All Obituaries

Carole Joanne Brix, age 76 of Cuyuna died on June 19, 2022 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. She was born in Richmond, MN on January 30, 1946 to John and Hildegard (Arceneau) Lemke.  Carole married Lloyd Brix on February 5, 1964 in Minneapolis.  She was a retired employee of the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center with 25 years of service, and the Subway and Holiday in Crosby.  Carole was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church in...

Jerold L. Wood, age 80 of Emily died on June 20, 2022 at his home.  He was born in Minneapolis on January 18, 1942 to Stanley and Mercedes (Bienapfl) Wood.  Jerold was a U.S. Air Force veteran.  He was a retired Line Forman with Northwestern Bell Telephone Company.   Jerold is survived by one daughter, Roberta (Jim) Gau of New Ulm; one son, Robert (Darla) Wood of Albertville; one brother, Jim (Dorothy) Wood of Lakeville; two grandchildren, Aaron (Hanna)...

David Allen Bickford, age 64, of Crosby passed away on June 18, 2022, peacefully at Home with his family by his side.   David was born to Willard and Rose (Formanek) Bickford on November 19, 1957 in Crosby, MN.  He spent 16 years in the United States Navy as a Machinist Mate working on submarines.  He retired from the USS Maine where he is a plankowner.  He was part of 1 of 2 crews that christened and commissioned it into the Navy.   After...

Thomas Marvin Swensen, 80, of Emily, died Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Care Center in Crosby surrounded by his family. He was born July 15, 1941 in Willmar to Harriet and Charles “Phil” Swensen. He graduated from Swanville High School in 1959. He moved to Crosby in 1960 where he met his loving wife of 60+ years, Betty Moe. The couple married Aug. 4, 1961 and have four children. He worked as a linotype operator for the Crosby-Ironton Courier in...

Robert Gene “Bob” Severson, age 70 of Brainerd died on June 6, 2022 at his home.  He was born on April 18, 1952 in Austin, Minnesota to Maurice and Geraldine (Anderson) Severson. Bob married Louise Stahl on June 30, 1996 in Brainerd.  He was the owner and operator of Bob Severson Mobil Lock, was a member of Business Networking International and a former member of the Sertoma Club in Brainerd.   Bob is survived by his wife Louise; three sons, Dan...

Kelly Gene Avelsgard, age 62 of Deerwood passed away on May 22, 2022 at the St. Cloud Hospital, as of a result of a motorcycle accident.   He was born in Crosby on April 1, 1960 to Frank and Nellie (Adams) Avelsgard. He was a US Army veteran, serving from 1978 to 1989 as trainer. He attended the University of Louisville from 1986-1989. He became licensed in real estate in 1991 and led his own brokerages for 10 years. He was a staff member with ProSource from 2000-2011, serving...

Stanley Arthur Moore, 88, of Deerwood, MN died Thursday, June 2, 2022 at his home. He was born July 1, 1933 to John and Harta (Wheelock) Moore in Hennepin County, MN.     While attending high school, he transferred to a vocational school in Minneapolis.  His father was an instructor at what is now known as Dunwoody College of Technology where Stan attended and excelled while studying mechanics.     He started working for the United States Postal...

Stanley Edward Parvey, husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away on May 25.  Preceded in death by brothers Delmar and Art.  He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Ruth; brother Morris, sisters Marian and Helen, sister-in-law Jean; children Doug, Patricia (David Nypower), and Dale (Kimberly Olesen); many nieces, nephews, and extended family, including 5 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. On September 16, 1931, Stanley was born in a farm house...

Robert “Manzo” Perovich, age 86 of Crosby died on February 19, 2022 at Heartwood Senior Living in Crosby. He was born on October 19, 1935 in Crosby to George and Eva (Vranish) Perovich.  Bob graduated from the Crosby-Ironton High School, class of 1953.  He was a retired insurance agent, servicing Contractors. He spent 25 years in the insurance industry and also 20+ years in leadership positions in various organizations.  Manzo loved his...

Robert D. “Bob” Cooper Sr., age 91 of Deerwood died on April 4, 2022 at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby.  He was born on July 1, 1930 in Crosby to William and Ida (Papenfuss) Cooper.  Robert graduated from the Crosby-Ironton High School, class of 1950.  After high school he joined the U.S. Navy, he spent 4 years on the USS Midway.  On August 17, 1957 he was united in marriage with Kay L. Austin in Hager City,...