Obituaries
Alroy William "Popeye" Hammitt
Jul 28, 2014
Alroy William "Popeye" Hammitt, 70, of Bruno, passed away Monday, July 28, 2014 in Mercy Hospital, Moose Lake. He was born April 22, 1944 in Moose Lake to Lyle and Elaine (Feller) Hammitt. Popeye enjoyed hunting, riding horse and loved fishing (especially ice fishing). Popeye also enjoyed lawn mower pulls and won a few blue ribbons. Popeye is preceded in...
Rose Therese Hermanson
Jul 23, 2014
Rose Therese Hermanson, 90, of Moose Lake, passed away, Wednesday, July 23, 2014 in Augustana Mercy Health Care Center, Moose Lake. She was born November 20, 1923 in Duluth to Waclow "Walter" and Anna (Koslosky) Kibert. Rose was united in marriage to Eugene Hermanson on November 25, 1961 in Kettle River. Rose was a "Rosie the Riveter" during WWII and...
Lois Mae Romanoski
Jul 20, 2014
Lois Mae Romanoski Lois Mae Romanoski, 81, Moose Lake, died Sunday, July 20, 2014 in Augustana Mercy Health Care Center, Moose Lake. She was born on January 2, 1933 in Kettle River to Arnie and Mayme Ronkainen. Lois grew up in Kettle River and also in Max, MN where her family logged and lived in lumber camps. She attended school...
Rolland W. Mills
Jul 19, 2014
Rolland W. Mills, 87, of Moose Lake, passed away Saturday, July 19, 2014 in Augustana Mercy Health Care Center, Moose Lake. He was born February 13, 1927 in Grantsburg, WI to Richard "Dick" and Evelyn (LaMason) Mills. Rolland was a veteran of The United States Navy, serving during WWII. He was united in marriage to MaryAnn Heinen on April 23,...
Gertrude (Gresczyk) Maniak
Jul 15, 2014
Gertrude (Gresczyk) Maniak, 91, of Kettle River passed away into the loving arms of our Lord on Tuesday, July 15, 2014 in Augustana Mercy Health Care Center, Moose Lake. She was born March 25, 1923 in Split Rock Township to Tony and Eleanor (Filipiak) Gresczyk. Gertie was united in marriage to Harry Maniak on August 26, 1944 in Split Rock...
Berniece Bergstrom
Jul 14, 2014
Berniece Bergstrom, 95, of Moose Lake, passed away Monday, July 14, 2014 in Mercy Hospital, Moose Lake. She was born August 16, 1918 in Brusett, Montana to Albert and Mary (Royer) Finifrock. Berniece moved with her family to South Dakota in 1920 and later to Barnum in 1934. She graduated from Barnum High School in 1936. Berniece was united in...
Donald E. Lang
Jul 5, 2014
Donald E. Lang, 80, of St. Paul and retired to Sturgeon Lake, passed away suddenly July 5, 2014. Donald is preceded in death by his parents, August and Marie; son, Mike; 2 brothers, 2 sisters. Donald is survived by his wife of 60 years, Betsy; daughters, Jody (Bill) Bunio and Kim Johnson; son, Scott; 3 grandsons; 7 great grandchildren; 3...
Eva Watts
Jun 30, 2014
Eva Watts Eva Watts, 98, Moose Lake, died Monday, June 30, 2014 in Oakview Assisted Living, Moose Lake. Mrs. Watts was born on October 5, 1915 in London, England to Edward and Rachael George. She was trained as a State Registered Nurse in Westminster Hospital. Mrs. Watts married Harold Watts in England. In 1963, they moved to Minneapolis and later...
Donald Karlyle Davidson
Jun 28, 2014
Donald Karlyle Davidson, 78, of Moose Lake, Minnesota died June 28, 2014 at his home. Don, or "Donnie" as many people called him, was born to Levi and Ida Lydia (Oja) on March 21, 1936 at the family farm in Silver Township, Moose Lake. He was a 1954 graduate of Moose Lake High School where he enjoyed playing basketball and...
Bernice Evelyn Gresczyk
Jun 27, 2014
Bernice (Kissel) Gresczyk, 86, was born March 12, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois. Her parents, John and Anna (Kibert) Kissel were sickly, so she was raised by relatives in Illinois. At age 12 she moved in with her grandparents, the Kiberts, in Wright and later with Anna Johnson. She graduated from Cromwell in 1946 and then attended Duluth's Teacher College. After...
