Obituaries

Mar 29, 2020

Timothy R. Johnston, age 35, was called home to be with the Lord on March 29, 2020, at Essentia Health Virginia. Due to complications from his long battle with type 1 diabetes, since the age of 4, and kidney failure, since June 2015. Tim lived in Mt. Iron his entire life. He was born in Virginia to Roger and...

Mar 27, 2020

William Arthur "Bill" Wirkkula, Jr., age 95 of Hibbing died Friday, March 27, 2020 at Fairview Range Medical Center. He was born March 22, 1925 in International Falls, MN the son of Anna (Reinhold Anderson) Wirkkula and William A. Wirkkula Sr.  Bill married Edna L. Lassila on April 21, 1951 and was a longtime resident of Pool...

Mar 26, 2020

Gerald "Jerry" Allan Tekautz

Dec. 12, 1955 – March 26, 2020

Jerry Tekautz, age 64, of Virginia, died March 26, 2020 at Diamond Willow after a courageous battle with brain cancer.  He was born December 12, 1955 in Virginia.  Jerry was a graduate of Virginia High School, Mesabi College, the Eveleth and Hibbing Vocational Schools...

Mar 20, 2020

Earl Sunnarborg, former industrial arts teacher at Hibbing High School, passed peacefully away on March 20, 2020.  Born on June 1, 1935 in Cloquet, MN, he was one of eight children.  His life-long curiosity and passion for learning propelled him from graduation at Cloquet High School to a bachelor's in industrial education from UMD and through a...

Mar 19, 2020

Kathryn (Kathy) passed away on March 19, 2020 at Woodwinds Hospital in Woodbury, MN due to complications of a chronic illness. She was born on October 15, 1949 in Virginia, MN to Willard and Elsie (Matts) Esala. She graduated from Embarrass HS in 1967; and both Mesabi Community College & Hibbing Vocational Technical College with a degree...

Mar 9, 2020

Paige Sue Stewart, age 66 of Virginia died unexpectedly Monday, March 9 2020. She was born November 5, 1953 in Virginia, the daughter of John and Norma (Hanela) Bodovinac and was a graduate of Santa Rosa High School in Tucson, AZ. Paige was born into an Air Force family and has lived in Kansas, California, Arizona, North...

Mar 4, 2020

Gary L. Aslakson, age 69, of Hibbing and formerly of Burnsville, MN, died Wednesday, March 4, 2020, at Waterview Pines in Virginia.  He was born January 22, 1951, in Hibbing the son of Genford and Marcella (Wherland) Aslakson.  He was a graduate of Hibbing High School.

Gary was a working musician - playing guitar with...

Feb 28, 2020

Regina Elizabeth Johnson, age 94 of Ely passed away peacefully at Carefree Assisted Living in Ely on Friday, February 28, 2020.  She was born February 8, 1926 in Virginia, Minnesota, the daughter of Swedish immigrant parents Ernest and Anna (Nordstrom) Johnson. She was a graduate of Virginia High School and attended the University of Minnesota where she...

Feb 26, 2020

Richard F. Gregorich, age 78, of Virginia died February 26, 2020, in his home.  He was born August 27, 1941, to Philip and Ann (Perhai) Gregorich.  He was a graduate of Eveleth High School & Bemidji State University.

A private memorial service will be held at a later date.

Family services are provided...

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....