Gaylene M. Pickar

age 57, of Brainerd, passed away on Saturday, August 28. Arrangements are with the Halvorson-Johnson Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Brainerd.

Owen E. Britton

age 94, of Brainerd, passed away on Tuesday, August 31. Memorial Service will be 11AM on Friday, September 3, at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Friends are welcome to gather one hour prior to services and to stay for a reception following the service in Brenny Funeral Chapel's Reception Room. Interment will be at Maple Grove Cemetery in Brainerd. Arrangements are pending the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter

Charlotte A. Murphy

age 55, of Brainerd, passed away on Thursday, August 26. Services were held on Monday, August 30, at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Visit www.brenny.com to leave a message of comfort and support for Charlotte's family. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter.

Frances Christopherson

age 85, of Hackensack, passed away on Tuesday, August 10. Services will be 2PM on Wednesday, September 1, at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Backus. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Arrangements are with the Kline Funeral Home of Pine River.

Katheryn "Tanny" Felthous

age 88, of Backus, passed away on Wednesday, August 25. Services will be 11AM on Tuesday, August 31, at Grace United Methodist Church in Pequot Lakes. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Arrangements are with the Kline Funeral Home of Pine River.

Donald J. Sanda

age 78, of Staples, passed away on Sunday, August 29. Service will be 11AM on Saturday, September 4, at the Faith Lutheran Church in Staples. Visitation will be Friday evening from 5-7, at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples and one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in the Girard Union Cemetery near Henning. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Home of Staples.

Betty Marie Morgan

age 85, passed away Wednesday, August 25. As per her family’s wishes, she was cremated and interred at Evergreen Cemetery in Brainerd. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter.

Russell T. Craine

age 76, of Brainerd, passed away on Tuesday, August 24. Service will be 2:00PM on Thursday, August 26, at Heritage Assembly of God Church. Burial will be at a later date at Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Margaret Jane Steinke

age 84, of Deerwood, passed away on August 25. Service will be Thursday, Seeptember 2, at St. John's Lutheran Church, Cedarbrook. Burial will be at the Church Cemetery. Friends may call on Wednesday from 4-6PM with a prayer service at 6pm 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.

Marion "Brother" James Hines

age 69, of Brainerd, passed away on Tuesday, August 24. Service will be 1PM on Saturday, August 28, at Bible Baptist Church in Crosby. Friends may call from 5-8PM on Friday, August 27, at the Halvorson-Johnson Funeral Home in Brainerd. Interment will be in Wildwood Cemetery in Pillager. Arrangements are with the Halvorson-Johnson Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Brainerd.

David Nelson

age 63, of Crosslake, formerly of St. Michael, passed away Sunday, August 22. A “Celebration of Life” is planned for 3:00 PM, Friday, August 27 at Crosslake Lutheran Church. Friends are welcome to gather one hour prior to services. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Crosslake.

Amy Newmann

age 86 of Pine River passed away on Sunday, August 22. Service will be 11AM on Friday, August 27, at Kline Funeral Home in Pine River. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services. Arrangements are with the Kline Funeral HOme of Pine River.

Liveria "Ann" Sands

age 95, formerly of Ironton and Wayzata passed away on Saturday, August 21. Service will be 11AM on Friday, August 27, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Crosby. Friends may call one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday. Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home of Crosby.

Randy Godeke

age 68, of Crosslake, passed away on Sunday, August 22. Services will be 11AM on Saturday, August 28, at the Crosslake Evangelical Free Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Arrangements are with the Kline Funeral Home of Pine River.

Irven O. Rood

age 85, of Crosby, passed away on August 21. Services will be 11AM on Wednesday, August 25th at the Koop Funeral Home in Crosby. Burial will be at the Bennettville Cemetery with military honors given by the Garrison VFW. Friends may call on Tuesday at the funeral home from 4-8 and on Wednesday one hour prior to the services.

