Deaths

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Deaths
CROSBY-IRONTON COURIER
Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014
Charles Dufour
dies in Crosby
Charles “Chuck” Dufour,
83, Backus and formerly
Hugo, died Nov. 11, in
Crosby. He was born to
Charles and Violet Dufour on
Feb. 26, 1931, in St. Paul.
He was preceded in death
by his brother, Roland; and
son-in-law, Jeff Anderson.
He is survived by his
wife,
Donna;
children:
Deborah Dowdal (Jim), Linda
Madison (John), Steve Dufour
(Kim), SuZanne Gillespie
(Wade), Charlie Dufour, Jr.
(Sarah); 14 grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren.
Services
were
held
Tuesday
at
Maranatha
Assembly of God Church in
Forest Lake.
Sam Stirewalt
services Friday
Sammy Ray Stirewalt, 56,
of Gilbert died Oct. 29 at St.
Luke's Medical Center in
Duluth.
He was born on Jan. 11,
1958 to Clarence and Betty
(Christianson) Stirewalt in
Virginia. He grew up and
attended school in the Crosby
area. He worked as an over the
road
heavy
equipment
mechanic and as a logger for
many years. Most recently he
was employed by United
Taconite since 2007. He married Lana Turner on Oct. 8,
1994 in Deerwood. He
enjoyed working in the mines
and the friendships he made
with his co-workers. He
enjoyed the outdoors, especially fishing. He loved his
grandchildren dearly and
looked forward to watching
their faces light up at
Christmastime. He was a man
always willing to help those in
need. He will be remembered
as a loving husband, father,
and grandfather.
He was preceded in death
by one son, Christopher and
one brother, Steven.
Survivors include his wife,
Lana; daughter,
Amanda
Stirewalt of Baxter; stepdaughter, Brittany Turner of
Virginia; six grandchildren;
his parents: Clarence and
Betty Stirewalt of Deerwood;
three sisters: Debra (Mark)
Soderman of Palo, Diane
(Ken) Billick of Colorado and
Rhonda (Wayne) Fuller of
Indiana; two brothers: Jerry
(Uli) Stirewalt of Brainerd,
and Dan Stirewalt of Crosby;
numerous
nieces
and
nephews.
A memorial service will be
held 1:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21
at the United Methodist
Church. Visitation from 1 to
1:30 p.m. prior to the service
at the church. Inurnment will
be in the Gilbert Cemetery.
Donate to
Neighborhood
National Bank’s
Mitten Line
Neighborhood National
Bank in Crosby is sponsoring
a Mitten Line for area children. Pick up an extra pair of
mittens (or hats, scarves and
gloves) while shopping and
bring
the
items
to
Neighborhood National Bank
location before Dec. 19.
All items received are
taken to area schools and
other places that will distribute the items to those in need.
Tessa Olson dies, Rites for Alice
services Friday
Johnson held
Barry Birkholz
Tessa Laine Olson, 37, of
St. Paul, died on Nov. 11 at
Woodwinds Medical Center
in Woodbury. She was born
on May 11, 1977 in
Minneapolis.
She was an agent for
American Accounts and
Advisors in Cottage Grove
for 13 years.
She is preceded in death
by her grandfather, Larrie
Olson and an uncle, Lonnie
Olson.
She is survived by her
fiancé, George Hatzistamoulos
of St. Paul; her father, Kris
Olson of Crosby; two sisters,
Charla Olson of Minneapolis
and Jenna Olson of Ironton;
paternal grandmother, Alvina
Olson of Crosby; an aunt,
Charla Olson-Langworthy of
Richfield; and cousins.
Funeral services will be 2
p.m. on Friday, Nov. 21 at the
Immanuel Lutheran Church
in Crosby. Visitation is Friday
from noon until the service.
Arrangements are with the
Koop Funeral Home in
Crosby.
Barry A. Birkholz, 51, of
Emily former of Winsted/
Lester Prairie area, died on
Nov. 10 at his home.
He was born on Feb. 12,
1963 in Glencoe to Arvin and
Janelle (Perbix) Birkholz. He
graduated from the Lester
Prairie High School, Class of
1981. He was a carpenter for
H.A. Birkholz Construction in
Lester Prairie and Tutch
Construction in Emily.
He is preceded in death by
his father.
He is survived by his wife,
Bobbie Jo; his mother, Janelle
Birkholz of Winsted; and one
sister, Tara Fay (Bruce)
Schneewind of Lester Prairie.
Funeral services will be 2
p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 22 at
the Koop Funeral Home in
Crosby. Visitation will be one
hour prior to the services on
Saturday.
