Michael Robert Nesseth
Jan 16, 2021
Michael R. Nesseth, age 65 of Bay Lake Township died on January 16, 2021 at the University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis. He was born on December 12, 1955 in Zumbrota to Hilliard and Lolis (Swee) Nesseth. Mike married Julie Ann Girtz on August 26, 1995 in Garrison.
Mike is survived by his wife Julie; two...
Vernon L. Skrivseth
Jan 9, 2021
Vernon Lavando Skrivseth, 99, passed away on January 9, 2021 at his home with family by his side. Vern was born on November 7, 1921 to Arthur and Lillian (Anderson) in Minneapolis, MN. Vern graduated from Roosevelt High School and entered the Army Air Core fighting in WWII in North Africa and Italy. He married Naomi Harms on November...
Kenneth Eugene Maddux
Jan 9, 2021
Kenneth Eugene Maddux, age 100 of Irondale Township died on January 9, 2021 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. He was born on December 29, 1920, in Mora, MN to Fred Eugene and Alice Amelia (Nystrom) Maddux. A WWII Army Air Force Veteran, he was stationed on the island of Saipan in the Pacific, as an aircraft...
Dolores J. Gragert
Jan 8, 2021
Dolores J. “Dee” Gragert, age 88 of Emily died on January 8, 2021 at the St. Cloud Hospital. She was born in Minneapolis on January 6, 1933 to George and Caroline (LaCount) Sandhoff. Dee was a member of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Outing.
Dee is survived by two sons, Larry (Carol) Gragert of Elk River and...
Toby Lee Rowan
Jan 7, 2021
Toby Lee Rowan, age 47 of Fifty Lakes died on January 7, 2021 while working as a Medic in the Mille Lacs area. He was born on September 30, 1973 in Hastings to Michael and Debra (Siebenaler) Rowan. He married Darcy King on July 27, 2018 in Breezy Point. Toby worked as an EMT serving the communities of Hastings,...
Robert D. "Bob" Bartz
Jan 6, 2021
Robert (Bob) Bartz, age 81 of Ironton passed away on January 6th, 2021 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. Bob was born Nov 19, 1939 in St Paul to Michael and Florence (Bly) Bartz. He graduated from Washington High School, and went on to get a degree in electronics from NEI. He worked in his field over...
Albert "Tom" Liedman
Jan 2, 2021
Albert “Tom” Liedman, Age 70, of Baxter, Minnesota, died peacefully on January 2, 2021.
Tom had a great zest for life and lived each day with joy. He loved his family, caretakers, pretty girls, boat rides, Paul Bunyan, Dairy Queen, church, Monday spaghetti nights, coffee, a cold beer with his brothers, The Wizard of Oz, and Eli...
Eunice Rees Nelson
Jan 1, 2021
Eunice Rees Nelson, died on her 95th birthday January 1, 2021 at Essentia St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Brainerd. She was born in Syracuse, New York on January 1, 1926.
Eunice is survived by her loving husband of 73 years, Curt; her son, Vernon (Janice) Nelson of Lino Lakes; five grandchildren, Jennifer Nelson of St. Paul, Nicole...
Margaret Marie Lipinski
Dec 31, 2020
Margaret M. Lipinski, age 88 of Crosby died on December 31, 2020 at the Hallett Cottages in Crosby. She was born in Minneapolis on May 8, 1932 to Ernest and Mabel (Dean) Colver. Margaret married Thomas Lipinski on February 14, 1953 in Minneapolis. She was Co-owner and Office Administrator of Checker Machine Inc. in New Hope, founded in 1976....
Howard Marvin Dutton
Dec 26, 2020
Howard M. Dutton, age 88 of Outing died on December 26, 2020 at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby. He was born on June 18, 1932 in Regent, North Dakota to Harold and Mabel (Ehleringer) Dutton. Howard married Barbara Fehr on August 7, 1954 in Outing. He was the owner and operator of the Washburn Point Lodge on...