Ronald Arthur Lambert

age 66, of Hackensack, passed away on Saturday, August 21. A celebration of life will be 12 Noon on Sunday, August 29, at the Daniel's Farm near Remer. From Remer, go north 9.5 miles on County Road 4 to Fire #4879 and follow the signs. Arrangements are with the Dennis Funeral Home of Walker.

David Gerald Sabyan

age 73, of Deerwood, passed away on Sunday, August 22. Services will be 11AM on Monday, August 30, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Crosby. Burial will be at the Lakewood Cemetery in Crosby. Friends may call on Sunday at the Koop Funeral Home in Crosby from 4-8PM on Monday one hour prior to the services at the church. Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home of Crosby.

David Nelson

age 63, of Crosslake, passed away on Sunday, August 22. Arrangements are pending with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Crosslake.

Julia Ann Barrett

age 87, of Brainerd, passed away on Thursday, August 19. Funeral Mass will be 11AM on Monday, August 23. at St. Mathias Catholic Church in St. Mathias Township, with visitation at the church the hour prior to the service. Burial will be in St. Mathias Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Dennis Gordon

age 81, of Nisswa, passed away on Wednesday, August 18. A gathering of family and friends will take place on Sunday, August 22, from 2-4:00pm at the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home in Brainerd.

Marjorie Breading

age 90, of Garrison, passed away on Thursday, August 19. Private Family Services will be held. Arrangements are with Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter.

Louis Boldt

age 83 of Crosslake, passed away Thursday, August 19. Memorial Services will be held at a later date in Shawboro, NC. “What a way to go.” Arrangements are with the Benny Funeral Chapel in Crosslake.

Jean Marie Porwoll, M.D.

age 60, of Monson, Massachusetts, formerly of Brainerd, passed away on Tuesday, August 3. Graveside service will be 2PM on Tuesday, August 24, at Evergreen Cemetery. Refreshments will be served following the service at St. Francis Catholic Church. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Yvonne Hjelm

age 76, of Brainerd, passed away on Sunday, August 15. Celebration of Life will be 11AM on Friday, August 20, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Brainerd. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Colleen Tscheu

age 60, of Ironton, passed away on Monday, August 16. Service will be 11AM on Friday, August 20, 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.

Henry “Jake” Jacobson

age 88, of Brainerd, passed away Sunday, August 15 Services will be 2:30PM, Saturday, August 21 at Woodland Good Samaritan Village Assisted Living Center. Friends are welcome to gather one hour prior to services. Private Interment will be held at Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery near Camp Ripley, MN. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter.

Evelyn M. Christopherson

age 82, of Wadena, formerly of Staples, passed away on Monday, August 16. Service will be 10AM on Friday, August 20, at the Staples Christian and Missionary Alliance Church. Visitation will be Thursday evening from 5-7 at the Brenny Funeral Home in Staples, and one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at the the Thomastown Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Staples.

Henry Jacobson

age 88, of Brainerd, passed away on Sunday, August 15. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter.

Bernice R. Wheeler

age 93, of Brainerd, passed away on Sunday, July 25. Memorial Service will be 1PM on Friday, August 20, at Nelson-Doran Funeral Home in Brainerd. Visitation will be two hours prior to the service. Burial will be in the Evergreen Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Arthur Schramm

age 86, of Brainerd, passed away on Wednesday, August 11. Services will be 7PM on Saturday, August 14, at Koop Funeral Home in Crosby with military honors by the Myrin-James American Legion Post, Ironton. Friends may call one hour prior to the service. Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home of Crosby.

Connie Hurtig

age 47, of Hardin, Montana, formerly of Pequot Lakes, passed away on Wednesday, August 11. Services will be 11AM on Wednesday, August 18, at St. Alice Catholic Church in Pequot Lakes. Visitation will be Tuesday from 5-7 at Kline Funeral Home in Pequot Lakes. Arrangements are with the Kline Funeral Home of Pequot Lakes.

