Obituaries

Mar 31, 2009

Lisa Lynn Spidel, age 37, lifelong resident of Hibbing died Tuesday, March 31, 2009 in her home. She was born August 21, 1971 in Minneapolis, MN and was the daughter of Steven and Diane (Tawyea) Heller. She graduated from Hibbing High School, and went on to attend Cosmetology College in St. Cloud, MN. Lisa then worked as a beautician...

Mar 28, 2009

Vivian N. Bennett, 76, passed away Saturday, March 28, 2009. She was born on April 24, 1932 in Cass County to Eldon and Norma (Rowe) Bartell. She was married to Oliver Bennett on February 22, 1949 and lived in the settlement in Remer, MN. She also lived in Sweethome, Oregon, Duluth, and they lived in Grand Rapids,...

Mar 27, 2009

Mildred "Millie" Seme, age 86 of Duluth and longtime resident of Ely, died Friday, March 27, 2009 at Chris Jensen Health and Rehabilitation Center in Duluth. She was born April 12, 1922 in Ely, the daughter of Thomas and Hilda (Ahola) Skantz. The family moved to Embarrass where Millie graduated from high school in 1939. She married Louis Seme...

Mar 24, 2009

Howard Joseph Lunder, age 94 of Virginia, died Tuesday, March 24, 2009 in the Virginia Regional Medical Center. He was born July 12, 1914 in Dale, MN, the son of Julius and Hilda (Carlson) Lunder. He married Tynne Karen Alto on June 18, 1944 in Hibbing. Howard worked as a machinist for the Great Northern Railroad and...

Mar 17, 2009

David Michael VanVickle, age 36 of Ely, died Tuesday, March 17, 2009 in the Virginia Regional Medical Center after a long hard battle with illness. He was born April 17, 1972 in Ely, MN, to Beverly Leone Kappes (James Kappes). He attended school in Babbitt. He was married on March 20, 1993 to Penny Durbin in Ely....

Mar 11, 2009

Vergine R. Lanska, age 90, a longtime resident of Hibbing and formerly of Virginia and Thief River Falls, died Wednesday, March 11th, 2009 at Evergreen Terrace in Grand Rapids, MN. She was born July 23, 1918 in Lake Bronson, MN, the daughter of Harry E. and Ruth Amy (Johnson) Dow. She was a graduate of Thief River...

Mar 5, 2009

Biography Dorothy Joan Saralampi, age 78 of Toivola, died Thursday, March 5, 2009 after a prolonged illness. She was born October 19, 1930 in Toivola, the daughter of Roy and Helen (Kero) Meade. She was a graduate of Toivola High School in 1948. Dorothy married Curtis Saralampi on December 31, 1949 in Floodwood, Minnesota. Dorothy was a homemaker, wife,...

Mar 4, 2009

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Alan S. "Bumps" Anderson, age 59 of Britt, passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2009 in his home. He was born September 14, 1949 in Virginia, the son of Stanley and Francis (Leskar) Andersen of Britt. He attended school in Virginia. Alan started work for Tini Sheet...

Feb 27, 2009

Lillian M. Hakola, age 97, of Hibbing died Friday, February 27, 2009 in her home. She was born April 26, 1911 in Buhl, MN, the daughter of Matt and Hilma (Saaralampi) Maki. She grew up in Cedar Valley and attended Cedar Valley schools. On November 12, 1933 she married Rudolph "Rudy" Hakola in Hibbing. Lillian managed Country...

Feb 26, 2009

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Charles "Charlie" Thomas Angell, 54, of Babbitt, died Thursday, February 26, 2009. Charlie was born on July 29, 1954 in St. Paul to Thomas and JoAn (Leseman) Angell. Charlie was a millwright by trade who spent most of his adult life working in the underground mining industry. Charlie loved the outdoors and...

Feb 22, 2009

Biography Mary Lassi, 94, of Ely, died Sunday, February 22, 2009 at the Ely Bloomenson Hospital and Nursing Home. She was born to Mathew and Jennie(Pogorele) Gorshe on April 7, 1914 in Section 30 near Ely. She married Toimi Lassi on October 14, 1933 and she lived in Ely her entire life. She is survived and sadly missed by...

Feb 22, 2009

Florence Louise Peterson, age 89 of Duluth and longtime resident of Cotton, went to meet her Loving Savior, Jesus, face-to-face, at View Crest Health Center in Duluth on Sunday, February 22, 2009. She was born in Duluth on April 23, 1919, the daughter of William and Christine Peterson. She attended Cotton high school and was a graduate...

Feb 18, 2009

Marjorie Ann Stahl, 87 of Britt, passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at the St. Mary's Hospice Unit, Virginia Regional Medical Center. She was born November 23, 1921, in Virginia, the daughter of Russell Williams and Alma (Anderson) Michaels. She graduated from Virginia High School, Virginia Junior College, and the Cosmopolitan School of Music in Chicago, IL,...

Feb 18, 2009

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Ernest Peternel, 88, of Ely, passed away on Wednesday, February 18, 2009, in the Ely Bloomenson Nursing Home. He was born on January 17, 1921 in Ely to George and Teresa (Vidmar) Peternel. Ernie was the valedictorian of both his Ely High School and Vermillion Community College. He was the Ely City Clerk-Treasurer for many years,...

Feb 15, 2009

Marjorie Pearsall, age 89 of Virginia, died Sunday, February 15, 2009 in Edgewood Vista in Virginia. She was born March 4, 1919 in Duluth, the daughter of John and Clara (Wieland) Ogg. Marjorie grew up in Duluth, was a graduate of Duluth Central High School, attended Carleton College, and was a graduate of the University of Iowa with a...

Feb 10, 2009

Jean Ardell Jacobson, age 77, lifelong resident of Hibbing died Tuesday, February 10, 2009 in the Guardian Angels Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born January 11, 1932 in Webb Location, the daughter of Johnathon W. and Nettie W. (Sanders) Samson. She graduated from Hibbing High School, and was married to Ivar Jacobson on September 4, 1954. Jean worked...

Feb 10, 2009

Herbert Galen Finney, age 77, a lifelong resident of Hibbing, died Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at Hillcrest Parkside in Hibbing. He was born January 25, 1932 in Hibbing, the son of Herbert E. and Vivian (Cochran) Finney. He attended school in Hibbing. On May 4, 1951, he married Mildred Bloom in Duluth, MN. They were married 57 years. He...

Feb 8, 2009

Mary W. Evancevich, age 73 of Babbitt, passed away on Sunday, February 8, 2009 at the Ely Bloomenson Community Hospital. She was born on June 9, 1935 in Hibbing to Charles and Frances (Haley) Keinath. On June 28, 1952 she married John Evancevich in Kelly Lake. Mary loved to cook and entertain, her home was always open to all...

Feb 8, 2009

Carl James Dagen, age 44 of Mt. Iron, died Sunday, February 8, 2009, in the Virginia Regional Medical Center. He was born December 11, 1964 in Duluth, the son of Larry Dagen and Mary Strong. Carl was a graduate of Tower Soudan High School and the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering. He...

Feb 7, 2009

Raymond A. Plantz, 92, Ely, passed away at his residence on Saturday, February 7, 2009. Ray was born September 22, 1916 in Chicago, Illinois to Arnold and Bertha (Lang) Plantz. Ray entered the U.S. Navy the day after Pearl Harbor and served through the end of the war. His entire working career was as an electrical engineer in the...