Obituaries

Janeth Ann Schmidt Obit

Published by admin on Tue, 10/29/2019 - 12:17pm

JANETH ANN "JAN" SCHMIDT, 90, of Deerwood died on Oct. 22, 2019 at Hallett Cottages in Crosby.  She was born on Oct. 17, 1929 in Lucan to Gustav and Pearl (Woolley) Schlick.  Jan graduated from Cannon Falls High School in 1948 and from the Charles T. Miller Hospital School of Nursing in 1949.  She married Eugene “Gene” Schmidt on Feb. 3, 1951.  She worked as an LPN at Red Wing City Hospital and then at St. John’s Hospital in Red Wing for 28 years, retiring in 1992.  Over the years, Jan cared for countless newborn babies and was an instructor for both pre- and post-natal classes.  

Ronald J. Pankratz

Published by admin on Tue, 10/29/2019 - 12:15pm

RONALD J. PANKRATZ,  88, of Deerwood, died on Oct. 21, 2019 at Aicota Health Care Center in Aitkin.  He was born on June 18, 1931 in Valders, WI to Ralph and Estelle (Thielman) Pankratz.

Harold George Moritz Obit

Published by admin on Tue, 10/29/2019 - 12:14pm

HAROLD GEORGE MORITZ, 94, of Emily, died on Oct. 25, 2019 at the Woodland Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd.  He was born on Nov. 10, 1924 in Ross Lake Township to George and Ida (Bodle) Moritz.  He was a retired Inland Steel Employee and a retired local logger.  He was a member of the Wesleyan Church in Emily.
Preceding him in death are his parents; his wife, Babe; one granddaughter; one brother, Herbert Moritz and two sisters, Frances Glidden and Bea Valentino.

Renea Dawn McCall Pender

Published by admin on Tue, 10/29/2019 - 12:10pm

RENEA DAWN McCALL, 59, of Crosby, died on Oct. 24, 2019 at her home. 
Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home in Crosby.

Nancy J. Hawkins Obit

Published by admin on Tue, 10/29/2019 - 12:09pm

NANCY J. HAWKINS, 70, of Deerwood, passed away Friday, Oct. 25, 2019 in Cuyuna Regional Medical Center, Crosby.  She was born Feb. 23, 1949 in Aitkin to Damon and Florence (Duzan) Reynolds.  Nancy was united in marriage to Jim Hawkins on April 28, 1970 in Brainerd.  Nancy loved to scrapbook, crochet, crafts, going for rides, cooking, tending to her plants and especially spending time with her family.  She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
Nancy is preceded in death by her parents and sister, Debbie Reynolds.

Bert "Skip" John Root Obit

Published by admin on Tue, 10/22/2019 - 12:05pm

BERT "SKIP" JOHN ROOT JR., 89, of Kissimmee, Florida passed away on Oct. 12, 2019.
He is formerly of Crosby-Ironton and Wood-bury.
Skip is preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Barbara Jean Root; father Bert John Root; mother Lottie Alice Shew; and five siblings.
He is survived by his loving children Deborah Olson (Bryan) and Gregory Root (Peggy); grandchildren Molly Pietruszewski (Rob) and Michael Root (Jenny); great grandchildren Michael and Parker Pietruszewski, Gunnar, Mitsue and Sonnee Root, Michael Hammond; sister Ida Anderson.

Cleone Yvonne McGillivray Obit

Published by admin on Tue, 10/22/2019 - 12:03pm

CLEONE YVONNE McGILLIVRAY, 80, died Oct. 14, 2019 in Deerwood. She was married to Russell Earl McGillivray.
She was a member of Salem Lutheran Church of Deerwood and volunteered at the Mustard Seed as well as various events at the church.
She is survived by Mona Lisa of Crosby and Monica and Bruce Williams of Elk River.
A Memorial Service will be Saturday, Oct. 26 at 11 a.m. at Salem Lutheran Church in Deerwood. McGillivray donated her body to the University of Minnesota.

 

Michelle "Shelly" Mary Mae Obit

Published by admin on Tue, 10/22/2019 - 12:02pm

MICHELLE "SHELLY" MARY MAE, 35, of Outing, died on Oct. 3, 2019.
She was born Nov. 15, 1983 in Anoka, to DeAnn Evanson and Donald Imgrund. She worked as a merchandiser for Driveline Retail Merchandising. She loved family, friendship and music. She was a loving and caring mother; her babies were her true passion in life.
 She is survived by her children, Michael Kroll, Dominick Kroll and Serenity Krebsbach; her parents, Donald Imgrund and DeAnne (Chris) Evanson; siblings, Sarah (Charlie) Young, Joseph Imgrund and Jonathon Larson; and many more friends and family.

Donald Theodore Lentz Obit

Published by admin on Tue, 10/22/2019 - 12:00pm

DONALD THEODORE LENTZ, 67, of Crosby, died on Oct. 15, 2019 at Essentia St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Brainerd.  He was born on April 9, 1952 in Pipestone to Theodore and Agnes (Haraldson) Lentz.  
Preceding him in death are his parents and his wife, Kathleen (Motchenbacher) Lentz.

David L. Olson Obit

Published by admin on Tue, 10/22/2019 - 11:59am

DAVID L. OLSON, 80, of Bay Lake Township, died at his home on October 1, 2019. He was born on Feb. 25, 1939 in Minneapolis to Leonard and Gulia (Magnolo) Olson.  He married Annette Olsen on July 11, 1959 in Minneapolis.