Obituary Listing

Feb 18, 2019

Monica Ann Buchite age 21 of Baxter died in Burley, Idaho on February 18, 2019 as a result of an automobile accident.  She was born in Crosby on November 22, 1997.  Graduating from the Crosby-Ironton High School, class of 2016.  She was active in the acapella choir, volleyball and basketball.  Currently she was employed with TJ Maxx in Baxter....

Feb 11, 2019

Joel Brian Carlson age 56 of Duluth formerly of Fifty Lakes died at his home on February 11, 2019 from diabetic complications.  He was born on December 25, 1962 in Cambridge to Roger and Faye (Ranum) Carlson.  Joel was a switch installation technician for 32 years, serving AT&T Mobility, Siemens Stromberg-Carlson and NTT.  He was a member of the...

Feb 10, 2019

Larry James Ladd, age 68, of Deerwood, MN, was born on September 14, 1950 and passed away on February 10, 2019.  Larry is survived by his wife, Lineya Ladd (nee Hansen) and his four daughters Jennifer Wiedell (Todd), Rachel Thissen (James), Sarah Good, and Rebecca Uehling. Larry was preceded in death by his mother, Catherine Ladd.  He is survived...

Feb 5, 2019

Howard G. Emmert age 82 of Nokay Lake Township died on February 5, 2019 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby.  He was born on May 24, 1936 in Waukenabo Township, MN to Howard and Louise (Cook) Emmert.  Howard married Mary Lou Schmidt on August 18, 1959 in Anoka.

Howard is survived by his wife Mary...

Feb 4, 2019

Earl William Bedard, 91, of Ironton, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 4, 2019, at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby, MN.  He was surrounded by his loving family.  Earl was born in Ironton on June 28, 1927, to William and Johanna Bedard.  He graduated from Crosby-Ironton High School in 1945 and joined the war effort, for which...

Feb 2, 2019

Marva D. Anderson age 76 of Outing died on February 2, 2019 at Regions Medical Center in St. Paul. She was born on February 11, 1942 in Minneapolis to Homer and Merlyn (Filbert) Busse.

Marva married Gary Anderson on July 6, 1968 in Minneapolis.

Marva is survived by her husband Gary; one son, Matthew (Sarah)...

Jan 27, 2019

Roger A. Carlson age 81 of Crosby formerly of Fifty Lakes died on January 27, 2019 at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby.  He was born on September 10, 1937 in Minneapolis to Lewis Arthur and Violet Edith (Erickson) Carlson.  Roger married Faye Ranum on April 27, 1957 in Isanti.  He was a U.S. Air Force Veteran. Roger...

Jan 21, 2019

Bernice B. “Bea” Dangers age 84 of Crosby died at her home on January 21, 2019.  She was born on March 28, 1934 in Howard Lake to Albert and Lena (Hirsch) Greenhagen.  Bea married Arthur Dangers on October 23, 1952 in Watertown, SD.  She was a rural mail carrier with the U.S. Postal Service with 27 years of service.  ...

Jan 21, 2019

Living life to the fullest Martha Czech Brady (95 years old) passed away peacefully on January 21, 2019 at the Heartwood Senior Living Community in Crosby, surrounded by family.

Martha was born in Bowlus, MN on February 18, 1923 to Ralph and Mary (nee Schwalba) Czech.  Martha was married to Nick Brady for 49 years until Nick’s...

Jan 17, 2019

Joseph Lewis Plut, Jr, age 82 of Crosby died on Thursday, January 17, 2019 at the Cuyuna Range Care Center in Crosby.  Joe was born on July 8, 1936 in Brainerd to Joseph and Anna (Satovich) Plut. He grew up in Crosby where he was a lifelong member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. He attended Franklin Grade School and...

Jan 8, 2019

Mary Brandt age 62 of Deerwood died on January 8, 2019 at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. She was born on May 3, 1956 in Moses Lake, Washington to Dominic and Bertha (Benke) Gosciewski.  Mary married Michael Brandt on February 18, 1989 in Payallup, WA.  She was a former employee of Ascensus in Brainerd.  Mary was a member...

Jan 8, 2019

Betty Lou Mingus age 90 of Crosby died on January 8, 2019 at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby. She was born in Duluth, Minnesota on February 29, 1928 to James and Mary (Meyers) Bryant.  Betty married Douglas Mingus on December 31, 1949 in Duluth. She was a member of St. James Catholic Church in Aitkin.  Betty had...

Jan 6, 2019

James D. Dehning age 80 of Brainerd died on January 6, 2019 at his home.  He was born on November 16, 1938 in Cuyuna to Clarence and Evelyn (Heese) Dehning.  Jim married Marlys Peterson on December 17, 1960 in Iron Hub.

Jim is survived by his wife Marlys; three sons, Scott (Lynette) Dehning of Merrifield, Kevin (Diane)...

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. ...