Obituaries
Susan Nygaard
Sep 2, 2021
Susan Nygaard – July 27, 1944 – September 2, 2021
Susan, age 77, was called home to be with the Lord and passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on September 2, 2021. Susan was born Rosa Mae Rittmiller in Oakes, North Dakota to Gustav and Martha Rittmiller. She was the youngest of eleven...
Omar O'Connell
Sep 2, 2021
Omar O’Connell, 79, passed away on Thursday September 2, 2021. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11am on Tuesday September 7th at the Christ Our Light Catholic Church in Princeton, Minnesota. Visitation will be 2 hours prior to services.
Omar Earl O’Connell was born to Jack and Eileen (ne Gibson) O’Connell on May 4th, 1942 in...
Robert Cole
Sep 1, 2021
Robert (Bob) Cole, 97, of Motley, Minnesota passed away September 1, 2021 at St. William’s Living Center in Parker’s Prairie, Mn.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 11, at 2 p.m. at the Assembly of God Church in Staples with Rev. Mike Shields officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the services at...
Mary Jo Mileski
Sep 1, 2021
Mary Jo Mileski, age 89, of St. Louis Park, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, September 1st, 2021, at Riverside Assisted Living in Pillager, Minnesota. Survived by her children Wayne, Richard and Alan (Mary); 8 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents Hugh Francis and Veronica Agnes McLaughlin, husband...
Nancy Blum
Aug 30, 2021
Nancy Blum, 85, of Anoka and Coon Rapids, went home to the Lord surrounded by Family on August 30, 2021.
She is preceded in death by her husband Robert Blum and son Kent.
Nancy is survived by Kevin (Janice) Blum, Kimberly (Kenny) Lungren and Kyle Blum, seven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
A...
Dennis Jaschke
Aug 29, 2021
Dennis Lester Jaschke, 69, of Randall, passed away on Sunday, August 29, 2021 due to injuries from a car accident. A visitation will take place on Saturday, September 11, 2021 at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel in Randall, MN from 1:00-3:00 pm. Burial will take place at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at the Minnesota State Veterans...
Cindy Bialon
Aug 29, 2021
Bialon, Cynthia Sue
Cindy, age 51, was born in St Paul, MN, on March 24, 1970, and she passed away at her home in Crosslake, MN, on August 29, 2021, surrounded by family after an eight and one-half year battle with brain cancer. She was a 1988 graduate of South St. Paul High School and a 1993...
Don Corbin
Aug 29, 2021
Don Corbin of Crosslake, Minnesota died unexpectedly on August 29, 2021, at the age of 81.
Don is survived by his wife of 33 years, Sharon Corbin, his brother Paul, and nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Clyde and Gracia, and brother Dick.
Don was born on January...

Thomas Filardi
Aug 29, 2021
Thomas Filardi, 83, passed away on Sunday, August 29, 2021 at Edgewood Vista in Brainerd, MN. There are no services scheduled at this time.
George Jungels Jr.
Aug 29, 2021
George Jungels Jr., 76, of Pequot Lakes, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday August 29, 2021. A gathering of friends and family will take place from 1pm-3pm on Sunday September 19th at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel in Pequot Lakes.
George was born on September 17, 1944 to George Sr. and Lucille (Uselman) Jungels in...

Robin Honaker
Aug 28, 2021
Robin Honaker, 65, of Pequot Lakes, passed away on August 28, 2021 at Grove Homes Assisted Living.
There are no services scheduled at this time.

Mary Gorman
Aug 28, 2021
Mary Lou Gorman, 83, passed away on Saturday, August 28, 2021, at Edgewood Alexandria.
Full obituary and service information to follow.
Michael Ostrom
Aug 28, 2021
Michael Alan Ostrom, 35. He was taken from us way too soon due to tragic biking accident. He was survived by his parents; Timothy and Darnell Ostrom along with his brother Erik (Emily) and his grandfather Don (Dorothy). Michael also left behind his 7 children, Camden, Jaden and Ethan (Tiffany) and Rayden, Waverly and unborn twins, Arrow and River...

Orville Sletten
Aug 27, 2021
Orville “Jimmy” Sletten, 86, of Staples, passed away on Friday August 27, 2021. Services will be held 11 AM on September 11th at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel in Baxter with a visitation one hour prior. Interment will take place at the Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Staples.
Orville was born on April 12, 1935 to Oscar and...
Marcella Fisher
Aug 26, 2021
Marcella Fern “Marcie” (Morgart) Fisher passed away on Thursday, August 26 at Good Samaritan Assisted Living in Pine River, MN. Marcella was born November 26, 1921 near Oneida, SD to George and May (Mary Bannister) Morgart. Marcella attended one room rural schools in S.D. until the family moved to Minnesota in the late 1930's. She graduated from Hackensack High School, Walker...
James Jackson
Aug 24, 2021
James Dearborn Jackson was born January 30, 1948, in Des Moines, IA to John Bartow Jackson and Josephine Dearborn Jackson, the third of six children. The family was transferred to Sioux City, where Jim attended Heelan H.S., joining the USMC immediately out of high school serving two tours in Vietnam. He joined Burlington Northern where he worked 35 years retiring...
Annette Mills
Aug 23, 2021
Annette Louise (McGraw) Mills, 79, born October 5, 1941 to Ralph and Jeanette (Geddert) McGraw in Superior, Wisconsin peacefully and painlessly entered eternal life on August 23, 2021 at the Rosewood on Broadway Rehab Center in Fargo, North Dakota. A memorial service will be held at 11 AM on Friday, August 27, 2021 at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel,...
Dean Anderson
Aug 23, 2021
Dean C. Anderson, age 86, of Pine River, passed away August 23, 2021 at Essentia Hospital in Brainerd. Dean was born December 9, 1934, to Homer and Faye Anderson at their home near Woonsocket, South Dakota. While living in Illinois, Dean met his wife, Kathy. They were married 61 years when she passed away in 2019. Dean and Kathy made their home...
Betty Hurd
Aug 23, 2021
Betty Joy Hurd, age 88, of Pequot Lakes, passed away Monday, August 23, 2021, at Northland Meadows (Pine River Group Homes), Pequot Lakes. She was born to Elmer and Cecil Hurd on February 17, 1933, in Hackensack. Betty spent her childhood in Hackensack and had fond memories of that town. She would often speak of Birch Lake and her...
Robert Cunningham
Aug 23, 2021
8/11/88-8/23/21 We lost our beloved son, brother, grandson, nephew, uncle, brother-in-law and friend. This has left a hole in our family that will be there forever.
Dad and Mom Conrad Dean and Wendy (Meininger) Zellmer, sister Alicia (Jake) Schurman, sister Irene (Mike) Rivera, Don and Maria (Grandma and Grandpa) Meininger, uncle and aunt Rob Meininger and Lori...