Obituaries
Clifford Leonard
Aug 2, 2002
Clifford W. Leonard, age 84, died Friday, August 2, 2002 at Woodland Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. Memorial services will be Monday, August 5, 11 AM, at First Lutheran Church in Brainerd with Reverend Linda Roal officiating. Private interment will be at a later date. Arrangements are with Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter. Clifford William Leonard was born July...
Richard Ernst
Jul 31, 2002
Richard Ernst, age 69, died Wednesday July 31, 2002 at the St. Croix Valley Memorial Hospital in Wisconsin. Funeral services will be Monday, August 5, 1:30 PM, at the Lutheran Church of the Cross in Nisswa, with Reverend Curt Weid officiating. Friends may visit at the church for one hour prior to the service. Interment will be at Greenwood...
Bruce Freeburg
Jul 28, 2002
Bruce Allen Freeburg, age 63, of Brainerd, died Sunday, July 28, 2002, at Bethany Good Samaritan Home. A Funeral Service for Mr. Freeburg will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 31, at the Brenny Funeral Chapel, Baxter, with Pastor Brian Kimbler of Remnant Ministry Center officiating. Visitation will be held at the chapel one hour prior to services....
Frankline Klein
Jul 20, 2002
Franklin Edward ?Frank? Klein, 85, Garrison, died Saturday, July 20, 2002. There will be a memorial gathering for Mr. Klein at the Garrison VFW in the near future. Franklin Klein was born March 18, 1917, in Sutton, NE, to Fredrick Joseph and Selma (Swanson) Klein. He served as a Private First Class in the Army, and after being honorably...
Roger Awsumb
Jul 15, 2002
Roger Leonard Awsumb, age 74, of rural Merrifield, known to generations of Minnesota children as ?Casey Jones?, died Monday, July 15, 2002 at St. Joseph?s Medical Center in Brainerd. Funeral services are scheduled for Thursday, July 18, at the Crosslake Presbyterian Church in Crosslake, Minnesota at 11AM. Friends may visit on Wednesday, July 17, at Brenny Funeral Chapel in...
Robert Mehl
Jul 13, 2002
Robert E. Mehl, age 78, of Baxter, died Saturday, July 13, 2002 at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. Services will be private. Memorials preferred to the Crosslake Lutheran Church building fund. Arrangements are with Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter. Robert Mehl was born October 7, 1923 in Crivitz, Wisconsin, to Edwin and Mae (Pieper) Mehl. He grew up...
Burton Larson
Jul 8, 2002
Burton P.?Burt? Larson, age 85, of Baxter died Monday, July 8, 2002 at his home. Memorial services will be Saturday, July 13, 11:00 at Zion Lutheran Church in Brainerd, with Revered Paul Biegner officiating. Burial will be at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Arrangements are with Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter. Burt is survived by his wife Marie; two daughters...
Barbara Boline
Jul 6, 2002
Barbara Boline, age 65, of rural Merrifield died Saturday, July 6, 2002 at her home. Funeral services will be Wednesday, July 10, 2:00 PM, at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Friends may visit at the funeral home from 12-2:00 PM, prior to the service. Arrangements are with Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter. Barbara Lord was born October 30, 1936...
Amanda Peterson
Jul 1, 2002
Amanda Peterson, age 80, of Brainerd, Minnesota died Monday, July 1, 2002 at Bethany Good Samaritan Village. Services will be on Friday, July 5, 2002 at 1 PM at Bethany Good Samaritan Village Chapel with Reverend Juli Sutton Deem officiating, with visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in the Clarks Grove Cemetery. Arrangements are with...
Roberta Jones
Jun 20, 2002
Roberta ?Berta? Ann Jones, age 68, of Brainerd died Thursday, June 20, 2002 at St. Joseph?s Medical Center in Brainerd. Memorial services will be Thursday, June 27, 2:00 PM, at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Interment will be at the Baxter City Cemetery. Friends may visit on Wednesday, June 26, from 5-8:00 PM, at Brenny Funeral Chapel. Arrangements are...
