All Obituaries

Joel Brian Carlson age 56 of Duluth formerly of Fifty Lakes died at his home on February 11, 2019 from diabetic complications.  He was born on December 25, 1962 in Cambridge to Roger and Faye (Ranum) Carlson.  Joel was a switch installation technician for 32 years, serving AT&T Mobility, Siemens Stromberg-Carlson and NTT.  He was a member of the Fifty Lakes Sportsman’s Club, Crosslake Lutheran Church and the Cuyuna Range Rock...

Larry James Ladd, age 68, of Deerwood, MN, was born on September 14, 1950 and passed away on February 10, 2019.  Larry is survived by his wife, Lineya Ladd (nee Hansen) and his four daughters Jennifer Wiedell (Todd), Rachel Thissen (James), Sarah Good, and Rebecca Uehling. Larry was preceded in death by his mother, Catherine Ladd.  He is survived by his father, Virgil Ladd and five brothers and sisters: Paul Ladd (Stormy), David Ladd (Edie), Sharon Coulson (Royce),...

Earl William Bedard, 91, of Ironton, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 4, 2019, at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby, MN.  He was surrounded by his loving family.  Earl was born in Ironton on June 28, 1927, to William and Johanna Bedard.  He graduated from Crosby-Ironton High School in 1945 and joined the war effort, for which he was stationed with the Navy in New Orleans.After the war, Earl returned home to attend Crosby-Ironton Junior...

Marva D. Anderson age 76 of Outing died on February 2, 2019 at Regions Medical Center in St. Paul. She was born on February 11, 1942 in Minneapolis to Homer and Merlyn (Filbert) Busse. Marva married Gary Anderson on July 6, 1968 in Minneapolis.     Marva is survived by her husband Gary; one son, Matthew (Sarah) Tafoya-Anderson of Ramsey; one daughter, Dianna (Kevin) LeVesseur of Merrifield; one sister, Laurie (Dan) Stock of Maple Grove; one grandchild, Anika; two step...

Howard G. Emmert age 82 of Nokay Lake Township died on February 5, 2019 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby.  He was born on May 24, 1936 in Waukenabo Township, MN to Howard and Louise (Cook) Emmert.  Howard married Mary Lou Schmidt on August 18, 1959 in Anoka.  Howard is survived by his wife Mary Lou; one son, H. Grant (Alice) Emmert of Harrison, Arkansas; two daughters, Janis (Tommy) Mason of Hastings and Sherrie Finch of Mancelona, MI; two sisters,...

Roger A. Carlson age 81 of Crosby formerly of Fifty Lakes died on January 27, 2019 at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby.  He was born on September 10, 1937 in Minneapolis to Lewis Arthur and Violet Edith (Erickson) Carlson.  Roger married Faye Ranum on April 27, 1957 in Isanti.  He was a U.S. Air Force Veteran. Roger was a member of the Minnesota Telecomm Alliance with 35 years of service.  He was a member of Crosslake Lutheran Church,...

Bernice B. “Bea” Dangers age 84 of Crosby died at her home on January 21, 2019.  She was born on March 28, 1934 in Howard Lake to Albert and Lena (Hirsch) Greenhagen.  Bea married Arthur Dangers on October 23, 1952 in Watertown, SD.  She was a rural mail carrier with the U.S. Postal Service with 27 years of service.  She was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church, Iron Hub and the Emily Women’s Golf League.  Bea enjoyed...

Joseph Lewis Plut, Jr, age 82 of Crosby died on Thursday, January 17, 2019 at the Cuyuna Range Care Center in Crosby.  Joe was born on July 8, 1936 in Brainerd to Joseph and Anna (Satovich) Plut. He grew up in Crosby where he was a lifelong member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. He attended Franklin Grade School and graduated as valedictorian of the Crosby-Ironton High School class of 1954. He then attended Saint John's University in Collegeville, graduating in 1958 with...

Living life to the fullest Martha Czech Brady (95 years old) passed away peacefully on January 21, 2019 at the Heartwood Senior Living Community in Crosby, surrounded by family.   Martha was born in Bowlus, MN on February 18, 1923 to Ralph and Mary (nee Schwalba) Czech.  Martha was married to Nick Brady for 49 years until Nick’s death in 1993. Martha worked at Cedar Brook Manor in Deerwood for several years followed by the Cuyuna Range Medical Center where she...

Mary Brandt age 62 of Deerwood died on January 8, 2019 at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. She was born on May 3, 1956 in Moses Lake, Washington to Dominic and Bertha (Benke) Gosciewski.  Mary married Michael Brandt on February 18, 1989 in Payallup, WA.  She was a former employee of Ascensus in Brainerd.  Mary was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Crosby.   Mary is survived by her husband Michael; one son, David Brandt of...