January 2021

Jerrold "Jerry" Carl Tunquist Obit

Published by admin on Tue, 01/12/2021 - 9:35am

JERROLD "JERRY" CARL TURNQUIST, the son of Ruth and Mauritz Turnquist of Deerwood died on Dec. 11, 2020 at the age of 75.  He served with the United States Airforce in Vietnam.
He was predeceased by his parents.
Surviving are one brother and sister-in-law, Kenneth and Phyllis Turnquist of North Pole, AK; and three sisters and brothers-in-law: Judith and Jim Malsam of Woodruff, SC, Maxine and Leslie Williams of Longview, TX and Arloine and Carroll Fuhr of Stillwater.   
A short graveside service was held Dec. 18 at the Snake River Cemetery, Becker.  

 

Donna Peterson Obit

Published by admin on Tue, 01/12/2021 - 9:34am

DONNA M. PETERSON, 85, of Edgewood Vista Assisted Living in Brainerd, died Dec. 13, 2020. Born Sept. 1, 1935 in Swatara to Elmer and Alice (Parker) Olds, she married Charles A. Peterson on Jan. 10, 1955 in Cadott, WI.
She worked many, many years in Crosby at Our Own Hardware then Coast-to-Coast (later named True Valu). She was known as the local "Hardware Queen" and the preferred 'go-to' for all your hardware needs! After retiring from work, she kept herself busy with the Cuyuna Range Elementary School   adopt-a-grandparent program, crocheting,  gardening and walking.