January 2023

Florence A. Makousky Obit

Published by admin on Tue, 01/10/2023 - 9:42am

FLORENCE A. MAKOUSKY, 80, Goshen, IN died Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023 at her home.  She was born Sept. 16, 1942 in Brainerd to Harold C. and Florence A. (O’Toole) Chamberlin.  On Feb. 23, 1963 in Brainerd, she married Patrick Joseph Makousky, Sr. and he died Nov. 21, 2017. She was a nurse at the Elkhart, IN County Jail for 19 years.  She was a homemaker and a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church.  She enjoyed reading, quilting, sewing, knitting and making dolls.  She also enjoyed raising dogs and going fishing.

Denise "Stormy" M. (LeDoux) Thompson Obit

Published by admin on Tue, 01/10/2023 - 9:41am

DENISE "STORMY" M. (LeDOUX) THOMPSON, 66, of Blaine died on Dec. 23, 2022. She is preceded in death by parents: Allen and Shirley LeDoux, a brother: Scott LeDoux. She is survived by loving husband: Steve, loving son: Chase (Sherry Witt) Thompson, grandchildren: Adriana and Lilyana, sister: Judy (Wayne) Wynn, and numerous cherished nieces and nephews. Memorial Service Saturday, Jan. 21 at 11 a.m. with visitation one hour prior at the Kozlak-Radulovich Blaine Chapel, 107th Avenue NE and Highway #65 . Interment at Deerwood Scandia Cemetery. Family prefers memorials.

Doris L. Mudge Pater Obit

Published by admin on Tue, 01/10/2023 - 9:38am

DORIS L. MUDGE PATER, 89, passed away on Dec. 29, 2022, at her home in Crosslake. She was born on May 26, 1933, to Kenneth and Bertha Mudge in Sellby, SD. She married Larry Pater in 1950 and celebrated their 72nd wedding anniversary on Sept. 17, 2022. She enjoyed playing bridge and fishing. She also enjoyed working for her friend Nada Manning at Harvey’s Jewelry in Crosby. She is survived by her husband Larry their five children, Cyndra (James) Kaz, Candace Kalahar, Steven (Sue) Pater, Carla (Wendell) Timmer, Todd Pater, one sister Mary Hardy, many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Shelby Jean Olson Obit

Published by admin on Tue, 01/10/2023 - 9:34am

SHELBY JEAN OLSON, 83, of Deerwood, died at Aitkin Health Services on Dec. 27, 2022. She was born in Crosby on Jan. 3, 1939 to Vernon and Edna (Duzan) Hendrickson. She was a member of the Salem Lutheran Church in Deerwood. Preceding her in death are her parents; her husband, Wright Olson and one sister, Joan Olson. She is survived by one son, Wade Olson of Deerwood; one daughter, Heidi Christensen of Ironton; one sister, Karel Foss of Lino Lakes, five grandsons and one great-granddaughter. A Memorial service will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21 at Salem Lutheran Church in Deerwood.

Michael Girard Rogers Obit

Published by admin on Tue, 01/10/2023 - 9:33am

MICHAEL GIRARD ROGERS, loving partner to Jillaina Wachendorf, devoted father to Dustin Rogers, Douglas Rogers, and Jeanné (Dan) Weihrauch and his cherished granddaughter Sydney Weihrauch, passed away in his Monument, CO, home on Dec. 17, 2022 at age 66 after an extended battle with cancer.   Mike was a man of many talents. His diverse interests, determination to succeed, and fearless spirit led him to a life filled with out-of-the -ordinary experiences such as at age 18, hitchhiking to Canada to homestead in the wilderness and surviving a face to face encounter with a grizzly bear!

John "Jack" William Dryer Obit

Published by admin on Tue, 01/10/2023 - 9:32am

JOHN  'JACK'  WILLIAM DRYER of Bloomington died  on Friday Dec. 30, 2022 at the age of 91. He was born in Minneapolis and graduated from North High in Minneapolis, where he was a star athlete in football, basketball and track. He graduated from the University of Minnesota where he ran on the Gopher track team. He was a proud member of the M Club and was inducted into the U of M Hall of Fame. After enlisting in the Navy and serving in Korea, he became a beloved teacher and coach in the Bloomington School system for 30 years. He was a great ambassador of personal fitness and healthy living.

Teddy A. Fletcher Obit

Published by admin on Tue, 01/10/2023 - 9:31am

TEDDY A. FLETCHER, 71, of Banner County, NE died Dec. 30, 2022 at his home. He was born March 6, 1951 in Crosby to Virl and Phylis Fletcher. He made his home with his life-long partner Sandy Dalton in Banner County, NE. He taught his family and children to be hard working and loved his family dearly. He would have given anyone the shirt off his back. His hobbies included hunting, fishing and helping anyone that needed it. He loved children dearly as he drove bus for Head Start for 10 years and worked for Marva in the classroom.

Glenn E. Mechelke Obit

Published by admin on Tue, 01/10/2023 - 9:30am

GLENN E. MECHELKEe, 99, of Crosby, formerly of Outing, died at Heartwood Senior Living Community in Crosby.  He was born on March 5, 1923 in St. Paul to Edward and Alice (Mogren) Mechelke. For many years Glenn was the owner and operator of Birch Bay Lodge and Campground in Outing.  He gave 50+ years of service as clerk for Crooked Lake Township.  Glenn was a member of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Outing. Preceding Glenn in death are his parents, Edward and Alice Mechelke; his wife, Pat and a daughter, Barbara Carstens.

Chloe Poissant Obit

Published by admin on Tue, 01/10/2023 - 9:29am

CHLOE POISSANT, 14, died suddenly on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023 at her home in St. Cloud. She was born June 21, 2008 in St. Cloud to Anthony Engels and Kristi Poissant.  She was an 8th grade student at Cathedral High School where she was active in softball.  Chloe liked to try new things, including karate, gymnastics and dance.  She enjoyed spending time with her grandpa fishing and hunting.  She loved to draw and was very artistic.  She was active in her church youth group “Ignite” and enjoyed going on mission trips.

Theresa Joy (Napp) Poradek Obit

Published by admin on Tue, 01/10/2023 - 9:28am

THERESA JOY (NAPP) PROADEK, 68, of Deerwood, passed away on Dec. 30, 2022 at her home. She was born on Jan. 8, 1954, in Owatonna to Herbert and Elsie (Dutton) Napp. She was married to Robert Poradek on Jan. 15, 1994 in Onamia. She loved the outdoors, fishing, card games especially cribbage and board games. She will be dearly missed by all who knew her. A private family service will be held on Jan. 14 followed by a Celebration of Life for friends and family to attend at the Garrison VFW Pavilion (27234 Monroe Street, Garrison, Minnesota 56450) on Jan. 15 at 1 p.m.