Obituaries

Mary Felton
Nov 4, 2007
Mary Felton, age 56, of Longville, MN, passed away Sunday, November 4, 2007 at her home. Mary was born July 18, 1951, in Collingswood, New Jersey. The owner of MF Formalwear in Ida Grove, Iowa, she was also a member of Longville Community Church, past President of the Longville Chamber of Commerce, President of the Longville Historical Society, Majority...

Robert Bray
Nov 3, 2007
Robert Bray, age 76, of Akeley, passed away Saturday, November 3, at his home. He was born June 20, 1931 to Andrew and Bessie Bray. He is survived by children: Cindy Gray (Michael), Karen Finkley, Charles Bray, Larry Bray, Steven Bray; brothers: Rodney Bray, Lee Bray; grandchildren: Stephanie Gray, David Finkley; and several nephews. Services will be 11 AM...

Shelly Peters
Nov 2, 2007
Shelly Kay Peters, 48, of Pequot Lakes, died Friday, November 2, 2007 at the St. Josephs Medical Center in Brainerd. There will be a visitation Sunday afternoon, November 4 from 2 until 4 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. A Memorial Service is scheduled for 1:00 PM, Monday, November 5 at the Merrifield Community Church of the...

Richard Comeau
Nov 2, 2007
Richard Comeau, of Detroit Lakes, formerly of Staples, died peacefully at home in Detroit Lakes, on Friday, November 2, 2007. Funeral Services will be Tuesday, November 6, at 2:00 PM in Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples, with Pastor Robert St. Clair officiating. Family will receive friends one hour before the service starting at 1:00 pm at the Brenny Funeral...

Clyde Bacon
Nov 1, 2007
Clyde Wallace Bacon, age 65, died Thursday, November 1, 2007 at the Lakewood Health Care Center in Staples, after a long and courageous battle with cancer.. Funeral Service will be on Tuesday, November 6, at 11:00, with Pastor Les Crider officiating at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery, in Verndale. Family will receive friends...

Darleen Mushel
Oct 31, 2007
Darleen Mushel, 79, of Nisswa, died Wednesday, October 31, 2007 at the St. Josephs Medical Center in Brainerd. Darleens family will honor her privately. Darleen was born May 20, 1928 in Pine City, MN, the daughter of George and Signe (Johnson) Dlouhy. She was united in marriage to Gerald Mushel May 19, 1969. Darlene earned her nursing degree and...

Woodrow Irvine
Oct 31, 2007
Woodrow WoodyIrvine, 89, of Clarissa, passed away Wednesday, October 31, 2007, at the Central Todd County Care Center. Funeral Services for Woody are scheduled for 11:00 AM, Saturday, November 3, 2007, at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Friends may gather one hour prior to services. Interment will be 11:00 AM, Monday, November 5, 2007, at the Minnesota State...

Albert Leuer
Oct 31, 2007
Albert Leuer, 88, of Fifty Lakes, died Wednesday, October 31, 2007 at his home. Funeral Services for Albert are scheduled for 11 AM, Monday, November 5, 2007 with a visitation one hour prior to services at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Crosslake. Interment will follow services in Emily, MN. Albert was preceded in death by his parents, Jacob and...

Dorothy King
Oct 30, 2007
Dorothy Phyllis King, age 78, of Pine River, passed away on Tuesday, October 30 at Whispering Pines Good Samaritan Center. She was born on June 11, 1929 to Walter and Blanche Scott of Tracy, Minnesota. She graduated from Pine River High School in 1946, then went on to Normal Teachers training and taught at the Whitefish Country School east...

Mary LaBar
Oct 28, 2007
Mary L. LaBar, 88, of Randall, died Sunday, October 28, 2007 in Little Falls, MN. Funeral Services for Mary will be at 10:00 AM, Thursday, November 1, 2007 at the Randall Presbyterian Church. Family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 5 7 PM at the Randall Funeral Chapel. Interment will be at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery near...

Joy Scheper
Oct 27, 2007
Joy E. Scheper, age 79, of Motley, passed away at the St. Cloud Hospital on Saturday, October 27, 2007. Funeral service will be Wednesday, October 31at 11:00 at the Brenny Funeral Home in Staples with Rev. Jim Johnson officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday from 5-7 at the funeral home and one hour prior to the service. Burial will be...

Joan Loban
Oct 25, 2007
Joan Ingebrand Loban, of Crosslake, formerly of St. Paul, died peacefully at her home on her 92nd Birthday. A gathering will be held to honor Joans life on Saturday, October 27, 2007 from 1-3 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Crosslake. Immaculate Heart Parish Prayers will commence at 2:30 PM. She was preceded in death by her husband,...

Gloria Taylor
Oct 24, 2007
Gloria J. Taylor, 84, of Pequot Lakes, died Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at St. Josephs Medical Center in Brainerd. Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 AM, Friday, November 2, 2007 at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Pequot Lakes with Reverend Frank Milo officiating. Family will receive friends one hour prior to services. Gloria Jo (Josephine) Gould was born August...

DeLoris Oliphant
Oct 24, 2007
DeLoris M. Oliphant, 75, of Brainerd, died Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. Funeral Services will be 12:00 PM, Friday, October 26, 2007 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter with Chaplain Lilja Behr officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to services. Interment will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Brainerd, MN....

Arthur Anderson
Oct 23, 2007
Arthur Anderson, age 92, of Pequot Lakes, passed away Tuesday, October 23 at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd. He was born May 14, 1915 in Pequot Lakes to Henry and Martha Alice (Widmark) Anderson. Art was born and raised on the family farm in rural Pequot Lakes where he worked all of his life. He was a member...

Dorothy Swift
Oct 23, 2007
Dorothy Pearl (Wiese) Swift, age 85, formerly of Pine River, passed away Tuesday, October 23, 2007 in Murfreesboro, TN. She was born October 16, 1922 in Burwell, NE, to Louis and Edith Wiese. Dorothy is survived by her sons: Duane Swift (Faye), John Swift (Connie), Terry Swift (Marlys), Billy Swift; daughters: Peggy Padgett (Robert), Pearl Jarboe (Bill), Christine Krantz...

Gloria Lee
Oct 23, 2007
Gloria M. Lee, 77, of Baxter, died Tuesday, October 23, 2007 at St. Ottos Care Center in Little Falls. Funeral Services are scheduled for 11 AM, Saturday, October 27, 2007 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter with Father Tony Wroblewski officiating. The family invites friends to start gathering at 9 AM. Interment will be 1 PM, Monday, October...

James Wegler
Oct 20, 2007
A graveside service will be held at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, October 31, 2007, at Resurrection Cemetery in Shorewood, Minnesota. James is survived by his sons, Mike Wegler (Paula) of St. Bonifacius, and Lawrence Wegler of Crosslake; brother, Bill Wegler of Crosslake; sister, Donna Dawson of Seattle, Washington; and four grandchildren.

Patricia Kasperson
Oct 20, 2007
Patricia Kasperson of East Gull Lake passed away Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007, at home. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m., Monday, Oct. 22, at the Brenny Funeral Chapel and one hour prior to the service at the church. The funeral service will be held Tuesday, Oct. 23, at 2 p.m. at Lakewood Evangelical Free Church in Baxter. A memorial...

Clarence Resch
Oct 18, 2007
Clarence Victor Resch, age 85, of Isanti, formerly of Staples, died October 18, 2007, at the Cambridge Medical Center in Cambridge, MN. Funeral service will be Saturday, October 20, 2007 at 11:00 am at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples with Pastor Gary Thorman officiating. Family will receive friends Friday evening from 5-7 at the Brenny Funeral Home in...