Obituaries

Patrick Quinlan Obit

Published by admin on Tue, 11/05/2019 - 12:34pm

PATRICK QUINLAN, 87, of Baxter died Oct. 31, 2019 at Northern Lakes Senior Living.  
He was born to Bernard and Eleanor (Jasper) Quinlan in Minneapolis.  He married Margaret Louise Krieg on Aug. 11, 1956.  He spent most of his life in Minneapolis where he and his wife raised three daughters.  He worked as a salesman for Baldwin Supply Company for 25 years.  After retirement in 1994, he and his wife moved to their lake home in Deerwood.  He enjoyed bowling league, playing cards and fishing for many years with family and friends.

Renae Dawn McCall Obit

Published by admin on Tue, 11/05/2019 - 12:33pm

RENAE DAWN McCALL, 59, of Crosby, died on Oct. 24, 2019 at her home. She was born on May 5, 1960 in Minneapolis to Loren and Vivian (Wiegers) Lindberg. She married Brian McCall on May 14, 1983 in Riceboro, GA. She was a member of the Salem Lutheran Church in Deerwood.
Preceding her in death are her parents and her step-mother, Dorothy Lindberg.
She is survived by her husband, Brian and a sister, Rebecca, of Canby.

Delena "Deanie" Mazar Obit

Published by admin on Tue, 11/05/2019 - 12:32pm

DELENA "DEANIE" MAZAR, 93, of Crosby, formerly of Cuyuna, died on Nov. 1, 2019 at Heartwood Senior Living Community in Crosby.  She was born on Oct. 10, 1926 in Crosby to William and Mabel (Bellefuille) Harrison.  She married Louis Mazar on Sept. 26, 1948 in Crosby. She was former J.C. Penney employee working in Crosby and was treasurer for the City of Cuyuna for 40+ years.  She was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Crosby.  She enjoyed knitting, pie making, bird watching and the Minnesota Twins.

Carol Jean Kleineck Obit

Published by admin on Tue, 11/05/2019 - 12:31pm

CAROL JEAN KLEINECK, 78, of Crosslake, died on Oct. 30, 2019 at the Aicota Health Care Center in Aitkin.  She was born on Nov. 24, 1940 in Cedar Rapids, IA to Ralph and Hilda (Scott) Streets.  She was a retired Registered Nurse with 22 and one-half years of service at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby.  
Preceding her in death are her parents.

Ronald "Ron" Lawrence Houle Obit

Published by admin on Tue, 11/05/2019 - 12:30pm

Ronald “Ron” Lawrence Houle, 64, of Merrifield, died at home on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019.
He was born in Little Falls on Oct. 6, 1955. Ron was the second of seven children. He graduated from Little Falls High School and furthered his education with a master’s degree from College of Saint Scholastica.
He married Darlene (Vogel) Houle  on Sept. 3, 1994. They were happily married for 25 years.

Janeth Ann Schmidt Obit

Published by admin on Tue, 10/29/2019 - 12:17pm

JANETH ANN "JAN" SCHMIDT, 90, of Deerwood died on Oct. 22, 2019 at Hallett Cottages in Crosby.  She was born on Oct. 17, 1929 in Lucan to Gustav and Pearl (Woolley) Schlick.  Jan graduated from Cannon Falls High School in 1948 and from the Charles T. Miller Hospital School of Nursing in 1949.  She married Eugene “Gene” Schmidt on Feb. 3, 1951.  She worked as an LPN at Red Wing City Hospital and then at St. John’s Hospital in Red Wing for 28 years, retiring in 1992.  Over the years, Jan cared for countless newborn babies and was an instructor for both pre- and post-natal classes.  

Ronald J. Pankratz

Published by admin on Tue, 10/29/2019 - 12:15pm

RONALD J. PANKRATZ,  88, of Deerwood, died on Oct. 21, 2019 at Aicota Health Care Center in Aitkin.  He was born on June 18, 1931 in Valders, WI to Ralph and Estelle (Thielman) Pankratz.

Harold George Moritz Obit

Published by admin on Tue, 10/29/2019 - 12:14pm

HAROLD GEORGE MORITZ, 94, of Emily, died on Oct. 25, 2019 at the Woodland Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd.  He was born on Nov. 10, 1924 in Ross Lake Township to George and Ida (Bodle) Moritz.  He was a retired Inland Steel Employee and a retired local logger.  He was a member of the Wesleyan Church in Emily.
Preceding him in death are his parents; his wife, Babe; one granddaughter; one brother, Herbert Moritz and two sisters, Frances Glidden and Bea Valentino.

Renea Dawn McCall Pender

Published by admin on Tue, 10/29/2019 - 12:10pm

RENEA DAWN McCALL, 59, of Crosby, died on Oct. 24, 2019 at her home. 
Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home in Crosby.

Nancy J. Hawkins Obit

Published by admin on Tue, 10/29/2019 - 12:09pm

NANCY J. HAWKINS, 70, of Deerwood, passed away Friday, Oct. 25, 2019 in Cuyuna Regional Medical Center, Crosby.  She was born Feb. 23, 1949 in Aitkin to Damon and Florence (Duzan) Reynolds.  Nancy was united in marriage to Jim Hawkins on April 28, 1970 in Brainerd.  Nancy loved to scrapbook, crochet, crafts, going for rides, cooking, tending to her plants and especially spending time with her family.  She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
Nancy is preceded in death by her parents and sister, Debbie Reynolds.