Obituary Listing

Mar 10, 2025

Valery Jan (Gieschen) Moe, 79, of Emily, MN, was called to her eternal home on March 10, 2025. She was born on February 27, 1946, in Racine, WI  to Theodore Carl Gieschen and Jennie Farnum (Phelps) Gieschen.

Valery was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who found joy in serving her family and community. She expressed...

Mar 9, 2025

Grace R. Schuller, 90, passed away peacefully on March 9, 2025 at her home in Outing, Minnesota.

Grace was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on December 31, 1934 to Leroy and Hattie (Springer) Mattson.  She grew up in many places around the country, as her father moved to various construction sites, eventually returning to Minneapolis to settle...

Mar 5, 2025

We are sad to announce that Rick Stimac passed away on March 5, 2025 from a major cardiac event in his home near Randall, MN.

Rick was born December 10, 1961 in Minneapolis, MN, the son of Richard and Bev (Walker) Stimac.  He grew up in Crosby until the 8th grade and graduated from Lincoln High School,...

Mar 4, 2025

Shirley Ann Davies age 89 of Crosby passed away on March 4, 2025 at the Heartwood Care Center in Crosby.  She was born on June 22, 1935 in Crosby to William and Louise (Kant) Meacham.  Shirley was united in marriage with John Davies in Aitkin on February 19, 1953.

Shirley loved family gatherings, cooking, playing cards, fishing...

Feb 26, 2025

Loretta Mae DeBord, age 88 of Crosby passed away on February 26, 2025 at the Heartwood Care Center in Crosby.  She was born on October 5, 1936 in Eau Claire, WI to Marshall and Laura (Barrett) Howe.  She was united in marriage to Clifford DeBord Sr. on December 1, 1962 in Rapid City, SD.

Loretta is survived...

Feb 18, 2025

Herbert Layton “Herb” Peske, age 83 of Ironton passed away on February 18, 2025 at his home.   He was born on September 19, 1941 in Waterloo, IA to August and Helen (Britzman) Peske.  Herb farmed for many years in Raymond, IA; was a former owner of the Seguchie Resort on Mille Lacs Lake and was a long-time employee of...

Feb 18, 2025

Donald Vincent Kehl, age 92 of Crosby passed away on February 18, 2025 at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby.  He was born in Aitkin on September 21, 1932 to Grant and Helen (Borg) Kehl.

Don was a retired employee of Potlatch in Brainerd with 34 years of service.  He was U.S Air Force veteran.  Don...

Feb 8, 2025

Kris M Rosenbaum, passed away on February 8th, 2025 at Sky Ridge Medical Center, Lone Tree, Colorado. She was born on August 18th, 1960 in Crosby to John and Delores (Tenneson) Okerlund. Kris graduated from Crosby-Ironton High School Class of 1979. She furthered her education through banking and finance where she built her career in Colorado. Kris is survived...

Feb 8, 2025

Clement Joseph Roden, age 69 of Crosby, passed away on February 8, 2025 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.  He was born on May 6, 1955 in Crosby to Gerald and Eleanor (Stofferahn) Roden.

Clement was united in marriage to Lisa Christensen on May 22, 2004 in Aitkin.

Clement was a former employee of North...

Feb 8, 2025

Scott “Scotty” Edward Carstens, 41, of Outing, Minnesota, passed away at his home on February 8, 2025. He was born on June 7, 1983, to Barb and Larry Carstens.

Scotty was preceded in death by his parents, Barb and Larry Carstens; his maternal grandparents, Glenn and Pat Mechelke; his paternal grandparents, Ed and Mildred Carstens; and his...

Feb 7, 2025

Richard James “Rick” Coccie, age 64 of Deerwood passed away unexpectedly on February 7, 2025. He was born on August 1, 1960 in Grand Rapids to Richard and Elfriede (Rendle) Coccie. Rick was united in marriage to Deanna Bordwell on May 1, 2016 in Crosby.  He was a retired Lieutenant Colonel with the U.S. Air Force with 24 years...

Feb 7, 2025

Theresa Lucille Franz, age 66 of Brainerd passed away on February 7, 2025 at Bethany Good Samaritan in Brainerd.  She was born in Aitkin on October 24, 1958 to John and Loretta (Zigan) Franz.

Theresa is survived by her brother, Ted (Julie) Franz of Pillager; her sisters, Rosemary Barnes of Brainerd, Nancy (Terry) Morgan of Aitkin, Audrey...

Feb 2, 2025

Judith Lynn ”Judy” Eliseuson, age 77 of Brainerd passed away on February 2, 2025 at the Harmony House in Brainerd.  Judy was born on February 9, 1947 in Brainerd to Phillip and Helen (Biesner) Lustig.

Judy is survived by one son, Chad (Heather) Visser of Ironton; one daughter, Lesley (Bob) Eviston of Phoenix, AZ; one sister, Clarice...

Jan 29, 2025

Ruby Cecelia Iverson, age 92 of Emily, passed away on January 29, 2025, at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby. She was born on January 26, 1933, in St. Paul to Hugh and Pearl (Robertson) McSherry.  She graduated from Harding High School in 1951, and graduated from cosmetology school in 1952. Ruby married the love of her life,...

Jan 29, 2025

George Edwin Hardy, age 78 of Crosby passed away at St. Cloud VA Medical Center on January 29, 2025.  He was born on March 3, 1946 in Brainerd to Lyman and Dora (Wilmot) Hardy.

George served in the U.S. Navy for 4 years with two deployments to Vietnam.  He was a member of the Myrin-James American Legion...

Jan 24, 2025

Catherine Coleman “Katie” Meyer, age 94 of Richfield passed away at her home on January 24, 2025.  She was born in Minneapolis on February 23, 1930 to Einar and Catherine (Rood) Jorgensen.  Katie was united in marriage with Steven Meyer on October 5, 1954 in Minneapolis.

Katie was a 50-year member of the American Dietetic Association, providing...

Jan 15, 2025

Roy “Rob” Abbott, age 67 of Ironton passed away on January 15, 2025

at Carefree Living in Brainerd.  He was born in Crosby on March 11, 1957 to Roy and Vivian Abbott.

Rob is survived by his wife, Kristi Abbott; his son, Justin (Kelsie) Abbott; his daughter, Trisha Abbott; and his grandchildren, Dylan, Alyssa, Braydon...

Jan 11, 2025

John Oliver Nordeen, passed away on January 11, 2025 at his home in Crosby surrounded by his family. He was 64 years old.

He was born on May 1, 1960 in Minneapolis to Richard Nordeen and Nancy Swanson.  He graduated from Coon Rapids High School in 1978. After completing college courses, he went on to work at...

Jan 9, 2025

Lyle Wilbur Nichols, age 94 of Crosslake passed away at Golden Horizons in Crosslake.  He was born on June 1, 1930 in Staples to Roy and Eleanor (Hodges) Nichols.

Lyle is survived by one son, Greg Nichols (Sue Kalleberg-Stevens) of Baxter; one daughter, Cindy Dorr (Bryan Bidinger) of Bemidji; one brother, Ken (Patricia) Nichols of Ironton; one...

Jan 8, 2025

Larry Thoms went home to be with His Lord and Savior on January 5, 2025. Nancy Thoms joined her husband when she passed on January 8, 2025.

Larry John Thoms was born on September 13, 1945, in Brainerd, MN to Lester and Amy (Atwood) Thoms. Nancy Kay (Harnois) Thoms was born on April 29, 1946, in Ashland,...