Emblom Brenny Funeral Service

05/27/2026

Edith Arnold

Edith Marie (Gottsch) Arnold, 82 year old resident of the Pine Center/Hillman area died on Friday, May 22 at the Harmony House Assisted Living in Motley, MN. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, May 30 at 11:00 A.M. at Lakeview Community Church in Hillman, MN. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 P.M. on Friday, May 29 at Emblom Brenny Funeral Service in Pierz and from 10:00 A.M. until the hour of the service on Saturday at the church. The burial will be held in Dykeman Cemetery.

Edith Marie Gottsch was born in Waterbury, NE to the late Frank Raymond and Edna May (Imm) Gottsch. The family moved to the Baxter area when Edith was a young girl. She grew up in the Baxter area until the family moved to Pine Center. She lived in Pine Center for several years. Throughout her life she worked at the following places: Green Stamp Carlson Company in Maple Plain, MN and she was a nurse's assistant for Harding Place in Harding, MN and the State Hospital in Brainerd, MN. She enjoyed living in the country. Edith loved fishing, gardening, canning and freezing her produce, raising flowers, making cakes for all occasions and feeding and watching the wildlife. She was a faithful member of Lake View Community Church.

Left to cherish her memory are her son, David (Jody) Arnold; daughter, Debbie Arnold; brother, Steve (Joyce) Gottsch; grandchildren, Brandon (Amber) Arnold, Alyssa (significant other) Arnold, Kayla (Devon) Arnold; 9 great-grandchildren and fiancé, Duane Lintner of forty years.

She was preceded in death by her parents; baby brother, Frank; siblings, Shirley, Betty, Alice, Harry, Mabel and Arthur.

Emblom Brenny Funeral Service is Cherishing the Memory and Celebrating the Life of Edith.

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05/26/2026

Jerry P. Petersen

Jerry P. Petersen, 64-year-old resident of Little Falls, MN, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on May 24th. Caring for Jerry and his family is the Emblom Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls, MN.

Jerry was born on August 30, 1961, to the late George and Jean Petersen. He graduated high school in 1979 and later attended East Grand Forks Vo Tech in 1980 for truck driving. Jerry worked for Petersen Oil Company for many years before owning and operating his own trucking business, Jerry’s Trucking, from 1997-2004. He later continued his career driving for various trucking companies over the years.

Jerry was known for his great sense of humor, his love of joking around, and the way he could make people laugh wherever he went. In his free time, he loved riding motorcycles with friends and family, playing cards, and most of all spending time with his grandkids. He cherished every moment with the people he loved and truly enjoyed life’s simple moments surrounded by family and friends.

Jerry was preceded in death by his parents, George and Jean Petersen.

He is survived by Barb Petersen; his children, Sara (Travis) Wing and Jeremy Petersen; his beloved grandsons, Connor and Ryker Petersen; his siblings, Keith (Jeany) Petersen and Kay (Steve) Peloquin; and his grand pups, Abby, Nala, and Poppy. He also leaves behind many more cherished family members and friends.

Per Jerry’s wishes, there will be no formal service. Instead, Jerry wanted a living celebration of life, which was held on May 3rd.

He will be deeply missed, lovingly remembered, and forever carried in the hearts of all who knew him.

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05/19/2026

Happy Birthday to our Amazing funeral assistant Paul Kapsner. We appreciate you. Have a great day!

05/06/2026

The staff of Emblom Brenny Funeral Service was honored to participate in the 15th annual Little Falls Day of Caring! Thank you to everyone who helped out today!

05/06/2026

Emblom Brenny Funeral Service is Cherishing the Memory and Celebrating the Life of Leander.

05/06/2026

Emblom Brenny Funeral Service is Cherishing the Memory and Celebrating the Life of Audge.

05/04/2026

Greg Gammon

Gregory E. Gammon, 65-year-old resident of Little Falls, passed away on Friday, May 1, 2026 at the St. Cloud Hospital. A celebration of Greg’s life will be held on Friday, May 15, 2026 at Emblom Brenny Funeral Service. Visitation will begin at 2:00 p.m. with a service at 3:00 p.m. Greg will be laid to rest at Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery alongside his parents, George E. and Lois F. Gammon, and his brother, Kevin J. Gammon.

Greg was born on August 9, 1960, in Little Falls to George and Lois Gammon, their first-born child. Eventually he became big brother to four siblings. In his youth, he spent several summers on his grandparent’s dairy farm where he honed his tractor and truck driving skills, learned how to feed and milk cows, till fields, butcher chickens, bale hay and fight peat fires. As a teenager, Greg spent a great deal of time with the boys from West Side Recreation, putting a lot of miles on his 10-speed bike. In his late teens he worked on cars for Ray’s Body Shop until he was old enough to start bartending at the West Side Bar.

