Earnest George Johnson

age 95, formerly of Brainerd, passed away on Friday, March 19, in Cape Coral Florida. Service will be 11:00 AM on Monday, April 5, at the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Brainerd. Visitation will be Sunday evening from 5:00 - 7:00PM at Brenny Funeral Chapel. The interment will be at Evergreen Memorial Gardens, Brainerd. Arrangements entrusted to Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter.

Janet M. Chandler

age 68, of Little Falls, passed away on Monday, March 29. Funeral Mass will be 10:30AM on Monday, April 5, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Little Falls. Burial will follow at St. Mary's Parish Cemetery in Little Falls. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services at the church. Arrangements are with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls.

Cleota Rosa Carlson

age 75, of Pillager, passed away on Saturday, March 27. Service will be Noon on Wednesday, March 31, at the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home in Brainerd. Visitation will begin at 11 AM. Burial will be at Wildwood Cemetery in Pillager. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Arlene Ann Naylon

age 71, of Backus, passed away on Sunday, March 28. A memorial gathering will be from 1 - 3 pm on Thursday, April 1, at the Kline Funeral Home in Pine River. Arrangements are with the Kline Funeral Home of Pine River.

Robert "Rob" Norman Waby

age 45 of Brainerd, passed away on Monday, March 29. Funeral Services will be 11 AM on Saturday, April 3, at the Cascade United Methodist Church in Deerwood. Burial will be at the Lakewood Cemetery in Crosby. Friends may call on Friday from 5-8 at the Koop Funeral Home in Crosby and one hour prior to the services at the church on Saturday. Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home of Crosby.

Reeda Marks

age 86, of Crosslake, passed away on Monday, March 29. Services will be 11:00AM on Saturday, April 3, at the Crosslake Evangelical Free Lutheran Church "Log Church" in Crosslake. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Crosslake.

Ethelyn Anderson

age 94, of Nisswa, passed away on Tuesday, March 30. Services will be 11:00AM on Thursday, April 8, at Lutheran Church of the Cross in Nisswa. Friends are welcome to gather one hour prior to the services. Interment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery in Nisswa. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Pequot Lakes.

Glen McCann

age 50, of Hillman, passed away on Saturday, March 27. Funeral Services will be held at 12:00 Noon on Tuesday, March 30, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Hillman. Private Interment will be at a later date. Visitation will be from 10:00 AM until the hour of service on Tuesday at the church. Arrangements are with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service of Little Falls.

Douglas G. Chalich

age 60, of Remer, passed away on Saturday, March 27. Funeral Services will be 11:00 AM on Tuesday, March 30, at the Dennis Funeral Home of Walker. Visitation will be held from 9:00 AM Tuesday morning until the time of service. Arrangements are with the Dennis Funeral Home of Walker.

LeRoy R. Wood

age 70, of Brainerd, passed away on Friday, March 26. Funeral Services will be 1 PM on Wednesday, March 31, at the Koop Funeral Home of Crosby. Burial will be at the Lakewood Cemetery in Crosby. Friends may call one hour prior to the services on Wednesday. Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home of Crosby.

Sandra Warzecha

age 67, of Pierz, passed away on Saturday, March 27. A Memorialservice will be held 11:00AM on Saturday, April 10, at Lakeview Community Church in Hillman. Friends may gather at the church one hour prior to the service. Arrangements are with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service of Pierz.

Alice Seely

age 92, of Staples, passed away on Sunday, March 28. Funeral Service will be 11:00 AM on Thursday, April 1, at the Brenny Funeral Home in Staples. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at the Motley Public Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Home of Staples.

Kathleen Kedrowski

age 63 of Bowlus, passed away on Friday, March 26. A Memorial Mass will be held 10:30 AM on Wednesday, March 31, at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Bowlus. Visitation will be from 4:00 - 8:00 PM on Tuesday, March 30, at Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls and one hour prior to the service at the church. There will be a prayer service at 7:00PM at the funeral home on Tuesday. Arrangements are with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls.

