Obituary Listing

Oct 4, 2016

Mildred Lillian Mathson age 99 of Crosby died on October 4, 2016 at Heartwood Senior Living in Crosby. She was born on August 3, 1917 in Crosby and is the last to survive Peder and Anna (Skrinde) Midthun. Millie married Bernard Mathson on September 21, 1946 in Crosby. She was a retired telephone operator with Pioneer Telephone in Crosby...

Oct 1, 2016

Stanley Andrew Clark, 67, of Emily, MN, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on October 1, 2016.

He was born on November 18, 1948, in Oneonta, NY, to Rev. Douglas Alan Clark and Ruth Campbell Clark. His early childhood years were spent in Morris, NY, and Hoopeston, IL. Stanley graduated from high school in...

Sep 30, 2016

Harold E. "Skip" Lundgren age 87 of Ironton died at his home on September 30, 2016. He was born on December 5, 1928 in Crosby to Carl and Harriet (LaSart) Lundgren. Skip was a U.S. Navy veteran. He was a former miner with M.A. Hanna and Reserve Mining Companies. He was a janitor at the Crosby-Ironton School District and...

Sep 26, 2016

Barbara Ann (neeClaesgens) Ista age 59 of Deerwood, MN (formerly Fridley,) peacefully lost her battle with cancer on September 25, 2016. Barb was a caring soul who brightened and enriched the lives of those who knew her.

Loving wife, mother, and grandmother, preceded in death by her parents, Roger and Dolores Claesgens. Survived by husband of 35...

Sep 23, 2016

Wencell Robert Novak age 88 of Crosby formerly of Emily died at his daughter's home in Deerwood on September 23, 2016. He was born on September 30, 1927 in Langford, South Dakota to Joseph and Ruth (Sanderson) Novak.

Wencell was a retired Crow Wing County Highway Department employee with 26 years of service. He was a retired...

Sep 16, 2016

Steven Daniel Blomberg age 73 of Emily passed away on Friday, September 16, 2016 at the St. Cloud Hospital. Steve was born on July 15, 1943 in Deerwood to Ralph and Verna (Wilson) Blomberg. He attended school in Crosby.

Steve married ReNae Fortune in 1966 and they had five daughters together. He later married Alice Norris in...

Sep 5, 2016

Elizabeth "Betty" U. Vang age 97 of Deerwood passed away at her home on September 5, 2016. She was born in Buh Township (Morrison County) on November 10, 1918 to Peter L and Theresia (Pauluson) Virnig. She was united in marriage to Olaf G. Vang on May 18, 1946 at St. Stephens Catholic Church in Minneapolis.

Betty...

Sep 2, 2016

Lila Jeannette Seely age 74 of Cuyuna died on September 2, 2016 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. She was born on February 17, 1942 in Grand Rapids to Everett and Georgine (Clafton) Beach. Lila married Douglas Seely on April 2, 1971 in Watertown, SD. She was a former owner and operator of The Smoke House in...

Aug 31, 2016

Kathi Lynn Froemming age 50 of Deerwood died on August 31, 2016 at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby. She was born on April 22, 1966 in Minneapolis to Helmet and Shirley (Gunst) Kruger. She married Mark Froemming on May 3, 2003 in Hutchinson. Kathi was an employee of the Baxter Walmart.

Kathi is survived by...

Aug 30, 2016

Susann Marie Olson age 59 of Crosby died on August 30, 2016 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. She was born on August 7, 1957 in St. Cloud to Lawrence and Ethel (Abfalter) Riley.

Sue operated East Gate Mobile Home Park in Brainerd for 12 years and was an employee of the Cuyuna Regional Medical...

Aug 23, 2016

Lois Ann Pratt age 59 of St. Cloud died on August 23, 2016 at her home. She was born on January 15, 1957 in Aitkin to James and Sheila (Hammond) Dotzler. She was a Crosby-Ironton High School Alumnus, Class of 1975. Lois was a retired U.S. Air Force Veteran. She was employee with the VA Medical Center in St....

Aug 22, 2016

Richard David VanHorn Jr. age 30 of Brainerd died on August 22, 2016 as a result of an automobile accident. He was born in Crosby on July 25, 1986. He graduated from the Crosby-Ironton High School, Class of 2005. He was an employee of Keystone Automotive in Brainerd. Richard was an avid camper and fisherman.

Richard is...

Aug 20, 2016

Vernon Christopher Wehage age 61 of Crosby was lost so tragically at his home on August 20, 2016. He was born on January 10, 1955 in Minneapolis to Vernon and Blanche (Carson) Wehage. He was a U.S. Army Veteran. Vern married Joni Miller on November 12, 1980 in Brooklyn Park. He was a retired Minnesota State Trooper with over...

Aug 18, 2016

Henry A. Butler 82 Years of Emily, Minnesota passed away August 18, 2016 after an 11-year battle with COPD.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry W. and Effie Butler; three brothers and one sister.

Survived by Anna Karen, his wife of almost 60 years; five children (Michael A., Timothy J., William W.,...

Aug 15, 2016

Georgia Ann Pikus age 66 of Deerwood died on August 15, 2016 at the St. Cloud Hospital. She was born in Crosby on September 19, 1949 to George and Verna (Bolz) Pikus.

Georgia began her career as a nurse and continued as a homemaker. Georgia enjoyed gardening, fishing, cooking, garage saling, listening to music, and raising her...

Aug 14, 2016

Bruce J. Eisenreich age 73 of Irondale Township died on August 14, 2016 at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby. He was born on August 8, 1943 in St. Cloud to Joseph and Angeline (Nothnagel) Eisenreich. Bruce married Pamela Lien on March 2, 1974 in Wadena.

Bruce was a Crosby-Ironton High School Alumni, class of 1962....

Aug 8, 2016

Frank John Skweres age 84 of Outing died on August 8, 2016 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. He was born on December 4, 1931 in St. Paul to Maximillian and Tillie (Wawrzyniak) Skweres.

Frank was a retired employee of the Minnesota Department of Transportation with 30 years of service. He was a US Army...

Aug 7, 2016

David Edward Tutch age 77 of Emily died on August 7, 2016 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. He was born on November 24, 1938 in Brainerd to Arthur and Lillian (Valley) Tutch. He is a retired owner of Dave Tutch Construction Company, Emily. He was a US Navy veteran and was a US Coast Guard Auxiliary...

Aug 4, 2016

William Thomas Flagg age 96 of Emily died at his home on August 4, 2016. He was born in Charleston, West Virginia on June 5, 1920 to Conrad and Carrie (Gough) Flagg.

Bill was a US Navy veteran serving during WWII. Bill was a member of St. Emily's Catholic Church in Emily and the 4th Degree Knights...

Aug 3, 2016

Norman Elmo Olson age 77 of Nokay Lake Township died on August 3, 2016 at his home. He was born in Brainerd on April 7, 1939 to Martin and Dorothy (Wright) Olson. Norman married Kris Hawley on October 19, 1969 in Reno, NV. He served with Minnesota National Guard. He was a retired carpenter, millwright, machinist and sawyer with...