James Jacobs

age 58, of Staples, passed away on Wednesday, September 29. Service will be 2PM on Sunday, October 3, at the Swan Valley Lutheran Church in Leader. Visitation will be at the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Staples from 5-7PM on Friday and one hour prior to the services at the church on Sunday. Interment will be at the Swan Valley Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Staples.

Mary Nohner

age 90, of Brainerd, passed away on Monday, September 27. Service will be 11AM on Saturday, October 2, at St. Christopher's Catholic Church in Nisswa. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery in Nisswa, immediatelly following the service. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Lynda Faye Bauman

age 59, of Brainerd, passed away on Monday, September 27. There will be a potluck luncheon to celebrate Lynda's life at 3PM, on Wednesday, October 6, in Lum Park. Arrangements are with the Halvorson-Johnson Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Thomas Steinke

age 78, of Little Falls, passed away on Tuesday, September 28. Funeral Mass will be 10AM on Saturday, October 2, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Little Falls. Interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery in Little Falls. Friends may call from 4-8PM on Friday and on Saturday from 8-9:30AM at the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls. Parish Prayers will be said at 5:00 PM on Friday evening followed by a Christian Mothers Rosary at 6:30PM at the funeral chapel. Arrangements are with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls.

Karen Ann Barnes

age 68, of Baxter, passed away Tuesday, September 28. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, October 2, 2010 at the First Lutheran Church in Brainerd. Friends are welcome to gather from 5-7 PM Friday evening at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter and one hour prior to services on Saturday at the church. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter.

Maxine M. Bunnell

age 76, of Brainerd, passed away on Sunday, September 26. Services will be 11AM on Wednesday, September 29, at First Lutheran Church in Brainerd. Burial will be in the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8PM this evening (Tuesday), at the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home and Wednesday one hour prior to the Service at the Church . Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Dorothy "Dottie" Nelson

age 95, of the Brainerd Lakes Area, passed away on Saturday, September 25. Memorial Service will be 11AM on Thursday, September 30, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Brainerd. Visitation will be from 5-7PM Wednesday evening at Nelson-Doran Funeral Home in Brainerd and one hour prior to the services at the church on Thursday. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Donald Bungert

age 71, of Backus, passed away on Monday, September 27. Services will be 2PM on Friday, October 1, at Kline Funeral Home in Pequot Lakes. Visitation will be two hours prior to the service. Arrangements are with the Kline Funeral Home of Pequot Lakes.

Gary Gene McAtee

age 78 of Crosslake, passed away on Friday, September 24. Graveside Services will be held at a later date in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Watertown, South Dakota. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Lynda Bauman

of Brainerd, passed away on Monday, September 27. Arrangements are with the Halvorson-Johnson Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Rickie Lynn Martin

age 58, of Brainerd, passed away Friday, September 24. A Celebration of life will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, September 29 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Friends are welcome to gather one hour prior to services. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter.

Eva Marie Sympson

age 92, of Brainerd, passed away on Friday, September 24. Service will be 10AM on Saturday, October 2, at Kline Funeral Home of Pine River. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Arrangements are with the Kline Funeral Home of Pine River.

William Edward (Bill) Bieloh

of Walker, passed away on Friday, September 24. Services and Celebration of Life will be 4:00PM on Tuesday, September 28, at Moondance Fairgrounds in Walker. Visitation will be two hours prior to the service. Visitation will also be held this evening (Monday) at Hope Lutheran Church in Walker from 5-9PM. Arrangements are with the Dennis Funeral Home of Walker.

Geraldine Benson

age 86, of Bay Lake, passed away on Saturday, September 18. Service will be 2PM, Saturday, October 9, at Light of the Cross Lutheran Church in Garrison. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Arrangments are with the Koop Funeral Home of Crosby.

Inger Erickson

age 64, of Hackensack, passed away on Thursday, September 23. Arrangements are pending with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter.

James A. Aletto, Sr.

age 78, of Walker and Yuma, Arizona, passed away on Sunday, September 19. Funeral Mass will be 5:30PM (today) September 23, at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Walker. Visitation will begin at 3PM, followed by a 7:30PM celebration at Tianna Country Club. Arrangements are with the Dennis Funeral Home of Walker.

Fred Thompson

age 89, of Crystal, passed away on Tuesday, September 21. Service will be 1PM on Monday, September 27, at Elim Lutheran Church, 3978 W. Broadway in Robbinsdale. Visitation will be Sunday from 3-6PM at Washburn-McReavy Robbinsdale Chapel, 4239 West Broadway, and one hour prior to the service at the church on Monday. Interment will be at 11AM on Tuesday, September 28, at Lakewood Cemetery in Crosby. Arrangements are with Washburn-McReavy Chapel of Robbinsdale, 763-537-2333.

