Obituary Listing

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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