Obituaries
Bentti Rudolph Nordlund
Dec 9, 2015
Bentti Rudolph Nordlund, 92, of Moose Lake, formerly of Kettle River, passed away Wednesday, December 9 in Mercy Hospital, Moose Lake. He was born March 1, 1923 in Kalevala Township to John and Mary (Makela) Nordlund. Bentti was united in marriage to Evelyn Leino on May 21, 1960 in Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Kettle River. Bentti and Evelyn lived in...
Ruth Hazel Zebrasky
Dec 1, 2015
Ruth Hazel Zebrasky, 98, of Park Township, Bruno, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2015 in Mercy Hospital, Moose Lake with family at her side. Ruth was born January 4, 1917 in Sandstone to Albert and Ragnhild (Johnson) Sahlen. Ruth grew up with her 4 sisters and 1 brother in Sand Creek, Sandstone MN on the homestead her Father and Mother...
Barbara Jean (Johnson) Nelson
Nov 26, 2015
Barbara Jean (Johnson) Nelson, 78, of Moose Lake, passed away on Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 26, 2015 in Lighthouse of Barnum. She was born April 2, 1937 in Palo Alto, CA to Fred "Fritz" and Helen (Goodman) Johnson. Barbara graduated from Moose Lake High School in 1955. She worked at Barb's Beauty Nook as well as Mercy Hospital. Barb lived in...
Jack Leigh Halverson
Nov 26, 2015
Jack L. Halverson "Moo Juice Express" "Grandpa Jack" "Stiver" Jack L. Halverson, 77, Moose Lake, died peacefully with his family by his side on Thursday, November 26, 2015. He was born to Carl and Aileen Halverson in Split Rock Twp. on November 27, 1937. Raised on a farm, Jack graduated from Moose Lake High School in 1956. A day after...
Robert "Bobby" Kwapick
Nov 19, 2015
Robert "Bobby" Kwapick Robert "Bobby" Kwapick, 51, Willow River, died Thursday, November 19, 2015 following a motor vehicle accident. He was born on June 13, 1964 in Moose Lake to Stanley "Stash" and Barb Kwapick. Bobby grew up in rural Willow River where he helped on the family farm and graduated from Willow River High School. After school, he began...
Marilyn Bloom
Nov 4, 2015
Marilyn Bloom Marilyn Bloom, 70, Nickerson, died peacefully on Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at her home. She was born in Omaha, NE on January 5, 1945 to Vernon "Bud" and Geraldine Peck. Marilyn grew up and attended school in Nebraska. She moved to Red Wing, MN in 1971. Marilyn married Harry Bloom in Watertown, South Dakota on November 4, 1972....
Veikko "Vake" E. Taipale
Nov 3, 2015
Veikko "Vake" E. Taipale, 83, of Sturgeon Lake, passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2015 in Augustana Mercy Health Care Center, Moose Lake. He was born June 19, 1932 in Oulu Township, WI to John and Mary (Jacobson) Taipale. Vake was a graduate of Port Wing High School, Port Wing, WI. Vake was united in marriage to Amy Peterson on June...
Delores "Scotty" J. Jusczak
Nov 2, 2015
Delores "Scotty" J. Jusczak, 82, of Moose Lake went peacefully home to be with the Lord on November 2nd, 2015 at Oakview Assisted Living, Moose Lake. She was born in Moose Lake to Ernest and Ina (Anderson) Newbloom on July 14, 1933. She was a 1950 graduate of Moose Lake High School. Delores was united in marriage to Ambrose Jusczak...
Philip Harlan Ryden
Nov 1, 2015
Philip Harlan Ryden was born June 12, 1926, in Duluth, Minnesota, to Elmer and Lillian (Olson) Ryden. He was raised in Denham, Minnesota, and graduated from Willow River High School in 1944. Following high school Phil enlisted in the US Navy and served in the South Pacific during WWII. Following his honorable discharge he returned to Minnesota and received a...
Jean Marie Koecher
Oct 12, 2015
Jean Marie Koecher, 86, of Kerrick, formerly of Duluth, passed away Monday, October 12, 2015 in Viewcrest Health Care, Duluth. She was born January 18, 1929 in Duluth to Fred and Mary (Kohler) Fralich. She was raised in Barnum and graduated from Barnum High School in 1947. Jean was united in marriage to Everette Koecher on October 28, 1950 in...
