Obituaries

Eva Struthers
Jul 18, 2005
Eva E. Struthers, age 92, of Brainerd, died Monday, July 18, 2005 at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. Funeral services will be Saturday, July 30, at 11 am, at Park United Methodist Church, with Reverend Rory Swenson officiating. Friends may visit Friday, July 29, from 5-7 pm, at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter and at the church on...

Lloyd Sams
Jul 16, 2005
Lloyd F. Sams, age 90, of Staples, died Saturday afternoon at the Lakewood Care Center in Staples. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Tuesday at the Assembly of God Church in Staples with Rev. Roy Miles officiating. Interment will be in Evergreen Hill Cemetery at Staples. Friends may call from 4:00 until 7:00 PM Monday at the Brenny Funeral...

Duane Hansen
Jul 9, 2005
Duane ?Manny? Hansen, age 60, of Motley, died Saturday, July 09, 2005 at Lakewood Hospital in Staples. Funeral services will be Tuesday, July 12, at 10:30 am at Motley United Methodist Church, with Reverend Richard Collman and Reverend Bradley Skogen officiating. Friends may visit Monday, July 11, from 6-8 pm, at Brenny Funeral Home in Staples. Interment will be...

Chester Moen
Jul 7, 2005
Chester ?Chet? Moen, age 86, of Fifty Lakes, died Thursday, July 07, 2005 at his home. Funeral services will be Monday, July 11, at 11 am, at Our Savior?s Lutheran Church in Outing, with Reverend Robert Atte officiating. Friends may visit Sunday, July 10, 6-8 pm, at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Crosslake, and at the church on Monday during...

Eric Adkisson
Jul 5, 2005
Eric Adkisson, age 80, of Rochester and Nisswa, died Tuesday, July 5, 2005 at St. Joseph?s Medical Center in Brainerd. Memorial services will be Friday, July 8, at 2 pm, at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, with Reverend Bob Twiton officiating. Burial will be private. Eric is survived by Jeanette, his wife of 53 years; children Vicki Adkisson, Orange...

Helene Kelcher
Jul 4, 2005
Helene Kelcher, 70, of Pillager, died Monday, July 4, 2005 following a motor vehicle accident near Deerwood. Funeral services will be Saturday, July 9, at 1 pm, at Merrifield Community Church of the Nazarene, with Reverend Larry Harshman officiating. Friends may visit at the church from 11am until service time. Burial will be private. Helene was born July 12,...

Floyd Lee
Jul 3, 2005
Floyd S. Lee age 73 of Staples formerly of the Twin Cities died Sunday July 3rd. Funeral Services will be Friday July 8th at 11:00 AM at the Brenny Funeral Home in Staples. There will be a time to visit with the family starting at 10:00. Burial will be at 2:30 that afternoon at the Minnesota Veteran?s Cemetery in...

Donald Andersen
Jul 1, 2005
Donald R. Andersen, age 65, of Pillager, died Friday evening at the scene of a motorcycle accident near Flensburg, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be 12:00 PM Wednesday at St. Christopher?s Catholic Church in Nisswa with Father George Zeck officiating. Interment will be at 3:00 PM in Bridgeman Cemetery. Friends may call from 6:00 until 8:00 PM Tuesday...

Florence Albrecht
Jul 1, 2005
Albrecht, Florence M. of Browerville formerly of Mpls, passed away on 7-1-05 of cancer. She is survived by children Sandra(Arnie) Boie, Kelly(Joann) Neal, and Casey(Patty) Neal, 9 grandchildren, and 10 great grandchildren. Memorial Service Sat. 7-9-05 at 11:00AM with visitation one hour before at Minnehaha UCC, 4001 38th Ave S Mpls. Internment at Sunset Cemetery. Brenny Funeral Chapel, Staples....

Donald Ahlgren
Jul 1, 2005
Donald Ahlgren, 81, of Baxter, died Friday, July 1 at Lutheran Care Center in Little Falls, MN. Funeral Services will be 10:00 AM, Tuesday, July 5 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Brainerd with Reverend Hans Anderson officiating. There will be a visitation Monday evening from 5 until 7 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Interment will be...

