Obituaries

Edward "Dane" Cummings

Feb 18, 2022

Edward “Dane” Norman Cummings, 77 of Mahnomen, MN (formerly of Martin, SD) passed away February 18, 2022, at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND. Ed “Dane” was born on January 7, 1945, in Pine Ridge, SD to Frank and Mary Belle (Buck) Cummings, youngest of their 6 children. The family lived north of Martin and Dane attended elementary school in...

Richard Wilt

Feb 17, 2022

Richard Eugene Wilt, age 82, passed away on February 17, 2022. He was born on January 26th, 1940, in Lamberton, Minnesota. He moved to Morton for a short time then back to Lamberton to live on the family farm again. He graduated High School in 1958, then moved to Dundas. Shortly after, Richard hit the road to pursue a...

Gloria 'Jean' Naber

Feb 15, 2022

Gloria Jean “Jean” Naber went home to be with her Lord where she was reunited with her parents and siblings. She peacefully passed away in her sleep February 15, 2022, at her former home on Lake Edward outside Merrifield, Minnesota. She was 95 years old.

Gloria Jean Foley was born to John Simon “Jack” Foley and Sarah...

Juanita Miller

Feb 15, 2022

Juanita Mae (Coleman) Miller, age 95, Staples, died February 15, 2022 at the Lakewood Health System Care Center in Staples. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday March 26th at 11:00 am at Faith Lutheran Church in Staples. Visitation begins one hour prior.

Juanita was born to John and Alma (Overby) Coleman on April 1, 1926...

Linda Jefferies

Feb 15, 2022

Linda Susan (Whalen) Jefferies of Lake Shore, passed away on February 15, 2022.

Linda was born on May 11, 1951 to Lawrence and Jean Whalen in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She enjoyed horses, music, dancing, home decorating, her many trips to Cabo and spending time with family and friends.

Linda is survived by her sons Ryan and...

Kathryn Barrett

Feb 14, 2022

Kathryn Barrett, 84, of Baxter, passed away on February 14, 2022. A celebration of life for Kathy will be 11:00 am on Saturday February 19, 2022, at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel in Baxter, with a visitation starting at 10am. Pastor Jim Johnson will be the officiant.

Kathy was born on May 26, 1937, to Jay and...

Harold Hanson

Feb 14, 2022

Hanson, Harold B., age 85 of Deerwood, passed away peacefully on February 14th, 2022. He was born December 5, 1936 to Edle and Ben Hanson in Richfield, MN. He met the love of his life, Fran Drake on a blind date on December 30, 1962 and married on February 29, 1964. They celebrated 55 years of loving marriage and...

Kim Starry

Feb 13, 2022

Kim Starry, 57, of Emily, passed away on February 13, 2022. Full obituary to follow.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel - Crosslake.

Paul Desens

Feb 10, 2022

Paul A. Desens, 84, passed away peacefully on February 10, 2022. There will be a private committal service held on Friday, February 18, 2022, in Christ Memorial Garden, at Christ Lutheran Church in Baxter, MN.

Paul was born to Edwin L. Desens and Marie Guette Desens on July 8, 1937, in Litchfield, MN. He attended Litchfield Highschool,...

Kevin Schelander

Feb 10, 2022

Kevin "Wilson" Jon Schelander, 56, of Pequot Lakes passed away peacefully of February 10,2022 after a long battle with cancer.  He was surrounded by his family at his home.

Kevin was born on June 7, 1965, to Dennis and Karen (Rudin) Schelander in Stillwater, Minnesota.

Kevin moved to Pequot Lakes in 2002 and founded his...

Gloria Davis

Feb 10, 2022

Gloria Davis, age 73, of Crosslake, MN passed away on February 10, 2022 in Crosslake. She was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on November 4, 1948 to her parents Margaret Katherine Orsten and Earl Adolphuis Otterness. She graduated from Robbinsdale High School in 1967, and met Lyle Davis in October, 1965. They fell in love and married January 13 1968...

Stanley Hannon

Feb 9, 2022

Stanley Edward Hannon, age 94, of Hackensack, MN, entered into eternal peace on Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at The Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Pine River.

Stanley was born on May 14, 1927 to Hazel (Martyn) and Thomas Hannon in Minneapolis, MN. He attended Central High School and at the age 17 he enlisted in the U.S....

Neil Kempka

Feb 9, 2022

‘May you live as long as you wish and love as long as you live.’ – Robert Heinlein

Neil ‘Grandpa Dude’ Kempka, aka Butch, waits for no one. So, in his typical, impatient way, and being just shy of a handsome 80 years old, Neil peacefully passed at home on February 9, 2022. This was the only...

Tammy Wenner

Feb 9, 2022

Tammy Wenner, 61, of Pine River, passed away on February 9, 2022. There are no services scheduled at this time.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel, Baxter.

Carolyn Edwards

Feb 8, 2022

Carolyn Edwards, 82, passed away on February 8, 2022. Full obituary to follow.

Scott Peterson

Feb 8, 2022

Scott Peterson died Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at his home in Pine River, Minnesota. He was 62 years old.

Scott Howard Peterson was born on April 26, 1959, in Olivia, Minnesota to parents, Howard Duane Peterson and Eva Marie (Taylor) Peterson. From an early age, people were drawn to Scott and his charismatic personality. This quality marked...

Beverly Whitehead

Feb 8, 2022

Beverly Ann Whitehead, age 89, of Brainerd passed away Tuesday, February 8, 2022 with her husband of nearly 69 years at her side. A Gathering of Family and Friends will be held on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at 1:00 pm at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel in Baxter.

Beverly was born on August 25, 1932 near Delavan...

Duane Mathison

Feb 6, 2022

Duane C. Mathison, 77, of Brainerd, MN passed away on February 6, 2022, at St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Brainerd. Services will be held on Thursday February 17, 2022, at 5:00pm at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel in Baxter. There will be a visitation held one hour prior to the service at the Chapel.

Duane was born...

Harvey Marohn

Feb 5, 2022

Harvey P. Marohn, 93, passed away peacefully on February 5, 2022, after a brief stay in the hospital. Services will be 11am on Saturday February 12, 2022, at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Motley with a visitation starting one hour prior.

Harvey was born in rural Todd County on June 6, 1928, to Paul and Emma Marohn....

Dawn Powell

Feb 5, 2022

Dawn Powell, age 62, passed away Saturday, February 5, 2022, at her home in Backus. She was born July 17, 1959, in Bemidji, MN, grew up in the Northome, MN area and graduated from Blackduck High School. Dawn met her husband, Howard, in the summer of 1973 and they were engaged in August of 1975. They married on March...