Yvonne Alma Sanvig
Aug 28, 2026
Yvonne Alma Sanvig, age 87 of Ironton, passed away at Vitality Living in Aitkin on August 28, 2026. She was born on April 30, 1939 in Rice to Richard and Myrte (Haffner) Bartel. Yvonne married LeRoy Sanvig on April 5, 1958 in Crosby.
She was a former housekeeper and laundry employee at Ruttger's Bay Lake Lodge.
Yvonne is survived by four sons,...
James Paul Hill
Aug 19, 2026
James Paul Hill, age 87 of Brainerd, passed away at his home on August 19, 2026. Jim was born in Skowhegan, Maine on December 27,1938, the son of Bibian and Joseph Hill.
Jim attended a one room schoolhouse to start his first grade. He later, as a teen, attended school in the country of Jordan as a dependent while his father...
Julia Ann "Julie" Allord
Aug 19, 2026
Julia Ann “Julie” (Larson) Allord, age 70 of Brainerd, passed away on August 19, 2026 at the Fairview University of Minnesota Hospital in Minneapolis. She was born on May 25, 1956 in Breckenridge to John Fredrick and Mary Lou (Nold) Larson.
Julie was a retired employee of Essentia St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Brainerd and Brainerd Medical Center. She was a...
Jay Douglas Gibson
Aug 18, 2026
Jay Douglas Gibson, age 79 of Deerwood, passed away on August 18, 2026 at VA Healthcare System in St. Cloud. He was born on December 20, 1946 in Minneapolis to Ernst and Marguerite (Hatcher) Gibson.
Jay was a U.S. Army veteran serving in Vietnam. He married Jeanie Walker on November 15, 2019 in Deerwood. Jay was an avid fisherman and pool...
Harvey James Erickson
Aug 16, 2026
Harvey James Erickson, age 95, of Turtle Lake, passed away peacefully on August 16, 2026, surrounded by his family. Born November 2, 1930, to Jacob and Ester (Jenson) Erickson, Harvey was raised primarily by his grandparents on their farm near Osakis, Minnesota.
Harvey proudly served his country as a Corporal in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War. He...
Arnold G. "Arnie" Johnson
Aug 10, 2026
Arnold G. “Arnie” Johnson, age 86 of Crosby, passed away on August 10, 2026 at the Heartwood Care Center in Crosby. He was born in Brainerd on September 7, 1939 to Herman and Lavina (Klappenbach) Johnson.
Arnie was a Minnesota National Guard veteran serving from 1956 to 1964. He was a former Crosby Police Officer. He was a member of the...
Letty Lee Henderson
Aug 7, 2026
Letty Lee Henderson peacefully passed away on Aug.7, 2026 at Heartwood Senior Living in Crosby, MN. She was born on September 8,1944 in Pensacola, FL. Letty Lee was proud to call Grand Rapids, MN her hometown and graduated from Greenway High School, Coleraine in 1962.
Preceding Letty in death are her parents Letty C. Prigge and Earl D. Henderson.
Letty Lee is...
Doris Jean Landree
Aug 1, 2026
Doris Jean Landree, age 78, of Crosby, passed away at Heartwood Care Center in Crosby on August 1, 2026. She was born on February 21, 1948, in Kirwin, Kansas to Jessie and Marietta (Cottrill) Westbrook. Doris married David Landree on April 29, 1972 in Philipsburg, Kansas.
Doris was a retired secretary for Charles Barnum Law Office in Crosby, where she was...
Harvey Jay Chamberlin
Jul 27, 2026
Harvey was born on November 26th, 1935 to Harvey and Janice Chamberlin in a little town called Roscoe, Nebraska. Harvey often shared the tale of his birth, how he was born in the back of that small town grocery store. The Chamberlin name is still posted at the top of that vacant store today. Harvey’s father was a pastor, the...
Benjamin Alexander Braff
Jul 26, 2026
Benjamin Alexander Braff, age 41 of Crosby, passed away at his home on July 26, 2026. He was born in Crosby on March 8, 1985 to Charles Braff and Sandra Sasse.
