Marcel V. Pikula

age 89, of Merrifield, passed away on Monday, August 29. Funeral Mass will be 11AM on Friday, September 2, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Brainerd. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Brainerd with Military honors provided by the VFW Post #1647 Color Guard. Visitation will be from 4-8PM on Thursday at the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home in Brainerd with a prayer service at 7PM. Visitation will continue the hour prior to the services at the church on Friday. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Dorothy E. Madsen

age 95, of Brainerd, passed away on Tuesday, August 30. Service will be 1:30PM on Friday, September 2, at Woodland Chapel. Friends may call from 12:30-1:30 at Woodland. Interment will be at Evergreen Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Halvorson-Johnson Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Mavis Watts

age 81, of Pillager, passed away on Monday, August 29. Service will be 10AM on Friday, September 2, at Riverview Church in Pine River. Visitation will be from 5-7PM on Thursday, August 1, 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.

JoMary A. Lease

age 63, of Little Falls, passed away on Tuesday, August 30. Service will be 10:30AM on Thursday, September 1, at Grace Covenant Church in Little Falls. Interment will be in St. Stanislaus Cemetery in Sobieski. Visitation will be from 4-8PM on Wednesday, August 31, at Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls.

Patrick Michael Bock

age 72, of Brainerd, passed away on Sunday, August 28. Service will be 10:00AM on Thursday, September 1, at Lakes Area Church of Christ in Baxter. Friends may call from 4-8PM on Wednesday, Augut 31, at Halvorson-Johnson Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with the Halvorson-Johnson Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Mary Lou Haverkamp

age 76, of Brainerd, passed away on Friday, August 26. Funeral Mass will be 11AM on Tuesday, August 30, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Brainerd. Visitation will be from 4-8PM today at the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home in Brainerd with prayers at 7pm. Visitation will continue Tuesday one hour prior to the services at the church. Burial will be at the Evergreen Cemetery in Brainerd. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Lee R. Thomas

age 82, of Longville, passed away on Saturday, August 27. Service will be 11AM on Thursday, September 1, at Salem Lutheran Church in Longville. Arrangements are with the Kline Funeral Home of Pine River.

Frank Yasgar

age 84, of Little Falls, passed away on Saturday, August 27. Funeral Mass will be 2PM on Thursday, September 1, at Our lakdy of Lourdes Catholic Church in Little Falls. Visitation will be from 12:00 - 2:00PM on Thursday, September 1, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Little Falls. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Arrangements are with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service of Little Falls.

LeRoy Mead

age 79, of Sartell, passed away on Friday, August 26. Service will be 10:30AM on Tuesday, August 30, at Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Royalton. Private Interment will be at a later date in Riverside Cemetery in Royalton. Arrangements are with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Royalton.

Charles I. Stock

age 77, of Pillager, passed away on Saturday, August 27. Services will be 7:00 PM, Wednesday, August 31 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Family and friends are invited to gather from 5-7 PM on Wednesday evening. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Brainerd

Donald Charles Trustem

age 89, of Brainerd, passed away Saturday, August 27. Services will be 3pm (Today) August 29, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Brainerd. Visitation will be at 2 pm. Burial will be in the family plot in Oak Lawn Cemetery in Emmons MN on Tuesday August 30, at 2 pm. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Brainerd.

Agnes Stuck

age 96, resident of Harmony House in Brainerd, formerly of Nisswa, passed away on Thursday, August 25. Funeral Mass will be 11AM on Tuesday, August 30, at St. Christopher's Catholic Church in Nisswa. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Brainerd. Visitation will be from 4-8PM on Monday, August 29, at St. Christopher's Catholic Church in Nisswa and will continue the hour prior to the services on Tuesday. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funerl Home in Brainerd.

Rodney L. Zech

age 62, of Brainerd passed away on Thursday, August 25. Private family services at a later date. Arrangements are with Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter.

