Dr. Joseph Dudding, D.D.S., passed away peacefully on December 22, 2022 at the age of 83, at his home with his wife, Susan, by his side. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, January 27, 2023 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Brainerd. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior to services for a visitation, followed by lunch and fellowship. Internment with committal service will be held in the spring at the MN State Veterans Cemetery at Camp Ripley in Little Falls.
Col. Theodore (Ted) S. Silva (US Army Ret), a long-time resident of Crosslake MN, died on Thursday, Dec 22, 2022 of complications from COVID-19. Ted was born Aug. 26, 1934 in Newton, MA, to his father, Mr. Theodore R. Silva of Provincetown, MA, and mother, Rosemary Scott of Newton. He lived in Quincy, MA with his parents and younger brother Charles until enrolling at Northeastern University in Boston, in 1952, where he majored in English and Journalism. He earned a partial ROTC scholarship while at Northeastern and earned a commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Army upon his graduation in 1956.