Herman W. Burns
Mar 26, 2026
Herman William Burns, age 81 of Ironton, passed away at his home on March 26, 2026.
He was born on August 3, 1944 in Morris, MN to Merle and DeMaris (Sachs) Burns Sr.
Herman was the former owner of CM Automotive and Tire in Ironton and the Ironton Convenience Store. He also was a retired over the road trucker. He was a...
Adrian O. Olson
Mar 25, 2026
Adrian Olean Olson of Howard Lake, MN formerly of Crosby, MN passed away on March 25, 2026, at the age of 82. He was born on January 20, 1944, to Raymond and Ethel Olson in Spring Grove, MN.
Adrian graduated from Spring Grove, MN high school and from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa with a degree in Elementary Education. He got...
John Vinje Taylor
Mar 24, 2026
John Vinje Taylor, age 74 of Deerwood, passed away at his home on March 24, 2026. He was born in Merrill, WI on October 17, 1951 to John and Alice Taylor. He was united in marriage to Sandra Snook on July 19, 1975 in Crosby.
John was a retired member of the Deerwood Fire Department from 1978 to 2019, serving as...
Mary Weis
Mar 23, 2026
Mary Weis age 91, of Crosslake passed away on March 23, 2026 at Essentia St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Brainerd. She was born on May 17, 1934 in Perham, MN to Peter and Gertrude (VanErp) Minten. She married John Weis on June 7, 1955.
Mary was a teacher in a one-room school house in the Butler area; a Fairfield Township Treasurer...
Barbara K. Balster
Mar 15, 2026
Barbara (Sunde) Balster, age 61 of Brainerd, passed away on March 15, 2026 at her home. She was born on April 29, 1964 in Crosby to William and Charlotte (Lange) Sunde. Barb was united in marriage to Dean Balster on June 11, 1994 in Nisswa.
Barb was a retired Radiological Technician with Essentia St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Brainerd and Tri...
Robert "Robbie" Callisto
Mar 12, 2026
Robert “Robbie” Callisto, age 77 of Deerwood, passed away peacefully on March 12, 2026 at his home. He was born on April 6, 1948 to Mary and John “Chic” Callisto at the Miner’s Hospital in Crosby.
He attended the Ironton Grade School and graduated from the Crosby-Ironton High School in 1966. He furthered his education at Staples Vo Tech, specializing in...
Carla Jean Barker
Mar 7, 2026
Carla Jean Barker, age 91 of Crosby, passed away on March 7, 2026 at
Heartwood Care Center in Crosby. She was born on January 3, 1935 in Watertown, SD to Nels and Nina (Andersen) Enevoldsen.
Carla graduated from the Watertown, SD High School, class of 1953. In 1956 she received her Register Nursing Degree at the Sioux Valley Hospital Nursing School in...
Rita Kay Verdon
Mar 4, 2026
Rita Kay Verdon, age 70, of Dayton, Minnesota, passed away peacefully at her home on March 4, 2026.
Rita was born on August 19, 1955, in Crosby, Minnesota. She graduated from Crosby High School in 1973. Rita worked for North Memorial Medical Center for 40 years.
On November 24, 1974, Rita married the love of her life, Michael Verdon. Rita lived a...
Tammy Rae Butler
Feb 25, 2026
Tammy Rae Butler, age 65 of Aitkin, passed away at her home on February 25, 2026. She was born in Norfolk, VA on October 24, 1960 to David and Judith (Ruschmeyer) DeCent. Tammy was united in marriage with Thomas Butler on August 2, 1980 in Iron Hub. She retired from Anderson Brother’s in Brainerd with 36 years of service. Tammy...
Dean Kurtis Sylvester
Feb 21, 2026
Dean Kurtis Sylvester, age 82 of Deerwood, passed away on February 21, 2026 at the Heartwood Care Center in Crosby. He was born on October 4, 1943 in Braham to Clyde and Helen (Erickson) Sylvester. On October 14, 1967 Dean was united in marriage with the love of his life Patricia Mae Lindeen. Dean was a member of the Salem...