David LeRoy Hills

age 69, of Brainerd, passed away on Wednesday, March 24. Memorial for family and friends will be 11:30AM, Saturday, April 3, at the Northland Arboretum in Brainerd. Visitation and welcome begins at 11:00AM with lunch and social at noon. Private family burial at Oak Lawn Cemetery in Nokay Lake Township. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter.

Peter "Jay" Kaluza

age 69, of Little Falls, passed away on Thursday, March 25. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 AM on Tuesday, March 30, at our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Little Falls. Burial will be in the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Little Falls. Friends may call from 4:00-8:00 PM on Monday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Little Falls and from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at the church on Tuesday. Rosary will be said at 4:30 PM followed by Knights of Columbus Office of the Dead at 6:00 PM Parish Prayers services will be held at 7:30. Arrangements are with Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service of Little Falls.

Robert Powell

age 84, of Cushing, passed away on Thursday, March 25. Arrangements are pending with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Randall

Evan Lee Lindquist

age 6, of Pine River, passed away on Monday, March 22. Services will be 2:00PM on Friday, March 26, at the Pine River Backus High School Performance Gym. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service in the High School Commons. Arrangements are with the Kline Funeral Home of Pine River.

Scott "Scooter" Welter

age 41, of Little Falls, passed away on Monday, March 22. Funeral Mass will be 10AM on Saturday, March 27, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Little Falls. Visitation will be from 6-8PM on Friday Evening at the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls and one hour prior to the service at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Little Falls. Arrangements are with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls.

David L. Hills

age 69, of Brainerd, passed away on Wednesday, March 24. Arrangements are pending with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter.

Elaine Westre

age 81, of Brainerd, passed away on Tuesday, March 23. Service will be 11AM on Friday, March 26, at Bethel Lutheran Church of South Long Lake. Friends are welcome to gather one hour prior to the services. Interment will be at a later date in Fosston. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter.

Bonnie Blesi

age 61, of Brainerd, passed away on Monday, March 22. Service will be 2:00PM, Friday March 26, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Brainerd. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter.

Kathryn Frances Meyer

age 50, of St. Paul, formerly of Pierz, passed away on Saturday, March 20. Funeral Mass will be 10:30AM on Tuesday, March 23, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Pierz. Visitation will be 4-8:00PM on Monday, March 22nd and from 9-10:00AM on Tuesday, March 23rd, all at Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Pierz. There will be a Christian Mother's Rosary at 4:30PM on Monday at the Funeral Home followed by parish prayer service at 7:00PM. Arrangements are with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Pierz.

Almer Joenell Ballinger

age 85, of Aitkin, passed away on Saturday March 20. Services will be 10:00AM on Friday, March 26, at the Bible Baptist Church in Crosby. Burial will be at the Spencer Cemetery in Aitkin. Friends may call one hour prior to the services at the church on Friday. Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home of Crosby.

Alfred Bragstad

age 88, of Pequot Lakes, passed away on Wednesday, March 10. Service will be 10:30 AM on Monday, March 29, at the Crosslake Lutheran Church in Crosslake. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Arrangements are with the Kline Funeral Home of Pequot Lakes.

Luella F. Bury

age 88, of Andover, formerly of Little Falls, passed away on Sunday, March 21. Funeral Services will be held 11:30AM on Friday, March 26, at Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service, 900 First Street SE, Little Falls. Interment will be in the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery north of Little Falls. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Friday. Arrangements are with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service of Little Falls.

Lorraine M. Poser

age 89, of Pierz, passed away on Saturday, March 20. Memorial Mass will be 10:30AM on Wednesday March 24, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Pierz. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Private interment will take place at a later date. Arrangements are with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service of Pierz.

Ernest G. Johnson

age 95, formerly of Brainerd, passed away on Friday, March 19, in Cape Coral, Florida. Arrangments are pending with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter.

