Fern L. Weyland

age 93, of Motley, passed away Friday, March 30. Services will be 11 AM, Monday, April 2, at the Lincoln Evangelical Free Church in Lincoln. Family and friends are invited to gather two hours prior to services. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Home of Staples.

Kathleen Lois Duclos

age 63, of Akeley, passed away Tuesday, March 27. Service will be 12:00 noon, Saturday, March 31, at St. Gertrudes Catholic Church in Forest City, MN. A memorial gathering will be from 4-6:30, (today), Friday, March 30, at the Dennis Funeral Home in Walker, and one hour prior to the service in Forest City. Inurnment will be in the St. Gertrude's Catholic Church Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Dennis Funeral Home of Walker.

Robert J. Chapman

age 96, of Crosby, formerly of Outing, passed away Tuesday, March 27. Service will be 10:30AM, Friday, March 30, at the Emily United Methodist Church with Military honors given by the Myrin-James American Legion Post #443 of Ironton. Burial will be at the Lakewood Cemetery in Crosby. Friends may call on Thursday (today) at the Koop Funeral Home in Crosby from 4-7PM, with a Masonic service at 6:30PM and one hour prior to the services at the church on Friday. Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home of Crosby.

Roy "Buzz" Frank Ahrens, JR.

age 66, of Walker, passed away Monday, March 26. Service will be 11AM, Saturday, March 31, at Hope Lutheran Church in Walker. Visitation will be from 5-8PM, Friday evening at the church, with a prayer service at 8PM. Interment will be in Turtle Lake Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Dennis Funeral Home of Walker.

Betty Knutson

age 98, of Pine City, formerly of Pine River, passed away Thursday, March 29. Service will be 1PM, Monday, April 2, at the First Lutheran Church in Pine River. Visitation will be from 5 to 7PM Sunday evening at the Kline Funeral Home in Pine River and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church on Monday. Burial will be in the Pine Ridge Cemetery, Pine River. Arrangements are with the Kline Funeral Home of Pine River.

Gene Burke

age 69, of Ideal Corners, passed away Sunday, March 25. Services will be 1PM, Friday, March 30, at Kline Funeral Home Pequot Lakes. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Arrangements are with Kline Funeral Home of Pequot Lakes.

Harold Halvorson

age 83, of Pequot Lakes, passed away March 19. Memorial services will be 2PM on Saturday, March 31, at Kline Funeral Home, Pequot Lakes. Visitation willbe one hour prior to the service. Arrangements are with Kline Funeral Home in Pequot Lakes.

Robert Schlegel

age 66, of rural Harding, MN, passed away Monday, March 26. Funeral Mass will be 11AM., Thursday, March 29, at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Harding. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8PM, Wednesday, March 28, at Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Pierz, with Parish Prayers at 5:30PM, followed by Knights of Columbus Office of the Dead, Hillman and Onamia Council, at 7:00PM. Visitation will continue at the church on Thursday, one hour prior to the service. Arrangements are with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service of Pierz.

Peter "Pete" Krmpotich

age 90, of Crosby, passed away Saturday, march 24. Service will be 11AM, Thursday, March 29, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Crosby, with military honors given by the Myrin-James American Legion Post. Friends may call one hour prior to the services at the church on Thursday. Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home of Crosby.

Eugene Lelonek

age 88, of Brainerd, passed away Sunday, March 25. A private family service will be held, at a later date. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Home in Baxter.

Arnette Gau

age 78, of Little Falls, passed away Thursday, March 22. Funeral Mass will be 10:30AM., Monday, March 26, at Holy Family Catholic Church in Belle Prairie. Friends may gather from 2-6PM., at Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls on Sunday and on Monday at the church. Parish Prayers will be said at 5PM on Sunday evening at the funeral home. Arrangements are with Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls.

Delores “Dode” (Lind) Morton

age 83, of Brainerd passed away Wednesday, March 21. Services will be held at a later date Arrangements are with Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter.