John Kirk

age 95, of Staples, passed away on Wednesday, September 22. Funeral Mass will be 11AM on Monday, September 27, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Staples. Interment will be in Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Staples. Visitation will be from 4:30PM until 7:30PM Sunday, September 26, at the Brenny Funeral Chapel with prayers and rosary at 7PM. Friends may also gather for one hour prior to the services at the funeral chapel on Monday. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Staples.

Nuella Mae Laughton

age 86, of Brainerd, passed away on Monday, September 20. Service will be 11AM on Friday, September 24, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Brainerd. Visitation will be 5-8PM on Thursday, with Eagles prayer service at 7:30PM, at Nelson-Doran Funeral Home in Brainerd. Visitation will continue the hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

John Lenertz

age 70, of Baxter, passed away on Sunday, September 19. Service will be 10AM on Saturday, September 25, at Lakewood Evangelical Free Church in Baxter. There will be a time to greet the family one hour prior to the service. Immediately after the service and luncheon at the church, please feel welcome to join friends and family for a memorial motorcycle ride. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Louie Patnode

age 70, of rural Fort Ripley, passed away on Wednesday, September 22. Funeral Mass will be 10:30AM on Saturday, September 25, at Holy Family Catholic Church in Belle Prairie. Interment will be in the Parish Cemetery. Visitation will be from 8-10AM on Saturday, September 25, at Holy Family Catholic Church in Belle Prairie. Arrangements are with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service of Pierz.

Carol Clawson

age 79, of Baxter, passed away on Wendesday, September 22. Services will be at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, September 28, at Siloah Lutheran Church in Graceville, MN. Friends are welcome to gather one hour prior to services. Interment will be at Siloah Lutheran Church Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter.

Anita “Cherie” Shelstad

age 92, of Lake Lougee in the Crosslake Area, passed away Monday, September 20. Services will be 11 AM, Monday, September 27 at Crosslake Lutheran Church. Friends are welcome to gather Sunday evening from 5-7 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter and one hour prior to services at church on Monday. Private interment at Pinewood Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Crosslake.

Leroy Waninger

age 79, of rural Pierz, passed away on Monday, September 20. Funeral Mass will be 11:00AM on Friday, September 24, at the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Pierz. Visitation will be Thursday evening from 4-8PM at the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Pierz and from 8:30-10:15AM on Friday at the Funeral Home. Parish Prayers will be said at 6:30PM at the Funeral Home. Arrangements are with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Pierz.

Delores Morey

of Motley, passed away Friday, September 17. Arrangements are pending with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Staples, MN.

Lillian V. Benick

age 92, of Merrifield, passed away on Wednesday, September 15. Funeral Mass will be 1:00PM on Wednesday, September 22, at St. Francis Catholic Church. Visitation will be from 5-7PM on Tuesday, September 21, at the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home in Brainerd with a prayer service at 7PM, and on Wednesday, one hour prior to the services at the church. Burial will be at the Evergreen Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Elizabeth "Betty" Louise Mack

age 77, of rural Brainerd, passed away on Saturday, September 18. Services will be 11AM on Thursday, September 23, at St. Andrew's Catholic Church in Brainerd. Visitation will be from 5-8PM on Wednesday, September 22, at Halvorson-Johnson Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service at the church on Thursday. Prayer service will be held at 6:30PM on Wednesday, September 22, at the funeral home. Burial will be at Maple Grove Township Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Halvorson-Johnson Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Brainerd.

Marian Scheper

age 84, of Motley, passed away on Saturday, September 18. Funeral Mass will be 11AM on Friday, September 24, at St. Michaels' Catholic Church in Motley. Visitation will be from 5-7PM on Thursday evening at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples with vigil prayers at 6:30pm. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Staples.

Alice Jeanette (Rowe) Frei

age 97 passed away September 12. Services will be held at 2:30 PM, Saturday, September 18, at Riverside Union Church in Brainerd, MN. Friends are welcome to gather Friday evening from 5-7 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter and one hour prior to services on Saturday at the church. Interment will follow at Riverside Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter.

Kirk W. Martin

age 71, of Brainerd passed away on Saturday, September 11. Private family services will take place at a later date. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter.