Robert Allin Blais

age 81, of Longville, passed away on Tuesday, August 10. Funeral Mass will be 11AM on Friday, August 13, at St. Edward's Catholic Church in Longville. Visitation will be one hour prior to the Mass with interment following at Riverside Cemetery in Longville. Military Honors willbe provided by the Longville VFW Post #772. Everyone is then invited to Patrick's in Longville for lunch, dessert and sharing memories. Arrangements are with the Dennis Funeral Home of Longville.

Elna J. “Ducky” Daigle

age 79, of Brainerd, passed away Tuesday, August 10. Funeral Mass will be 11:00 AM, Monday, August 16, 2010 at St. Francis Catholic 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 the church on Monday. Interment will be at Evergreen Memorial Gardens in Brainerd. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter.

Bruce Posch

age 53, of Moorhead, formerly of Little Falls, passed away on Monday, August 9. Arrangments are pending with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls.

Allen Andrews

age 56, of Frazee, formerly of Emily, passed away on Friday, August 6. Service will be 2PM on Friday, August 13, at the Koop Funeral Home in Crosby. Burial will be at the Pine Ridge Cemetery in Emily. Friends may call on Friday one Hour prior to the service. Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home of Crosby.

Ward A. McGinn

age 92, of Brainerd, passed away on Saturday, August 7. Funeral service will be 11AM on Tuesday, August 10, at Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church. Visitation will be from 10-11AM on Tuesday, at the church. Interment will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Brainerd. Arrangments are with the Halvorson-Johnson Funeral Home of Brainerd.

James Louis "Jimmy" Novak

age 70, of Deerwood, passed away on Friday, August 6. Graveside services will be 11AM on Wednesday, August 11, at the Lakewood Cemetery in Crosby. Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home of Crosby.

Richard R. Yeager

age 79, of Ossipee, MN passed away on Sunday, August 8. Service will be Noon on Wednesday, August 11, at Ossipee Community Church. Visitation will be from 5-7PM on Tuesday evening at the Halvorson-Johnson Funeral Home in Brainerd and from 11 - noon on Wednesday at the church. Interment will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Center Township, Crow Wing County. Arrangments are with the Halvorson-Johnson Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Brainerd.

Ronald "Ron" Hopkins

age 47, of Pine River, passed away on Sunday, August 8. Memorial service will be 11AM on Saturday, August 14, at the Church of the Nazarene, Backus. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with the Kline Funeral Home of Pine River.

Keith R. Ford

age 73, of Staples, passed away on Sunday, August 8. Memorial service will be 2:30PM on Saturday, August 14, at the Staples Christian and Missionary Alliance Church. Visitation will begin at 1:00PM. Burial will be at the Evergreen Hill Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Home of Staples.

Gerhardt (Gary) Tonn

age 74, of Nisswa, passed away on Thursday, August 5. Service will be 1:00PM on Monday, August 9, at Nelson-Doran Funeral Home in Brainerd. Visitation will begin the hour prior to the service. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Dr. William Joel Knipp

age 74, of Brainerd, passed away on Tuesday, August 3. Funeral Mass will be 11AM on Friday, August 13, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Brainerd. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery in LeCenter. Visitation will begin the hour before the services at the church on Friday. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Robert C. Hollingsworth

age 81, of Brainerd, passed away Friday, August 06. A private interment will be held at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery near Camp Ripley, MN on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at 11:00 A.M. All friends and family are invited to a 12:00 P.M. luncheon at First Lutheran Church 424 South 8th Street, Brainerd, MN. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Good Samaritan Society Home Care and Hospice or the American Cancer Society. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter.

Myron W. Fafara

age 56, of Little Falls, formerly of Flensburg, passed away on Monday, August 2. A memorial service will be 7PM on Thursday, August 5, at the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls with visitation two hours prior to the service. A private interment will be held at a later date. Arrangements are with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls.

