Rita Gakin

1950 - 2025

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Brenny Family Funeral Chapel & Crematory Services - Baxter/Brainerd

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March 18, 2025

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Memorial Gathering

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Brenny Family Funeral Chapel

Baxter, MN

Brenny Family Funeral Chapel & Crematory Services - Baxter/Brainerd

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Rita Gakin Obituary

Rita Renae Gakin, 74, of Brainerd, passed away on March 18, 2025. She was born on October 27, 1950, to William and Francis (Kappes) Braunschweig.On July 23, 1977, Rita married the love of her life, Michael “Buck” Gakin, in Brainerd, MN. Together... Read Rita Gakin's Obituary