Obituaries
Harvey “Harv” Mudgett, 77, passed away peacefully in his sleep February 12, 2020 at Lakewood Health System Care Center, Staples.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Feb. 19 at First Baptist Church in Baxter. Visitation will be two hours prior to the services at the church.
Interment...
Russell Alan Mertens, 67, of Troy, OH, passed away February 11, 2020 at Hospice of Miami County Inpatient Unit in Troy.
A Celebration of Russell’s life will be held at a later date.
Russell was born July 24, 1952 to Lois Jean (Hall) Mertens and the late Roy Leo Mertens in Staples.
Russell earned...
Michael H. Tierney, 78, of Staples, formerly of Little Canada passed away peacefully on January 29, 2020 at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND.
A celebration of life will be held at a later date.
He was born May 22, 1941 in St. Paul. Mike was a proud Irishman and U.S. Marine.
He is survived by his wife...
Frieda Emma Jenkins, 93, of Peoria, AZ passed away peacefully February 8, 2020 at Hospice of the Valley, Gendale, AZ.
Services were held Feb. 14 at St. Thomas More Catholic Church, Glendale.
Interment will be at Evergreen Hill Cemetery, Staples at a later date.
Frieda was born to John and...
Harold William Moffett, 88, of Sauk Rapids, formerly of Staples, died January 28, 2020 at Good Shepherd Senior Community in Sauk Rapids.
A memorial service was held at The Good Shepherd Chapel in Sauk Rapids on February 5.
Interment will be at the Thomastown Covenant Church Cemetery in Staples at a...
Harold (Hap) D. Corbett, 88, formerly of Staples, passed away January 29, 2020, at Good Shepherd Community in Sauk Rapids with his wife of 61 years, Doris, at his side.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held Feb. 3 at noon at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Sartell.
Hap was born July 17, 1931...
Alicia Ann Rengel, 42, of Bemidji, died January 25, 2020 at her home.
Services were held Jan. 31 at Cease Family Funeral Home in Bemidji.
Interment will be at the Evergreen Northern Township Cemetery in Bemidji.
Alicia was born August 6, 1977 in Staples, the daughter of Robert and Karen (Marden)...
Robert (Bob) Pederson, 89, of Apple Valley, passed away, December 26, 2019, at the U of MN Medical Center, Twin Cities.
A visitation will be held Fri., February 28, 2020 be-ginning at 5:30 p.m. with a time of sharing at 7:00 p.m. at Washburn-McReavy, Edina Chapel, Edina.
Robert Pederson was born...
Allen “Bud” Dirks, 80, of Hewitt passed away with family by his side, on Friday, January 24, 2020, at the Lakewood Health System Hospital in Staples.
Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Mon., Feb. 3, at the United Methodist Church in Hewitt, with Pastor Ken Uhren presiding. Visitation...
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Jan. 21, 2020
Bernard “Butchie” Butcher III, 32, Buhl, died January 21, at Essentia St. Mary’s Medical Center.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Fri., Feb. 7, at Taylor-Life Event Center in Brainerd. Visitation will continue from 1 to 2 p.m., followed by a memorial service...