Margaret Holden

age 100, of Backus, passed away on Tuesday, August 3. Services will be 11AM on Saturday, August 7, at the church of the Nazarene in Backus. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Arrangements are with the Kline Funeral Hone of Pine River.

Lynn Claude Crackel

age 77, of Brainerd, passed away on Thursday, August 5. Services will be 11:00 AM, Tuesday, August 10 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Friends are welcome to gather one hour prior to services and stay for a reception following the services in the Brenny Funeral Chapel Reception Room. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter.

Jim Robinson

age 64, of Breezy Point, passed away on Tuesday, August 3. Memorial Service will be from 5 to 7PM on Monday, August 9, at the Morris Nilsen Funeral Chapel in Richfield.. Burial will be at Fort Snelling National Cemetery with military honors on Tuesday, August 10th, at 10:15. Arrangements are with the Morris Nilsen Funeral Chapel in Richfield.

William C. Griffis

age 73, of Breezy Point, passed away on Sunday, August 1. Services will be 10:30 AM on Saturday, August 14, at the First Baptist Church, Lake Crystal. Arrangements are with Kline Funeral Home, Pequot Lakes.

JoAnne Bess

age 75, of East Gull Lake passed away on Sunday, August 1. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter, MN.

Janice “Jan” T. Olive

age 84, of Baxter, passed away Tuesday, July 27. Funeral Mass will be 4:00 PM, on September 17, at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Kimberly, WI. A memorial fund has been established in lieu of flowers. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter.

Maynard Luverne Tollakson

age 90, of Crosby, passed away on Monday, August 2. Services will be 11AM on Thursday, August 5th at the Assemblies of God Church in Crosby. Burial will be at the Lakewood Cemetery with full military honors given by the Myrin-James American Legion Post, Ironton. Friends may call on Thursday one hour prior to the services at the church. Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home in Crosby.

Dale "Swede" Mertens

age 61, of Staples, passed away on Monday, August 2. Funeral Mass will be 10AM on Friday, August 6, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Staples. The wake will be Thursday evening from 5-7 at the Brenny Funeral Home in Staples, with Rosary and Parish Prayers starting at 6:30. Burial will be at the Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Staples. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Home of Staples.

Marjorie "Marge" Norum

age 87, of Brainerd, passed away on Monday, August 2. Services will be 11AM on Friday, August 6, at First Lutheran Church in Brainerd. Burial will be in Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Camp Ripley. Visitation will begin at 10AM at the Church. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Adelia Marie (Oslin) Anderson

age 83, of Ironton, passed away Sunday, August 1. Services will be 9:00 AM, Wednesday, August 4, at Christ Lutheran Church in Brainerd. Friends are welcome to visit one hour prior to services. Graveside Services will be held at 4:00 PM, Wednesday, August 4, 2010 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Cemetery near Santiago, MN. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter.

Lawrence Daniel “Dan” Whalen, Jr.

age of 67, of Pequot Lakes and Duluth, MN, passed away on July 30, 2010. A memorial service will be Wednesday, August 4 with a visitation beginning at 1:00 PM and a service at 2:00 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Pequot Lakes, MN. Memorials are preferred in lieu of flowers. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Pequot Lakes.

CaiLi Rose Jares

age 3, of Lincoln, passed away on Friday, July 30. Funeral Mass will be 11AM on Wednesday, August 4, at the St. James Catholic Church in Randall. Wake will be Tuesday evening from 5-7 at the Brenny Funeral Home in Randall and one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Home of Randall.

Bill Durheim

age 67, of Hackensack, passed away on Sunday, August 1. Services will be 11AM on Wednesday, August 4, at Union Congregational Church in Hackensack. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Arrangements are with the Kline Funeral Home of Pine River.

Jacqueline "Jackie" Joice

age 90, of Crosby, passed away on Thursday, July 29. Service will be 1:30PM on Wednesday, August 4, at the Crosby-Ironton Presbyterian Church in Crosby. Entombment will be at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Little Falls. Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home of Crosby.