John Frank Widmar
Dec 22, 2020
John Frank Widmar, 90, of Crosby, MN passed away due to natural causes on December 22, 2020 at his Heartwood Senior Center apartment, not far from his childhood home. He was born to John and Anna Widmar on July 29, 1930.
John graduated from Crosby-Ironton High School in 1948 and was later inducted into the school’s
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Thomas J. Burt
Dec 22, 2020
Thomas J. Burt, age 90 of Bay Lake died on December 22, 2020. He was born on September 22, 1930 in Wisconsin Rapids, WI to Howard and Lenore Burt. Tom was a US Navy Korean War Veteran. He was employed with Electoral Jobbers Equipment Inc. with 40 years of service. Serving as the president of the company when he...
Judith L. Erickson Alcox
Dec 22, 2020
Judith Lorraine Erickson Alcox, age 80 of Ironton died on December 22, 2020 at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby. She was born on December 19, 1940 in Crosby to Alex and Sylvia (Tatro) Erickson. Judy was an LPN practicing at Bethany Good Samaritan Society and various home health care facilities.
Judy is survived by six...
Linnea Marie Jelen
Dec 22, 2020
Linnea M. Jelen, age 77 of St. Joseph formerly of Crosby died on December 22, 2020 at the St. Cloud Hospital. She was born on April 21, 1943 in Biloxi, Mississippi to Henry and Elsie (Carlson) Schwall. Linnea married Ronald Jelen on January 27, 1979 in Crosby. She was a longtime local child care provider; a former Human Services...
Dolores I. "Dee" Ullrich
Dec 22, 2020
Dolores I. “Dee” Ullrich, age 88 of Crosby formerly of Emily died on December 22, 2020 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. She was born on October 6, 1932 in Minneapolis to Charles and Margaret (Miller) Giard. Dee was a member of St. Emily’s Catholic Church in Emily.
Dee is survived by four sons, Richard...
Jennie Elizabeth Foote-Thoms
Dec 12, 2020
Jennie Elizabeth Foote-Thoms, born December 7, 1934, to Lauren and Bernice (Foote) Thoms, died in Golden Valley, Minnesota, on December 12, 2020, of COVID. Jennie had suffered from dementia in her last years, prior to contracting COVID. Jennie was the fifth of Lauren and Bernice’s 12 children and grew up in a large family that loved music and dancing,...
Michael Alan Brandt
Dec 8, 2020
Michael Alan Brandt, age 69 of Deerwood died on December 8, 2020 as a result of an automobile accident near Grand Rapids. He was born in St. Paul on July 10, 1951 to Albert and Margit (Wicklund) Brandt. Michael married Mary Ellen Gosciewski on December 18, 1989 in Payallup, WA. He was a member of the Deerwood Baptist Church...
Ellen Marie Stealy
Dec 5, 2020
Ellen Marie Stealy, age 68 of Brainerd died on December 5, 2020 at the Good Shepherd Memory Cottages in Sauk Rapids. She was born in Monticello on April 2, 1952 to Stanley and Donna (Lanser) Anderson. She graduated from the Big Lake High School, class of 1970. After graduating she went on to Business School in St. Cloud. Ellen...
Elmer William Johnson
Dec 4, 2020
Elmer William Johnson Jr., age 86 of Baxter died at his home on December 4, 2020. He was born on December 9, 1933 in Little Falls to Elmer and Matilda (Skillings) Johnson Sr. Elmer was a U.S. Army veteran. He married Betty Minor on June 24, 1953 in Rice Lake, WI. A retired employee of American Hoist and Derrick...
Joseph Michael "Mike" Vidmar
Dec 3, 2020
Joseph M. “Mike” Vidmar, age 79 of Crosby died on December 3, 2020 at the Parkview Care Center in Buffalo. He was born in Milwaukee, WI to Joseph and Frances (Butorac) Vidmar on July 6, 1941. Mike graduated from the Crosby-Ironton High School, Class of 1959. He then went to school in Grand Rapids to be in the U.S....
