Obituaries

Ivadean Irwin
Jan 16, 2007
Ivadean (Ivy) Irwin, age 74, of Pine River, MN, passed away Tuesday, January 16, 2007 at her home. Services will be 1 PM on Friday, January 19 at Mildred Bible Chapel, Backus, MN, with Pastor Dennis Gellerman officiating. Visitation will be Thursday evening from 5 to 7 PM at Kline Funeral Home, Pine River, and one hour prior to...

Calvin Zierke
Jan 14, 2007
Calvin J. (Tinker) Zierke, age 49, of Reeds Spring, MO, son of Calvin L. Zierke and Marvel Mae (Knudson) Christie, was born Nov.13, 1957 in Crosby, Minnesota and died Jan. 14, 2007 at his home. Calvin lived in Reed Spring for the past year. Calvin was raised in the Savage/Lakeville area of Minnesota and also lived in Hartford, WI...

Marvin Fox
Jan 14, 2007
Marvin L. Fox, age 76, of Randall, passed away Sunday at St. Ottos Care Center in Little Falls, MN. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Friday, January 19, at the Randall Funeral Home. Interment will be in the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery near Little Falls. Friends may call from 5:00 until 7:00 PM Thursday at the Randall Funeral Home...

Patrick Montague
Jan 13, 2007
Patrick R. Montague, age 80, of Pequot Lakes, passed away Saturday morning at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. In Loving Memory of a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, brother, and uncle a Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 AM Wednesday, January 17, 2007, at St. Alice Catholic Church of Pequot Lakes with Father George Zeck officiating. A Wake...

Gwen Laing
Jan 12, 2007
Gwen E. Laing, 88, of Lake Shore, died Friday, January 12 at Parkview Care Center in Buffalo, MN. Services for friends and family will begin 12 PM, Thursday, January 25 at Brenny Funeral Chapel Reception Center in Baxter with a luncheon followed by services with Revered Jim Rogers officiating. Interment will follow services at Greenwood Cemetery in Nisswa. lieu...

Catherine Hill
Jan 7, 2007
Catherine W. Hill, age 105, of Staples, passed away on Sunday Jan 7th at the Lakewood Care Center in Staples. A memorial service is planned for the spring. Catherine Wright Hill was born on December 24, 1901 in Des Moines, IA to Craig Tuttle Wright and Myra Thompson Dey. She attended elementary and high school in Des Moines the...

Myron Stresemann
Jan 7, 2007
Myron M. Stresemann, age 74, of Brainerd died Sunday, January 7, 2007 at Bethany Good Samaritan Village. Funeral services will be private, with military honors and interment at Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery. Myron Martin Stresemann was born July 19, 1932 in Glencoe, to Martin and Alpha (Mahnke) Stresemann. He graduated from high school in Glencoe. He was united in...

Sarah Johnson
Jan 6, 2007
Sarah F. Johnson, age 89, of Staples, passed away on Saturday morning surrounded by her family. Mass will be on Tuesday Jan 9th, at 10:00 am at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Fr. Peter Kirchner officiating. The wake will be Monday evening from 4-7 at the funeral home, with the Rosary at 6:30 and Parish Prayers at 6:45. Burial...

Richard Christianson
Jan 4, 2007
Richard Christianson, age 84, of Staples, died Thursday evening, January 4 at the Lakewood Care Center in Staples. Memorial service will be Tuesday, January 9, at 11:00 am at Faith Lutheran Church in Staples with Pastor Stephen Sveom and Intern Pastor Jill Michelle Cosart officiating. There will be a time to gather one hour prior to the service at...

Kenneth Minor
Jan 2, 2007
Kenneth Minor, 79, of Lake Shore and Champlin, died Tuesday, January 2, 2007 at Our Lady of Good Counsel Hospice in St. Paul. A memorial gathering will be Friday, January 12, 2-4 pm, at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Memorials are preferred, to the hospice. Kenneth is survived by his wife, Audrey; son, Dennis (Pam); grandsons, Justin Berg and...

Frances Trantina
Dec 31, 2006
Frances Mary Trantina was born January 16, 1922 in Fawn Lake Township, to Frank and Loretta (Smith) Trantina. She lived in Duluth from 1948 2003, where she worked as a waitress at the Hong Kong Café for more than twenty years. Following her retirement,she delivered the Duluth Budgeteer newspaper to everyone in the 13-story high-rise she lived in,...

Oscar Henderson
Dec 31, 2006
Oscar Leonard (Bud) Henderson died at home, December 31, 2006, at the age of 80 years. He was born August 14, 1926 in Bordulac, ND and graduated from Cassleton High School. He enlisted in the Navy during World War II at the age of 17 to serve his country. He graduated from Arizona State College in Tempe and later...

Beulah Shequen
Dec 31, 2006
Beulah Florence Shequen, 96, of Motley, died Sunday, December 31, 2006, at the Lakewood Care Center in Staples. Funeral Services will be on Thursday, January 4, at 1:30 in Faith Lutheran Church with Rev, Stephen Sveom and Intern Pastor JillMichelle Cosart officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday January 3, from 4-6 at the Brenny Funeral Home in Staples. Services are...

David Derby
Dec 29, 2006
David J. Derby, age 53, of Pequot Lakes died Friday, December 29, 2006 at his home. Memorial services will be Wednesday, January 3, noon, at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, with luncheon following in Brennys reception room. Friends may visit during the hour prior to services. Interment will be Thursday, January 4, noon, at Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis. David...

Anna Maske
Dec 24, 2006
Anna J. Maske, age 89, of Brainerd, formerly of Pequot Lakes, died early Sunday morning, at the Bethany Good Samaritan Village. Funeral services will be 1:00 PM Friday, December 29, at the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter with Pastor Frank Milo officiating. Interment will be at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis. Friends may call beginning at 11:00 AM...

Bette Christianson
Dec 23, 2006
Bette Lou Christianson, age 79, of Staples, passed away Saturday evening at the Lakewood Hospital in Staples. Funeral Service will be Thursday, December 28, 2006 at 11:00 am in Faith Lutheran Church with Pastor Stephen Sveom officiating and assisted by Intern Pastor JillMichell Cosart. Visitation will be at the church Thursday morning, starting at 10:00. Interment will be in...

Vera Flategraff
Dec 23, 2006
Services will be 2 PM on Friday, December 29 at First Lutheran Church, Pine River. Burial will follow at Pine Ridge Cemetery, Pine River. Visitation will be Thursday from 4 to 7 PM at Kline Funeral Home, Pine River, and one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday.

Darol Sundahl
Dec 23, 2006
Darol D. Sundahl, age 62, of Brainerd, passed away Saturday afternoon at the St. Josephs Medical Center in Brainerd. A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 PM Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2006, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Brainerd. Friends may call for one hour prior to services at the Church on Wednesday. Darol was born on April 9, 1944,...

Robert Brunhuber
Dec 21, 2006
Services will be 1 PM on Saturday, December 30, 2006 at Riverview Church, Pine River, with Pastor Mark Erickson officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Robert is survived by his wife, Mary Ann; daughters: Cathy Borgstrom (Jon), Patty Wirth (Joe), Barbara Anderson (Dave); son, Jim Brunhuber; daughter-in-law, Tammy Hathaway; brother, Dick Brunhuber; thirteen grandchildren and...

June Wright
Dec 21, 2006
Services will be 1 PM on Thursday, December 28, 2006 at First Lutheran Church, Pine River, with Pastor Glenn Leaf officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. June is survived by her husband, Lyle; son, Robert of Akeley; sisters, Martha Guck and Delores Bereuter, both of Brainerd; one grandchild and five great grandchildren.