Del Pinta

Del Pinta, 86, of Baxter, died at his home on Wednesday, May 25, 2011. A Graveside Services and Interment is planned for 11:00 AM, Wednesday, June 1 at the Baxter City Cemetery. Military Honors will be provided by the Brainerd American Legion, Post 255 and the Brainerd VFW, Post 1647.

Del will be missed by his wife, Julia and children, Linda (Kenny Olson) Pinta, of Minneapolis and Mark Pinta, of Rosemount. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Gerald.

Please visit www.brenny.com to leave a message of comfort and support for Delbert’s family. Memorials are preferred to the DAV or Brainerd VFW.

Suzy Baratto

Suzy Baratto, 31, of Crosslake, died Thursday May 26, 2011. Suzy was born on September 16, 1979 in Crosby, the daughter of Jerry and Lauri (Punkka) Baratto. She graduated from Pequot Lakes High School in 1998. She attended the University of Wisconsin - Stout. She worked in publishing and advertising and was pursuing a degree in architecture. She enjoyed life and everything she could fit into it.

Suzy is survived by her parents, Jerry and Lauri Baratto, of Crosslake; sisters, Renae (Matt) Balmer, of Crosslake and Jeanna (Seth) Landon, of Nisswa; niece and nephews, Sydney, Wyatt, Huck, and Hudson; and her paternal grandparents, Ben and Audrey Baratto, of Hill City. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Lauri and Dorothy Punkka.

Funeral Services are planned for 11 AM, Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at the Crosslake Evangelical Free Church (The Log Church) with Pastor Scott Pederson officiating. Interment will follow at Pinewood Cemetery.

Elizabeth "Liz" Clodfelder

age 66 of Pine River, passed away on Tuesday, May 24. Service will be 10AM on Saturday, may 28, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Pine River. Visitation will be Friday from 5-7PM at Kline Funeral Home in Pine River. Arrangements are with the Kline Funeral Home of Pine River.

Evelyn Dechiane Ramsdell

age 101 and 9 months, of Brainerd, passed away on Friday, May 20. Funeral Mass will be 11AM on Tuesday, May 24, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Brainerd. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery, Nokay Lake Township. Visitation will be held the hour before services at the church on Tuesday. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Mae Weiss

age 96, of Pierz, passed away on Sunday, May 22. Funeral Mass will be 10:30 AM on Wednesday, June 1, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Pierz. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call from 4-8pm on Tuesday, May 31, at Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Pierz and from 8:30-10:30am on Wednesday, at the funeral home. Christian Mothers and the Pierz Legion Auxiliary will pray the rosary at 4:30pm followed by Parish Prayers at 7:00pm on Tuesday evening at the funeral home. Arrangements are with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service of Pierz.

Suzanne Therrien Mans

passed away on Friday, May 20. Service will be 4PM on Thursday, May 26, at Lutheran Church of the Cross in Nisswa. A light meal will follow. Visitation will be Wednesday, May 25, from 5-7pm at Nelson-Doran Funeral Home in Brainerd. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Bernice Knutson

age 89, of Pequot Lakes, passed away on Monday, May 16. Memorial service will be 1PM on Saturday, May 28, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Pequot Lakes. Arrangements are with the Kline Funeral Homeof Pequot Lakes.

Verena Opatz

age 87, of Bowlus, passed away on Friday, May 20. Funeral Mass will be 11AM on Tuesday, May 24, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Royalton. Burial will be in St. Stanislaus Catholic Cemetery in Bowlus. Friends may call from 4-8pm on Monday at the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls and from 10am until the time of service on Tuesday at the church. Christian Mothers will pray the rosary at 4:30pm, Knights of Columbus will pray at 5:30pm, followed by Parish Prayers at 7PM on Monday at the funeral home. Arrangements are with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service of Little Falls.

Herbert "Bud" Lound

age 82, of Crosby, passed away on Wednesday, May 18. Service will be 1PM on Monday, May 23, at the Crosby-Ironton Presbyterian Church in Crosby. Burial will be at the Woodland Cemetery in Irondale Township with full military honors given by the Myrin-James American Legion Post #443, Ironton. Friends may call at the church one hour prior to the service. Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home of Crosby.

William Joseph Wilson

age 44, of Brainerd, passed away on Monday, May 16. Service will be 11:30AM on Monday, May 23, at the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home in Brainerd. Visitation will continue following the service until 2 PM. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Jack F. Vroman

age 83, of Brainerd, passed away on Thursday, May 19. Service will be 11AM on Monday, May 23, at Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Baxter, with visitation beginning at 9AM. Burial will be in Dykeman Cemetery with military honors provided by VFW Post #1647 Color Guard. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Vera May Ford

age 92, of Nisswa, passed away on Sunday, May 15. Memorial Service will be 10:00 AM, Monday, May 23, at Good Samaritan Village – Bethany Chapel. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior to services. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Brainerd.

