Obituaries

Bracken Pohl
Feb 20, 2005
Bracken ?Scooby? Kyle Pohl, age 7, went peacefully to be with Jesus, at home and surrounded by his loving family and friend, on Sunday afternoon, February 20, 2005. Funeral services will be Friday, February 25, 10:30 a.m., at Heritage Assembly of God Church in Baxter, with Reverend Mark Boone officiating. Friends may visit Thursday, February 24, 6-8 p.m., at...

Anna Sheldon
Feb 19, 2005
Anna Mae Sheldon, age 76, of Brainerd, died Saturday morning at her home. Funeral services will be at 11:00 AM Tuesday, at the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter. Interment will be in Our Savior?s Lutheran Cemetery at Pequot Lakes, MN. Friends may call from 5:00 until 7:00 PM on Monday at the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter and for...

George Dennemeyer
Feb 19, 2005
George A. Dennemeyer, age 100, formerly of St. Paul, died Saturday, February 19, at the Lakewood Care Center in Staples. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, Feb. 23, at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples with Father Peter Kirchner, Jr. officiating. Friends may call from 10:00 until time of Services on Wednesday at the...

Scott Koopman
Feb 14, 2005
Scott Harold ?Koop? Koopman, age 47, of Baxter, died February 14, 2005 in Two Harbors. Services will be Thursday, February 17, 2005 at 11:00 am at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Visitation will be on Wednesday, from 6:00 ? 8:00 pm and one hour prior to the service on Thursday. In lieu of flowers memorials are preferred. Scott...

Jacob Pfingsten
Feb 12, 2005
Sergeant Jacob Loren Pfingsten died while on military duty February 12, 2005 at the University of Regensburg Hospital in Regensburg, Germany after a short illness. Funeral service Saturday, 11 am at Family of God Lutheran Church, 8625 Zane Ave N. Brooklyn Park. Visitation Friday 4-8 pm at Evans Nordby Funeral Home, 34 ? 2nd St. NE Osseo (763-424-4000) and...

Thomas Virnig
Feb 11, 2005
Thomas George Virnig, MD age 29, of St. Paul, formerly of Hillman, MN died February 11, 2005 at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 AM Monday, Feb. 14, at Holy Family Parish, Bull Dog Lake with Father Paul Fruth officiating. Visitation is from 6:00 until 8:00 PM Sunday at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter...

Gladys Dukowitz
Feb 6, 2005
Gladys Lillian Dukowitz was born to Michael Edward and Sarah Elizabeth (Hanson) Smith on July 17, 1936, in St. Paul. She grew up between St. Paul and Philbrook. She attended school and graduated from St. Paul ? Hill Murray High School. She was united in marriage to Albert Leroy Dukowitz, Jr. on October 27, 1955 at St. Isidore Catholic...

Lillian Eisenlohr
Feb 5, 2005
Lillian Rae Eisenlohr was born on December 24, 1916, in Grant, MN, the daughter of Fredric and Elenore (Haefner) Gilmore. She was called from this life early Saturday morning at the St. Cloud Hospital. She had attained the age of 88 years, 1 month, and 11 days. Lillian attended school in Brainerd, MN. On January 5, 1936, she was...

Danny Benjamin
Feb 1, 2005
Danny ?Benjie? Benjamin, 54, of Brainerd, died Tuesday, February 01, 2005 at his home. Funeral services will be Friday, February 4, at 2 p.m. at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, with Reverend Harold Erickson officiating. Friends may visit at the funeral home during the two hours prior to services. Danny Louis Benjamin was born July 28, 1950 in Little...

Allene Herman
Jan 25, 2005
Allene Herman, age 74, formerly of Staples, died Tuesday, January 25, 2005 at her daughter?s home in Brainerd. A memorial open house will be Monday, January 31, 2005, from 12-2 p.m. at Brenny Funeral Home in Staples, with a commemorative service at 1 p.m. Allene Barrington was born February 16, 1930 in Winona, to William and Olga (Thompson) Barrington....

