Obituary Listing

Mar 12, 2016

Betty Smith age 90 of Emily died on March 12, 2016 at her home. She was born on June 17, 1925 in Chicago, IL to Otho and Jeanette McFarland, she was the eldest of four children. Betty attended Thorton High School in Blue Island, Illinois and received her Bachelor's degree in psychology from Loyola University in 1943. She went...

Mar 12, 2016

James "Richard" Weeks age 61 of Crosby died on March 12, 2016 at the Harmony House in Brainerd. He was born on August 15, 1954 in Albany, GA to James and Ruth (Butler) Weeks. Richard married Deborah Fox on November 30, 1985 in Silver Bay. Richard was a retired Civil Logistician for the U.S. Air Force with 30 years...

Mar 10, 2016

Marc Alan Venter age 62 of Brainerd died on March 10, 2016 at his home. He was born on April 22, 1953 in Waterloo, IA to Arnold and Dorthy (Spiegel) Venter. Marc married Laurie Yockey on June 30, 1972 in Waterloo, IA. Marc was a retired V.P. of sales at Waterloo Industries. He moved to Eagle Lake in 2006...

Mar 4, 2016

Inez Amy LaSart age 90 of Ironton died March 4, 2016 at her daughter Wendy's home. She was born on November 19, 1925 in Trommald to John and Lural (Graves) DeCent.

Inez is survived by five sons, Clayton (Deon) LaSart of Embarrass, Perry (Mary) LaSart of Mountain Iron, Charles (Joanne) LaSart of Crosby, Michael (Sherry) LaSart of...

Mar 3, 2016

Franklin Olander age 85 of Perry Lake Township died on March 3, 2016 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. He was born on August 21, 1930 in Brainerd to Olaf and Elda (Foote) Olander. Frank married Colleen Gordon on February 22, 1953 in Webster, SD. He was a member of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 49 and...

Feb 28, 2016

Dolores C. Huesmann Wills age 95 of Crosby died Sunday, February 28, 2016 at Hallett Cottages in Crosby. She was born on February 9, 1921 in Steven Point, WI to Frances and Marie Mersch. Dolores was employed as a secretary for Scorpion and then the Deerwood Bank. She was an area Girl Scout Leader and was involved with the...

Feb 27, 2016

Jamie Paul Nelson age 57 of Crosby died on Saturday, February 27, 2016 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. He was born in Crosby on July 6, 1958 to Robert and Janet (Bjerkness) Nelson.

Jamie graduated from the Osseo High School, trained as an electrician and worked throughout the Minneapolis area for most of his...

Feb 27, 2016

Carol Ann Decker age 44 of Deerwood died on February 27, 2016 at her home. She was born on January 21, 1972 in St. Cloud to LeRoy and Diane (Pierskalla) Decker. Carol was a St. Cloud Apollo Alumnus, class of 1990. She graduated from Northern State University, class of 1994. She was a specialist with the Minnesota Pollution Control...

Feb 14, 2016

Mary Lou Sutton age 82 of Deerwood died on February 14, 2016 at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby. She was born on March 23, 1933 in Dawson, North Dakota to Alexander and Edna (Anderson) Gregor. Mary Lou married Sidney Sutton Sr. on July 2, 1951 in Jamestown, North Dakota. She was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran...

Feb 5, 2016

Marlys Margaret (Berry) Sellers Forcier age 76 of Crosby died on February 5, 2016 at her home. She was born on September 13, 1939 in Brainerd to Charles and Viola (Phillips) Berry. She was a Brainerd High School graduate and attended the Anoka Votech. Marlys was employed as a disciplinary officer at the Lino Lakes Correctional Facility with 25...

Feb 5, 2016

Pamela Grace Smith passed away peacefully at her childhood home February 5, 2016 surrounded by family. She was born on March 9, 1953 to Boyd and Jeanette (Ruoko) Smith in Crosby, Minnesota. Pam graduated from the Crosby-Ironton High School in 1971, and then earned a Biology degree from the College of St. Scholastica in 1975. In 1980 she obtained...

Feb 5, 2016

Daniel Jerry age 74 of Beloit, WI formerly of Aitkin died at his daughter's home on February 5, 2016. He was born on August 13, 1941 in Wealthwood Township, MN to Eli and Marjorie (Edwards) Jerry. He was a member of the National Guard and St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Crosby. Daniel retired in 1999 from the City of...

Feb 5, 2016

Gilbert H. "Gus" Nelson age 91 of Deerwood died at the St. Anthony Health Care. He was born on July 12, 1924 in Crosby to Harry and Edris (Carlson) Nelson. He was a WWII Merchant Marine. Gus married Rosalie Ruzich on March 8, 1952 in Deerwood. He was employed with Zontelli Brothers for 10 years, he was a truck...

Jan 31, 2016

George Siliznoff age 95 of Crosby died on January 31, 2016 at Heartwood Senior Living in Crosby. He was born on April 8, 1922 in Kerman, CA to Michael and Julia (Bolderoff) Siliznoff. George has been a resident of Crosby-Ironton since 2002. Survivors include one sister, Norma (Carl) Heinlein of Apple Valley, CA. Preceding George in death are his...

Jan 30, 2016

Steven Bruce Stangel age 68 of Brainerd died on January 30, 2016 at his home. He was born in Crosby on May 16, 1947 to Frank and Illa (Fletcher) Stangel. Steven was a logger in Montana, an over the road semi driver and his favorite job was playing the honky-tonk piano in area bars. He considered himself " a...

Jan 27, 2016

Kathleen Ann Stockard age 65 of Emily died on January 27, 2016 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. She was born in Crosby on August 23, 1950 to Clifford and Betty (Moritz) LaBorde. Kathy attended the Anoka High School. She married Anthony Stockard in Emily on November 23, 1968. Kathy's employments includes; Federal Hardware in Outing, the...

Jan 27, 2016

James Allen Keyser age 88 of Outing died at his home on January 27 2016. He was born on March 25, 1927 in Osseo, MN to Henry and Hilma (Peterson) Keyser. Jim was a WWII Army Air Corp veteran. He was employed with Twin Cities Arsenal in Arden Hills. He then was employed for 30 + years with the...

Jan 27, 2016

Jim Nelson age 74 of Deerwood died on January 27, 2016 unexpectedly from a heart attack. He was born on December 22, 1941 in Thief River Falls to Harold and Hazel (Gulseth) Nelson. He graduated from the Thief River Falls High School Class of 1960. He married Myrna Hallstrom on November 3, 1962 in Thief River Falls. He was...

Jan 26, 2016

Walter Minarich age 92 of Crosby died on Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. He was born on August 22, 1923 in Crosby to Anthony and Mary (Rachki) Minarich. Walt graduated from the Roseville High School in Roseville, CA class of 1942. He married Patricia Ann Enemark in Crosby on September 17, 1950....

Jan 21, 2016

Duane Edward Bjerkness age 80 of Ironton died on January 21, 2016 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Duane was born on June 18, 1935 in Crosby to Edward and Rose (Beck) Bjerkness.

Duane was a US Army veteran serving during Korea. He graduated form the Crosby-Ironton High School Class of 1953. He graduated from the Dunwoody...