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Brainerd and Staples, MN Obituaries

Viola B Sellin

Viola B Sellin

Mar 5, 2025

Viola Sellin (nee Melzer) passed away peacefully in her home at the age of 102, on March 5, 2025.

Born June 15, 1922, in Balfour, North Dakota, the second of five children. At 4, her family moved by train to Kensal, ND and ultimately Courtney, ND where she attended grade school. The family relocated to...

Lois M Kargel

Lois M Kargel

Mar 4, 2025

In Loving Memory of Lois Marie Kargel

Lois Marie Kargel, age 80, of Baxter, passed away on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at Edgewood Vista in Baxter. Born on August 26,1944, in Portland, Oregon, to Bernard "Babe" and Bernice (Krueger) Congdon, Lois dedicated many years to her work as a waitress before retiring as a secretary...

Laurie J Bonneville

Laurie J Bonneville

Mar 2, 2025

Laurie Jean Bonneville passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, March 2, 2025, after a courageous battle with cancer.

Raised in Osseo, MN, Laurie graduated with the class of 1975. She was a talented athlete and musician, earning accolades as a high school doubles tennis champion and expressing her creativity through guitar and songwriting....

Paul A Baillif

Paul A Baillif

Feb 27, 2025

Paul Allen Baillif, 69, of Brainerd, passed away on Thursday, February 27, 2025, at Riverwood Health Care Center in Aitkin, with his family at his side. He is preceded in death by his parents, his sister-in-law, Susie, and his brother-in-law, Bill King; niece, Heather Bowman.

Paul will be deeply missed by his beloved...

Donna Marie Gode

Donna Marie Gode

Feb 26, 2025

Donna Marie Gode, 73 year old resident of Brainerd, MN passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at her home in Brainerd, MN.Donna was a daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, and a great grandmother. She grew

up in Peabody, Massachusetts where she spent many hours enjoying the ocean she loved so

much. She had many great...

Elizabeth "Itty" Newgord

Elizabeth "Itty" Newgord

Feb 25, 2025

Elizabeth "Itty" Newgord, 73 year old resident of Brainerd, MN passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at Edgewood Vista Assisted Living in Brainerd, MN. Funeral will be held at 12:00 P.M. on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at the First Congregational Church UCC in Brainerd, MN. Visitation will be held on Friday, March 7 from 4-7 P.M and from 11:00AM...

Leroy Thompson

Leroy Thompson

Feb 22, 2025

LeRoy Ingvald Thompson, aged 91, of rural Brainerd passed into our Lord’s arms on Saturday, February 22nd, 2025. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, March 3, 2025 at Zion Lutheran Church in Brainerd, MN. Burial will take place in the Vaale Cemetery in Brainerd, MN. A visitation will be held from 4-6 P.M. on...

Tony K Young

Tony K Young

Feb 19, 2025

Anthony (Tony) K. Young, 77- year-old resident of Staples, passed away at Lakewood Care Center in Staples on Wednesday, February 19, 2025. He was born on November 10, 1947, in Staples, MN to Bertha (Lee) and Patrick Young.

A celebration of life for Tony will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, February 28, 2025,...

Shirley "Punk" A Davis

Shirley "Punk" A Davis

Feb 15, 2025

Shirley A. “Punk” Davis, age 87, of Brainerd, passed away at her home on Saturday, February 15, 2025. Punk was born on May 6, 1937, in Hatfield, to Charles & Edna (Stevens) Sedlachek. She graduated from Brainerd High School and Glenwood Hills Nursing Program in Minneapolis, specializing in Psychiatric Nursing. She worked for St. Joseph's Hospital and the State...

Karen L O'Neil

Karen L O'Neil

Feb 9, 2025

Karen Leone O’Neil

Karen (Morrill) O’Neil of Coon Rapids, MN passed away on Sunday, February 9th at home surrounded by her three adoring daughters.

It has been said that a mother’s purpose is to “bind” the family together, holding them together individually and collectively through her love and actions.

...

James Allen Wilson

James Allen Wilson

Feb 9, 2025

James Allen Wilson, age 82, of Merrifield, passed away at his home on Sunday, February 9, 2025. Jim was born in Ortonville on December 2, 1942, to Clifford & Verna (Schroeder) Wilson. He served his country in the United States Army for 4 years. He worked at Potlatch for 42 years.

Left to cherish his memory are...

Roger Joseph Skarie

Roger Joseph Skarie

Feb 8, 2025

Services for Roger will be private.

Donald G Jensen

Donald G Jensen

Jan 31, 2025

DONALD G. JENSEN

Colonel (Ret) Donald G. Jensen, 93 entered into GOD’S Kingdom on Friday, January 31, 2025, at the Farmside Senior Living in Backus. He was born on June 27, 1931, in Brainerd, Minnesota to George and Freda (Rasmussen) Jensen. He graduated from Brainerd High School in 1949. He married Lois L (Bedal) Jensen...

Max E Rehling

Max E Rehling

Jan 28, 2025

Max Eugene Rehling, age 77, of Brainerd, passed away, surrounded by his family on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, at Essentia- St Joseph’s Medical Center. Max was born in Pine Island on July 12, 1947, to Merle & Alberta (Standfield) Rehling. Eventually moving to the Pine Center area where he grew up and graduated from Brainerd High School in 1965....

Kathleen (Kathy) M Paulson

Kathleen (Kathy) M Paulson

Jan 27, 2025

Kathleen Mae (Heikkenen) Paulson, age 73, of Brainerd, passed away at Essentia-St Joseph’s Medical Center on January 27, 2025, after compilcations of a serious Traumatic Brain Injury. Kathy was born on October 26, 1951, in Brainerd, to Thomas & Alta (Creger) Heikkenen. She graduated from Brainerd High School in 1970. She attended Brainerd Vo Tech and received a degree...

Joyce Adele Fust

Joyce Adele Fust

Jan 26, 2025

Joyce Adele Fust, age 89, of Brainerd, passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2025, at Woodland Good Samaritan residence in Brainerd.

Joyce was born on August 2, 1935, in Tracy, Minnesota to Ervin and Lucille (Peterson) Reinert, and grew up on the family farm near Tracy, Minnesota. After graduating from high school in Tracy, Joyce enrolled at...

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