Elsie (Ernst) Bull

age 85, of Alexandria, formerly of Brainerd, passed away Tuesday, March 20. Service will be 1:30PM, Saturday, March 24, at the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home in Brainerd. Visitation will be one hour prior to the Services. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Brainerd. Following burial, a luncheon will be held at Nelson-Doran Funeral Home. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainers.

Lyle Bednarek

age 68, of rural Hillman, passed away Tuesday, March 20. Funeral mass will be 11AM, Saturday, March 24, at St. Rita's Catholic Church in Hillman. Private interment will be at a later date in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8PM, Friday, March 23, at Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Pierz, and one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday. There will be a Christian Women Rosary at 4:30PM, Friday at the funeral home followed by Parish Prayers at 7:00PM. Arrangements are with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service of Pierz.

Albin J. "AJ" Olson

age 84, of Fairfield Township, passed away Sunday, March 18. Friends may call at the Koop Funeral Home, from 4-7PM, Thursday, March 22. A private Burial will be at the Pine Ridge Cemetery in Emily. Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home of Crosby.

Betty Perpich

age 80 of Crosby, passed away Sunday, March 18. Services will be 2PM, Sunday, March 25, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Crosby. Burial will be at teh Lakewood Cemetery in Crosby. Friends may call on Saturday at the Koop Funeral Home in Crosby, from 6-9pm and one hour prior to the funeral on Sunday at the church. Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home of Crosby.

Elwood "Son" Huntley

age 98, of Crosby, passed away Saturday, March 17. Service will be 1PM, Thursday, March 22, at the Koop Funeral Home in Crosby. Burial will be at the Lakewood Cemetery in Crosby. Friends may call Thursday, one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home of Crosby

Sara Matros

age 63, of Pine River, passed away Friday, March 16. Memorial services will be 1PM, Saturday, March 24, at Swanberg Lutheran Church. Burial will be in the Swanberg Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday evening from 5-7PM at the Kline Funeral Home of Pine River. Arrangements are with the Kline Funeral Home of Pine River.

Wilma Foster Brouillet

age 84, of Crosby, passed away Friday, March 16. Services will be 11:00 AM Tuesday, March 20, at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. The relatives will receive friends after 10:00 AM on Tuesday, March 20. A reception will be held in Brenny’s Reception Room following services. Burial will be at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter.

Esther Uecker

age 80, of Backus, passed away Thursday, March 15. Service will be 1PM,, Wednesday, March 21, at the Kline Funeral Home in Pine River. Interment will be in Fort Ripley Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7PM, Tuesday and one hour prior to the service, all at the Kline Funeral Home. Arrangements are with the Kline Funeral Home of Pine River.

Jerry S. Blegen

age 60, of Brainerd passed away Friday, March 16. Services will be 3:00 PM, Monday, March 19, at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Arrangements are with Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter.

Mary Loretta Veronica (Riley) Switajewski

age 92, of Pine River, passed away Wednesday, March 14. Funeral Mass will be 11AM, Monday, March 19, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Pine River. Burial will be in Pine Ridge Cemetery. Friends may call from 4-7PM, Sunday at Kline Funeral Home in Pine River followed by a Rosary. Arrangements are with the Kline Funeral Home of Pine River.

Sandra Lee Polich

age 65, of Deerwood, passed away Sunday, March 11. Services will be 5PM, Thursday, March 15 at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Crosby. Friends may call at the church from 3PM until the time of services. Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home of Crosby.

Othelia (Watt) Kowal

age 92, of Columbia Heights, MN., passed away Sunday, March 11. Funeral Mass will be 10:00 AM, Wednesday, April 11, at Immaculate Conception Church (4030 Jackson Street NE) in Columbia Heights. Visitation is one hour prior to services. Arrangements are with Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter.

Raymond Lester Gakin

age 61, of Brainerd passed away Saturday, March 10. No Services at this time. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter.