Charline Miller
Jan 22, 2005
Charline was born on August 15th, 1920 in Terrill, Iowa to Charles and Nellie (Michael) Cruse. She moved with her family as a child to central Minnesota where she grew up and graduated with the Pillager High School Class of 1938. On June 1st, 1941 she married Rodney W. Miller and spent her life as a wife, mother, helpmate...

Majorie Behrens
Jan 22, 2005
Marjorie Behrens, age 77, of rural Browerville (Sylvan Shores), died Wednesday evening at the Staples Hospital. Services will be held on Sunday afternoon at 4:00 in the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples with Reverend Mike Picconatto officiating. Burial will be in Fort Snelling National Cemetery on Monday afternoon. Relatives will receive friends on Sunday after 2:00 at the Brenny...

Harold Mendel
Jan 21, 2005
Harold Mendel, age 78, of Brainerd died Friday, January 21, 2005 at the VA Medical Center in St. Cloud. Memorial services will be Wednesday, January 26, 1:30 p.m., at Zion Lutheran Church in Brainerd, with Reverend Mark Kleckner officiating. Friends may visit at the church during the hour prior to services. Interment will be with full military honors on...

Lester Proctor
Jan 20, 2005
Lester F. Proctor was born on August 6, 1918 to Blanche Wagoner and Frank Proctor, and he grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska. Les served in the Army National Guard and was a Command Sergeant Major in HQ & HQ Det 67th Support BN of Nebraska Army National Guard. He served 35 years in the guards and retired in 1978....

Deloris Newmann
Jan 19, 2005
Deloris E. Neumann, age 74, of Brainerd, died Wednesday, January 19, 2005 at St. Cloud Hospital. Funeral services will be Monday, January 24, 11 a.m., at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, with Captain Gene Harris officiating. Friends may visit Sunday, January 23, 2-4 p.m., at the funeral home. Interment will be at Oakland Cemetery. Deloris Elaine Callahan was born...

Patricia Esler
Jan 17, 2005
Patricia Anne Esler, age 50, of Staples, died Monday evening in Garrison. Funeral services will be held on Friday afternoon at 2:00 in the Brenny Funeral Home Chapel in Staples with Reverend Les Crider officiating. Relatives will receive friends on Friday after 11:00. Burial will be in the Poplar Cemetery near Leader. Services have been entrusted to the Brenny...

Lee Boelter
Jan 17, 2005
Lee Arden Boelter, age 62, died suddenly on Monday, January 17, 2005 at his home in Pequot Lakes, MN. Lee was born on April 4, 1942 in Oshkosh, WI, son of Arden and Lois (Wrasse) Boelter. He attended Oshkosh High School and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1964, with a degree in Electrical Engineering. After graduation he...

LaVaughn Light
Jan 1, 2005
LaVaughn B. Light, 75, of Brainerd, died Saturday, January 1, 2005 at her home. Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, January 7, at 11 a.m., at St. Andrew?s Catholic Church in Brainerd, with Father Seamus Walsh officiating. Friends may visit at the church during the hour prior to services. Interment will be at Evergreen Cemetery in Brainerd. Memorials...

Wilfred Leyendecker
Dec 1, 2004
Memorial Services will be at 11:00 AM Saturday, Dec. 11, 2004, at the Immaculate Heart Catholic Church in Crosslake, MN, with Father Dennis Hoffman officiating. Burial of cremains will follow immediately at Pinewood Cemetery in Crosslake. Wilfred ?Will? Benedict Leyendecker was born on October 20, 1921, at Eden Valley, MN, the son of Robert and Margaret (Schommer) Leyendecker. He...

Phyllis Tuomi
Dec 1, 2004
Phyllis Joan Tuomi was born on January 9, 1932, in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Dudley and Veronica (Hogue) Wright. She was called from this life early Wednesday morning, Dec. 1, 2004, at her home at East Gull Lake, MN. She had attained the age of 72 years, 10 months, and 22 days. She attended elementary school at St....