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

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.

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.

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