Howard Francis Yochum

age 87, of Longville, passed away on Tuesday, August 23. Funeral Mass will be 11:00AM on Saturday, August 27, at St. Edwards Catholic Church in Longville. Visitation will be from 5-7PM on Friday, August 26, at St. Edwards, and one hour prior to the mass. Interment will be in Riverside Cemetery, Longville. Military honors provided by the Sherman Yochum VFW Post #7772 of Longville. Arrangements are with the Dennis Funeral Home of Longville.

Penelope “Penny” Ann Lohmiller

age 70, of Crosslake passed away on Wednesday, August 24. A private family burial will be held. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter.

Helen Reynolds

age 88, of Nisswa, died Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at her home. Arrangements are pending with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Brainerd.

Curtis Lee Ross

age 67, of Anchorage, AK, passed away on Monday, July 4. Family and friends are welcome to gather from 6-8 PM, Thursday, September 1, at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter.

Maurice R. Hawkins

age 64, of Mesa, AZ, passed away on Wednesday, August 24. Services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Brainerd.

Robert Dale Emery

age 80, of Brainerd, passed away on Monday, August 22. Service will be 11AM on Thursday, August 25, at Cascade United Methodist Church in Deerwood. Visitation will be from 9:00-11:00AM prior to the service at the church. Interment will be at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Little Falls. Memorials preferred to the American Cancer Society or the Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation. Arrangements are with the Halvorson-Johnson Funeral service of Brainerd.

Clara C. Sand

age 92, of Upsala, passed away on Tuesday, August 23. Funeral Mass will be 11AM on Friday, August 26, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Upsala. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call from 9-11AM on Friday at the church in Upsala. Arrangements are with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service of Little Falls.

Dene R. Fahnlander

of Staples, passed away on Tuesday, August 23. Funeral Service will be will be 9:30AM on Friday, August 26, at the Sacred Heart Church in Brainerd. A wake will be from 5-7PM on Thursday, August 25, at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples with a rosary at 6:30. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Brainerd.

Earl Alfred Ruckdaschel

age 80, of Brainerd, passed away on Sunday, August 21. Service will be 11AM on Friday, August 26, at First Presbyterian Church in Brainerd. Friends may call on Thursday, August 25, from 5-8PM at Halvorson-Johnson Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with the Halvorson-Johnson Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Rodney Borman

age 45, of Backus, passed away on Saturday, August 20. Service will be 10AM on Wednesday, August 24, at Lakeside Baptist Church in Backus. Arrangements are with the Kline Funeral Home of Pine River.

Jane Botz

age 76, of Backus, passed away on Saturday, August 20. Service will be 11AM on Wednesday, August 24, at Pequot Lakes Baptist Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Arrangements are with the Kline Funeral Home of Pine River.

Marilyn Gloria Borgstrom

age 69, passed away on Saturday, August 13. A celebration of life will be 11AM on Tuesday, August 23, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Brainerd. Friends may call one hour prior to the service on Tuesday at the church. Burial will be in Wildwood Cemetery in Pillager. Memorials are preferred to Trinity Lutheran Church of Brainerd, Good Samaritan Society Home Care & Hospice or Camp Confidence. Arrangements are with the Halvorson-Johnson Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Byron “Andy” Grande

age 84, of Crosslake, passed away on Thursday, August 18. Memorial Service will be 1:30 PM, Tuesday, August 23 at Crosslake Lutheran Church. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior to services. Interment with military honors provided by the Crosslake American Legion, Post # 500 will be held at Pinewood Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Crosslake.

Iva C. Modine

age 86, of Crosby, passed away on Thursday, August 18. Service will be 11AM on Monday, August 22, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Iron Hub. Burial will be at the Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery. Friends may call one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home in Crosby.

Raymond Espersen

age 84, of Brainerd, passed away on Wednesday, August 17. Service will be 11AM on Monday, August 22, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Brainerd. Burial will be at Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Military Honors by the V.F.W. post 1647. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home in Brainerd.

