Obituaries
Maxine Rautio
Jan 18, 2020
Maxine (Strandberg) Rautio, 97, resident of Mahtowa, died peacefully on Saturday, January 18 th , 2020 in Mercy Hospital of Moose Lake. She was born at home in Mahtowa on September 16 th , 1922.
Per Maxine's request, no services will be held.
Brian Ray Van Guilder
Jan 16, 2020
Brian Ray Van Guilder, lifelong Nickerson-area resident, died in Essentia-St. Mary's Medical Center on Thursday, January 16 th , 2020 at the young age of 46. He was born on January 15 th , 1974 in Cloquet, MN to Jim and Randy (Bloom) Van Guilder.
Brian grew up in the area and graduated from...
James Lawrence Kanis
Jan 8, 2020
James Lawrence Kanis, 73, Circle Pines, formerly of Sturgeon Lake, died January 8, 2020. He was born in Moose Lake on December 21, 1946 to Anthony and Margaret Kanis. Jim grew up on a farm outside of Sturgeon Lake and attended school in Moose Lake, graduating in 1965. He worked at Wood Conversion in Cloquet for a short...
Leo Dean Rentz
Jan 6, 2020
Leo Dean Rentz, longtime resident of Moose Lake, died in Mercy Hospital on Monday, January 6 th , 2020 at the age of 81. He was born in St. James, MN on September 28 th , 1938 to Fred and Melida (Klaviter) Rentz.
Leo grew up on the family farm outside of LaSalle, MN...
Alta Mae Rogers
Jan 3, 2020
Alta Mae Patricia Rogers, resident of Barnum, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 3 rd , 2020 in Augustana Mercy Care Center at the age of 95. She was born on July 11, 1924 in Crosby, MN to Arthur, Sr. and Ruth Wills.
Private family graveside services will be held in Barnum Riverside Cemetery in the Spring...
John Jack Kolodge
Dec 26, 2019
John "Jack" Kolodge, 82, Kettle River, died suddenly on Thursday, December 26, 2019 after coming in the house from spending some time in his glory clearing out the yard with his skid steer. He was born on January 19, 1937 in Cloquet to George and Anna Kolodge. Jack grew up in Kettle River and graduated from Moose Lake High...
Marlene Audrey Gockowski
Dec 24, 2019
Marlene Audrey Gockowski
Marlene Audrey Gockowski, 87, Moose Lake, formerly of Stillwater, died Tuesday, December 24, 2019 in Moose Lake. She was born on September 1, 1932 in Jamestown, ND to Clyde and Lillian Wescom. Marlene grew up on a farm outside of Jamestown and graduated from highschool in Jamestown. After school, she moved to...
Caroline Rose Schatz
Dec 21, 2019
Caroline Rose Schatz passed away on Saturday, December 21 st , 2019 in Villa Vista Senior Living of Cromwell at the age of 83. She was born on November 20 th , 1936 in Kintyre, ND to Pius and Juliana (Schmidt) Reis, one of 12 children.
Caroline grew up on the family farm near...
Muriel Frances Mary Newhouse
Dec 20, 2019
Muriel Frances Mary Newhouse, age 84, Moose Lake resident, entered into the presence of the Lord on Friday, December 20 th , 2019 in Essentia Health - St. Mary's Medical Center of Duluth. .
Muriel was born to Norbert and Genevieve (Van Handel) Feldkamp on May 1 st , 1935 on the family farm...
Billy Vernon Mckee
Dec 16, 2019
Billy McKee, 83, resident of Moose Lake, passed away December 16th, 2019 in Augustana Mercy Care Center, Moose Lake. He was born in Nemadji, Barnum Township, to Vernon I. and Mayme McKee January 5th, 1936.
After a few years, the family moved to a farm on Little Oak Lake. While growing up and helping...
Fredrick Victor Carlson, Jr.
