Carl Jepperson, Jr.

age 75, of Pine River, passed away Tuesday, January 31. Service will be 11AM, Saturday, February 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.

Elizabeth M. Becker

age 97, of Pierz, passed away Sunday, January 29. Funeral Mass will be 10:30AM, Tuesday, February 14, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Pierz. Burial will be at the St. Joseph's Parish Cemetery in Pierz. Visitation will be from 4-8PM, Monday, February 13 and from 9-10AM, Tuesday at the Shelley-Virnig Funeral Chapel in Pierz. Christian Mothers Rosary at 4:30PM, followed by Parish Prayers at 7:30PM, Monday at the funeral chaple. Arrangements are with the Shelley-Virnig Funeral Chapel in Pierz.

Paul D. Schaefer (Danny)

age 61, of Nisswa, passed away Thursday, January 26. Servie will be 11AM, Saturday, February 4, at St. Christopher's Catholic Church in Nisswa. Visitation will be the hour prior to the services at the church. Burial will be in Minnesota State Veteran's Cemetery. Arrangments are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Kelly G. "Murphy" Loisel

age 51, of Brainerd, passed away Saturday, January 28. A gathering will be held at 2:00PM, Thursday, February 2, at the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home in Brainerd. Visitation will begin one hour prior to the gathering time. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Cordelia A. "Cora" Johnson

passed away Sunday, January 29. Funeral Mass will be 11AM, Friday, February 3, at St. Christopher's Catholic Church in Nisswa. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery in Nisswa. Visitation will be from 9AM, Friday until the time of service at the church. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Barbara Schultes

age 77, of Pequot Lakes, passed away January 28. Service will be 11AM, Friday, February 3, at Pleasant Hill Community Church, rural Pequot Lakes. Arrangements are with the Kline Funeral Home of Pequot Lakes.

Timothy Zimmerman

age 50, of Little Falls, passed away Saturday, January 28. Service will be 10:30AM, Monday, February 6, at Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls. Visitation will be from 8:30-10:30AM, Monday at the funeral home. Interment will be at Fort Ripley Cemetery in Fort Ripley. Arrangements are with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls.

Bryon H. "Red" Clifford

age 95 1/2, of Baxter, passed away, Saturday, January 28. Service will be 11:00am Wednesday, February 1, at Park United Methodist Church in Brainerd. Visitation from 4-7:00pm, Tuesday, at the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home in Brainerd and one hour prior to Services Wednesday at the Church. Burial will be in the Baxter City Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Mary Paine

age 60, passed away Sunday January 27. A visitation will be from 5-7pm, Monday January 30th at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Funeral Services will be 11am on Tuesday January 31,at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter.

Susan Baltrusaitis

of Crosslake passed away Friday, January 27. Arrangements are pending with Brenny Funeral Chapel in Crosslake.

Arlene Dorothy Jones

age 88, of Brainerd passed away Thursday, January 26. Service will be 11:00 AM, Monday, January 30, 2012 at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter with lunch following the service at Brenny Funeral Chapel Reception Room in Baxter. Private interment at Minnesota State Veteran’s Cemetery in Little Falls, MN. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter.

Darrell K. Johnson

age 79, of Nisswa, passed away Wednesday, January 25. Funeral Mass will be 12:00 noon, Tuesday, January 31, at St. Christopher's Catholic Church in Nisswa. Visitation will be from 5-7PM, Monday at St. Christopher's Catholic Church and will continue the hour prior to the services. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery in Nisswa with military honors provided by Billy Brown American Legion Post 627 in Nisswa. Memorials preferred to St. Christopher's Catholic Church. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Annabella Marie Marcks

Funeral services for Annabella Marie Marcks, infant daughter of Micha and Angel Marcks, will be 11AM, Tuesday, January 31, at First Lutheran Church in Brainerd. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Richard W. "Rich" Brace

age 56, of Brainerd, passed away Thursday, January 26. Service will be 11AM, Wednesday, Feb. 1, at Nelson-Doran Funeral Home in Brainerd. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Loren D. Simmons

age 93, of Pine River, passed away Saturday, January 28. Servie will be 10AM, Wednesday, February 1, at Faith Assembly of God. Burial will be 2PM, Wednesday at the Minnesota State Veteran's Cemetery, Little Falls. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Arrangements are with the Kline Funeral Home of Pine River.

