Delores “Dee” Crass, age 84, of East Bethel died March 12, 2015 at home. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM on Monday, March 16, 2015 at Faith Lutheran Church in Isanti with Rev. Clifton Hanson officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00 – 7:00 PM on Sunday, March 15th at Strike Funeral Home – Isanti Chapel and also 1 hour prior to the service at the church on Monday.
Delores “Dee” Romona Crass was born October 21, 1930 in Duluth to John and Selma (Freidstrom) Ruzich. She was raised in the Duluth area. On May 24, 1969 she married Robert Crass and they made their home in Minneapolis. Dee worked for Control Data. In 1998 they moved to East Bethel. Dee was a member of Faith Lutheran Church in Isanti. She did a lot of volunteer work for various food shelves. Dee loved gardening and her flower gardens.
Dee passed away at her home on March 12, 2015. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by 4 brothers and 5 sisters. She is survived by her husband, Robert; 2 sons, David (Debbie) LaFlamme, Michael LaFlamme; 2 daughters, Debra (Kyle) Petersen, Cathleen (Michael) Rickard; sister, Peggy Seebeck; 11 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; many nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.