Richard Kendall
Jun 12, 2002
Richard Kendall, age 76, of Crosslake, MN died June 12, 2002 at his home. Services will be Saturday, June 15, 2002 at 11AM at Crosslake Lutheran Church in Crosslake with Reverend Mark Anderson officiating. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Pinewood Cemetery. Crosslake American Legion Post #500 will provide military honors. Arrangements are...
Anthony Rolfes
May 24, 2002
Anthony ?Tony? Rolfes, age 76, of Mission Township died Friday, May 24, 2002 at the St. Cloud Hospital. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Tuesday, May 28, at 10:30 AM at Immaculate Heart Catholic Church in Crosslake, with Reverend Dennis Hoffman and Reverend Bob Rolfes officiating. Friends may visit on Monday, May 27, from 5-8:00 PM at...
Michael McCormick
May 9, 2002
Michael ?Mike? McCormick, age 59, a resident of rural Merrifield, (Horseshoe Lake) died Thursday, May 9, 2002, at his home, surrounded by his family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be on Tuesday, May 14 at 10:30 AM at the Immaculate Heart Catholic Church in Crosslake with Father Dennis Hoffman officiating. Burial will be in the Mission Cemetery. Visitation...
Monte Kirk
May 2, 2002
Monte Roy Kirk, 76, of Baxter, died peacefully on May 2, 2002. Services will be on Monday, May 6, 2002 at 11:00 AM at Lakewood Evangelical Free Church with Reverend Randy Ahlberg officiating. Burial will be in the Baxter City Cemetery. Visitation will be on Sunday from 2 - 4 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter/Brainerd and...
Lavada Erickson
Mar 25, 2002
Lavada A. Erickson, age 61, of Backus, died Monday, March 25, 2002 at Bethany Good Samaritan Village. A memorial gathering will be held on Wednesday, April 3, 2002 at 2:00 PM at the Nazarene Church in Backus. Arrangements are with Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter. Lavada Arlis Erickson was born July 27, 1940 in North Dakota, to David Gramm...
Harry Benke
Mar 24, 2002
Harry Benke, age 86, of Brooklyn Park, MN died Sunday, March 24, 2002. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday, April 1, 2002 at 1:00 at the Assumption Catholic Church in Florian, MN with Father August Gothman officiating and Father Joseph Menker, OMI concelebrating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 11:00 to the...
Alfred Lund
Mar 20, 2002
Alfred Lund, age 83, of Nisswa, MN died Wednesday, March 20, 2002 at his home. Services will be Friday, March 22, 2002 at 10:00 AM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter with Reverend Bill Ingvoldstad officiating. Burial will follow at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery at Camp Ripley. Visitation will be 1 hour before the service at the...
Harvey Beck
Mar 20, 2002
Harvey Beck, age 74, of Brainerd, died on Wednesday, March 20, 2002 at Woodland Good Samaritan Apartments. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Interment will be at the Greenwood Cemetery in Nisswa. Arrangements are with Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter. Harvey L. Beck was born July 7, 1927 in Duluth, Minnesota, to Rasmus and Bertha...
Melvin Mass
Mar 9, 2002
Melvin Mass, age 79, of Merrifield died at his home on Saturday, March 9, 2002. Funeral services will be Wednesday, March 13, 2002 at 10:30 AM, at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, with Reverend Jon Gehrls officiating. Friends may visit on Tuesday, March 12, from 6-8:00 PM, at the funeral chapel. Interment will be private. Arrangements are with Brenny...
William DeVries
Mar 7, 2002
William DeVries of Brainerd, MN died Thursday, March 07, 2002 at Woodland Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. Services will be Saturday, March 9, 2002 at 10:30 AM at Woodland Good Samaritan Village Chapel with Duane Block and Reverend Mark Whittemore co-officiating. Arrangements are with Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. William O. DeVries was born on July 21, 1911 in...
