Obituary Listing

Oct 29, 2022

Joan Miller, 79, of Brainerd, Minnesota passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on October 29, 2022.  She was born January 9, 1943, in Bremerton, Washington to Charlie and Yvonne Mitchell. She spent her childhood living between Minnesota and Montana as her parents couldn’t agree on which state was better.  She married Loren Miller on February 9, 1963. They...

Oct 27, 2022

Coleen Lee Raymond, age 80 of Deerwood died on October 27, 2022 at the Riverwood Healthcare Center in Aitkin.  She was born in Crosby on July 21, 1942 to Wesley “Dale” and Irene (Keeler) McCoy. She graduated from the Crosby-Ironton High School, class of 1961 and then graduated from the St. Cloud Beauty School. Coleen married Rodney Raymond on...

Oct 24, 2022

Joan Mary Rasmussen, age 83 of Crosby died on October 24, 2022 at Aitkin Health Services.  She was born on July 5, 1939 in Ada, Minnesota to William and Frances (Kappes) Braunschweig.  Joan married Duane Rasmussen on July 25, 1959 in Ada.

Joan is survived by her husband, Duane; four sons, Timothy (Nadia Naets) Rasmussen of Brussels,...

Oct 21, 2022

Margaret Mary Moen, 71, of Deerwood, MN and Tucson, AZ died Friday, October 21, 2022 surrounded by her family. After a long battle with ALS, she succumbed to the illness in the comfort of her home.

Margaret was born May 17, 1951 in St. Cloud, MN, the daughter of Willard and Alvira (Maier) Schwinghammer. She grew up...

Oct 20, 2022

John Bernard Johnson, age 82 of Crosby died on October 20, 2022 at his home.  He was born in Crosby on July 15, 1940 to Arthur B. and Helen (Krans) Johnson.  John graduated from the Crosby-Ironton High School, class of 1958, where he was a member of the Crosby-Ironton basketball team.  He served in the U.S. Navy.  He entered...

Oct 18, 2022

Mary M. Patterson, age 73 of Emily died at her home on October 18, 2022.  No services are being held.

Oct 13, 2022

Laurene Alice Chapman, age 103 of Crosby formerly of Outing died on October 13, 2022 at the Pierz Villa in Pierz.  She was born in Delhi, MN on June 19, 1919 to Carl and Ida Swenson.  Laurene married Robert Chapman on June 16, 1939 in Fairfax.  She was a member of the Emily United Methodist Church and the Order...

Oct 11, 2022

Ward Leonard “Dart” Parks, of Crosby died on October 11, 2022 in Crosby on his 77th birthday.  He was born in Brainerd to Leonard and Laverna (Ford) Parks.  Dart graduated from the Crosby-Ironton High School, class of 1964.  Dart’s education continued at the Staples Vo-tech.  He was employed as a Manufacturing Engineer for 42 years, employed by the United...

Oct 11, 2022

David R. Baufield, age 83 of Crosby died on October 11, 2022 at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby.  He was born in Fergus Falls to Arthur and Harriet Baufield.  David married Christine Edin, the love of his life and they had three children. He loved to go ice fishing and camping as often as possible.  He loved...

Oct 10, 2022

Leo G. Boog Sr., age 91 of Crosslake died on October 10, 2022 at Essentia-St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Brainerd.  He was born in St. Paul on June 12, 1931 to Alexander and Angela (Stewart) Boog.  He was a U.S. Marine Corp. veteran serving the Korean War and was a life time member of the Crosslake American Legion Post...

Oct 3, 2022

Sally Joan (Thompson) Stark, Crosby, formerly of Columbia Heights, passed from this earth on October 3, 2022. Sally was born in Onamia, Minnesota on July 18, 1933 to Charles Elmer Thompson and Mary Louise (Metz) Thompson.

Graduating from Onamia High School, Sally moved to St Paul where she met and married Robert Frederick Stark. The Starks made...

Sep 30, 2022

Robert Eugene “Bob” Radke, age 76 of Crosby died on September 30, 2022 at North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale.  He was born on January 11, 1946 in St. Paul to George and Marie (Conroy) Radke. Bob married Junko Shindo on December 22, 1975 in Tokyo, Japan.  He was retired Master Chief Petty Officer with the U.S. Navy with...

Sep 27, 2022

Colleen JoAnne Garlinghouse, age 57 passed away peacefully on September 27, 2022 at Aitkin Health Services.  Colleen was born on March 21, 1965 to Robert and Agnes (Oakland) Garlinghouse of Aitkin. She attended Aitkin Public Schools and later transferred to Brainerd Public Schools where she graduated from Special Education in 1986.  After her father passed away in 1984, Colleen...

Sep 22, 2022

Ward Engebrit, age 82 of Crosby, formerly of Hopkins died on September 22, 2022 at his home.  He was born on November 21, 1939 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Wallace and Dorothy (Dropik) Engebrit.  Ward was the eldest of three sons, Wayne Engebrit of Florida and Ralph Engebrit (Sue) of Carver, Minnesota, are still living.  Ward was baptized on March...

Sep 14, 2022

No services will be held for Carol at this time.

Sep 14, 2022

Richard “Rich” Allan Groninga, age 74 of Emily MN passed away September 14, 2022 peacefully at home after a long courageous battle with Parkinson Disease.

Rich is survived by wife of 57 years, Ardis Groninga; children, Todd (Jean) Groninga, Tanya (Scott) Singer, Traci Groninga; grandchildren, Amber Groninga, Torrie Groninga, Autumn Groninga, Zach (Zoe) Singer; great-grandchild, Levi Richard...

Sep 13, 2022

Donna E. Roepe, 80-year-old resident of Brainerd, MN passed away September 13, 2022 at the Elim Care Center in Milaca, MN.  A memorial service will be held at 11 AM on Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at Koop Funeral Home.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Donna was born on January...

Sep 7, 2022

Joanne Mae Stanfield, age 87, passed away on September 7, 2022 at Heartwood Senior Living in Crosby. A private family service will be held at a later date.

Joanne was born to Frank and Pearl Frazer on October 28, 1934 in Duluth, MN. She was united in marriage to Robert Stanfield on February 28, 1952.  After raising...

Sep 6, 2022

A private family service will be held at a later date.

Sep 2, 2022

William Ray LaBorde, 76, of Fairfield Township passed peacefully in the hospital with his family by his side on September 2, 2022, after sustaining an injury from a fall.  Bill was born August 20, 1946, in Crosby, Minnesota, to Phyllis (Olander) and George LaBorde.  He was the second eldest of eight children.

Bill was a veteran of...