Obituaries

Carol Waldorf

Carol Waldorf

May 6, 2017

Carol Waldorf

Carol Waldorf, 68, Barnum, died suddenly and peacefully at her home on Saturday, May 6, 2017.  She was born on September 9, 1948 to Raymond and Mabel Pilarski.  Carol grew up in Barnum and graduated from Barnum High School in 1966.  She then attended Duluth Business University and upon graduation began working at Minnesota Power...

Walter Robert Robertson

Walter Robert Robertson

May 2, 2017

Walter Robert Robertson, 82, formerly of Minneapolis and Eau Claire, WI, passed away Tuesday, May 2, 2017 in Augustana Mercy Health Care Center, Moose Lake.  He was born March 2, 1935 in Eau Claire, WI to Robert and Elizabeth (McLoud) Robertson.  Walter was united in marriage to Sandra Stiebler on March 6, 1982 in Minneapolis.  He enjoyed fishing, hunting,...

Clifford Bruce Swanson

Clifford Bruce Swanson

Apr 11, 2017

Clifford Bruce Swanson, 67, of Barnum passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at his home.  He was born June 26, 1949 in Minneapolis to Erland and Louise (Hammitt) Swanson.  Clifford was a golden gloves boxer and also played football during his high school days.  Clifford was united in marriage to Renee Flynn on August 9, 1980 in Mahtowa.  Renee...

Stuart E. Johnson

Stuart E. Johnson

Apr 8, 2017

Stuart E. Johnson

Stuart E. Johnson, 90, Moose Lake, died Saturday, April 8, 2017 in Mercy Hospital, Moose Lake.  He was born on September 17, 1926 in Holt, MN to Carl and Anna Johnson.  He attended Moose Lake High School graduating in 1944.  Stuart was an Army Veteran of WWII.  He lived and worked for a short...

Richard P. Gose

Richard P. Gose

Apr 3, 2017

Richard P. Gose

Richard P. Gose, 62, Sturgeon Lake, formerly of Montevideo and Alexandria, passed away suddenly at his home in Sturgeon Lake, MN on Monday, April 3, 2017.  He was born on October 24, 1954 in Montevideo to Mabel and Ernie Gose.  He served proudly for 20 years (1973-1993) as a NAS in the Army and...

Beth Mary Walters

Beth Mary Walters

Apr 3, 2017

Bethel "Beth" Mary Walters, 92, of Willow River, passed away Monday, April 3, 2017 in Augustana Mercy Health Care, Moose Lake.  She was born December 16, 1924 in St. Paul to John and Elsie (Witte) Stegmeir.  Beth was united in marriage to Ed Walters on June 18, 1949 in St. Paul.  Beth taught at Willow River High School, Nicollet...

Hank Leikam

Hank Leikam

Mar 28, 2017

Hank Leikam, 61, of Willow River, passed away March 28, 2017 at home surrounded by family.  He was born March 23, 1956 in Redwood City to Richard Dean and Nancy Ann (Barnett) Leikam.  Hank is a Veteran of The United States Army who served during Vietnam.  He worked at Coldwell Banker Burnet for a number of years.  Hank was...

Brantley James Christopherson

Brantley James Christopherson

Mar 28, 2017

Brantley James Christopherson, infant son of Desiray Green and Zach Christopherson of Sturgeon Lake, passed away shortly after birth, Tuesday, March 28, 2017 in Mercy Hospital, Moose Lake.  Loved and cherished by grandparents, Tina Green of Sturgeon Lake, Paul LeBlanc of Hutchinson, Kaireen Leppanen of Sturgeon Lake and Brian Sylvester of Sturgeon Lake; aunts and uncles, Brandon, Alex, A.J.,...

Roger V. Harp

Roger V. Harp

Mar 24, 2017

Roger V. Harp

Roger Vernon Harp, 86, Cromwell, passed away peacefully on March 24, 2017 at the Villa Vista Care Center, Cromwell.  He was born on March 10, 1931 in Cloquet to Eleanore Wells Edstrom.  He proudly served as a Boatswain Mate 3 rd Class aboard the USS LST 1041 during the Korean War.  He married his...

Neoma Bonita "Bonnie" Stadin

Neoma Bonita "Bonnie" Stadin

Mar 22, 2017

Neoma Bonita "Bonnie" Stadin, 81, of Nickerson, passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at home surrounded by her family.  She was born January 22, 1936 in Holyoke to Arlen and Hazel (Puckett) Van Guilder.  Bonnie attended Wrenshall High School, graduating in 1954.  After graduating, Bonnie worked in West Duluth as a server.  Bonnie was united in marriage to Ramon...