Darla Mead Toms

age 58, of Brainerd, passed away on Sunday, September 12. Memorial Service will be 11:30AM on Saturday, September 18, at United Methodist Church in Willmar, Minnesota. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Dorothy A. (Kallstrom) Barthel

age 82, of Garrison, passed away Wednesday, September 15. Services will be at 11:00 AM, Saturday, September 18, at Our Lady of Fatima Church in Garrison. Friends are welcome to gather one hour prior to services. A second service will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, September 20, at United Methodist and Presbyterian Church in Browns Valley, MN. Friends are also welcome to gather there one hour prior to services. Interment will follow the services on Monday at Valley View Cemetery in Browns Valley, MN. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to organizations assisting with Leukemia Cancer Research. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter.

Gordon “Concertina Gordy” William Lehrke

age 80, of Brainerd, passed away Sunday, September 12. Services will be 10:00 AM, Friday, September 17 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Friends and family are welcome to gather Thursday evening from 5-9 PM and one hour prior to services on Friday. A reception will follow services at Brenny’s Reception Room. Interment with Military Honors will be held at Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery near Camp Ripley. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter.

Dannie Lemont Cross

age 53, of Brainerd, passed away at his home Monday, September 13. Private family services will be held in Arkansas. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter.

Margaret "Jeanne" Allord

age 83, of Baxter, formely of St. Mathias, passed away on Sunday, September 12. Funeral Mass will be 10AM on Thursday, September 16, at St. Mathias Catholic Church in St. Mathias Township. Burial will be in St. Mathias Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-7PM on Wednesday at the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home with prayer service at 7PM and will continue the hour prior to the service at the church on Thursday. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Nadine Laverne Bethel

age 74, of Walker, passed away on Saturday, September 11. Memorial Service will be 1:00PM on Saturday, September 18, at White Oak Bible Chapel in Chamberlain. A gathering of family and friends will begin at 12 noon until service time. Arrangements are with the Dennis Funeral Home of Walker

Geraldine P. Tusler

age 88, of Brainerd, passed away on Saturday, September 11. Service will be 1PM on Saturday, September 18, at the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home in Brainerd. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Julie Marie Christopherson

age 50, of Elizabeth, passed away on Wednesday, September 8. Service will be 1PM on Wednesday, September 15, at First Lutheran Church in Brainerd. Friends and family may visit one hour prior to the service. Arrangements are with the Halvorson-Johnson Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Wayne I. Longbottom

age 80, of Crosby, passed away on Sunday, September 12. Services will be 11AM on Thursday, September 16, at the Koop Funeral Home in Crosby. Burial will be at the Lakewood Cemetery in Crosby with military honors by the Myrin-James American Legion Post. Friends may call on Thursday, one hour prior to the service at the Funeral Home.

Kirk W. Martin

age 71, of Brainerd, passed away on Saturday, September 11. Arrangements are pending with the Brenny Funeral Home of Baxter.

Alice Frei

age 97, of Brainerd, passed away on Sunday, September 12. Arrangements are pending with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter.

Gaylen Hinton

age 48, of Pillager, passed away Friday, September 10. Services will be 11:00 AM, Thursday, September 16 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter with a dinner immediately following in Brenny’s Reception Room. Friends are welcome to gather from 5-7 PM on Wednesday evening. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter.

Dannie Lemont Cross

age, 53, of Brainerd, passed away Monday, September 13. Arrangements are pending with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter.

Kathleen Riley

age 63, of Pine River, passed away on Wednesday, September 8. Services will be 11AM on Monday, September 13, at Kline Funeral Home in Pine River. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Arrangements are with the Kline Funeral Home of Pine River.

Dorothy A. Johnson

age 82, of Brainerd, passed away on Tuesday, September 7. Service will be 11AM on Monday, September 13, at Park United Methodist Church in Brainerd. Friends and family may call on Sunday, September 12, from 5-7pm at Halvorson-Johnson Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service at the church on Monday. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Halvorson-Johnson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Brainerd.

Larry Peters

age 70, of St. Mathias Township, passed away on Thursday, September 9. Funeral Mass will be 11AM on Wednesday, September 15, at St. Mathias Catholic Church in St. Mathias Township. Visitation will be from 9:30AM until the time of service at the church on Wednesday. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Eileen Doucette

age 83, of Ft. Ripley, passed away on Wednesday, September 8. Funeral Mass will be 11AM on Monday, September 13, at St. Mathias Catholic Church. Burial will be in St. Mathias Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-7 on Sunday with a prayer service at 7PM at the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home in Brainerd and will continue the hour prior to the service at the church on Monday. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Diane Novak

of Cottage Grove, formerly of Brainerd, passed away on Wednesday, September 8. Funeral Mass will be 11AM on Tuesday, September 14, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Brainerd. Private Family interment will be in Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3:30 - 6:30PM on Monday at the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home in Brainerd with a Rosary at 6PM. Visitation will continue the hour prior to the service at the church on Tuesday. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

