Shirley Ann Davies
Mar 4, 2025
Shirley Ann Davies age 89 of Crosby passed away on March 4, 2025 at the Heartwood Care Center in Crosby. She was born on June 22, 1935 in Crosby to William and Louise (Kant) Meacham. Shirley was united in marriage with John Davies in Aitkin on February 19, 1953.
Shirley loved family gatherings, cooking, playing cards, fishing...
Loretta Mae Debord
Feb 26, 2025
Loretta Mae DeBord, age 88 of Crosby passed away on February 26, 2025 at the Heartwood Care Center in Crosby. She was born on October 5, 1936 in Eau Claire, WI to Marshall and Laura (Barrett) Howe. She was united in marriage to Clifford DeBord Sr. on December 1, 1962 in Rapid City, SD.
Loretta is survived...
Herbert Layton Peske
Feb 18, 2025
Herbert Layton “Herb” Peske, age 83 of Ironton passed away on February 18, 2025 at his home. He was born on September 19, 1941 in Waterloo, IA to August and Helen (Britzman) Peske. Herb farmed for many years in Raymond, IA; was a former owner of the Seguchie Resort on Mille Lacs Lake and was a long-time employee of...
Donald Vincent Kehl
Feb 18, 2025
Donald Vincent Kehl, age 92 of Crosby passed away on February 18, 2025 at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby. He was born in Aitkin on September 21, 1932 to Grant and Helen (Borg) Kehl.
Don was a retired employee of Potlatch in Brainerd with 34 years of service. He was U.S Air Force veteran. Don...
Kris M (Okerlund) Rosenbaum
Feb 8, 2025
Kris M Rosenbaum, passed away on February 8th, 2025 at Sky Ridge Medical Center, Lone Tree, Colorado. She was born on August 18th, 1960 in Crosby to John and Delores (Tenneson) Okerlund. Kris graduated from Crosby-Ironton High School Class of 1979. She furthered her education through banking and finance where she built her career in Colorado. Kris is survived...
Clement Joseph Roden
Feb 8, 2025
Clement Joseph Roden, age 69 of Crosby, passed away on February 8, 2025 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. He was born on May 6, 1955 in Crosby to Gerald and Eleanor (Stofferahn) Roden.
Clement was united in marriage to Lisa Christensen on May 22, 2004 in Aitkin.
Clement was a former employee of North...
Scott Edward Carstens
Feb 8, 2025
Scott “Scotty” Edward Carstens, 41, of Outing, Minnesota, passed away at his home on February 8, 2025. He was born on June 7, 1983, to Barb and Larry Carstens.
Scotty was preceded in death by his parents, Barb and Larry Carstens; his maternal grandparents, Glenn and Pat Mechelke; his paternal grandparents, Ed and Mildred Carstens; and his...
Richard "Rick" Coccie
Feb 7, 2025
Richard James “Rick” Coccie, age 64 of Deerwood passed away unexpectedly on February 7, 2025. He was born on August 1, 1960 in Grand Rapids to Richard and Elfriede (Rendle) Coccie. Rick was united in marriage to Deanna Bordwell on May 1, 2016 in Crosby. He was a retired Lieutenant Colonel with the U.S. Air Force with 24 years...
Theresa Lucille Franz
Feb 7, 2025
Theresa Lucille Franz, age 66 of Brainerd passed away on February 7, 2025 at Bethany Good Samaritan in Brainerd. She was born in Aitkin on October 24, 1958 to John and Loretta (Zigan) Franz.
Theresa is survived by her brother, Ted (Julie) Franz of Pillager; her sisters, Rosemary Barnes of Brainerd, Nancy (Terry) Morgan of Aitkin, Audrey...
Judith Lynn "Judy" Eliseuson
Feb 2, 2025
Judith Lynn ”Judy” Eliseuson, age 77 of Brainerd passed away on February 2, 2025 at the Harmony House in Brainerd. Judy was born on February 9, 1947 in Brainerd to Phillip and Helen (Biesner) Lustig.
Judy is survived by one son, Chad (Heather) Visser of Ironton; one daughter, Lesley (Bob) Eviston of Phoenix, AZ; one sister, Clarice...
