All Obituaries

Yvonne T. Olson age 89 of Deerwood died on December 1, 2018 at her home.  She was born in Chicago, IL to Joseph and Isabelle (Schelling) Gagnon. Yvonne married Arthur Olson in Hibbing on July 30, 1949.     Yvonne is survived by one son, Howard Olson of Deerwood; two daughters, Jennifer Olson of Hills, IA and Linda (Mike) Moran of Brainerd; 2 brothers, Clement (Irma) Gagnon of Brainerd and Wallace (Ginette) Gagnon of Torrance, CA; one sister, Jeanette Cuchetto...

Donald G. Rhodes age 85 of Cuyuna formerly of Bay Lake died at his home on November 19, 2018 after a battle with prostate cancer.  He was born in Minneapolis on June 13, 1933 to Abdon and Della (Olson) Rhodes.  He was a U.S. Navy veteran.  He graduated from Minnehaha Academy, class of 1951 and the U of M School of Business, class of 1955. Don married Barbara Krieger on July 3, 2006 at Bay Lake.  He was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church in...

James Edward Johnson age 80 of Deerwood died on December 1, 2018 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby.  He was born on February 23, 1938 in Crosby to John and Eva (Sanderson) Johnson.  Jim was a Crosby-Ironton High School graduate, class of 1956.  He was a U.S. Army National Guard, Crosby and U.S. Navy veteran.  He owned and operated Johnson Oil, Crosby.  Jim enjoyed working for Bodega Pizza Parlor and Addie’s Attic both in...

Tomoko Wasserbauer age 79 of Crosby died on November 24, 2018 at Aitkin Health Services. She was born in Odate, Japan on May 9, 1939 to Tatsugoro and Kiyo Okawa.  Tomoko married Anthony Wasserbauer on July 1, 1969 in Sapporo, Japan. She was a member of the Aitkin VFW Auxillary.     Tomoko is survived by two sons, Mark (Norma) Wasserbauer of Duluth and John Wasserbauer of Browerville; one daughter, Judy Conner of Crosby; five grandchildren and one great...

Jean D. Tuve age 71 of Crosby died on November 22, 2018 at Viewcrest Health Care Center in Duluth.  She was born in Aitkin on February 2, 1947 to Lester and Doris (Yotter) Carr.   She married Allen Tuve on September 16, 1972 in Duluth.     Jean is survived by her husband, Allen; one brother, Jim Carr of Emily; three sisters, Marilyn Barnstorf of Emily, Lorraine (Ron) Carlson of Duluth, and Marlys Carr of Baxter and many nieces and...

Patricia Ann Bourassa age 80 of Crosslake died on November 16, 2018 at Essentia St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Brainerd.  She was born in Rochester on August 31, 1938 to Clement and Margaret (Donahue) LaBarre. Pat married L. Mick Bourassa on November 28, 1959 in Rochester.  She was a former receptionist at Charter House in Rochester, retired secretary at St. Francis Catholic School in Rochester.   She was a member of the Immaculate Heart Catholic...

Lee J. Chambers age 69 of Remer died on November 4, 2018 at his home.  He was born in Crosby on July 21, 1949 to Leo and Caroline (Padjen) Chambers. Lee was employed with the Crow Wing Highway Department with 23 years of service.  He was a U.S. Vietnam Army veteran.  He was a member of the Myrin-James American Legion Post #443, Ironton.  Lee was an avid hunter and loved spending time with his family. Lee is survived by his wife, Sharon; one daughter,...

Mary Alice McCutchan (nee: Spruill) age 89, of Crosby died on November 10, 2018 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby.  She was born in North Carolina on November 16, 2018 to Noah and Mae (Furlough) Spruill. The oldest of 8, she cared for those younger, helped in family businesses, then went to work for Western Union in Norfolk, Virginia.  It was there that she met, and later married a young sailor named Thomas Blaine McCutchan.  They relocated to...

Molly F. Milberry age 89 of Crosby died on October 23, 2018 at Heartwood Senior Living in Crosby.  She was born on November 29, 1928 in Ely, MN to Joseph and Mary (Stefan) Gotchnik. Molly attended school in Ely until she moved to Crosby when she was 15 to help her aunt, Molly Domin, run her boarding house for miners. She graduated from the Crosby-Ironton High School.  Molly married Joseph “Bud” Milberry in Crosby on March 29, 1947.  She worked as a...

Alvin P. “Al” Goplen age 68 of Crosby died on October 22, 2018 at Aicota Health Care Center in Aitkin. He was born on August 14, 1950 in Milaca to Alvin and Virginia (Maxner) Goplen.  He was employed with his family’s Goplen Trailor Park and Camp Ground on the South Shores of Lake Mille Lacs.  Al enjoyed spending time in the company of his friends.   Al is survived by one son, Joseph (Sara) Marchel of Plymouth and one sister, Meredith...