Obituary Listing

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....

Mar 14, 2015

Conrad "Connie" Marvin Holmvig age 80 of Rabbit Lake Township died on March 14, 2015 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on December 26, 1934 in Iron Hub to Marvin and Marie (Burgwald) Holmvig. Conrad married Marilyn Mathson on October 1, 1960. He graduated from the Aitkin High...

Mar 11, 2015

Edna Eva Wolford age 100 of Crosby died on March 11, 2014 at her home. She was born in Huntersville Township on April 1, 1914 to Richard and Rebecca (Wynn) Rider. Edna was the owner of Edna's Ladies Apparel in Crosby from 1960 to 1979. Edna was the first woman President of the Crosby Chamber of Commerce. She was...

Mar 4, 2015

Sheila Elizabeth Dotzler age 78 of Irondale Township died on March 4, 2015 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. She was born on May 28, 1936 in Aitkin to Ervin and Melissa (Taylor) Hammond. She married James Dotzler in Aitkin on April 18, 1953. Sheila was a former cook for Myr-Mar Lodge in Garrison, Cedarbrook Manor in...

Feb 11, 2015

Taylor Grace Nguyen age 3 of Brainerd earned her wings on February 11, 2015 at Children's Hospital in Minneapolis. Taylor was born on December 13, 2011 in Crosby to Craig and Shana (Price) Nguyen.

Taylor is survived by her parents, Craig and Shana of Brainerd; maternal grandparents, "Grandma and Grandpa", Tami and Randy Price; maternal Great Grandmother's,...

Feb 11, 2015

Theresa Joan Oreskovich, 92, of Black River Falls, WI, and formerly of Crosby, MN passed away Wednesday, February 11, 2015 in her home in Black River Falls while under the care of the Black River Memorial Hospice and her family members.

Theresa was born July 10, 1922 in Crosby, MN to Italian immigrants Richard and Rosa (Ballone)...

Feb 6, 2015

Darwin Elliot Anderson age 76 of Garrison died on February 6, 2015 at the Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. He was born on March 19, 1938 in Wahkon, MN to Knute and Mamie (Dahlstrom) Anderson. Darwin married Janet Maureen Spence on February 10, 1962 in Deerwood. He was retired regional Forester with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources...

Jan 31, 2015

Roger Allen Nielsen age 79 of Crosby died on January 31, 2015 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. He was born on August 12, 1935 in Sioux Falls, SD to Oluf and Evelyn (Bernards) Nielsen. He married Patricia Anne Baines on September 11, 1962 in Las Vegas. He is a retired US Air Force Veteran with 20 years of...

Jan 31, 2015

Odelia L. " Dee" Schramm age 81 of Crosby formerly of Brainerd died on January 31, 2015 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. She was born on Marcy 24, 1933 in Cannon Falls, MN to Ludwig and Ann (Schiller) Wagner.

Dee is survived by 6 sons, David (Karla) Schramm, Dan (Dawn) Schramm, Delbert Schramm, Dale...

Jan 18, 2015

Olive Ruth Boyum age 97 of Crosby died on January 18, 2015 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. She was born on September 16, 1917 to Ole and Mary Engebretson on a dairy farm near Webster, Wisconsin.

She is survived by 3 children, Roxanne Becker, Boston, MA, Sharon (Joe) Simons, Crosby, and Gary (Linda Anderson)...

Jan 17, 2015

MERCER GUSTAV EVERSON peacefully passed away in the tender, loving, arms of his momma on January 17, 2015 at St. Cloud Hospital NICU. Mercer was born eight days earlier on January 9, 2015 at St. Cloud Hospital to Natalie Everson of Brainerd, MN and William "Bill" Philstrom of Emily, MN. In the short time we were blessed with the...

Jan 15, 2015

Charles Loren "Chuck" Braff age 68 of Crosby died at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby on Thursday, January 15, 2015. He was born in Cass Lake on November 23, 1946 to Loren and Margaret (Bosch) Braff. After graduating from the Crosby-Ironton High School he enlisted in the Air Force, serving time in Vietnam. Chuck was head custodian...

Jan 14, 2015

Seldon Banks age 77 of Ross Lake Township died on January 14, 2015 at his home. He was born on May 31, 1937 in Lexington, Kentucky to Noah and Ada Banks. He was a retired BFI employee from the Eden Prairie Facility. He was a former dancer with the Riverboat Wheelers.

Seldon is survived by 1 son,...

Jan 13, 2015

Ruby Ione Gujer age 82 of Crosby formerly of Duluth died at Heartwood Senior Living in Crosby on January 13, 2015. She was born in Barron County, WI to Amos and Verna (Blyton) Jacobson on February 19, 1932. Ruby grew up in the Morgan Park area at the US Steel Development. She graduated from the Morgan Park High School,...

Jan 10, 2015

Patricia Ann "Patti" Raymond age 75 of Deerwood died peacefully in her sleep of complications from COPD at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby. She was born on December 30, 1939 in Brainerd to Bertil and Louise (Konen) Karlson. Patti attended St. Francis Catholic School in Brainerd and then graduated from the Brainerd High School class of 1957....

Jan 7, 2015

Audrey Arlene Lutzke age 80 of Crosby died on January 7, 2015 at the Aicota Health Care Center in Aitkin. She was born on June 25, 1934 in Glencoe to Ray and Frances (Osmek) Brecht.

Audrey is survived by 2 sons, Mark Lutzke and Calvin Lutzke both of Crosby; 1 daughter, Valarie (Leonard) Diaz of Hinckley; 2...

Jan 5, 2015

Jim (Donald James) Miller, age 66, passed away January 5, 2015. Jim faced the 16 month progression of his cancer with tremendous strength, grace, and dignity. He died at home surrounded by loving family. Lifelong resident of Bay Lake, Minnesota and a proud descendent of an early Bay Lake family. Member of the Crosby-Ironton High School class of 1966....

Jan 2, 2015

David James Mount age 46 of Ironton died at his home on January 2, 2015. He was born on April 3, 1968 in Crosby to David W. and Sheryl (Stark) Mount.

David is survived by his wife Brenda; 1 daughter, Alexis Mount of Ironton; 1 son, Joseph Ramey of Crosby; his mother, Sheryl Mount of Riverton; 3...