Thomas H. Grimes

age 84, of Brainerd, passed away Wednesday, January 25. Service will be 1PM, Saturday, January 28, at the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home in Brainerd. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Military Honors will be provided by the Brainerd VFW Post 1647 Color Guard and the American Legion Post 255 Color Guard. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd

Daniel James Meyer

age 52, of Little Falls, passed away Thursday, January 26. Funeral Mass will be 11:30, Tuesday, January 31, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Little Falls. Burial will be at Lake View Cemetery in Grey Eagle. Friends may gather from 4-8PM, Monday at Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls, and from 9:30-11 on Tuesday at the funeral home. Parish Prayers will be said at 7:00 on Monday at the funeral home. Arrangements are with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service of Little Falls.

Arlene Jones

of Brainerd, passed away Thursday, January 26. Arrangements are pending with Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter.

Betty Bryan

age 88, of Brained passed away Thursday, January 26. Memorial service will be 2:00PM, Saturday, February 4,at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Following the service there will be a lunch at the Brenny Funeral Chapel Reception Room. Arrangements are with Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter.

Rev. James E. Brunko, Sr.

age 90, of Pillager, passed away Tuesday, January 24. Service will be 11AM, Saturday, January 28, at First Baptist Church in Pillager. Burial will be in Glenhaven Memorial Garden, Crystal, MN., Visitation will be from 6-9PM, Friday, at First Baptist Church in Pillager, and one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with the Kline Funeral Home in Pequot Lakes.

Laura A. Viergutz

age 93, of Pine River, formerly of Backus, passed away Tuesday, January 24, at Good Samaritan Society of Pine River. Service will be 1PM, Saturday, January 28, at Kline Funeral Home in Pine River. Burial will be in Bethlehem Cemetery, rural Backus. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Arrangements are with the Kline Funeral Home of Pine River.

Vernon T. Whistler

age 89 of Staples, passed away Tuesday January 24. A private service will be 10am on Saturday January 28th, at Brenny Funeral Chapel. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples.

Jean Mae Norskov

age 90, of Brainerd, passed away Tuesday, January 24. Memorial Services will be 2:30 PM, Saturday, January 28, at the Good Samaritan Village – Woodland Chapel in Brainerd. Family and friends are welcome to gather one hour prior to services. Private interment will take place at Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery near Camp Ripley. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Brainerd.

Mary Lorena Phillips

age 90, of Little Falls, passed away Monday, January 23. Funeral Mass will be 11AM, Friday, January 27, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Little Falls. Friends may gather from 4-8PM on Thursday at Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service and from 9-10:30AM, Friday at the funeral home. Parish Prayers will be said at 7PM, Thursday at the funeral home. Arrangements are with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls.

Lucille Agnes Nichols

age 96, of Willmar, formerly of Crosby, passed away January 22. Services will be 11AM, Friday, January 27, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Crosby. Burial will be at the Lakewood Cemetery in Crosby. Friends may call Thursday at the Koop Funeral Home from 5-6:30PM and one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home of Crosby.

Clifford Gustave Swenson

age 96, of Walker, passed away Saturday, January 21. Funeral Mass will be 11AM, Friday, January 27, at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Walker. Visitation will be Thursday, January 26,from 4-7PM at the Dennis Funeral Home in Walker, and one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Walker with military honors provided by the Spencer-Ross American LEgion Post #134 of Walker. Arrangemetns are with the Dennis Funeral Home of Walker.

Walter Bryce

age 78, of Staples, passed away Saturday, January 21. Service and arrangements are pending. Please call or check www.brenny.com for updates. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel and Cremation Services of Brainerd.

Mary Phillips

age 90, of Little Falls, passed away Monday,January 23. Arrangements are pending with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls.

Lorraine Margaret Hanson

age 89, of Staples, passed away Saturday, January 21. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 27, at Swan Valley Lutheran Church in Leader. Visitation will be from 5 pm to 7 pm on Thursday, January 26th at Brenny Funeral Home in Staples and one hour prior to services on Friday. Burial will immediately follow the service at Swan Valley Cemetery. Lunch will be served at the church after burial. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples.

Christine Kowalzek

age 91, of Harding, MN, passed away Sunday, January 22. Funeral Mass will be 10:30AM, Thursday, January 26, at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Harding. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8PM, Wednesday, January 25, at Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Pierz. There will be a rosary at 4:30PM, Wednesday at the funeral home followed by parish prayers at 6:00PM. Visitation will continue Thursday, January 26, one hour prior to the service at the church, Arrangements are with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Pierz.

