Obituaries
July 9, 1948 - January 11, 2025
David Gerald Larson, 76, of Staples, Minnesota, passed away peacefully at his home on January 11, 2025 surrounded by his family. He was born on July 9, 1948, in Brainerd, Minnesota to Gerald and Lorena Larson.
Dave met his beloved wife, Violet, in high school,...
The memorial service celebrating the life of Arthur Halverson of rural Staples will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 11, at Faith Lutheran Church in Staples Visitation will be at the church on Saturday, from 9:30a.m. until the time of the service. Burial will be later in Balsamlund...
Robert Choate, Jr., of Cushing passed away at his home December 31, 2024.
Robert was born April 17, 1947, to Robert, Sr. and Carol (Lindquist) Choate in Dayton, Ohio.
He is survived by his wife, Jomyla Choate; two children, Wendy (Jenifer Rabins) Orth and Matthew (Nicole) Choate and...
Deborah Susan Sing, 73, of Staples passed away peacefully December 13, 2024, in Staples.
Memorial services will be held Saturday, Dec. 28 at 11 a.m. at Faith Lutheran Church, 430 12th St. NE, Staples with lunch to follow. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church.
Deborah...
Gary R. Miller, 80, of Brainerd passed away November 8, 2024, at Essentia Health- St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Brainerd.
Memorial services were held November 16 at Oak Street Chapel in Brainerd.
Gary was born November 20, 1943 to Rodney W. and Charline (Cruse) Miller in Staples. After graduating...
Yvonne Sampson, 85, of Leader, passed away December 4, 2024.
She was born December 22, 1938 to Herman and Elizabeth (Baumgarter) Scheid.
Yvonne was a caring wife, sister, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who knew when to be stern and when to be sweet; years of practice. She was practical,...
Patrick (Pat) Dvorak, 64, of Cushing, passed away at home on November 29, 2024.
A Celebration of Life will be held in Pat’s honor in the spring of 2025.
Patrick Joseph Dvorak was born December 9, 1959, to Arnold and Marjorie Dvorak in Little Falls. Pat spent his youth working on the family farm...
Larry Holmberg, 76, of Motley, passed away peacefully in his sleep on November 24, 2024.
A funeral service will be held Saturday, December 14, at 4 p.m. at the Motley Free Methodist Church. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church.
Larry was born December 18, 1947, to Armin...
Mrs. Heidi K. Brown, 48, of Scottsboro, Alabama passed away October 24, 2024.
A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, December 28 from 1 to 6 p.m. at Holst Acres, Staples.
Heidi Kay Brown was born September 30, 1976 to Cindy and Shaun Gauld in Wadena.
She attended elementary school in Staples...
Merle Eugene Clewett, 88, of Aurora, IL, passed away peacefully on November 18, 2024.
Visitation will be held at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 26, followed by a funeral service at 4:30 p.m., at Friedrich-Jones Funeral Home, 44 S. Mill St., Naperville, IL, 60540.
Private interment in Minnesota to...
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