Obituaries

Leslie Satre
Jan 11, 2003
Leslie Satre, 80, of Brainerd died Saturday, January 11, 2003 at his home. He was born August 21, 1922 in Brainerd, to Ole and Lina (Kopperstad) Satre. He grew up in Brainerd and graduated from Brainerd High School. He served in the US Army Air Force from 1942-1945. He was married to June Rice, his wife of 57 years,...

Evangeline Kaspar
Jan 4, 2003
Evangeline Kaspar, 90, of Brainerd, died Sunday, January 4 at Woodland Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. Services will be 11:00 AM Thursday, January 8 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter with Reverend Chris Meier officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to service. Evangeline was born October 28, 1913 to Peter and Margaret (Siblerud) Ackland in Albert Lea....

Edwin O'Day
Dec 21, 2002
Edwin L. O?Day, age 94, of Brainerd, MN died Saturday, December 21, 2002 at the Trillium Eldershare Assisted Living Home in Brainerd. Edwin was born December 6, 1908 in Aitkin to Thomas and Lillian (Ivy) O?Day. He was married to Rachel Robinson on June 20, 1934 in Richland Center, Wisconsin. They moved to Brainerd in 1937 where he worked...

Irene Kuschel
Dec 17, 2002
Irene Kuschel, age 84, of Crosby, MN died December 17, 2002 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center. Services will be Friday, December 20, 2002, 11 AM at St. Andrews Catholic Church in Brainerd, MN with Father Seamus Walsh officiating. Visitation was held on Thursday, December 19, 2002 from 6 ? 8 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter,...

Patricia Smith
Dec 14, 2002
Patricia ?Patty? Smith, age 44, a resident Brainerd, died Saturday, December 14, 2002 at St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, MN. Patricia was born to Joseph Dovard and Denver Laverne (Voltz) Norris. She attended schools in Brainerd. Living her entire life in Brainerd she enjoyed spending time with her three devoted cats, Ben, Bunny, and Poop Snot. Patricia is...

Vincent Englund
Dec 3, 2002
Vincent ?Vince? Englund, 74, of Crosslake died Tuesday, December 3, 2002 at his home. Vincent Dale Englund was born October 7, 1928 in Red Wing, to Lawrence and Pearl (Strothman) Englund. He grew up and graduated from high school in Red Wing. He was married to Joan Miller on November 19, 1949 in Red Wing. He worked for Northwestern...

Kurt Anderson
Nov 24, 2002
Kurt E. Anderson, age 65 of Crosslake, Minnesota, died Sunday, November 24, 2002 at his home. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at Crosslake Lutheran Church with Rev. Mark Anderson officiating. A gathering of friends and family will be held at the church one hour prior to the service. The family requests...

Addie Mulholland
Nov 20, 2002
Addie L. Mulholland, age 65, of Brainerd, MN died November 20, 2002 at St. Joseph?s Medical Center. Services will be held on Monday November 25, 2002 at the Temple Baptist Church in Brainerd at 11:00 AM with Pastor Bob Evans officiating. Visitation will be on Sunday, November 24, 2002 from 2-5:00 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter...

Douglas Feierabend
Nov 15, 2002
Douglas D. Fuhrer-Feierabend, age 33, of Brainerd died at his home Friday, November 15, 2002. Arrangements are with Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter. Douglas Dean Fuhrer-Feierabend was born August 29, 1969 in Brainerd son of Dale and Robin (Fuhrer) Feierabend. He attended Pine River Elementary, graduating from Mounds View High School. He was in the roofing and siding construction...

Jonah Midthun
Nov 12, 2002
Jonah Jon Midthun, infant son of Jon and Jenny Midthun of Baxter, was born silently at St. Joseph?s Medical Center in Brainerd on Tuesday, November 12, 2002. Jonah is survived by his parents; a four-year-old brother Trent; grandparents James and Nedra Torfin of Brainerd and Myron and Shirley Midthun of Deerwood; and great-grandparents Dorothy Nelson of Brainerd and Violet...

