Obituaries
Louise E. Mckee
Oct 21, 2018
Louise E. McKee, 83, Kerrick, died peacefully on Sunday, October 21, 2018 in Heritage Haven Assisted Living, Duluth. She was born on June 1, 1935 in Duluth to Edwin and Edith Mattson. Louise grew up in the French River area north of Duluth and later lived in Duluth where she worked at the Edgewater Motel for many years. She...
Brian J. Grott
Oct 18, 2018
Brian J. Grott, 70, Sturgeon Lake, died suddenly on Thursday, October 18, 2018 at his home. He was born on December 21, 1947 in Indianapolis, Indiana to James and Jane Grott. He grew up in Indiana where he graduated from high school. Brian attended Bemidji State University where he attained his bachelor's degree in Education in 1971. It was...
Thomas F. Mikrot
Oct 16, 2018
Thomas F. Mikrot, age 69 of Kettle River, died peacefully on Tuesday, October 16, 2018. He was born in Moose Lake on March 18, 1949 to Florian and Bernadette Mikrot. Tom grew up on a dairy farm in Birch Creek Twp. and attended school in Willow River, graduating in 1967. He served in the United States Army and was...
Emily Brandle
Oct 11, 2018
Emily Brandle, 94, Willow River, entered into eternal rest while surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, October 11, 2018 at Golden Horizon's Assisted Living in Sandstone.
Emily was born on June 22, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois to Martin and Mary Smetak. In the summer of 1929, the family moved to a farm west...
Carol J. Skoglund
Oct 11, 2018
Carol J. Skoglund, 88, Barnum, died peacefully on Thursday, October 11, 2018 in Augustana Health Care Center, Moose Lake. She was born in Moose Lake on June 29, 1930 to Alvin and Mabel Anderson. Carol attended school in Moose Lake and later Barnum where she graduated. On April 23, 1949, Carol married Jalmer "Dick" Skoglund in Barnum. They...
Donald E. Harrington
Oct 10, 2018
Donald E. Harrington, 88, Barnum, died peacefully on Wednesday, October 10, 2018 in New Perspective Senior Living, Barnum. He was born on April 20, 1930 in Barnum to Roy and Ethel Harrington. Don was a lifelong resident of Barnum and had attended Central School and later Barnum High School graduating in 1948. He worked at the Hatchery and later...
Shirley A. Hruska
Oct 5, 2018
Shirley A. Hruska, 73, Barnum, died Friday, October 5, 2018 at her home. She was born on January 28, 1945 to Fred and Freda Dahms in Madison, SD where she lived prior to moving to Duluth. She later moved to Barnum where continued school graduating from Barnum High School in 1963. She worked at A & E in Duluth,...
Gene L. Jahnz
Oct 2, 2018
Gene L. Jahnz, age 74, of Kettle River, MN, passed away Tuesday, October 2, 2018, at his home. He was born in Fairmont, MN to Lester and Viola Jahnz. As a child his family moved to the Farmington, MN area where he lived for many years. Gene joined the Navy and served as an aviation electrician aboard aircraft carriers....
David J. Budge
Sep 29, 2018
David J. Budge, 70, Moose Lake, went to join the angels on September 29, 2018. Waiting for him is his beloved son, Daniel and many other family and friends gone before him.
David was an extremely talented man who used his array of knowledge to help many with remodel and construction projects. He will...
Pauline Cisar
Sep 28, 2018
Pauline Cisar, 77, Sturgeon Lake, went home to our Savior on Friday, September 28, 2018. Lovingly surrounded by her family at her lake home, she passed peacefully while looking out on what she called her "little peace of heaven." Pauline was born on April 12, 1941 in Birch Creek Township to Martin and Rose Kiminski. Pauline was a lifelong...
Betty L. Carlson
Sep 19, 2018
Betty Lou Carlson, 91, died peacefully on Wednesday, September 19, 2018, in Augustana Mercy Health Care Center, Moose Lake, MN, with family by her side. She was born on June 28, 1927, in Worthington, MN, to Jesse and Beulah Rilea, the oldest of eleven children. Betty grew up in the Worthington area where...
Hazel J. Grazin
Sep 15, 2018
Hazel J. Grazin, 97, Sturgeon Lake, died Saturday, September 15, 2018 in Elderwood of Hinckley. She was born on November 30, 1920 in International Falls, MN to Ole and Laura Sandsmark. Hazel lived in Fairland where she attended school and later attended at Indus School. She farmed with her family and worked as a cook at Island View Lodge...
Bernice M. Bumann
Sep 11, 2018
Bernice M. Bumann, 86, formerly of Barnum, died at her home surrounded with her family and friends on Tuesday, September 11, 2018. Bernice was born in Blackhoof Twp., Carlton County on August 11, 1932 to George and Hildegarde Paulson. She graduated from Barnum High School in 1950. Bernice married Roy Bumann on November 24, 1950. Together, they raised six...
Odile "Sunny" Netko
Aug 22, 2018
Odile "Sunny' Netko Age 94, passed away peacefully in her sleep Aug. 22, 2018. Born to Adelord and Anne Gendreau in Little Falls, Minn., Jan. 23, 1924, she was her father's sidekick and as a girl enjoyed dancing, playing piano, gardening, fishing and collecting butterflies. She loved caring for her twin sisters, who were born when she was 12. After...
Dr. Karl Lyle Helwig
Aug 15, 2018
Dr. Karl Lyle Helwig, of Winona, MN, went to glory at 6:30 A.M. Wednesday morning, August 15, 2018. He had suffered a massive stroke on August 4th and was in hospice care in his home until God called him home.
He was born on October 17, 1927 in Humbird, WI to Karl Lyle Helwig Sr. and Almyra...
Maxine Helen Leino
Aug 12, 2018
Maxine Helen Leino, 83, Kettle River, died Sunday, August 12, 2018 in St. Luke's Hospital, Duluth. She was born on February 18, 1935 to John and Alberta (Benning) Buck in Malmo Twp., Aitkin County. At the age of 3 she moved to Moose Lake where she attended and graduated from Moose Lake High School in 1953. On June 30,...
Shirley Rudebeck
Aug 11, 2018
Shirley Rudebeck, 83, Barnum, died suddenly on Saturday, August 11, 2018 at her home. She was born on September 9, 1934 to Leonard and Dolie Arduser on a farm in Belden, NE where she grew up and attended school. Shirley lived in California until 1956 when she moved to Barnum. She worked at Maplewood Hatchery and Poultry farm for...
Carroll Stayton
Aug 7, 2018
Carroll Stayton, 87, Cromwell, died peacefully on Tuesday, August 7, 2018 in Villa Vista Care Center in Cromwell. She was born on March 30, 1931 in Upland, CA to Hugh and Viviette McLellan. She attended the University of California, Berkeley and then transferred to San Jose State College where she obtained her BA in Library Science. On June 11,...
Robert "Bob" Cisar
Aug 4, 2018
Robert "Bob" Cisar, 77, Willow River, formerly of Moose Lake, died peacefully at home on Saturday August 4, 2018 surrounded by his family, after a hard fought battle with Leukemia and MDS. He was born on November 7, 1940 at home in Denham to Frank and Georgiann Cisar. He grew up in the Denham area and attended various rural...
Dorothy Marie Johnson
Jul 31, 2018
Dorothy M. Johnson, 84, Carlton, died Tuesday, July 31, 2018 in Augustana Mercy Health Care Center, Moose Lake. Memorial Service will be on Saturday, August 4, 2018 at 10:30 am in Bethesda Evangelical Lutheran Church, Carlton. Inurnment will be in St. Matthew's Cemetery, Esko.
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