Senior dining menu
The menu at the Senior
Citizen Dining Center program sites for Nov. 24-28 follows. Due to scheduling
changes, all sites will have
the same menu, but not all
sites will be served their
meals at the same time.
Participants in the meal
program are asked to make
reservations before 1 p.m. on
the day before they plan to
attend. For reservations, call
218-546-5855.
Noon meals will be delivered to your Crosby, Deerwood
or Ironton home for the low
cost of $4.50 per meal.
Service is Monday through
Friday. Weekend meals available (Thursday delivery).
Delivery is free. This service
is available to all ages.
Waiver certified. Call Tena at
218-546-5855 for more information.
MONDAY — Chicken
strips, mashed potatoes and
gravy, stewed tomatoes and
pudding.
TUESDAY — Crispy fish,
rice pilaf, glazed carrots and
dessert.
WEDNESDAY— Ham
and
scalloped
potatoes,
Harvard beets and jello with
topping.
T H U R S D A Y —
CLOSED.
Happy
Thanksgiving.
FRIDAY — Pepper steak,
boiled potato, peas and ice
cream.
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Alice Elizabeth Johnson,
96, of Elk River formerly of
Bay Lake died at the
Guardian Angel Care Center
in Elk River on Nov.11.
She was born on Sept. 22,
1918 in New Ulm to Herman
and Clara (Schmidt) Battig.
She married Paul Lowell
Johnson on May 10, 1940 in
Minneapolis. She was a director at Golden Valley Nursery
School and owned and operated Alice's Antiques in
Crosby for 24 years. She participated in many shows in
the Twin Cities Area.
Preceding her in death are
her parents; her husband Paul
in 1985; one son, Thomas
Johnson and a brother, Harold
Battig.
Survivors include two
sons, Lowell (Barbara)
Johnson of Buffalo and Kurt
Johnson of Elk River; three
daughters, Suzanne Johnson
of San Francisco, CA, Teresa
(Aram) Nazarian of San
Francisco, CA and Kate
(Mark) Helling of River Falls,
WI and; one sister, Margaret
Kolb of Elk River; eight
grandchildren and three
great- grandchildren.
Funeral services were
held on Monday at St.
Joseph's Catholic Church in
Deerwood.
Burial
at
Gethsemane Cemetery in
New Hope.
Arrangements are with
the Koop Funeral Home in
Crosby.
Births
Cuyuna Regional
Medical Center
Justin and Erica Taylor,
Crosby, a boy, Clyde Samuel
Taylor, 7 pounds 7 ounces on
Nov. 14, 2014. Grandparents
are Robert and Sandy Blood,
Crosby, Kim Taylor, Crosby
and Clyde Jones, Texas.
Great-grandparents
are
Loretta Habighorst, Crosby
Ginny Larson, Aitkin and
Tom Blood, Crosby.
Leigh and Jordan Bauer, a
girl, Danika Jordan Bauer, 8
pounds .4 oz on Nov. 16,
2014. Grandparents are James
and
Barbara
Farrell,
Maplewood, Deb Bauer,
Fridley. Great-grandparent is
Virginia Baier, St. Paul.
Latasha Hausken and
Matthew Jordan, a boy,
Christopher Matthew Eugene
Jordan, 7 pounds .05 ounces
on Nov. 12, 2014. Grandparents are Paul Hausken,
Brainerd; Brenda Ornelas,
Remer,
Mae
Sympson,
Backus. Great-grandparent is
Jack Collins, Remer.
services Saturday
Stroke screening
at St. Joseph’s
Church Tuesday
Residents living in and
around the Crosby community
can be screened to reduce their
risk of having a stroke or bone
fracture. St Joseph’s Church
will host Life Line Screening
on Nov. 25. The site is located
at 617 Poplar Street in Crosby.
Marijo
and
Wayne
Thoreson of Forest Lake
attended a Life Line Screening
and said, "If we hadn't gone to
the screening, we would never
have known about the problem". This event is being sponsored by Brainerd Lakes Heart
and Vascular Center at Essentia
Health
Four key points every person needs to know:
—Stroke is the third leading
cause of death and a leading
cause of permanent disability.
—80 percent of stroke victims had no apparent warning
signs prior to their stroke.
—Preventive ultrasound
screenings can help you avoid a
stroke.
—Screenings are fast, noninvasive, painless, affordable
and convenient.
Screenings identify potential cardiovascular conditions
such as blocked arteries and
irregular heart rhythm, abdominal aortic aneurysms, and hardening of the arteries in the legs,
which is a strong predictor of
heart disease. A bone density
screening to assess osteoporosis
risk is also offered and is appropriate for both men and women.
