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Deaths
CROSBY-IRONTON COURIER
Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015
Births
Services held for
Dee Schramm
Cuyuna Regional
Medical Center
Justin and Amanda Fort, a
daughter, Gwendolynn Rae,
Dec. 30, 7 pounds, 1.9
ounces. Grandparents are
Richard and Arlene Mosher.
Great-grandparents
are
Gladys Kvamme and Francis
Mosher.
Mason Elliot born in
Madison, WI on January 2,
2015. 5 lbs. 15 oz. Welcomed
by Cory & Stacy (Wynn)
Feggestad, big sister Olivia
and big brother Liam all of
Edgerton, WI .
Grandparents are Keith &
Cheryl Wynn of Deerwood,
MN. Hal & Linda Feggestad
of Milton, WI and Barbara
Feggestad of Janesville, WI.
Great-grandparents are
Carrol Wynn of Deerwood,
MN and Char Andrews of
Ironton, MN.
Become a
Kinship mentor
Kinship Partners is a nonprofit youth mentoring organization providing positive role
models to youth in Crosby area
since 1986.
A mentor is a trusted adult
friend with a long-term consistent comittment to provide
guidance and support to a
youth.
Kinship Partners will match
a volunteer with a child age five
to 14 with common interests. It
also provides monthly activities
that help to develop their
friendship.
For more information about
Kinship Partners please visit
them on the Web at: www.kinshippartners.org or call the
Crosby office, 545-8002.
Dolores Russell
services in May
Dolores May Russell,
75, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Jan. 5,
2015 in Tucson, AZ. She
was born Aug. 12, 1939 to
Vernon and Ila (Gustin)
Lueck in Aitkin, Minnesota.
She
married
Dennis
(Denny) Russell on Jan.
27, 1962. She was an auxiliary member of the
AmVets Post #770 in
Tucson, AZ and the MSA
Flagship
in
Isle,
Minnesota.
Dolores is survived by
her
loving
husband,
daughter Deidra (Scott)
Boller; son Devon (Lee)
Russell; and her grandchildren that lit up her life,
Briana Russell and Nicole
(Adam) Starry; her sisterin-law Donna Lueck and
brother Arnie (Karen)
Lueck.
She is preceded in
death by her parents and a
brother, Clayton Lueck.
A celebration of life will
be held May 17, 2015 from
1 to 3 p.m. at the MSA
Flagship in Isle.
Classifieds…
They’ve got
everybody talking…
Odelia
L.
“Dee”
Schramm, 81, of Crosby, formerly of Brainerd, died on
Jan. 31 at the Cuyuna
Regional Care Center in
Crosby. She was born on
March 24, 1933 in Cannon
Falls to Ludwig and Ann
(Schiller) Wagner.
Preceding her in death are
her parents, her husband,
Arthur in 2010, five brothers
and two sisters.
She is survived by four
sons and daughters-in-law:
David and Karla Schramm;
Dan and Dawn Schramm;
Dean and Peggy Schramm
and Duane and Jenny
Schramm; two sons, Delbert
and Dale Schramm; one
daughter and son-in-law,
Debbie and Steve Schiller;
two daughters, Della Bosaaen
and Delaine Schramm; one
brother, Joe Wagner; two sisters, Dorothy Sensibaugh and
Georgianna Knutson and several grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.
A memorial service has
been held. Arrangements
were with the Koop Funeral
Home of Crosby.
Olive oil, balsmic
vinegars course
Community Ed is offering a
class to explore the health benefits and nutritional value of
oils and vinegars. Learn how to
shop wisely for oils and vinegars. particpants will do some
taste testing and learn how to
pair oils with vinegars. Prepare
appetizers, side dishes and
desserts.
This course is offered on
Saturday, March 21 from 2 to 4
p.m. at Our Winehouse, located
1/4 mile east of the Crosby on
Highway 6. The cost is $15 and
is instructed by Tammy Jo
Johnson. Call Community Ed
at 545-8822 to register.
‘Butch’ Middleton dies in Germany
Carney Mark (Butch)
Middleton passed away in
his home in Maintal,
Germany on Jan. 29 at the
age of 68. He was born
March 28, 1946.
Carney led a unique life
that began during his early
years in Crosby where he
cultivated a passion for running, downhill skiing and
academics.
In 1969, Carney was
united in marriage to his high
school sweetheart, Mary
O’Brien. Together, they welcomed Amy and Ashley into
this world.
After graduating from C-I
High School in Crosby, he
attended
St.
John’s
University where he pursued
a degree in mathematics,
graduating second in his
class. He then enrolled in the
University of Minnesota’s
School of Dentistry where he
participated in ROTC. After
graduating in 1972, he enlisted in the U.S. Army.
After basic training, the
Army transferred Carney for
a three-year tour of duty in
Heidelberg, Germany, followed by a position as a U.S.
Army Dental Corps officer at
Fort Devens, MA.
Following his time as a
military officer, Carney and
family settled down in
Carrington, ND where he
managed a private dental
office until 1990 when he
was called to active duty during the Gulf War. He served
as commanding officer of a
U.S.
Army
Dental
Detachment deployed to the
Middle East Theatre of
Operation during Operation
Desert Store/Desert Shield.
