Obituaries
Susan Mcallister
Feb 20, 2022
Susan McAllister, age 68, passed away Sunday, February 20, 2022, at her home in Menahga after a courageous two-year battle against a rare form of lung cancer. She was born to Leroy and Marvel Kicker of Pine River, MN on May 13, 1953. Sue grew up in Pine River with her brothers and sisters: Laurence (Pat) Kicker, Naomi (Roger)...
Betty Larimer
Feb 19, 2022
Betty Jean Larimer, age 81, of Frazee, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on February 19, 2022, in Brainerd, MN. A memorial service for Betty will be held on Thursday February 24, 2022, at 1:00pm at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel in Crosslake, MN. There will be a visitation prior to the service, at 11:00am. There will be a light lunch...
James Mark
Feb 19, 2022
James Mark, passed away on February 19, 2022. Services will be held 11AM on Monday, February 28th at Trinity Lutheran Church in Brainerd with Pastor Hans Anderson officiating. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service. Full obituary to follow.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel, Baxter.
Joyce Mikesh
Feb 18, 2022
Joyce Anne Mikesh, 78, of Merrifield, MN passed away on Friday February 18, 2022, at St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Brainerd.
Joyce was born in Chicago, IL in 1943. She was an active member of the Brainerd Garden Club. She loved gardening, spending time outside with her flowers, and loved her three dogs. She also enjoyed singing...
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...
