Obituaries

Marion Jones
May 12, 2001
Marion V. Jones, age 79, of Pine River, MN, died on Saturday, May 12, 2001, at her home on Arrowhead Lake. Services will be held on Tuesday, May 15, 2001 at 11:00 AM at the Crosslake Evangelical Free Church. Friends may call before the service, at the church, from 9:30 to 11:00. Services will also be held on Wednesday,...

William Prince
May 11, 2001
William H. Prince, age 81, of Lakeshore, MN, died on Friday, May 11, 2001, at St. Joseph?s Hospital in Brainerd. Private family services will be held. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. William Henry Prince was born on September 18, 1919, in Grandridge, Illinois to Eli and Emma (Hart) Prince. It was in the Ottowa, IL...

Beatrice Pull
May 8, 2001
Mrs. Beatrice Pull passed away on May 8, 2001 at the Woodland Good Samaritan nursing home in Brainerd, at age 101. Memorial services will be at Woodland Good Samaritan on Thursday, May 17, 2001, at 1:00 PM, with Reverend Mark Anderson officiating. Arrangements are with Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter. Beatrice Gronningen was born to Thor J. and Anna...

Glenn Bennett
May 8, 2001
Glenn Bennett, age 80, of Crosslake, Minnesota, passed away at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd, Minnesota on May 8, 2001. Services will be on Friday, May 11, 2001 at 1:00 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Crosslake with Pastor Abe Cardosa officiating. Visitation will be on Thursday, May 10 from 6 ? 8 PM at the Brenny...

Dennis Conrad
May 6, 2001
Dennis E. Conrad, age 61, of Baxter, Minnesota died on Sunday, May 6, 2001, at St. Joseph?s Medical Center in Brainerd. Services will be Wednesday, May 9, 2001 at 4:30 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter with Reverend Dwight Johnson officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in the Minnesota State...

Alice Rosvold
May 5, 2001
Alice H. Rosvold, age 95, of Staples, MN, died Saturday, May 5, 2001, at the Greater Staples Care Center. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, May 8th, at 11:00 AM, at the United Methodist Church in Motley, with Reverend Larry Hager officiating. Burial will follow in the Motley Public Cemetery. Relatives will receive friends on Monday evening, from...

Joyce Callender
Apr 27, 2001
Joyce Elaine Callender, age 70, of Crosslake and Hobe Sound, FL, died on Friday, April 27, 2001, in Stuart, FL. Mass of Christian Burial will be on Friday, May 4, 11:00 AM, at Immaculate Heart Catholic Church in Crosslake, officiated by Reverend Doctor Paul Fruth and Reverend Dennis Hoffman. Friends may visit on Thursday, May 3, from 5-8:00 PM...

Charles Miller
Apr 26, 2001
Charles Floyd Miller, age 73, of Motley, MN, passed away on April 26, 2001 at Woodland Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Brainerd, MN. A private family gathering was held on April 27th. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Home in Staples, MN. Charles Floyd Miller was born on December 30, 1927, in Washington, PA, to Kenneth and Lenora (Scott)...

James Randgaard
Apr 22, 2001
James D. Randgaard, age 68, of St. Cloud, MN, formerly of Staples, MN, died Sunday, April 22, 2001, at the St. Cloud Hospital. Services are scheduled for Thursday, April 26th, at 1:00 PM, at Faith Lutheran Church in Staples, with Reverend Allan L. Bjorklund of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in St. Cloud, MN, and Reverend Stephen Sveom and Reverend Bradley...

Lelias Chapman
Apr 16, 2001
Lelias E. Chapman, age 98, of Staples, MN, died Monday, April 16, 2001, at the Greater Staples Care Center. Services are scheduled for Saturday, April 21, 2001 at 2:00 PM, at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples with Reverend Wayne Hoffert officiating. Burial will follow in Greenlawn Cemetery in Verndale, MN. Friends may call Friday, from 6 to 8...

Peter Mikulski
Apr 15, 2001
Peter Mikulski, age 92, of Staples, MN, died Sunday evening, April 15, 2001, at the Greater Staples Care Center. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 18th, at 11:00 AM, in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, in Staples, with Father Lauren Germann officiaiting. Burial will follow in the Evergreen Hill Cemetery. Friends may call on Tuesday evening, from 5...

Kathleen Melde
Apr 13, 2001
Kathleen A. Melde, age 77, of Mission Twp., died on Friday, April 13, 2001 at Woodland Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. Memorial services will be held at a later date in St. Paul. Arrangements are by Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter. Kathleen ?Kay? Melde was born on December 21, 1923 in St. Paul, to George P. and Gladys (Whipps)...

Raymond Kuschel
Apr 12, 2001
Raymond R. Kuschel, age 90, of Maple Grove Twp. died on Thursday, April 12, 2001 at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. Memorial services will be Tuesday, April 17, at 11:00 AM, at St. Andrew?s Catholic Church in Brainerd, with Reverend Dr. Paul Fruth officiating. Friends may visit on Monday, April 16, from 6-8:00 PM, at the Brenny Funeral...

Ruth Gustafson
Apr 7, 2001
Ruth Gustafson, age 93, of Brainerd, MN passed away Saturday, April 7, 2001 at St. Joseph?s Medical Center in Brainerd. Services will be on Wednesday, April 11, 2001 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, at 1:00 PM with Reverend Robert Twiton officiating. Burial will be in the Baxter City Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel in...

Gaynerd Trahan
Apr 5, 2001
Gaynerd H. ?Gunner? Trahan, age 77, of Garrison Twp., died at his home on Thursday, April 5, 2001. Memorial services will be held at the Community Alliance Church in Garrison on Saturday, April 7, at 11:00 AM, with Reverend Peter Dorn officiating. The Garrison VFW will provide military honors. Memorial services will also be held in Northfield, on Saturday,...

Mary Larson
Apr 5, 2001
Mary Larson, age 89, of Staples, MN, died Thursday evening, April 5th, 2001, at the Greater Staples Care Center. Funeral services will be held on Monday, April 9th, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, in Staples, at 10:30 AM, with Father Lauren Germann officiating. Burial will follow in the Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Staples. Relatives will receive friends on Sunday...

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...