Olaf Northagen
Nov 12, 2002
Olaf J. Northagen, age 69, of Ideal Township died Tuesday, November 12, 2002 at St. Joseph?s Medical Center in Brainerd. Olaf Julian Northagen was born February 25, 1933 in Dahlen Township, Nelson County, North Dakota to Henry J. and Joran (Steinley) Northagen. He graduated from high school in Dahlen and then from the University of North Dakota,Grand Forks in...

Erika Dalquist
Oct 30, 2002
Erika Marie Dalquist was born April 18, 1981 to Colleen (Boone) and Duane Dalquist in Little Falls, MN. Erika grew up in Randall and attended school there until her family moved to the Pillager area in 1992. During all four years of high school, Erika was a cheerleader, played in the band and sang in the choir. In 1999,...

Zachariah Chamberlin
Oct 21, 2002
Zachariah Edward Chamberlin, age 24, of Everett, WA, formerly of Crosby, MN, died Monday, October 21, 2002 at his home. Zachariah Edward Chamberlin was born on July 30, 1978 in Tacoma, WA son of Edward and Dawn (Armstrong) Chamberlin. They moved to Crosby, MN when Zac was a teenager. He was united in marriage to Tena Dick in Crosby....

Mark Pearson
Oct 15, 2002
Mark C. Pearson, 60, of Crosslake died Tuesday, October 15, 2002 at his home. Memorial services will be Saturday, October 19, 11:00 at Crosslake Lutheran Church, with Reverend Mark Anderson officiating and military honors provided by the Crosslake American Legion. Graveside service will be on Monday, October 21, at 2:30 PM at the Blue Earth City Cemetery in Blue...

Mearan Pohl
Oct 6, 2002
Mearan Ruby-Rea Pohl, 2-year-old daughter of Kyle and Suzi Pohl of Brainerd died Sunday, October 6, 2002 at Minneapolis Children?s Medical Center. Funeral services will be Saturday, October 12, 2002 at 11:00 AN at Casino Assemblies of God Church in rural Pillager. Friends may visit on Friday, October 11, from 4-8:00 PM at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter and...

Phyllis Matthews
Sep 22, 2002
Phyllis Matthews, age 86, of Brainerd, died Sunday, September 22, 2002 at Woodland Good Samaritan Village. Services will be on Wednesday at 11 AM at Park United Methodist Church in Brainerd with Reverend Rory Swenson officiating. Friends may call at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter from 5 ? 7 PM Tuesday, and at the church an hour before...

Elizabeth Colvin
Aug 27, 2002
Elizabeth ?Betty? Ann Colvin, age 69, of Crosslake died Tuesday, August 27, 2002 at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. Services will be on Friday, August 30 at 11 AM at the Immaculate Heart Catholic Church in Crosslake with Father Dennis Hoffman officiating. Burial will follow in the Pinewood Cemetery in Crosslake. Friends may call on Thursday, August 29...

Leo Kowalski
Aug 26, 2002
Leo N. Kowalski, age 70, of rural Pillager died Monday, August 26, 2002 at his home. Services will be on Friday, August 30, at 11 AM at St. Francis Catholic Church in Brainerd, with Father Seamus Walsh officiating. Burial will be in the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery at Camp Ripley. Friends may call on Thursday, August 29 from 5...

Aletha Hall
Aug 5, 2002
Aletha E. Hall, age 94, of Pequot Lakes died Monday, August 5, 2002, at the Cuyuna Care Center in Crosby. A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, August 9, 2002, at 2:30 PM at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah?s Witnesses, Jenkins. Arrangements are with Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter. Aletha Edna Hall was born on June 12, 1907,...

Willis Rauen Jr.
Aug 4, 2002
Willis E.Rauen, Jr., age 80, of Brainerd, MN died Sunday, August 4, 2002, at his home. Memorial services will be Wednesday, August 7, 11 AM, at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, with Reverend Bill Ingvolstad officiating. Interment will be at the Baxter City Cemetery, with military honors provided by Brainerd American Legion Post #255. Friends may visit at the...