Gregory Hellie
Jun 28, 2005
J. Gregory Hellie, age 65, of Breezy Point, died early Tuesday morning at the St. Cloud Hospital. Funeral Services will be 11:00 AM Friday at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Pequot Lakes with the Reverend Dr. Harry E. Olson, Jr. officiating. Friends may call from 5:00 until 8:00 PM Thursday at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter and for...

Lowell Holmberg
Jun 20, 2005
Lowell Eugene Holmberg was born on March 25, 1942, at Springfield, MN, the son of Thure J. and Ethel (Fox) Holmberg. He was called from this life Monday evening at his home near Motley surrounded by his loving family. He attained the age of 63 years, 2 months and 25 days. Lowell grew up on the family farm near...

Ethel Smith
Jun 18, 2005
Ethel ?Mikki? M. Smith, 56, of Staples, died June 18, 2005, at Fairview University Hospital, Minneapolis, while waiting for a lung transplant. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, June 24, at Brenny Funeral Home Chapel in Staples with Rev. Roy Miles officiating. Ethel ?Mikki? Smith was born January 12, 1949, in Staples to Philomine and Earl...

Dolores Lubowitz
Jun 14, 2005
Dolores L. Lubowitz, age 79, of Staples formerly of Longville, died Tuesday, June 14th, 2005. Funeral services were in the morning on Friday June 17th at 11:00 at Faith Lutheran Church in Staples. Relatives received friends on Thursday evening from 5 to 8 at the Brenny Funeral Home in Staples. Interment was Wednesday, June 22nd at 2:00 at the...

Jackie Saddler
Jun 13, 2005
Jackie Lynn Saddler, 20, a beautiful, precious gift from God was called to join her twin sister in Heaven on June 13, 2005. Jackie touched so many lives. The loss everyone feels is a testament to the value she contributed to this life that will never be filled by another. Jackie is survived by her parents, Jack and Denise;...

Leo Fahnlander
Jun 9, 2005
Leo F. Fahnlander, age 85, of Staples died Thursday, June 9, 2005 at University Medical Center in Minneapolis. Mass of Christian Burial will be Tuesday, June 14, 11 am, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Staples, with Reverend Father Peter Kirchner officiating. Rosary service will be Tuesday, June 14, 10 am, at Brenny Funeral Home in Staples. Interment will...

Marion Stone
Jun 6, 2005
Marion F. Stone, age 93, of New Brighton, formerly of Staples, died Monday morning, June 6, 2005. Funeral services will be Friday, June 10, at 1:00 in the United Methodist Church in Staples, with Rev. Wesley Johnson officiating. Family will receive friends Thursday evening 5 ? 8 at Brenny Funeral Home, Staples. Arrangements have been entrusted to Brenny Funeral...

Herbert Smieja
Jun 5, 2005
Herbert J. Smieja, age 75, of Breezy Point, died early Sunday morning at St. Joseph?s Hospital in Brainerd. A Memorial Mass will be 2:00 PM Friday, June 10, at St. Christopher?s Catholic Church in Nisswa with Father George Zeck officiating. Visitation with the family will be from 1:00 PM until time of Services on Friday. Herbert Jerome Smieja was...

Margaret Swaile
May 27, 2005
Margaret E. Swailes, age 83, of Motley, died Friday afternoon at the St. Cloud Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday morning at 10:30 in St. Michaels Catholic Church in Motley with Father Peter Kirchner officiating. Burial will follow in the Motley Public Cemetery. Her family will receive friends and neighbors on Monday evening from 5 to 7...

David Mertens
May 24, 2005
David Mertens, age 86, of Staples died Tuesday, May 24, 2005 at the Lakewood Care Center. Funeral services will be held on Friday morning at 10:30 in Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Staples with Father Peter Kirchner officiating. Burial will follow in the Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Staples. Relatives will receive friends on Thursday evening from 5 to 7....