Obituary Listing

Sep 18, 2021

Patricia Joan (Sipper) Johnson, 91 passed away on September 18, 2021.  Patt was the 5th of 14 children of Steve and Lillian Sipper of Crosby.  Patt lived in Minnesota, but also resided in Colorado and Arizona for much of her life.  She was married to Leonard Johnson for over 62 years and was a mother of 5, grandmother of...

Sep 17, 2021

Lorraine I. “Lorri” Millam, age 80 of Brainerd died on September 17, 2021 at the Lakewood Heath System in Staples.  She was born on November 30, 1940 in White Earth Township, MN to Charles and Rosella (Norely) Durant.  She graduated for the Bagley High School, class of 1958. Lorri was a contract postal carrier in the Crosby-Ironton area, was...

Sep 14, 2021

James John Dotzler, age 92 of Irondale Township died on September 14, 2021 at his home.   Born on April 30, 1929 in Aitkin to George and Mary (Liesen) Dotzler.  He was a U.S. Army Korean War Veteran serving in 369thCombat Engineers.  Jim married Sheila Hammond in Aitkin on April 18, 1953.  Retired from Hanna Mining with 34 years of...

Sep 4, 2021

Clarice Ardell Loseth, 89, North Branch, MN, died September 4, 2021 in Edina, MN.

Beloved Daughter, Sister, Mother and Grandmother. She was preceded in death by her parents.

Clarice was born in Crosby, MN, to J. Rudolph and Lela (Bayliss) Pihlaja. She grew up in Manganese, was a 1948 graduate of Crosby-Ironton High School and...

Aug 31, 2021

Francis Paul Dockendorff, age 74 of Garrison died on August 31, 2021 at his home.  He was born on March 11, 1947 in La Crosse, WI to Mark and Luella (VonRuden) Dockendorff. Francis married Carol Kramer on Nov. 27, 1976 in St. Paul.  He was a retired employee of Unisys Corporation with 40 years of service.

Francis...

Aug 30, 2021

Daniel Thomas Christensen, age 65, of Winthrop died on August 30, 2021 at the VA Heath Care  System in St. Cloud.  He was born on February 2, 1956 in Crosby to Joseph and Marlys (Thoms) Christensen.  He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving 2 years stationed in Hawaii.  Dan was known to have a love for his dogs and...

Aug 28, 2021

Dorsey “Darrell” Barker, age 91 of Ironton died on August 28, 2021 at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby.  He was born on May 10, 1930 in Mansfield, SD to Dorsey and Blanch (Walberg) Barker.  Darrell graduated for Ipswich High School in South Dakota in 1949.  He was U.S. Airforce veteran serving in the Korean Conflict.  He graduated...

Aug 25, 2021

Robert Roy “Bob” Geske age 90 of Deerwood died at his home on August 25, 2021.  He was born on May 16, 1931 in Regina Saskatchewan Canada to Oscar and Margaret Geske.  He graduated from the Thief River Falls High School, returned to Canada to play one season of Canadian semi-pro hockey before entering the United States Air Force.  ...

Aug 22, 2021

Shirley Ann Foote, age 85 of Crosby died on August 22, 2021 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. She was born on February 26, 1936 in Crosby to Henning and Rachel Anderson.  Shirley married Beryl Foote on May 16, 1953 in Crosby.  She was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Crosby.  Shirley was an outstanding...

Aug 18, 2021

Michael Joseph Schweitzer, age 61 of Fairfield Township died at his home on August 18, 2021.  He was born on May 20, 1960 in St. Louis Park to Joseph and Bonnie (Johnson) Schweitzer.  Mike married Lisa Hoefner on November 6, 1981 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.  He was a former employee of Fletcher Well Drilling in Emily; worked construction for...

Aug 17, 2021

DeRichard Iverson, age 76 of Aitkin died on August 17, 2021 at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby.  He was born on May 23, 1945 in Minneapolis to Ellsworth and Jean (Bork)

Iverson. He married Donna Sandberg on July 27, 1964 in Watertown, SD.  He was a retired employee of Superior Platting in Minneapolis with 35...

Aug 17, 2021

The world lost a beloved Mother, Blanche Marie Smith Clark, on August 17, 2021.  In her last few weeks of life, Blanche was surrounded by her children, Judy, Debbie & Randy. Each child was able to have quiet moments with their mom until she died peacefully of natural causes.

Blanche Marie was born to Raymond and Mildred...

Aug 16, 2021

Marjorie M. Roach Wheeler, 83 years young, passed away peacefully into the arms of Jesus, surrounded by family on August 16, 2021 with courage, dignity and grace at Essentia-St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Brainerd.  Thank you to the doctors and nurses for their care at Essentia and CRMC.  She was born on January 25, 1938 in Crosby to Louis...

Aug 11, 2021

Donald Rudolph Carlson age 87 of Bay Lake Township died on August 11, 2021 at his home. He was born July 31, 1934 to Andrew and Anna Carlson near Coffee Lake, Bay Lake Township.  He graduated from Crosby-Ironton High School in 1952.  In 1953-1954 school year, he purchased the East Bay Lake bus, taking kids to school during the...

Aug 9, 2021

Bonnie L. (Anderson) George, age 89 of Ironton died on August 9, 2021 at her home.  She was born on April 6, 1932 in Waukenabo Township to Howard and Louise (Cook) Emmert.

Bonnie is survived by her son, George R. Anderson of Ironton; her daughter, Mabel Semler of Deerwood; her sister, Donna (James) Johnson of Deerwood; sister-in-law,...

Aug 7, 2021

Holly Renee Johnson, age 51 of Brainerd died at her home on August 7, 2021.  She was born in

St. Paul on March 11, 1970 to Robert and Barbara (Lustig) Johnson.

Holly is survived by two daughters, Danielle Olson of Brainerd and Kayla (Jonah) Schaeffel of Waite Park; one brother, Michael (Gerri) Johnson of Merrifield...

Aug 7, 2021

Thomas James “T.J.” Butorac,  of Crosby died peacefully at the age of 89 on August 7, 2021 after a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease.  He was born the last of 11 children to Gust and Rose Butorac on November 28, 1931 in Crosby.  After graduating in the  Crosby-Ironton High School class of 1949 he enlisted in the U.S. Navy.  ...

Aug 6, 2021

Ruth Ann Exsted, age 73 of Brainerd died on August 6, 2021 at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. She was born in Helen Township, MN on March 4, 1948 to Benjamin and Jenella (Adams) Rolf.  Ruth Ann married Robert Exsted on October 14, 1967 in Glencoe, MN.  She was a retired employee of the Crosby-Ironton Courier, and was...

Aug 3, 2021

Donald Bobich, age 83 of Brainerd died on August 3, 2021 at Essentia St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Brainerd.   He was born on June 13, 1938 in Crosby to Rade and Mildred (Krinovich) Bobich.  Don was a Crosby-Ironton High School graduate, class of 1956.  He was a retired Vice President of sales with Euclid, Inc. with 35 years of...

Aug 3, 2021

Jacqueline I. “Jackie” Holmvig, age 77 of Crosby went to her heavenly home on August 3, 2021 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby.  She was born on March 28, 1944 in Brainerd to John and Irene (Peterson) Heise. Jackie spent two years attending school in Grantsburg, WI and then came back to live with her grandmother, Hilda...