Obituaries

William Fred Zellmann

William Fred Zellmann

Apr 16, 2021

William Zellmann, 95, Princeton, MN, formerly of Moose Lake and Norwood, peacefully passed away on April 16, 2021 at the Princeton Elim Home.  Bill was born on August 10, 1925 in Camden Township, Carver Co. to Otto and Della Zellmann.  He was raised in Norwood and he also lived in Moose Lake, Peoria AZ and Princeton.

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Roger Warren Nelson

Roger Warren Nelson

Apr 14, 2021

Roger Warren Nelson, 89, Moose Lake, died peacefully after a four year battle with lymphoma on Wednesday, April 14 th , 2021 in his home. He was surrounded by those whom he loved most: his family. Roger was born on March 27 th , 1932 in Birch Creek Township to Arvid and Amanda (Peterson) Nelson.

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Helen Mae Maltby

Helen Mae Maltby

Apr 10, 2021

Helen Mae Maltby, 100 years young, was called to her Heavenly Home on Saturday, April 10 th , 2021 in Essentia-Health Moose Lake. She was born in a log cabin on the Dahlen Family Farm, east of Sturgeon Lake, on August 24 th , 1920 to Carl and Alma (Johnson) Dahlen.

Helen grew up...

Glen Edward Richards

Glen Edward Richards

Apr 9, 2021

Glen Edward Richards, 89, long-time resident of Mahtowa, died peacefully on Friday, April 9 th , 2021 in Essentia-Health Moose Lake. He was born to Edward and Dorothy (Line) Richards on November 21 st , 1931 in La Crosse, WI.

After moving to Cromwell as a young boy and attending country school, Glen was...

Anita L. Lake

Anita L. Lake

Apr 3, 2021

Anita L. Lake, 83, Mahtowa, died peacefully on Saturday, April 3, 2021 in Essentia St Mary's Hospital, Duluth. She was preceded in death by son, Vincent Neal, Jr. Anita will be lovingly remembered by her husband, Dennis Lake; children: Colleen (Elroy) Christenson, Pam (Ross) Kirgis, Annette (Tod) Stewart, Rose (Norm) Trader, Kathy (Ralph) Bumann, Pat (Duane) Kautz, Jacy (Michelle)...

Shirley Wanda Matuseski

Shirley Wanda Matuseski

Mar 31, 2021

Shirley Wanda Matuseski, 97, formerly of Moose Lake, died peacefully on Wednesday, March 31 st , 2021 in Brookdale Senior Living of Eagan. She was born in Chicago, IL on July 3 rd , 1923 to Daniel and Hulda (Felix) Streck.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Peter Matuseski; children, Barbara Layon,...

David Raymond Aufderhar

David Raymond Aufderhar

Mar 23, 2021

David R. Aufderhar, 82, Sturgeon Lake, passed away Tuesday, March 23, 2021 in St. Luke's Hospital, Duluth.  He was born on September 15, 1938 in Princeton, MN to Raymond and Margaret Aufderhar.  They lived in Illinois and Princeton before moving to Sturgeon Lake in 1954 when his parents purchased a resort on Sturgeon Lake which they owned and operated...

Cecelia Marie Coil

Cecelia Marie Coil

Mar 16, 2021

Cecelia Marie Coil (Keyport), 91, of Moose Lake, passed away in Oakview Assisted Living, Moose Lake, on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. Cecelia was born on March 27, 1929 in Little Canada, MN to Edward and Cecelia (Vogele) Keyport. She was united in marriage to Vernon L. Coil on April 24, 1948 in Kerrick, MN.

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Steven Allen Skog

Steven Allen Skog

Mar 15, 2021

To live-stream Steven's Celebration of Life, follow this link: https://boxcast.tv/view/memorial-service-786031

Steven Allen Skog, 31, of Sturgeon Lake, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, March 15, 2021 in Essentia Health – St. Mary's Medical Center, Superior, WI. Steven was born on May 7, 1989 in Duluth, the son of Jared and Amy Skog: just...

Grace Margaret Holm

Grace Margaret Holm

Mar 15, 2021

On March 15, 2021, Grace Margaret (Laughlin) Holm, loving wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away at the age of 82.

Grace was born on August 9, 1938, in the city of South Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  She graduated from Macalester College in St. Paul with a major in psychology and a minor in biology.  After college...