Dec 16, 2019
Fredrick Victor Carlson, Jr., resident of Hinckley, died at his home on Monday, December 16 th , 2019. He was born in Duluth, MN to Fredrick and Catherine Carlson on August 7 th , 1943.
Fred grew up in the Moose Lake area, graduating from Moose Lake High School in 1961. Immediately after, he...
Marian Agnes Furey
Dec 10, 2019
Marian Agnes (Petersen) Furey, resident of Willow River, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 10 th , 2019 at the age of 87.
She was born in New London, MN on November 15 th , 1932 to Jacob and Birdie (Schoumaker) Petersen. In 1947, her family moved to a farm in Willow River across the road from...
Kathleen "Bunnie" Gay
Dec 9, 2019
Kathleen "Bunnie" Gay, 81, Moose Lake, died Monday, December 9, 2019 in Essentia-St. Mary's Medical Center, Duluth. She was born on April 18, 1938 in Petoskey, Michigan to Basil and Francis Waugh. Bunnie grew up in Michigan and Florida. She later worked as a secretary to the Secretary of the Navy at the Pentagon and it was during...
Borghild "Borgie" Kittel
Dec 7, 2019
Borghild "Borgie" Sophie Kittel, age 92, resident of Barnum, went to her Heavenly Home on Saturday, December 7 th , 2019. She was born in Duluth to Hugo and Anna (Lonngren) Collander on October 26 th , 1927.
Borgie was raised in Duluth, graduating from Denfeld High School in 1947. She worked as a nurse's aid at...
Stanley "Stash" Kwapick
Dec 5, 2019
Stanley "Stash" Kwapick, age 76, longtime resident of Willow River, MN died peacefully on Thursday, December 5 th , 2019 after a hard-fought battle with cancer. He was born at home in Split Rock Township, MN on June 1 st , 1943 to Andrew and Rose (Michog) Kwapick.
Stash grew up in the area, along with his...
Richard "Dick" Brian Johnson
Nov 25, 2019
Richard "Dick" Brian Johnson, resident of Sturgeon Lake, MN, formerly of Oakdale, MN, died peacefully on Monday, November 25 th , 2019 in the loving care of his wife, Gail. He was born in Alexandria, MN on September 18 th , 1943 to Russell and Beatrice (Ahlm) Johnson.
Dick grew up in Roseville and graduated from Alexander-Ramsey...
Joyce Ruth Lattu
Nov 21, 2019
Joyce Ruth Lattu, age 97, resident of Moose Lake, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 21 st , 2019 in the loving care of her family and staff at Mercy Hospital. She was born in Minneapolis on December 9 th , 1921 to Ernest and Anna (Ecklund) Haberbusch.
Joyce grew up in Minneapolis and...
Roger Irwin Sargent
Nov 16, 2019
Roger Irwin Sargent, 78, longtime resident of Moose Lake, died on Saturday, November 16 th , 2019 after a brief battle with prostate cancer. He was born in Jackson, MN on December 11 th , 1940 to Lavon and Vera (Ione) Sargent.
Roger served honorably in the United States Navy, being active duty for...
Joeffre Kolosky
Nov 1, 2019
Joeffre Michael Kolosky, 63, Minneapolis, formerly of Moose Lake, died Friday, November 1, 2019.
He was preceded in death by his parents: Robert and Carol Kolosky; a sister: Cara Kolosky; and a nephew: Joshua Kolosky.
Survived by seven siblings: Kevin (Linda), Kerry, Nathan, Mary Ann, Robert, John, and Tammy; one...
Roger L. Fetters
Oct 30, 2019
Roger L. Fetters
Roger L. Fetters, 76, Barnum, died Wednesday, October 30, 2019 in Augustana Mercy Health Care Center, Moose Lake. He was born on April 3, 1943 in Moose Lake to Arthur and Louise Fetters. Roger grew up in Barnum where he attended school. Through the years, Roger drove bus for Barnum Schools,...
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