Obituaries
Vienno Bingham
Mar 21, 2003
Vienno Bingham, 82, of Brainerd died Friday, March 21 at Woodrest Health Care Center in Walker. Vienno Gladys Ritari was born December 11, 1919 in Brainerd, to Nels and Hilda (Fremling) Ritari. She grew up living on Gull Lake and in Brainerd, and attended school in Brainerd. During WWII she worked sewing parachutes at Meyer?s Laundry in Brainerd. She...
Edwin Potter
Mar 9, 2003
Edwin C. ?Buzz? Potter, age 65, of Nisswa, MN passed away March 9, 2003 at his home on Gull Lake. Buzz was born December 9, 1937 at home in Robbinsdale to Edwin C. and Ethel (Burke) Potter, Sr. Buzz was a business entrepreneur-from gold mining to dredging-and most recently worked as a mortgage banker at Western Pacific Mortgage Co.,...
William Quirk
Mar 7, 2003
William James Quirk, age 68, of Breezy Point died Friday, March 7, 2003, at his home in Breezy Point. William was born December 6, 1934 in Lawler, Iowa to William and Marie (Canty) Quirk. He graduated from Lawler High School and went on to further his education at Upper Iowa University. He majored in business. Bill was united in...
Richard Odland
Mar 7, 2003
Richard K. "Dick" Odland, age 69 of Fifty Lakes, MN, formerly of Prior Lake, MN died Friday, March 7, 2003, at his home in Fifty Lakes. Richard K. Odland was born April 4, 1933 in Minneapolis to Wendell and Grace (Kyes) Odland. He attended Washburn High School. Dick was united in marriage to Donna LaDue (Clifford) on October 10,...
Paul Manke
Mar 3, 2003
Paul F. Manke, 63, of Lake Shore died of cancer Monday, March 3, 2003 at his home. He was born in St. Paul on October 8, 1939 son of Frederick and Agnes (Blissenbach) Manke. Paul graduated from St. Thomas Academy and furthered his education at St. Thomas College, majoring in Engineering. On September 10, 1973 he was united in...
Jennie Schaub
Feb 28, 2003
Jennie E. Schaub, age 92, of Pequot Lakes, died Thursday evening at the Cuyuna Care Center in Crosby. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday morning at 11:00 AM in the Brenny Funeral Home Chapel in Crosslake with Reverend Paul Jensen officiating. Burial will follow in the Pinewood Cemetery in Crosslake. Relatives will receive friends on Tuesday morning after...
Dean Allen
Feb 24, 2003
Dean Leonard Allen, 82, of rural Brainerd died Monday, February 24, 2003 at his home. He was born March 11, 1920 in Wells, to Hugh and Hatty (Tiedt) Allen. He grew up and attended school in Wells. He began work on the family farm. In 1953 he moved to rural Brainerd to help his future father-in-law on a dairy...
Anne Schoen
Feb 23, 2003
Anne Schoen, age 92, of East Gull Lake died Sunday, February 23, 2003 at her daughter?s home in Lakewood, Colorado. Anne Schoen was born April 5, 1910 in St. Paul, Minnesota to Peter and Theresa (Borcheller) Bachman. Anne grew up in the Black River Falls, Wisconsin area and was united in marriage to Henry Schoen in 1933. They raised...
Elmer Campbell
Feb 21, 2003
Elmer ?Bud? Lee Campbell, 71, of Brainerd died Friday, February 21, 2003 at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. He was born March 29, 1931 in Oelwein Iowa, to Ray and Mildred (Sanders) Campbell. He moved with his family to the Chippewa Lodge Resort near Longville, where he grew up. He graduated from high school in Longville and then...
Roy Stelzig
Feb 20, 2003
Roy Stelzig, 91 of Crosslake, MN died Thursday, February 20, 2003 at Woodland Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. Roy Floyd Stelzig was born January 28, 1912 in Waite Park, to Floyd and Oada Stelzig. He graduated from St. Cloud Tech High School and St. Cloud State University, and did graduate work at Iowa State University at Ames. He was...