Packages start at $149. All
five screenings take 60 to 90
minutes to complete. For more
information regarding the
screenings or to schedule an
appointment, call 1-877-2371287 or visit our Web site at
www.lifelinescreen ing.com.
Pre-registration is required.
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John Chenevert
Rites for Deloris
Thursday
Loehlein Saturday rites
Chenevert, John D., age
Deloris M. Loehlein, 87,
of Crosby, died on Oct. 12 at
the Cuyuna Regional Care
Center in Crosby.
She was born on Nov. 29,
1926 in St. Cloud to Harold
and Ione Gilliver. She married Robert Loehlein on May
13, 1946 in St. Cloud. She
was a retired storekeeper with
Precision Electric. They
retired to the Cuyuna Range
area in 1987.
She is preceded in death
by her parents and one son,
Robert Loehlien Jr. who was
killed in Vietnam in 1968.
Surivors include her husband, Bob; two daughters,
Jean (Richard) Rajacich of
Loretto Bay, Mexico and
Mary (Kim) Vahlsing of
Princeton; one brother,
Kenneth (Brenda) Gilliver of
Glendora, CA; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
A graveside committal on
Saturday, Nov. 22 at 1 p.m. at
the
Deerwood
Scandia
Cemetery followed by a
Memorial Gathering from 2
to 4 p.m. at the Walter Scott
Erickson American Legion
Post #557 in Deerwood.
Arrangements are with the
Koop Funeral Home in
Crosby.
Motor vehicle
services in Crosby
You can transfer vehicle
titles, get your license tabs, and
license your snowmobile, ATV,
boat, trailer, and change your
address on your driver’s license
as well as replace your lost,
stolen, or damaged license at
the Crosby Motor Vehicle
Office located 1/2 block off
Main Street at the corner of
Cross Avenue South and First
Street SE in Crosby (1 First
Street SE). Hours are Monday
through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. (excluding holidays).
Because the Crosby Motor
Vehicle Office is not a license
photo office, such as in
Brainerd or Aitkin, it is not
authorized for license renewals,
change of name, instruction
permits, or any license needing
a photo. For those services, you
need to go to an office that takes
photos, such as in Brainerd or
Aitkin. For more information,
call the Crosby DMV office at
546-7738.
70, of Richfield, passed
away peacefully and without
struggle on Novemeber 14,
2014.
He is survived by his
wife, Florette; daughter,
Robin
Schalk-Grote(Jeff
Grote), and Amy (Derek)
Diesen;
grandchildren,
Natascha Schalk, Tatijana
Schalk,
Logan
Grote,
Shelby Diesen, Andy Diesen
and Joey Diesen; siblings,
Bonnie (Wallace) Blum,
Gary (Melodie) Chenevert
and
Milo
(Winona)
Chenevert and many loving
nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in
death by his parents,
Maurice
and
Blanche
Chenevert,
siblings;
Maureen Vornbrock, Bill
Chenevert and Cheryl Ann
Chenevert. John was born
on April 11, 1944. He graduated from Pequot Lakes
High School in 1962. He
married Florette in 1969 and
received his degree in economics from Saint Cloud
State University in 1972. He
spent his career as a general manager for several
Midwest lumber yards. Big
John had the gift of seeing
the extraordinary in everyday life. He adored his family. He astonished his doctors. He traveled the world.
He was a loving husband, a
great brother, an amazing
father and a ridiculously
proud grandpa.
Visitation Wednesday,
November 19, 2014 from
5:00-7:00pm at Morris
Nilsen
Chapel,
6527
Portland Ave. S., Richfield.
Funeral service Thursday,
November 20, 2014 at
11:00am
at
Woodlake
Lutheran Church, 7525
Oliver Ave. S., Richfield.
Morris Nilsen Chapel,
612-869-3226, www.morris
nilsen.com.
Cuyuna Range
Food Shelf
In addition to opening the
second and third Wednesdays
each month, the food shelf will
now be open the Saturday following the third Wednesday for
those who are unable to make
the Wednesday distribution.
Hours are 8 to 10 a.m. on Nov.
22, Dec. 20 and Jan. 24.
Any questions, call Bob at
763-3784 or Gary at 546-7444.
In Memory of
Muriel M Craft
9-14-1921 — 11-21-2013
God saw you getting tired, and a cure was
not to be, so he pu this arms around you and
whispered, “Come with me.”
With tearful eyes we watched you,
and saw you pass away, and although we
loved you dearly, we could not make you stay.
A golden heart stopped beating,
hard working hands at rest.
God broke our hearts to prove to us,
he only takes the best.
Missing you
Love, Your family
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