Ruby Cecelia Iverson
Jan 29, 2025
Ruby Cecelia Iverson, age 92 of Emily, passed away on January 29, 2025, at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby. She was born on January 26, 1933, in St. Paul to Hugh and Pearl (Robertson) McSherry. She graduated from Harding High School in 1951, and graduated from cosmetology school in 1952. Ruby married the love of her life,...
George Edwin Hardy
Jan 29, 2025
George Edwin Hardy, age 78 of Crosby passed away at St. Cloud VA Medical Center on January 29, 2025. He was born on March 3, 1946 in Brainerd to Lyman and Dora (Wilmot) Hardy.
George served in the U.S. Navy for 4 years with two deployments to Vietnam. He was a member of the Myrin-James American Legion...
Catherine Coleman "Katie" Meyer
Jan 24, 2025
Catherine Coleman “Katie” Meyer, age 94 of Richfield passed away at her home on January 24, 2025. She was born in Minneapolis on February 23, 1930 to Einar and Catherine (Rood) Jorgensen. Katie was united in marriage with Steven Meyer on October 5, 1954 in Minneapolis.
Katie was a 50-year member of the American Dietetic Association, providing...
Roy Robin "Rob" Abbott
Jan 15, 2025
Roy “Rob” Abbott, age 67 of Ironton passed away on January 15, 2025
at Carefree Living in Brainerd. He was born in Crosby on March 11, 1957 to Roy and Vivian Abbott.
Rob is survived by his wife, Kristi Abbott; his son, Justin (Kelsie) Abbott; his daughter, Trisha Abbott; and his grandchildren, Dylan, Alyssa, Braydon...
John Oliver Nordeen
Jan 11, 2025
John Oliver Nordeen, passed away on January 11, 2025 at his home in Crosby surrounded by his family. He was 64 years old.
He was born on May 1, 1960 in Minneapolis to Richard Nordeen and Nancy Swanson. He graduated from Coon Rapids High School in 1978. After completing college courses, he went on to work at...
Lyle Wilbur Nichols
Jan 9, 2025
Lyle Wilbur Nichols, age 94 of Crosslake passed away at Golden Horizons in Crosslake. He was born on June 1, 1930 in Staples to Roy and Eleanor (Hodges) Nichols.
Lyle is survived by one son, Greg Nichols (Sue Kalleberg-Stevens) of Baxter; one daughter, Cindy Dorr (Bryan Bidinger) of Bemidji; one brother, Ken (Patricia) Nichols of Ironton; one...
Nancy Kay Thoms
Jan 8, 2025
Larry Thoms went home to be with His Lord and Savior on January 5, 2025. Nancy Thoms joined her husband when she passed on January 8, 2025.
Larry John Thoms was born on September 13, 1945, in Brainerd, MN to Lester and Amy (Atwood) Thoms. Nancy Kay (Harnois) Thoms was born on April 29, 1946, in Ashland,...
Dennis Leo Hagmann
Jan 3, 2025
Dennis Leo Hagmann, age 83 of Crosby, passed away at the VA Hospital in St. Cloud on January 3, 2025. He was born on June 1, 1941 in Woodstock, Illinois to Leo and Luella (Frantum) Hagmann.
He served in the U.S. Army for 17 years, including time in Vietnam. Dennis married Esther Huehn in Minnetonka on April...
Larry John Thoms
Jan 1, 2025
Larry Thoms went home to be with His Lord and Savior on January 5, 2025. Nancy Thoms joined her husband when she passed on January 8, 2025.
Larry John Thoms was born on September 13, 1945, in Brainerd, MN to Lester and Amy (Atwood) Thoms. Nancy Kay (Harnois) Thoms was born on April 29, 1946, in Ashland,...
Pearl Jane Elmer
Jan 1, 2025
Pearl Jane Elmer, age 96 of Deerwood, passed away on January 1, 2025 at her home. She was born on April 23, 1928 in Crosby to Walter and Lucille (Linn) Waffensmith.
Pearl was a life-long member of United Methodist Church in Deerwood; served as Treasurer for the City of Deerwood and was an Election Judge for the...
