Obituaries
Stanley Widmer
Sep 21, 2024
Stanley Widmer
April 16, 1937 — September 21, 2024
Stanley Wayne Widmer passed away September 21, 2024, peacefully surrounded by family.
Stan was born in Oshkosh, WI to Albert and Mabel Widmer. Stan graduated from Oshkosh High School in 1955. He married Paula Larson in Oshkosh in 1958. Stan attended college in Milwaukee where he finished a degree in Industrial Design. Stan proudly...
David Bickford
Sep 21, 2024
David B. Bickford, 71, of Brainerd, passed away on September 21, 2024. Services will be held on 2pm on Saturday, September 28, 2024, at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel in Baxter. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.
David was born on April 10, 1953, to Bernard and Darlene (Holm) Bickford in Staples, Minnesota. He graduated high...
Kent Peterson
Sep 21, 2024
Kent Robert Peterson, 2/12/1944 – 9/21/2024. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel, Crosslake.
Daryl Rudquist
Sep 20, 2024
Daryl Rudquist, age 79, passed away on September 20, 2024, at the Good Samaritan Society in Pine River, MN.
Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he was the son of George E. Rudquist and Florence (DeMars) Rudquist. Following George’s death in WWII, he was raised by his mother and stepfather, Milan Brown, in Crystal, Minnesota. In 1975, Daryl moved his family to Backus,...
Patricia Gamache
Sep 18, 2024
Patricia Louise Gamache, age 89 of LeSueur and formerly of Brainerd, died peacefully on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at Oak Terrace Senior Living in LeSueur. She was born on March 21, 1935 in St. Paul to Juan and Florence (Heiser) Colon. She graduated from St. Paul public school. She married Warren Gamache on November 5, 1955 in St. Paul. They...
Larry 'Hap' Collette
Sep 17, 2024
Larry M. ‘Hap’ Collette of Brainerd passed away peacefully at the age of 79, surrounded by his loving family.
Larry is survived by his beloved wife of 60 years, Dorolese ‘Dolly’ Collette, and their daughters, Angela and Amanda Collette of Brainerd. He cherished his grandchildren: Alexandra of Minneapolis, Emily of New York City, Michael of Minneapolis, Samuel of California, Lucas of...
Larry A. Prettyman
Sep 16, 2024
Larry Allen Prettyman 1948-2024
Larry was born May 6th, 1948, to Warren and Geneva (Medeck) Prettyman in St. Cloud, MN. Larry enjoyed tinkering with old cars, cutting firewood, and extremely disliked roundabouts. Larry loved his job of 20 plus years as an Over the Road Trucker working for Kaiser Trucking
Larry is preceded in death by parents, brother: Terry Prettyman, sister-in-law: Linda...
Connie O'Brien
Sep 15, 2024
Connie Louise (Ekblad) O'Brien
Connie O’Brien, 76, of Brainerd, passed into her heavenly home on Sunday, September 15, 2024, at All Saints Senior Living in Shakopee after a valiant battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Connie Louise Ekblad was born in Willmar on November 14, 1947, to Elmond and Ione Ekblad. She graduated from Willmar Senior High School in 1965 and went on to...
Bonita Mae Mudek
Sep 14, 2024
Bonnie Mudek of Crosslake, MN passed away in her home on September 14, 2024.
Bonnie was born in Saint Paul, MN on January 2, 1947. In 1966, Bonnie married her high school sweetheart Robert (Bob) Mudek and together they had three children: Shane, Judd, and Heather. During the summer of 1978 Bob and Bonnie moved their family to Crosslake MN and...
Bruce Perkins
Sep 14, 2024
On September 14, 2024, loving father, husband, and grandpa, Bruce A. Perkins, went home to be with Jesus, passing peacefully in his sleep after battling for three years with Lewy body dementia and Parkinson’s disease. Bruce will always be remembered as a caring, loving, and hard-working man.
Bruce was born on September 21, 1954, in St. Paul, MN, to Lowell and...
