Obituary Listing

Aug 13, 2022

David Ernst (Dave) Sponsel, 84, of Indianapolis, IN died Saturday, August 13 at a place he loved, the family’s cabin on Bay Lake, in Deerwood, MN.  He was born January 29, 1938 to Robert and Gertrude Sponsel (White) in Indianapolis, IN.

While attending Southport High School in Indianapolis, IN he met his future wife and the mother...

Aug 7, 2022

Susan (Sue) Mary Runde, 72, passed away on August 7th, 2022, at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby, Minnesota.  Sue was born on September 1st, 1949, in Mobridge, South Dakota, and moved to Minnesota at a young age with her family.  Sue basically spent her entire life in the Crosby area.  She came from a large family and...

Aug 7, 2022

Leo John Cemensky, age 80 of Fifty Lakes died at his home on August 7, 2022.  He was born

On March 27, 1942 in Lexington Township, MN to Anton and Emily (Trczinsky) Cemensky.  Leo married Vikki Dunham on December 10, 2001 in Fargo, ND.  He was a retired member of the Operating Engineers Local 49 Union.

Aug 3, 2022

Lorraine Sturdevant, age 97 of Crosslake died on August 3, 2022 at Essentia St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Brainerd.  She was born on August 18, 1924 in Tipperary, IA to Augustine and Marie (LeVeque) Deshayes.  Lorraine married Delmar “Bert” Sturdevant on October 11, 1945.   She owned the Emily Hardware with her husband from 1948 to 1987, selling to their...

Jul 26, 2022

Gary G. Hite, age 75 of Little Pine died on July 26, 2022 at his home.  He was born in Crosby on June 30, 1947 to Glen Jr. and Alice (Johnson) Hite.  Gary married Patricia Weaver on September 9, 1967 in Emily.  He was a retired Burlington Northern Railroad employee with 25 years of service.

Gary is...

Jul 25, 2022

Suzanne Renee Finck, age 69 of Brainerd died on July 25, 2022 at her home at Hillcrest from dementia.  She was born on March 11, 1953 in San Francisco, CA to Willis and Adelaide (Crooks) Finck.  Suzanne was raised in San Jose, CA and moved back to Brainerd in 1989.

Suzanne is survived by her mother, Addie...

Jul 19, 2022

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Jul 18, 2022

Jacqueline J. Tibbetts, 86, Crosby, passed away Monday, July 18, 2022 at Cuyuna Range Care Center. She was born Sept. 3, 1935 in Aitkin to Durwood and June (Osterheim) Gustin.  She attended Spencer and then Aitkin schools.  Later in life, she moved to Crosby, where she raised her children and worked for many years at The Town Tavern in...

Jul 13, 2022

Flora Belle Hendrickson, age 91 of Crosby died at her home on July 13, 2022.  She was born

on February 25, 1931 in Stewart, Minnesota to Fred and Emma (Mueller) Boehlke. Flora married Pat A. Hendrickson on June 10, 1958 in Crosby.  She was a former elementary teacher for the Granite Falls, and Marshall schools and a...

Jul 10, 2022

Mark Thomas Leino, age 34 of Deerwood died Sunday, July 10, 2022 in St. Cloud.  Mark was born in Minneapolis on March 18, 1988 to Tom and Brenda Leino.  He graduated from the Crosby-Ironton High School, class of 2006.  He was currently attending St. Cloud State University.  Recently he was employed at Costco in St. Cloud and previously with...

Jul 6, 2022

Agnes Virginia (Olson) LaBorde, 89, Crosby, died July 6, 2022 at Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby.

She was born May 8, 1933 to Joseph and Emma (Seguin) Olson.

She married Burton “Spike” LaBorde on May 17, 1952.

She loved canning, gardening, knitting, puzzles, bingo, casino trips, listening the Twins and Vikings and...

Jul 3, 2022

Erick (Ted) Norlin, 84, of Crosby, MN was called home by our Lord on July 3, 2022. Ted was born in Crosby, MN to John and Bertha (Lathrop) Norlin on St. Patrick's Day, March 17, 1938. He grew up in Crosby and attended Crosby High School.

Ted and Mary (Bendel) were united in marriage on May 23,...

Jun 28, 2022

Jeremie Daniel Johnson, age 32 of St. Paul died at his home on June 28, 2022.  He was born in Brainerd on November 26, 1989.  Jeremie attended school in Pequot Lakes and graduated from the Northland Remer High School, class of 2009.

Jeremie is survived by his parents, Dan (Heather) Johnson of Emily, and Julie (Scott) Johnson...

Jun 26, 2022

Marlene Joan Thomas, age 87 of Burnsville / Deerwood, passed in June 2022.   Born in Minneapolis, she attended (CHS) and college (UofM), and started her career as a floor manager at the department store, Daytons.  She was proud to be working into her 70’s in the field of accounting.

There is one more star sparkling brightly in...

Jun 20, 2022

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...

Jun 19, 2022

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...

Jun 18, 2022

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...

Jun 7, 2022

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...

Jun 6, 2022

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...

Jun 2, 2022

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...