Obituaries

Roger Niel Ostrowski Obit

Published by admin on Tue, 07/25/2023 - 11:05am

ROGER NIEL OSTROWSKI, 89, of Ironton died, on July 22, 2023 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby.  He was born in Moran Township on June 5, 1934 to Andrew and May (Salisbury) Ostrowski.  
Preceding Roger in death are his parents; one son, Clark Ostrowski; one sister, Dolores Ebinger; one grandchild, Andy Nelson; and great-grandchildren, Ainsley and Olivia Systad.

Roberta "Bobbie" Ann Ferrari Obit

Published by admin on Tue, 07/25/2023 - 11:04am

ROBERTA "BOBBIE" ANN FERRARI, 78 of Crosby, died on July 14, 2023 at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby.  She was born on April 16, 1945 in Crosby to Leslie and Bernice (Jenkins) Wood. Bobbie married David Ferrari on Feb. 10, 1968 in Crosby.  She was a retired Dispatcher for the Crosby Police Department with 28 years of service and a former auxiliary member of the Crosby Fire Department.
Preceding her in death are her parents; her husband David “Butch” Ferrari; one daughter, Tammie Vetrone; one sister, Jeanne Summers and one brother, Jerry Wood.

Lorraine Rebecca Deblock Obit

Published by admin on Tue, 07/25/2023 - 11:02am

LORRAINE REBECCA DEBLOCK, 93, of Cuyuna, died on July 20, 2023 at the Riverwood Health Care Center in Aitkin.  She was born on Jan. 1, 1930 in Wolford Township to Wilbert and Mildred (Ridlon) Wolford.  She was a retired secretary with the Crosby-Ironton School District.  She was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Crosby and the National Catholic Society of Foresters, St. Mary’s Court #854. She and her husband  found great enjoyment spending time with their family and friends.

John Charles Deblock Obit

Published by admin on Tue, 07/25/2023 - 11:01am

JOHN CHARLES DEBLOCK, 99, of Cuyuna, died on July 19, 2023 at Rivers Edge Assisted Living in Aitkin.  He was born in Riverton on May 12, 1924 to John and Mary (Puchrieter) Deblock.  He was a WWII Army veteran and a retired miner with Pickands Mather Mining Company with 25 years of service. He was a member of St.

Richard "Dick" Warren Willett Obit

Published by admin on Tue, 07/25/2023 - 11:00am

RICHARD "DICK" WARREN WILLETT, 94, went home to be with the Lord Jesus Christ Wednesday, July 5, 2023.  
Dick was born to Ethel Maude Johnson and Roy Lee Willett in St. Paul on June 4, 1929. He was a U.S. Army veteran serving during the Korean Conflict. Dick married Ellen Jeanne Melberg on May 11, 1951. He had a love for the Lord, prioritized his family and enjoyed socializing with his church friends and within the community. He was an entrepreneur and advertising salesman. Dick was the founder and operator of Miadco, Inc., giving 35 years of service.

Wade Sorenson Obit

Published by admin on Tue, 07/25/2023 - 10:59am

WADE JEFFREY SORENSEN, 57, of Crosby, died on July 17, 2023 at United Hospital in St. Paul.  He was born in Minneapolis on Feb. 1, 1966.  He graduated from the Crosby-Ironton High School, class of 1984.  
He is survived by his father, Thomas Sorensen of Burnsville; his mother, Edna Sorensen of Crosby; his son, Steven Cutter of New Brighton and his brother and sister-in-law, Todd and Susan Sorensen of Brainerd.
A Memorial Gathering will be held on Sunday, July 30 at the Koop Funeral Home in Crosby from 2 to 4 p.m.

Roberta "Bobbie" Ann Ferrari Obit

Published by admin on Tue, 07/18/2023 - 11:46am

ROBERTA "BOBBIE" ANN FERRARI, 78, of Crosby, died at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby on July 14, 2023.
 Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home in Crosby.

 

Joan Louise Ryan Obit

Published by admin on Tue, 07/18/2023 - 11:45am

JOAN LOUISE RYAN of Ironton died July 7, 2023 at Carefree  Living Brainerd.
She was born Nov. 20, 1948.
No services are planned at this time.

 

Lester "Les" J. Dosmann Obit

Published by admin on Tue, 07/18/2023 - 11:44am

LESTER "LES" J. DOSMANN, 94, of Ironton, passed away on Sunday, July 9, 2023 at St. Cloud Veterans Medical Center. Les was born May 25, 1929 to Albert and Edith (Kroetsch) Dosmann on the family farm near Mt. Carmel, ND. He grew up on the family farm then moved to Langdon, ND in 1949. On Nov. 9, 1952, Les was united in marriage to Carol Dalbotten.  They made their home in Crystal and raised six children. Aside from raising their children, Les also worked as a machinist for 48 years at Despatch Industrial Ovens.

James "Jim" Edward Lundgren Obit

Published by admin on Tue, 07/18/2023 - 11:43am

JAMES "JIM" EDWARD LUNDGREN, 63, of Ironton, passed away at his home surrounded by loved ones on July 1, 2023. Jim was born on July 12, 1959, to Harold (Skip) and JoAnne (Moore) Lundgren in Aitkin.