Obituaries

John Thorn
Apr 3, 2001
John Thorn, age 85, of Staples, MN, died Tuesday, April 03, 2001, at the St. Cloud Hospital. Services are scheduled for Monday, April 9th, at 1:00 PM, at the Congregational Church in Staples, with Reverend Muriel Hachfeld and Reverend Dean Morin officiating. Burial will be at a later date at the Evergreen Hill Cemetery. Family will receive friends an...

Natalya Matveyev
Mar 30, 2001
Natalya P. Matveyev, age 29, of Staples, MN, died Friday, March 30, 2001, at her home in Staples. All services and burial will be in Portland, OR. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Home in Staples. Natalya Petrona Matveyev was born in Krasnodar, Russia, on July 20, 1971 to Peter and Elizabeth Shevchenko. She married Aleksandr V. Matveyev on...

Dorothy Pederson
Mar 25, 2001
Dorothy Elaine Pederson was born October 9, 1938 in Harmony, Minnesota to Oliver and Edith (Goldsworthy) Pederson at home on their farm. Dorothy attended country schools and graduated from Harmony High School in 1956. After graduation she worked at St Mary�s Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota and then attended Nursing School at Bethesda Lutheran Hospital in Minneapolis graduating with a...

Hope Brown
Mar 24, 2001
Hope Marie Brown, of Staples, MN, the 21 month old daughter of Robby and Amanda Brown, died on Saturday, March 24, 2001, at Children?s Hospital in Minneapolis following a battle with leukemia. Services will be 11:00 AM, Tuesday, March 27, 2001, at Faith Lutheran Church in Staples, with Pastor Bradley Skogen and Pastor Steve Sveom officiating. Friends may call...

Arthur Ebert
Mar 12, 2001
Arthur A. Ebert, age 87, of Nisswa, died on Monday, March 12, 2001 at Woodland Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. Memorial services will be Saturday, March 17, 2001, at 1:00 PM, at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, with Reverend Robert Twiton officiating. Visitation is 1 hour prior to the service. Burial will be in the Minnesota State Veterans...

Beverly Campbell
Mar 12, 2001
Beverly Campbell, age 61, of Brainerd, Minnesota formerly of Longville, Minnesota passed away March 12, 2001, after a battle with cancer, at St. Joseph?s Medical Center. Services will be Thursday March 15, 2001 at 2:00 PM at the Bethany Good Samaritan Village Chapel with Reverend Andrew Prin officiating. Friends may call from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM on Thursday,...

Erwin Chisholm
Mar 8, 2001
Erwin H. Chisholm, age 84, of Brainerd, Minnesota passed away March 8, 2001 at his home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be on Saturday, March 10, 2001 at 10:00 AM at St. Francis Catholic Church in Brainerd with Father Seamus Walsh officiating. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery with military honors provided by the Brainerd American Legion...

Arthur Heinz
Mar 4, 2001
Arthur Heinz, age 70 of Crosslake, Minnesota died on Sunday, March 4, 2001 in Largo, Florida. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, March 10, 2001 at 1:00 PM at the Immaculate Heart Catholic Church in Crosslake with Father Dennis Hoffman officiating. Burial will be in the Pinewood Cemetery in Crosslake with military honors provided by the Crosslake...

Andrew Kalata
Feb 26, 2001
Andrew Kalata, age 83, of Pillager, Minnesota passed away Monday, February 26, 2001 at St. Joseph?s Medical Center in Brainerd, Minnesota. Services will be Friday, March 2, 2001 at 11:00 AM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, Minnesota with Reverend Robert Osell officiating. Family will receive relatives and friends starting at 9:00 AM at the chapel. Burial will...

Ernest Richard
Feb 25, 2001
Ernest E. Richard, age 79, of Pillager, Minnesota died on Sunday, February 25, 2001 at St. Joseph?s Medical Center. Funeral services will be Thursday, March 1, 2001 at 1:00 PM at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, Minnesota with Father Robert Landsberger officiating. Family will receive relatives and friends from 11:00 AM till 1:00 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel...

Glenn Huff
Feb 22, 2001
Glenn E. Huff, age 79, of Motley, MN, died Thursday morning, February 22, 2001, at his home. Funeral services will be held on Monday, February 26th, at 1:00 PM, in the Staples Church of Christ, with Pastor Barry Klein officiating. Burial will follow in the Motley Public Cemetery. Relatives will receive friends on Sunday afternoon, from 3 to 5...

Ione McGuire
Feb 22, 2001
Ione McGuire, age 92, of Brainerd, Minnesota passed away on February 22, 2001 at St. Joseph?s Medical Center. Services will be at 2:00PM Monday, February 26, 2001 at St. Francis Catholic in Brainerd with Father Seamus Walsh officiating. Family and friends may call 1 hour before the service at the church. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel in...

Agnes Kranz
Feb 20, 2001
Agnes Kranz, age 96, of Brainerd, Minnesota died on Tuesday, February 20, 2001, at Trillium Lutheran Assisted Social Service in Brainerd. Services will be Saturday, March 3, 2001 at 12 PM at St. Francis Catholic Church in Brainerd with Father Seamus Walsh officiating. Family and friends may call 1 hour before the service at the church. Burial will be...

Robert Floyd
Feb 20, 2001
Robert Floyd, Jr., age 38, of Staples, MN, died Tuesday, February 20, 2001, at the Greater Staples Hospital. A memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, February 24th, at 3:00 PM, at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples, with Pastor Stanley Myers officiating. Friends and family may call an hour before the service. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Home in...

Lester Lageson
Feb 14, 2001
Lester Lageson, age 89, of Brainerd, Minnesota, passed away on Wednesday, February 14, 2001 at St. Joseph?s Medical Center. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 PM on Saturday, February 17, at the Faith Lilac Way Church in Robbinsdale, MN, with Reverend Peter Lundholm officiating. Friends and family may call at the church for 1 hour prior to the service....

Carol Hanson
Feb 9, 2001
Carol Hanson, age 52, of Brainerd, died on Friday, February 9, 2001 at the St. Cloud Hospital. Services will be at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, February 13, 2001, with Reverend Dwight Johnson officiating at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Visitation will be from 1:00 to 2:00 PM on Tuesday. Arrangements are with Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter. Carol...

Berniece Beck
Feb 7, 2001
Berniece E. Beck, age 89, of Nevis, Minnesota died Wednesday, February 7, 2001 at the Heritage Living Center in Park Rapids. Services will be at a later date. Memorials are preferred to the Heritage Living Center. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Berniece Elizabeth Beck was born on November 14, 1911 in Council Bluffs, IA daughter...

Ruth Moses
Feb 1, 2001
Ruth Moses, age 61, of Merrifield, Minnesota died Thursday, February 1, 2001 at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd, Minnesota. Services will be Saturday, February 3, 2001 at 1:00 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Crosslake, Minnesota with Reverend Tim Smith officiating. Family will receive relatives and friends one hour before the service. Arrangements are with the Brenny...

Raleigh Laswell
Jan 19, 2001
Raleigh Laswell, age 47, a resident of Brainerd, died. Funeral services will be Monday 1/22/01 at 11 AM at Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Baxter with Rev Darrell Pedersen officiating, burial will be in the Pliny Cemetery at McGrath, Mn. Friends may call after 10 AM at the church. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter....

William Duckers
Jan 10, 2001
William George Duckers, age 81, of St. Cloud, Minnesota, formerly of Brainerd, Minnesota, died Wednesday, January 10, 2001 at the VA Medical Center in St Cloud, Minnesota. Graveside services will take place at a later date. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. William George Duckers was born on October 1, 1919 in Brooklyn, NY son of...