George Edwin Hardy
Jan 29, 2025
George Edwin Hardy, age 78 of Crosby passed away at St. Cloud VA Medical Center on January 29, 2025. He was born on March 3, 1946 in Brainerd to Lyman and Dora (Wilmot) Hardy.
George served in the U.S. Navy for 4 years with two deployments to Vietnam. He was a member of the Myrin-James American Legion...
Catherine Coleman "Katie" Meyer
Jan 24, 2025
Catherine Coleman “Katie” Meyer, age 94 of Richfield passed away at her home on January 24, 2025. She was born in Minneapolis on February 23, 1930 to Einar and Catherine (Rood) Jorgensen. Katie was united in marriage with Steven Meyer on October 5, 1954 in Minneapolis.
Katie was a 50-year member of the American Dietetic Association, providing...
Roy Robin "Rob" Abbott
Jan 15, 2025
Roy “Rob” Abbott, age 67 of Ironton passed away on January 15, 2025
at Carefree Living in Brainerd. He was born in Crosby on March 11, 1957 to Roy and Vivian Abbott.
Rob is survived by his wife, Kristi Abbott; his son, Justin (Kelsie) Abbott; his daughter, Trisha Abbott; and his grandchildren, Dylan, Alyssa, Braydon...
John Oliver Nordeen
Jan 11, 2025
John Oliver Nordeen, passed away on January 11, 2025 at his home in Crosby surrounded by his family. He was 64 years old.
He was born on May 1, 1960 in Minneapolis to Richard Nordeen and Nancy Swanson. He graduated from Coon Rapids High School in 1978. After completing college courses, he went on to work at...
Lyle Wilbur Nichols
Jan 9, 2025
Lyle Wilbur Nichols, age 94 of Crosslake passed away at Golden Horizons in Crosslake. He was born on June 1, 1930 in Staples to Roy and Eleanor (Hodges) Nichols.
Lyle is survived by one son, Greg Nichols (Sue Kalleberg-Stevens) of Baxter; one daughter, Cindy Dorr (Bryan Bidinger) of Bemidji; one brother, Ken (Patricia) Nichols of Ironton; one...
Nancy Kay Thoms
Jan 8, 2025
Larry Thoms went home to be with His Lord and Savior on January 5, 2025. Nancy Thoms joined her husband when she passed on January 8, 2025.
Larry John Thoms was born on September 13, 1945, in Brainerd, MN to Lester and Amy (Atwood) Thoms. Nancy Kay (Harnois) Thoms was born on April 29, 1946, in Ashland,...
Dennis Leo Hagmann
Jan 3, 2025
Dennis Leo Hagmann, age 83 of Crosby, passed away at the VA Hospital in St. Cloud on January 3, 2025. He was born on June 1, 1941 in Woodstock, Illinois to Leo and Luella (Frantum) Hagmann.
He served in the U.S. Army for 17 years, including time in Vietnam. Dennis married Esther Huehn in Minnetonka on April...
Larry John Thoms
Jan 1, 2025
Larry Thoms went home to be with His Lord and Savior on January 5, 2025. Nancy Thoms joined her husband when she passed on January 8, 2025.
Larry John Thoms was born on September 13, 1945, in Brainerd, MN to Lester and Amy (Atwood) Thoms. Nancy Kay (Harnois) Thoms was born on April 29, 1946, in Ashland,...
Pearl Jane Elmer
Jan 1, 2025
Pearl Jane Elmer, age 96 of Deerwood, passed away on January 1, 2025 at her home. She was born on April 23, 1928 in Crosby to Walter and Lucille (Linn) Waffensmith.
Pearl was a life-long member of United Methodist Church in Deerwood; served as Treasurer for the City of Deerwood and was an Election Judge for the...
Angeline "Angie" Miller
Jan 1, 2025
Angeline “Angie” Miller, age 91 of Deerwood passed away on January 1, 2025 at her home. She was born in Ironton on August 19, 1933 to Jack and Anna (Perpich) Chopp. She graduated from the Crosby-Ironton High School, class of 1951. Angie was united in marriage with Charles “Bill” Miller on July 25, 1953 in Crosby. She retired from...
