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...
Vickie L Duscher
Jan 2, 2022
Vickie Lynn Duscher, age 64, of Faribault, passed away in the comfort of her own home in Aitkin, MN on Sunday, January 2, 2022. Survived by her loving and supporting husband, Ronald Duscher of 43 years; daughter, Angela (Michael) Stelmar; sons: Darren (Missy) Duscher and Parker Duscher; two grandchildren: Charlotte and Henry Stelmar; parents, Lloyd and Alta Holling; two...
Susie Leslie Mcdonald
Dec 31, 2021
Susie L. McDonald a 76 year old resident of Baxter passed away at her home on Friday, December 31,2021. She was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 2,1945 to Virginia and Frank Creger. She was united in marriage to her high school sweetheart, William (Bill) McDonald on August 14, 1964 at St. Christopher’s Catholic Church in Nisswa, MN. Susie...
Michael Petrillo
Dec 29, 2021
Michael Gary Petrillo, age 66, of Brainerd, passed away at Cuyuna Medical Center in Crosby on, December 29, 2021. Mike was born in New Burgh, NY on October 25, 1955 to Michael & Carolyn (Birdsall) Petrillo. He married Renee Van Geest. There are no services planned at this time.
Robert Burgwald
Dec 24, 2021
Robert Kenneth Burgwald, age 87, of Brainerd, passed away at the Little Falls Care Center on December 24, 2021. Bob was born in Brainerd on October 19, 1934, to William & Esther (Villnow) Burgwald. He married Barbara Soderman at Bethel Lutheran Church on September 19, 1959. Bob worked as a supervisor for international construction firms. He and Barbara enjoyed...
Gordon Elias Eliseuson
Dec 23, 2021
Gordon Elias Eliseuson, age 84, of Brainerd, passed away on Thursday, December 23, 2021, at the Harmony House of Brainerd. Eli was born on November 12, 1937, in Little Falls to Ervin and Ethel (Bjorklund) Eliseuson. Eli is survived by his children: Sharon (David) Smith and Kerry Steven; siblings: Marsha Colvin, Wendell (Carol), Byron (Judy), Gladys (Glen) Nyman, and...
Jean Ellen Collins
Dec 21, 2021
Jean Ellen Collins, age 78, of Baxter, passed away at her home from Cancer, on Tuesday, December 21, 2021. Jean was born on March 14, 1943, in Winner South Dakota to Van & Ruth (Phillips) Collins. Jean grew up on a farm at Witten, SD, with her 2 brothers and 1 sister. She graduated from Winner High School. She...
Honeybee Whelan
Dec 20, 2021
HoneyBee Whelan, age 69 of Sebeka, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Monday, December 20, 2021. HoneyBee was born in Fort Worth, Texas on June 30, 1952. She married Lewis Whelan and was a faithful member of Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints. HoneyBee is survived by her husband, Lewis; children: Mario Rodriguez, JR Rodriguez, Lewis Anthony...
Samuel Bryan Shirley
Dec 13, 2021
Samuel (Sam) Bryan Shirley, a 47 year old resident of Brainerd, died unexpectedly on Monday, December 13, 2021. He was born June 27,1974 in Portsmouth, Virginia to Susan (Quayle) and Ronald Shirley. Funeral services for Sam will be held at 10:00AM on Wednesday, December 29th, 2021 at the Halvorson Taylor Life Events Center, 512 S 8th Street in Brainerd,...
Mary Knott
Dec 11, 2021
Mary Lou Knott, age 89, of Baxter, passed away on Saturday, December 11, 2021, in Crosslake at Whitefish Assisted Living. Mary was born on August 21, 1932, in Waverly, Iowa to John & Ruth (Allen) deNeui. She married Roy Knott and together they had two children. Mary was a faithful and active member at Trinity Lutheran Church. She loved...
Darrel Lambert
Dec 8, 2021
Darrel Daniel Lambert of Staples passed away suddenly at the St. Cloud hospital on Dec. 8th, 2021 at the age of 67 after a battle with cancer. Darrel was born on April 7th, 1954 to Nyla Lucile Lambert & Darrel Warren Lambert in Bertha, MN. After graduating from Staples High School he went on to serve in the army...