Sister Mary Margarita Wiener

age 79,of St. Francis Convent in Little Falls, passed away on Thursday, August 18. Arrangements are pending with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service of Little Falls.

Wayne R. Hendricks

age 56, of Fort Ripley died on Tuesday, August 16. Visitation will be held on Friday, August 19, from 5:00-7:00 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter with a prayer service at 7:00 PM and one hour prior to services at the church. Memorial services will be 11:00 AM, Saturday, August 20, at the Church of the Nazarene in Brainerd. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter.

Evelyn Johnson

age 77, of Edgewood Vista in Brainerd, passed away on Wednesday, August 17. Service will be 11AM on Monday, August 22, at the Church of the Nazarene in Brainerd. Visitation will be from 6:30-8PM on Sunday at Edgewood Vista and one hour prior to the service at the church on Monday. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Danny Robert Jessen

age 56, of Little Canada, MN, passed away on Monday, August 15. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 PM, Monday, August 22 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior to service. Interment with Military Honors will follow at Baxter City Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Brainerd.

Jim Morse

age 86, of Remer, passed away on Saturday, July 9. Memorial service will be 2PM on Saturday, August 20, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Remer. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.

Delilah Mae (Lanning) Marxen

age 86, of Brainerd, passed away on Saturday, August 13. Service will be 11AM on on Thursday, August 18, at Woodland Hills Funeral Home in Mankato. Visitation will be from 2-4PM on Wednesday, August 17, at Halvorson Johnson Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service at Woodland Hills Funeral Home in Mankato on Thursday. Arrangements are with the Halvorson-Johnson Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Maurice Kozitka

age 89, formerly of Staples, passed away on Sunday, August 14. Memorial Service will be 11AM on Thursday, August 18, at Faith Lutheran Church in Staples. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Interment with Military Honors at Evergreen Hill Cemetery will follow. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Brainerd.

James W. Frahm

age 45, of Breezy Point passed away on Friday, August 12. A Memorial Service will be 11:30 AM on Thursday, August 18, at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Pequot Lakes. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services. Interment at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne, MN. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Pequot Lakes.

LaVonne Darlene Billman

age 74, of Brainerd, passed away on Saturday, August 13. Service will be 2PM on Wednesday, August 17, at Community Church on the Nazarene, Merrifield. Visitation will be from 5-7PM on Tuesday, August 16, at Nelson-Doran Funeral Home in Brainerd and one hour prior to the service at the church on Wednesday. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Gloria Jean Pikula

age 63, of Maple Grove Township, passed away on Saturday, August 13. Service will be 10AM on Thursday, August 18, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Brainerd. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Carol Jean Hutchins Mrosla

age 67, of Rice, passed away on Saturday, August 13. Service will be 2PM on Thursday, August 18, at the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery in North Prairie. Friends may call from 5-8PM on Wednesday, August 17 at the funeral home and one hour prior to the service on Thursday. Arrangements are with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Home of Little Falls.

Helmuth Carl Lipke

age 91, of Little Falls, passed away on Saturday, August 13. Service will be 11AM on Wednesday, August 17, at Zion Lutheran Church in Little Falls. Interment will be in the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery, north of Little Falls. Visitation will be Wednesday, from 9-11AM at Zion Lutheran Church in Little Falls. Arrangements are with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Home of Little Falls.

Allen Kirkpatrick

age 92, of Breezy Point, passed away on Sunday, August 14. Service will be 10AM on Wednesday, August 17, at St. Alice Catholic Church in Pequot Lakes. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Arrangements are with the Kline Funeral Home of Pequot Lakes.

Dorothy Evelyn Kominek

age 89, of rural Motley, passed away on Wednesday, August 10. Funeral Service will be 1:30 PM, Monday, August 15, at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior to services and to stay for a luncheon and fellowship following the service. Interment will take place at Cushing Union Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Brainerd.

Frank N. Neu

age 80, of Brainerd, passed away on Thursday, August 11. Arrangements are pending with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Brainerd.

