Obituaries

Apr 2, 2021

Richard Paul Lowen, age 93 of Hibbing died Friday, April 2, 2021 in his home. He was born July 26, 1927 in Grand Forks, ND the son of Clarence and Marie (Mattson) Lowen and lived in Grand Forks, Fargo, Rugby, and Two Harbors prior to moving to Hibbing in 1946. Richard was a 1946 graduate...

Apr 1, 2021

Shawn David Ryan, age 33, of Mt. Iron and formerly of Hibbing died Thursday, April 1, 2021, at his home.  He was born December 17, 1987, in Hibbing, MN, the son of Alan T. and Gail J. (Edwards) Ryan.

Shawn worked at L&M Radiator.  He enjoyed baseball and loved animals.

Shawn is survived...

Mar 31, 2021

Bruce Alexander Nelson, age 84, of Grand Rapids and formerly of Hibbing and Burnsville, MN, died Wednesday, March 31, 2021, at Sugar Brook Villa in Grand Rapids.  He was born June 5, 1936 in Minneapolis, the son of Berthal A. and Borghild F. "Freddie"(Huseth) Nelson.  He was a graduate of Minnehaha Academy and went on to receive...

Mar 28, 2021

Allen Michael "Mikey" or "Burt" Phillips, age 34 of Pengilly; died Wednesday, Mach 31, 2021 in Essentia-St. Mary's Medical Center. He was born July 18, 1986 in Tampa, Fl. the son of Thomas A. Oberstar and Linda C. Phillips and they returned to Hibbing in 1999. Mikey was employed by L&M Radiator, SIM Supply, Dozer's, The Brickyard, MJs's, and...

Mar 28, 2021

Rosemary Shirlee Caddy, age74 of Crosby, died Sunday, March 28th, 2021. She was born in Carlton, MN on February 24, 1947, the daughter of Kenneth and Marylis (Mitchell) Johnson.

Rose was employed as the City Clerk of Ironton for over 33 years; prior to that, she worked at Scorpion Industries and Hallett Construction of Crosby....

Mar 27, 2021

Myra Kathryn Pritchard, age 101 died Saturday, March 27, 2021 in Cornerstone Villa in Buhl. She was born May 29, 1919 in Aitkin MN the daughter of Edward and Rhue (Young) Groh; was a graduate of McGregor High School, Class of 1937, and the Minnesota School of Business. Myra was employed as a bookkeeper by the Grand Rapids Hospital...

Mar 24, 2021

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Mar 22, 2021

Katherine Ann "Kathy" Moe, age 78, of Hibbing died Monday, March 22, 2021 in Augustana Care Health and Rehabilitation of Apple Valley. She was born April 29, 1942 in Hibbing the daughter of Fred and Rauni (Walto) Salmi; was a graduate of Hibbing High School and the Duluth Business University. Kathy married Myron "Mickey" Moe on June 2, 1962...

Mar 21, 2021

Patrick John Voss, 73 of Virginia, passed away on Sunday, March 21st, at Essentia-St. Mary's Duluth.  Born on July 5th, 1947, in Virginia, MN to Frederick (Jack) and Roberta Voss, Pat grew up in Hoyt Lakes and was a 1965 graduate of Aurora-Hoyt Lakes High School.

After graduation, Pat attended St. Cloud State...

Mar 17, 2021

Carol Janet (Anderson) Erickson, age 93, of Hermantown and formerly of Virginia, died Mar. 17, 2021, at Edgewood Vista in Hermantown.

Carol Janet (Anderson) Erickson, age 93, of Hermantown and formerly of Virginia, died March 17, 2021, at Edgewood Vista in Hermantown.  She was born in 1927, the daughter of Carl and Gendina...

Mar 13, 2021

Richard "Dick" Lind hauled his final load on March 13, 2021.  Dick was born on May 21, 1934 in Hibbing, MN to Howard and Lydia.  He was born into a family of 9 siblings and he cherished them all.

He retired from Cummins Diesel and also operated is gravel business: Lind's Sand and Gravel, his...

Mar 10, 2021

Patricia G. Wynne, age 77, of Virginia and formerly of Albuquerque, NM, died Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at Essentia Health- Virginia.  She was born March 23, 1943 the daughter of Robert and Vietta (Laur) Wynne.

Patricia worked as a wax modelmaker making wax sculptures to be made into pewter castings.  She enjoyed reading, gardening, and...

Mar 4, 2021

Cameron Dean Lundblad, age 49, of Virginia and formerly of Hibbing, MN, died Thursday, March 4, 2021, in his home.  He was born March 8, 1971 in Rawlins, WY, the son of Walter and Francine (Cameron) Lundblad.

Cameron is survived by his sister: Tami (Allyn) Denny of Olathe, KS; brother: Jason (Tami) Lundblad of Hibbing;...

Mar 4, 2021

John Edward Turk of Lake Vermilion, Tower passed away surrounded by family at Abbott Heart Hospital on March 4, 2021.

John was born September 26, 1946 in Hibbing, Minn. to Henry and Elaine (Deger) Turk.  He was joined in marriage to his best friend, Sally Trenti, at their home on September 17, 2011.

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Mar 3, 2021

Samantha Lee Sandberg, 33, of Virginia, died tragically on Wednesday, March 3, 2021.

Sam was born January 19, 1988 in Mankato, MN, the daughter of Tracy Sandberg and Timothy Schneider.  In 1992 the family moved to Hibbing, where she went to school and graduated in 2007.

Sam enjoyed crafting and coloring, music and...

Feb 27, 2021

Chad David Sandnas, age 40 of Hibbing died tragically Saturday, February 27, 2021 in a snowmobile accident on Lake of the Woods. He was born September 16, 1980 in Virginia, MN the son of Kevin and Kathy (Ollila) Sandnas and grew up in Britt. Chad married Heather Jorgenson on June 27, 2009 in Biwabik, MN. They lived...

Feb 25, 2021

James (Jim, Jimmy, Sig, Siggy, WDGVW) Robert Dall, 78, loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, cousin and friend, passed away on Thursday, February 25, 2021, after an 8-month battle with vascular dementia. Jim was born on September 24, 1942, in Virginia, MN, to George and Ruth (Peterson) Dall. He was the fourth of the couple's nine...

Feb 19, 2021

Jamie Marie Holmes of Duluth was born on July 16, 1981 in Virginia MN to Tom and Jeris (Lax) Holmes and died on Friday, February 19th at the age of 39.  Jamie was a spitfire with an attitude of "I can do this" from the day she was born as a preemie at 2½ pounds.  As the...

Feb 13, 2021

John W. Shadle, III, age 80, longtime resident of Britt died Saturday, February 13, 2021, at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth.  He was born February 27, 1940, in Pittsburgh, PA, the son of John W., II and Jean (Alexon) Shadle.  John was a graduate of Virginia High School and went on to study accounting at UMD.   He...

Feb 8, 2021

Richard John "Dick" Gentile, age 85 of Hibbing died Monday, February 8, 2021 in his home. He was born September 9, 1935 in Keewatin, MN the son of John Joseph and Charlotte (Fiorini) Gentile; graduated from Keewatin High School, Hibbing Junior College North Dakota State University with a degree in Pharmacy. Richard served in the United States Army as...