Obituary Listing

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...

Mar 19, 2022

Margaret “Peggy” Kathleen O’Neil Palm, of Baxter, passed away peacefully at Essentia St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Brainerd, surrounded by her family on March 19, 2022.  She was born on April 27, 1944 to Percy and Myrtle (Reem) O’Neil in Brainerd.  Peggy graduated from the Aitkin Senior High in 1962.  She was always a proud Aitkin Gobbler.  She attended...

Mar 16, 2022

Joseph A. Thiebault Jr., age 81 of Crosby died on March 16, 2022 at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby.  He was born in Minneapolis on June 16,1940 to Joseph and Kathryn (McKowen) Thiebault.  Joe married Loreli “Babe” Blacketer on September 1, 1959 in Minneapolis.  He was retired from the State of Minnesota with 20 years of service.  ...

Mar 13, 2022

Kevin Alan Christensen, age 66 of Deerwood died on March 13, 2022.  He was born in Crosby on September 28, 1955 to William and Marilyn (Beddow) Christensen.  Kevin graduated from the Crosby-Ironton High School, class of 1974.  He was a member of the Boiler Makers Union Local 247 in Anoka.

Kevin is survived by two daughters, Monica...

Mar 8, 2022

Florence Leona Snook, age 94, of Crosby died on March 8, 2022 at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby.  She was born in Mountain Lake on February 17, 1928 to Eilert and Gerdena (Siefkes) Strenge. Florence married Donald Ray Snook on April 3, 1950 in Mountain Lake.  She was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Crosby....

Mar 5, 2022

Hazel Zauhar, 99+, of Ironton, a loving mom, grandma, and great grandma, passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2022.  She was born on May 16, 1922, to Hans and Olive Olsen.  Hazel graduated from the Brainerd High School in 1940 and married Emil Zauhar, the love of her life, on October 20, 1945, in Edina.  Their love and dedication...

Feb 26, 2022

Edythe Caroline (Huff) Anderson, age 83 of Allenstown, NH formerly of the Crosby area died on February 26, 2022 at Aitkin Health Services.  She was born in Crosby on March 11, 1938 to George and Marie (Bullen) Huff.   Edythe married John H. Anderson in Toms River, NJ in 1957.  She graduated from the Crosby-Ironton High School, class of 1956.  ...

Feb 25, 2022

Charles Carey Lane age 77 of Ironton formerly of Wichita Falls, TX died at the St. Cloud Hospital on February 25, 2022. He was born on December 13, 1944 in Pampa, TX to Chester and Gayle (Carey) Lane.  He was a Vietnam Army veteran and a member of the Myrin-James American Legion Post #443, Ironton, MN.  Charles married Kathleen...

Feb 22, 2022

Marcella M. “Marcy” Stanich, age 102 of Deerwood died on February 22, 2022 at Bethany Good Samaritan in Brainerd.  She was born in Brainerd on January 18, 1920 to Joseph and Bertha (Rappel) Rasch.  She attended elementary school at St. Francis in Brainerd and graduated from Washington High, class of 1937.   Marcy was a retired teller with Unity Bank...

Feb 21, 2022

Gregory Leonard Moe, age 64 died on February 21, 2022 at his home.  He was born on December 12, 1957 in St. Paul to Hjalmar and Ruby (Smith) Moe.  Greg married Susan Tabor on November 17, 1984 in St. Paul.

Greg is survived by his wife Susan; two sons, Nathan (Rosanna) Moe and Dan (Jami) Moe; two...

Feb 19, 2022

Robert “Manzo” Perovich, age 86 of Crosby died on February 19, 2022 at Heartwood Senior Living in Crosby. He was born on October 19, 1935 in Crosby to George and Eva (Vranish) Perovich.  Bob graduated from the Crosby-Ironton High School, class of 1953.  He was a retired insurance agent, servicing Contractors. He spent 25 years in the insurance industry...

Feb 14, 2022

Jacquelin Rae “Jacki” Carry, age 72 of Ironton died on February 14, 2022 at the St. Cloud Hospital.  She was born on October 1, 1949 in Minneapolis to Richard and Mildred (Hanson)

Sumstad.  She graduated from North High School in Minneapolis, class of 1967 as a member of the National Honor Society.  Always proud to be a...