Stanley Elsel

age 68, passed away on Tuesday, August 9. Service will be 11:00AM on Saturday, August 13, at First Presbyterian Curch in Brainerd. Visitation will be from 4-7PM on Friday, August 12, at Halvorson-Johnson Funeral Home and one hour prior to the services at the church on Saturday. Burial will be at Pine Tree Cemetery in Daggett Brook Township. Arrangements are with the Halvorson-Johnson Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Dr. John Kloster

age 47, of Breezy Point, passed away on Tuesday, August 9. Service will be 7PM on Wednesday, August 17, at the Log Church in Crosslake. Visitation will be two hours prior to the service. Arrangements are with the Kline Funeral Home of Pequot Lakes.

Dorothy E. Kominek

age 89, of Motley passed away on Wednesday, August 10. Arrangements are pending with Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter.

Carolyne Manthey

age 73, of Isanti, passed away on Saturday, August 6. Celebration of Life will be 11:30 - 1:30PM on Wednesday, August 17, at the American Legion Club #290 in Cambridge, MN. Burial will be at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Strike Funeral Home of Cambridge.

Alice Norma Klink

age 94 of Brainer, passed away on Saturday, August 6. Private graveside services will be held. Arrangements are with the Halvorson-Johnson Funeral Home of Brainerd.

William Cooksey

age 90, of Nisswa and Brandenton, Florida, passed away on Sunday, August 7. Celebration of Life will be 11AM on Thursday, August 11, at First Lutheran Church Koinonia in Brainerd. Visitation will be one hour prior to the Service. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Habitat for Humanity or Let's Go Fishing. Military honors given by the Brainerd VFW Post 1647. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Gilbert Whittemore

age 78, of Brainerd, passed away on Sunday, August 7. Service will be 10AM on Thursday, August 11, at Kline Funeral Home in Pequot Lakes. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will be 12:30PM on Thursday, at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery, Camp Ripley. Arrangements are with the Kline Funeral Home of Pequot Lakes.

Robert Bob Schiller

age 84, of Brainerd, passed away on Friday, August 5. Service will be 11:30AM on Thursday, August 11, at Nelson-Doran Funeral Home in Brainerd. Burial will be at the MN State Veterans Cemetery with military honors by American Legion Post #255 Color Guard. Visitation will be 4-8PM on Wednesday, and the hour prior to the service on Thursday at the funeral home. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Ellen Johanna Yde Marlo Simi

age 101, of Brainerd, passed away on Thursday, August 4. Service will be 11AM on Tuesday, August 9, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Brainerd. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. A gathering of family and friends will be at the church following the burial at the Sylvan Cemetery, Sylvan Township. Arrangements are with the Halvorson-Johnson Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Pauline M. Sonnenberg

age 96, of Brainerd, passed away on on Tuesday, August 2. Service will be 10AM on Thursday, August 11, at Edgewood Vista Chapel, 14890 Beaver Dam Road in Brainerd. Burial will be in Assumption Cemetery in St. Cloud. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Nancy Marie (Bullock) Lott Mustonen

age 74 of Longville, passed away on August 3. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, August 13 at the Community Church, Longville MN. Arrangements made by the Craig Dennis Funeral Home.

George Nelson

of East Gull Lake passed away on, August 4. Services will be on 11:00 AM, on Monday, August 8, t at the Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Baxter. Visitation will be Sunday, August 7, at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter from 5:00-8:00 PM. Interment will be at Evergreen Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter.

Rennette Ritchie

age 51, of Brainerd, passed away on Thursday, August 04, 2011. Memorial service will be 4:00 p.m. on Saturday August 6th at Lakewood. Memorials can be made out to Timber Bay Camp and will be used to build a timber-frame structure; the Ritchie’s want struggling teens to be a meaningful part of constructing this memorial building, honoring both Rennette’s life and their own personal growth. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Brainerd.

