Obituaries
Richard "Dick" Summers
May 18, 2019
Richard "Dick" Summers, 87, Moose Lake, died Saturday, May 18, 2019 at his home in Augustana Kenwood Assisted Living in Moose Lake. He was born on March 9, 1932 in Duluth to Miles and Beatrice Summers. Dick attended Holy Rosary Grade School and later graduated from Duluth Central in 1950. He proudly served in the Minnesota National Guard from...
Zelda Chloe Gerdes
May 6, 2019
Zelda Chloe Gerdes, age 98, resident of Moose Lake, Minnesota went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, May 6 th , 2019 in Oakview Assisted Living, Moose Lake. She was born on the 1 st day of September, 1920, in Sisseton, South Dakota to George and Chloe Fenske.
Zelda graduated from High School in...
Joyce Darlene Lofgren
May 4, 2019
Joyce Darlene Lofgren, age 69, resident of Cloquet, MN, peacefully passed away on Saturday, May 4 th , 2019 at her home.
Joyce was born on October 19 th , 1949 in Duluth, MN to Frederick and Ellen (Wik) Lofgren. She began her education at Pinewood Learning Center in Cloquet in 1968. In 1998, Joyce moved from...
David Hval Swanson
May 2, 2019
David Hval Swanson, age 74, resident of Coon Rapids, MN and Mesa, AZ, passed away peacefully after a long illness in Phoenix, AZ on Thursday, May 2 nd , 2019.
He was born on January 22 nd , 1945 in Moose Lake, MN to A. Mauritz and Elizabeth (Hval) Swanson. He graduated from Moose...
Jacob Louis Kiminski
Apr 26, 2019
Jacob "Jake" Louis Kiminski, age 83, lifelong resident of Denham, MN died on Friday, April 26 th , 2019 at Augustana Mercy Healthcare Center in Moose Lake. He was born on November 1 st , 1935 on the family farm in Birch Creek Township to Martin and Rose (Zabasky) Kiminski.
He married Shirley Cisar...
Donna F. Gilbert
Apr 24, 2019
Donna F. Gilbert
Donna F. Gilbert, 82, Sturgeon Lake, died suddenly on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 in Mercy Hospital, Moose Lake. She was born on September 4, 1936 in Minneapolis to Edwin and Inez Nicholson. Donna grew up in Minneapolis and graduated from West High School in 1954. She attended LPN training at the University...
Wilfred Norman Waisanen
Apr 21, 2019
Wilfred Waisanen, age 93, passed up to his heavenly home on Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019 in Moose Lake, Minnesota. Wilfred was born on March 23, 1926 to Waino Henry and Beida Aliina Waisanen. He was the 10 th of 11 children and he was the youngest of the 7 boys. He was baptized and confirmed in the Finnish...
Bessie Smetak
Apr 20, 2019
Bessie Smetak
Bessie Smetak, 91, Columbia Heights, entered into eternal rest at The Landmark Assisted Living Facility, Fridley, MN on Saturday, April 20, 2019.
Bessie was born on February 22, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois to Martin and Mary Smetak. In 1929, the family moved to a farm in Bremen Twp. west of Willow...
Linda May Langhorst
Apr 11, 2019
Linda May Langhorst, age 64, resident of Moose Lake, Minnesota passed away from cancer on Thursday, April 11 th , 2019 with her family by her side. She was born on February 6 th , 1955 in Baudette, Minnesota to Ervin and Therese (Anderlie) Schraut.
Linda grew up in Hibbing, Minnesota where she was...
Clarence J. Zywicki
Apr 6, 2019
Clarence J. Zywicki, 87, Duluth, died peacefully on Saturday, April 6, 2019 in St. Luke's Hospital, Duluth. He was born on July 4, 1931 in Duluth to Jacob and Anna Zywicki. Clarence graduated from Duluth Cathedral High School. He was a Veteran of the Korean War. Clarence worked in Duluth at Scott Graff Company, the Steel Plant, and...