Jeffrey Edward Leonard
Feb 21, 2026
Jeffrey Edward Leonard, age 65 of Ironton, passed away on February 21, 2026 at his home after a short battle with cancer. He was born on August 22, 1960 in Crosby to Franklin and Betty (Vaars) Leonard.
Jeff graduated from Crosby-Ironton High School in 1978 and Brainerd Technical College with an auto mechanic degree. He had a career with Crosby Manufacturing...
James Christopher Jones
Feb 19, 2026
James Christopher “Jim” Jones, age 79, passed away peacefully in his sleep on February 19, 2026. Born on December 2, 1946, in Racine, MN, to Paul John Jones and Eleanore Evelyn Jahns, Jim lived a life defined by a profound sense of duty to his country, his community, and his family.
After graduating from Spring Valley High School, Jim proudly served...
Donovan "Don" Lee Olson
Feb 15, 2026
Donovan “Don” Olson, age 88 of Andover formerly of Deerwood, passed away on February 15, 2026. He was born in Minneapolis on January 13, 1938 to Leo and Sybil (Johnson) Olson. Don was united in marriage to Darlene Taylor on January 2, 1965 in Duluth.
Don is survived by his wife Darlene; his children, Nancy (Rick) Ringel of Blaine and Christi...
Richard Eugene Roberts
Feb 13, 2026
Richard Eugene Roberts was born on September 1st, 1955 in Crosby, MN to Eldon Roberts and Beatrice Bowman. He passed away from surgery complications on February 13th, 2026 in Robbinsdale, MN.
Richard was proud of his country and served in the United States Air Force. He Served in the battle of Vietnam. Richard was known for his social skills and also...
Douglas Harold Peterson
Feb 12, 2026
Douglas Harold Peterson, 78, of Deerwood, passed away on February 12, 2026 in St. Paul, Minnesota, after a short illness.
Douglas was born on October 23, 1947 in Crosby, Minnesota. He met Louise Hendrickson in 1973. They married in 1975 and had two children, Ivy and Guy, to whom they were devoted and endlessly adoring parents. Doug owned and operated Peterson...
Eleanor Marie Paluck
Feb 11, 2026
Eleanor Marie Paluck, age 87 of Crosby, Minnesota, passed away on February 11, 2026 at Heartwood Care Center in Crosby. She was born on August 27, 1938 in New Avon Township, MN to Nicholas and Sophia (Wolniewicz) Thomas.
Eleanor worked as secretary to the Principal at Redwood Falls High School before and early in her marriage to Lawrence in 1957. For...
Linda Arnason
Feb 2, 2026
Arnason, Linda A., age 76 of rural Deerwood, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on February 2, 2026. Preceded in death by her son, Darrel; granddaughter, Kayla; brothers, Ron and David; brother-in-law Tom and niece, Melissa. Survived by her husband, Hal; siblings (Diane) Mongeau, Steve (Sue) Mongeau, Ken (Sandy) Mongeau and Deb Wannebo; children: (Sharrie) Staats, Patti (Mihai) Miu, Jim...
Charlene Mae Andrews
Jan 8, 2026
Charlene Mae Andrews, age 89 of Crosby, passed away on January 8, 2026 at the Heartwood Care Center in Crosby. She was born on April 25, 1936 in Crosby to Charles and Florence (Tindel) Rhodes.
Charlene was a retired bus driver for Crosby-Ironton Transportation with 32 years of service and was a former Dispatcher for the Crosby Police Department.
Surviving Charlene are...
Karen Ann Archibald
Jan 7, 2026
Karen A. Archibald, age 83, passed away peacefully at Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, following a courageous battle with breast cancer and the complications of chemotherapy-related neuropathy.
Karen lived her life with quiet strength, resilience, and grace. She met both joy and hardship with steadiness, dignity, and an unwavering love for her family. Even in the face of illness, her...
Janet Joyce Chambers
Jan 4, 2026
Janet J. Chambers, age 94 of Pequot Lakes formerly of Trommald, passed away at the Caring Hearts Senior Community in Pequot Lakes on January 4, 2026. She was born on March 18, 1931 in Stapes to Louis and Ann (Mudek) Johnson.
Janet loved to cook, shopping for beaded necklaces, dancing, singing and spending time with her pets.
Janet is survived by one...