Pauline S. Bottemiller

age 77, of Brainerd, passed away on Thursday, August 4. Service will be 11AM on Monday, August 8, at First Presbyterian Church in Brainerd. Friends may call from 4-7PM on Sunday, August 7,at the Halvorson-Johnson Funeral Home and 1 hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be at Holy Family Cemetery in Hillman. Arrangements are with the Halvorson-Johnson Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Everett Green

age 81 of Little Falls, passed away on Wednesday, August 3. Funeral Mass will be 10:30AM on Monday, August 8, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Little Falls. Interment will be 3PM on Monday, August 8, at Baldwin Cemetery, Princeton, MN. Visitation will be from 5-8PM on Sunday, August 7, at Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service. Rosary will be said at 6PM, followed by Parish prayers at 7:00PM. Vistation will continue on Monday at 8:30-9:30AM at Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls. Arrangements are with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls.

Altheda Davidson

age 91, of Pine River, passed away on Wednesday, August 3. Services will be 2PM on Sunday, August 7,at Riverview Church, Pine River. Visitation will be Saturday from 5 to 7PM at Kline Funeral Home, Pine River, and one hour prior to the service at the church.

Jerry L. Overbey

age 57, of Cushing, passed away on Tuesday, August 2. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Home of Staples.

Marion E. Cooper

age 82, of Brainerd, passed away on Monday, August 1, at Bethany Good Samaritan Village. Service will be 1PM on Wednesday, August 3, at Halvorson-Johnson Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 11-1:00PM. Interment will be at Evergreen Cemetery in Brainerd. Arrangements are with the Halvorson-Johnson Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Mary Booth

age 84, of Sauk Rapids, formerly of Sobieski, passed away on Tuesday, August 2. Funeral Mass will be 10:30AM on Friday, August 5, at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Sobieski. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Arrangements are with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service of Little Falls

Donald W. Sande

age 91, of Baxter, passed away on Friday, July 29. Service will be 1PM on Thursday, August 4, with the Elks Lodge of Sorrow service followed by a memorial service at 2PM, at the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home in Brainerd. Military Honors will be provided by American Legion Post #255 Color Guard. Interment will follow at Baxter Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Marion Jones

age 84, of Brainerd, passed away on Sunday, July 31. Service will be 11AM on Thursday, August 4, 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.

Lorraine Lemira Thienes

age 89, of Brainerd, passed away on Friday, July 29. Funeral Mass will be 11AM on Tuesday, August 2, at St. Andrew's Catholic Church in Brainerd. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7PM on Monday (today) at Nelson-Doran Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service at the church on Tuesday. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Donald "Bud" Stark

age 79, of Pine River, passed away on Thursday, July 28. Service will be 3PM on Tuesday, August 2, at Faith Assembly of God Church in Pine River. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Arrangements are with the Kline Funeral Home of Pine River.

Dawn "Cookie" Caldwell

age 50, of Pine River, passed away on Friday, July 29. Service will be 4PM on Thursday, August 4, at the First Lutheran Church, Pine River. Visitation will be from 5-8PM on Wednesday, 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.

Nancy Ellen Kangas

age 76, of Deerwood, passed away on Saturday, July 30. Service will be 11am on Wednesday, August 3, at the Salem Lutheran Church in Deerwood. Friends may call on Wednesday, one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral HOme of Crosby.

Claude Motschke

age 50, of Buckman, passed away on Sunday, July 31. Funeral Mass will be 10:30AM on Thursday, August 4, at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Buckman. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8PM, Wednesday and on Thursday, from 9-10:00AM, at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Buckman. Christian Mother's and the Catholic Aid Society will pray the Rosary at 4:30PM on Wednesday at the church in Buckman followed by parish prayers at 7PM. Arrangements are with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service of Pierz.

Kitty Holst

of Crosslake, passed away on Saturday, July 30. Services will be 11 a.m. on Saturday, August 6th at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Crosslake. Friends and family may gather one hour before the service for a celebration of her life. Burial will be in Pine Wood Cemetery in Crosslake. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Crosslake.