Obituaries
William John (Bill) Macheel, a long time resident in the Motley-Pillager area known for his kindness and love of music, died on May 16, 2019 at age 95.
A memorial service will be held Sat., May 25 at 1:00 p.m. at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel, Staples.
Born in southeastern South Dakota in...
Barbara R. Tollefson, 63, of Motley, passed away May 17, 2019, surrounded by her family and friends, after a long battle with cancer.
Services will be held Friday, May 24 at noon at the Lincoln Evangelical Free Church, with visitation from 10:00 a.m.until the time of services.
Barbara was born...
Mary Ann Giza, 82, of Staples, passed away May 16, 2019 at Lakewood Health System, Staples.
Mass of Christian Burial was held May 21, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Staples.
Interment was at Evergreen Hill Cemetery.
Mary Ann was born August 10, 1936 in Tracy to Martin and Gertrude (Campbell)...
Ethel Marie Dezell, 88, of Staples died May 12, 2019, at Lakewood Health System Care Center in Staples.
Funeral services were held May 17, at the Staples United Methodist Church with Rev. Greg Leslie officiating.
Burial was at Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Staples.
Ethel was born November 26, 1930...
Ethel Marie Dezell, 88, of Staples died Sunday, May 12, 2019 at Lakewood Care Center in Staples.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 17 at Staples United Methodist Church with Rev. Greg Leslie officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church.
Burial...
Linda Kay Kopp, 61, of Verndale passed away unexpectedly on Friday, May 3, 2019, at the hospital in St. Cloud.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 16, at the United Methodist Church in Verndale, with Pastor Ken Uhren presiding. Visitation with the family will be held at...
Margaret “Dutch” R. Bielefeld, 90, of Verndale died Friday, May 3, 2019 at Lakewood Health System Care Center in Staples.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held Fri., May 10 at 11 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Staples with Rev. Gabriel Walz officiating. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m...
Dennis Amundson, 70, of Fergus Falls, died, April 30, 2019, at Lake Region Healthcare, Fergus Falls.
Memorial Services were held, May 6 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Fergus Falls with Reverend Tom Peterson officiating.
Dennis Arthur Amundson was born January 26, 1949, to Arthur and Gladys (Hanson)...
Wayne L. Dryburgh, 74, of Brainerd, passed away peacefully at his home on April 25, 2019 surrounded by his family.
A memorial service will be held Friday, May 3 at 11 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, Brainerd. Visitation will be held Thurs., May 2 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Halvorson Taylor Life Event...
Norma Finn, 81, of Staples passed away April 21, 2019 after battling colon cancer.
As per Norma’s request, there will be no funeral service.
She loved horses and was president of the Bushwackers Saddle Club for many years.
She is survived by one brother, Bill Pierce; one son, Bill Finn; four...
