Obituary Listing

May 20, 2015

Arnold Elwood Damsgaard age 93 of Bay Lake formerly of Mahtomedi died on May 20, 2015. He was born on September 20, 1921 in Cloverton to Carl and Jensine (Swensen) Damsgaard. Arnie married Betty Jane Bruening on June 7, 1947.

Arnie is survived by his wife Betty; and brother-in-law, Richard Bruening of Mahtomedi.

Graveside services...

May 19, 2015

Bette Jean Seguin age 75 of Crosby died on May 19, 2015 at her home. She was born on April 7, 1940 in Irondale Township to Frank and Myrtle (Countryman) Lamphere. Bette married Arthur Seguin on July 16, 1960 in Crosby.

Bette is survived by 1 son, John Seguin of Crosby; 1 daughter, Connie (Kurt) Vredenburg of...

May 18, 2015

Cindy Jo Oppelt age 59 of Baxter died on May 18, 2015 at Essentia St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd. She was born in Crosby on September 9, 1955 to Carl "Manny" and Jeanette Nord.

Cindy is survived by 3 sons, Mike (Rhoda) Oppelt of Fort Ripley, Chris Oppelt of St. Cloud and Andrew Olson of Brainerd;...

May 16, 2015

Dorothy Ann Hahnert, 78 of Brainerd passed May 16, 2015. She leaves behind her 4 daughters. Julie (Gary) Johnson of Brainerd, Janet (David) Kollars of Cottage Grove, Joyce Hahnert of Crosslake and Lynn Hahnert of Brainerd; 7 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Ernest; her parents, Robert and Pearl Wood;...

May 11, 2015

Lucille M. "Lou" Goodman age 92 of Emily died on May 11, 2016 at the Fergus Falls Veterans Home. She was born on June 9, 1923 in Franklin, MN to Earl and Adele (Lindstrom) Orris. Lou married Lester Goodman on June 28, 1947 in Minneapolis. She was co-owner of the Log Cabin Bar from 1965 to 1973. She was...

May 11, 2015

LaVerne Emma Holmvig age 85 of Deerwood died at her home on May 11, 2015. She was born on September 25, 1929 in Swanville to Gustav and Anna (Lapp) Beseman. She graduated from the Crosby-Ironton High School, class of 1947. She married Stanley Holmvig on June 30th, 1956 at St. John's Lutheran Church, Cedarbrook.

LaVerne retired from...

May 11, 2015

Anna B. Marr age 101 died on May 11, 2015 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. She was born on September 17, 1913 in Luverne, Iowa to Otto and May (Sankey) Ramus. Anna married Henry A. Marr on March 28, 1937 in Des Moines, IA. She was a retired housemother and counselor at the Sauk Centre Home...

May 3, 2015

Bernice Alvina Johnson age 89 of Crosby died on May 3, 2015 at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby. She was born on December 22, 1925 in Cloquet to John and Bertha (Peglo) Eibon. Bernice was a former employee of the Red Fez Grill at the Zuriah Shrine Center and Mansion in Minneapolis.

Bernice is survived...

May 2, 2015

Byron Albert Ringhand age 84 of Deerwood died on May 2, 2015 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. He was born March 21, 1931 in Crosby to Albert and Alice (Magee) Ringhand. Byron was a lifetime resident of Deerwood. He was a US Army veteran serving during the Korean War. He married Joan Mary Rehberger on September...

Apr 21, 2015

Richard L. Raymond age 77 of Deerwood died at St. Joseph's Catholic Church on April 21, 2015 following a courageous battle with cardiac Amyloidosis. He was born March 7, 1938 in Crosby to Jesse and Edna (Sanderson) Raymond. He graduated from the Crosby-Ironton High School, class of 1956 and the Colorado School of Banking, Boulder, CO. Dick served in...

Apr 16, 2015

Dale Carsten Reincke age 64 of Minneapolis formerly of Red Wing died in Minneapolis on April 16, 2015. He was born in Lake City MN on June 30, 1950.

He is survived by 2 daughters, Tahnya and Jessica; 2 brothers, Wayne and Leon; and 1 sister, Gladya; 3 grandchildren, Alexander, Mariah and Nashawnda.

Preceding him...

Apr 6, 2015

Karen Louise Blosberg age 73 of Crosby formerly of Outing died on April 6, 2015 at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby. She was born in Crosby on November 23, 1941 to Bjarne and Verna (Plachte) Andresen.

Karen is survived by 1 daughter, Dr. Linda (David) Neidhart of Verona, WI; 1 son, Scott Blosberg and 2...

Apr 5, 2015

John Louis Jerry age 79 of Brainerd died on April 5, 2015 at his home. He was born on August 11, 1935 in Aitkin to Eli and Marjorie (Edward) Jerry.

Survivors include 2 brothers, Daniel Jerry of Aitkin and Francis (Carol) Jerry of Norfolk, VA; 2 sisters, Ellen Gruhlke of Aitkin and Marlene Mattson of Crosby and...

Apr 3, 2015

Geneva Josephine Ridlon age 97 of Crosby died on April 3, 2015 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. She was born on September 1, 1917 in Flint, MI to Henry and Hazel (Norman) Wandrie. Geneva loved the outdoors doing gardening, fishing, and traveling. She was a member of Tops for many years and was an active member...

Apr 2, 2015

John James Pappas, 84, Crosby, died April 2, 2015 at Bethany Good Samaritan Homes in Brainerd. He lived there after he experienced a hemorrhagic stroke in April 2014. He was born March 12, 1931 in Duluth, MN to James and Mary (Apostolakos) Pappas. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1952-1955. He trained as a cryptographer and held...

Apr 1, 2015

Julie Anna Livingood age 56 of Jenkins died on April 1, 2015. She was born on July 15, 1958 in Minneapolis. Julie was a former employee of Expressions Shoe Center in Pequot Lakes.

Julie is survived by 2 sons, James Tabaka and Tim Tabaka (Kachina Lilley); 3 daughters, Sandra (Jesse) Aldrich, Salome (Josh) Meyers and Jessica (Craig)...

Mar 31, 2015

Linda Marie Anderson 62 of Crosby died March 31,2015 died at her home. She was born May 15, 1952 in St. Paul to Gustav and Lucille (Erickson) Anderson. Linda was a former emergency room admitting agent with Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby and Riverwood Health Care Center in Aitkin for several years.

Linda is survived by...

Mar 25, 2015

Joseph "Ted" Christensen age 86 went home to be with His Lord and Savior on March 25, 2015. He was born on March 15, 1929 in Brainerd, MN to Abel and Clara Jane (Scherenberg) Christensen. Ted was the loving and caring husband for 67 years to Marlys (Thoms) Christensen, and together they moved their family to the local area...

Mar 21, 2015

Juanita Faye Noble age 77 of Crosby died on March 21, 2015 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. She was born on June 21, 1937 in Kewanee, Illinois to Frank and Pearl (Beckner) Osborne. She married John Noble Sr. on August 19, 1956. Juanita drove school bust for 31 years. They moved to Crosby and built a...

Mar 19, 2015

Gilbert Wayne Rider age 90 of Ironton died on March 19, 2015 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. He was born on April 26, 1924 in Mission Township to Richard and Rebecca (Wynn) Rider. He was the eighth born of twelve children. Gil married Betty Enemark on March 11, 1945 in Crosby. He was a WWII US army veteran....