All Obituaries

Dale C. Monson, age 98 of Irondale Township died on November 21, 2020 at his home.  He was born on September 3, 1922 in Riverton to Ole and Minnie (Anderson) Monson.  He was a WWII Navy veteran.  Dale married Marjorie Holsapple on July 16, 1940 in Brainerd.  He was a retired employee with Burlington Northern in Brainerd.  He was a member of the Myrin-James American Legion Post #443, Ironton and attended the Bible Baptist Church in...

William Daniel “Dan” Harrison Jr., age 90 of Crosby died at his home on November 19, 2020.  He was born on September 4, 1930 in Brainerd to William and Mabel (Bellefeuille) Harrison. Dan married Bernita Palm on June 7, 1953 in Crosby.  He was a U.S. Navy veteran.  Dan was a retired carpenter with Deblock Construction giving 41 years of service and a retired Crosby Fireman with 31 years of service. He was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church in...

Allan J. Franz, age 74 of Crosby died on November 16, 2020 at Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby.  He was born in Aitkin on February 25, 1946 to John and Loretta (Zigan) Franz.  Allan was a retired employee of the Grand Casino Mille Lacs Lake with 20 years of service.  He was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Crosby. Allan is survived by one brother, Ted (Julie) Franz of Pillager; five sisters, Rosemary Barnes of Brainerd, Nancy (Terry)...

Bruce A. “Bud” Nelson, age 79 of Deerwood died on November 11, 2020 at his home in Deerwood. He was born on August 20, 1941 in Brainerd to John and Veronica (Filla) Nelson. Bud was a U.S. Army veteran. He was a retired Mechanical Engineer with Soo Line Railroad, Burlington Northern Railroad, Rescar and Livingston Rebuilt Center Railroads with 32 years of service. Bud was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Crosby, the Cuyuna Range Knights of Columbus, and the...

Joyce Marie Mattsen, 70 of Crosby, passed away on November 18, 2020 at Abbott Northwestern after her life was cut short from Covid-19. She was born August 10, 1950 to Alfred and Gladys (Olson) Van Vickle. After graduating Crosby High School in 1968, she obtained her LPN license. Truly dedicated to nursing, she enrolled into the former Brainerd Junior College and participated in the first ever AD Nursing Program earning her RN. With hardwork and determination, Joyce graduated with...

Louis K. Heyn, age 81 of Emily died on November 6, 2020 at Aitkin Health Services in Aitkin.  He was born on November 20, 1938 in Moose Lake to Fred and Amelia (Hintz) Heyn. Louis is survived by two son, Ken Heyn of Emily and Mark (Carolyn) Heyn of Brainerd; one daughter, Tina Charpentier of Hackensack; three brothers, Fred (Bernadine) Heyn of Sweeny, TX, John Heyn of Moose Lake, and Mike (Jane) Heyn of Ottawa, KS; three sisters, Lois Schlampp of Eden Prairie, Kay Watson of...

Seth Davis, age 42 of Deerwood died on November 1, 2020.  He was born on January 21, 1978 in Crosby. He graduated from the Crosby-Ironton High School, class of 1996.   Seth is survived by two daughters, Tierney Davis of Deerwood and Alexis Davis of Pequot Lakes; his mother and step father, Robin and Dale Kaiser of Deerwood; and special companion, Lynn Katzenberger of Pequot Lakes. A Memorial Gathering will be held on Friday from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Friday, November 6,...

Kenneth S. Snook, age 68 of Crosby died on October 31, 2020 at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby.  He was born on November 19, 1951 in St. James to Donald and Florence (Strenge) Snook. Ken married Cecilia Rogers on November 30, 1985 in Crosby.  He was a retired employee of Mills Fleet Farm in Brainerd with 25 years of service.  He was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Crosby. Ken is survived by his wife, CeCe; one son, Max Snook of Crosby;...

Shirley M. (Anderson) Wischmann, age 81 of Deerwood and formerly of Brooklyn Park died on November 5, 2020 at her home.  She was born on October 6, 1939 in Duluth to Arne and Emma (Kohler) Johnson.  Shirley married Kenneth Wischmann on October 8, 2000 in Deerwood. Shirley is survived by her husband, Ken; one son, Jeff (Connie) Anderson of Ramsey; and two grandchildren. Preceding Shirley in death are her parents, her 1st husband, David Anderson; two daughters, Traci...

Carol Ann Lehti Cardille, age 85 of Nashwauk passed away on November 3, 2020 at Diamond Willow in Baxter.  She was born on January 26, 1935 to Aaro and Aili (Airaksinen) Lehti.  Carol graduated from the Greenway High School and went on to work for the Greenway School District.  She married Jacob Cardille on July 14, 1956.  Carol retired as manager of the Nashwauk Federal Credit Union.  She was a faithful Catholic and a parishioner of St....