Obituaries
Margaret Rieck
Jun 13, 2007
A memorial service to celebrate Margaret's life will be held at 2 PM on Saturday, June 30 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Pequot Lakes, with Rev. Dr. David Stevens officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Memorials are preferred to Our Savior's Lutheran Church Handbell Choir, The Pine River Art Club or Minnesota Public Radio. Margaret...
William Mcclurg
Jun 13, 2007
Services are pending. William is survived by his daughter, Dr. Carol Field (John) of St. Johns, MI. Memorials may be sent to Union Congregational Church, PO Box 10, Hackensack, MN 56452.
Isaiah Judd
Jun 12, 2007
Isaiah Judd, age 28, died late Tuesday night at St. Cloud Hospital, St Cloud, MN. Funeral Service will be on Saturday June 16, at 11:00 in the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church in Staples, with Pastor Michael Picconatto officiating. Visitation will be Friday from 5 7 at the Brenny Funeral Home in Staples. Interment will be in the...
Frederick Gaylord II
Jun 10, 2007
Frederick Captain Bud Alan Gaylord, II, 86, of Pequot Lakes, died Sunday, June 10, 2007 at the St. Josephs Medical Center in Brainerd. Funeral Services for Captain Bud will be 11 AM, Wednesday, June 13 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Pequot Lakes. There will be a visitation one hour prior to services. Interment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery in Nisswa....
Eugene Cook
Jun 10, 2007
Eugene is survived by his daughter, Jeanette Sortor of Pine River; son, Thomas Cook of Rockmart, GA; three grandchildren and several great grandchildren.
Glen Andrews
Jun 8, 2007
Services will be 10:30 AM on Thursday, June 21 at United Presbyterian Church in Rockford, MN, with Pastor Rick Newswanger officiating. Burial will follow at 2 PM at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis. Visitation will be one half hour prior to the service. Glen is survived by his sons: James Andrews of Pequot Lakes, Dennis (Linda) Andrews of Rockford;...
Dennis Halverson
Jun 6, 2007
Dennis Vernel Halverson was born on June 6, 1946, in Willmar, Minnesota, the son of Verner and Ellen (Giese) Halverson. He was baptized and confirmed at Salem Covenant Church of rural Pennock, Minnesota, and grew up on the Halverson family farm south of Kerkhoven until moving to town in 1963. He was graduated from Kerkhoven High School in 1964...
Gary Caswell
Jun 4, 2007
Gary F. Caswell, 63, of Brainerd and Elk River, MN, passed away of a heart attack at his lake home on June 4, 2007. Funeral Services for Gary are planned at 3 PM, Thursday, June 7, 2007 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. There will be a visitation prior to services, from 1-3 PM at the funeral chapel....
Marvin Gravdahl
Jun 3, 2007
Marvin O. Gravdahl, age 81, of Warren, Michigan, formerly of Pequot Lakes, died Wednesday June 3, 2007 at Warren, Michigan. Services will be Friday, June 22, 2007 at 10 AM at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Pequot Lakes with Reverend David Stevens officiating. There will be a visitation Thursday evening from 6-7 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in...
William Johnson
Jun 1, 2007
William H. "Bill" Johnson passed away Friday afternoon, June 1, at the Lakewood Care Center in Staples. A Memorial Service is scheduled for 11:30 AM Tuesday, June 5, at the United Methodist Church in Motley. Visitation with the family will begin at 10:30 AM at the Church. William Harvey Johnson was born on June 13, 1931, in St. Cloud,...
Joseph Leuwer
May 28, 2007
Joseph Leuwer, age 83, of Brainerd died Monday, May 28, 2007 at Bethany Good Samaritan Village. Memorial services will be Friday, June 1, at 11 am, at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Friends may visit during the hour prior to services. Interment will be at Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Camp Ripley, with military honors. Joseph is survived by...
Marie Ware
May 26, 2007
Services will be 11 AM on Thursday, May 31 at First Lutheran Church, Pine River, with Pastor Harvey Peterson officiating. Burial will follow at Pine Ridge Cemetery, Pine River. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5 to 7 PM at Kline Funeral Home, Pine River, and one hour prior to the service at the church. Marie is survived by her...
Victor Elstad
May 25, 2007
Victor Elstad, 89, of Breezy Point, died Friday, May 25, 2007 at St. Cloud Hospital. Funeral services will be Thursday, May 31, at 1 pm, at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Pequot Lakes. Military Honors will be provided by the Pequot Lakes American Legion. Friends may visit at the church from 11-1. Services will be followed by cremation. Victor...
Donald Mcfarling
May 24, 2007
Services will be 11 AM on Wednesday, May 30 at Lakeside Baptist Church, Backus, with Pastor Jeff Broom officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery, Backus. Visitation will be Tuesday from 5 to 7 PM at Kline Funeral Home, Pine River, and one hour prior to the service at the church. Donald is survived by his wife, Janet; sons:...
Lois Larson
May 24, 2007
Services will be 2 PM on Sunday, May 27 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Backus, with Pastor Ronald Carnicom officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery, Hackensack. Visitation will be Saturday from 4 to 6 PM at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Backus, and one hour prior to the service on Sunday. Lois is survived by her husband, Harvey; sons: Kevin Larson...
Harry Parsons
May 24, 2007
Harry W. Parsons, age 87, of Crosslake, died Thursday, May 24, 2007 at Heritage House in Pequot Lakes. In accordance with Harrys wishes no services will be held. Harry is survived by his wife, Lillian, also a resident of Heritage House, and his son, Philip, of Milan, IL. His parents and a sister, Catherine, preceded him in death. Arrangements...
Kenneth Tisher
May 23, 2007
Services will be 1 PM on Tuesday, May 29 at First Lutheran Church, Pine River, with Pastor Glen Leaf officiating. Burial will be in the Ponto Lake Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.
Dale Tappe
May 19, 2007
Services will be 2 PM on Thursday, May 24 at Kline Funeral Home, Pine River, with Pastor Mark Erickson officiating. Burial will follow at Norwood Cemetery, rural Pine River. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Dale is survived by his wife of 55 years, Shirley; daughter, Bobbye Lynn Lemke (Kim) of Park Rapids; granddaugher, Lori Marczak...
Bernice Anderson
May 18, 2007
Bernice Lucille (Eichorst) Anderson was born to a farming family in Blooming Grove Township, Minnesota on March 27, 1920, the 3rd of 4 children of Anna Rose Rynda Eichorst and Benjamin August Eichorst; Marcella Remund and Lawrence Eichorst of Waseca and Eugene Eichorst of Spokane, WA, all deceased. She was a model of strength rising above the physical constrictions...
Galen Gustafson
May 16, 2007
Galen W. Gustafson, age 68, of St. Cloud, formerly of Staples, passed away on Wednesday, May 16, at the St. Cloud Veterans Hospital. A Memorial service is planned for Thursday, May 24 at 3:00 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples with Fr. Peter Kirchner officiating. There will be a visitation Wednesday evening from 4-6 at the funeral...