While Carney devoted
many years to military service, he eventually returned to
work locum tenens in his
homeland of North Dakota
and Minnesota. He didn’t sit
still long, as his humanitarian
nature took over and
inspired him to care for
patients in Panama as well
as Kosovars during the war
in Bosnia.
Senior dance
in Deerwood
All area seniors are invited to the Deerwod Legion on
the first and third Fridays of
every month for a senior
dance. The event has an open
bar and offers potluck items
to snack on. Cost is $6 and is
held from 1 to 4 p.m.
Everyone is welcome!
With years, experience
and a passion for patient
care, Carney earned a prestigious station as a contract
dentist at the U.S. Army
Dental Clinic in Hanau,
Germany in 1999, a position
he held until his death. He
holds the honor of being the
longest-serving project manager for the U.S. Army Dental
Contract. More importantly,
according to colleagues and
friends, he is considered the
most helpful sponsor, mentor
and compassionate manager
in the field of dentistry and
military leadership.
Despite his many prestigious military and medical
accomplishments, Carney
remained a loyal, loving
father, brother and grandfather to his family. His family
will always be deeply proud
of his achievements in every
aspect of his being, including
his many transcontinental
marathon achievements. He
was a very accomplished
athlete.
He is preceded in death
by his parents, Gertrude and
Carney Middleton. He is survived by daughters Amy
(Matt Brinski) Middleton and
their son Jessie, Woodland
Park, CO; Ashley (Chad)
Peterson and their daughter,
Mollie, Fargo, ND; sisters
Patty (Tom) Miller, Hibbing;
Penney (Bart) Johnston,
Deerwood;
one
niece,
Heather (Vern) Erickson,
Crosby; four nephews, Ted
Johnston, Crosby, David
(Tanya) Johnston, Brainerd;
Andrew Miller, Anchorage,
AK and Austin Miller,
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.
Carney is also survived
by friends and family
throughout the United States
and Germany who will continue to celebrate his spirit,
tenacity and passion for
work, play and life.
Inurnment will be held in
Germany. A memorial mass
will be held Saturday, Feb. 21
at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph’s
Catholic Church in Crosby
with a gathering to follow.
Office hours at
Crosby City Hall
The hours at Crosby City
Hall are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Monday through Friday
(unless a legal holiday is
observed).
L. McCarvill dies
Lorraine E. (Lindroth)
McCarvill, 88, of Richfield,
passed away on Feb. 8.
McCarvill was born on Feb.
28, 1926 in Grasston and
moved to Ironton and then
Deerwood. Her adventurous
spirit led her to Washington
D.C. after high school graduation. She worked for the War
Department until the end of
WWII. Back in Deerwood, she
met Jim McCarvill. They were
married in 1946, and eventually
settled in Richfield where they
raised six children and resided
for 60 years. Both Jim and
Lorraine loved to travel. Their
many camping trips with the
kids were the talk of the neighborhood and the source of great
memories. Their travels led
them to Europe and South and
Central America and the
Bahamas; Hawaiian vacations
were among her favorites.
She was preceded in death
by her husband, James; infant
daughter, Kathleen; mother,
Amanda Nystrom Lindroth;
fathers, Clarence Lindroth and
Oakley Jennison; brothers,
Layton, Clifford, Clifton, and
Arthur; sisters, Charlotte and
Virginia.
She is survived by sons,
James and Patrick; daughters
and sons-in-law, Betty and Paul
Gilbertson, Lorraine and James
Toohey, Susan and Deone
Ozanne, Ann and Greg Boser;
10 grandchildren; six greatgrandchildren; brothers, Robert
Lindroth, Alden Jennison; sister-in-law, JoAnn Lindroth and
numerous nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian Burial
will be on Friday, Feb. 13, at 11
a.m. at St. Richard’s Catholic
Church, 7540 Penn Ave S.,
Richfield. Visitation Thursday,
Feb. 12, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Gill
Brothers Funeral Home, 5801
Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis,
and for one hour prior to service
at the church.
In lieu of flowers memorials are preferred to St. Richard’s
Catholic Church.
—Elly Mailhot photo
THE 45NRTH Whiteout was held on
the mountain bike trails in the
Cuyuna County State Recreational
Area last Saturday. Here racers line
up for the start of the race.
—Elly Mailhot photo
PARTICIPANTS in to 30K 45NRTH Whiteout
mountain bike race held last Saturday.
—Elly Mailhot photo
—Elly Mailhot photo
DAN BROWN OF Brainerd checks in Ethan and
David Cobb (father and son) from Winnipeg,
Canada prior to the start of the race this past
weekend in the Rec Area.
RON RIVERS (left) from Ramsey is legally
blind. He said that at night, everyone is on the
same page. He can see as much as everyone
else. He was riding with friend John Muszynski
from Perham.
—Elly Mailhot photo
JUDY ERICKSON and race volunteers Jenny
Smith (middle) and Katie Stumvoll help out at
the nutrition tent during the 45NRTH Whiteout
last weekend.
—Elly Mailhot photo
EVONNE REMHOF, Elk River walks with racer
Steve Orwig from Shakopee from their vehicle
to the race area.
—Elly Mailhot photo
CHELSEA STRATE, Minneapolis and Scott
Spoo, St. Paul prepared for the race with a little
help from the infamous Yeti.