Obituaries

Dec 23, 2019

Thomas Gorge Kamer, age 67, of Motley, passed away on December 23, 2019 at Lakewood Health System. Tom was born on February 16, 1952 in Staples to Joseph & Helen (Kieffer) Kramer. Tom married his High School sweetheart, Robin Thorn in 1972. They made their home in Anoka for 36 years. Tom had a love of helping people. He...

Dec 15, 2019

Trissie Michele Simmons went home to be with her Lord and Savior, December 15, 2019 surrounded by family and friends. Trissie was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa on February 14, 1953 to Irma and Roy Joenks, Jr. She graduated from Pine River High School and then from Brainerd Community College with a degree in nursing. Trissie married the love...

Dec 11, 2019

Dec 9, 2019

Beth Sellnow, age 87, passed away on Monday, December 9, 2019 at Essentia – St Joseph’s Medical Center. Beth was born at home in Cass County, near Motley, MN to Owen & Bertha (DeGeest) Truesdell. She completed teacher’s training in 1953 and taught in one-room country schools in rural Minnesota. In 1957, she married Les Sellnow. After marriage and...

Dec 7, 2019

Robert went to his heavenly home on Saturday, December 7, 2019. Bob put in a long and courageous battle with lung cancer. He was born on February 17, 1948 to Clarence L. and Shirley M. (Norton) Harting in Brainerd, MN. Bob graduated from Brainerd High School in 1966 and enlisted in the National Guard 194th Unit in 1967 and...

Dec 3, 2019

Please join us for our annual memorial service to honor all of the families that have lost a loved one in 2019. Our memorial service will be at 3PM on Sunday, December, 8, 2019 at Halvorson Taylor Life Events Center (512 S 8th St, Brainerd). Music will be provided by the one and only, Gary Timbs. Rev Dave Holte...

Nov 30, 2019

Aileen Mary Sturdevant, age 83 of Columbia Heights passed away on Saturday, November 30, 2019 at her home. She was born August 15, 1936 to Ruth D. (Vrooman) and Walter W. Bies in Minneapolis, MInnesota. She married the love of her life, Joseph S. Sturdevant on May 3, 1958 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Columbia Heights, Minnesota. She...

Nov 29, 2019

Audrey Finn Zimmer (Griep) age 89 of Staples passed away on November 29, 2019 at the Lakewood Care Center in Staples. Audrey was born on April 27th, 1930 to Isabella (Maier) and John Griep in Long Prairie, MN. She married Bill Finn in 1952 and they had 8 children. She is preceded in death by her parents; husbands, Bill...

Nov 28, 2019

Mary Ellen Schalz, age 83, of Brainerd, passed away on Thursday, November 28, 2019 at Essentia- St Joseph’s Hospital. Mary was born on September 26, 1936 in Pine River to James & Josephine (Hanson) Oren. She married Virgil Schalz, and together they had three children. Left to cherish her memory are her children: Del (Collette) of Amery, WI, Debbie...

Nov 26, 2019

Beverly Janet Norgard, age 80, of Brainerd, passed away on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at Bethany – Good Samaritan Society. Beverly was born in Paynesville on June 6, 1939 to Evald & Bertha (Olson) Nelson. Beverly enjoyed cooking and knitting projects for her family. She would make her famous apple turnovers for the deer hunting group. She loved spending...

Nov 23, 2019

Penny Reynolds- Lobraico, age 61, of Brainerd, passed away on Saturday, November 23, 2019, at the St. Cloud Hospital. Penny was born on May 9, 1958 in Brainerd, Minnesota to Ernest & Elaine (Leibolt) Wheeler. Penny will be deeply missed by her children, Scott Reynolds, Hannah Reynolds, Dayna (Joe) Lobraico, and Mandy (Courtney) Lobraico; sisters, Mary (Jim) Wheeler-Wilson and...

Nov 21, 2019

Join us for 90 minutes of education, humor, answers to your questions & as much free pizza as you can eat at our new location in the historic First Presbyterian Church. We’ll start things off with a short program: “10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Funerals & Cremation” and then we’ll open things up to your questions for...

Nov 18, 2019

William J. Dorn, age 82, passed away on Monday, Nov. 18. William (Bill) was born in Mankato, Minnesota on January 16, 1937, to the late Sylvester and Mary (Krautkramer) Dorn and grew up with his younger sister, Jean (Dorn) Rausch of St. Louis Park, MN. Bill graduated from Mankato State University and pursued a career in journalism, moving to...

Nov 17, 2019

Marie Ann McKay Fischer, 77, of Crosslake passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2019 at the University of Minnesota Hospital. Marie was born at home in Oak Lawn Township to Margaret and George McKay on July 5, 1942. A graduate of Washington High School, Brainerd and the University of Minnesota, Marie began her career as a University of Minnesota...

Nov 10, 2019

R D Briley, age 94, of Baxter Minnesota passed away on November 10, 2019. R D was born September 29, 1925 in Paden, Oklahoma to Fred and Altha Briley. R D married the love of his life, Shirley Melstrand, on July 14, 1943 and together they had two sons Ronald in 1945 and Darryl in 1955. R D and...

Nov 7, 2019

Louise Marie Pilgrim, age 87, of Pillager, MN, passed away on Thursday, November 7, 2019 at St. Joseph’s – Essentia Health. Louise was born on March 22, 1932 in Knowlton, Wisconsin to Carl & Rose (Kujawski) Williams. She married the love of her life, Glenn Pilgrim on April 26, 1952. Louise was very much into playing her trumpet, in...

Nov 4, 2019

Nov 3, 2019

John B. Odden 93-year-old resident of Staples, MN passed away November 3, 2019 at the Lakewood Health System Care Center in Staples. A memorial service will be held at 11 AM on Saturday, November 9 at Faith Lutheran Church in Staples. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. John was born on...

Nov 3, 2019

Nov 2, 2019

Thomas “Andy” Anderson 73-year-old resident of Nisswa, MN passed away on November 2, 2019 at his home. A memorial service will be held at 11 AM on Monday, November 18 at Halvorson Taylor Funeral Home in Brainerd, MN. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Andy was born on November 8, 1945 in...