Obituaries

Luella Gard
Feb 16, 2007
Services will be 1 PM on Tuesday, February 20 at Pequot Lakes Baptist Church. Burial will be at Norwood Cemetary, rural Pine River. Visitation will be Monday from 5 to 8 PM at Kline Funeral Home, Pine River, and 1 hour prior to the service at the church.

David Niemann
Feb 16, 2007
David J. Niemann, age 50, of rural Brainerd died Friday, February 16, 2007 in a snowmobile accident on Gull Lake. Memorial services will be Wednesday, February 21, at 1 pm, at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Friends may visit at the funeral chapel from 10 am to 1 pm on Wednesday. Private interment will be at Hillside Cemetery in...

Gloria Norman
Feb 15, 2007
Services will be 1 PM on Monday, February 19 at Mildred Bible Chapel, Backus. Visitation will be Sunday from 2 to 5 PM and 1 hour prior to the service. Burial will be at Pine Ridge Cemetary, Pine River.

Patricia Fischer
Feb 14, 2007
Services will be 11 AM on Saturday, February 17 at Kline Funeral Home, Pine River. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Inurnment will be at the Minnesota State Veteran's Cemetery, Little Falls. Patricia is survived by her dauther, Susan Mongan of St. Cloud; son, Steven Baker of Brainerd; granchildren: Philip Mongan, Davey Mongan, Jennifer Baker, Patrick...

Maja Petrie
Feb 13, 2007
Maja C. Petrie went to be with God on February 13, 2007. She was born on May 26, 1908 to Anna and Axel Carlstrom in Waltham, MA where she grew up and went to school until the age of 14. Her family moved to Minneapolis where she graduated from high school. Before she married and for the first few...

Delores Suchy
Feb 12, 2007
Delores Arlene (Schmidt) Suchy, 68, of Danbury, WI, formerly of Pequot Lakes, died Monday, February 12, 2007 at St. Marys Medical Center in Duluth, MN. Funeral Services for Delores will be Saturday, February 17 at 11:00 AM at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Pequot Lakes with Pastor Frank V. Milo officiating. There will be a visitation starting at 9...

Gilford Roemer
Feb 12, 2007
Services will be 11 AM on Thursday, February 15 at Crosslake Lutheran Church, Crosslake, MN. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Gilford is survived by his wife, Joyce; son, Michael (Melinda) Roemer, of St. Cloud; daughters: Lorrie Roemer of Utah, Julia (Scott) Stevens of Coon Rapids; four grandchildren: Andrew Stevens, Adam Stevens, Clarissa Roemer and Israel...

Susan Natwick
Feb 10, 2007
Services will be 11 AM on Friday, February 16 at Assembly of God Church, Pine River, MN. Susan is survived by her sister, Laura Grogan of Clarkston, MI; nieces and nephews: Troy Aubrey (Lori) Grogan, Clark (Jacki) Grogan, Suzanne (Charles) Tobey; many great nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ted.

Clayton Eckart
Feb 5, 2007
Clayton Sherwood Eckart, age 84, of Pequot Lakes, passed away at the St. Josephs Medical Center in Brainerd on Tuesday, June 5, 2007. Funeral Services are planned for Friday, June 8 at 11:00 am at the Pequot Lakes Baptist Church with Pastor Mark Whittemore officiating. Visitation will be Thursday evening from 5 to 8 PM at the Baptist Church...

Dennis Buell
Feb 1, 2007
Services will be 1 PM on Tuesday, February 6 at Grace United Methodist Church, Pequot Lakes, MN, with Pastor Dan Doughty officiating. Visitation will be Monday from 5 to 7 PM, and one hour prior to the service at the church on Tuesday. Interment services will be 10:30 AM on Wednesday, February 7 at Galva Methodist Church, Galva, IA....

Noel Holden
Jan 30, 2007
Services will be 11 AM on Friday, February 2 at the Church of the Nazarene in Backus, with Pastor Greg Baker officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery, Backus. Visitation will be Thursday from 5 to 7 PM at Kline Funeral Home, Pine River, and one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday. Noel is survived...

Dorothy Stokke
Jan 30, 2007
Dorothy G. Stokke, 83, of Baxter, died Tuesday, January 30, 2007 at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM, Monday, February 5 at St. Francis Catholic Church in Brainerd with Father Kristoffer McKusky officiating. Family will receive friends Sunday afternoon from 1-4 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Interment...

James Larson
Jan 25, 2007
James M. JimLarson, age 77, of Brainerd died Thursday, January 25, 2007, surrounded by his three sons, at Bethany Good Samaritan Village. Memorial services will be Tuesday, January 30, at 11 am, at Zion Lutheran Church in Brainerd with Reverend Mark Kleckner officiating. Visitation will be 5-7 PM, Monday, January 29 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Interment...

Bertha Heil
Jan 25, 2007
Bertha BethHeil, age 81, died Thursday, January 25, 2007 at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. Memorial services will be Monday, January 29, at 1:30 pm, at Bethany Good Samaritan Chapel, with the Rev. Lilja Behr and the Rev. Seamus Walsh officiating. Interment will be private. Bertha is survived by her husband, Ken; children, Sheila Dickinson, Vancouver, WA and...

Phillip Holp
Jan 24, 2007
Phillip Allen Holp, age 71, of Pine River, passed away Wednesday, January 24, 2007, at his home. Arrangements are pending with Kline Funeral Home, Pine River.

Donovan Schimpp
Jan 24, 2007
Donovan Schimpp, age 75, died Wednesday morning, January 24th, at his home in Bullard Township after a two year battle with Leukemia. Services are planned for Saturday, Jan 27th at 2:00 PM at the Thomastown Covenant Church with Rev. Jack Trosen officiating. Visitation will be Friday evening from 5-7 at the Brenny Funeral Home in Staples and one hour...

Harold Wiese
Jan 22, 2007
Harold "Mike" Wiese passed away Monday, January 22, 2007 at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd. Services will be 11 AM on Friday, January 26 at Kline Funeral Home, Pine River. Burial will follow at Pine Ridge Cemetery, Pine River. Visitation will be Thursday from 5 to 7 PM, and one hour prior to the service on Friday. He...

Warren Clarke
Jan 22, 2007
Warren (Bud) Clarke, 84, of Pequot Lakes, died Monday, January 22, 2007 at St. Josephs Medical Center in Brainerd. A memorial service is planned for 11:00 AM, Friday, January 26 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Pequot Lakes with a visitation starting one hour prior. Interment will follow at Pequot Lakes City Cemetery. Warren was born December 4, 1922...

Aloise Yorek
Jan 19, 2007
Aloise AlYorek, age 76, formerly of Crosslake, died Friday, January 19, 2007 at DuPage Central Hospital in Winfield, IL. Funeral services will be Wednesday, January 24, at 11 am, at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Crosslake. Friends may visit at the funeral home from 9-11 am. Interment will be at Pinewood Cemetery in Crosslake. Memorials are preferred, to a charity...

Lorraine Bruckelmyer
Jan 17, 2007
Lorraine V. Bruckelmyer, 87, of Merrifield, died Wednesday, January 17, 2007 at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. Memorial services will be Saturday, January 20, 1 pm, at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, with luncheon following in Brennys reception room. Friends may visit at the funeral home during the hour prior to services. Lorraine is survived by Charles, her...