Kathryn M. "Katy" Johnson
Jan 15, 2018
Kathryn M. “Katy” Johnson age 93 of Ironton died on Monday, January 15, 2018 at her home. She was born on August 23, 1924 in Sidnaw, MI to Oscar and Olga (Anderson) Provost. Katy graduated from the Crosby-Ironton High School, class of 1942 and then attended the Crosby Junior College. During the war Katy went to Hastings, Nebraska to...
Larry E. Hayes
Jan 14, 2018
Larry E. Hayes age 84 of Crosby died at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby on Sunday. He was born on March 28, 1933 in Minneapolis. Larry married Dorothea Springer on June 18, 1954 in Spring Lake Park. He was a retired highway tech for the Minnesota Department of Transportation with 38 years of service. Larry was a...
Danyele Marie Johnson (Otey)
Jan 13, 2018
Danyele Marie Johnson (Otey), aka Jack age 38 of Ironton passed away on January 13, 2018.
Danyele was born on September 26, 1979 in Oxnard, CA to Michael and Dawn (Reist) Otey. Danyele attended Meadow Creek Christian School, graduating in 1997. She later Attended Bethel University. Danyele was employed by Cuyuna County Auto Center where she was...
Margaret A. "Peggy" Meyer
Jan 9, 2018
Margaret A. “Peggy” Meyer age 88 of Crosby died on January 9, 2018 at the Woodland Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. She was born in Brainerd on November 2, 1929 to Nels and Mary (Kealey) Jacobsen. She graduated from the Crosby-Ironton High School, class of 1947 and then attended the Crosby Junior College. Peggy married Herman Meyer on October...
Maryetta Louise Andrews
Jan 5, 2018
Maryetta Louise Andrews age 92 of Emily passed away at Heartwood Senior Living in Crosby on January 5, 2018. She was born November 5, 1925 to Deward and Louise (Hughes) Hawley in Little Pine Township. Maryetta was a lifelong resident of the Emily and Crosby-Ironton areas. Many will remember her as the School Nurse for Crosby-Ironton High School and...
John Harrison Gronholm
Jan 4, 2018
John H. Gronholm age 77 of Emily died on January 4, 2018 at his home. He was born on January 5, 1940 in Minneapolis to Wallace and Muriel (Buck) Gronholm Sr. John married
Shirley Braasch in Robbinsdale on December 16, 1961. He was a retired plant manager for Marigold Foods in Minnapolis with 32 years of service. ...
Ramona Mae Lindberg
Jan 1, 2018
Ramona Mae Lindberg age 80 of Brainerd formerly Ironton died on January 1, 2018 at Edgewood Vista in Brainerd. She was born on July 9, 1937 in Crosby to Clarence and Marguerite (Mongan) Bottineau. Ramona was the former owner of Esther’s Big Beautiful Fashions in Crosby. She was also employed with Tri-County CAP as a cook and an Educators...
Genevieve Irene Hill
Dec 31, 2017
Genevieve Irene Hill age 98 of Crosby formerly of Deerwood died on December 31, 2017 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. She was born on January 21, 1919 in Parkersburg, Iowa to Clifford and Trena (Vanderlaan) Johnson. Genevieve was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Deerwood, the Cuyuna Range Senior Citizens Club and the Walter...
Melverna M. Mickelson
Dec 31, 2017
Melverna “Shorty” Mickelson age 89 of Deerwood died at her home on December 31, 2017. She was born on September 6, 1928 in Pine City to John and Merle (Leslic) Kilgore. Shorty was a retired Honeywell employee with 29 years of service. She was a longtime summer resident of Black Hoof Lake. She was a member of the Walter...
Evelyn "Eva" Adcock
Dec 14, 2017
Evelyn “Eva” Adcock age 92 of Aitkin died on December 14, 2017 at Riverwood Healthcare Center in Aitkin. She was born in Ross Lake Township on March 16, 1925 to Thomas and Lillian (Ladd) Micklewright. Eva married Fredrick Adcock on October 16, 1943.
Eva is survived by two sons, Joe (Mary) Adcock and...
