Obituaries

Gene W. Peterson, 83

Gene W. Peterson, 83

Gene Peterson, a resident of the Upsala area, died peacefully Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, at his home. Funeral services were held Friday, Feb. 17, at Community Covenant Church in Upsala, with Pastor Anna Payne and Craig Johnson officiating. Burial with full military honors was held in Lakeview Cemetery in Grey Eagle. Gene was born to  Read more »

Shirley Yasgar, 77

Shirley Yasgar, 77

Shirley Yasgar, a resident of Little Falls, formerly of Casper, Wy.,  passed away Feb. 14, 2012. Services will held at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery, near Little Falls, Feb. 17, at 10 a.m. Survivors include daughter, Nancy Yasgar Denke and husband Kenneth, children, Zachary and Kari Lynn; son, Thomas E. Yasgar, wife Josine and children,  Read more »

Elizabeth Stegora, 90

Elizabeth Stegora, 90

Elizabeth Rose Stegora passed away  Feb. 13, 2012, in Brainerd. A Mass of Christian Burial was held Thursday, Feb. 16, at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in Brainerd.  Interment was at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery, Little Falls. Elizabeth was born Dec. 21, 1921, in Elmdale,  to Frank and Stella Firkus.  Elizabeth married Frank Stegora Feb.  Read more »

Bryan Anderson, 64

Bryan Anderson, 64

Bryan Anderson, passed away at the St. Cloud VA Care Center  Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. A memorial service will be held on Friday, February 17th, at 1:30 PM, at the Camp Ripley Chapel. Visitation will begin at 12:00. Burial will be at the Minnesota State Veteran’s Cemetery. Bryan was born June 23, 1948, in Brainerd,   Read more »

Duane Fautsch, 54

Duane Fautsch, 54

Duane Fautsch, a resident of Opole, died suddenly in his home Feb. 11, 2012. A Mass of Christian burial celebrating the life of Duane was held Wednesday, Feb. 15,  at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in Opole, with Father Mark Stang officiating. Burial took place in the parish cemetery following the service. Duane  Read more »

Reverend John Wilfrid Eccleston

Reverend John Wilfrid Eccleston

Father Eccleston died Feb. 9, 2012, at St. Benedict’s Senior Community, St. Cloud. The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at the Sacred Heart Chapel, St. Francis Convent, Little Falls, Wednesday with The Most Reverend John F. Kinney presiding. Burial was in the St. Francis Convent Cemetery, Little Falls. Reverend John Wilfrid Eccleston was born  Read more »

Gertrude Boser, 92

Gertrude Boser, 92

Gertrude Boser, a resident of Onamia,  passed away Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, at the Mille Lacs Long Term Care Center in Onamia. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Onamia. Burial will be in Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery. A visitation will be  Read more »

JoAnn Kosovich

JoAnn Mildred Kosovich died Thursday, Feb. 9, 2011. JoAnn lived in Hibbing, for 50 years before moving to assisted living at Highland Senior Living in Little Falls in April, 2011. Mildred Joann Urdahl, known as “JoAnn” for most of her life, was born May 19, 1935, near Mahnomen. Her parents were Selmer and Evina Urdahl.  Read more »

Louis ‘Louie’ Filippi, 91

Louis ‘Louie’  Filippi, 91

Louis “Louie” Filippi, a resident of Little Falls,  passed away Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, at St. Gabriel’s Hospital in Little Falls. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, February 16 at 11:30 A.M. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Little Falls, MN with Rev. Nick Landsberger officiating. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.  Read more »

Elizabeth Becker, 97

Elizabeth Becker, 97

Elizabeth M. Becker, a resident of Pierz, passed away, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012, at the Pierz Villa in Pierz. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday Feb. 14 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Pierz with Father Gerald Dalseth officiating. Visitation will be held Monday, Feb. 13  from 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.  Read more »

Sylvester Wotzka, 89

Sylvester Wotzka, 89

Sylvester “Syl” Wotzka, a resident of Little Falls, died Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, at his home in Little Falls. A Mass of Christian Burial was held Saturday at Our Lady Lourdes Catholic Church in Little Falls, with Fr. Mark Innocenti officiating. Burial was in Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery in Flensburg. Military Rites were conducted by  Read more »

Delmar Bauers, 80

Delmar Bauers, 80

Delmar “Del” Bauers, a resident of Little Falls, passed away Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, at the St. Cloud Hospital. Mass of Christian Burial was held Monday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Little Falls, with Fr. Mark Innocenti officiating. Interment with military honors was in the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery north of Little  Read more »

Mary Rose (Zimmerman) Brooks, 73

Mary Rose  (Zimmerman) Brooks, 73

Mary Rose (Zimmerman) Brooks, of Park Rapids,  formally of the Little Falls area, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, at her residence near Park Rapids. A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, February 10, 2012 at 11:30 AM at Joy Christian Center in Sauk Rapids/St. Cloud, MN.  There will be a visitation held on Friday  Read more »

David H. Brown, 78

David H. Brown, 78

David H. Brown,  a resident of Foley, died Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, at his home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, February 9, 2012 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Morrill. The Rev. Timothy Wenzel will officiate. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday  Read more »

Ronald J. Nelson, 84

Ronald J. Nelson, 84

Ronald J. Nelson, a resident of Little Falls, passed away Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, at the St. Otto’s Care Center in Little Falls. Funeral services were held Tuesday, at Zion Lutheran Church in Little Falls, with the Rev. Gary Hendrickson officiating. Burial was at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery north of Little Falls. Military Rites  Read more »