Leonard Carl Hoeft Jr
Oct 30, 2013
Leonard Carl Hoeft Jr.
Age 91, Born June 4, 1922, Carpentersville, IL, later resided in Edina, MN. Passed on to the Lord on October 30, 2013. Leonard left a legacy of service, giving and love. He will be remembered for a twinkle in his famous blue eyes, and bringing intelligence, grace and wit to every gathering and...
Linda Jean Kreller
Oct 10, 2013
Linda Jean Kreller , 62 of Staples died October 10, 2013 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. She was born July 3, 1951 in Minot, ND to George and Marjorie (Heglund) Kreller.
Survivors include 3 daughters, Sara (Douglas) Batt, Pillager, Sally (Brian) Oren, Ironton and Cherry Gehrke; her mother, Marjorie Kreller, Pine River; 5 brothers;...
Joanne Harris Johnson
Oct 2, 2013
JoAnne Harris Johnson age 78 of Ironton died on October 2, 2013 at the Harmony House assisted living in Pierz. She was born on November 15, 1934 in Walker to Benjamin and Ann(Novak) Harris. She grew up in Crosby-Ironton. JoAnne married John James Johnson on September 21, 1952 in Crosby. She was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church...
Robert Leroy Thompson
Oct 2, 2013
Robert LeRoy Thompson age 85 of Garrison died on October 2, 2013 at his home. He was born on August 15, 1928 in Garrison to Clifton and Naomi (Dike) Thompson. Bob entered the Air Force in 1950, he worked as a teletype cryptography mechanic. He married Muriel Faye Rubbelke on April 19, 1958 in Garrison. Bob owned and operated...
Warren Morton Steinke
Oct 1, 2013
Warren Morton Steinke age 88 of Aitkin, formerly of Deerwood died at the Riverwood Healthcare Center in Aitkin. He was born on December 15, 1924 in Cuyuna to Gustav and Sadie (Palm) Steinke. He graduated from the Crosby-Ironton High School, Class of 1943. Warren was an accomplished all-around high school athlete, excelling in football, basketball, and track and field....
Robert Eugene Hoffman
Sep 21, 2013
Robert "Rob" Eugene Hoffman, age 67 of Omaha, Nebraska and formerly of Crosby died on Saturday, September 21, 2013 at the St. Cloud Hospital after complications from cardiac arrest. Rob had been fighting leukemia and host vs. graft disease for 5 years.
Rob was born in Carroll, IA on June 5, 1946 to Eugene Vincent and Eleanor...
Jerome Dumont Poland
Sep 20, 2013
Jerome Dumont "Jerry" Poland age 75 of Bay Lake Township, MN passed away on Friday, September 20th, 2013 from injuries sustained from an automobile accident. He was born on January 13, 1938 in Bottineau, ND. Dr. Poland received his medical degree in 1966 from the University of Minnesota. He interned at Stanford University in California, and completed his residency...
Larry Tilghman Holtzleicer
Sep 18, 2013
Larry Tilghman Holtzleicer age 68 of Cuyuna died on September 18, 2013 at his home. He was born July 8, 1945 in Allentown, Pennsylvania to Harry and Berniece (Messinger) Holtzleicer. Larry was a US Army Veteran. He married Sharon Craft on April 20, 1968 in Catasauqua, PA. He was a former Scorpion Snowmobile and A-Tek Corporation employee. He was...
Larry Tilghman Holtzleicer
Sep 18, 2013
Larry Tilghman Holtzleicer age 68 of Cuyuna died on September 18, 2013 at his home. He was born July 8, 1945 in Allentown, Pennsylvania to Harry and Berniece (Messinger) Holtzleicer. Larry was a US Army Veteran. He married Sharon Craft on April 20, 1968 in Catasauqua, PA. He was a former Scorpion Snowmobile and A-Tek Corporation employee. He was...
Gary Edwin Taylor
Sep 15, 2013
Gary Edwin Taylor age 77 of Crosby died on September 15, 2013 at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby. She was born on March 17, 1936 in Crosby to Edwin and Bernadette (Manske) Taylor. He married Somchit Panthong on May 31, 1979 in Leadville, CO. He was a US army Veteran. Gary was a retired crane operator with...