Shirley Marie Lafond
Sep 17, 2015
Shirley Marie LaFond, 78, of Sturgeon Lake, passed away peacefully with her family by her side after a courageous battle with ALS on Thursday, September 17, 2015 in Augustana Mercy Health Care Center, Moose Lake. She was born June 12, 1937 in Des Moines, IA to George and Gladys (Harberts) Nichols. Later in life, in her retirement years, Shirley was...
Tracey Peterson Bordine
Sep 15, 2015
Tracey Lynn (Peterson) Bordine Tracey L. (Peterson) Bordine was born June 20, 1954 in Orlando, FL. and died September 15, 2015, in Vancouver, WA, at the age 61. She was surrounded at death by friends and family from Minnesota and Iowa as well as from the Pacific Northwest. After graduating from Moose Lake High School, she worked in the family...
Laverne Margaret Maehren
Sep 11, 2015
LaVerne Margaret Maehren, 90, of Moose Lake, passed away Friday, September 11, 2015 in Augustana Health Care Center, Moose Lake. She was born November 26, 1924 in Fort Shaw, Montana to John and Edna Cadwell. LaVerne was united in marriage to Edmund Math Maehren, Sr. in Pine River. LaVerne was employed at Western Life Insurance. She enjoyed reading, puzzles, visiting...
Robert "Bob" Gerald Adams, Jr.
Sep 9, 2015
Robert "Bob" Gerald Adams, Jr., 44, of Glenwood, formerly of Kerrick, passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2015 in St. Cloud Hospital, St. Cloud. He was born May 30, 1971 in Moose Lake to Robert and Leona (Cluett) Adams, Sr. Robert enjoyed hunting, fishing, rodeos and especially spending time with his nieces and nephews. Robert is preceded in death by his...
Eric Paul Gunderson
Sep 9, 2015
Eric Paul Gunderson passed away unexpectedly on September 9, 2015 at the age of 80. Eric was born on August 13, 1935 in Bemidji, MN to Ernie and Ruth Gunderson. He attended school in Spooner, MN and graduated from Baudette High School in 1953. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1954 and served as a radio specialist stationed in...
Dorothy Ann Hyska
Sep 5, 2015
Dorothy Ann Hyska, 90, of Willow River passed away Saturday, September 5, 2015 in Mercy Hospital, Moose Lake. She was born October 29, 1924 in Willow River to Roland and Blanche (Mecl) Sheforgen. Dorothy was united in marriage to Walter Hyska on July 11, 1945 in Willow River. Dorothy was a nurses Aid at Mercy Health Care Center for many...
Mathilde "Hilde" Luther
Sep 2, 2015
Mathilde Luther, 82, of White Bear Lake, formerly of Kettle River and Moose Lake, passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2015 in Cerenity Senior Care, White Bear Lake. She was born August 8, 1933 in Augsburg, Germany to George and Ann (Phaus) Dischl. Hilde grew up and attended school in Germany. She was united in marriage to Harold Luther on November...
Marguerite Bade
Aug 25, 2015
Marguerite Bade Marguerite Bade, 88, formerly of Moose Lake, died Tuesday, August 25, 2015 in Humboldt, IA. She was born in Moose Lake on December 16, 1926 to Carl and Hedvig Johnson. Marguerite grew up in Moose Lake and graduated from Moose Lake High School. After graduation, she worked for a short time in Minneapolis. On September 7, 1947, Marguerite...
Hazel "Shirley" Langhorst
Aug 20, 2015
Hazel "Shirley" Langhorst, 94, of Barnum, went home to Jesus on Thursday, August 20, 2015. She was born June 26, 1921 in Superior, WI to John and Nettie (Bryant) Hill. After graduating from high school, Shirley moved to Chicago to live with her Aunt Enid and Uncle Elmer and was a nanny for her twin cousins, Caryl and Susan. Shirley...
Patsy Darlene Wright
Aug 17, 2015
Patsy Darlene Wright, 75, of Moose Lake, passed away Monday, August 17, 2015 at her home. She was born June 14, 1940 in Moose Lake to Maxwell and Helen (Bloomquist) Fetters. Patsy was united in marriage to Donald Lee Wright on June 21, 1958 in Moose Lake. Patsy worked at the Moose Lake Theater as the popcorn girl in high...
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