Obituaries

Sep 24, 2020

Jon B. Avery of Brainerd, formerly of Zimmerman passed away on September 24, 2020 on his 75th Birthday. He was born in Charles City, Iowa on September 24, 1945 to Frieda J. (Creger) and Bruce E. Avery. Jon retired from the MTC where he was a bus driver for 38 years. He will be deeply missed by his daughter,...

Sep 23, 2020

Bettyjo Ann Marshall, age 88, of Pillager, passed away at her home surrounded by her family on Wednesday, September 23, 2020. Betty was born on December 4, 1931 in Becker Township to Robert & Gracie (Richmond) Oliphant. She married the love of her life, Robert Marshall on July 14, 1956. Betty has been a longtime member of Zion Lutheran...

Sep 23, 2020

Alberta "Bertie" H. Dague, age 90 of Staples (formerly of Bertha), passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020 at the Lakewood Care Center in Staples after a 2-month battle with pancreatic cancer. Bertie was born Dec. 2, 1929 in Merced, CA to Albert H. and K. Margaret (Beyer) Penner. She and Donald Dague were married on Sept. 5, 1949...

Sep 16, 2020

Sep 10, 2020

Frederick L. Johnson age 81 a 29 year resident of Carefree Living in Brainerd, passed away on September 10, 2020. Fred was born on August 12, 1939 in Brainerd, MN to Gudrun (Swartout) and Arthur Johnson. Fred will be remembered as a practical joker who had a laugh that was contagious. Fred loved his bib overalls along with his...

Sep 10, 2020

Bonnie I. Hale 83-year-old resident of St. Paul, MN, formerly of Baxter, MN passed away Thursday, September 10, 2020. A private memorial service will be held. Bonnie was born on August 3, 1937 in Brainerd, MN to Arthur and Pearl Amerud. She was united in marriage to John Hale on June 2, 1956 in Brainerd. The couple had four...

Sep 5, 2020

Michael Raymond Lauer, age 71, of Nisswa passed away at his home on Saturday, September 5, 2020. Mike was born on May 26, 1949 in Saint Cloud, to the late Ambrose & Clara (Abfalter) Lauer. He married Deborah Nieters on August 27, 1971. Mike loved his family, the Lord Jesus Christ, the outdoors – especially deer hunting, America and...

Sep 2, 2020

Howard Reed was born to Homer and Erma Reed on June 23, 1933, the youngest of nine children, at Radnor, OH. He entered the presence of his Lord on September 2, 2020 , Sartell, MN. After graduating from Radnor High School, he enlisted in the Air Force stationed at Fort Worth, TX where he worked on B-36 planes. While...

Aug 28, 2020

Ralph David Smude, age 88, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on August 28, 2020, from complications of COPD. Ralph was born in Pine Center on July 19, 1932 to Frank & Lena (Marohn) Smude. He married the love of his life, LaVonne “Bonnie” Hoskins on September 26, 1953. In 1955, they moved to their...

Aug 25, 2020

Ruth Agnita Richmond, age 101, of Pillager, passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2020, at the Woodland Good Samaritan Society in Brainerd. Ruth was born in Eden Valley to Ernest & Cressie Mae (Bridges) VanVickle on October 9, 1918. She married Burt Richmond in Pillager on August 9, 1937, and together they had 10 children. Ruth worked as a...

Aug 24, 2020

Anita Kraft Anderson age 83 formerly of Motley and Staples passed away on August 24, 2020 at the Evansville Care Center in Evansville, MN. Anita Arlene McGregor was born on November 23, 1936 in McIntosh, South Dakota. Her parents were the late Archie Warren and Anna Marie (Rowell) McGregor. Anita grew up on the family ranch in rural McIntosh...

Aug 17, 2020

Ann M. Majerus 96-year-old resident of Brainerd, MN, formerly of Merrifield, MN passed away peacefully August 17, 2020 at Woodland Good Samaritan Village in the hospice facility. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:30 PM on Saturday, August 22 at St. Francis Catholic Church in Brainerd. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the...

Aug 14, 2020

Dorothy J. Larson 70-year-old resident of Brainerd, MN passed away August 14, 2020, at her home surrounded, by her loving family. A funeral service will be held at 11AM on Monday, August 17 at the Halvorson Taylor Funeral Home in Brainerd. Visitation will be from 5-7 PM Sunday evening at the funeral home and one hour prior to the...

Aug 4, 2020

Leonard Eugene Jensen, Jr. age 88 of Nisswa, died on Tuesday August 4, 2020. He was born in St. Paul, Minnesota to Mabel (Peglow) and Leonard Eugene Jensen. He graduated from the University of Minnesota with a MS in Agriculture where he went on to work for the International Trade Commission in Washington, DC. Leonard lived in Arlington and...

Aug 4, 2020

Gregory Allan Wikstrom, age 27, passed away at his home, surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with colon cancer. Greg was born in Brainerd, on September 4, 1992to Teena (Speed) Jabr and Allan Wikstrom, Jr.

Greg loved playing with his son, and spending time with his family. He liked animals, bowling, cars and Video games....

Aug 2, 2020

Jul 31, 2020

Charles (Chuck) Vandeberg, age 73, passed peacefully at his home on Thursday, July 30, 2020. He was born in St.Paul, MN on October 5,1946 to Bill and Dorothy (Bump) Vandeberg. Chuck married his childhood sweetheart and love of his life Delores in 1965. After spending many years vacationing the Brainerd area Chuck moved his family to Brainerd in 1979....

Jul 23, 2020

No services for Stella will be held.

Jul 20, 2020

David George Miller, age 71, passed away Monday, July 20, 2020 at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, SD. Dave was born March 28th, 1949 to Leonard E and Bernice (Bruder) Miller in Bertha, MN. He grew up on the family dairy farm in Long Prairie, MN. Dave enjoyed and spent many hours working on & driving his stock...

Jul 18, 2020

Darrel D. Hess 91-year-old resident of Good Samaritan Society Bethany in Brainerd, MN passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2020. A memorial service will be held at 11AM on Monday, July 27 at the Halvorson Taylor Funeral Home in Brainerd. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Evergreen Memorial...