Margaret E. Borgheiinck

age 89, of Randall, passed away Sunday, March 11. Funeral Mass will be 11:00 AM, Friday, March 16, at St. James Catholic Church in Randall. Visitation is Thursday, March 15, at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Randall from 5:00-7:00 PM with a prayer service at 6:30 PM. Interment at St. James Catholic Church Cemetery in Randall. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Home in Randall.

Terry Pryor

age 56, of Buffalo, passed away Wednesday, March 7. Services will be Tuesday, March 13, at Our Lady Lourdes Catholic Church in Pine River. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Arrangements are with the Kline Funeral Home of Pine River.

George C. Wilson

age 88, of San Diego, CA, passed away Monday, March 5. Service will be 11AM., Saturday, March 17, at the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home in Brainerd. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services. Burial will be in the Mission Cemetery in Mission Township. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

E. Clarine "Kay" Herda

age 90, of Andover, formerly of Bay Lake, passed away Thursday, March 8. Services will be 11AM, Tuesday, March 13m at the Salem Lutheran Church in Deerwood. Burial will be at the Bay Lake Cemetery in Bay Lake Township. Friends may call on Tuesday, one hour prior to the services at the church. Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home of Crosby.

Angelo Francis Garafola

age 92, of Crosby, passed away Friday, March 9. Service will be 10AM, Saturday, March 17, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Crosby. Burial will be at the Lakewood Cemetery in Crosby. Friends may call on Friday at the Koop Funeral Home in Crosby from 4-8PM, and on Saturday one hour prior to the services at the church.

Bernadine M. Motsko

age 84, of Little Falls, passed away Friday, March 9. Funeral Mass will be 11:30AM, Fridy, March 16, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Little Falls. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call from 4-7PM, Thursday, at the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls and from 9:30 to 11:00AM, Friday at the funeral home. Parish prayers will be said at 5:30PM on Thursday evening at the funeral home. Arrangements are with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls.

Ethel "Kay" C. Herda

age 90, of Andover, formerly of Bay Lake, passed away Thursday, March 8. Service will be 11AM, Tuesday, March 13, at the Salem Lutheran Church in Deerwood. Burial will be at the Bay Lake Cemetery in Bay Lake Township. Friends may call on Tuesday, 1 hour prior to the services at the church. Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home of Crosby.

Norma LaPitz

age 92 of Minneapolis, passed away Wednesday, March 7. Services will be 2PM, Sunday, March 11, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Pequot Lakes. Visitation will be from 4-6PM, Saturday at the Kline Funeral Home of Pequot Lakes, and one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be 2:15, Monday, March 12, at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis. Arrangements are with the Kline Funeral Home of Pequot Lakes.

Gordon J. Johanson

age 42, of Baxter passed away Wednesday, March 7. Services will be held 11:00 AM Saturday, March 10, at Lakewood Evangelical Free Church in Baxter, with visitation one hour prior to services at the church. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter.

Linda M. Motl

age 58 of Staples, passed away Friday, March 9. Arrangements are pending with the Brenny Funeral Home of Staples.

Judy A. Gilbertson

age 66, of Brainerd passed away Wednesday, March 7. Graveside services will be 10:00AM on Monday, March 12, at Greenwood Cemetery in Brainerd. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter.

Roy Schellin

age 91, of Brainerd, passed away Tuesday, March 6. Service will be 11AM, Friday, March 9, at First Lutheran Church in Brainerd. Visitation will be from 6-8PM, Thursday at the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home in Brainerd and will continue the hour prior to the services at the church on Friday. Arrangements are with the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home of Brainerd.

Carl Andrew Monson

age 85, of Embarrass, passed away Saturday, March 3. Services will be 11AM, Friday, March 9, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Crosby. Burial will be at the Lakewood Cemetery in Crosby with full military honors given by the Myrin-James American Legion. Friends may call at the Koop Funeral Home on Thursday from 4-8PM, and one hour prior to the services at the church on Friday. Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home of Crosby.

Russell Dale Fort

age 67, of Crosby, passed away Saturday, March 3. Services will be 11AM, Thursday, March 8, at the Salem Lutheran Church in Deerwood. Military Honors will be given by the Walter Scott Erickson American Legion. Friends may call one hour prior to the services at the church on Thursday. Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home of Crosby.