Greg met Cathy Theis in 1982 and the two eloped on November 10, 1988. Over the years, they turned their house into a home for themselves, along with about 12 cats, 10 dogs, and various other creatures. Greg would affectionately tease that he was constantly losing the battle for space and attention to their many four-legged friends. Spare time was spent hunting, fishing, shooting sporting clays, snowmobiling, 4-wheeling, organizing his garage and fixing things. Greg was a highly-skilled handyman. After several years of bartending, Greg eventually purchased a bar and grill in Sauk Rapids and renamed it Dusty’s Bar and Grill. Naturally, the bar was renamed after one of their dogs. Greg was known by many as a good guy and one of their favorite bartenders. The hours were long and the work was demanding, but he enjoyed serving others, cooking, cleaning (maybe not) and he cared deeply about the employees in a generous, protective way.

After he sold the bar, Greg began working with Pro-Tree Service in sales and promotion which took him to Chicago for several weeks out of the year. While ill and unable to travel, he focused on regaining his strength so he could return to the work he loved. His “work hard” and “play hard” approach to life mirrored that of his parents. In his final weeks and days of life, Greg spoke lovingly of his parents, family and friends.

Greg is survived by his life-partner, Cathy Theis and their beloved pets; sisters Lynelle (Darren), Roxanne (Kenneth), and brother David along with many nieces and nephews.

“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.”

--Winnie the Pooh

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05/01/2026

Charles Williams

Charles Williams, 72 year old resident of Little Falls, passed away at his home on Friday, May 1. A Celebration of life will be held on Friday, May 8 from 10:30-12:30 PM at Emblom Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls. A time of sharing will be held at 12:00 PM. The burial will take place at 1:00 P.M at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery north of Little Falls.

Charles C. Williams was born on December 3, 1953 in Baltimore, Maryland to the late Harry and Geraldine (Harvey) Williams. Charles lived in various states throughout his life as a military child. He served in the United States Air Force from November 16, 1972 until his honorable discharge on January 24, 1974. He was united in marriage to Sheryl Mohler on August 19, 2006 in an outside wedding at their home in Freedhem, MN. Charles was designer of wood. He loved to build things from scratch. He would always mention how forgiving the wood was. He had two wood shops one in Royalton, MN and and one in El Paso, TX called Pinederosa. he loved to travel the U.S. mostly by his motorcycle He loved the outdoors, watching things grow and feeding the birds, squirrels and chipmunks. Charles loved dancing and had a very infectious laugh. Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Sheryl Williams; step-sons, Jonathon (Megan) Selbitschka, Robert (Meredith) Selbitschka; sons, Chuck Williams and Sean (Katie) Williams; daughters, Gitanja Williams and Linsey Williams; grandchildren, Vincent Selbitschka and Olivia Selbitschka, Trevor Williams, Davin Williams; other relatives, Bishop Candace (Ron) Willis, Harry (Cynthia) Williams, Gerry (Debbie) Williams, Evelyn Peyton, Sincerice Williams, Michelle Williams and Clarence (Maria) Seay and many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Michael; niece, Theressa and many aunts and uncles.

Emblom Brenny Funeral Service is Cherishing the Memory and Celebrating the Life of Charles.

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05/01/2026

LeeAnn Doucette

LeeAnn Doucette, 79 year old resident of Little Falls, passed away on Friday, May 1st at Diamond Willow Assisted Living in Little Falls. A Memorial Mass will be held on Friday, May 8 at 11:30 A.M. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Little Falls with Father Ben Kociemba officiating. Visitation will be held from 10:30 A.M. until the hour of the service on Friday at the church. The burial will be held at Holy Family Catholic Cemetery in Belle Prairie.

LeeAnn Rose Doucette was born on January 16, 1947 in Little Falls to the late Lester and Dorothy (Berggren) Doucette. She was baptized at St. Mary's Catholic Church. She attended St. Joseph's Catholic School in Hopkins, Sacred Heart School in Flensburg and graduated from Little Falls Community School in 1965. She also attended Brown Institute of Broadcasting in Minneapolis, MN in 1979. After graduation LeeAnn worked for two years as a secretary at KLTF Radio in Little Falls. She then moved to Minneapolis where she worked for 10 years at the University of Minnesota Gopher Men's Athletic Department. In 1979, she returned to her "Dream Job" at KLTF as news reporter for 17 years. LeeAnn then took the reigns as Director of the Little Falls Fishing Museum for 10 years, retiring in 2009. She was very active in her parish and served on many community committees. In January 2011, LeeAnn was elected to the Little Falls City Council where she served her community proudly. She particularly enjoyed her "Grandma Time" volunteering for the Mothers of Pre-Schoolers Program. Lee Ann loved her Catholic faith, family, friends and promoting her hometown.

She is survived by her brother, Patrick Doucette; aunt, Dolores Tidd and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great nephews and many friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; siblings, Linda, Colleen, Mike and a nephew, Jesse.

Emblom Brenny Funeral Service is Cherishing the Memory and Celebrating the Life of Lee Ann.

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04/29/2026

Emblom Brenny Funeral Service is Cherishing the Memory and Celebrating the Life of Suzy.