Obituaries
Peter LaPorte
Mar 10, 2006
Peter Harlan LaPorte was born in Prescott, IA, to Earl and Pearl (Peterson) LaPorte, on January 18, 1921. He passed away on March 10, 2006 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Funeral services will be Tuesday, March 14, at 11 am, at First Baptist Church in Pillager, with Reverend Bob Ossell officiating. Interment will be at Wildwood Cemetery in...
Berniece Thurlow
Mar 1, 2006
Berniece Margery Elizabeth (Gutz) Thurlow, age 93, of Nisswa, passed away Wednesday night, March 1, at Woodland Good Samaritan Village. She was born on November 1, 1912, to Frank R. and Elizabeth Ida (Sidel) Gutz in St. Paul, MN. After her mother died during the Flu Pandemic of 1918, she and her family moved to the north shore of...
Rodger Kriefall
Feb 27, 2006
Rodger Wesley Kriefall was born on March 18, 1939, in Minneapolis, the son of Raymond and Ellen (Hulbert) Kriefall. He was called from this life Monday evening, February 27, 2006 at his home near Aitkin. He was 66. Rodger graduated from Osseo High School and shortly thereafter enlisted in the U.S. Navy on Feb. 13, 1957. He served several...
John Berg
Feb 25, 2006
John Everett Berg, 84, passed away February 25, 2006 in Brainerd, Minnesota. Memorial Services for John will be 11:00 AM, Friday, March 3 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter with Reverend Lilja Behr officiating. Military Honors will be provided by Brainerd American Legion Post 255. Following the service Johns cremated remains will be united with those of his...
Dorothy Farley
Feb 23, 2006
Dorothy Anna Farley, age 86, of Brainerd, died Thursday, February 23, 2006 at Woodland Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. Memorial services will be Saturday, March 11, at 1:00 pm, at the Woodland Chapel, with Reverend Jim Rogers and Reverend Barb Christenson officiating. Interment will be in Wisconsin at a later date. Dorothy was born April 29, 1919 in Montevideo,...
Kathryn Pederson
Feb 20, 2006
Kathryn Mae Pederson, age 53, of Baxter died in her sleep of liver cancer on February 20, 2006. A remembrance gathering for family and friends will be Saturday, February 25, from 11-1 pm at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Kathryn was born in Winton, MN on June 17, 1952, to Ollie and Mona Thuns. She was a beloved mother...
Helen Gould
Feb 15, 2006
A graveside service will be held at 3 PM on Sunday, June 25 at the Pinewood Cemetery in Crosslake.
Maxine Doyle
Jan 31, 2006
Maxine Mickey Doyle, age 84,of Staples, died early Tuesday morning at the Lakewood Health Center in Staples. Funeral services will be Monday, February 6, 2006 at 10:30 AM at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Peter Kirchner officiating. Visitation will be Sunday, February 5, from 1-4PM at Brenny Funeral Home in Staples. Interment will be in Evergreen Hill Cemetery, Staples,...
Catherine Reck
Jan 28, 2006
Catherine Mary Hughes Reck passed away peacefully on January 28, 2006, at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd, Minnesota. Funeral services will be held at the Bethany Good Samaritan Chapel at 7 p.m. on Thursday, February 2, 2006. Friends may visit during the hour prior to services. Her final resting place will be the Minnesota State Veteran's Cemetery at...
Earl Swanson
Jan 26, 2006
Earl T. Swanson, 83, of Baxter, formerly of St. Paul, died Thursday, January 26, 2006 at his home in Baxter. Memorial services will be Thursday, February 2, at 1 pm, at Henry-Holcomb-Boom Funeral Home, 536 N. Snelling Ave., St. Paul. Friends may visit during the hour prior to services. Earl was born December 30, 1922 at East Chain, Minnesota,...