Darrell Joseph Ruhland

Darrell Joseph Ruhland

Mar 9, 2021

Darrell Joseph Ruhland, age 77, passed away, on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at Quiet Oaks Hospice House, St. Augusta, MN. A memorial service and celebration of life will be held at 1:00 pm on Saturday, March 20, 2021 at St. John's Abbey, Collegeville, MN, officiated by Bishop Kettler, his classmate while attending the seminary. A celebration of life will...

Elmer Leroy Evgen

Elmer Leroy Evgen

Mar 2, 2021

Roy Evgen, 84, died Tuesday, March 2, 2021 in Community Memorial Hospital, Cloquet.  He was born on January 23, 1937 in Minneapolis to Elmer and Jennie Evgen.  Roy grew up in the Cedar, MN area and attended St. Francis High School.  On September 7, 1957, Roy married Frieda Evgen.  They lived in Columbia Heights where they raised four children. ...

Dennis A. Johnson

Dennis A. Johnson

Feb 20, 2021

Dennis A. Johnson

Dennis A. Johnson, 88, Birch Creek Twp., Pine County, died peacefully on Saturday, February 20, 2021, with his family by his side on the same farm where his birth occurred.  Two very important things in Dennis's life were his family and his farm; both were present at the end of his...

Kenneth Fred Duesler

Kenneth Fred Duesler

Feb 14, 2021

Kenneth Fred Duesler, 80, of Barnum, died on Sunday, February 14, 2021 at Inter-Faith Care Center, Carlton. Kenneth was born March 17, 1940 in Blackhoof Township, the son of Fred and Irma (Wik) Duesler.

Kenneth grew up in Blackhoof Township, attending Central School and later, graduating from Barnum High School in 1958. On January...

William "Bill" Eknes

William "Bill" Eknes

Feb 10, 2021

William "Bill" Eknes, 87, Moose Lake, MN, died on Wednesday, February 10,  2021 in St. Cloud, MN surrounded by his family. He was born in Scanlon, MN to Ole and Sofia (Erickson) Eknes on September 29, 1933.

On November 22, 1952, Bill married Bette Kreitlow in Moose Lake.  They lived in Cloquet where Bill worked as an...

Bruce Priem

Bruce Priem

Feb 8, 2021

Bruce V. Priem, 81, Barnum, died peacefully on Monday, February 8, 2021 in Essentia Health, Moose Lake.  He was born on January 6, 1940 in Rusk County, Wisconsin to Julius and Ruth Priem.  Bruce grew up in Wisconsin and later attended school in Duluth graduating from Duluth Denfeld.  He served in the United States Army.  Bruce married Jeanetta...

Aeron John Korhonen

Aeron John Korhonen

Feb 8, 2021

Aeron "A.J." Korhonen, age 26, previously of Kettle River, MN, passed away unexpectedly on February 8, 2021.

Aeron was born on April 5th, 1994 to Donald Ellis and Kaysie Schindler in Moose Lake, MN.

Aeron's biggest goal in life was to make everyone around him laugh, and he always succeeded. He loved to try out...

Patricia Lynn Lower

Patricia Lynn Lower

Feb 4, 2021

Patricia Lynn Lower, 85, Moose Lake, died peacefully in Moose Lake Village on Thursday, February 4 th , 2021. She was born in a log cabin in Itasca State Park on August 20 th , 1935 to William and Alma Shanely.

Patricia graduated from Cloquet High School before attending Katherine Gibbs Secretarial School in...

Ethel May Tyson

Ethel May Tyson

Jan 30, 2021

Ethel May Tyson, 85, of Moose Lake, died Saturday, January 30, 2021 in her home. She was born in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania on May 19, 1935, the daughter of Earl (Ethel) Crowley II.  Ethel grew up in South East, Pennsylvania where she married Ronald Tyson Sr. on November 16, 1951. Together, they were blessed with five children. ...

Gordon Steven Beck

Gordon Steven Beck

Jan 30, 2021

Gordon Steven Beck was born on April 5, 1948 to Vernon and Helen (Viita) Beck in Minneapolis, MN. Places Lived: Minneapolis MN; Finlayson MN; Rochester MN and Moose Lake MN.

Graduated from Finlayson High School, in 1968. Earned an Engineers Degree from Duluth Technical Institute and an Executive Housekeeper Degree from Normandale Community College. He married Jeanne...