Elsie Mae Karels

age 94, of Brainerd, passed away on Friday, March 12. Memorial Mass will be 11AM on Saturday, March 20, at St. Andrew's Catholic Church in Brainerd. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at St. Andrew's. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Irene Booth

age 84, of Staples/Motely, passed away on Thursday, March 18. Arrangements are pending with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Staples.

Verlene Carol Dennis

age 78, of Walker, passed away on Saturday, March 13. Service will be 11AM on Friday, March 19, at Hope Lutheran Church in Walker. Visitation will be Thursday evening from 4-8PM at the Dennis Funeral Home in Walker and one hour prior to the services at the church. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Walker. Arrangements are with the Dennis Funeral Homes of Waseca, and Walker.

John Hermerding

age 81, of Crosslake, passed away on Monday, March 15. Arrangements are pending with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Crosslake.

Vicki D. LaMere

age 51, of Lake Shore, passed away on Wednesday, March 10. Services will be 11AM on Tuesday, March 16, at Heritage Assembly of God Church, 13242 Berrywood Drive, Baxter. Visitation will be Monday (today) March 15, from 5-8PM, at Heritage Assembly of God Church. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Larry Shirley

age 64, of Crosby, formerly of Brainerd, passed away on Saturday, March 13. Service will be 11AM on Wednesday, March 17, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Crosby. Friends may call one hour prior to the services. Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home of Crosby.

Sister Mary Ellen (Elizabeth) Dinndorf

age 86, of Little Falls, passed away on Saturday, March 13. Funeral Mass will be 11AM on Wednesday, March 17, at St. Francis Convent in Little Falls. Friends may call on Tuesday evening from 4-8:30PM and from 8AM until the time of the service on Wednesday, March 17. A wake service will be held at the Convent on Tuesday,March 16 at 7PM. Arrangements are with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service of Little Falls.

Joan Margaret Blistain

age 83, of Bay Lake, passed away on Sunday, March 14. Service will be 11AM on Friday, March 19, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Crosby. Burial will be at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Kirkwood, Ill. on Monday, March 22, at 1PM. Friends may call on Friday one hour prior to the services at the church. Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home of Crosby.

Oritha Ann "Skeet" Weingartner Williams

age 83, of Brainerd, passed away on Friday, March 12. Memorial service will be 11AM on Saturday, March 20th, at First Lutheran Church in Brainerd. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at the Marshall Cemetery in Marshall, Minnesota. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Marlys Westphal

age 78, of Backus, passed away on Saturday, March 6. Service will be 2PM on Monday, March 15, at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Backus. Visitation will be Sunday from 5-7PM at 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.

LuVerne D. Letendre

age 84, of Brainerd, passed away on Friday, March 5. Visitations will be at Nelson-Doran Funeral Home in Brainerd, from 5-7PM, Thursday, March 11 and from 10-11AM on Friday, March 12. Funeral Service will be 11AM on Friday, March 12, at the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home in Brainerd. The Committal will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Brainerd. Luncheon will be served at the Brainerd American Legion. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Denver M. Zapzalka

age 27, of Brainerd, passed away on Sunday, March 7. Services will be 10AM on Saturday, March 13, at the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home in Brainerd. Visitation will be from 4-8PM on Friday at the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home. Burial will be in Vaale Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Jerry Oneal Lomax

age 74, of Brainerd, passed away on Monday, March 8. Private family services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

James L. Worden

age 72, of Staples, passed away on Thursday, March 11. Service will be 11AM on Monday, March 15, at the Brenny Funeral Home in Staples. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in the Motley Public Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Home of Staples.

Helen Margaret Farrell

age 85, of Brainerd, passed away Tuesday, March 9. Private Family Services will be 2:00 PM, Friday, March 12 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter followed by private family interment at Greenwood Cemetery in Nisswa. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter.