Rose Marie Swarmer
Jun 26, 2014
Rose Marie Swarmer, 73, of Willow River, passed away Thursday, June 26, 2014 in Mercy Hospital, Moose Lake. She was born June 24, 1941 in Willow River to Stanley and Pearl (Altman) Swarmer. Rose worked at Conwed for 13 years. She also farmed for many years and loved raising and tending to her sheep. Rose is preceded in death by...
Roberta "Birdie" J. (Noeldner) Storebo
Jun 24, 2014
Roberta "Birdie" J. (Noeldner) Storebo was born September 10, 1927 in St. Paul. She grew up in Bruno and graduated from Bruno High School. On August 15, 1946, she was united in marriage to Raymond "Min" Storebo at Peace Lutheran Church of Finlayson and made their home in Bruno. While raising a family of five daughters, Birdie had various jobs,...
Kenneth Francis Barna
Jun 21, 2014
Kenneth Francis Barna, 70, of Moose Lake, passed away Saturday, June 21, 2014 in Augustana Mercy Health Care Center, Moose Lake. He was born December 5, 1943 in Lehigh, Pennsylvania to Michael and Hilda (Strini) Barna. Kenneth is preceded in death by his wife, Judy; brother, Roy. Kenneth is survived by daughter, Cyndi Barna of Catasauqua, PA; son, Michael Barna...
Dorothy Mae Harris
Jun 20, 2014
Dorothy Mae Harris, 75, of Sturgeon Lake, passed away Friday, June 20, 2014 in Augustana Mercy Health Care Center, Moose Lake. To honor Dorothy's wishes, no services will be held. To sign the guestbook online, go to: www.hhkfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are with Hamlin-Hansen-Kosloski Funeral Home, Moose Lake.
Kenneth Leroy Gockowski
Jun 16, 2014
KENNETH LEROY GOCKOWSKI Kenneth Leroy Gockowski, 72, Sturgeon Lake, better known as "Gitch & Polack", was born in 1941 in Sturgeon Lake, MN. Ken died on Monday, June 16, 2014 after numerous heart related issues over the past several years. While raising a family in Minneapolis, Ken was most always found at the helm of a wheel. He repaired parts...
Maxine Bongers
Jun 13, 2014
Baby Maxine Bongers was born into the arms of the Angels on Friday, June 13, 2014. Maxine is preceded in death by her Maternal Grandmother, Bert Horton. Maxine is survived by her parents, Stacey Horton and Jason Bongers of Sandstone; brother, Kenneth Bongers of Flandreau, SD; Maternal Grandfather, Mike Horton of Willow River; Paternal Grandfather, Dennis (Sylvia) Bongers of Bryant,...
Don Gamst
Jun 10, 2014
GEORGE DONALD "DON" GAMST George Donald "Don" Gamst, 89, died on June 10, 2014 in Apache Junction, AZ. He was born to George and Zita Gamst in St. Paul on February 9, 1925. He grew up in St. Paul and joined the Marines upon graduation at the age of 17. He served during World War II and fought in the...
Charles E. Lofgren
May 21, 2014
Charles E. Lofgren, age 84, died May 21, 2014 at his home in Miami following a brief illness. He was born on December 15, 1929 in Moose Lake, MN, the third child of Nannie (Johnson) and Elmer Lofgren. During the first years of his life his family lived on the farm homesteaded by his grandparents, Erik and Sofia Lofgren on...
Helmi Elsie Esther Maki (Nee Warpula)
May 18, 2014
Helmi Elsie Esther Maki (nee Warpula) 88, of Beaver Township, passed away Sunday, May 18, 2014 in Augustana Mercy Health Care Center, Moose Lake. To honor Helmi's wishes, she was cremated May 20, 2014. Helmi was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard Maki; brothers, Sulo and Larry Warpula. Helmi is survived by daughters, Audrey (Harry) Harrison and Karen Maki;...
Vernon "Vern" Leslie Coil
May 16, 2014
Vernon "Vern" Leslie Coil, 94, of Moose Lake, passed away Friday, May 16, 2014 in Oakview Assisted Living, Moose Lake. Vern was born January 4, 1920 in Wessington Springs, SD to Melvin and Thelma (Paddick) Coil. When Vern was 6, he moved to Paynesville for a short time before moving to Kerrick where he attended school. He helped on the...
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