Obituary Listing

Mar 2, 2021

Gary David Hambleton, age 84, of Malmo, MN, died peacefully on the morning of March 2nd with his daughter Kelly by his side in her Ironton, MN, home.

Born in Braham, MN, on October 6, 1936, Gary grew up on the southeastern shore of Mille Lacs Lake, MN. In school he excelled in athletics.  Upon graduating from...

Mar 2, 2021

Deborah “Debby” Bickford, age 61 of Rabbit Lake Township died at her home on March 2, 2021.  She was born on February 18, 1960 in Casper, WY to Billy and Edith (Lee) Summerlin.  Debby married Chris Bickford on August 15, 1980 in Virginia Beach, VA.  She was employed as a cashier with the Grand Casino, Mille Lacs with 25...

Mar 1, 2021

Thomas “Tuck” Ringhand, age 80 of Deerwood died at his home on March 1, 2021.  He was born on August 22, 1940 in Crosby to Albert and Alice (Magee) Ringhand.  Tuck married Karen Braff on January 11, 1964 in Crosby. He was a barber for 57 years, 2 years in Minneapolis, 8 years in Ely and 47 years in...

Feb 25, 2021

Bennie Hanson of West Vally Township went to his Heavenly Home on Thursday, February 25, 2021, in the Care Center at Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby, MN, at 90 years and 26 days.

Bennie Hanson was born January 30, 1931, in Newfolden, MN, to Hartvig and Tena (Anderson) Hanson as the tenth of thirteen children. He...

Feb 24, 2021

Paul Joseph Radinovich, age 81 of Cuyuna died at his home on February 24, 2021.  He was born on September 17, 1939 in Crosby to John and Mary (Klow) Radinovich.  Paul was a U.S. Navy veteran and was a member of the Myrin-James American Legion Post #443, Ironton.

Paul is survived by his son, Jordan Erickson; three...

Feb 22, 2021

Brian D. Jarvela, age 59 of Crosby died on February 22, 2021 at Essentia St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth.  He was born on June 28, 1961 in Crosby to Donald and Louise (Sharp) Jarvela.

Brian was a former Clow Stamping Employee with 30 years of service.

Brian is survived by his fiancé, Tammy DeCent;...

Feb 19, 2021

Jeffrey Michael Smith, age 65 of St. Cloud formerly of Crosby died on February 19, 2021 at St. Benedict’s Senior Living in St. Cloud.  He was born on December 7, 1955 in Duluth to Erling and Delores (Landowski) Smith.  Jeff was a former employee of the City of Crosby and Cragun’s Resort in Brainerd.  He was a member of...

Feb 18, 2021

Richard A. “Dick” Bordwell, 64 of Nokay Lake Township passed away peacefully on February 18, 2021 at his home with family by his side.  He was born on March 30, 1956 in Brainerd to Adolph and Shirley (Raddatz) Bordwell.  Dick was an employee for the State of Minnesota, Department of Transportation with 35 years of service and for many...

Feb 17, 2021

Edward Robert Johnson, age 36 of Crosby died at his home on February 17, 2021.  He was born in Crosby on January 9, 1985 to John and Mary (Mirau) Johnson.  Ed graduated from the Crosby-Ironton High School, class of 2003.

Ed is survived by his mother, Mary Johnson of Crosby; five sisters, Michelle (Travis) Mason of St....

Feb 13, 2021

Kevin Eugene DeCent, age 61 of Crosby died at his home on February 13, 2021.  He was born on April 23, 1959 in Crosby to Bennie and Judy (Olson) DeCent.  Kevin married Susan Hendrickson on February 1, 1991 in Brainerd.  He was a retired machinist with Graphic Packaging in Crosby and Temco in Aitkin.  He was a member of...

Feb 11, 2021

Maree A. Cooper, 66 years young, passed away February 11 2021, at St. Cloud Hospital with family by her side. She was born May 16 1954 to Carlota Estrada and Ernesto Chavez in Denver Co.

Maree graduated from West High School, Class of 1972. She later graduated from Denver Police Academy in 1979. She married Charles A....

Feb 7, 2021

Josephine “Jo” Jensen, age 91 of Crosby died on February 7, 2021 at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby.  She was born on September 28, 1929 in Dean Lake Township to Andrew and Mary (Yeray) Burgstaler.  Josephine married George Jensen on August 5, 1949 in Crosby.  She was a waitress for 27 years at the Roadside Restaurant in...

Feb 6, 2021

Eugene A. “Gene” Cordie, age 76 of Deerwood died on February 6, 2021 at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby.  He was born on March 13, 1944 in Yellow Bank Township in Lac Qui Parle County to Anton and Isabel (Keeler) Cordie.  Gene married JoAnn Pantelis on October 31, 1964 in St. Paul.  He owned and operated Gene’s...

Jan 31, 2021

Rosalie Margaret Nelson, age 90 of Baxter formerly of Deerwood died on January 31, 2021 at Diamond Willow in Baxter.  She was born in Crosby on August 29, 1930 to Frank and Mary (Thomas) Ruzich.  Rosalie married Gilbert “ Gus” Nelson on March 8, 1952 in Deerwood. She retired from Bookkeeping with her career spanning with Zontelli Brothers, 1st ...

Jan 29, 2021

Alden E. Jennison, age 88 of Deerwood died at his home in Deerwood sometime during the week of January 24, 2021.  Alden was last seen praising his Savior at Cascade Methodist Church where he was a member.  Alden retired after a long career working in the sheet metal shop that he owned.  After retirement Alden never slowed down.  He...

Jan 28, 2021

Frank DuChane Oppelt, age 93, of Ironton, MN passed away peacefully on January 28, 2021 at St. Cloud Hospital.  He was born in Aitkin, MN, December 13, 1927. He married Edith Eileen Miller-Smith on April 13, 1948 in Aitkin.

Frank worked in various mines in the Crosby area moving to Black River Falls in 1969 and continuing...

Jan 28, 2021

Audrey Jo Tremblay, age 85 of Crosslake died on January 28, 2021 at the Whitefish at the Lakes Senior Living in Crosslake.  She was born on May 30, 1935 in Eayre, Oklahoma to Frank and Mildred (Bloomer) Mackey.

Audrey is survived by her son, Rev. Stanley (Sheila) Mikles of Crosslake; two sisters, Carol Poff of Glendale, AZ...

Jan 22, 2021

Gary Lee Geyer, age 67 of Crosby passed away on January 22, 2021.  He was born on

January 3, 1954 in Owatonna, MN to Leo and Esther (Bettin) Geyer. He grew up in Crosby, graduating from Crosby-Ironton High School.  He went on to study Horticulture/Landscaping following graduation, spending most of his working days doing landscaping. He took...

Jan 21, 2021

Lawrence “Larry” Allen Erickson, 91, from Anoka/Aitkin, passed Thursday, January 21st, 2021 at Homestead of Anoka.

He was born September 15th, 1929 in Bethel, MN to Selma and Lars Erickson. He graduated from Clear Lake High School in 1947. He was united in marriage to Lois Florence Miller on June 27th, 1953 at St. Stephen’s Church, Anoka....

Jan 18, 2021

Andrew Randel Burt, 37, died on January 18, 2021 in Toronto, Canada.

Born in Minneapolis, MN in 1983, Andy moved to Suwanee, GA in 1995 where he attended Lanier MS and North Gwinnett HS.  He held many positions in his 15-year career with Primerica, which lead to assignment in the Canada office.

Andy is preceded...