Obituary Listing

May 9, 2014

Ronald Dale Taylor age 79 of Crosby died on May 9, 2014 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. He was born on January 7, 1935 in Crosby to Edwin and Bernadette (Manske) Taylor. Ron was employed with M.A. Hanna Mining Company from 1953 to 1963, Trail-A-Sled (Scorpion) from 1963 to 1964 Climax Mine from1964-66 and he retired...

May 7, 2014

Isabelle Marie Kellerman age 98 of Aitkin died on May 7, 2014 at Aitkin Health Services. She was born on December 25, 1915 in South Harbor Township to Thomas and Minnie (Brandt) Anderson Jr.

Survivors include 3 sons, Charles (Judy) Pearson, John (Connie) Pearson and Roger (Kathy) Pearson all of Aitkin; 1 daughter, Shirley White of Brainerd;...

May 6, 2014

Evelyn R. Anderson age 83 of Irondale Township died on May 6, 2014 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. She was born on February 2, 1931 in Worthington, MN to William and Rose (Wagner) Burnside. She married Donald Dale Anderson on June 27, 1949 in Brainerd. Evelyn was a former nursing assistant at both the Aitkin and...

May 4, 2014

Leonard Randall Musolf age 88 of Crosslake died on Sunday at the St. Cloud Hospital.

He was born on May 3, 1926 in Fifty Lakes to Walter and Laura (Buchite) Musolf.

Survivors include 1 son, David Musolf of Crosslake and 1 daughter, Diane Jenson of Crosslake; 2 grandhildren, Lance Musolf and Brigitte Jenson...

Apr 30, 2014

Iona Bertha O’Brien age 77 of Crosby died on April 30, 2014 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. She was born on November 25, 1936 in Crosby to Emil and

Alta (Cuff) Rono.

Survivors include 1 son, Danny Parks of Deerwood; 4 daughters, Jan Robinson of Crosby, Rita (Ron) Parks-Volgerson of...

Apr 24, 2014

Mathias George “ Matt” Tix age 76 of Garrison formerly of Hampton and Apple Valley died on April 24, 2014. Retired employee of the Koch (Flint Hills) Refinery with 25 years of service. Retiring in 1994 they moved to their lake home on Mille Lacs Lake.

Survivors included his wife Joyce; 1 son, Steve (...

Apr 16, 2014

Clara Irene Johnson age 100 of Crosby died on April 16, 2014 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. She was born on August 6, 1913 in Federal Dam to Carl and Beda (Morine) Armbrust. Clara moved to Crosby with her family in 1917. She was a graduate of the Crosby-Ironton High School in 1931 and was employed...

Apr 14, 2014

Allen Ray Wilson age 80 of Crosby died on April 14, 2014 at the Riverwood Health Center in Aitkin. He was born on December 4, 1933 in Hazelton Township to Clifford and Harriet (Hamilton) Wilson. He was a former employee of the City of Aitkin, Land-O-Lakes Turkey Processing Plant and the City of Crosby.

Survivors...

Apr 11, 2014

Stephen Dale Brunson age 63 of Ironton died at his home on April 11, 2014. He was born on April 10, 1951 in Peoria, Ill.

Survivors include his wife Karla; step son, Lucas Williams of Ironton; 4 step daughters, Liz Hofmann of Crosby, Kim Nilles of Baxter, Brandi (Seth) Uhter of El Paso, TX and...

Apr 10, 2014

Gloria A. Crumpton age 78 of Deerwood died at her daughter’s home on April 10, 2014. She was born on March 4, 1936 in Richfield, MN to Gunder and Gladys (Johnson) Erickson.

Survivors include 2 daughters, Diane Williams of Deerwood, MN and Lori Herman

of Denver, CO; 1 son, Kevin Johnson of Farmington;...

Apr 8, 2014

Pamela Jean Graff age 68 of Deerwood died on April 8, 2014 at her home. She was born in Stillwater on October 10, 1945 to David and Jeannette (LeQuea) Weaver. Pam graduated from the Crosby-Ironton High School; Stout University in Menomonie, WI and the University of Minnesota. Pam’s career spanned 30 years at the Minneapolis Vocational School,...

Apr 1, 2014

Allen Ray Trask age 79 of Bay Lake died on April 1, 2014 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. He was born in Aberdeen, SD to Floyd Albert and Myrle Blanch (Anderson) Trask. He met Rebecca Jane Raihala and married her on March 14, 1958.

Allen was active in the Masons and related groups through...

Mar 31, 2014

Irma Marlene (Menzel) Novotny, 74 of Iron Hub passed away on March 31, 2014 at the Harmony House in Brainerd. Irma was born on November 14, 1939 at home in Iron Hub to Henry and Lydia (Gruenhagen) Menzel. A graduate of Aitkin High School in 1957, Irma married John “Jack” Novotny on December 15, 1956.

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...