Mark Steven Halbleib
Mar 31, 2014
Mark Steven Halbleib age 59 of Crosslake died March 31, 2014 at his home. He was born on February 22, 1955 in Eau Claire, WI to Lyman and Helen (Warner) Halbleib.
Mark married Debra Jane Hager on February 14, 1984 in St. Paul. He was a retired owner of Moonlite Bay Family Restaurant and Bar...
Boyd "Bud" George Smith
Mar 26, 2014
Boyd “Bud” Smith age 97 was taken to his heavenly home on March 26, 2014 at the Waunakee Manor in Wisconsin with his family at his bedside. Bud was born on February 25, 1917 in Ironton, MN to Thomas Ambrose and Val Marie (Hunter) Smith.
As a youth Bud lived in Ironton, played with the...
Ronald David Wasson
Mar 25, 2014
Ronald David Wasson age 49 of Crosby passed away March 25th at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. He was born to Don and Mary Ellen Wasson July 19, 1964. He graduated from Brainerd High School in 1982. He was a former drag racer at BIR & his passion for racing continued to North Central Speedway, where he...
Gary Leroy Olander
Mar 14, 2014
Gary LeRoy Olander age 68 of Wolford Township died at his home on March 14, 2014. He was born in Perry Lake Township on November 26, 1945 to Olaf and Elda (Foote) Olander. Gary married Wendy Ann LaSart on November 28, 1971 in Crosby. He was a retired Teamster, Duluth Local 326.
Survivors include his...
Evelyn Elizabeth Sheets
Mar 14, 2014
Evelyn “Evie” Elizabeth Sheets age 94 of Crosby died at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. She was born on September 8, 1919 in Crosby to Leonard and Eva (Wiaderko) Luby. Evie was a member of the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Crosby; National Catholic Society of Foresters, St. Mary’s Court 854; and the Cuyuna Range...
Edward S. "Eddo" Thomas
Mar 12, 2014
Edward Stephen “Eddo” Thomas age 93 of Amery, WI formerly of Deerwood died on March 12, 2014 at the Willow Ridge Health Care Center in Amery, WI. Ed was born on January 7, 1921 in Crosby to Edward and Katherine (Stimac) Thomas. He was a retired employee of Inland Steel with 30 years of service. He was...
Mary Ada Landree
Mar 7, 2014
Mary Ada (Bastien) Landree, age 95, of Crosby joined her husband at the Lord’s Table on March 7, 2014, at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby.
Mary Ada was born to Peter Adler and Ada Mary (Bunker) Bastien on May 1, 1918, in
Stephenson, MI. After graduating from Stephenson High School, she...
Sharon Arlene Rono
Mar 4, 2014
Sharon Arlene Rono age 67 of Perry Lake Township died on March 4, 2014 at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby. She was born on October 3, 1946 in Madeira, CA to Donald and Violet (Cook) Dye. She married Albert Rono on September 17, 1966 in Brainerd.
Survivors include her husband Albert; 3 daughters, Rachel (Mike)...
Lois Ulm
Mar 2, 2014
Lois Ulm age 83 of Garrison died on March 2, 2014 at her son's home in Nisswa. She was born on August 26, 1930 in Mankato to Harvey and Emma (Berg) Fischer. Together with her husband Billy they owned and operated Billy's Food Mart in Garrison for 34 years and for 15 years Lois owned and operated the Ye...
Linnea P Monson
Feb 28, 2014
Linnea P. Monson age 57 of Ironton formerly of Riverton died on February 28, 2014 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. She was born on August 24, 1956 in Crosby to Fritz and Hazel (Johnson) Monson.
Linnea worked for the State of Minnesota for over 30 years and recently retired. She was a fun loving person who...
Ardys Rhea Hohenstein
Feb 23, 2014
Ardys Hohenstein age 86 of Bay Lake died on February 23, 2014 at the Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. She was born on September 16, 1927 to Clarence and Verna (Schmidt) Stelling.
Survivors include 2 sons, Gene (Brenda) Lofquist of Brainerd and Mark Lofquist of Bay Lake; 2 daughters, Wendy (Lyle) Juaire of Brainerd and Robin...
James Dale Nephew
Feb 21, 2014
James Dale Nephew age 47 of Perham died in Perham on February 21, 2014. He was born on July 2, 1966 in Crosby. Jim graduated from the Crosby-Ironton High School, class of 1984. He worked for several years with Best Buy in Iowa and Wisconsin and then managed the Freedom Gas Station in Hibbing.
Survivors include his...
Albert Vernon Brager
Feb 21, 2014
Albert Vernon "Bud" Brager age 86 of Crosby died on February 21, 2014 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. He was born on June 26, 1927 in Deerwood Township to Christian and Aurora (Olson) Brager.
Survivors include his wife, Betty; 2 sons, Daniel (Cheri) Brager of Deerwood, Bradley (Rose) Brager of Prior Lake; 3 daughters,...
Dale Roger Aufderheide
Feb 4, 2014
Dale Roger Aufderheide age 95 of Crosby died on February 4, 2014 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. He was born on May 24, 1918 in Wanda, MN to Herbert and Rose (Altermatt) Aufderheide. Dale was a WWII Army veteran. He was a retired MTC driver with 35 years of service. He retired to the Outing area...
Grace Sander
Feb 4, 2014
Grace Sander of the Bay Lake area passed away on February 8, 2014. Born on April 26, 1927, in Maple Grove Township to Floyd and Esther (Phillips) Rardin, she was a life long area resident.
A wonderful wife, mom and grandma, she was known for her quietness and laughter. She was a great homemaker, loved to bake,...
Patricia Jane Mechelke
Jan 25, 2014
Patricia J. Mechelke, 88, of Outing, MN, passed away peacefully, after a short battle with cancer, on January 25, 2014 at her home surrounded by family. Pat was born in Saint Paul, MN on September 29, 1925 to Hal and Jane Tallant. She attended and graduated from Mahtomedi High School where she and her husband began going "steady" in...
Theodore "Ted" Kottke
Jan 24, 2014
Theodore H. "Ted" Kottke, after a courageous battle with cancer Ted has gone to heaven on January 24, 2014 at the age of 49. He was born to Dean F. and Thea R. Kottke on March 24, 1964.
Ted leave behind Mary, his loving wife of 22 years and his special little girl Daisy Mae, his yellow...
Gordon Frank Root
Jan 24, 2014
Gordon Frank Root age 74 of Aitkin died on January 24, 2014 at the Riverwood Health Care Center in Aitkin. He was born on June 20, 1939 in New Richland, MN to Frank and Bernadine (Anderson) Root. He graduated from Aitkin High School in 1957. He then attended St. Cloud State and the University of Minnesota School of Mortuary...
Gust Marco Butorac
Jan 23, 2014
Gust Marco Butorac age 87 of Crosby died on January 23, 2014 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. He was born on June 1, 1926 in Crosby to August and Rose (Butorac) Butorac. Gust was a WWII Army veteran serving in the Pacific Theater. He graduated from the Crosby-Ironton High School class of 1944. He married Jacqueline...
Terry Arlington Martin
Jan 21, 2014
Terry Arlington Martin age 75 of Riverton died January 21, 2014 at his home. He was born on March 23, 1938 in Breckenridge to Denny and Emerald (Gilbert) Martin. He married Ila Bodle on April 13, 1957 in Crosby. He was a retired journeyman with IBEW Local 160 and 31 with 20 years at Minnesota Power and 20 years...
