Obituary Listing

Apr 18, 2018

Brian James Oren age 46 of Crosby died on April 18, 2018 at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby.  He was born on May 2, 1971 in Crosby.  Brain married Sally Ann Gehrke on October 11, 2014 in Crosby. He was employed as an electrician with Holden Electric in Brainerd.   Brian was a Army National Guard veteran.   A...

Apr 12, 2018

Terrence P. “Terry” Duma age 75 of Pequot Lakes died on April 12, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Society in Pine River.  He was born on September 16, 1942 in Wilton, ND to Nicholas and Pearl (Brezden) Duma. Terry enlisted in the Navy after high school graduation and served in England in Naval Intelligence.  Following an honorable discharge, he...

Apr 11, 2018

Joyce Noreen Kelsh age 91 of Crosby, formerly of Fargo, ND passed away at her home on April 11, 2018. Joyce was born October 14, 1926 on a farm in Humbird, WI  to James and Elgie (Pierce) Hardwick.  She grew up and graduated from the Humbird High School, attended beauty school in Eau Claire, WI and later owned a...

Apr 9, 2018

Glen Earl Gutzman age 92 of Deerwood died on April 9, 2018 at his home.  He was born in Crosby on June 21, 1925 to Frank and Ida (Brueske) Gutzman.  Glen was Army Air Corp veteran serving in WWII and Korea.  Glen was one of the co-founders of Trail-A-Sled, Scorpion Snowmobiles. Later he was co-owner of Glen Roy Feeders,...

Apr 9, 2018

Kenneth C. Kielty (Bud) passed away on April 9th at the age of 87, married 64 years to his wife Barbara, Survived by children Dan (Christine), Theresa Gade (Richard), Steve (Mary), Pat, Mike (Beth), Paul, Suzanne Hadley, and Michele Hutton (David). 19 Grandchildren, 12 Great Grandchildren.

Preceded in death by granddaughter (Samantha), sister (Kathleen), and parents (Kenneth...

Apr 7, 2018

Merlin Leroy “Kip” Nelson age 85 of Crosby passed away on April 7, 2018 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby.  He was born on September 30, 1932 in Duluth to John and Veronica (Filla) Nelson.  Kip graduated from the Crosby-Ironton High School, class of 1950.  He then served in the Minnesota National Guard from 1950 to 1952...

Apr 6, 2018

Eugene E. Mount age 98 of Crosby died on April 6, 2018 at the VA Medical Center in St. Cloud. He was born on February 11, 1920 in Wynot, NE to Eu- gene and Mary (Iverson) Mount. He was a WWII Army Veteran. He married Kathleen Hawes on April 3, 1976 in Deerwood. He was a member of the...

Mar 30, 2018

Curtis “Curt” Radman Age 78, of Fifty Lakes, MN passed away on Friday, March 30, 2018 of complications from surgery.

He is survived by his daughters, Marni Patzer of Hugo and Jill Radman of Rochester; grandchildren Miranda (Rory), Cassidy, Rylee and Leyton; great-granddaughter Lizzie; siblings Richard (Dianne), Gayle (Tom) Davis and Sharon; and by “Love of my...

Mar 28, 2018

Dayton L. Paulson age 76 of Outing died on March 28, 2018 at his home.  He was born on February 19, 1942 in Watertown, SD to Joseph and Hilma (Rislov) Paulson.  Dayton married Lynne Rademacher on June 5, 1992 in Outing.  Dayton was an employee of Crooked Lake Township’s road maintenance.

Dayton is survived by his wife,...

Mar 24, 2018

Bob Meyer age 90 of Chisago City formerly of Crosby died on March 24, 2018 at Parmley on the Lake in Chisago City.  He was born on December 9, 1927 in Sheridan Township, WI to William and Amelia (Kottke) Meyer.  Bob was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church in Crosby.

Bob is survived by one son,...

Mar 22, 2018

Arthur L. “Art” Olson age 91 of Deerwood died on March 22, 2018 at the VA Health Care in St. Cloud.  He was born on November 26, 1926 in Minneapolis to Gustaf “Al” and Lillie Olson.   Art was retired U.S. Navy veteran with 21 years of service.  He served as a Sea Bee during WWII and as an electrician...

Mar 22, 2018

James P. “J.T.” Thorson age 66 of Deerwood died on March 22, 2018 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.  He was born on October 6, 1951 in Edgerton, WI to Theodore and Margaret (Anderson) Thorson.  He was a graduate of the Bemidji High School, class of 1969.  Jim was a U.S. Navy veteran, serving as a Aviation Hydraulics Technician...

Mar 16, 2018

Frances Lucille “Nicky” Jenkins, age 96, of Crosby passed away on Friday, March 16, 2018 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby.  She was born on November 18, 1921 in Hill City, MN and lived in Aitkin, MN from age 3 until her marriage to Lloyd C. Jenkins of Crosby in 1939.

Nicky was a bookkeeper...

Mar 16, 2018

Dale Harold Bjerkness age 80 of Ironton died on March 16, 2018 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby surrounded by his entire family.  He was born in Crosby on September 13, 1937 to Carl and Floryce (Andrews) Bjerkness.  He married Clarice Lustig in Emily on July 30, 1955.  Dale was a former employee of E.J. Longyear Drilling...

Mar 16, 2018

Dolores Thellin, age 87, of Deerwood died on March 16, 2018 at Golden Horizons in Crosslake.  She was born on July 28, 1930 in Mullan, Idaho to Mike and Myrtle Rovetto.

Dolores is survived by one son, Harold “Ed” Beneke and his wife Margaret (“Peggy”) of Willmar, and their two children Brent and Bryan and their families;...

Feb 28, 2018

Ronald A. Storstad age 80 of Ironton died on February 28, 2018 at his home.  He was born on September 1, 1937 in Brainerd to Arling and Edith (Hele) Storstad.  He married Despo Moe on December 30, 1992. Ron was a retired employee of Potlatch.  He was a member of the Northerns Inc. and Rod Benders Fishing Club.

Feb 27, 2018

Sharon Yvonne DeChaine (Zontelli) age 77 of Eden Prairie formerly of Brainerd died on February 27, 2018 at Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park.

Sharon is survived by one son, Michael (Laura) Zontelli of Excelsior; one daughter, Gina Zontelli of Eden Prairie; two grandchildren, Anne Zontelli of Minneapolis and Zack Zontelli of Excelsior.

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Feb 25, 2018

Dorothy C. Drahosh, 91, Deerwood, formerly of Willow River, MN, died Sunday, February 25, 2018 in Crosby Care Center, Crosby.  She was born on July 5, 1926 to Jesse and Freida Fenstermaker.  Dorothy grew up west of Willow River where she attended school.  On October 24, 1942, Dorothy married Joseph Drahosh in Hopkins, MN.  They dairy farmed west of...

Feb 17, 2018

Gerald "Jerry" Oliver Lehn, 82, of Fifty Lakes peacefully passed into the Lord's embrace on February 17, 2018 with his loved ones by his side.

He is preceded in death by the love of his life, Diane (Schirmers) Lehn; his parents, Oliver and Odelle Lehn; one grandchild; one great-grandchild; and brother in-law, Jerry Schirmers.

Jerry...

Feb 16, 2018

Edgar L. “Butch” Evans age 77 of Outing died at his home on February 16, 2018.  He was born on May 14, 1940 in Grosse Pointe, MI to Ira and Martha (App) Evans.  Butch was a retired engineer with 3M with 32 years of service.  He was the first chairman of the Invasive Species Committee of Roosevelt Lake and...