OBITUARIES
Ella Carley
Feb 19, 2008
Ella M. Carley, age 98, formerly of Backus, passed away Tuesday, February 19, 2008 at Whispering Pines Good Samaritan Center, Pine River. She was born December 27, 1909, in Orange City, Iowa, to Abram and Mildred "Minnie" Van Steenwyk. She was raised on a farm near Strubel, Iowa. Ella married Ross Carley on April 18, 1929, in Elk Point,...
Larry Riker
Feb 18, 2008
Larry Allen Riker, age 55, of Pine River, passed away Monday, February 18, 2008 at his home after a long battle with cancer. He was born January 21, 1953 in Boone, Iowa to George and Lois (Gildea ) Riker. He married Mary Koosman on December 11, 1982. Larry is survived by his wife Mary; daughters: Heather Riker of Pine...
Mercedie Petterson-Filsmyer
Feb 18, 2008
Mercedie Renae Petterson-Filsmyer, daughter of Vanessa Lynn Filsmyer and Keith Ray Petterson, passed away Monday, February 18, 2008, at her home. She was born May 26, 2006 in Brainerd. She is survived by her mother, Vanessa Filsmyer of Pine River; father, Keith Petterson of Merrifield; grandparents: Keith (Buck) and Darlene Filsmyer of Pine River, Mike and Wendy Petterson of...
Emery Schnoor
Feb 15, 2008
Emery Schnoor, age 81, of Pine River, MN, and formerly St. Charles, IA, passed away Friday, February 15, 2008, at St. Joseph's Medical Center, Brainerd, MN. He was born March 16, 1926 in Woodward, Iowa, to Henry and Ruth Schnoor. He served in the US Army during World War II. He is survived by his wife of 57 years,...
Levin Anderson
Feb 14, 2008
Levin H. Anderson, age 96, of Pine River, passed away Thursday, February 14, 2008 at Whispering Pines Good Samaritan Center in Pine River. He was born November 2, 1911 in Holt, MN, to Carl L. and Anna Anderson. He grew up in the Holt area. Levin married Dorothy Johnson on June 27, 1934. He worked for the Seldon-Watts Seed...
Susan Gard
Feb 12, 2008
Susan Gard, age 44, of Pine River, passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2008 at her home. She was born November 11, 1963 in Minneapolis to James and Rosemary Tostenson. She is survived by her husband, Duane of Pine River; daughter, Valerie Betland of East Grand Forks; son, Zachary Betland of Pine River; father, James Tostenson of Backus; brother, Bradly...
Thomas Hunt
Feb 9, 2008
Thomas Paul Hunt, age 57, of Nisswa, lost his battle with cancer on February 9, 2008. He was born July 22, 1951 in Odebolt, Iowa, to John and Marion Hunt. He grew up and received his education in Odebolt and Denison, Iowa. The love of fishing brought Tom and Nancy to the Nisswa area, vacationing several times before they...
Clinton Keep
Feb 6, 2008
Clinton James Keep, age 85, of Backus, passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2008. He was born March 2, 1922 in Hackensack to George and Eva Keep. He grew up in Hackensack where he attended the Hackensack School. He served in the United States Army during World War II. On July 25, 1946, he married Florence Foss. He was an...
Martha Hovseth
Feb 6, 2008
Martha Antoinette Hovseth passed away at the age of 97, at her home in Pine River on Wednesday, February 6, 2008. She was born December 26, 1910 in Sherrard, West Virginia, to Arthur and Florence Dally. Martha married Percy Hovseth in November of 1940. They owned and operated the Ozonite on Gull Lake Resort for 23 years, and later...
Daniel Olson
Feb 3, 2008
Daniel David Olson, 69, of Pine River, MN, passed away on February 3, 2008 at his home. He was born in Sugar Bush Township in Beltrami County on Feb. 13, 1938 to Fredrick and Millie (Newell) Olson. The family lived in Walker, MN until 1945 when they moved to Cass Lake. Daniel grew up South of Cass Lake in...
