Obituaries

Feb 24, 2020

Melvin Edward Scofield, age 84, longtime resident of Hibbing died Monday, February 24, 2020, in his home with family at his side.  He was born March 28, 1935, in Hibbing the son of Rome and Ella (Sjoholm) Scofield.   He attended school in Togo and Alango.  Mel was united in marriage to Shirley Anne Graham on January 6,...

Feb 23, 2020

Harold C. Wentland, age 85, longtime resident of Hibbing, died Sunday, February 23, 2020, at St. Luke's Medical Center in Duluth.  He was born March 15, 1934, in Charles Mix County, SD, the son of Paul and Hannah (Pedersen) Wentland.   Harold was a veteran of the US Marine Corps.  He was united in marriage to Dorothy Myears...

Feb 23, 2020

Marion Faith Lind, age 62, a longtime resident of Virginia died Sunday, February 23, 2020 at Essentia – St. Mary's, Duluth. She was born April 2, 1957 in Virginia, the daughter of Arne and Tyne (Maki) Alto and was a Mountain Iron High School graduate. Marion was a homemaker for many years, and later worked for Fingerhut...

Feb 17, 2020

Our family sadly lost a great man on Monday, February 17th, 2020.  Mark Andrews passed away after a four-year battle with Multiple Myeloma.  He fought this disease with incredible strength, courage, and positivity.  He was born January 6, 1963 in Duluth, the son of Donald C. and Joan (Nienaber) Andrews, and married Debra Boril on September 4,...

Feb 17, 2020

Robert Warren Jensen, age72, lifelong resident of Hibbing died Monday, February 17, 2020, at his home with family at his side.  He was born December 1, 1947, in Hibbing the son of Wallace and Irene (Johnson) Jensen.  He was a graduate of Hibbing High School and the Hibbing Vo-Tech Electrician's Program.  He was united in marriage to...

Feb 11, 2020

Linda Mae Hendrickson, age 80 of Britt died unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 11, 2020. She was born August 14, 1939 in Ashland, the daughter of Alton and Phyllis (Coons) Bovee, was a graduate of Hibbing High School Class of 1957 and attended secretarial school. She married Carl Hendrickson on May 30, 1959 at First Lutheran Church in Hibbing. Linda...

Feb 11, 2020

Rhonda Balfour, 55, passed away on February 11, 2020 after a year-long battle with ovarian cancer, surrounded by her family in Rochester, Minnesota.

Rhonda was born in Muncie, Indiana on February 27, 1964 as the fourth child of Mary and Wayne Aldred. She spent her formative years in Arcadia, Indiana before her family moved Arizona....

Feb 7, 2020

Alice Ruby Mallick, age 69 a lifelong resident of Chisholm, died Friday, February 7, 2020 in Essentia St. Mary's Medical Center, Duluth. She was born June 5, 1951 in Hibbing the daughter of Robert and Phyllis (Couch) Dixon and earned an AA in nursing from Hibbing Community College. Alice married Joesph James "Jim" Mallick on January 15,...

Feb 5, 2020

Glenn Orin Graber, age 63 of Hibbing and formerly of Detroit Lakes, Willmar, and Shakopee, died Wednesday, February 5, 2020, at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND.  He was born December 31, 1956, in Hibbing the son of Reuben and Winnifred (Osterdyk) Graber.  He was a graduate of Hibbing High School and Hibbing Jr. College.

Glenn...

Feb 2, 2020

Clement E. "CJ" Kerr, Jr., age 60, longtime resident of Hibbing died Sunday, February 2, 2020 in his home with family at his side.  He was born June 1, 1959, in Hibbing the son of Clement and Rosemary (Bottoms) Kerr.  He completed the program for Maintenance and Metal Trades from Hibbing Vo-Tech.

CJ worked as...

Feb 2, 2020

Kim Marie Berg, age 60, lifelong resident of Hibbing died Sunday, February 2, 2020, at Essentia Health – St. Mary's in Duluth.  She was born January 23, 1960, in Hibbing the daughter of Van and Mary (Olson) Berg.  She was a graduate of Hibbing High School, and went on to complete the Travel Agent coursework in Minneapolis....

Jan 30, 2020

Aubrey Ann Klingfus, age 14, lifelong resident of Virginia unexpectedly became an angel on Thursday, January 30, 2020, at Essentia Health in Virginia, due to ongoing health issues.  She was born July 26, 2005, in Hibbing the daughter of Ashley Rinell and Derek Klingfus.  She was in the 9th Grade at Mt. Iron-Buhl High School.

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Jan 27, 2020

Raymond Louis "Ramo" Gentilini, age 62 of Virginia died unexpectedly Monday, January 27, 2020 in his home. He was born August 27, 1957 in Virginia, the son of Raymond Angelo and Shirley (Rajala) Gentilini, was a graduate of Virginia High School and attended Hibbing Community College. Raymond worked at US Steel Minntac, LTV Steel, worked with HVAC...

Jan 23, 2020

Alice Lorraine Taylor, age 85 of Tower died, Thursday, January 23, 2020 in Essentia Health Virginia Care Center. She was born January 31, 1934 in Van Etten, New York, the daughter of Henry and Karin (Roikka) Tuomi, and the family moved to rural Tower when Alice was a child. She was a graduate of Tower-Soudan High School...

Jan 17, 2020

Laverne "Lovie"  Spolar, age 93 of Virginia, died Friday, Jan.17, 2020 at Edgewood Vista in Virginia.  She was born November 19, 1926 in Biwabik, the daughter of John and Lydia (Soderholm) Johnson, and lived there until 11th grade.  During WWII, she worked for the Navy as a clerk typist in Washington, D.C.  She married George Spolar on...

Jan 14, 2020

Arnold William Suihkonen, age 87 of Kinross, died Tuesday, January 14, 2020 in the Cook Care Center. He was born December 28, 1932 in Virginia, the son of John Iver and Olga Marie (Johnson) Suihkonen, was a 1950 graduate of Mt. Iron High School and a graduate of the Gale Institute in Minneapolis. Arnold served in the Unites States...

Jan 14, 2020

Donald Joseph "Donny" Manseau, age 73 a lifetime resident of Virginia died Tuesday, January 14, 2020 in the Waterview Woods Care Center. He was born May 8, 1946 in Virginia, the son of H. F. and Mildred (LaFond) Manseau, Jr. and was a 1965 graduate of Virginia Roosevelt High School. Donny was an entrepreneur, owning and operating...

Jan 8, 2020

Judith Kay Jensen, age 72, longtime resident of Hibbing died Wednesday, January 8, 2020, at the Fairview Range Medical Center in Hibbing.  She was born April 5, 1947, in Wadena, MN the daughter of Bernard and Evelyn (Koria) Nylund.  Judy attended Hibbing High School.  She was united in marriage to Robert Warren Jensen on April 16, 1966,...

Jan 2, 2020

Angela L. Kallio, age 47, of Hibbing and formerly of Biwabik died Thursday, January 2, 2020, at her home.  She was born August 19, 1972, in Chisholm the daughter of Ronald and Nancy (Tolonen) Shepersky.  She attended school in Chisholm, and received her LPN certification from Eveleth Community College.

Angela is survived by her children:...

Dec 30, 2019

Michael Anthony Salminen, Sr., age 90, of Bovey and formerly of Hibbing died Monday, December 30, 2019, at Kylar Glen Hospice House in Grand Rapids, MN.  He was born July 26, 1929, in Hibbing the son of Vern and Mayme (Collyard) Salminen.  He was a graduate of Hibbing High School.

Michael was the Owner/Operator of...