Stephen Joseph Eisenreich
Jul 18, 2021
Stephen J. Eisenreich, age 72 of Crosslake died on July 18, 2021 at his home. He was born on July 19, 1948 in St. Cloud to Joseph and Angeline (Nothnagel) Eisenreich. Steve married Jane Johnson on December 17, 2012 in Crosslake. He was a founding partner of Homeless and Wounded Warriors in Minnesota. Steve was a retired Clinical Social...
Lisa Marie Finnerty
Jul 18, 2021
Lisa Marie Finnerty, age 55 of Crosby died on July 18, 2021 at the St. Cloud Hospital. She was born in Minneapolis on April 30, 1966 to Gerald and Gretchen (Fuller) Finnerty. Lisa graduated from the Crosby-Ironton High School, class of 1984. She received a BA degree in Physical Education and Health from the Bemidji State University. Lisa was...
Gene Leroy Francis
Jul 17, 2021
Gene L. Francis, age 65 of Brainerd died on July 17, 2021 after a 7-year battle with cancer. He was born on August 19, 1955 in Eugene, Oregon to Jack and Evelyn (Hamren) Francis. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps and retired from the National Guard. Gene married Diane Jarvela on August 30, 1975 in Crosby. Gene was...
Kenneth R. Nystrom
Jul 14, 2021
Kenneth R. Nystrom, age 84 of Prior Lake died on January 14, 2021 in Bell Plain.
A Memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 24, 2021 at the Salem Lutheran
Church in Deerwood. Entombment will be at the Salem Lutheran Church with full military honors presented by the Walter Scott Erickson...
Lewis "Jack" Hale
Jul 10, 2021
Lewis “Jack” Hale, age 80 of Bay Lake Township died on July 10, 2021 at the St. Cloud Hospital.
He was born in South Wayne, WI on September 13, 1940 to William and Lucille (Ethridge) Hale. Jack married Marianna LeDoux on March 24, 1962 in Deerwood.
Jack is survived by his wife Marianna; his daughters,...
Juneal S. Pecarich
Jul 10, 2021
Juneal Pecarich, 93 passed away peacefully on July 10, 2021 at Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids.
She was born to Victor and Suzanne Dahl on February 12, 1928. She was raised solely by her mother Suzanne, as her father abandoned them and 3 sisters during the great depression. She lived in Staples as a young girl and...
Paul W. Chase
Jul 3, 2021
Paul W. Chase, 90, of Crosby died July 3, 2021 at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Care Center. He was born Jan. 10, 1931 in Crosby to Esther (Snobeck) and Francis Chase.
Paul was born and raised in Crosby-Ironton. He graduated from the U of M as an engineer. He was absolutely brilliant. He was known well...
Susan Rae Wynn
Jul 1, 2021
Susan Rae Wynn, age 67 of Cuyuna died at her home on July 1, 2021. She was born on January 23,1954 in Crosby to James and June (Norton) Norcross. She married Kim Wynn on November 1, 1975 in Deerwood.
Sue is survived by her husband Kim; her son, Jason Wynn of Crosby; her daughter, Tina (Dale Brainerd)...
Audrey Jane Olander
Jun 30, 2021
Audrey Jane Olander, age 91 of Crosby died on June 30, 2021 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. She was born in Duluth on January 7, 1930 to Earl Jesse and Phyllis Rosella (Sutton) Herrick, the youngest of five children. Audrey married Merle Edward Olander on July 26, 1947.
Together with her husband Merle, they...
Phyllis Lehrke
Jun 29, 2021
Phyllis Hulda (Hunt) Lehrke, age 85, a former area resident, passed away on June 29, 2021 in Grand Rapids, MI. She was born on August 3, 1935 in Aitkin to Arthur and Sylvie Hunt. She was raised in Bay Lake Township and graduated as Salutatorian from the Crosby-Ironton High School, class of 1953. In 1956 she married the love...