Doris Carlson
Feb 17, 2003
Doris Mae Carlson, 74, of Gull Lake died Monday, February 17, 2003 at Abbott Northwestern in Minneapolis. She was born in Brainerd on March 6, 1928 daughter of Elmer and Ismay Widmark. She was employed by Dunwoody Industrial Institute of Minneapolis as head accountant for 30 years. Doris is survived by her son Mark Harris of Long Lake, MN,...
Andrew Nelson
Feb 15, 2003
Andrew T. Nelson, age 72, of Crosslake and Bloomington died February 15, 2003. Survivors include his wife, Jane Schreiber; daughter, Colleen; sons, Tim and Ron(Sue); three grandchildren; sisters, Helen Faulise, Arlene Pape, Joan Helling, Ruth Nachtigal, Janet McGinley; brothers, James and Ed; step children,Tom and John Schreiber, Mary Massengale, Katie Peterson, Anne Ullmann; 10 step grandchildren; 41 nieces and...
Edna Pikula
Feb 14, 2003
Edna Mae Pikula, age 77, of Nisswa, MN died Friday, February 14, 2003 at her home. Edna Mae was born July 3, 1925 to Fredrick and Mary (Kellerman) Dowling at home in Mission Township, MN. She attended the Dowling School in Mission Township. She was united in marriage to Floyd Jake Pikula on June 14, 1947 at St. Francis...
Nils Petrusson
Feb 5, 2003
Nils ?Holger? Petrusson, 78, of Brainerd died Wednesday, February 5, 2003 at St. Cloud Hospital. He was born March 30, 1924 in Varmland, Sweden, to Birger and Gerda (Nilsson) Petrusson. He grew up in Sweden, and served as a border guard in the Swedish Army during WWII. In 1949, at the age of 25, he came to America and...
Dale Aykens
Feb 4, 2003
Dale ?Ole? Aykens, age 81, of Brainerd died Tuesday, February 4, 2003 at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. Dale LeRoy Aykens was born February 25, 1921 in Dexter, Iowa to Altman and Birdie (Worster) Aykens. As a young child, his family moved to Wadena and then Brainerd. He grew up and attended school in Brainerd. He became employed...
Eugene O'Hotto
Feb 2, 2003
Eugene O?Hotto, age 67, of Crosslake, MN died Sunday, February 2, 2003 at his home. Eugene John O?Hotto was born May 4, 1935 in Little Falls, MN son of Albert and Margaret (Hoppe) O?Hotto. He joined the United States Navy and served during the Korean Conflict, receiving a honorable discharge in 1953. He was a truck driver then a...
William Handlos
Feb 2, 2003
William Arnold Handlos, 80, of Staples died Sunday, February 2, 2003 at the Staples Care Center. William was born October 14, 1922 in St. Paul, to William F. and Florence Handlos. He grew up and attended school in St. Paul. He enlisted in the US Army and served during WWII, working as an airplane mechanic. Following his honorable discharge...
Sylvia Nelson
Jan 29, 2003
Sylvia A. Nelson, 89, of Brainerd died Wednesday, January 29, 2003 at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. She was born December 26, 1913 in Waldorf, MN to Christian and Martha (Rush) Walther. She moved with her family to Deer Park, WI, where she grew up. Her family moved to Brainerd in the late 1930?s, and she worked at...
Russell Thurrott
Jan 27, 2003
Russell C. Thurrott, age 96, of Baxter, MN died January 27, 2003 at home. Russell Clark Thurrott was born on January 28, 1906 in Taunton, Massachusetts to Russell Clark & Flora (Whitford) Thurrott Sr. He enlisted in the United State Navy at the age of 17 as a seaman after serving in the Navy for 24 years he retired...
Mary Salber
Jan 13, 2003
Mary Delores (Wagner) Salber was born August 12, 1925 in Ellsworth, Minnesota to Joseph and Mathilda (Gerardy) Wagner. She grew up and graduated from high school in Ellsworth. She attended Mankato State Teachers College and then taught for three years in Noble County. She was married to Leonard Salber on June 16, 1947 in Ellsworth. The couple moved to...
