Obituary Listing

Jul 15, 2018

JoAnn Evonne Kehl age 81 of Crosby died on July 15, 2018 at Aitkin Health Services.  She was born on August 11, 1936 in Duluth to Melvin and Violet (Myhrman) Rude.  JoAnn married Donald Kehl on May 25, 1957 in Aitkin.  She graduated from the Aitkin High School, class of 1954.  She was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran...

Jul 7, 2018

James Howard Harker age 87 of Crosby died on July 7, 2018 at his home.  He was born on January 18, 1931 in Grand Rapids to James A. and Leona (Qualley) Harker.  Jim married his high school sweetheart Shirley Elizabeth Flynn.  He was an alumni of Pine River High School, Bemidji State University and St. Cloud State University.  Jim...

Jul 6, 2018

Paul Jerome Hoge age 61 of Crosby-Ironton passed away at his home on July 6, 2018 after a brief battle with cancer.  He was born on December 18, 1956 in Aitkin to Jerome and Lucy (Hensel) Hoge.  Paul married his Barbara Jo Ravnik, his best friend, on August 18, 1979 in Crosby.  Paul was proud to serve the community,...

Jun 25, 2018

Travis Donald Hendrickson age 35 of Minneapolis died on June 25, 2018 at his home.  He was born on October 3, 1982 in Little Falls.  Travis graduated from the Long Prairie High School, class of 2000. Graduated from Central Lakes College in Brainerd.  He then went to attend St. Cloud State.   His was a former employee of Petron’s Potatoe...

Jun 23, 2018

Pauline J. Rubow age 90 of Crosby died on June 23, 2018 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. She was born on July 13, 1927 in Duluth. Pauline married Orville Rubow on May 12, 1955 in Minneapolis.  She was a member of the Salem Lutheran Church in Deerwood and the Bay Lake Area Lioness.

Pauline...

Jun 22, 2018

Nancy Louise Gourhan age 71 of Bay Lake died on June 22, 2018 at her daughter’s home in Stanchfield.  She was born on March 3, 1947 in St. Paul to Harry and Dorothy (Myers) McKenzie.

Graduated from St. Agnes High School, Class of 1965. She married Dennis Gourhan on October 21, 1967. Nancy was a retired owner...

Jun 22, 2018

Bruce Eugene Pirner age 80 of Ironton died on June 22, 2018 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. He was born in Aitkin on January 31, 1938 to John and Isabelle (Frederick) Pirner.  Bruce married Carol Ann Marcum on June 25, 1960 in McGregor.

Bruce is survived by four sons, Tim (Monica) Pirner of Minnetonka,...

Jun 21, 2018

Dr. Bradley Warren Peterson age 54 of Deerwood died on June 21, 2018.  He was born in Lake City on September 21, 1963 to Warren and Mildred (Fritze) Peterson. Brad graduated from Lincoln High School in Lake City, class of 1982.  He married Sue Olson on June 20, 1992 in Spicer. Brad graduated from the University of Minnesota Medical...

Jun 18, 2018

John Leslie (Oman) Orr age 81 of Deerwood died peacefully at home on June 18, 2018.  John was born May 9, 1937 to Dorothy Oman.  He graduated from the Minneapolis Vocational High School. He served eight years in the National Guard.  John was the Local and international business representative for Lathers Local 190 from 1970 until he retired in...

Jun 16, 2018

Debra Kay Branden age 62 of Aitkin died on June 16, 2018 at the Mille Lacs Health System in Onamia. She was born in Crosby on February 29, 1956 in Crosby to Walter and Patricia (Enemark) Minarich.  Debbie was a former rural mail carrier, delivering out of the Deerwood Post Office.

Debbie is survived by three sons,...

Jun 14, 2018

Florence Liebl Zilka age 95 of Crosby formerly of Crosslake died on June 14, 2018 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby.  She was born on the farm of her parents, William and Ida (Olson) Liebl on the November 18, 1922. She spent 32 years as a Benedictine Sister of Annunciation Monastery in Bismarck, N.D.  She spent ten...

Jun 4, 2018

Evelyn Mae James Saumier age 96  of Ironton died on June 4, 2018 at Essentia St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Brainerd. She was born on November 4, 1921 in International Falls to George and Ruth (Doust) Laughton.

Evelyn is survived by one son, Dennis (Clarice) James of Des Moines, WA; three daughters, Patricia (Ken) Wheeler of Butte,...

Jun 3, 2018

Ramona Verna Karnowski age 82 of Deerwood died on June 3, 2018 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby.  She was born on July 3, 1935 in Stanley, MN to Carl and Viola (Hanson) Lind.

Ramona is survived by her husband, Malcolm; three daughters and their families, Michele Smith of Prior Lake and Emily and Erica,...

May 24, 2018

Robert Lee Crawford, 59, of Brainerd, died on May 24, 2018 at his son’s home surrounded by his family. He was born June 29, 1958, in Crosby, the son of Earl Dorseand Ella Beatrice (Orr) Crawford.

Bob was known as a great mechanic, an insanely hard worker, and a big softie, though he did his best to...

May 16, 2018

June Virginia Leopold age 91 of Crosby died on May 16, 2018 at Heartwood Senior Living in Crosby.  She was born in Pipestone on May 25, 1926 to Arthur and Blanche (Price) Zetterlund. June was a former resident of Two Harbors, Detroit Lakes and Green Valley, AZ.   She graduated from Pipestone Public Schools in 1944.  She graduated from the...

May 12, 2018

Theresa Marie Dehning age 59 of Rabbit Lake Township died on May 12, 2018 at Essentia St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Brainerd.  She was born on May 19, 1958 in Minneapolis to Wilbur and Mildred (Murphy) Slawson. Theresa married Ralph Dehning on Aug 26, 1983 in Rabbit Lake Township.  She was a former Box Room employee for Potlatch Corp....

May 10, 2018

Scott Allan Kile age 62 of Pillager passed away at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby on Thursday, May 10, 2018.  He was born in Minneapolis to Allan and Dora Kile on July 21, 1955.  He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving in the mid 1970’s.  He was an accomplished musician and singer, an avid bird watcher, and...

May 7, 2018

John P. Hawkinson age 90 of Deerwood died on May 7, 2018 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. He was born on July 25, 1927 in Starbuck to Dr. John and Mabel (Johnson) Hawkinson.  John married Elaine Peterson on June 23, 1951 in Deerwood. He was a retired Potlach employee.

John is survived by his...

May 6, 2018

Mary Joan “Judy” (Ross) Fort, 83, of Deerwood, MN, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 6, 2018 at Abbott Northwest Hospital in Minneapolis, MN surrounded by her family.  Born in Jamestown, ND the daughter of Willis and Beatrice (Witham) Ross, she was raised in Brainerd, MN.  After graduating from Washington High School as co-salutatorian, she graduated from Brainerd Junior...

May 3, 2018

Judith Marie Forslin age 77 of Emily died at the St. Cloud Hospital on May 3, 2018.  She was born on September 23, 1939 in Miltona, Township to Alfred and Anna (Carlson) Dreger.

Judy is survived by two sons, Ken Heyn of Emily and Mark (Carolyn) Heyn of Brainerd; one daughter, Tina Charpentier of Pine River; one...