Gregory Lee Berg
Jul 18, 2020
Gregory Lee Berg, 65 of Crosby died on July 18, 2020 at his home. He was born in Norfolk, VA on July 27, 1954 to John and Barbara (Southern) Berg. Greg grew up in Nisswa. He was US Vietnam War veteran. Greg married Esther Hovi on September 2, 1990 in Nisswa. He attended
Faith Baptist Church in...
Louis Joseph Mazar
Jul 16, 2020
Louis Joseph Mazar, 92 of Crosby, formerly Cuyuna died on July 16, 2020 at Heartwood Senior Living in Crosby. He was born on September 4, 1927 in Cuyuna to Nicholas and Katherine (Mikulich) Mazar. Louie was a WWII Army AirCorp veteran. Louie married Delena Harrison on September 26, 1948 in Crosby. He was local iron ore miner with Pittsburg...
Patricia Kay Fogal
Jul 16, 2020
Tricia Fogal of Crosby, passed away peacefully at her home on July 16, leaving behind her husband, Ken and their 5 children; Ben Fogal (Melissa) of Lino Lakes, Sarah Bran de Leon (Oscar) of Belle Plaine, Michelle Bjorklund (Chris) of Baxter, Jackie Fogal of Litchfield and Teresa Fogal of Hopkins and 7 grandchildren and many other loving and supportive...
Clarice Arlene Lueck
Jul 12, 2020
Clarice A. Lueck, 91 of Deerwood died on July 12, 2020 at Shepherd of Grace Senior Community in Becker. She was born on November 30, 1928 in Bay Lake Township to Abraham and Karen (Skau) Christensen. Clarice married Virgil Lueck on October 14, 1951 in Deerwood. She was the bookkeeper of Virg’s Excavating Company. Clarice was a member of...
Celeste R. "Tudy" Landowski
Jul 6, 2020
Celeste “Tudy” Landowski, age 94 of Fairfield Township died on July 6, 2020 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. She was born on February 23, 1926 in Paynesville to Thomas and Elsie (Katzenberger) Stockard. Tudy married Joseph Landowski on September 21, 1950 in Emily. She was a member of St. Emily’s Catholic Church, Emily and the Emily...
Ronald R. Kretlow
Jun 28, 2020
Ronald R. Kretlow, 77 of Ironton passed away at his home surrounded by his family on June 28, 2020 from renal cell cancer and dementia. He was born on October 19, 1942 in Minneapolis to Elvin and Rosella (Mallon) Kretlow. Ron drove truck for Yellow for 25 years, retiring in 2001. He moved to Shirt Lake after retirement and...
John "Jack" Krause
Jun 28, 2020
Jack “John G.” Krause, age 87, of Deerwood died on June 28, 2020 at his home on Serpent Lake. He was born on February 24, 1933 in Minneapolis during the Great Depression to older parents, which deeply influenced the development of Jack’s character. He attended Catholic grade schools and finished 8th grade at Immaculate Conception in Columbia Heights, where...
Carol Jean Nygard
Jun 21, 2020
Carol Jean Nygard, age 75 of Crosby died on June 21, 2020 at Heartwood Senior Living in Crosby. She was born on August 16, 1944 in Crosby to Leonard and Mildred (Nord) Nygard. Carol married Dennis Kagel on July 14, 1962 in Crosby. She worked with John and Mary Kay Papenfuss at Papa John’s Pizza for many years. She...
Wayne Leslie Maier
Jun 20, 2020
Wayne L. Maier, age 90 of Brainerd died on June 20, 2020 at his home. He was born in Crosby on August 16, 1929 to William and Esther (Hendrickson) Maier. He was a U.S. Army Veteran.
Wayne married Doris Emmaline Evenson on August 16, 1952 in Brainerd. Wayne was a former M.A. Hanna Mining employee. He also...
Jayne Ellen Bialon
Jun 17, 2020
Jayne E. Bialon, age 68 of Emily died on June 17, 2020 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. She was born in Hammond, Indiana on March 26, 1952 to Leonard and Helen (Hanusin) Baranowski. Jayne was a retired teacher from the Pequot Lakes High School. She taught English and Speech. She was a member of St. Emily’s...
