Donna Ann Niesen
Feb 14, 2022
Donnamae Ann Niesen, age 82, of Brainerd passed away on Monday, February 14, 2022, at Essentia-St Joseph’s Medical Center. Donna was born in Pine City on February 16, 1939, to Floyd “Bud” & Lillian (Janssen) Nichols. She married Roger Niesen on March 1, 1958, and together they raised 5 children. Left to cherish her memory are her husband of...
Edward Joseph Pelarski
Feb 6, 2022
Edward Joseph Pelarski Jr., an 87-year-old resident of Garrison, passed away on Sunday, February 6, 2022 at the Milaca Elim Home. He was born on July 21, 1934 in Duluth, Minnesota to Ida (Olsen) and Edward Pelarski Sr. Edward married Marjorie Canfield on March 26th 1960 and lived in Garrison for 62 years. Edward worked at Scorpion Manufacturing in...
Thomas Thomsen
Feb 6, 2022
Thomas (Tom) Thomsen, 88 year old resident of Nisswa, passed away on Sunday, February 6, 2022 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Brainerd. He was born in Gjeving, Norway on December 24, 1933 to Borghild (Christianson) and Ole Thomsen. He married Edith M. Nelson on May 3, 1958 in Crosby, Minnesota, and together they had four children. Services for Tom...
Douglas M Mevissen
Feb 4, 2022
Douglas (Papa) Melvin Mevissen, age 67, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his entire family, on February 4th, 2022. Doug spent his younger years serving in the National Guards, followed by owning and operating his own logging business, until eventually retiring and enjoying the remainder of his life with his family. Papa loved nothing more than spending time...
Mabel J Beto
Feb 2, 2022
Mabel Jeanette Beto, age 63, of Brainerd, passed away from cancer at St Joseph’s -Essentia medical Center on February 2, 2022. Mabel was born on May 11, 1958, in Brainerd to Benny Starr & Rosalie Hanson. On November 14, 1982, she married LeeRoy Beto in Randall, and she had five children. Mabel was a bright beautiful person who loved...
Barbara J Siegel
Feb 2, 2022
Barbara Jean (Vernarsky) Siegel was born November 18,1955. Barb passed away on February 2, 2022 at St.Cloud Hospital due to a rare brain disease called Creutzfeldt- Jakob. Barb was born in Elyria, Ohio, to Michael and Elizabeth Vernarsky. Barb moved with her family to Leader,MN in the summer of 1972. Barb graduated Motley Highschool year of 1975. Barb also...
David M. Schonrock
Jan 31, 2022
David Martin Schonrock was born January 29, 1955, in New Ulm, MN. His parents were the late Martin and Hazel (Hoffmann) Schonrock. He is the second born of three children. He had many enjoyments throughout his life. He loved hunting and fishing with his dad in his younger years. His passion for German cuisine started from Lenny’s Meat Market...
Shirley Olive Lundeby
Jan 29, 2022
Shirley Lundeby passed away on January 29, 2022, in Brainerd, Minnesota at the age of 92. Shirley was born on April 7, 1929, in Brainerd to Laverne and Clara (Erickson) Frisch. She attended the Brainerd rural school district and graduated from Washington High School in 1947. Shirley was a lifelong teacher and learner. She began her teaching career in...
Bertha Benson
Jan 25, 2022
Bertha Benson, age 95 of Brainerd, passed away on Tuesday, January 25, 2022, in Crosslake at Golden Horizons. Bertha was born in Fergus Falls to John & Nellie (Allen) Benson on September 28, 1926. Bertha is preceded in death by her parents; brother, John; sister, Laura Benson. A celebration of life for Bertha will be held on Thursday, May...
Joyce Zaiser
Jan 21, 2022
Joyce “Jo” Mabry Zaiser, age 93, passed away on January 21, 2022, at her home. Jo was born on August 23, 1928, in Luck, Wisconsin to Leonard & Margery (Ford) Mabry. She started working for the telephone company switchboard at 14. Jo graduated from Luck High School at age 16, she then attended St. Croix Falls teacher college, graduating...
Blanche Almira Bitzer
Jan 18, 2022
Blanche Almira Bitzer, age 99, passed away in Pillager on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. Blanche was born in Wisconsin to John & Esther (Foss) Forbes. She attended Maplewood Academy in Hutchinson and graduated in 1941. She worked in the lab at the creamery in Hutchinson, where she met Fred Bitzer, they married in May of 1945. Fred worked as...
Thomas Shelby Gearhart
Jan 15, 2022
Thomas S. Gearhart, 80 year old resident of Coon Rapids, passed away at his home on January 15, 2022. He was born to Alyce and Donald R. Gearhart in Minneapolis, Minnesota on January 10, 1942. Tom grew up in Battle Lake, Fergus Falls and Northeast Minneapolis, graduated from Minnehaha Academy in 1960, and pursued a degree in mortuary science...
Pearl Wilson
Jan 13, 2022
Pearl Wilson, age 92 of Staples, passed away at her home, surrounded by her family on Thursday, January 13, 2022. Pearl was born in Troy Mills, Iowa, on August 1, 1929, to Harry and Anna (Reece) Siers. Pearl was the fifth of 12 children born to Harry and Anna. Although she was born in Iowa, she spent almost her...
Carolyn Ruth Campbell
Jan 11, 2022
Carolyn Ruth (Davis) Campbell, age 76, passed away on January 11, 2022, at her home in Brainerd. Carolyn was born in Plato Center, Il to A.B. & Olive Ellen (Moore) Davis. She graduated from Auburn Senior High School in Rockford, IL. then attended North Central Bible College where she met the love of her life, Larry Joseph Campbell. They...
Clarence Salem Carlson
Jan 10, 2022
Carlson, Clarence Salem, passed away on January 10, 2022. Born September 5,1924 in Hibbing, MN. Lived in Robbinsdale, MN for 31 years. Moved to Brainerd in 1987 after retiring from General Mills. Served in the Army during WWII in the Normandy Invasion, Battle of the Bulge, and served in both European and Pacific Theaters. He was married to the...
Marilyn Anne Crist
Jan 8, 2022
Marilyn Anne Crist, age 81, of Brainerd, passed away at her home on Saturday, January 8, 2021. Marilyn was born in Brainerd on March 31, 1940, to John & Rosa (Carner) Rodman. She was a very talented woman. Marilyn was musical and could play the piano, accordion, and harmonica. She loved writing and wrote many songs, poems and stories....
William Charles Holbrook
Jan 7, 2022
William (Bill) Holbrook, Brainerd, MN, went to be with Jesus on January 7, 2022 at Essentia St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Brainerd. A Celebration of Life will be held on January 22, 2022 at 2pm at Heritage Church in Baxter, and will also be live-streamed. Bill was born on July 11, 1941, in Brainerd, MN to Orvie W. and...
Charles (Bud) D Sedlachek
Jan 3, 2022
Charles (Bud) Sedlachek age 83 of Brainerd passed away at home on Monday, January 3, 2022 surrounded by family. He was born October 19, 1938 in Jasper, Minnesota to Edna and Charles Sedlachek. In 1939 when Bud was 9 months old, they moved from Jasper, Minnesota with his mom, dad, two sisters and everything they owned in the back...
Max Louis Tasche
Jan 3, 2022
Max Louis Tasche, age 86, of Brainerd, passed away at his home surrounded by his family on Monday, January 3, 2022. Max was born in a farmhouse on December 1, 1935, in Hutchinson, to Virgil & Kirstine (Johnson) Tasche. Max was a wonderful, devoted and loving husband and father. He encouraged people to do their best and that was...
