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Obituaries

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Harlen 'Spike' Britton

Posted on 3/4/2011

Harlen “Spike” Britton, 92, of Brainerd, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2011, at Good Samaritan Village-Bethany. A gathering for family and friends is scheduled for Sunday, March 13, from 1-3 p.m. at the Oak Lawn Town Hall.

Ronald 'Rip' Rolfe

Posted on 3/4/2011

Ronald D. Rolfe

Posted on 3/3/2011

BAXTER — Ronald D. Rolfe, 74, of Baxter, passed away Thursday, March 3, 2011, at the Good Samaritan Village-Bethany in Brainerd.

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Randall H. Mielke

Posted on 3/3/2011

STAPLES — Randall H. Mielke, age 63, of Staples, passed away at St. Benedict’s Hospital in St. Cloud on Wednesday, March 2, 2011. A funeral service is planned for Tuesday, March 8, at noon at the Church of Christ in Staples. Visitation will be Monday evening from 5-7 p.m. at the Brenny Funeral Home in Staples and one hour prior to the services at the church.

Francis A. Schurb

Posted on 3/3/2011

STILLWATER — Francis “Frank” A. Schurb, age 80, of Stillwater.

Frank, with family by his side, died peacefully after a short fight with cancer.

Harvey K. Gunderson

Posted on 3/2/2011

HOFFMAN — Harvey Klifton Gunderson was born in Piapot, Saskatchewan, Canada, on Aug. 4, 1920, the son of John and Lizzie (Foslien) Gunderson. Shortly after, the family moved to a farm near Brandon and eventually to the Gunderson farm near Kensington when Harvey was nine years old.

Gerald 'Jerry' Garlie

Posted on 3/2/2011

GARRISON — Jerry Garlie, age 74, of Garrison, passed away Friday, Feb. 25, 2011, at his home in a house fire. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 4 at the Bierman Funeral Home in Northfield with burial at Fort Snelling National Cemetery with military honors. Fort Snelling burial to be scheduled at a later date. Visitation will be Thursday from 4-8 p.m. at the Bierman Funeral Home and Friday for one hour prior to services.

The Rev. Lloyd W. Franke

Posted on 3/2/2011

Marvin Copa

Posted on 3/2/2011

BARROWS — Marvin Copa, age 54, of Barrows, Minn., near Brainerd, passed away Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011, at North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale, Minn., as the result of a fall and a severe head injury.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 3, 2011, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Little Falls, Minn. Interment will be in the parish cemetery.

Mark A. Crawley

Posted on 3/2/2011

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Obituaries

Harlen 'Spike' Britton

Ronald 'Rip' Rolfe

Ronald D. Rolfe

Randall H. Mielke

Francis A. Schurb

Harvey K. Gunderson

Gerald 'Jerry' Garlie

The Rev. Lloyd W. Franke

Marvin Copa

Mark A. Crawley

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