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Harold L. Moll
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Harold L. Moll

Posted on 2/3/2012

BAXTER — The celebration of life Mass for Harold Louis Moll, 94, Baxter, Minn., will be at 11 a.m. Feb. 8, which would have been Harold’s 95th birthday, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Lisbon, N.D., with burial in Lisbon, N.D. He was called to his heavenly home after bravely battling cancer on Jan. 27, 2012.

Irene B. Fisher

Irene B. Fisher

Posted on 2/3/2012

Irene Bernice Fisher passed away on Feb. 2, 2012, in Brainerd, Minn., at the age of 90. Irene was born on Sept. 10, 1921, in Red Oak, Iowa, to Almar and Jessie Fisher.
Irene attended elementary school in Iowa and Minnesota. She was a 1939 graduate of Backus High School. She attended Pine River Normal Training and earned a certificate to teach in rural schools. She attended Bemidji and St. Cloud Universities and taught in Cass and Crow Wing County schools. Irene retired in 1983 after 43 years of teaching, 29 of which were in the Brainerd Schools.

Alfred J. Eckes

Posted on 2/3/2012

MOTLEY — Alfred J. Eckes, of Motley, died Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, at his home. Arrangements are pending.
Brenny Funeral Chapel and Cremation Services
www.brenny.com
(800) 824-5051

Leonard Webber

Posted on 2/3/2012

STAPLES — Leonard Webber, 88, of Staples, died Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, at the Clarissa Care Center. Arrangements are pending.
Brenny Funeral Chapel and Cremation Services
www.brenny.com
(800) 824-5051

Gretchen Larson

Posted on 2/3/2012

HACKENSACK — Gretchen Larson, age 67, of Hackensack, formerly New Hope and Plymouth, passed away Jan. 30, 2012. She was born in Grand Meadow, Minn., to Clement and Cecelia Overkamp on Feb. 25, 1944. She was employed at Northwest National Life Insurance and Merrill Corporation before retiring to Hackensack in 2006.
Gretchen is survived by her husband, Carl; children, Brad, Joanne (Craig) Richgruber and Ross; grandchildren, Brandon, Cole, Sam and Mari.

James ‘Jim’ Halloran

Posted on 2/3/2012

NISSWA — James “Jim” Halloran, age 89, resident of Nisswa, died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, at Good Samaritan Society-Woodland.
A memorial service will be held 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, at the Bethany Chapel in Brainerd with Father George Zeck officiating. A time for visitation will be held one hour prior to services.
Arrangements by Nelson-Doran Funeral Home & Crematory in Brainerd.
www.nelson-doran.com

Landon Shon Roy Johnson

Landon Shon Roy Johnson

Posted on 2/3/2012

Landon Shon Roy Johnson was born into God’s hands on Jan. 13, 2012.
Landon was the son of Steve Johnson and Joie Ehmke.
He is survived by four siblings; his twin brother, Logan, big sister, Morgan; big brother, Michael; and big sister, Anita.
His paternal grandparents are Duane and Stella Johnson, of Brainerd, Minn.; maternal grandparents are Cindi and Ron Cartwright, of Brainerd, Minn., Kathy Ehmke, of Coon Rapids, Minn., and Richard Ehmke.
Great grandparents are Caroline Johnson, of Brainerd, Minn., and Marilyn Pomerlau, of Fridley, Minn.

Daisianna Flynn

Posted on 2/3/2012

EMILY — Daisianna Flynn, age 80, of Emily, died on Feb. 2, 2012, at The Good Shepherd Community in Sauk Rapids. She was born on Aug. 19, 1931, in Elmhurst, Ill., to Albert and Dorothy (Glenn) Krengel. Daisianna married William J. Flynn on March 17, 1950, in Chicago.

Clifford P. Yunker

Posted on 2/2/2012

CROSBY — Clifford Peter Yunker, age 88, of Crosby, formerly of Aitkin, died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby.
Funeral arrangements are provided by Sorensen-Root-Thompson Funeral Home in Aitkin. A Mass in celebration of Clifford’s life will be at St. James Catholic Church in Aitkin on Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, at 1 p.m. Interment will be at Fort Snelling National Cemetery on Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, at 2:05 p.m. Military honors will be provided by the Aitkin VFW and American Legion Posts.
www.srtfuneral.com

David L. Johnson

David L. Johnson

Posted on 2/2/2012

STAPLES — David Lee Johnson, age 57, of Staples, Minn., passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, at Lakewood Health Systems Care Center in Staples, Minn., with his loving family and friends by his side.
David was born on April 20, 1954, in Bertha, Minn., the son of Carl and Jane (Goff) Johnson.
David lead a great life filled with family and friends
He started working at Elray in Motley while still attending school, then continued his career at Seafest where he worked for over 30 years as a supervisor.

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