Darlene Knosalla

age 85, of Staples, passed away on Wednesday, March 10. Funeral Mass will be 11AM on Saturday, March 13, at Sacred Heart Church in Staples. The Wake will be Friday evening from 5-7, with a Rosary at 6:30 and Parish Prayers at 6:45, and one hour prior to the service at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples. Burial will be at Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Staples. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Home of Staples.

Ada Langren Shay

age 93, of Baxter passed away on Sunday March 7. Funeral services will be at 11:00 AM on Thursday March 11, at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Reception will follow service at the Brenny Funeral Chapel Reception Room in Baxter. Visitation will be one hour prior to service. Internment will be in the Oakland Cemetery in Little Falls. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funerl Home of Baxter.

Elsie Viola Rue Ahrens

age 103, of Motley, passed away on Saturday, March 6. Service will be 10AM on Wednesday, March 10, at First Lutheran Church in Pillager. Burial will be in Wildwood Cemetery. Visitation will be on Tuesday evening from 5-7PM at Nelson-Doran Funeral Home in Brainerd and the hour prior to services on Wednesday at the church. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Elizabeth Mary Forstad

age 88, of Deerwood, passed away on Monday, March 8. Graveside services will be 10:30AM on Friday, March 12, at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis with full military honors. Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home of Crosby.

Lesley Taylor

age 83, of Randall, passed away on Saturday, March 6. Arrangements are pending with the Brenny Funeral Home of Randall.

Irma Scott

age 95, passed away on Thursday, March 4, in Brainerd. Arrangements are pending with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter.

Patrick Paul Green

age 66, of Brainerd, passed away on Wednesday, March 3. Funeral Services will be 11AM on Monday, March 8, at St. Andrews Catholic Church in Brainerd. Visitation will be Sunday, March 7, from 4-6PM at Halvorson-Johnson Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service on Monday at the church. Burial will be at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Little Falls. Arrangements are with the Halvorson-Johnson Funeral Home of Brainerd.

JoAnne Brekke

age 73, of Pillager, passed away on Tuesday, March 2. Memorial service is planned for 2PM on Tuesday, March 9, at the Casino Assembly of God Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will take place at Bridgeman Cemetery in the Spring. Arrangements are with Brenny Funeral Home of Staples.

Paul Robert Varner

age 30, of Pierz, passed away on Sunday, February 28. Funeral Mass will be 10:30AM on Saturday, March 6, at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Bull Dog Lake, MN. Friends may call from 4-8PM on Friday at the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Pierz and from 9:30-10:30AM at the church on Saturday. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Service of Pierz.

Mary M. Callisto

age 94, of Crosby, passed away on Friday, February 26. Service will be 11AM on Tuesday, March 2, at the Koop Funeral Home of Crosby. Burial will be at the Lakewood Cemetery in Crosby. Friends may call on Monday from 4-8PM and on Tuesday one hour prior to the services at the Funeral Home Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home of Crosby.

Lawrence "Blacky" Britton

age 86, of Brainerd, passed away on Friday, February 26. Services will be 11AM on Tuesday, March 2, at Bethel Lutheran Church in Brainerd. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services at the church. Arrangements are with the Halvorson-Johnson Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Judy Barclay

age 67, of Brainerd, passed away on Friday, February 26. Memorial service will be
11AM on Wednesday, March 3, at First Lutheran Church in Brainerd. Visitation will be one half hour prior to the services at the church. Arrangements are with the Halvorson-Johnson Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Brainerd.

Donald Ray Lingwall

age 78, of Garrison, passed away on Friday, February 26. Service will be 10AM on Wednesday, March 3, at the Community Alliance Church in Garrison. Burial will be at the Garrison Community Cemetery. Friends may call on Tuesday from 5-8PM at the Koop Funeral Home in Crosby and one hour prior to the services at the church on Wednesday. Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home of Crosby.

Richard DeVries

age 85, of Nisswa, passed away on Sunday, February 28. Services will be 1PM on Wednesday, March 3, at the Community Church of the Nazarene in Merrifield. Visitation will be at the church one hour prior to the services. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter.