Obituaries

Apr 12, 2026

Richard Paul Obidowski, age 84 of Eveleth, died Sunday, April 12, 2026 at St. Mary's Essentia Hospital in Duluth.  He was born on June 8, 1941 to Frank and Alice (Trygg) Obidowski in Virginia.  He was a 1960 graduate of Cook High School.  After high school, Dick served in the U.S. Navy, and then married Carol Sue...

Apr 10, 2026

Kristen Mae Sellman, age 34, of Hibbing and formerly Bovey, died Friday, April 10th, 2026. She was born September 23rd, 1991, in Fargo, ND, the daughter of Douglas "Doug" and Pamela "Pam" (Loland) Barsness. She was a graduate of Greenway High School, class of 2010.

Kristen worked at Hibbing Walmart, as a Personal Care Aide,...

Apr 7, 2026

Thomas H. Sampson, age 85, lifelong resident of Hibbing, MN died Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at Guardian Angels Health and Rehabilitation Center.  He was born October 6, 1940, in Hibbing, the son of Albert P. and Helen E. (Barach) Sampson.  He was a graduate of Hibbing High School.  Thomas was united in marriage to Nancy Stavn on...

Apr 7, 2026

Graveside services for Dani Wellander and Ileeta Wellander will be held at 10:00 am on Friday, July 17, 2026 at Lakeview Cemetery in Tower. A time of fellowship will follow at the First Baptist church in Cook.

Dani Paul Wellander, 64, of Soudan died on April 7, 2026.  Dani was born to Paul...

Apr 6, 2026

Lynne Marie Altuvilla, age 69, of Oak Park Heights and formerly of Hibbing, died peacefully Monday, April 6, 2026.  She was born March 21, 1957, in Chisholm, MN, the daughter of Harold "Babe" and Julia "Juka" (Terzich) Altuvilla.  She was a graduate of Hibbing High School, class of 1975.

Lynne worked at Hibbing Electronics, Rainbow...

Apr 5, 2026

Patricia Diane Ridgeway, age 61, died on Sunday, April 5, 2026, while at home, due to complications from health issues.  She was born on March 17, 1965, in Salem, Missouri.  She was the youngest daughter of David and Marina (Margetts) Ridgeway.  While growing up she and her family lived in Missouri, New Mexico, and then Minnesota where...

Mar 27, 2026

Thomas "Tom" Allen Majkich passed away on March 27, 2026, at Fairview Range Medical Center, with his family by his side.

Tom was born on December 4, 1956, in Hibbing, Minnesota, to Arlene (Aho) Majkich and Mike Majkich. He attended Hibbing schools, graduating in 1975, and went on to study in the Electronics Program at...

Mar 27, 2026

Darlene Louise (Gentile) Turja, age 83 of Virginia, MN died Friday, March 27, 2026 in Edgewood Senior Living Center. She was born July 22, 1942 the daughter of Orlando and Frances (Novakovich) Gentile. Darlene married Thomas John Turja on August 29, 1961 in Virginia. She was employed as a school aide for 40 years. Darlene was a...

Mar 25, 2026

Bruce Gerlach of Virginia, MN, and formerly of Lake Vermilion and Mesa, AZ, passed away peacefully on March 25, 2026, surrounded by his family at St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth, MN.

He was born on July 27, 1944, to Cletus and Edna Violet (Rasmusson) Gerlach in McGrath, MN. He grew up in Moorhead, MN and graduated...

Mar 17, 2026

Marshawne Renae Dorstad Geisdorf, 54, passed away March 17,2026 at her home in Aurora, MN.  Surrounded by family and friends.  Her family called her Shawne for short.  Shawne was born on July 4th, 1971, at St Joseph's Hospital in Brainerd, MN to Aller Dorstad and Karen Dorstad Bovee.

Shawne graduated from Mesabi East High School...

Mar 15, 2026

Norman John Skur, aged 78, of Virginia, Minnesota died on Sunday March 15, 2026, at The Waterview Pines in Virginia. He was born on January 11, 1948, to George and Alice (Johnson) Skur. Norm graduated from Cook High School in 1966. On February 8, 1969, he married the love of his life Faith Svedberg in Cook, MN....

Mar 14, 2026

Molly A. "Toots" Korpi, 94 of Soudan, passed away with her son Michael by her side on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at the Vermilion Senior Living in Tower, MN.

She was born on November 6, 1931, in Ely, MN, the daughter of Louis and Anna (German) Fink, Sr.  She graduated from Ely Memorial High School...

Mar 12, 2026

Patricia Lavonne Helmberger, age 90, died peacefully on March 12, 2026, in Tower, Minn. having suffered for several years with a series of health complications.

Patricia, who went by Pat, was born on July 22, 1935, in Lengby, Minn., the youngest of six children born to William and Eva Stave (Hilliard). Both her father and...

Mar 6, 2026

James "Jim" Anderson passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on March 6, 2026. Born and raised in Tower, Minnesota, Jim moved with his family to West Virginia, Minnesota in 1951, before returning to Tower in 1957, which was his lifelong home.

He started his career as a delivery driver for Lamppa's Dairy, then joined...

Mar 6, 2026

It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of  Colleen Marie Rahier, age 73, of Chisholm Friday, March 6, 2026, in her home with family at her side.  She was born August 31, 1952, in Hibbing, the daughter of Kenneth and Darlene (Berg) Willett.  She grew up in Angora and Hibbing, then raising her family...

Mar 1, 2026

Michael August Tuomala Jr died one day short of his 87th birthday. He passed away peacefully on Sunday March 1, 2026 after a long journey with cancer. "Little Mickey" was born on March 2, 1939 to Michael August Sr and Violet (Korpi) Tuomala. He was the proud father to Laura (Scott) Shikowsky, Michael G. Tuomala, Pamela (Rick) Walton and...

Feb 24, 2026

Linda K. Carpenter, age 80, passed away peacefully on February 24, 2026, surrounded by her family at her home.  She was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in November of 2024.  She fought like a warrior.

She was born May 20, 1945, in Hibbing, the daughter of Carroll "Lindy" and LaMae (Belschner) Schloesser.  She was a graduate...

Feb 22, 2026

Carla Ruth Squires 85, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on Sunday, February 22, 2026, at River Grand Assisted Living in Grand Rapids, MN.

Carla was born in Buyck, MN on January 2, 1941, to Carl and Margaret (Ross) Hanson. She grew up in Buyck, graduated from the Orr High School in 1959 and completed...

Feb 21, 2026

Coleen Euphrosyne Summers peacefully passed away on Saturday February 21, 2026, at the age of 62. She was born on May 17, 1963, in Chicago, IL, to Dale and Arlene (Lehtonen)

Coleen cherished her family and friends, always lending an ear to listen or a hand to help. Known for her love of music, animals,...

Feb 19, 2026

John M. Bratt - beloved husband, father, and grandfather - peacefully left this world February 19, 2026.  Born in Eveleth, MN on May 8, 1935 to Lawrence and Leone Bratt, John was a 1953 graduate of Eveleth Highschool and went on to earn a Mining Engineering degree at the University of Minnesota.

John married Mary...