Ardyth Muenchow
Feb 1, 2008
Muenchow, Ardyth M. "Ardie", age 71, of Backus, MN. Ardie was a Christian, who lived in Minnesota all of her life(10/27/36 - 2/1/08), including Minneapolis, Hibbing, St. Paul, Shakopee and Backus (Sanborn Lake). Ardie was a people person. She was employed in several caring positions throughout the years including St. Paul's Jehovah Lutheran Church, the Shakopee Chamber of Commerce,...
William Lefebvre
Jan 31, 2008
William Victor LeFebvre, 81, of Pine River, MN, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008 at Good Samaritan Home in Pine River. He was born on Nov. 27, 1926 in Elk River, MN to Joseph and Melvina (Collette) LeFebvre. Bill was an avid hunter. He enjoyed shooting trap, bowling, snowmobiling and most importantly, spending time with his family. Bill...
Kenneth Schuster
Jan 30, 2008
Kenneth W. Schuster, 89, of Pine River, passed away on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at the Whispering Pines Good Samaritan Home in Pine River. He was born May 2, 1918 in Kentland, IN to William and Mary (Datzman) Schuster. The family moved to the Pine River area in 1919. He served in the Army from 1941 - 1945 in...
Harold Haglund
Jan 29, 2008
Harold John Haglund, age 90, formerly a resident of Faribault, MN for 30 years, retiring to Little Boy Lake area of Longville, MN, passed away on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 at Whispering Pines Good Samaritan Center, Pine River. He was married to Eunice Stull on June 3, 1943 in Mazeppa, MN. He is survived by his wife, Eunice; daughters:...
Helen Paradis
Jan 28, 2008
Helen Paradis, age 87, of Pine River, passed away Monday, January 28, 2008, at Whispering Pines Good Samaritan Center, Pine River. She was born December 4, 1920 in Remer, MN, to John and Lola Pearson. She married Wally Paradis on November 6, 1942 in California. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Wally; daughters: Sheryle Paradis and...
Chera Glasby
Jan 27, 2008
Chera Margaret Glasby, age 69, of Pine River, passed away Sunday, January 27, 2008 at her home. She was born January 22, 1939 in Withee, Wisconsin, to Frank and Pearl Grant. She is survived by children: Greg Glasby of Minneapolis, Debra Vian (Dale) of Pine River, Diane McGarthwaite of Elk River, Bernard Glasby of Brainerd, Jacqueline Minatra (Roy) of...
Virginia Reimer
Jan 26, 2008
Virginia M. Reimer, age 99, of Pine River, formerly of Loretto, MN, passed away Saturday, January 26, 2008 at Whispering Pines Good Samaritan Center, Pine River. She was born June 26, 1908 in Loretto to Michael and Katherine Wagner. She is survived by her sister, Frances Slaven (Jim) of Omaha, NE, and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded...
Rolland Eckerson
Jan 20, 2008
Rolland "Rollie" Eckerson, age 84, of Pine River, passed away Sunday, January 20, 2008, at his home. He was born November 25, 1923 in Walla Walla, WA to Lloyd and Irene Eckerson. He married Rahma Ahles on June 14, 1946 in Rhode Island. He served in the US Army during World War II and was a member of American...
Linda Turner
Jan 19, 2008
Linda Turner, 53, of Pine River, passed away January 19 at her home. Born April 11, 1954 in Brainerd to Delbert and Betty Davis. Survived by husband, Peter; children: Tammy Rene Wynn, Pamela Rose Villnow, Peter Gene Turner, Jr.; brothers: Eugene Davis, Floyd Davis, Timothy Davis, all of Brainerd, Kenneth Davis of Backus; sisters: Carol Doust and Mary Davis...
Lavelle Myers
Jan 16, 2008
Lavelle K. Myers, age 81, of Pequot Lakes, passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2008, at Heritage House, Pequot Lakes. She was born August 15, 1926, in Lake Edward Township to Henry and Clara Saxvold. She is survived by her children: Rebecca Price (Richard) of Emily, Bradley Myers (Brenda) of Pequot Lakes; daughter-in-law, Donna Myers of Pequot Lakes; sisters: Irene...
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