Obituary Listing

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...

May 25, 2022

Stanley Edward Parvey, husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away on May 25.  Preceded in death by brothers Delmar and Art.  He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Ruth; brother Morris, sisters Marian and Helen, sister-in-law Jean; children Doug, Patricia (David Nypower), and Dale (Kimberly Olesen); many nieces, nephews, and extended family, including 5 grandchildren and 2...

May 22, 2022

Kelly Gene Avelsgard, age 62 of Deerwood passed away on May 22, 2022 at the St. Cloud Hospital, as of a result of a motorcycle accident. He was born in Crosby on April 1, 1960 to Frank and Nellie (Adams) Avelsgard. He was a US Army veteran, serving from 1978 to 1989 as trainer. He attended the University of...

May 22, 2022

Frank William Perpich, age 90 of Crosby passed away on May 22, 2022 at his home.  He was born April 2, 1932 in Crosby to Mike and Ivka (Butorac) Perpich, immigrants from Krivi Put and Krmpote, Croatia.  He attended Crosby-Ironton public schools and graduated from C-I High School in 1950.  He attended the Brainerd Junior College and received his...

May 17, 2022

Owen Dale Grunzke, age 84 of Crosby died at his home on May 17, 2022.  He was born in Wells, MN on December 31, 1937 to Frederick and Bernice (Brandt) Grunzke.  Owen married Donna Kinney on December 13, 1959 in Wells.  He was a former member and past president of

The St. Paul’s United Church of Christ...

May 15, 2022

Clarence William “Jack” Hack, age 78 of Deerwood died at his home on May 15, 2022.  He was born on September 7, 1943 in Johnstown, PA to Clarence and Catherine (Green) Hack.  Jack married Janyces “Janny” Gross on April 27, 1968 in Woodbridge, VA.  He was a retired employee of IBM with 44 years of service.  He was a...

May 11, 2022

Kimberle Jayne LaSart, age 65 of Crosby died at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center on May 11, 2022.  She was born on January 10, 1957 in Minneapolis.

Kim is survived by her fiancé, Melvin Christopherson; two sons, Brett Stimac of Brainerd and Blake LaSart of Brainerd; one daughter, Brandi Mahowald of Deerwood; one sister, Pamela Richards of...

May 11, 2022

Judith Rae Carlson, age 76 of Spring Lake Park died on May 11, 2022 at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park.  She was born in Crosby on May 26, 1945 to Wallace and Irene (Peddycoart) Hunt.

Judy lived in Crosby area until she retired in 2003 to Park Point in Duluth.  In 2013 she moved to Spring...

Apr 19, 2022

Albert Tidhome, age 85 of Deerwood on April 19, 2022 at Aitkin Health Services. Al had suffered a number of strokes.  He was born on October 4, 1936 in Bennett, WI to Joseph and Florence (VanCauteren) Tidhome.  Al was a U.S. Army veteran.  He married Jean A. Taylor on December 13, 1969 in Crosby.  He was an avid sportsman,...

Apr 19, 2022

Barbara Ellen Byorum-Smith, loving wife, mother, and grandmother, died on April 19, 2022. She was born on May 16, 1948 to Glenn and Carole Byorum in Minot, North Dakota. She was in the 1966 graduating class of Minot High School. Barb graduated from North Dakota State University and taught home economics at Aitkin High School. She received a masters...

Apr 19, 2022

John A. Christensen, age 65 of Deerwood died on April 19, 2022 at his home.  He was born in Crosby on December 14, 1956 to Chester and Alice (Duzan) Christensen.  He married Sharon Workman on March 2, 1999 in Las Vegas, NV.  He was known in Deerwood as the “King”.  He was a former employee with Trus Joist/Weyerhaeuser and...

Apr 16, 2022

Dr. Jon Michael Wefald, the former President of Kansas State University, passed away on the morning of April 16, 2022, at the age of 84.  He was preceded in death by his father, Olav, his mother, Walma, and his sister, Beatrice Ann McKibben.  Jon was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on November 24, 1937.

Jon graduated from Minot,...

Apr 10, 2022

Phyllis I. Giffin, age 94 of Crosby died on April 10, 2022 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby.  She was born on August 14, 1927 in Rock County, MN to Eddie and Pearl (Stickney) Marxen.  Phyllis attended school in Pipestone, graduating from the Pipestone High School, class of 1945.  She moved to Crosby-Ironton in 1957.  She was...

Apr 9, 2022

James Allen LaBorde, age 62 of Fairfield Township died at his home on April 9, 2022.  He was born on January 6, 1960 in Crosby to George and Phyllis (Olander) LaBorde.  Jim married Kathryn Harren on August 25, 1979 in Emily.  He was the former owner of LaBorde Plumbing and Heating.  He was a member of the Teamsters Union...

Apr 4, 2022

Robert D. “Bob” Cooper Sr., age 91 of Deerwood died on April 4, 2022 at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby.  He was born on July 1, 1930 in Crosby to William and Ida (Papenfuss) Cooper.  Robert graduated from the Crosby-Ironton High School, class of 1950.  After high school he joined the U.S. Navy, he spent 4 years...

Mar 26, 2022

Arthur Lloyd “Art” Patterson, age 81 of Emily died on March 26, 2022 at Whitefish on the Lake in Crosslake. Born in Minneapolis on April 9, 1940 to James and Constance (Dimler) Patterson.  Art married Mary Fox on October 24, 1975.  He loved living on Ruth Lake in Emily.

He Co-authored a book, Butterflies of Minnesota.  In...

Mar 24, 2022

Mary Lynn Wickman, age 79 of Aitkin, formerly of Plymouth died at her home on March 24, 2022.  She was born on November 23, 1942 in Milwaukee, WI to Francis and Evelyn (Weidert) Boehmer.  Mary Lynn married Terry Wickman on October 24, 1964 in Milwaukee, WI.  She was a retired Special Education Teacher at the Hennepin Technical Center, District...

Mar 20, 2022

Calvin Gene Tuper, age 71 of Rabbit Lake Township died on March 20, 2022 at his home.

He was born on February 23, 1951 in Grand Rapids to William and Victoria (Hudson) Tuper.

Served in the U.S. Air Force National Guard and U.S. Air Force. He retired as Sergeant 1st class from the Army Reserve...