John C. Schaefer

age 91, of Nisswa, passed away on Saturday, September 4. Memorial services were held on Thursday, September 9, at First Lutheran Church in Brainerd. Memorials are preferred to Ski Gull. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Wallace Doesken

age 71, of Brainerd, passed away on Tuesday, September 7. Service will be 11AM on Friday, September 10, at the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home in Brainerd. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Military Honors will be provided by the Brainerd V.F.W. Post 1647 Color Guard. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Elsie M. Martinson

age 87, of Upsala, passed away on Tuesday, September 7. Service will be 1PM on Saturday, September 11, at Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Upsala. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 11AM - 1PM on Saturday at Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Upsala. Arrangements are with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service of Little Falls, serving Upsala.

Dorothy Fornshell

age 80, of Pillager, passed away Wednesday, September 08. Services will be 11:00 AM, Saturday, September 11 at First Lutheran Church in Pillager. Friends are welcome to gather Friday evening from 5-7 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter and one hour prior to services at the church. Interment will be at Wildwood Cemetery in Pillager. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter.

Jean Ann (Sutherland) Hoglund

age 73, passed away on Tuesday, June 1, in Avon Park, FL. A Celebration of Life will be 4:00 PM, Saturday, September 11, at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, MN. Friends are welcome to gather one hour prior to services and are also invited to join in fellowship in dinner following the service in the Brenny Funeral Chapel Reception Room. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter.

Freeman J. Kimball

age 73, of Ironton, passed away on Friday, September 3. Service will be 11am on Wednesday, September 8, at the Koop Funeral Home in Crosby. Burial will be at the Woodland Cemetery in Irondale Township. Friends may call one hour prior to the service. Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home of Crosby.

William "Bill" Denzen

age 88, of Little Falls, passed away on Friday, September 3. Funeral Mass will be 11:30am on Wednesday, September 8, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Little Falls. Visitation will be from 4-8pm this evening at the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls. Parish prayers will be said at 7pm. Visitation will continue at the funeral home on Wednesday from 10 to 11am. Interment will be in St. Mary's Parish Cememtery in Little Falls. Arrangements are with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls.

Raymond Bradow

age 90, of Pine River, passed away on Friday, September 3. Services will be 11am on Wednesday, September 8, at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Backus. Visitation will be from 5 to 7pm on Tuesday at the Kline Funeral Home in Pine River, and one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with the Kline Funeral Home of Pine River.

Everett W. Barklind

age 85, of Crosslake, passed away on Sunday, September 5. Services will be 1pm oin Thursday, September 9, at the Mission of the Cross Lutheran Church in Crosslake. Burial will be at the Pinewood Cemetery in Crosslake. Friends may call on Wednesday from 5 to 8pm at the Koop Funeral Home in Crosby and one hour prior to the services at the church on Thursday. Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home of Crosby.

Nana Olson Fischer

age 93, of Brainerd, passed away on Saturday, September 4. Services will be 11am on Thursday, September 9, at Halvorson-Johnson Funeral Home in Brainerd. Friends may call from 10-11am at the funeral home. Burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Halvorson-Johnson Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Norman Victor Bill

age 95, of Deerwood, passed away on Sunday, September 5. Service will be 11am on Thursday, September 9, at the Bible Baptist Church in Crosby. Burial will be at Otsego Cemetery. Friends may call on Thursday one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home of Crosby.

Marian Taylor

age 81, of Pine River, passed away Sunday, September 5. Services will be 11AM on Saturday, September 11, at Kline Funeral Home in Pine River. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Arrangements are with the Kline Funeral Home of Pine River.

Wallace Gustav Steinke

age 87, of Deerwood, passed away on Thursday, September 2. Service will be 11AM on Saturday, September 11, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Crosby. Burial will be at the Lakewood Cemetery in Crosby. Friends may call on Friday at the Koop Funeral Home in Crosby from 3 to 6pm and one hour prior the services at the church on Saturday. Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home of Crosby.

Phyllis A. Williams

age 84, of Crosslake, passed away September 1, 2010. Memorial Services will be 10:30 AM, Saturday, September 4, 2010 at Crosslake Presbyterian Church. Friends are welcome to gather Friday evening from 4 – 7 PM at the church and one hour prior to services on Saturday. Interment will be at a later date in Sac City Municipal Cemetery in Sac City, IA. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to Crosslake Presbyterian Church. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Crosslake.

Mary Kephart

age 86, of Staples, passed away on Thursday, September 2. According to Mary's wishes, no services will be held. Interment will be at Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Staples. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Staples.