John Altrichter
Jan 26, 2006
John Altrichter, of St Paul, formerly of Randall, died Thursday, January 26, 2006 at Good Shepherd Nursing Home in St. Paul. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 1PM, Wednesday, February 1, 2006 at. at St. James Catholic Church in Randall with Father Leo Moenkedick officiating. There will be visitation is one hour prior to services at the church....
Jane Peterson
Jan 24, 2006
Jane A. Peterson, of Emily, died January 24 at her home. She was preceded in death by her parents, Arvid and Alice (Geldert) Peterson. Jane is survived by her sister, Phyllis Riemer, of Wisconsin; Donald and Nichole Dahl, of Anoka; and honorary grandchildren, Zachary and Elizabeth Dahl; and numerous friends. May you rest in peace. You are a true...
Russell Reiner
Jan 18, 2006
Russell Russ Charles Reiner, age 83, died Wednesday, January 18, 2006 at Woodland Good Samaritan Village, Brainerd. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, January 21, 2006 at 11:30 at St. Francis Catholic Church with Father Seamus Walsh officiating. Visitation will be Friday from 5 7 p.m. at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, with the rosary at...
Inez Schmidt
Jan 16, 2006
Inez C. Schmidt, age 94, of Staples, passed away Monday Jan 16, 2006 at the Lakewood Health System in Staples. A Funeral service is planned for Saturday Jan 21, 2006 at 10:00 AM at the Brenny Funeral Home in Staples, with Pastor Roy Miles officiating. There will be a time of visitation at the funeral home on Friday night...
Betty Reckmo
Jan 15, 2006
Betty M. Reckmo (Allen), age 84, of Crosslake, passed away January 15, 2006 at the St. Josephs Hospital in Brainerd. A Memorial service is planned for Friday Jan. 20 th at 11:30 AM at the Crosslake Lutheran Church in Crosslake, with Pastor Mark Anderson officiating. There will be a time for friends to gather starting one hour before the...
Nicholas Petroske
Jan 14, 2006
Nicholas Joseph Petroske, beloved infant son of Tom and Nicole Petroske of Brainerd, was stillborn at St. Josephs Medical Center in Brainerd on January 14, 2006. No services are planned. Nicholas is deeply missed by his parents; his brother, Tommy; his grandparents, Eugene and JoAnn Witt, Brainerd and Jim and Linda Petroske, Minneapolis; his great-grandparents, Betty McHugh, St. Anthony...
Elizabeth Krone
Jan 12, 2006
Elizabeth "Betty" Krone, 72, of Fifty Lakes, died Thursday, January 12, 2006 at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, MN. Funeral Services for Betty will be 11:00 AM, Tuesday, January 17, 2006 at St. Emily's Catholic Church in Emily with Father Eisel officiating. There will be a visitation one hour prior to services. In lieu of flowers, memorials...
Mabel Johnson
Jan 11, 2006
Mabel Johnson, 98, of Brainerd, formerly of Minneapolis and Kerkhoven, MN died Wedenesday, January 11, 2006. Services for Mabel will be 1:00 PM, Tuesday, January 17, 2006 at the First Evangelical Free Church at 5150 Chicago Avenue South in Minneapolis, MN with Reverend Joel Sutton officiating. There will be a visitation an hour prior to services at the church....
Jesse Ackerson
Jan 10, 2006
Jesse Clarence Ackerson, 79, of Pillager, died Tuesday, January 10, 2006 at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. A Memorial service is planned for Friday Jan 13 at 11:00 AM at the First Lutheran Church in Pillager with Pastor Juli Sutton-Deem officiating. Friends may begin to gather at 10:00 at the church. Jess was born Dec 14, 1926 to...
Charles Flatz
Jan 8, 2006
Flatz, Charles Z Chuck Age 33, of Crosslake and Timothy Township, formerly of Champlin passed away January 8th, 2006. Funeral services will be 1 PM, Thursday, January 12 at Crosslake Lutheran Church, with Reverend Mark Anderson officiating. Friends may visit Wednesday evening, from 6-8 PM, at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Crosslake and at the church during the hour prior to...