Patricia Kay Grace-Probst

Patricia Kay Grace-Probst

Mar 19, 2017

Patricia Kay Grace-Probst

Patricia Kay Grace-Probst, age 60, passed away at Solvay House surrounded by her family on Sunday, March 19, 2017 following a battle with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). Pat was born in Ft. Dodge, Iowa on April 8, 1956 to Anne and Walt Grace. She lived there until age 16 when the family moved to...

Raymond Lewis Mlaskoch

Raymond Lewis Mlaskoch

Mar 11, 2017

Raymond Lewis Mlaskoch

Raymond Lewis Mlaskoch, 69, Willow River, died peacefully on Saturday, March 11, 2017.

He was born on November 12, 1947 to Lewis and Anna Mlaskoch.  Ray graduated from Willow River High School.  In 1968, Ray enlisted into the United States Army and served in Vietnam from mid-1968 to 1969.  He was very...

Lorraine "Tootsie" Virnig

Lorraine "Tootsie" Virnig

Mar 7, 2017

Lorraine "Tootsie" Virnig

Lorraine "Tootsie" Virnig, 78, Hinckley, formerly of Moose Lake, died Tuesday, March 7, 2017 in Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis.  She was born on April 13, 1938 in Moose Lake to William and Irene Worum.  Lorraine attended Moose Lake High School graduating in 1956.  On September 16, 1972, Lorraine married Kenneth Virnig in Moose Lake. ...

Bernadette Eulalie Mikrot

Bernadette Eulalie Mikrot

Mar 4, 2017

Bernadette Eulalie Mikrot, 88, of Sturgeon Lake, passed away Saturday, March 4, 2017 at home with her family by her side.  She was born October 21, 1928 in Hugo to Mesael Joseph and Julia Eva (Brisson) Miron.  Bernadette graduated from Forest Lake High School in 1946.  After high school, she worked at Montgomery Wards in St. Paul for...

Eleanor Emelia Gockowski

Eleanor Emelia Gockowski

Feb 23, 2017

Eleanor Emelia Gockowski

Eleanor Emelia Gockowski, 95, Sturgeon Lake, died peacefully on Thursday, February 23, 2017.  She was born on March 1, 1921 near Dickinson, ND to Joseph and Julianna Froehlich.  Eleanor attended Gladstone High School in North Dakota graduating in 1938.  She moved to St. Paul to take care of her aunt after high school.  On...

Alexander "Alec" Paul Michalski, Sr.

Alexander "Alec" Paul Michalski, Sr.

Feb 20, 2017

Alexander "Alec" Paul Michalski, Sr., 69, passed away Monday, February 20, 2017 at his home. He was born July 31, 1947 in Split Rock Township to Zigmund and Christine (Rutkowski) Michalski.  Alec was united in marriage to Christine Olson on March 1, 1996 in Watertown, SD. Alec proudly served his country as a soldier and Staff Sargent in the...

David Edwin Koecher

David Edwin Koecher

Feb 7, 2017

David Edwin Koecher, 68, of Kerrick, passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2017 in Mercy Hospital, Moose Lake after a heroic battle with cancer of more than twelve years.  He was born July 1, 1948 in Moose Lake to Edwin and Bernice (Mathisen) Koecher.  David was united in marriage to his partner in life Sandra Spicer on October 28, 1967...

Betty Eileen Sandberg

Betty Eileen Sandberg

Feb 5, 2017

Betty Eileen (Bronson) Sandberg passed away on February 4, 2017, in her beloved home on Big Hanging Horn Lake in Barnum, just as she wished. A lifelong Minnesotan, Betty was born March 2, 1925, in St. Paul to Harry and Ethel (Swenson) Bronson. She was a graduate of St. Paul Central High School and Hamline University. In 1946, she...

Mildred "Millie" A. Entner

Mildred "Millie" A. Entner

Jan 31, 2017

Mildred "Millie" A. Entner, 93, of Moose Lake, passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2017 in Augustana Mercy Health Care Center, Moose Lake.  She was born December 24, 1923 in Birch Creek Township to George and Anna (Hovede) Johnson.  Millie attended West School and Willow River High School.  After graduating from high school, Millie worked in the Willow River School...

Vera Hayes

Vera Hayes

Jan 25, 2017

Vera Hayes, 83, Moose Lake, died peacefully on Wednesday, January 25, 2017.  She was born on December 22, 1933 in Barnum to Elwin and Edna Couillard.  Vera grew up in Moose Lake and attended Moose Lake High School.  On May 16, 1952, Vera married Leonard Hayes in the Moose Lake United Methodist Church.  Vera was very passionate about teaching...