Kenneth Hans Rabenberg

age 84, of Merrifield, passed away on Tuesday May 17. A memorial service will be 9:30 AM, Friday, May 20, at Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in Baxter, followed by interment with military honors at Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery near Camp Ripley at 11:00 AM, Friday, May 20. Family and friends are invited back to church in Baxter following the graveside services for a luncheon. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Brainerd

Sandra Beckenbach

age 66, of Pine River, passed away on Tuesday, May 17. Service will be 11AM on Monday, May 23, 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.

Herbert Leroy Palmer

age 80, of Brainerd, passed awayon Tuesday, May 17. Service will be 1PM on Saturday, May 21, at the Church of the Nazarene in Merrifield. Military honors will be provided by the Brainerd V.F.W. Post 1647 Color Guard. Visitation will be from 5-7PM on Friday at the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home in Brainerd and will continue the hour prior to the services at the church on Saturday. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Annabelle Leek

age 84, formerly of Pine River, passed away on Monday, May 16. Service will be 2PM on Saturday, May 21, at First Lutheran Church in Pine River. Visitation will be from 5-7PM on Friday, 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.

Darwin A. Simons

age 64, of Pillager passed away on Monday, May 16. Services will be 1:00 PM on Saturday, May 21, at the First Lutheran Church in Pillager. Visitation will be on Friday, May 20, from 6:00-8:00 PM at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Interment at the Wildwood Cemetery in Pillager. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter.

James Ross Magness

of Crookston, passed away May 1. Memorial services will be 3:00 pm, on Friday, May 20th, at Brenny Funeral Chapel, Baxter. Friends may gather for a lunch at Brenny after the service. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Brainerd

Lawrence Benedict Sauer Sr.

age 90, of Staples passed away Saturday, May 14. Services will be 11:00 AM on Thursday, May 19, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Staples. Visitation will be on Wednesday, May 18, from 5:00-7:00PM at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples with a prayer service at 6:45 PM. Interment will be at Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery in Rice, MN. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples.

Clayton Christopherson

age 85, of Baxter, passed away Sunday, May 15. Graveside services will be 11:00 AM on Thursday, May 19, at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery near Camp Ripley. Memorial service will be 12:00 PM, after the services at the cemetery, at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Luncheon and visitation will follow the memorial service at the Brenny Funeral Chapel Reception Hall in Baxter. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter.

Lawrence Sauer

age 88, of Staples, passed away Saturday, May 14. Funeral Mass will be 11:00 AM Thursday, May 19, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Staples with interment in Rice, MN. Wake Services will be Wednesday from 5:00 until 7:00 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel with Knights of Columbus Rosary at 6:30 and Parish Prayers at 6:45. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Staples.

Mildred M. Wilhelmson

age 96, formerly of Staples, passed away Saturday, May 14. Funeral Mass will be 1:00 PM Wednesday, May 18, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Staples with interment in Evergreen Hill Cemetery. Friends and family will gather for visitation beginning at 11:00 AM Wednesday at the Church. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Staples.

Elizabeth A. Carlson

of Baxter, MN, passed away on May 14. Arrangements are with Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter. According to her wishes, no services will be held. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Brainerd.

Delores Pribbenow

age 93, of Staples, passed away on Wednesday, May 11. Service will be 2PM on Saturday, May 14, at the Staples Church of Christ. Visitation will be Friday evening from 5-7 at the Brenny Funeral Home in Staples. Burial will be at the Motley Public Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Home in Staples.

Lorine Paulson

of Baxter, passed away on Sunday, May 8. Memorial service will be 11AM on Thursday, May 12, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Brainerd. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery - no graveside service to be held. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Doris Rauen

age 79,of Brainerd, passed away on Tuesday, May 10. Services will be 2:00 PM, Friday, May 13, at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior to services. Interment will take place at Baxter City Cemetery. Arrangements are pending with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter.

George J. Zauhar

age 83, of Ironton, passed away on Monday, May 9. Service will be 11AM on Monday, May 16, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Crosby. Friends may call on hour prior to the service at the church on Monday. Burial will be at the Lakewood Cemetery in Crosby with full military honors given by the Myrin-James American Legion. Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home of Crosby.

Harry Magney

age 101, of Brainerd, passed away on Monday, May 9. Services will be 10:30 AM, Thursday, May 12 at Seventh Day Adventist Church in Brainerd. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior to services. Interment will be at Greenwood Cemetery in Big Lake, MN. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Brainerd.

William Hamdorf

age 92, of Deerwood, passed away on Saturday, May 7. Service will be 1PM on Thursday, May 12, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Iron Hub. Burial will be at Lakewood Cemetery in Crosby. Friends may call Wednesday evening from 6-8PM at the Koop Funeral Home in Crosby, and one hour prior to the service at the church on Thursday. Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home of Crosby.

Wanda Johnston

age 50, of Brainerd, passed away on Saturday, May 7. Service will be 1PM on Thursday, May 12, at Whitefish Community Church, rural Pine River. Gathering time will be one hour prior to the service. Arrangements are with the Kline Funeral Home of Pine River.

Jeannette Wulf

age 98, of Pine River, passed away on Saturday, May 7. Interment will be in Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, MN. Assembly area #1. Memorials preferred to Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Pequot Lakes, MN. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Pequot Lakes.