Sheldon Hunt
Sep 13, 2024
Sheldon R. Hunt, 89, of Baxter, MN passed away on September 13, 2024, at his home in Baxter.
Born to Ernest and Marie (Oaks) Hunt on May 15, 1935, in Palisade, MN.
He married Brenda Trebby, the ultimate love of his life on April 25, 1987, in Harris, MN.
Sheldon would rather be fishing or hunting than anything else. He dearly loved his...
Ruthalene Buell
Sep 13, 2024
Ruthalene (Ruth) Buell
July 25, 1943- September 13, 2024
Ruth Buell, 81 of Breezy Point went home to be with the Lord on Sept 13th, 2024 at Golden Horizons in Cross Lake. Ruthie as she was known to family and friends was born to Kenneth and Vivian Graybill on July 25, 1943, the sixth of nine children. She grew up in Galva,...
Suzanne Johnson
Sep 10, 2024
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Suzanne Elizabeth Johnson, 62, of Pequot Lakes on Tuesday September 10th, 2024.
Suzanne is survived by her loving husband Peter Scott of Pequot Lakes, brothers Greg (Mary Jo) Johnson of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, and Tim (Stephanie) Johnson of Minneapolis, stepdaughter Lily Scott, stepson Ben (Rachel) Scott, niece Jennifer (Brian) Johnson-Harris, nephews...
Richard Fussy
Sep 8, 2024
Richard A. Fussy, 89, Crosslake formerly of Fridley, passed away peacefully at home on September 8, 2024. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30am on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, at the Immaculate Heart Catholic Church with Father Tim Dolan. Visitation will be one hour prior.
Richard was born on August 28, 1935, to Frank and Girtie (Schyma) Fussy in...
Cynthia Paulson
Sep 7, 2024
Cynthia Elaine Paulson passed away peacefully on Sept. 7, 2024, at the age of 99. She was a wonderful mother, wife, sister and friend, who was always there when loved ones needed her most, offering support, wisdom and love in abundance. Cindy’s optimism and positive spirit were unwavering, touching the lives of all who knew her. She was full of...
Andrew 'Andy' Ziebol
Sep 7, 2024
Andrew 'Andy' Ziebol, 73, of Cushing, MN, passed away on September 7, 2024 in Staples, MN. Services will be held at a later date.
Arrangements are entrusted to Brenny Family Funeral Chapel, Staples.
Agnes Marie Carry
Sep 7, 2024
Agnes M. Carry, 90, of Cushing, MN passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on September 7, 2024 in Motley, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday September 12, 2024 at 11:00am at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Motley. There will be a visitation held on Wednesday September 11, 2024 from 4:00pm - 7:00pm at St. Michael's...
Bruce Carlson
Sep 3, 2024
Bruce Alfred Carlson was born on December 2, 1948, in Minneapolis, and grew up in Richfield and at the family cabin on the Gull River near Brainerd, where he loved to fish, hunt, and be outdoors. He graduated from Richfield High School in 1967 and attended Dunwoody Institute and worked as a mechanic, retiring from Feldman Imports in the early...
Gene Clement
Sep 2, 2024
Eugene A. Clement, 87, of Crosslake, MN, formerly of West Des Moines, IA, passed away with hospice care at home on September 2, 2024.
A Service of Remembrance will be held on Saturday February 15, 2025 at 2:00pm at the West Des Moines Christian Church (4501 Mill Civic Pkwy, West Des Moines, IA 50265) in West Des Moines, IA. Family and...
Pamela Lowry
Aug 31, 2024
Pamela Lowry, 57, of Bucyrus, Kansas, passed away peacefully at home under hospice care on August 31, 2024, surrounded by the love and presence of her husband, Dwight Lowry. Pam's final months and days were marked by the compassionate care provided by the Crossroads Hospice team of Kansas City, with special thanks to Cathy and Jennifer, whose relentless dedication and...