Keith Michael Fischer
Jun 29, 2021
Keith M. Fischer, age 74 of Walker died on June 29, 2021 at his home. He was born on May 15, 1947 to Clarence and Dorothy (Doyle) Fischer. Keith graduated from Farmington High School and then served in the Army Reserve for six years. Keith entered into marriage with Cindy Rood on November 18, 1972. Their only son, Andy...
Jerome Alan Olson
Jun 24, 2021
Jerome A. Olson, age 87 of Crosby died on June 24, 2021 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. He was born on July 31, 1933 in Wadena to Chester and Mae (Marsh) Olson. He was a retired Highway Technician with the Nevada Department of Transportation. Jerome was a member of the Assembly of God Church in Crosby....
Joyce Janet Juracek
Jun 23, 2021
Joyce J. Juracek, age 71, of Irondale Township died on June 23, 2021 at Aicota Health Care Center in Aitkin. She was born on June 22, 1950 in Gaylord to Tilford and Delores (Koester) Jensen. Joyce was a retired supervisor with 30 + years of service for the Crow Wing County Court Administrators office. She was a longtime volunteer...
Dorothy Eleanor Fogarty
Jun 17, 2021
Dorothy E. Fogarty, age 86 of Fifty Lakes died at her home on June 17, 2021. She was born in Minneapolis on May 30, 1935 to John and Josephine (Larson) Wyttenbach. Dorothy married Gerald Fogarty on May 26, 1956 in Minneapolis.
Dorothy is survived by her husband of 65 years, Gerald; three sons, Johnnie (LuAnna) Fogarty of...
Robert E. "Bob" Hoeft
Jun 11, 2021
Robert E. “Bob” Hoeft, Age 80, of Deerwood, died June 11, 2021, after a life lived with joy, integrity, and compassion.
Bob received his Master of Divinity degree from Drew University in 1965 and was ordained elder by the United Methodist Church in 1966. He earned his Doctor of Ministry at United Theological Seminary of the Twin...
Wallace F. "Wally" Buckler
Jun 10, 2021
Wallace F. “Wally” Buckler, age 89 of Crosby died on June 10, 2021 at Heartwood Senior Living in Crosby. He was born on June 5, 1932 in Brainerd to Maurice and Ella (Hofler) Buckler. He was a U.S. Marine Corp Veteran serving the Korean Conflict. Wally married Shirley McCarthy on February 5, 1954 in Crosby. He retired from a...
Jan Marie Skjolsvik
Jun 9, 2021
Jan Marie Skjolsvik
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 18, 2021 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Crosby. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service
at the church on Friday. Entombment will be at St. John's Abbey Cemetery in Collegeville.
Marian F. (Crosby) Frahm
Jun 7, 2021
Marian Frances (Crosby) Frahm, age 88 of Breezy Point passed away June 7, 2021. She was born July 22, 1932 in Long Prairie, MN to James William and Annie (Kestner) Crosby. She grew up on a farm west of Randall, MN. She then moved to Luverne, MN where she married Fred Frahm Jr. in 1951 and together they had...
Charlie L. "Joe" Banks
Jun 6, 2021
Charlie “Joe” Banks Jr., age 52 of Emily died on June 6, 2021 at Essentia St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth. He was born in Minneapolis on April 26, 1969 to Charlie and Helen (Bodle) Banks Sr.
Joe married Diana Tscheu on July 29, 2006 in Emily. Joe’s previous employment include the Aitkin Public Schools; Trus Joist...
Clifford Norman Orcutt
Jun 4, 2021
Clifford Norman Orcutt, 83, of Crosby, Mn. died June 4, 2021 from a short battle with cancer. He passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family. Cliff was born August 6, 1937 in Brainerd, Mn to Leo Russell and Marjorie Ada (Ridlon) Orcutt. He married his teenage sweetheart, Laura Jane Lamphere on November, 10, 1956 in Crosby....
