Obituary Listing

Aug 31, 2015

Dorothy Mae Miller age 93 of Outing died on August 31, 2015 at the Essentia St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd. She was born on October 15, 1921 in Pleasant Lake, ND to Ashley and Emma (Lee) Cline. Dorothy moved to the Outing area in October of 2014 from Rugby, ND to be with her daughter. Dorothy worked at...

Aug 30, 2015

Fredrick Jerome Sweetman age 72 of Zephyrhills, FL and summer resident of Emily, MN died on August 30, 2015 at the St. Cloud Hosptial, St. Cloud, MN. He was born on January 10, 1943 in Davenport, IA to Francis and Doris (Hahn) Sweetman. He married Janice Stolmeier on November 24, 1962 in Davenport, IA. Fred and Janice have been...

Aug 26, 2015

Gregory Scott Lovelace Jr. age 18 of Brainerd died at his home on August 26, 2015. He accepted and lived with Muscular Dystrophy all of his life. Gregory was a 2015 Connection Academy Honor Roll graduate.

Gregory is survived by his canine companion, Elijah; his mother, Christina Wynn and step father, Dale Brainard both of Brainerd; Maternal...

Aug 26, 2015

Martha Margaret Kellerman Sipper age 91 of Baxter died on August 26, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Society in Pine River. Martha was born on March 11, 1924 to Paul C. and Barbara (Wedel) Kellerman. Martha's grandmother Jennie Kellerman raised her after her mother died in September of 1924. She married Kenneth James Sipper on June 20, 1942. Martha...

Aug 20, 2015

Margaret Elizabeth Barnum age 90 of Crosby died on August 20, 2015 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. She was born on February 18, 1925 in Minneapolis to Richard and Rose (Doherty) Ebner. Margaret was a Robbinsdale High School graduate, class of 1942. She married Charles Barnum Jr. on April 2, 1948 in Minneapolis. Margaret and her...

Aug 19, 2015

Somchit P. Taylor age 70 of Crosby died on August 19, 2015 at her daughter's home. She was born in Pathum Thani Thailand on August 6, 1945. She married Gary Taylor on May 31, 1979 in Leadville, CO. Somchit was the former owner of Chit's Oriental Cuisine at the Silver Dollar in Leadville, Co and was a retired employee...

Aug 16, 2015

Caroline Mae Aguirre age 70 of Deerwood died on August 16, 2015 at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby. She was born on June 5, 1945 in St. Paul to Gerald and Eleanor (Hall) Drews Sr.

Survivors include 1 son, Brad DiBucci of Lindstrom; 1 daughter, Tami DiBucci of Brainerd; 3 brothers, Jerry (Barb) Drews of...

Aug 16, 2015

Gaile Delores Dragovich age 83 of Aitkin died at her home on August 17, 2015. Gaile was born in McGregor on March 24, 1932 to Alroy and Agnes (Keegan) Windahl. She was a member of the Aitkin High School Alumni Class of 1950.

Survivors include 2 sons, Michael Dragovich of Aitkin, Dale (Kari) Dragovich of Aitkin; daughter,...

Aug 16, 2015

Theodore "Ernie" E. Starkka age 83 of Crosslake died on August 16, 2015 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center. Ernie was born on May 28, 1932 in Ludden, North Dakota to Erikki and Maria (Hovisto) Starkka. He married Ellen Ahlberg on January 23, 1954 in Sisseton, SD. He is a retired owner of Ernie's in Crosslake, operating the station...

Aug 11, 2015

Debra Kay Wynn age 55 of Cuyuna passed away at her home on August 11, 2015 after a long battle with cancer. She was born on October 16, 1959 in Crosby and has been a life long area resident. She was employed at CRMC in Crosby for fourteen years before being diagnosed with cancer. Debra married Brian Wynn on...

Aug 8, 2015

Verne Emet Durant age 61 of St. Cloud died August 8, 2015 at the VA Medical Center in St. Cloud. He was born on April 15, 1954 in White Earth to Charles and Rosella (Norely) Durant. He grew up in Minerva Township on the family farm. He attended grade school in Minerva and started high school in Bagley. He...

Jul 20, 2015

Wayne Eugene Andrews age 78 of Crosby died on July 20, 2015 at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby. He was born on June 14, 1937 in Crosby to Earl and Sigrid (Newman) Andrews. Wayne married Emmy Marsh on February 2, 1957 in Crosby. He was a retired Human Service Technician at the Brainerd Regional Human Service Center...

Jul 20, 2015

Dawn Renae Stately age 29 of Park Rapids died on July 20, 2015 at her home. She was born on May 26, 1986 in Hibbing to Arlyn and Lucille (Brunelle) Stately Sr. Dawn was a Crosby-Ironton High School alumnus. She was a member of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, Mississippi Band and she was also a member of...

Jul 10, 2015

Charleen Ann Baier age 73 of Emily died on July 10, 2015 at her home. She was born on December 12, 1941 in Cambridge Township, MN to Charles and Margie (Chelberg) Wieland.

Charleen is survived by 2 sons, Daniel (Karen) Beens of Sauk Rapids, and Charles Beens of Emily; 1 daughters, Stacey (Don) Hodgman of Emily; 1...

Jul 1, 2015

Sharon Chilelli-Prokop age 73, of Aitkin died July 1, 2015 at her home.

Survivors include her husband, Dennis Prokop; 1 son, David Heckel Jr.; 2 daughters, Christine (Greg) Parnell and Robin Garrett; 1 sister, Gwen (Roger) Peterson; 2 grandchildren, Gianni Piza-Heckel and Autumn Parnell.

A Memorial Visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 pm Wednesday, July...

Jun 29, 2015

Roberta "Bobbie" T. Fleming age 43 of Emily died on June 29, 2015 as a result of an automobile accident. She was born on October 19, 1971 in Minneapolis to Robert and Bonnie (Olson) Bares Jr. She married Paul Fleming in Anoka on June 5, 1993. Bobbie was the secretary and treasurer of Community Care n Share CafAC. in...

Jun 27, 2015

Geraldine Mattson Belseth age 91, beloved mother and grandmother of Crosby, formerly of South Minneapolis, passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2015 in Crosby, MN.

Gerry cherished her faith, enjoyed her family and friends, and loved trying new recipes, traveling, reading and writing letters.

Preceded in death by her parents, Annette and William Wegener; loving...

Jun 24, 2015

Edward James Engen age 77 of Outing died on June 24, 2015 at Essentia St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd. He was born on February 25, 1938 in St. Paul to Hartwick and Greta (Weber) Engen. Ed married the love of his life, Judith Ann McCloskey on May 18, 1957. He was retired U.S. Postal Service employee with 30...

Jun 23, 2015

Virginia Carmela Zarr age 96 of Deerwood died on June 23, 2015 at the Lake Ridge Care Center in Buffalo. She was born on October 23, 1918 in Crosby to Vencenzo and Mickelina (Talarico) Rocca. After WWII, she married Wesley (Mike) Zarr in Crosby. She owned and operated Gena's Beauty Salon in St. Paul for several years. After retirement...

Jun 21, 2015

Bernadette L. Pruyn age 94 of Crosby died on June 21, 2015 at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby. Bernadette was born on March 31, 1921 in Minneapolis to Charles O. and Agnes (Mingo) Arrell. A prayerful woman of faith. She was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Deerwood.

Survivors include 1 son, Clinton...