Obituaries
William Vavra
Sep 1, 2003
William Vavra, age 93, of Little Falls, formerly of Culdrum Township north of Swanville, died September 1, 2003 at St. Otto?s Care Center in Little Falls. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, September 4, 2003 at 11 AM at St. Peter?s Lutheran Church in Randall with Rev. Linden Wendzel officiating. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 6 ?...
Karen Larson
Aug 25, 2003
Karen (Adler) Larson, age 65, formerly of Northfield, died Tuesday, August 25 at her home in Emily. Karen was born September 17, 1937 in Harvey, Illinois, to Gordon and Catherine (McBratney) Adler. She grew up in Illinois, and completed both Bachelor?s and Master?s degrees in Education. She was united in marriage to her second husband Ernest Larson on August...
Gertrude McDermond
Aug 17, 2003
G.F. ?Micky? (Gillingham) McDermond, age 66, of Brainerd, died Sunday, August 17, 2003 at her home, on Round Lake. Gertrude Francis O?Leary was born October 29, 1936 in Walker, daughter of George and Margaret (Fuhrman) O?Leary. The family later moved to the Backus area where she attended grade school and later moved to the Mildred area where she attended...
Edward Zabrowski
Aug 12, 2003
Edward J. Zabrowski, age 92, of Brainerd, died Tuesday, August 12 at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, August 15, 1 PM, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Brainerd. Interment will be at Wildwood Cemetery in Pillager. Friends may visit at the church for one hour prior to the service. Edward is survived by Lucille, his...
Margie Hanson
Aug 12, 2003
Margie R. Hanson, age 82, of Crosslake and Golden Valley, MN, died Wednesday, August 12 at Colonial Acres Nursing Home in Golden Valley. Margie was born March 29, 1921, in Minneapolis, to Thorwald and Anna (Anderson) Hanson. She grew up in Hamel and graduated from Wayzata High School. She earned a B.S. in Physical Education at the University of...
John Borreson
Aug 9, 2003
John Clifford Borreson, 69 of Mpls, died 8/9/03 at St. Joseph?s Medical Center in Brainerd. Services will be held at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery (Assembly Area 2) in Mpls on Monday August 18, 2003 at 10:00 AM. John was born 4/26/1934 in Mpls to Herbert and Ethel (Morrison) Borreson. John married Catherine ?Cathy? Duke (Cotten) on 3/26/1970 in Des...
Donald Rausch
Jul 30, 2003
Donald William Rausch, age 75, of Crosslake formerly of Sleepy Eye and wintering in Arkansas, died July 30, 2003 at the St. Joseph?s Medical Center in Brainerd. Donald was born May 23, 1928 in Milwaukee, WI son of Matthew A. and Edna (Eahler) Rausch. He graduated from Loyola High School in Mankato. He was in the Navy V5 program...
Steven Anderson
Jul 29, 2003
Steven H. ?Gramps? Anderson, age 43, of Garrison died Tuesday, July 29, 2003 as a result of a automobile accident north of Garrison. Memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Sunday August 3, 2003 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at the Minnesota...
Margaret Holtze
Jul 29, 2003
Margaret S. Holtze, age 73, Crosslake died July 29, 2003, at St. Joseph?s Medical Center in Brainerd. Margaret was born September 9, 1929 in Lincoln, NE to George and Susan (Beideck) Beideck. Margaret married Edward ?Jim? Holtze on September 20, 1952 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, IA. They lived in Bloomington for 40 years. Margaret is survived...
Ralph Fredrickson
Jul 26, 2003
Ralph P. Fredrickson, age 82, of Lakeshore, died Saturday, July 26 at the St. Cloud Hospital. Ralph Philip Fredrickson was born May 23, 1921 in Faribault, to Philip and Tina (Dahl) Fredrickson. He grew up and attended school in Faribault. He earned a Bachelor?s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Minnesota. He served in the US Army...
