Obituaries
Marian Smith
May 24, 2005
Marian L. Smith, age 84, of Motley, died May 24, 2005 at the St. Cloud Hospital. Funeral services will be Saturday morning at 11:00 in St. Johns Lutheran Church in Motley with Rev. Edward Koehler officiating. Burial will be in the St. James Cemetery in Philbrook. Relatives will receive friends Friday evening from 6 to 8 at the Brenny...
Carol Fluck
May 11, 2005
Carol J. Fluck, age 73, of Brainerd, died Thursday afternoon, May 11, 2005 at Woodland Good Samaritan Village. A celebration of Carol?s life will be at 1:00 PM Sunday at the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter. The family will receive guests beginning at 11:30 AM on Sunday. Interment will be in Garrison Cemetery at 5:00 PM. Carol Joyce Fluck...
William Pribbenow
May 8, 2005
William ?Bill? Pribbenow, 85, Motley, Mn, died May 8, 2005 at the Hilltop Care Center in Watkins. Bill was born on February 16, 1920 in Staples, son of Otto and Wilhelmina (Bristlin) Pribbenow. He was united in marriage to Frances Mary Monty on June 9, 1947. Bill served as a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne as a light machine...
Julie Mann
May 7, 2005
Julie Mann, age 58, of Brainerd, died Saturday, May 07, 2005 at St. Joseph?s Medical Center. Memorial services will be Friday, May 13, 5 pm, at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, with Pastor Gary Peterson officiating. Julie Ann Strong was born July 18, 1946 in La Crosse, Wisconsin. She enjoyed traveling, and had lived in various parts of the...
Charlie Otteson
Apr 26, 2005
Charlie Otteson passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2005, at Lakewood Health System Care Center, Staples, where he had been a resident for over twenty years. He was 107 years old. A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 30 at 11:00 at Faith Lutheran Church in Staples, with Rev. Stephen Sveom officiating. A reception will be held at the...
Fletcher Henseler
Apr 12, 2005
Henseler Fletcher "Fletch" Jan 02, 1922 - Apr 12, 2005 Place of Service: -- St. Francis Catholic Church -- April 16, 2005 Fletcher Henseler, age 83, of Baxter, died Tuesday, April 12, 2005, at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, April 16, 11 AM, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Brainerd, with Reverend Father Bill Skarich...
Joseph Biessener
Apr 10, 2005
Joseph Biessener, age 65, of Brainerd, died Sunday, April 10, 2005 at the St. Cloud Hospital. Mass of Christian Burial will be Thursday, April 14, 11 AM, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Brainerd, with Reverend Father Seamus Walsh officiating. Friends may visit Wednesday, April 13, 5-7 PM at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, with rosary and parish prayers...
Lana Schnichels
Apr 6, 2005
Lana (Wickham) Schnichels, age 41 of Pillager, died Thursday, April 6, 2005 at St. Josephs Medical Center in Brainerd. Funeral services will be Tuesday, from 3 ? 7 p.m. at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Lana Marie Wickham was born on September 28, 1963 in Brainerd to Marvin & Mary (Norwood) Wickham and was the youngest of 5...
Willmar DesMarais
Apr 4, 2005
Willmar ?Bill? DesMarais, age 88, of Staples died Monday, April 4, 2005 at the Lakewood Health System-Hospital. Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, April 8, 11 am, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Staples, with Reverend Father Peter Kirchner officiating. Friends may visit Thursday, April 7, 5-8 pm, at Brenny Funeral Home in Staples, with rosary and parish...
Iva Canton
Mar 30, 2005
Iva Lou Canton, age 71, of Randall, died early Thursday morning at St. Gabriel?s Hospital in Little Falls. Funeral services will be at 11:00 AM Monday at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Randall. Interment will be at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery at Little Falls. Friends may call from 5:00 until 8:00 PM Sunday at the Brenny Funeral Chapel...
Helen Peterson
Mar 27, 2005
Helen I. Peterson, age 82, of Brainerd, passed away Sunday, March 27, 2005 at Woodland Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. Memorial services will be Friday, May 6 at 7 PM, at the Woodland Chapel. Interment will be at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis. Helen Preuss was born July 14, 1922 in rural Le Sueur County to William and...
Rose Hurd
Mar 16, 2005
Rose Marie Hurd, of Pillager, passed away peacefully at her home March 16, 2005 at the age of 83. She was born in Staples, MN and was a longtime resident of Brainerd. She was married to Charles Hurd. Rose was active in the community. She worked for National Foods for 24 years, was a member of St. Francis Catholic...
Gladys VanVickle
Mar 15, 2005
Gladys VanVickle, age 87, of Pillager, died Tuesday morning at the Woodland Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. Funeral services will be at 10:30 AM Saturday, at the Assembly of God Church in Pillager with Rev. Robert Osell officiating. Interment will be in Wildwood Cemetery at Pillager. Friends may call from 5:00 until 7:00 PM Friday at the Brenny Funeral...
Gwen Hall
Mar 14, 2005
Gwen Hall, age 73, of Baxter died Monday morning, March 14, 2005, at the St. Cloud Hospital. Memorial Services will be at 3:00 PM Friday, March 18, at First Lutheran Church in Brainerd with Pastor Andrew Smith officiating. Interment will be at a later date in Milaca, MN. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation,...
Isabell Strack
Mar 12, 2005
Isabell A. Strack, age 94, formerly of Little Falls, died early Saturday morning at the Pierz Villa. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 AM Friday, March 18, at St. James Catholic Church of Randall with Father Leo Moenkedick officiating. Interment will be in the Church Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 until 8 PM Thursday at the...
Ruth Boyer
Mar 11, 2005
Ruth Boyer, age 90, of the Leader area, died Friday evening at the Staples Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday afternoon at 1:00 in the Brenny Funeral Home Chapel in Staples with Pastor Neal Malcore officiating. Burial will be in the Poplar Cemetery. Relatives will receive friends on Monday evening form 4 to 7 at the Brenny...
Gary Shake
Mar 4, 2005
Gary R. Shake, age 62, of Motley, died Friday evening at his home. Services will be held on Wednesday at 11:00AM in Swan Valley Lutheran Church in Leader with Mel Nefstead officiating. Burial will be in the Swan Valley Cemetery. Relatives will receive friends on Tuesday evening from 5 to 8 at the Brenny Funeral Home in Staples. Gary...
Evelyn Bertram
Mar 4, 2005
Evelyn Bertram, age 91, formerly of Hillman, died Friday, March 4, 2005 at Woodland Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. Funeral services will be Tuesday, March 8, 11 a.m., at First Lutheran Church in Brainerd, with Reverend Kristin Kelsey officiating. Visitation will be 1 hour before the service. Interment will be at Dykeman Cemetery in rural Brainerd. Evelyn Della Hamburg...
Donald Kelcher
Mar 1, 2005
Donald C. Kelcher, age 67, of Pillager, died Tuesday, March 1, 2005 in Brainerd. Funeral services will be Saturday, March 5, 1 p.m., at Merrifield Community Church of the Nazarene, with Reverend Larry Harshman officiating. Friends may visit Friday, March 4, 5-7 p.m., at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Services will be followed by cremation, with private interment. Donald...
Charles McMahon
Feb 21, 2005
Charles ?Chuck? McMahon, age 42, of Crosslake died Monday, February 21, 2005 as the result of a work-related accident. Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, February 25, 11 a.m., at Immaculate Heart Catholic Church in Crosslake, with Reverend Father Dennis Hoffman officiating. Friends may visit Thursday, February 24, 5-8 p.m., at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Crosslake, with parish...
