All Obituaries

Alice Mae Swanson age 74 of Deerwood died unexpectedly on July 27, 2018 at the Custer Regional Hospital in Custer, SD.  She was born on December 16, 1943 in Hutchinson to Theodore and Martha (Wendorff) Schlueter.  She married Donald Ray Swanson on October 19, 1963 in St. Paul.  Alice and Don lived in Roseville until 1966 when they moved to Crosby. After purchasing land in 1966 they move to Deerwood.  Alice raised their children while Don worked with...

Theodore Keith “Ted” Kellerman age 90 of Crosby died on August 8, 2018 at his home. He was born on September 30, 1927 in Aitkin, Township to John and Margaretta (Meyer) Kellerman.  Ted was a WWII Navy veteran.  He was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church of Cedarbrook.  He was also a member of the Mystic Masonic Lodge, Aitkin, the Scottish Rite and Shrine of Chattanooga, TN, was past Master of Blyth-Needles Lodge #473, Blyth, CA and the...

James Isaac Albie age 69 of Merrifield died on August 13, 2018 with his family by his side.  James fought a courageous and dignified battle with cancer.  He was born on January 27, 1949 in Crosby to Richard and Irma (Talvitie) Albie.  Jim was a Crosby-Ironton High School graduated, class of 1967.  He was U.S. Marine Corp veteran serving during the Vietnam era.  He was a retired employee of Potlatch Corp. with 29 ½ years of...

Ralph T. “Slim” Olson Sr. age 89 of Crosby died at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby on August 2, 2018.  He was born in Crosby on June 29, 1929 to Joseph and Emma (Seguin) Olson. Slim was a Korean Army Veteran.  He married Gwendolyn Belle Ferguson on October 24, 1981 in Crosby. Slim was a former employee of Woodland Container and Scorpion Snowmobile.   Slim is survived by his wife of 37 years Gwen; one son, Ralph (Mary) Olson Jr. of Crosby;...

Clarence “Jim” Stirewalt age 86 of Deerwood died on August 9, 2018 at his home.  He was born on August 29, 1931 in Crosby to Clarence J. and Ruth (Chenevert) Stirewalt.  Jim was a Korean War Air Force veteran.  He was a member of the Walter Scott Erickson American Legion Post #557, Deerwood and the Garrison VFW. Jim is survived by his wife, Betty;  two sons; Daniel (Leilani) Stirewalt of Crosby and Jerry (Uli) Stirewalt of Brainerd; three...

Jean I. French (Larimer) was embraced by the arms of Jesus on Tuesday, June 5. She was surrounded by family at Good Shepherd Hospice of Auburndale, FL. Jean called Ohio home, but lived the last three years in Florida with her high school sweetheart, Brad Wolfe. Jean was active in many service organizations her entire life: Maumee Rainbow Assembly as Worthy Advisor and Mother Advisor, Maumee Eastern Stars as Worthy and Deputy Grand Matron, Ladies Shrine, and Mother Advisor for Fallen Timbers...

Marlys Jean Ravnik age 90 of Crosby, died at her daughter’s home in Crosby.  Marlys was born in Cuyuna to Gustav and Sadie (Palm) Steinke. She graduated from Crosby Ironton High School and worked in Duluth as a phone operator and as a dental assistant in Crosby. Marlys married Jacob Ravnik in Seward Alaska.  Living in remote areas of Alaska raising two girls was a challenging experience for her but she created a happy, care-free adventure for her...

John Leslie (Oman) Orr age 81 of Deerwood died peacefully at home on June 18, 2018.  John was born May 9, 1937 to Dorothy Oman.  He graduated from the Minneapolis Vocational High School. He served eight years in the National Guard.  John was the Local and international business representative for Lathers Local 190 from 1970 until he retired in 1995.  He was well respected by his peers for instituting a pension fund for Lathers, among many other...

Kaye N. Krein age 69 of Mora passed away on July 16, 2018 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis with Dan at her side.  She was born on March 4, 1949 in Crosby to James and Gladys (Bodle) Van Horn.  Kaye married Daniel Krein on June 28, 1975 in Ossipee.    Kaye is survived by her husband, Dan; two sons, Skyler “Eric” Krein of Elk River, Donald (Sandy) Krein of St. Louis Park; one daughter, Sherre’ (Jeffrey Sr.) Andrade of Honolulu, Hawaii ;...

JoAnn Evonne Kehl age 81 of Crosby died on July 15, 2018 at Aitkin Health Services.  She was born on August 11, 1936 in Duluth to Melvin and Violet (Myhrman) Rude.  JoAnn married Donald Kehl on May 25, 1957 in Aitkin.  She graduated from the Aitkin High School, class of 1954.  She was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Crosby.   JoAnn is survived by her husband, Donald; one son, Thomas Kehl of Crosby; one sister, Diane Phillips of...