Obituaries
Gregory Roberge
Sep 10, 2004
Gregory A. Roberge, age 57, of Aitkin, died Friday, September 10, 2004, at St. Joseph?s Medical Center in Brainerd. Funeral services will be Wednesday, September 15, at 1 p.m., at Jones Bradshaw Funeral and Cremation Service in Stillwater. Friends may visit at the funeral home for two hours prior to services. Memorials preferred to March of Dimes. Gregory Allen...
William Yezek
Sep 9, 2004
William A. Yezek, 93, died Thursday, September 9, 2004, at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. Mass of Christian Burial will be Wednesday, September 15, 10:30 a.m., at St. Therese Little Flower Catholic Church in Onamia, with Father David Galas officiating. Friends may visit at the church for the hour prior to Mass. Interment will be at the parish...
Marion Erickson
Sep 7, 2004
Marion Erickson, age 89, of Arden Hills, formerly of Brainerd, died September 7, 2004 at the Presbyterian Homes in Arden Hills. Marion Sidonia Thoreson was born on October 17, 1914 in Lakefield, daughter of Oleo and Amanda ((Erickson) Thoreson. After the death of her father the family moved to Minneapolis where Marion graduated from Marshall High School. She attended...
Gary Hall
Sep 3, 2004
Gary Lee Hall, age 56, of Crosslake, MN, and formerly of Plymouth, MN, died Friday evening at his home, following several months in hospice care. Gary was preceded in death by his parents, Morris and Eileen (Ervasti) Hall. His love, caring personality and sense of humor is deeply missed by his wife of 36 years, Cheryl (Diekman) and his...
Ervin Hines
Sep 2, 2004
Ervin S. Hines, age 74, of Pillager, died early Thursday morning at his home in rural Pillager. Funeral services will be at 10:00 AM Saturday at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter with Father Seamus Walsh and Chaplin Ricky Abear officiating. Friends may call from 4:00 until 7:00 PM Friday at the Brenny Funeral Chapel and for one hour...
Wayne Finch
Aug 31, 2004
Wayne Finch, age 65, of Ft. Ripley, died August 31, 2004, unexpectedly at his home. Wayne Bernard Finch was born August 8, 1939 in Brainerd to Everett and Katherine (Holsapple) Finch. He attended school in Brainerd. On April 10, 1958 he was united in marriage to Iris Killian. Following their marriage they lived in Mankato for a few years,...
John Voelker
Aug 28, 2004
John Voelker, 51, of Baxter, died unexpectedly on Saturday, August 28, 2004, at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be Thursday, September 2, at 2 p.m., at St. Francis Catholic Church in Brainerd, with Father Seamus Walsh officiating. Friends may visit Wednesday, September 1, 6-8 p.m., at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Interment will be in Winona, at...
Linda Vargo
Aug 27, 2004
Linda Vargo, 46, of Brainerd, died Friday, August 27, 2004 at her home. Funeral services will be Saturday, September 4, at 2 p.m., at Brainerd Christian Fellowship, with Reverend George Cahoon officiating. Friends may visit at the church during the hour prior to services. Linda LaVaughn Short was born September 15, 1957 in Washington, to Lee Short and Janice...
Eddie Farris
Aug 26, 2004
Eddie Farris, age 72, of Enchanted Lakes, died Thursday, August 26, 2004 at the VA Medical Center in St. Cloud. Funeral services will be Saturday, August 28, at 1 p.m., at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Randall, with Reverend Terry Stumbo officiating. Friends may visit at the funeral chapel for the hour prior to services. Interment will be at a...
Kenneth Allen
Aug 23, 2004
Kenneth Wayne Allen, 74, died Monday, August 23, 2004 at his home in Cushing. Funeral services will be 10 AM Monday, August 30 at Cushing Baptist Church in Cushing with Pastor Mark Erickson officiating. There will be a visitation Sunday afternoon from 3-5 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Randall. Kenneth Wayne Allen was born February 25, 1930...