Joseph Merrill Provost
Jun 12, 2020
Joseph Merrill Provost, age 64 of Van Alstyne, TX died on June 12, 2020 at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby. He was born in Crosby on February 14, 1956 to Merrill and Monica
(Kenyon) Provost. Joe was a retired retail clerk with the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1167 in Palm Desert, Indio and...
Bette Lou Johnson
Jun 2, 2020
Bette Lou Johnson, age 73 of Emily died on June 2, 2020 at her home. She was born on May 6, 1947 in Hibbing to Leo and Dorothy (Richards) Johnson.
Bette is survived by two sons, Randall (Kris Snow) Funk of St. Louis Park and Steve Funk of Minneapolis; two sisters, Sandra Stoltzman of Brainerd and Bonnie...
Nancy Yvonne Nelson
Jun 2, 2020
Nancy Yvonne Nelson, age 79 of Crosby died on June 2, 2020 at Golden Horizon’s Assisted Living in Aitkin. She was born on November 13, 1940 in Luck, WI to Frank and Pearl (Amborn)
Nelson. Nancy was a former Crosby-Ironton School Bus Driver, Crosby-Ironton School Food Service employee and former property manager of the Ironton Terrace.
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James Donald Haw
May 26, 2020
James Donald Haw, age 68 of Ironton died on May 26, 2020 at his home. He was born on July 1, 1951 in Minneapolis to Robert and Doris (Larson) Haw. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Jim married Jodi Borene on May 4, 2001 in Sisseton, SD. He was the former owner and operator of the Bridge Tavern north...
Douglas Raymond Brower
May 13, 2020
Douglas Raymond Brower, age 29 of Fort Collins, Colorado died on May 13, 2020 due to injuries from an automobile accident. Doulas was born on July 19, 1990 at the Whidbey Island Naval Hospital in Oak Harbor, WA to Sharon (Rhode) and Charles “Chuck” Brower Jr. Doug attended the K-4 Emily Charter School, 5-12 at the Pequot Lakes Schools. ...
Charles Carl Perpich "Carlie"
May 10, 2020
Charles Carl Perpich “Carlie”, age 99 of Ironton and Lester Prairie died on May 10, 2020 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Carl was on May 29, 1920 in Crosby to George and Kathryn Perpich of Croatia. He was baptized on July 4, 1920 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church by Fr. S. Fredrick. He was the youngest of six...
Natalie Gerbich Spalj
May 3, 2020
Natalie Gerbich Spalj, age 91, of Deerwood died on May 3, 2020 in New Brighton. Natalie was born on October 22, 1928 in Crosby. She was the only daughter of Dorothy and Daniel Gerbich.
On December 1, 1951, Natalie married John R. Spalj. Together they raised four children and operated in family business, Spalj Construction Company. Natalie...
Laura L. Gottschalk
Apr 22, 2020
Laura L. Gottschalk, age 103 of Crosby died on April 22, 2020 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. She was born on May 29, 1916 in Leaf Valley, MN to Henry and Ida (Froemming) Grosenick. Laura attended shool and graduated from the Alexandria High School. Laura has been a resident in the Crosby area since 1994. She...
Joel Linden Marsh
Apr 21, 2020
Joel L. Marsh, age 85 of Deerwood died on April 21, 2020 at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby. He was born on April 9, 1935 in Pine River to Frank and Amy (Linden) Marsh.
Joel grew up in Nashwauk. He lived in the Hibbing area until moving to Coon Rapids. Joel married Judith Kochevar in...
Raymond Lee Shankle
Apr 20, 2020
Raymond L. Shankle, age 75 of Deerwood died on April 20, 2020 at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby. He was born on February 16, 1945 in Knife Falls, MN to Oscar and Emma (White) Shankle. Ray grew up in Deerwood and graduated from Crosby-Ironton High School, class of 1963. After graduation he left Deerwood, returning in 1989....