Doris Leslie
Jul 25, 2003
Doris L. Leslie, age 86, of Crosslake, died Friday, July 25 at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby. Memorial services will be held in Crosslake at a later date, with interment at Pinewood Cemetery in Crosslake. Doris is survived by a daughter, Kathryn Leslie, of Golden Valley; two sons, Bill (Diane) Leslie of Pipestone and Dr. Larry (Sheila...
Thomas Merz
Jul 23, 2003
Thomas G. Merz, age 46, of Baxter, died Wednesday, July 23 at the St. Cloud VA Hospital. Funeral services will be Saturday, August 2, 2:00 PM, at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, with Reverend Bob Twiton officiating. Friends may visit August 2 from 12-2:00, at the funeral home. Interment will be at Maple Grove Township Cemetery. Thomas is survived...
Carl Holderbach
Jul 16, 2003
Carl Holderbach, age 87, of Brainerd, died Wednesday, July 16, 2003 at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. Carl Raymond Holderbach was born May 8, 1916 in Staples, to Henry and Hazel (Crandall) Holderbach. He grew up and attended school in Staples. He was very active in athletics, and he played on the State Tournament football team. Following graduation...
Laurence Maschler
Jul 16, 2003
Laurence Henry Maschler, age 90, of Cushing died Wednesday, July 16, 2003, at St. Gabriels Medical Center in Little Falls. Laurence Henry Maschler was born August 8, 1912 in Little Elk Township of Todd County to Joseph and Caroline (Pechan) Maschler. He attended school in the Pine Island School District 105. Laurence was married to Rosina Winkler on October...
Gerald Kringlie
Jul 16, 2003
Gerald ?Gerry? Kringlie, 71, of Randall (formerly of Valley City, North Dakota) died Wednesday, July 16 in Brainerd as the result of a motor vehicle accident. Gerald Kringlie was born June 28, 1932 in Courtenay, North Dakota to Christian and Stella (Holmen) Kringlie. He grew up and attended school in Valley City. He was united in marriage to Shirley...
Bradley Finch
Jul 11, 2003
Bradley Finch, age 50, of Brainerd died July 11, 2003 at his home. Bradley Dale Finch was born on April 20, 1953 in Brainerd to Dale and Lois (Kyar) Finch. He grew up camping with his parents and siblings. Bradley graduated from Brainerd High School. On April 9, 1977 he was united in marriage to Barbara ?Gina? Waddell in...
Darrold Nelson
Jul 6, 2003
Darrold Nelson, age 60, of Brainerd, died July 6, 2003 at his home. Darrold Lloyd Nelson was born on July 16, 1942 in Brainerd to Andrew Otto & Mary Eldoro (Jones) Nelson. . Darrold attended the Vo/Tech in Brainerd and served in the United States Army from August 4, 1959 ? January 4, 1961. Following his honorable discharge he...
Virgil Berkman
Jul 5, 2003
Virgil D. Berkman, age 78, of Hackensack, died Saturday, July 5th, at his home. Services will be held on Tuesday, July 8th, at 2:00 in St Paul?s Lutheran Church in Hackensack with Pastor Thea Monson officiating. Burial will take place later in Glen Haven Cemetery in Crystal. Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter has been in charge of local arrangements....
Ellen Dahlen
Jun 28, 2003
Ellen M. Dahlen, 85, of Ideal died Saturday, June 28 at the Cuyuna Care Center in Crosby. Ellen Ottelin was born June 2, 1918 in Elba, MN, to Arnie and Ida (Niemala) Ottelin. She grew up and graduated high school in Brainerd. She was united in marriage to Gordon Dahlen on March 15, 1940 in Minneapolis, where they subsequently...
Albin Palmer
Jun 25, 2003
Albin J. ?Jerry? Palmer was born August 25, 1928 in Shafer, to Eldor and Mildred (Peterson) Palmer. He grew up in Litchfield and moved with his family to Minneapolis, where he graduated from Vocational High School. He served in the US Coast Guard from 1945-1947. He was united in marriage to Doris Schneider on March 23, 1957, in Minneapolis....
