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Patricia 'Patti' Burchill

...entire life in Brainerd. She graduated from Brainerd High School and began working for the PACE Program at Brainerd State Hospital. She then continued her education at Brainerd Vocational Technical School and completed the Medical Secretary Program...

http://brainerddispatch.com/obituary/2013-05-07/patricia-%E2%80%98patti%E2%80%99
This was Brainerd - Apr. 1

...retarded youngsters in Building 4 at the Brainerd State Hospital. The program is run by Dennis Martin, director of the public school program at the state hospital. 60 years ago (1953)Vince Kampmann, firing 100's...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/2013-03-31/was-brainerd-%E2%80%94-apr-1
Opinion
Faces of mental illness: Charly Niesen

...is a blessing I have," she said.Niesen was exposed to mental illness as a youngster, visiting her dad in the state hospital and alcohol treatment center. Growing up, she never quite felt she got the attention she needed. Between her dad's...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2013-04-05/faces-mental-illness-charly-niesen
News
Raymond 'Ray' Brusseau

...of Plant Operation Superintendent at the Brainerd State Hospital. He often talked about the wonderful group of guys...retirement, Ray volunteered one day a week at the state hospital until it closed. Ray belonged to the Knights of Columbus...

http://brainerddispatch.com/obituary/2013-03-04/raymond-%E2%80%98ray%E2%80%99-br
Mary 'Mary Beth' Gustafson

...of science degree in music education. For 27 years, Mary Beth was a behavioral health therapist for the Brainerd State Hospital and for seven years, she worked as a bailiff in Crow Wing County. Mary Beth enjoyed music, playing the organ and...

http://brainerddispatch.com/obituary/2013-03-15/mary-%E2%80%98mary-beth%E2%80%99
Lenore V. Anderson

...married Lee Anderson on Dec. 27, 1946. She worked as a RN for St. Joseph's Hospital and retired from the Brainerd State Hospital. Lenore was an active member of First Lutheran Church. She loved many activities: hunting, fishing, traveling...

http://brainerddispatch.com/obituary/2013-03-22/lenore-v-anderson
Marie Lind

...1923, in Fairfield Township, Minn., to Gus and Emma (Wood) Eastham. She was a retired aide at the Brainerd State Hospital. Marie was a member of the Immanual Lutheran Church in Crosby. Survivors included one son, Michael (Rene') Lind...

http://brainerddispatch.com/obituary/2013-04-02/marie-lind
No. 10 - Dick Endres dies

...man spent his career working with people with developmental disabilities, transitioning from a job at the Brainerd State Hospital to the establishment of a private, nonprofit corporation that bought 140 acres of land on Sylvan Lake. As the camp's...

http://brainerddispatch.com/extra/2012-12-21/no-10-dick-endres-dies
Extra
Development project considered for Ah-Gwah-Ching

...development at the site, according to Administrator Robert Yochum.If the county sells any of its holdings on the former state hospital site, Yochum reminded the board, the county's purchase agreement with the state calls for all proceeds after costs...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2013-01-08/development-project-considered-ah-gw
News
Anderson topped the list of quality school board members

...Brainerd Warriors football coach Ron Stolski said when he arrived in Brainerd in 1975 the team had to practice at the old state hospital grounds. He credited Anderson's vision with the eventual establishment of the current lower athletic site."Babe...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2013-01-09/anderson-topped-list-quality-school-
News

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