Obituaries

Mar 24, 2022

Joyce Irene Carlson, age 98, longtime resident of Hibbing passed away Thursday, March 24, 2022, at Cornerstone Villa in Buhl.  She was born March 24, 1924, in Cando, ND, the daughter of Earl and Ethel (Arion) Hawn.  She was united in marriage to Floyd Carlson on November 24, 1941, in Flaxville, MT.  Together they moved to Hibbing...

Mar 15, 2022

Phyllis Ferne Burgess, lifelong resident of Tower-Soudan

On July 25, 1925 God sent an angel to earth in Soudan, Minnesota. On March 15, 2022 God called her back to be with Him. Phyllis was the daughter of Michael and Ferne (Williams) Driscoll. She graduated from Tower-Soudan High School in 1943 and...

Mar 13, 2022

Agnes Mesojedec, 98, a lifelong resident of Soudan, died March 13, 2022 with family by her side.  She passed at Edgewood in Hermantown where she lived since June, 2021.

Ag was born on December 11, 1923, to Helen (Verbon) and Victor Chiabotti.  She attended the Tower-Soudan schools and married the love of her life, Herman...

Mar 7, 2022

Gary Lee Maki, age 66, longtime resident of Cherry, MN, died Monday, March 7, 2022, in his home with family at his side.  He was born July 14, 1955, in Eveleth, MN, the son of Rudolph and Kathryn (Squillace) Maki.  He was united in marriage to Debra Johnson on August 8, 1986, at the First Assembly of...

Mar 3, 2022

Anthony John "Tony" Pecha, age 70 of Tower died Thursday, March 3, 2022 of natural causes while snowmobiling.  He was born April 4, 1951 in Soudan, the son of and Anthony and Rose Marie (Kalsich). Tony grew up in Soudan and was a graduate of Tower-Soudan High School; where he was the school's leading basketball scorer, scoring...

Mar 2, 2022

Daniel Harlan Broten, age 56 of Tower died unexpectedly march 2, 2022. He was born March 6, 1965 in Virginia, the son of Harlan and Adeline (Gust) Broten; was a graduate of Tower-Soudan High School, Vermilion Community College and Eveleth Vocational Technical College. Dan married his soulmate on July 6, 1991 in Tower.  He was...

Feb 28, 2022

Joshua Benjamin Stewart, age 33 of Detroit, died Monday, February 28, 2022 in Michigan. He was born September 20, 1988 in Virginia, Mn the son of Joseph and Diana (Dickson) Stewart. He was a graduate of Eveleth-Gilbert High School, attended Michigan Tech. and was a graduate of the University of North Dakota.

Josh worked as...

Feb 26, 2022

James Allan Hill, Sr. age 90, a lifelong resident of Soudan died Saturday, February 26, 2022 at the Essentia Health – Virginia Hospital. He was born November 30, 1931 in Soudan, the son of James A and Esther (Mackie) Hill.  He was a graduate of the Tower-Soudan High School and was an honorably discharged veteran of the...

Feb 26, 2022

Betty Lou Lubovich (née Betty Kozlik, 1931), age 90, passed away on February 26, 2022 in Hibbing, Minnesota. Betty was predeceased by her husband Lawrence Lubovich (1929–2007), her father Edward Kozlik(1895–1976) and her brother Donald Kozlik (1932–1952).

She is survived by her three children: Larry Lubovich of Mt. Iron, MN (Debbie Meyer, Becky Stajer); Corey...

Feb 21, 2022

Jamie Elroy Peterson, age 50 of Britt, died Monday, February 21, 2022 in his home of natural causes. He was born February 18, 1972 in Virginia, the son of Raymond Elroy and Mary Ann (Johnson) Peterson and attended Virginia High School.  Jamie was born in Virginia, and lived in Britt and Mountain Iron, prior to returning to...

Feb 21, 2022

Karen Lee Bovee, age 81, of Hibbing and formerly of Aurora died Monday, February 21, 2022, at The Emeralds at Grand Rapids.  She was born February 9, 1941, in Des Moines River Twp., MN, the daughter of Earl D. and Edna M. (Schellenberg) Mitchell.  Karen was united in marriage to Richard A. Bovee on August 5, 1994,...

Feb 20, 2022

John William Koski, age 86, longtime resident of Hibbing and formerly of Mass City, MI, died Sunday, February 20, 2022, at Guardian Angels Health & Rehabilitation in Hibbing.  He was born September 9, 1935, in Hancock, MI, the son of Toivo and Mary (Piipponen) Koski.  He was a graduate of Mass City High School and went on...

Feb 18, 2022

William Oscar "Bill" Swanson, age 70 of Hibbing died Friday, February 18, 2022 in Fairview Range Medical Center. He was born February 13, 1952 in Grand Rapids, the son of Oscar and Frances (Jensen) Swanson was a graduate of Greenway High School and earned his degree as a Heavy Equipment Mechanic. Bill married Grace Ranger on March...

Feb 16, 2022

Linda Carol (Block) Nequette was born in Minneapolis, MN on July 21, 1948 the daughter of Roy Block and Ramona Cloutier.  She grew up on the Island and graduated from Mound Senior High School in 1966.  She worked at Anchor Hocking in Minneapolis after high school and took many weekend trips to the Iron Range with friends....

Feb 14, 2022

Shirley May Chacich, age 92, longtime resident of Hibbing died Monday, February 14, 2022, at Guardian Angels Health & Rehabilitation in Hibbing.  She was born March 24, 1929, in Superior, WI the daughter of James and Ruby (Hoosier) McCain.  She was a graduate of Superior High School.  Shirley was united in marriage to John G. Chacich on...

Feb 12, 2022

Mark William Leino entered eternal life with his Savior on February 12, 2022 surrounded by his devoted family after a 5-week battle with covid. He was born August 4, 1961 in Two Harbors, MN the son of Floyd and Gail (Rengo) Leino. Mark's love of the outdoors began as a child, spending time with his family fishing,...

Feb 10, 2022

Verneal M. Kolstad, age 94 of Tower, and formerly of Virginia died Thursday, February 10, 2022 at Vermilion Senior Living in Tower. She was born June 20, 1927 in Monticello, MN the daughter of Harvey J. and Myrtle (Berthiaume) Elsenpeter. Verneal grew up on the family farm between Monticello and Big Lake and moved to Minneapolis at...

Jan 31, 2022

Maria Magdalena Reynolds (Wilson) passed away peacefully, on January 31, 2022 in Duluth, Minnesota, surrounded by her loving family.

Magdalena was born on November 23, 1938, in Santiago, Chile.  She graduated from the School of Sacred Heart.  She went on to attend the Red Cross School of Nursing in Santiago, Chile. In 1960 she took...

Jan 30, 2022

Steven Patrick "Steve" Nyberg, age 55 of Biwabik died unexpectedly Sunday, January 30, 2022 in his home due to cardiac arrest. He was born September 18, 1966 in Superior, WI the son of Keith and Carol (Platz) Nyberg, was a 1985 graduate of Virginia High School and a graduate of St. Cloud Technical College. Steve married Erin...

Jan 30, 2022

Dale Edward Metcalf, age 68, longtime resident of Meadowlands, MN, died Sunday, January 30, 2022 in his home.  He was born January 28, 1954, in Minneapolis, MN, the son of Edward C. and Jeanette M. (Fors) Metcalf.  He graduated from high school in Minneapolis.

Dale worked as a Bus Driver for DTA – retiring in...