Jack Hennum

age 76, of Nisswa, died Sunday, May 08. Services will be 11:00 AM on Friday, May 13, at Lakewood Evangelical Free Church in Baxter with visitation one hour prior at the church. Interment will be at 2:00 PM at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery near Camp Ripley. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Brainerd.

Ron Schroeml

age 68, of Brainerd passed away on Sunday, May 08. A Gathering of Family and Friends will take place from 4-7 PM, Thursday, May 12 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Private Family Interment. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Brainerd.

James D. Anderson

age 78,of the Gull Lake area, passed away on Tuesday, May 3. Visitation will be Monday May 9,at 10:30 at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Brainerd, followed by the Funeral at 11:30. A lunch will follow at the Nisswa American Legion Club. Graveside Service and Interment will be Tuesday May 10th, 2011 at 12:45; at Fort Snelling (Assembly Area 5). Lunch will follow at LifeChurch in Bloomington at 2201 W 108th St. 952-884-0594. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Brainerd.

Thomas J. George

age 90, of Baxter, passed away on Thursday, May 5. Private family service will be held at Fort Snelling. Arrangements are with the Halvorson-Johnson Funeral Home of Brainerd.

James G. Johnson

age 75, of Brainerd, passed away on Wednesday, May 4. Service will be 1PM on Monday, May 9, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Brainerd. Visitation will be from 5-8PM on Sunday, May 8, at Halvorson-Johnson Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be at Vaale Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Halvorson-Johnson Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Lylla H. Nelson

age 76, of Brainerd, passed away on Tuesday, May 3. Service will be 11AM on Friday, May 6, at Nelson-Doran Funeral Home in Brainerd. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Brainerd. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Melvin Selmer Anderson

age 95, of Pequot Lakes passed away on Wednesday, May 4. Funeral Services will be 11:00AM, Thursday, May 12, at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Pequot Lakes. Family and friends are invited for visitation on Wednesday, May 11,from 4:30-7:00 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Pequot Lakes, MN. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Pequot Lakes.

Russ Carlyle

age 96, of Breezy Point, passed away on Tuesday, May 3. No funeral services will be held. A private Family Memorial will take place, burial will be in Ohio.

Lester "Les" A. Rowen

age 80, of Little Falls, passed away on Tuesday, May 3. Funeral Mass will be 11AM on Monday, May 9, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Little Falls. Interment will be in the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery north of Little Falls. Arrangements are with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service of Little Falls.

O. Dean Hagedon

age 80, of Deewood, passed away on Monday, May 2. Service will be 11AM, Saturday, May 7, at Park United Methodist Church in Brainerd. Visitation will be 4-7PM on Friday, at Nelson-Doran Funeral Home in Brainerd and will continue the hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Juliet Fields

age 98, of Pine River, passed away on Monday, May 2. Services will be 11AM on Saturday, May 7, at First Lutheran Church in Pine River. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Arrangements are with the Kline Funeral Home of Pine River.

Robert Goerlich

age 86, of Coon Rapids, formerly of Pine River, passed away on Saturday, April 30. Service will be 1PM on Friday, May 6, 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.

James Eitrhem

passed away on Saturday, April 16. Memorial service will be 1PM on Saturday, May 7, at Lutheran Church of the Cross, with a reception to follow. Arrangements are with the Kline Funeral Home of Pequot Lakes.

Janice Ford

age 74, passed away on Saturday, April 30. Arrangements are pending with the Brenny Funeral Home of Staples.

Lois Holmstrom

formerly of Little Falls, passed away May 1. Memorial Service will be 1:00 p.m, Monday, May 9, at First Baptist Church in Baxter, MN.

Judy Ann Lykins

age 59, died Monday, May 2. A celebration of Judy’s life will be 4:00pm on Thursday, May 5, at Lakewood Evangelical Free Church in Baxter. Friends are also welcome to gather on Wednesday evening at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter from 5-7:00pm. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Brainerd.

Joanne Arlene Fischer

age 75, of Little Falls passed away on Monday May 2. Private Family Services will be held. A memorial service for family and friends will be announced at a later date. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Randall.

Daniel S. Davis

age 66, of Brainerd, passed away on Sunday, May 1. Service will be 11AM on Wednesday, May 4, at New Beginnings Bible Church in Brainerd. Visitation will be from 4-7PM on Tuesday, May 3, at Halvorson-Johnson Funeral Home in Brainerd and one hour prior to the service at the church. Lunch will be served at the VFW following the service. Interement will be at the MN State Cemetery in Little Falls.

Everall A. Huff

age 97, of Brainerd, passed away Friday, April 29. Services will be at a later date in Cedar Rapids, IA. Interment will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery at Cedar Rapids. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter.

Richard W. Kuschel

age 85, of Crosby, passed away on Sunday, May 01. Services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are with Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter.

Norma Schnabl

age 87, of Brainerd, passed away Saturday, April 30. Funeral Mass will be 3:00 PM, Thursday, May 5 at St. Mathias Catholic. Family and friends are welcome to gather one hour prior to services. Following a luncheon at the church, interment will be at Oakland Cemetery. Arrangements are pending with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter.