Obituaries
Thomas George Hammitt
Jan 22, 2017
Thomas George Hammitt, 63, of Duluth, formerly of Moose Lake, passed away Sunday, January 22, 2017 from cancer in St. Luke's Hospital, Duluth. He was born October 19, 1953 in Moose Lake to Lyle and Elaine (Feller) Hammitt. Tom was united in marriage to Dawn Grathwohl on June 15, 1996 in Moose Lake. Tom enjoyed horseback riding, hunting, camping,...
Viola K. Ouradnik
Jan 17, 2017
Viola K. Ouradnik, 96, of Hinckley, formerly of Willow River and Pine City, passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2017 in Elderwood of Hinckley. She was born August 16, 1920 in St. Paul to Andrew and Annette (Larson) Dockan. Viola moved to Willow River when she was 9. She graduated from Willow River High School. Viola was united in marriage...
George "Butch" Audette
Jan 17, 2017
George "Butch" Audette, 77, of Sturgeon Lake, formerly of N. St. Paul, passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at his home. He was born July 19, 1939 in St. Paul to George and Dorothy (Minke) Audette.
George is survived by his lifelong companion, LaVonne Audette of Woodbury; children, Rachelle (Scott) Starwalt of Comfort Texas, Karen (Kevin) Moser...
Heidi Marie Ford
Jan 14, 2017
Heidi Marie Ford
Heidi Marie Ford, 42, of Minnetonka, Minnesota, entered eternal life in Heaven on January 14, 2017. She was born in Aberdeen, South Dakota on January 17, 1974,  to Jarland and Marleene Ford.    Heidi graduated from Moose Lake High School in Moose Lake, Minnesota in 1992.  Heidi was so full of life and had so...
Jeanette M. Koeck
Jan 9, 2017
Jeanette M. (Dupre) Koeck
Jeanette M. (Dupre) Koeck, 84, Moose Lake, formerly of St. Paul, died peacefully on Monday, January 9, 2017 in Mercy Hospital, Moose Lake following complications with Alzheimer's.
She was born on May 23, 1932 in Hugo, MN to Medore and Olive Dupre. Jeanette grew up and lived in St. Paul. On...
Robert C. Konieska
Jan 8, 2017
Robert "Bob" C. Konieska, 85, of Moose Lake, passed away Sunday, January 8, 2017 in Essentia St. Mary's Medical Center, Duluth. He was born June 26, 1931 in Moose Lake to Harry and Florence (Levandowski) Konieska. Bob attended Moose Lake High School and played on the football team. After high school, he joined the Army. Bob was stationed in...
Donald Herbert Pelkey
Jan 3, 2017
Ret. Lt. Donald Herbert Pelkey, 83, of Kettle River, Minnesota, died at home with his wife, Eddie Jane, at his side on January 3, 2017. Donald chose to be at home where he could see the wonderful garden he created. Donald was born in Correctionville, Iowa, on August 18, 1933, to Virgil and Alice Pelkey. After the death of...
Judith Kay Schubert
Dec 28, 2016
Judith Kay Schubert, 71, of Kerrick, formerly of Elk River, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2016 in Essentia St. Mary's Medical Center, Duluth. She was born September 8, 1945 in Askov to Frederick and Elva (Andersen) Olesen. Judith was united in marriage to Dennis Schubert on January 26, 1963 in Osseo. Judith worked at Federal Cartridge in Anoka for...
Ruth Kathrine Rengo
Dec 23, 2016
Ruth Kathrine Rengo, 86, of Aitkin, passed away Friday, December 23, 2016 in Aicota Health Care Center, Aitkin. She was born December 10, 1930 in Aitkin to Emanuel and Helmi (Elkie) Lidberg. Ruth attended Valparaiso Country and Aitkin Schools.  She worked in the Twin Cities for Archer Daniels Midland in the mailing department. Ruth was united in marriage...
Douglas Dale Mackey
Dec 14, 2016
Douglas Mackey, 76, Moose Lake, died Wednesday, December 14, 2016 in Augustana Mercy Health Care Center. He was born October 8, 1940 in Bemidji to Harry and Marion (Boe) Mackey. Douglas grew up in Kettle River and attended Moose Lake High School, graduating in 1958. He then attended California State, earning his B.S. degree. Douglas worked at Burroughs Corporation...