Gene Lloyd Bordwell
Dec 27, 2024
Gene Lloyd Bordwell, age 87 of Crosby, went home to be with the Lord on December 27, 2024. He was born on September 29, 1937 in Deerwood to Lloyd and Marion (Peterson) Bordwell. Gene was united in marriage to Helen Brooks on August 23, 1958 in Crosby.
Gene was an accomplished artist and a retired art teacher...
Patricia Mae Sylvester
Dec 26, 2024
Patricia Mae Sylvester, age 79 of Bay Lake Township, passed away on December 26, 2024 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on August 8, 1945 in Sandstone to Elmer and Eleanor (Rabe) Lindeen. Patricia married Dean Sylvester in Braham on October 14, 1967.
Pat was a member of Salem Lutheran Church in...
Randy Ervin Bye
Dec 26, 2024
Randy Ervin Bye, age 65 of Brainerd, MN passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, December 26, 2024 in Duluth, MN. He was surrounded by his family and passed peacefully. A Celebration of Life and visitation will be held on Saturday, January 4, 2025 at the Koop Funeral Home in Crosby, MN from 2:00-5:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials are...
Elaine Dahlquist
Dec 25, 2024
Elaine Pearl (Thulin) Dahlquist (88), of Crosby, Minnesota passed away on December 25, 2024. Elaine cherished the time with her family and friends. She was a passionate long-suffering Minnesota sports fan and loved watching hockey. Elaine, the Dog Whisperer, had dozens of companions over her life. She loved spending time at the lake and home with her beloved Annie....
Denis H. "Denny" Burgwald
Dec 19, 2024
Denis Henry “Denny” Burgwald, age 80 of Deerwood passed away on December 19, 2024 at his home. He was born in Crosby on March 14, 1944 to Ernest and Mary (Grimler) Burgwald.
Denny graduated from the Crosby-Ironton High School, class of 1962 and Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis. He was a U.S. Navy veteran serving during Vietnam. He...
Joan Tichenor
Dec 16, 2024
Joan M Tichenor (Donaghy), age 93 of Crosby, left this world peacefully on December 16, 2024 at Heartwood in Crosby, MN. She was a cherished wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, whose warmth, kindness and strength touched the lives of all who knew her. Joan was born in 1931 in Duluth, Minnesota.
Joan grew up with...
Scott Wayne Dehning
Dec 11, 2024
Scott Wayne Dehning, age 63, of Merrifield, passed away unexpectedly on December 11, 2024 at his home. He was born August 12, 1961 in Crosby to Jim and Marlys (Petersen) Dehning.
Scott grew up in Cuyuna and attended Crosby-Ironton High School. After High School, Scott enlisted in the United States Navy in 1979, serving for four years...
Edward Ray Atwater
Dec 8, 2024
Edward Ray "Eddie" Atwater, 72, of Emily, passed away peacefully at home on Dec. 8, 2024. He was born in Crosby on July 2,1952, the seventh of nine children born to Randle 'Kelly' and Ruth (Hite) Atwater.
After graduating from Crosby-Ironton High School in 1970, Ed enlisted in the U.S. Army, receiving his honorable discharge in 1974. ...
James Douglas Grimes
Dec 8, 2024
James Grimes of Crosby, age 81, passed away on December 8, 2024. He was born in Minneapolis to Cyril and Marian (McDonough) Grimes on January 23, 1943. Jim married Jean Tinker/Treakle on July 22, 1968 in Minneapolis. He was a Vietnam era U.S. Navy veteran.
Jim was the retired owner/operator of the Custom Rubber Stamp Company, and...
Barry Eugene Hite
Dec 1, 2024
Barry Eugene Hite, age 70 of Emily passed away on December 1, 2024 at his home. He was born on September 6, 1954 in Concordia, Kansas to Ellis and Donna (Bodle) Hite.
Barry graduated from the Crosby-Ironton High School, Class of 1973. He married Roberta McCulloch in Emily on June 18, 1977. He was a retired Pastor...
