Robert Eugene "Bob" Radke
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...
Colleen Joanne Garlinghouse
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...
Ward Randolph Engebrit
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...
Richard A. Groninga
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...
Donna E. Roepe
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...
Joanne Mae Stanfield
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...
William R. Laborde
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...
David Gordon Lusian
Sep 1, 2022
David Gordon Lusian, age 45 passed away on September 1, 2022 at the Hospice House in Duluth. David was born on June 22, 1977 in Minneapolis to Gordon and Martha (Hartkopf) Lusian. He graduated from the Crosby-Ironton High School, class of 1995. He moved to Duluth in 1999 and later found a career in IT. He worked for many...
Virginia Dare Prushek
Aug 31, 2022
Virginia Prushek, age 87 of Crosby died on August 31, 2022 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. She was born in Tyrrell County, NC on December 26, 1934 to Ernest and Birdie (Bass) Vanderberry. Virginia married Arnold Prushek on August 8, 1954 in Norfolk, VA. Together with her husband Arnie they owned and operated Prushek Plumbing and...
Mary Ann Phyllis Hronoski
Aug 16, 2022
Mary Ann (Remarke) Hronoski, age 78 of Mpls., MN, with great sadness passed on August 16, 2022 at her happy place. Survived by husband John; her children, Bridget (John) Ruff , John (Robin) Hronoski, Edward (Dawn) Hronoski and Cheri (Jim) Waller; brother, Joseph (Mary) Remarke; 10 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Preceded by parents; gt. grandson, Ace Hronoski; brothers,...
David Ernst Sponsel
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...
Susan Mary Runde
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...
Leo John Cemensky
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.
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Lorraine Sturdevant
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...
Gary Glen Hite
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...
Suzanne Renee Finck
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...
Jacqueline J. Tibbetts
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...
