Obit for CRISWELL, Joanne M. (b.1934 d.2004), St. Louis Co., MN ========================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find the submitter information or other files for this county. FileFormat by Terri--MNArchives Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Ely Echo [www.elyecho.com] Submitted: November 2004 ========================================================================= Joanne M. Criswell, 70, of Ely dies Joanne M. Criswell, 70, of Ely died Saturday, Dec. 4, 2004, at Ely- Bloomenson Hospital. She was born Aug. 18, 1934, in Ely to Joseph and An (Amitrano) Debeltz. She attended Ely Memorial High School and was married to Cecil Criswell in Ely in 1952. Following her marriage she moved to Chicago, where she lived and worked for the next 38 years. She then moved to Babbitt until her husband's death, and then returned home to Ely, where she enjoyed her family and friends until the time of her death. Joanne was a wonderful sister and will be greatly missed by her many friends, especially her best friend "Benji.'' She was a member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church and the Ely Moose Ladies Auxiliary 1580. She is survived by four brothers, John (Cheryl) Debeltz and Jerome (Mary) Debeltz, both of Ely, Jonathan (Cheryl) Debeltz of Green River, Wyo., and Jerry Debeltz of St. Cloud, Fla.; a sister, Jean (Don) Hasselblad, of Elko, Nev.; and many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; Cecil, her husband of almost 40 years; brothers Joseph I, Jack, James and Joseph II; and a sister, Julia. Memorial services for Joanne will be held in Ely in the spring. Arrangements by Kerntz Brothers, a Bauman Family Funeral Home in Ely. To leave an online remembrance, go to: www.baumanfamilyfuneralhome.com