Obituary Listing

Jan 3, 2019

Margrett Elizabeth Bill age 101 died on January 3, 2019 at the Aicota Health Care in Aitkin.  She was born in Minneapolis to Arthur and Clara (Holter) Griswold.  She was a member of the Bible Baptist Church in Crosby.

Margrett is survived by one son, Mark (Victoria) Bill of Aitkin; four grandchildren, seven great grandchildren and two...

Dec 28, 2018

Jerrold “Jerry” Donald Bowman, 65, passed away on Friday, December 28, 2019.

Born on July 14, 1953, Jerry was the second of three children born to Donald “Don” and LaVonne (Day) Bowman.  He grew up in Rochester and graduated from John Marshall High School in 1971.

A spirited entrepreneur and human calculator, Jerry started Magnum...

Dec 26, 2018

William W. O’Brien, age 77, of Deerwood passed away on December 26, 2018, at his home surrounded by Bonnie and their 3 daughters, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.  He was born to Thomas A. and Mabel B. (Wright) O’Brien on December 4, 1941, in Brainerd MN.

He grew up in Cuyuna where he attended grade...

Dec 24, 2018

Cathy E. Gillette age 63 of Baxter died on December 24, 2018 at her home.  She was born on February 6, 1955 in Crosby to Matthew and Gertrude (Maki) Benson. She graduated from the Crosby-Ironton High School, class of 1973 and from St. Cloud School of Nursing, class of 1976. Cathy married Kenneth Gillette on October 10, 1980 in...

Dec 22, 2018

Angeline Eisenreich age 99 of Crosby died on December 21, 2018 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby.  She was born on October 10, 1919 in Kimball, MN to George and Angeline (Kretier) Nothnagel. Angie was a former baker at the Crosby-Ironton School lunch program.  She was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church.

Angie is...

Dec 19, 2018

Chester G. “Chet” Martin age 90 formerly of Crosby died on December 19, 2018 at Waverly Gardens Senior Living in North Oaks.  He was born on December 24, 1927 in Ironton to George and Mary (Lunchar) Martin. Chet married Phyllis Hardy on March 20, 1954 in Minneapolis.  He was a U.S. Army veteran.  Chet was a retired accountant with...

Dec 19, 2018

Loreli “Babe” Thiebault age 77 of Crosby died on December 19, 2018 at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby.  She was born in Brainerd on September 10, 1941 to Myron and Tressa (Larson) Blacketer. Babe married Joseph Thiebault Jr. in Minneapolis on September 1, 1959.  She was a local embroider, doing work for area businesses and fire departments. ...

Dec 18, 2018

Leslie Robert Nelson age 67 of Bay Lake formerly of Roseville died at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd on December 18, 2018 after a multi-year fight with Multiple Sclerosis.  He was born in Sheldon, IA on April 9, 1951 to William and Eunice (Rees) Nelson.  Les grew up in Roseville. He graduated from the Roseville High School in...

Dec 18, 2018

Ruth Margaret Carlson Hansen, 90, of Bay Lake died December 18, 2018 at Aicota Health Care in Aitkin.  Ruth was born in Chicago, Illinois to Andrew and Anna (Hultgren) Carlson.  Ruth graduated from Crosby-Ironton High School and Miss Woods Training School for Teachers of Young Children.  She taught in Perham, White Bear, and Minneapolis.  She married Curtis Hansen on...

Dec 17, 2018

Maurice “Gene” Calkins age 93 of Bay Lake died on December 17, 2018 at his home.  He was born in Crosby on January 31, 1925 to William and Evelina (Anderson) Calkins.  Gene was a WWII Marine Corp Veteran, serving in Iwo Jima.  He married Carol Woods on October 13, 1951 in Wibaux, MT.  Gene operated his farm in Bay...

Dec 13, 2018

Christopher S. Keys age 54. Loving husband, son, father, step-father and bassist of The Regime, passed peacefully at his home in Crosby on December 13, 2018.

He is survived by wife, Pamela; parents, Stephen and Louisa (Lois); sister, Stephanie (Warwick) Hubber; children, Max and Zoe; ex-wife, Nicole Harling; step-daughters, Tawny, Sedona and AnJolina Killa; Neice, Sierra; Aunts,...

Dec 11, 2018

Paul V. Olson age 84 of Deerwood formerly of Andover died on December 11, 2018 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby.  He was born on December 24, 1933 in Deerwood to Axel and Emma (Marsh) Olson Sr.   He was a U.S. Army veteran.  Paul married Darlene Peterson on June 10, 1961 in Minneapolis.  He retired from the...

Dec 1, 2018

Yvonne T. Olson age 89 of Deerwood died on December 1, 2018 at her home.  She was born in Chicago, IL to Joseph and Isabelle (Schelling) Gagnon. Yvonne married Arthur Olson in Hibbing on July 30, 1949.

Yvonne is survived by one son, Howard Olson of Deerwood; two daughters, Jennifer Olson of Hills, IA and Linda (Mike)...

Dec 1, 2018

James Edward Johnson age 80 of Deerwood died on December 1, 2018 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby.  He was born on February 23, 1938 in Crosby to John and Eva (Sanderson) Johnson.  Jim was a Crosby-Ironton High School graduate, class of 1956.  He was a U.S. Army National Guard, Crosby and U.S. Navy veteran.  He owned...

Nov 24, 2018

Tomoko Wasserbauer age 79 of Crosby died on November 24, 2018 at Aitkin Health Services.

She was born in Odate, Japan on May 9, 1939 to Tatsugoro and Kiyo Okawa.  Tomoko married Anthony Wasserbauer on July 1, 1969 in Sapporo, Japan. She was a member of the Aitkin VFW Auxillary.

Tomoko is survived by two...

Nov 22, 2018

Jean D. Tuve age 71 of Crosby died on November 22, 2018 at Viewcrest Health Care Center in Duluth.  She was born in Aitkin on February 2, 1947 to Lester and Doris (Yotter) Carr.   She married Allen Tuve on September 16, 1972 in Duluth.

Jean is survived by her husband, Allen; one brother, Jim Carr of Emily;...

Nov 19, 2018

Donald G. Rhodes age 85 of Cuyuna formerly of Bay Lake died at his home on November 19, 2018 after a battle with prostate cancer.  He was born in Minneapolis on June 13, 1933 to Abdon and Della (Olson) Rhodes.  He was a U.S. Navy veteran.  He graduated from Minnehaha Academy, class of 1951 and the U of M...

Nov 16, 2018

Patricia Ann Bourassa age 80 of Crosslake died on November 16, 2018 at Essentia St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Brainerd.  She was born in Rochester on August 31, 1938 to Clement and Margaret (Donahue) LaBarre. Pat married L. Mick Bourassa on November 28, 1959 in Rochester.  She was a former receptionist at Charter House in Rochester, retired secretary at...

Nov 10, 2018

Mary Alice McCutchan (nee: Spruill) age 89, of Crosby died on November 10, 2018 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby.  She was born in North Carolina on November 16, 2018 to Noah and Mae (Furlough) Spruill. The oldest of 8, she cared for those younger, helped in family businesses, then went to work for Western Union in...

Nov 4, 2018

Lee J. Chambers age 69 of Remer died on November 4, 2018 at his home.  He was born in Crosby on July 21, 1949 to Leo and Caroline (Padjen) Chambers.

Lee was employed with the Crow Wing Highway Department with 23 years of service.  He was a U.S. Vietnam Army veteran.  He was a member of the...