Nancy VanScoik

age 48, of Little Falls, passed away Thursday, January 19. Funeral Mass will be 11AM, Tuesday, January 24, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Little Falls. Interment will be in Riverside Cemetery in Royalton. Visitation will be from 4-8PM, Monday, January 23, and 10-10:30AM, Tuesday, January 24, at Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls. Parish Prayers will be said this evening (Monday), at 7PM at the Funeral Home. Arrangements are with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls.

Vernon A. LeDoux

age 86, of Brainerd, formerly of Duluth, passed away Friday, January 20. Funeral service will be 12:00 Noon, Monday, January 23, at Nelson-Doran Funeral Home in Brainerd. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial with military honors provided by the Duluth Honor Guard, 1PM Tuesday in the Oneota Cemetery Chapel in Duluth. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Olive Olson

age 88, of Brainerd, passed away Wednesday, January 18. Service will be 1PM, Thursday, January 26, at Lutheran Church of the Cross in Nisswa. Burial will be in Lutheran Church of the Cross Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Esther C. Stanek

age 90, of Little Fall, formerly of Sobieski, passed away Friday, January 20. Funeral Mass will be 11AM, Tuesday, January 24, at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Sobieski. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8PM, Monday, January 23, at Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls. Arrangements are with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls

Marjorie H. Hughes

age 70, of Brainerd, passed away Saturday, January 14. Private services will be held. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Brainerd.

Jeffrey Kozitza

age 49, of Pillager, passed away Tuesday, January 17. Service will be 2PM, Saturday, January 21, at Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Baxter. Visitation will be from 5-7PM on Friday at Lord of Life Lutheran Church and will continue at the church the hour before services on Saturday. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Sylvia Ione Heglund

age 83, of Crosby, passed away Tuesday, January 17. Service will be 2PM, Sunday, January 22, at the Cascade Untied Methodist Church in Deerwood. Burial will be at the Lakewood Cemetery in Crosby. Friends may call Sunday, one hour prior to the services at the church. Arrangments are with the Koop Funeral Home of Crosby.

Leander M. Meyer

age 87, of Pierz, passed away Wednesday, January 18. Funeral Mass will be 10:30AM, Monday, January 23, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Pierz. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may gather from 3-7PM on Sunday at the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Pierz, and from 9-10AM, Monday at the Funeral Home. Christian Mothers will pray the rosary at 3:30PM, followed by Parish Prayers at 6:30PM on Sunday at the funeral home. Military rites will be conducted by the Pierz American Legion Post 341. Arrangements are with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service of Pierz.

Wilbur Lueck

age 89, of Deerwood, passed away Wednesday, January 18. Services will be 11:00 AM Monday, January 30, at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Iron Hub, MN. Visitation one hour prior to services at the church. Lunch will follow services. Private family interment. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel.

Richard Billmeyer

age 77, of Little Falls, passed away Tuesday, January 17. Funeral Mass will be 11AM, Friday, January 20, at Holy Family Catholic Church, Belle Prairie. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may gather from 9-11AM, Friday at the church. Arrangements are with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls.

Cody James Sullivan

age 27, of Crosby, passed away Friday, January 13. Service will be 11AM, Saturday, January 21, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Hillman. Friends may call from 4-8PM, Friday at the Koop Funeral Home in Crosby and on Saturday, 1 hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home of Crosby.

Bernard "Bernie" Maurer

age 81, of Little Falls, passed away Tuesday, January 17. Funeral Mass will be 11AM, Monday, January 23, at St. Mary's Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8PM, Sunday and Monday 8-10:30AM at the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls. Interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls.

Marie Ellestad

AGE 76,of Pillager passed away Tuesday, January 17. Service will be 11AM, Saturday, January 21, at the Motley Free Methodist Church. Visitation will be from 4-6PM, Friday, January 20, at the Brenny Funeral Home in Staples and one hour prior to the service, Saturday at the church. Burial will be at the Wildwood Cemetery in Pillager. Arrangements are with Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples.

Richard E. D’Ambrogio

age 85, of Merrifield, passed away Monday, January 16. Visitation Thursday, Jan 19 from 5-8 PM at Bradshaw Funeral Home (3131 Minnehaha Ave, Mpls) with Parish Prayers at 7 PM and American Legion Service to follow. Mass of Christian Burial will be at Noon, Friday, January 20 at St. Albert the Great Catholic Church (2836 33rd Avenue S, Mpls) with interment to follow at Lakewood Cemetery (36th Hennepin Ave, Mpls). Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Brainerd.

