, 2009

Dennis H. Berg, 71, of rural Merrifield, died at his home Sunday, January 18, 2009. Services for Dennis will be 11:00 AM, Thursday, January 22 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Crosslake. Friends are welcome to gather one hour prior to services. Interment will be at Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery near Camp Ripley. Dennis was born February 16, 1937...

Gertrude Sharpe

Gertrude Sharpe

Jan 18, 2009

Gertrude Lois Wakefield Sharpe, 97, of Longville, formerly of Annandale, Lake Sylvia (near South Haven), and Minneapolis, died Sunday, January 18, 2009 at Cuyuna Regional Medical Center (Hospice) in Crosby, MN. Services for Lois will be 12PM, Saturday, January 24, 2009 at the Bible Church in Longville, MN with Pastor Bill Payne and Pastor Mike Partch officiating. Friends are...

Irene Savaloja

Irene Savaloja

Jan 16, 2009

C. Irene Savaloja, age 87, of Staples, passed away at the Lakewood Care Center on Friday, January 16, 2009. Services are planned for Thursday, January 22 at 11:00 at The Staples Alliance Church with Pastor Mike Picconatto officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday evening from 5-7 at the Brenny Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service at the...

Raymond Holmes

Raymond Holmes

Jan 16, 2009

Raymond Holmes, age 86, of Pine Center, passed away peacefully Friday afternoon at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born August 30, 1922 in Saskatchewan, Canada, to Claude and Constance (Litchy) Holmes, He moved with his family to the Holdingford area before coming to live in Pine Center, MN. Raymond was a veteran of the Army Air Corp...

Kris Johnson

Kris Johnson

Jan 15, 2009

Kris Kenneth Johnson, 35, of Baxter, died Thursday, January 15, 2009 at Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby, MN after a long, courageous battle with cancer. A gathering celebrating Kris' life will be held Sunday, January 18 from 1-5 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter with services at 4 PM. Kris was born September 29, 1973 in...

Sharynn Kaylor

Sharynn Kaylor

Jan 12, 2009

Sharynn K. Kaylor, 70, passed away on January 12, 2009 at Edgewood Vista in Brainerd. Funeral services will be on Friday, January 16, at 10 A.M. at Edgewood Vista with Pastor Bob Brauer. Interment will be at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Sharynn was born to John and Juanell (Brock) Glenn on November 24, 1938. She grew up in Walker,...

Donald Holt

Donald Holt

Jan 10, 2009

Donald B. Holt, 88, formerly of Hackensack, died Saturday, Jan.10, 2009, at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd, Minn. He was born March 26, 1920, in Thompson, Iowa, to Louis Edward and Bessie Holt. The family later moved to Mora and then to McGregor, Minn. He was a U.S. Army veteran having served as a drill sergeant in Texas...

David Borgerding

David Borgerding

Jan 8, 2009

David Borgerding, age 73, of Backus, passed away Thursday, January 8, 2009. He was born May 23, 1935 in Melrose, MN to Leo and Agnes Borgerding. He served in the United State Marine Corp from 1954 to 1962. Dave is survived by his wife, Marjorie; stepchildren: Gregg, Lisa (Jim); brother, George Borgerding (Rosie); many grandchildren, nieces and nephews. He...

Connie Bement

Connie Bement

Jan 7, 2009

Connie Bement, 50, of Brainerd, died at her home Wednesday, January 7, 2009. Services for Connie will be 11 AM, Saturday, January 10, 2009 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Friends are welcome to gather one hour prior to services. Connie was born November 7, 1958 in Brainerd, MN, the daughter of Harry and Kay (Ellis) Bement. Connie...

Evelyn Messerli

Evelyn Messerli

Jan 7, 2009

Evelyn Messerli, age 100, of Pine River, passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2009. The oldest of three children, she was born November 12, 1908 in Chicago, IL, to Rudolph and Emma Messerli. Evelyn lived most of her life in Chicago, moving to Pequot Lakes to be near her brother, Rudi, after her sister, Rosa, passed away. She lived in...

Adeline Johnson

Adeline Johnson

Jan 7, 2009

Adeline Johnson, 93, of Randall, passed away at St. Gabriel's Hospital in Little Falls on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009. A funeral Mass will be held on Monday, Jan. 12, at 11 a.m. at St. James Catholic Church in Randall with Father Leo Moenkedick officiating. The wake will be Sunday evening from 4-7 p.m. at the Brenny Funeral Home in...