Kenneth Lowell Murphy
Sep 11, 2013
Kenneth Lowell Murphy age 60 of Brainerd died on September 11, 2013 at his home. He was born on November 13, 1952 in Minneapolis to Lowell and Lorraine (Back) Murphy. He married Christine O'Brien on March 9, 1991 in Platte Lake. He was a US Army veteran. Ken was a Marine Mechanic with Northern Sports in Brainerd. He was...
Judith Kay Miller
Sep 10, 2013
Judith Kay Miller age 70 of Fifty Lakes died on September 10, 2013 at her home. She was born on December 5, 1942 in Houston, MN to Oren and Madonna (McNabo) Loken. Judy was a member of the Immaculate Heart Catholic Church in Crosslake; the Minnesota Citizen Concerned for Life and a former Crow Wing County Chairperson. She was...
Esther Louise Rasmussen
Sep 1, 2013
Esther Louise Rasmussen age 89 of Crosby died on September 1, 2013 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. She was born on April 12, 1924 to Albert and Sara (Schneider) Klukas at the home of her grandparents in Russell, Lyon County, Minnesota. They lived on a farm near Balaton where she attended a country school and graduated...
Judith Carol Duerr
Aug 29, 2013
Judith Carol Duerr age 66 of Hazelwood Township, beloved wife, mother and friend lost her long battle with ovarian cancer on August 29, 2013. She was born on December 27, 1946 in St. Paul to Otto and Catherine (Martin) Finch. Judy married Arnold Joseph Duerr on September 18, 1965 in St. Paul. Judy and Arnie were partners in Duerr...
John Edward Usherwood
Aug 27, 2013
John Edward Usherwood age 90 of Emily died on August 27, 2013 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. He was born in Faribault on April 6, 1923 to John T. and Emily (Thomas) Usherwood. John was a WWII Army Air Corp Veteran. He was a member of The Wesleyan Church in Emily. Survivors include 1 son, Terry...
Lois Florence Erickson
Aug 23, 2013
Lois Florence Erickson age 81 of Aitkin passed away on August 23, 2013 at the Aicota Health Care Center in Aitkin after a long battle with cancer. She was born on November 3, 1931 in St. Francis, MN to George and Florence (Heaton) Miller. Lois graduated from the Anoka High School, class of 1949. She worked for Federal Cartridge...
Richard Clarence Collignon
Aug 20, 2013
Richard Clarence Collignon age 83 of Deerwood died August 20, 2013 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. He was born on June 3, 1930 in Chicago, ILL to Clarence and Margorie (Zinn) Collignon. He married Phyllis Satre McCluney on December 29, 1973. Dick was a retired employee of the Crow Wing Highway Department. He was a charter...
Marlene Adella Lehnen
Aug 18, 2013
Marlene Adella Lehnen age 76 of Bay Lake died on August 18, 2013. Suvivors include 4 sons, Robert Lehnen of Bay Lake, Terrance (Dawn) Lehnen of Bonita Springs, FL, Daniel (Collette) Lehnen of Big Lake and Scott Lehnen of Coon Rapids; 1 daughter, Pamela (Robert) Cole of Zimmerman; 2 brothers, 4 sisters, 14 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. Services...
Beverly Ann Watkins
Aug 16, 2013
Beverly Ann Watkins passed away peacefully Friday, August 16, 2013 at her home in Littleton, CO. She was the second of three children born to Robert and Stella (Midthun) Walker. Bev was born on November 12, 1936 at home in Crosby, MN. Graduating from Crosby-Ironton High School in 1954 she was best known "for her jolly air, her laughing...
Alvin Hansen
Aug 15, 2013
Alvin "Al"Hansen age 87 of Crosby formerly of Princeton and Garrison died August 15, 2013 at his home on August 15, 2013. He was born on November 8, 1925 in Ocheyedan, IA to Walter and Christina (Dannaman) Hansen. He was a WWII Army veteran. Al was a retired evangelist with the Faith, Hope and Love Inter City Mission in...