Beth Floy Braland

age 93, of Diamond Willows Assisted Living, Baxter, MN, passed away Saturday, January 14. Funeral services will be 11 AM Friday, January 20 at Asbury Methodist Church in Lake Mills, Iowa, with visitation one hour prior to services at the church. The family requests memorials to Children’s Hospital In care of: Children's Foundation, 2010 Center Pointe Drive, Roseville, MN 55113 or to a memorial of choice. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter.

Wilhelm Kopka

age 80, of Pine River, passed away Thursday, January 12. Service will be 11AM, Tuesday, January 17, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Pequot Lakes. Visitation will be from 5-7PM, Monday evening, at Kline Funeral Home of Pequot Lakes and one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with the Kline Funeral Home of Pequot Lakes.

Marsha Tautges

age 54, of Little Falls, passed away Thrusday, January 12. Memorial service will be 10:30AM, Saturday, January 21, at Emblom Brenny Funeral Home in Little Falls. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Arrangements are with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service of Little Falls.

Keith Pohl

age 49, of Brainerd, passed away Sunday, January 15. Arrangements are pending with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter.

Sister Mary Cabraini Loerzel

age 87, of St. Francis Convent in Little Falls, passed away Sunday, January 15. Arrangements are pending with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service of Little Falls.

Stanley J. Zilka

age 86, of Flensburg MN, passed away Monday, January 16. Funeral mass will be 10:30AM, Saturday, January 21, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Flensburg. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call from 9-10:30AM, Satruday at the church. Arrangements are with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service of Little Falls.

Robert F. Mose

age 56, of Brainerd, passed away Wednesday, January 11. Service will be 11AM, Monday, January 16, at the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home in Brainerd. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainer.

Ila Strzelecki

passed away Wednesday, January 11. Arrangements are pending with Brenny Funeral Chapel in Randall.

Madeline M. Perkins

age 104, of Staples, passed away Wednesday, January 11. Funeral Mass will be 11AM, Saturday, January 14, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Staples. Visitation will be from 5-7PM, on Friday at the Brenny Funeral Home in Staples, with Rosary and Parish Prayers beginning at 6:30. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the mass on Saturday. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Home in Staples.

Dolores "June" Christofferson

age 86, passed away Friday, January 6, in Templeton, California. Burial and graveside service will be 12:00PM, Tuesday, January 17, at the Mission Township Cemetery, near Merrifield. Arrangements are with the Halvorson-Johnson Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Gerald J. Anderson

age 71, of Little Falls, passed away Wednesday, January 11. Services will be 11AM, Saturday, January 14, at Bethel Lutheran Church in Little Falls. Interment will be in the Randall City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:30 - 8:30PM, Friday, January 13, at Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls. Visitation will continue on Saturday one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls.

Pearl Lucille Rono

age 89, of Crosby, passed away Tuesday, January 10. Graveside services will be 11AM, Friday, January 13, at the Lakewood Cemetery in Crosby. Friends may call on Thursdayat the Koop Funeral Home in Crosby from 3-6PM. Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home of Crosby.

Kathleen Eck

age 64, of Brainerd, passed away Monday, January 9. Service will be 1PM, Friday, January 13, at Brainerd Church of the Nazarene. Visitation will be two hours prior to the service. Arrangements are with the Kline Funeral Home of Pine River.

Bernadine Thesing

age 79, of Brainerd, passed away Monday, January 9. Funeral Mass will be 11AM, Friday, January 13, at St. Mathias Catholic Church in St. Mathias Township. Burial will be in St. Mathias Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Kathleen M. Zelinske

age 91, of Brainerd, passed away Friday, January 6. Service will be 11AM, Wednesday, January 11, at First Lutheran Church in Brainerd. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7PM, Tuesday, at the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home in Brainerd and continues the hour prior to the service at the church on Wednesday. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Doris Jeanette Stoffel

age 86, of Brainerd, passed away Saturday, January 7. Funeral mass will be 11:30AM, Thursday, January 12, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Brainerd. Burial will be at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery near Camp Ripley. Visitation will be 5-7PM, Wednesday, at Nelson-Doran Funeral Home in Brainerd and will continue the hour prior to the service at the church on Thursday. A prayer service will be held at 7PM on Wednesday at the funeral home. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Donna Renee Kinkaid

of Emily, formerly of Camanche, Iowa, passed away Friday, January 6. Service will be 2PM, Wednesday, January 11, at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Outing. Friends may call one hour prior to the service at the church on Wednesday. Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home of Crosby.

