All Obituaries

Daniel Alan Stirewalt, age 58 of Crosby died on December 19, 2019 at his home. He was born on May 15, 1961 in Silver Creek, NY to Clarence “Jim” and Betty (Christensen) Stirewalt.   Daniel is survived by his wife, Leilani Stirewalt of Crosby; four sons, Joshua (Katharine) Sharpe of New Brighton, Noah (Melanie) Sharpe-Stirewalt of Ironton, James and Daniel Alexander Stirewalt of Crosby; one daughter, Breanna Stirewalt of Crosby; one brother, Jerry (Uli) Stirewalt of...

LeRoy Jerome Sanvig, age 81 died on January 14, 2020 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby.  He was born on June 15, 1938 in Starbuck to Ole and Sina (Dishong) Sanvig.  LeRoy married Yvonne Bartel on April 5, 1958 in Crosby.  He was a retired Potlatch employee with 28 years of service.   LeRoy is survived by his wife, Yvonne; four sons, LeRoy Jr. (Joanne VanVickle) Sanvig of Crosby, Dennis Sanvig of Crosby, William Sanvig of Deerwood and Thomas...

Carol E. Calkins, age 87 of Bay Lake Township died on January 16, 2020 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby.  She was born on January 20, 1932 in Wibaux, MT to John and Stella (Pierce) Woods.  Carol married Gene Calkins on October 13, 1951 in Wibaux, MT.  She attended the Cascade United Methodist Church in Deerwood.  Carol was a former longtime leader for the Bay Lake 4-H Club.  Formerly she was employed as aid with Woodland Acres...

Dorothy H. Vukelich, age 75 of Crosby died on January 16, 2020 at her home.  She was born on June 7, 1944 in Crosby to George and Mary (Radinovich) Vukelich.     Dorothy is survived by two sons, Scott Kugel of Brainerd and Robert (Angie) Kugel of Aitkin; six brothers, George (Sue) Vukelich Jr. of Deerwood, James (Lollie) Vukelich of Pillager, Joseph (Debbie) Vukelich of Fort Myers, FL, Frank (Kathy) Vukelich of White Salmon, WA, Greg (Denise) Vukelich of Emily and...

Christopher James McClure, age 35, passed away of pneumonia and sepsis on Sunday, January 19, 2020, at North Memorial Hospital in Minneapolis. Cris was charismatic, known and loved for his quirky sense of humor and contagious grin.  He loved historical movies, documentaries, and current events and was always ready to share a bit of trivia.  After a long struggle with his health and addiction, Cris was committed to staying sober and spending more time with his family and...

Barbara Jean Carstens, age 72, of Outing, MN passed away peacefully with her family on January 9th, 2020 at her home.  She was born on June 5th, 1947 in St. Paul, Minnesota to Glen and Patricia (Tallant) Mechelke. The family lived in St. Paul until they moved to Outing, Minnesota in 1949 and started Birch Bay Lodge on Lake Washburn.    She was a graduate of Northland High School class of 1965. She married Larry Carstens on February 15, 1968 in Wassau, Oregon. She was a...

Odean W. “Odie” Gottlieb, age 65 of Ironton died on January 10, 2020 at his home.  He was born on July 9, 1954 in Minneapolis to Orville and Margaret (Syreen) Gottlieb.  Odie married Colleen DeVos Chandler on December 27, 1997 in Brainerd.  He was a former Ironton Fireman, a former employee of Davis and Douglas Engineering in Deerwood and was the former owner and operator of Odie’s Bar and Grill in Ironton.  Odie was a Nascar Fanatic...

Lester ”Fuzzy”, “Springy” Rono Jr., age 55 of Crosby died unexpectedly on January 18, 2020 in St. Cloud.  He was born on November 4, 1964 in LaCrosse, WI to Lester and Linda (Wynn) Rono Sr.  Lester was an over the road truck driver, often times he would be away for long periods of time.  With his travels he saw and shared about the beautiful scenery, wildlife and anything driving millions of miles provided. Lester was well liked or loved...

Joyce B. Trefethen, age 92 of Crosby died at Heartwood Senior Living in Crosby on January 1, 2020.  She was born on January 1, 1928 in Minneapolis to Leonard and Alma (Rasmussen) Anderson.  Joyce married Elmer Trefethen on September 28, 1946 in St. Paul.  She was a retired LPN at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center and volunteered at the care center as an accompanist for the Sing-a-longs.  She was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Crosby...

Bernice Ellen Larson, age 102 of Longville, formerly of Hopins passed away peacefully after a short illness on January 13, 2020 at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby.  She was born on July 29, 1917 in Minneapolis to Hilding and Theresa (Skoglund) Orterstrom.  Bernice loved living in Longville close to her chick-a-dees after her retirement.   Bernice is survived by two sons, David Larson and Gregg (Bev) Larson; three grandchildren, Brad (Heather) Larson,...