Anthony Paul Bjerkness
Dec 11, 2017
Anthony Paul Bjerkness age 34 of Ironton died on December 11, 2017 from the result of a snowmobile accident on Serpent Lake. He was born on July 15, 1983 in Crosby.
Tony is survived by his parents, Robert and Patsy Thomas of Ironton. Two sons, Colt Hallin of Deerwood and Eli Bjerkness of Ironton; one brother, Robbie...
Ellen Regina Starkka
Dec 2, 2017
Ellen Regina Starkka age 84 of Crosslake passed away at her home on December 2, 2017 surrounded by family. She was born on August 4, 1933 in Des Moines, IA to Ernest and Starr (Pritchard) Ahlberg. Ellen met Ernie Starkka in Brainerd while spending summers in Crosslake at her parent’s cabin on Dagget Bay. They were married in Sisseton,...
Kevin Jimmie Geyer
Dec 2, 2017
Kevin J. Geyer age 57 of Crosby passed away on December 2, 2017 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby following a battle with cancer. He was born on April 3, 1960 in Owatonna to Leo and Esther (Bettin) Geyer. Kevin grew up in Crosby, graduating from the Crosby-Ironton High School. He worked construction most of his life. ...
Dominic Philip Marxen
Nov 27, 2017
Dominic Philip Marxen age 90 of Crosby died on November 27, 2017 at Talahi Senior Campus in St. Cloud. He was born on April 4, 1927 in Minneapolis to Dominic J. and Mary (Oeffling) Marxen. Dominic was a WWII Navy veteran. He was a member of the Walter Scott Erickson American Legion Post #557 of Deerwood. He was retired...
Laverne H. "Verne" Pankratz
Nov 27, 2017
LaVerne H. “Verne” Pankratz age 71 of Crosby died on November 27, 2017 at his home. He was born on June 26, 1946 in Mountain Lake, MN to Henry and Martha (Adrian) Pankratz. Verne married Bryce Gilbaugh on October 4, 1968 in Fairmont, MN. He was a Public Works employee for Mountain Lake, Crosby and Hopkins. Verne was a...
Anthony P. "Tony" Dandrea
Nov 22, 2017
Anthony P. “Tony” Dandrea age 79 of Ironton died at his home on November 22, 2017.
He was born in Crosby on March 2., 1938 to Albert and Ada (Sedlock) Dandrea. Tony was a U.S. Navy veteran. He was a retired accountant for Wilmar Manufacturing in Willmar.
Tony is survived by one son,...
Antoinette Agnes Lohan
Nov 19, 2017
Antoinette “Toni” Lohan, aged 97, passed away peacefully on November 19, 2017. Born in Mackenzie MN on May 3, 1920 to the late John and Mary (Puchreiter) Deblock. Devoted wife of the late Roy Lohan. Cherished sister of John Deblock (Lorraine). Beloved mother of Bonnie Lee (David), Nancy O’Brien (Robert), and John Busey (Cindy). She is survived by nine...
Roland A Sterling
Nov 9, 2017
Roland A. Sterling age 36 of Deerwood died on November 19, 2017 at his home. He was born in Minneapolis on August 21, 1981 to Allan E. and Rose (Zemlicka) Sterling Jr.
Roland is survived by his mother, Rose of Deerwood and preceded in death by his father Allan Sterling Jr.
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Robert Dale Laughton
Oct 31, 2017
Robert Dale Laughton age 44 of Prior Lake died on October 31, 2017 as a result from a motorcycle accident. He was born on April 7, 1973 in Shakopee to David and Jeannette (Haines) Laughton. Bob was a Crosby-Ironton High School graduate, class of 1991. He married Shannon Solberg on June 16, 2012 in St. Paul. Bob was a...
John Thomas Leonhardt
Oct 26, 2017
John Thomas Leonhardt age 87 of Crosby died on October 26, 2017 at the Hallett Cottages in Crosby. He was born on May 18, 1930 in Jessenland Township to Thomas and Margaret (Oldenburg) Leonhardt. He married Regina Strobel on August 28, 1954 in Jessenland Township, MN. He was a US Army Korean War Veteran. He attended country school in...