Dora Eva Kile

age 75 of Deerwood, passed away Tuesday, February 28. Services will be 1PM, Saturday, March 10, at Koop Funeral Home in Crosby. Friends may call one hour prior to the service on Saturday. Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home of Crosby.

Almond Dale Drone

age 53, of Otsego passed away Saturday, March 4. Services for will be held 11:00 AM, Saturday, March 10, at Assembly of God Church in Staples. Visitation will be Friday, March 9, at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples, from 5:00-7:00 PM and one hour prior to services at the church. Interment at Montrose Cemetery in Staples. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples.

Esther Kummet

age 82, of Little Falls, passed away, Saturday, March 3. Funeral Mass will be 11:30AM, Friday, March 9, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Little Falls. Interment will be in Minnesota State Veteran's Cemetery north of Little Falls. Visitation will be from 4-8PM, Thursday, March 8, and from 10-11AM, Friday, March 9, at Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls. There will be a Rosary at 4:30PM, followed by Parish Prayers at 7:00PM, Thursday at the funeral home. Arrangements are with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls.

Jill (Hankel) Irvin

age 41, of Crosslake, passed away Wednesday, February 28. Services will be 10:30 AM, Tuesday March 6th at Heritage Assembly of God Church in Baxter. Friends may call Tuesday from 9:30-10:30 AM at the church.

Bruce Brunes

age 68, of Jenkins, passed away Saturday, March 3. Service will be 1PM, Thursday, March 8, at Pequot Lakes Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 5-7PM, on Wednesday at Kline Funeral Home in Pequot Lakes, and one hour prior to the services at the church. Arrangements are with the Kline Funeral Home of Pequot Lakes.

Linda Schmidt

age 64, of Crosslake, passed away Wednesday, February 29. Services will be 11AM, Saturday, March 10, at First Lutheran Church, Pine River. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Arrangements are with the Kline Funeral Home of Pequot Lakes.

Pearl Marie Collett

age 92, formerly of Pillager passed away Wednesday, February 29. Services will be 2:00 PM, Friday, March 9, at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Interment will be at Wildwood Cemetery in Pillager. The relatives will receive friends from 12 noon till the time of services at Brenny’s. There will be a reception in Brenny Funeral Chapel Reception Room from noon till the time of services. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter.

Mark "Kleiny" A. Kleinschmidt

age 48, of St. Cloud, formerly of Little Falls, passed away February 29. Memorial Service will be 11AM, Wednesday, March 7, at Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls. Visitation will be at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. Arrangements are with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Home of Little Falls.

Robert "Bob" Tretter

age 64, of Little Falls, passed away Tuesday, February 28. Funeral Mass will be 11:30AM, Monday, March 5, at Holy Family Catholic Church in Belle Prairie. Burial will be in the Minnesota State Veteran's Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2-6PM on Sunday at Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls and from 10AM until 11AM on Monday at the funeral home. Arrangements are with Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls.

Elia Jares

age 3, of Lincoln, passed away Wednesday, February 29. Arrangements are pending with the Brenny Funeral Home in Randall.

Kenneth D. Niezgoci

age 77, of Little Falls, passed away Thursday, March 29. Service will be 11AM, Saturday, March 3, at Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls. Visitation will be from 10-11AM, Saturday at the funeral home. Arrangements are with the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls.

Bertram "Bert" Kern

age 70, of Hackensack, passed away Saturday, February 25. Service will be 1PM,Friday March 2, 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.

Fred C. Borgwardt

age 79, of the Brainerd Lakes area, formerly of Northfield, Minnesota passed away Wednesday, February 1. The family will be holding a private memorial as per Fred’s wishes. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter.

Ellen Davis

age 91, of Brainerd passed away Wednesday, February 29. A Celebration of Life will be held 1:00 PM on Saturday, March 3, at the Church of the Nazarene in Brainerd, MN. Arrangements are with Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter.