Obituary Listing

Mar 16, 2013

Howard Emil Anderson, former Crosby resident, Merchant Marine, Chimney Sweep and Entrepenuer, age 57 of Chippewa Falls, WI died on March 16, 2013 at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire WI. He was born on November 14, 1955 in Minneapolis to George and Bonnie (Emmert) Anderson. He married Kathleen Chitwood on July 1, 2006 in Beloit, WI....

Mar 13, 2013

Raymond Hoffstrom age 71 Crosby died on March 13, 2013 at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby. He was born on December 28, 1941 in Minneapolis to Raymond and Louise (Peterson) Hoffstrom. He was a US navy veteran. He married Maryann Bassamore on July 8, 1961 in Minneapolis. Ray retired to the Cuyuna Range in 2005. Survivors include...

Mar 5, 2013

Diane Marie Bjerkness age 49 of Crosby died at Methodist Hospital in Rochester on March 5, 2013. She was born on May 10, 1963 in Little Falls, MN to LeRoy and Betty (Zuelich) Pettit. Diane graduated from the Crosby-Ironton High School Class of 1981. She married Marty Bjerkness on June 6, 1987 in Garrison. She was a member of...

Mar 4, 2013

Margaret "Cookie" Cook age 85 of Crosby died on March 4, 2013 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. She was born on August 19, 1927 in Garland, Alabama. She was a retired nurses aide with Aicota Nursing Home, Aitkin and Cedarbrook Manor, Deerwood. Survivors include 1 son, Vernon Cook of St. Paul; 2 daughters, Karen Claypatch of...

Mar 2, 2013

Charles Hugh McLaughlin age 74 of Crosby died on March 2, 2012 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. He was born on June 11, 1938 in Brooklyn, NY to Charles and Sarah (Doherty) McLaughlin. He was a retired US Navy veteran serving from 1955 to 1974. Retired Crosby Fireman with 36 years of service, and a retired...

Feb 24, 2013

Jacquelyn (Jackie) Arlys Gordon, Age 75 Died Sunday, February 24th, 2013 at her Deerwood home surrounded by loving family, after a 5A½ year battle with ovarian cancer. She was born March 30th, 1937 at home in Ironton, Minnesota to Gustav and Anna (Lapp) Beseman. She married Curtis Gordon on March 27th 1954 in Aitkin, MN.

Jackie will...

Feb 18, 2013

Floyd Richard "Manny" Austin age 79 of Rainbow City, AL formerly of Crosby died on February 18, 2013 at his home. He was born on October 17, 1933 in Crosby to Leslie and Lois (Pritchard) Austin. Floyd was a US Navy veteran. He married Sheryl Ann Forcier on September 28, 1977 in Brainerd. Survivors include his wife of 33...

Feb 16, 2013

Harold H. Savaloja, 84, Deerwood, died Saturday, February 16, 2013, at his home. He slipped away peacefully after a brave 2 A½ year-long battle with melanoma. He was born October 8, 1928 in Sebeka, MN to John and Slema (Wirkkala) Savaloja. He was an alumnus of the Sebeka High School class of 1948. He served in the U.S. Army...

Feb 16, 2013

Irene Josephine Laughton age 80 of Deerwood died February 16, 2013 at her home. She was born in Kasota, Minnesota on August 14th, 1932 to William and Mary (Denker) Parsons. She is a retired housekeeper at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center, with 25 years of service. Irene is survived by one son William (Kathy) Laughton of Crosby, four daughters...

Feb 15, 2013

Alaine was born in Crosby, Minnesota, the third of eight children to Thomas and Val Smith. Except for a few years in her 20s, Alaine lived in Crosby. After graduating from Crosby-Ironton High School she completed post-high school training (then called Normal School) to qualify for a teaching position, She taught school in a rural, one room, multi-grade school,...

Feb 15, 2013

Joan Olivia (Holt) Nagorski, Crosby, formerly of Worthington, died Friday, February 15, 2013, at Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby. She was 65. Joan was born May 23, 1947, in Minneapolis to Donald and Lucile (Yngve) Holt. She graduated from Big Lake High School in 1965. She married Stan Nagorski on Dec. 10, 1966, in Big Lake. They had...

Feb 10, 2013

Bettie Joan Dustin of Crosby, MN died Sunday, February 10, 2013 in Cuyuna Range Medical Center from natural causes.

Born in Wausau, WI, March 3, 1927, the daughter of Zadith and Carol Salvador, Bettie graduated from Wausau High School in 1944.

Bettie was preceded in death by her husband James H. Dustin, her daughter Becky...

Feb 4, 2013

Odelia "Dee" Watkins age 84 formerly of Deerwood died February 4, 2013 at St. Therese Home in New Hope. Dee was born on June 23, 1928 in Plaza, North Dakota. She was a retired RN at the Cuyuna Regional Medical and Care Centers in Crosby with 18 years of service. She was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church...

Feb 4, 2013

Mary Josephine Vukelich age 96 of Crosby died on Monday, February 4, 2013 at her home. She was born on August 7, 1916 in Crosby to John and Mary (Klow) Radinovich. Mary was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Crosby; Slovenian Women's Union #83, Crosby; and a former member of the Walter Scott Erickson American Legion Auxiliary,...

Feb 3, 2013

Krista Dawn Houck age 23 of Crosby died on February 3, 2013. She was born on June 11, 1989 in Granite Falls, MN to Jeremy and Michelle (Hanson) Houck. Krista was a Crosby-Ironton High School graduate class of 2007. She was a practicing LPN at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby. She was a member of the Immanuel...

Jan 31, 2013

Richard Grayson "Dick" Haraway age 82 of Crosby died at the St. Cloud Hospital on Thursday, January 31, 2013. He was born on July 10, 1930 in Chicago, Ill to Harry and Ellen (Burkle) Haraway. He was a US Army Veteran. He married Barbara Fairchild on July 3, 1952 . He employed for 20 years with Viking Food Service...

Jan 27, 2013

Jay Arden Ecklund age 57 of Emily died on January 27, 2013 at the VA Medical Center in St. Cloud. He was born on January 5, 1956 in Aitkin to Marvin and Twila (Klingelhofer) Ecklund. Jay was a US Marine Corp Veteran. He is a retired captain with the Minnesota National Guard, 136 Infantry Unit. He is survived by...

Jan 25, 2013

Allen Eugene Herzenach age 70 of Ironton formerly of Delano died on January 25, 2013 at his home. He was born on August 16, 1942 in Graceville, MN to Otto and Mable (Leuthard) Herzenach. He was US Air Force veteran. Allen married Mary Lou Daniels in Graceville, MN on September 4, 1965. He is survived by his wife, Mary...

Jan 20, 2013

Hazel Linnea Monson age 94 of Princeton, formerly of Riverton died at North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale. She born on April 7, 1918 in Crosby to Vernon and Emmy (Storefelt) Johnson. Hazel was a longtime resident of Riverton. Survivors include 2 sons, Don (Kathy) Monson of Elk River, Rocky (Maxine) Monson of Becker; 4 daughters, Judy Duffy of...

Jan 18, 2013

William Peter Dressen age 73 of Longville died on January 18, 2013 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. He was born on March 27, 1939 in Tyler, MN to Bernard and Mary (Dubbeldee) Dressen. He is survived by his wife Kae; 2 sons, Todd (Tracy) Dressen of Lakeville, and Brad (Kelly) Dressen of Mars, PA; 2 brothers,...