Ben was a Crosby-Ironton High School Graduate, class of 2003. He was an a U.S. Marine Corp Veteran, serving with an aircraft fire fighting unit. He was a former member...
Margaret Ann "Peggy" Beseman
Jul 22, 2026
Margaret Ann “Peggy” Beseman, age 79 of Aitkin, passed away at her home on July 22, 2026. She was born on May 13, 1947 in Crosby to Gustav and Ann (Lapp) Beseman.
Peggy was a retired Para-Professional serving Brained School District 181 for 32 years. She was a former Nursing Assistant with Cedarbrook Manor in Deerwood. She was a member of...
Robert Lee Himmelright
Jul 9, 2026
Robert Lee “Bob” Himmelright passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2026, in Deerwood, MN. Bob was born to Clara (Grife) and Aaron Himmelright in a log cabin built by his father on April 15, 1934, in Nary, MN. He went to grade school and junior high at a small schoolhouse in Nary and graduated from Bemidji High School. During high...
Jeannette Carol Fairbanks
Jul 5, 2026
Jeannette Carol Fairbanks, age 90 of Outing, passed away at Essentia St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Brainerd on July 5, 2026. She was born in St. Paul on November 16, 1935 to Gerald and Carol (Jensen) Berry. Jeannette married Charles Fairbanks Jr. on April 16, 1955 in Outing.
Jeannette was employed with Outing Lumber and Gift Gallery and Lake Country Properties...
Barbara Anne Kielty
Jul 3, 2026
Barbara Anne Kielty, age 91 of Brainerd, passed away at her home on July 3, 2026.
She was a strong but gentle wife and mother who was an integral part of everyone’s life. She was active and lived life to the fullest. Her passion was her church and family along with her love for the Minnesota Gophers and Twins. She loved...
DuWayne Elton Lehrke
Jul 1, 2026
DuWayne Elton Lehrke passed away at his home on July 1, 2026. He was born on July 26, 1946, in Crosby, Minnesota, to Edward and Ruth (Oppelt) Lehrke, and was the youngest of four children. DuWayne graduated from Crosby-Ironton High School in 1964 and went on to complete his studies as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist. On August 24, 1968,...
Hazel Patricia Yotter
Jul 1, 2026
Hazel Patricia Yotter, age 90 of Crosslake, passed away on July 1, 2026 at White Fish at the Lakes in Crosslake. Hazel Patricia was born on October 27, 1935, to Leland and Hazel Lougee at their log home in Mission Township.
She attended the Mission Country Elementary School and then Crosby Ironton High School.
Hazel worked as a Candy Striper at St....
Lois Ann Taylor
Jun 23, 2026
Lois Ann Taylor, age 87 of Deerwood, passed away on June 23, 2026 at the Heartwood Care Center in Crosby. She was born on August 10, 1938 in Crosby to Walter and Delcie (Butler) Gross. Lois was united in marriage to Frank Robert “Bob” Taylor on March 11, 1956.
Together with her husband they owned and operated the Western Auto in...
Eloise Jeanette Bierman
Jun 22, 2026
Eloise Jeanette Bierman, age 85 of Cuyuna, passed away on June 22, 2026 at Essentia St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth.
A Memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, July 6, 2026 at the Koop Funeral Home in Crosby. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Monday. Burial will be at the...
Ruth Quade
Jun 17, 2026
Ruth JoAnn Quade, age 90, of Crosby, passed away on June 17, 2026, at the Heartwood Care Center in Crosby. She was born in Minneota, MN on December 19, 1935 to Edward and Amy (Salfisberg) Kormann. Ruth was united in marriage to Robert Quade on June 15, 1957 in Truman, Minnesota.
Ruth was a retired LPN with 40 years of service....
Geraldine Margie "Gerry" Altonen
Jun 16, 2026
Geraldine Margie Altonen “Gerry” (Pederson), passed away peacefully at Heartwood Care Center June 16, 2026. Geraldine was born in Crosby, MN June 20, 1939, to Marjorie Pederson (Shannon) Oscar Pederson who were from Ironton.
Geraldine was a graduate of the Crosby-Ironton High School, class of 1957. She met Wayne ”Tez” Altonen in 1956 at school, they were inseparable. They soon married...