Delores Rust
Aug 21, 2004
Delores Rust, 70, of Merrifield, died Saturday, August 21, 2004, at Abbott-Northwestern Medical Center in Minneapolis. Funeral services will be Wednesday, August 25, 1 p.m., at Mission of the Cross Lutheran Church in Crosslake, with Reverend Steven Anderson officiating. Friends may visit Tuesday, August 24, 5-7 p.m., at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Crosslake, and during the hour prior to...
Arlene Heldt
Aug 19, 2004
Arlene Heldt, 79, of Pequot Lakes, died Thursday, August 19, 2004 at Woodland Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd, reuniting forever with her husband Wayne Heldt, who died July 22, 2004. Memorial services for Arlene and Wayne will be Tuesday, August 24, 11 a.m., at Lutheran Church of the Cross in Nisswa, with Reverend Kurt Wied officiating. Inurnment will be...
Gizella Jorgensen
Aug 17, 2004
Gizella Jorgensen, age 78, of Brainerd, died Tuesday, August 17, 2004 at her home. A memorial open house will be Friday, August 20, 5-7 p.m., at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Gizella Rose Niedermayer was born July 24, 1926, in Chicago, to Vincent and Catherine (Stemper) Niedermayer. She grew up and attended school in Chicago. She was united in...
Debra Nesheim
Aug 3, 2004
Debra Nesheim, age 52, of Brainerd, died Tuesday, August 3, 2004, at her home. Funeral services will be Friday, August 6, 1 p.m., at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Friends may visit at the funeral home for the two hours prior to services. Interment will be at Pine Tree Cemetery in rural Brainerd. Debra Kay Nagel was born April...
Janis Broughton
Jul 28, 2004
Janis Broughton, 66, of Aitkin, died at her home July 28, 2004. Jan was born on January 13, 1938 daughter of Edmund and Lillian (Lindstrand) Nolby in Day, MN. Jan attended and graduated from Minnetonka High School and then attended the University of Minnesota. On July 15, 1961 she was united in marriage to Vern Broughton. Following their marriage...
Hugh Cobb
Jul 26, 2004
Hugh Cobb, 68, of Brainerd, died Monday, July 26, 2004, at his home. Hugh was born March 29, 1936 in Athens, GA son of William and Eula (Whitehead) Cobb. He graduated from Athens High School, and enlisted in the United States Army. Following his honorable discharge he moved to Minneapolis where he worked for Hennepin County as a medical...
Doris Holcombe
Jul 24, 2004
Doris Holcombe, 92, formerly of Nisswa, died Saturday, July 24, at Pierz Villa Care Center in Pierz. Doris was born October 19, 1911, in Staples, the daughter of Dors and Dori (Maerten) Lynch. After high school she continued her education and became a Registered Nurse. She married Wilbur Holcombe in 1934 at Verndale. To this union one son, Jon...
Wayne Heldt
Jul 22, 2004
Wayne Heldt, 77, of Pequot Lakes, died Thursday, July 22, 2004 at Woodland Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd, MN. Wayne Ellis Heldt was born June 4, 1927 in Madison, MN, to William and Ellen (Ludvigson) Heldt. He grew up and attended school in the Metro area. Following graduation he enlisted in the US Navy, where he served two years....
Vicky Brown
Jul 19, 2004
Vicky L. Brown, 54, of Brainerd, died Monday, July 19, 2004, at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. Memorial services will be Friday, July 23, 11 a.m., at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, with Reverend Father Bill Skarich officiating. Friends may visit Thursday, July 22, 6-8 p.m., at Brenny Funeral Chapel. Interment will be at Evergreen Cemetery in Brainerd....
Ruth Christle
Jul 16, 2004
Ruth Christle, age 87, of Staples, died Friday, July 16, 2004, at North Country Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Bemidji. Funeral services will be Monday, July 19, 2 p.m., at Staples Assembly of God Church, with Reverend Roy Miles officiating. Friends may visit Sunday, July 18, 5-7 p.m., also at the church. Interment will be at Evergreen Hill Cemetery...