Rick "The Legend" Peterson
Dec 13, 2016
Rick "The Legend" Peterson
Rick "The Legend" Peterson, 61, Moose Lake, died Tuesday, December 13, 2016 in Essentia-St. Mary's Hospital, Duluth with his family by his side. He was born on November 14, 1955 in Moose Lake to Allen and Darlene Peterson. Rick grew up in Moose Lake graduating from Moose Lake High School in 1973. He...
Curtis R. Gunderson
Dec 7, 2016
Curtis R. Gunderson, 76, of Duquette, passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2016 in Solvay Hospice House, Duluth. He was born January 20, 1940 in Duluth to John and Edna (Johnson) Gunderson. Curtis graduated from Duluth Denfeld High School and went on to attend the U of M. He served in the Army National Guard from 1962-1968. Curtis worked at...
Lorna M. Ohlgren
Dec 6, 2016
Lorna M. Ohlgren, 92, of Moose Lake, passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2016 in Augustana Mercy Health Care Center, Moose Lake. She was born June 8, 1924 in Moose Lake Township to Swan and Hannah (Borg) Paulson. Lorna attended Mud Creek School and later Moose Lake High School, graduating in 1941. She went on to attend Duluth Business College....
Gayl Ellis Skelton
Dec 4, 2016
Gayl Ellis Skelton, 89, of Moose Lake, passed away Sunday, December 4, 2016 in Augustana Mercy Health Care Center, Moose Lake. She was born March 7, 1927 in Moose Lake to Levi and Elizabeth (Grace) Ellis. Gayl graduated from Moose Lake High School in 1945. She then went on to beauty school, attending Wanners Beauty School of Duluth. Gayl...
Donald L. Bean
Dec 1, 2016
Donald L. Bean, 90, of Sturgeon Lake, passed away Thursday, December 1, 2016 at his home. He was born January 31, 1926 in Duluth to Leonard and Lottie (Young) Bean. Donald was united in marriage to Lorna Rude on July 9, 1947 in Mahtowa. Don and Lorna enjoyed hunting and fishing together and especially enjoyed time with family. Don...
Donald Martin Negaard
Nov 27, 2016
Donald Martin Negaard, 90, of Blackhoof Township, passed away Sunday, November 27, 2016 in Augustana Mercy Health Care, Moose Lake. Donald was born August 5, 1926 in Duluth to Ole and Olga Negaard. Donald proudly served in The United States Navy during WWII. Donald was an electrician and also owned a well drilling business, drilling hundreds of wells around...
Michael "Midnight Mike" White
Nov 14, 2016
Michael "Midnight Mike" White
Michael "Midnight Mike" White, 64, Moose Lake, formerly of Duluth, died Monday, November 14, 2016. He was born on August 2, 1952 in Bethel, Alaska.
Mike's father was an ace pilot in WWII and later became a bush pilot in Alaska. Mike moved to Duluth at a young age with his...
Debra E. Zimmer
Nov 11, 2016
Debra E. (Ruotsalainen) Zimmer, 62, of Sturgeon Lake, passed away on November 11, 2016. Debra was born July 16, 1954 to Raymond and Shirley (Leppioja) Routsalainen. Debra was a graduate of Moose Lake High School. Debra was united in marriage to Daniel Zimmer on November 4, 1972 in Moose Lake. Together they settled in Sturgeon Lake where they had...
Rhonda Kay Skelton
Nov 3, 2016
Rhonda Kay Skelton
Rhonda Kay Skelton was born on March 26, 1966 to Ronald and Milly Peterson in Escondido, California. At the age of 2, Rhonda moved with her family to Moose Lake where she grew up and attended Moose Lake High School graduating in 1984. It was at school that Doug met Rhonda...
Frank R. Zebott
Oct 28, 2016
Frank R Zebott, 66, of Askov, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, October 28, 2016. Frank grew up in Hermantown. He then served our country in the United States Army in Vietnam during the Agent Orange era. He was post commander at the VFW Post #137 in West Duluth and was also commander of the Jens H Jensen...
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