Apr 3, 2021
MINNETONKA Brian Harold Nettifee, 63, of Minnetonka, Minn., formerly of Fairmont, Minn., earned his angel wings on Wednesday, March 31, 2021, at the Landings Care Center in Minnetonka, after a brave battle with cancer. Brian’s life and legacy brought us all lessons, allowed us to see faith in action, and offered many the opportunity to learn from him in so many ways. Crescent Tide Cremation Services are assisting with the arrangements.
Brian was born July 30, 1957, in Fairmont, Minn., the oldest son of the late Mary Charlene Nettifee (mother-2014) and Carl Clifford Nettifee, (father-1993). Brian graduated from Fairmont High School in 1975 and attended Granite Falls Vocational Technical Institute and Albert Lea Vocational Technical Institute. Brian always maintained an incredible ability to retain details, and he used these skills in many positions he held during his life, from the sales of Grit Newspapers, Fairmont Sentinel, and Minneapolis Tribune, to the managem