Kay Nelson
Apr 6, 2019
Kathleen (Kay) Joy (Ulvi) Nelson died surrounded by the love of her family April 6 th after a long battle with CMML (Leukemia). She was born in Cloquet, Minnesota, June 30, 1939 to the late Eino and Esther Ulvi. A graduate of Cloquet High School, Moline Lutheran School of Nursing, and Illinois Benedictine University, her nursing career brought great...
Ann Danelski
Mar 28, 2019
Ann F. Danelski
Ann F. Danelski, 97, Bremen Twp., Pine County, died Thursday, March 28, 2019 in Augustana Mercy Health Care Center, Moose Lake.  She was born on June 17, 1921 in Sturgeon Lake and was the second child born to Joseph and Aloise Schejbal. Ann attended Cherry Grove Country School and later Willow River...
Janet Rose Jirovec
Mar 11, 2019
Janet Rose Jirovec, 90, Rutledge, died Monday, March 11, 2019 in Augustana Mercy Health Center, Moose Lake. She was born on August 7, 1928 in Willow River to George and Anna Mecl. Janet graduated from Willow River. After high school, Janet moved to the Twin Cities. Janet married Joseph Jirovec in St. Paul. They owned and operated the...
Jenny Benkoski
Mar 4, 2019
Jenny M. Benkoski, 96, Moose Lake, formerly of Saginaw, died peacefully on Monday, March 4, 2019 in Augustana Mercy Health Care Center, Moose Lake. Jenny was born on August 1, 1922 in Duluth and lived most of her life in Saginaw where she attended school through the 8 th grade. She later graduated from Brookston High School. Her parents...
Gregory Waldhalm
Mar 4, 2019
Gregory Dean Waldhalm, age 53, lifelong resident of Sturgeon Lake, MN courageously ended his six-year long battle with colorectal cancer on Monday, March 4 th , 2019 at home with his family by his side.
He was born on August 28 th , 1965 in Duluth, MN to James and Elizabeth (Gautsch) Waldhalm. Greg...
Lloyd Riley
Mar 4, 2019
Lloyd Riley, 67, of Askov, MN, died on Monday, March 4, 2019, when he reluctantly surrendered to his 13-year battle with cancer. He went on to meet the Lord peacefully with his loving wife Kitty by his side. He enjoyed many visits from family and friends over the last few weeks at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center.
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Ronald Anselm Luoma
Feb 27, 2019
Ronald Anselm Luoma, 80, of Maryville, TN, formerly of Moose Lake, MN, passed away at home on February 27th, 2019, after a brief illness.
He was born at home in Itasca County, MN on August 23rd, 1938 to Anselm and Saima (Antilla) Luoma and lived most of his 80 years in Minnesota. Ron attended Trout Lake Elementary...
Roger Donald Sandstrom
Feb 23, 2019
Roger D. Sandstrom, age 88, resident of Sturgeon Lake, MN, left this world to join his Savior on Saturday, February 23, 2019. Â Roger was born June 24, 1930, in St. Paul, MN, to Edgar and Hazel (Young) Sandstrom.
His family moved around the state for his father's career, before returning to Minneapolis, where Roger...
Ethel J. Kachinske
Feb 21, 2019
Ethel J. Kachinske, 86, Moose Lake, died peacefully with her family by her side on Thursday, February 21, 2019 in Augustana Mercy Health Care Center, Moose Lake.
She was born on November 7, 1932 in Moose Lake to Frank and Jenny Lake. Ethel attended grade school in Kettle River and later attended Moose Lake High School graduating...
Daniel Joseph Collier
Feb 20, 2019
Daniel Joseph Collier was born in Cloquet on January 14, 1948 to Ben and Rose. He spent his childhood years in Wright, Cloquet, and Kettle River with siblings Juanita, Mike, Guy, Janine, and Cindy. Dan and his brothers were the typical mischievous 1950's boys. The family was eventually blessed with Gene Hermanson, the father they didn't have, and moved...
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