Richard Benjamin Jensen

age 89, of Brainerd, passed away Wednesday, January 4. Funeral Mass will be 1PM, January 7, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Brainerd. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Brainerd. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

E. Susan Tricker

age 91, of Brainerd, passed away Monday, January 2. Funeral Mass will be 11AM, Monday, January 9, at St. Christopher's Catholic Church in Nisswa. Burial will be in Lake Edward Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Max Rudolph

age 73, of Harding, passed away Thursday, January 5. Memorial Mass will be 10:30AM, Tuesday, January 10, at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Harding. Visitation will be from 4-8PM, Monday, January 9, at the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Pierz, and from 9:30-10:30AM, Tuesday at the church. A rosary will be said at 4:30PM, followed by parish prayers at 7:00PM, Monday at the funeral home. Arrangements are with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service of Pierz.

Bert R. Avenson

age 87, of Nisswa, passed away Sunday, January 1. Service will be 11AM, Saturday, January 7, at Lutheran Church of the Cross in Nisswa. Visitation will be from 4-7PM at Halvorson-Johnson Funeral Home, in Brainerd. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be at the Nisswa Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Halvorson-Johnson Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Peter Yanta

age 83, of Little Falls, passed away Wednesday, January 4. Funeral Mass will be 10:30AM, Monday, January 9, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Flensburg. Burial will be at the the Minnesota State Veteran's Cemetery north of Little Falls. Friends may call from 9:30AM to 10:30AM at the church on Monday. Arrangements are with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service of Little Falls.

Mary "Moogie" Czech

age 75, of Bowlus, passed away Wednesday, January 4. Funeral Mass will be 10:00AM, Monday, January 9, at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Bowlus. Burial will be at the Minnesota State Veteran's Cemetery north of Little Falls. Visitation will be from 4-8PM, Sunday at the church and one hour prior to the service at the church on Monday. Parish prayers will be said at 7PM, Sunday at the church. Arrangements are with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service of Little Falls.

June May Merritt

age 59, of Backus, passed away Tuesday, January 3. Service will be 2PM, Saturday, January 7, 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.

Irving Christensen

age 94, of Motley, passed away Wednesday, January 4. Funeral Services will be 2:00 PM, Saturday, January 7, at Motley United Methodist Church. Family and friend are invited to gather one hour prior to services. Interment, with military honors provided by the Tri County American Legion, Post 124, will follow at Motley Public Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Home of Staples.

Katherine Hollister

age 79, of Staples, passed awayTuesday, January 03. Funeral Mass will be 2:00 PM, Friday, January 6th, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. The visitation will be Thursday evening from 5-7, and one hour prior to mass, at the Brenny Funeral Chapel. Burial will be at the Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Staples. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Home in Staples. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples.

Father Bernard Mischke

age 85, of the Crosier Community in Onamia, passed away Monday, January 2. Funeral Mass will be 5:00PM, Thursday, January 5, at Crosier Priory Church in Onamia. Office office for the dead will be from 3-5PM, Thursday at the Crosier Priory Church in Onamia. Arrangements are with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls.

Jeffrey Madson

age 32, of Luck, WI, formerly of Staples, passed away Saturday, December 31. Funeral Service will be 12:00 noon, Friday, January 6, at the Staples Alliance Church. Visitation will begin at 10:00AM, at the church. Burial will be at the Poplar Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Home of Staples.

Douglas Edward Norstrom

age 71, of Brainerd, passed away Friday, December 30. Service will be 11AM, Friday, January 6, at Park United Methodist Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery. Military honors by the Brainerd American Legion Post 255. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Mary Lois Tautges

age 93, of Brainerd, passed away Saturday, December 31. Memorial service will be 11AM, Friday, January 6, at First Presbyterian Church in Brainerd. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be at the church on hour prior to the service. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Lillian E. Henry

age 96, of Backus, passed away, Sunday, December 25. Services will be 11AM, Saturday, January 7, at the Church of the Nazerene, in Backus. Burial will be in Bethlehem Cemetery, rural Backus. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with the Kline Funeral Home of Pine River.

Sylvia Claire Bruch

of Pequot Lakes, passed away Friday, Dec. 30th. Services will be at noon, Sat. Jan. 7th, at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, 7025 Halifax Av. N., Brooklyn Center, with visitation one hour before. A separate visitation will be held on Tuesday, January 10th, at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Pequot Lakes, MN from 4-6 PM. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Pequot Lakes.