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Aubrey Ann Klingfus
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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Raymond "Ramo" Gentilini
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...
Alice Lorraine (Tuomi) Taylor
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...
Laverne "Lovie" (Soderholm) Spolar
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...
Arnold William Suihkonen
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...
Donald Joseph Manseau
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...
Judith K. Jensen
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,...
Angela L Kallio
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:...
Michael A. Salminen, Sr.
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...
Ralph A Carlson
Dec 26, 2019
Ralph A. Carlson, age 91, lifelong resident of Virginia died Thursday, December 26, 2019, at Essentia Health – St. Mary's in Duluth. He was born April 16, 1928, in Virginia the son of John and Borghild Carlson. He was a graduate of Virginia High School and went on to receive his BA from UMD. A veteran of...
Rachel E Anderson
Dec 16, 2019
Rachel E. Anderson, age 72, of Swan River, MN and formerly of Iron, MN, died Monday, December 16, 2019, at the Grand Itasca Hospital in Grand Rapids. She was born May 1, 1947 in Fergus Falls, MN, the daughter of Henry and Ellen (Pederson) Quernemoen. She was a graduate of Hillcrest Lutheran Academy in Fergus Falls. Rachel...
Agnes M Kirkeby
Dec 14, 2019
Agnes Miriam Kirkeby, age 98, lifelong resident of Hibbing, died Saturday, December 14, 2019 at New Journey Residence in Eveleth. She was born April 1, 1921 in Hibbing the daughter of Emil and Emma (Liimatta) Anderson. She was a graduate of Hibbing High School. Agnes was united in marriage to Sigvald Kirkeby on September 16, 1944 in...
Belva (Gulbranson) Larson
Dec 8, 2019
Belva Gulbranson Larson was born on September 1, 1924 to Elling Gulbranson and Sena Andrina (Gorvin) Gulbranson. She died peacefully at home surrounded by family on December 8 after a long battle with cancer. She was 95 years old.
Belva was raised on a farm near Bagley, MN. She went to grade school in Zerkel,...
Paula Marie Daniels
Dec 7, 2019
Paula Marie Daniels, age 47, of Chisholm and formerly of Babbitt and Buhl, died Saturday, December 7, 2019, at the University of Minnesota Hospital in Minneapolis surrounded by the ones that she loved. She was born July 11, 1972 in Hibbing the daughter of James and Dorothy (Rupp) Daniels. She was a graduate of Hibbing High School,...
Beverly Mae Koski
Dec 3, 2019
Beverly M. Koski, age 87, of Virginia and formerly of Rochester, MN, died Tuesday, December 03, 2019, at Edgewood Vista in Virginia. She was born January 23, 1932, in Brimson, MN, the daughter of Hjalmer and Maime (Nisula) Koski. She was a graduate of Biwabik High School and went on to receive her AA from The Minneapolis...
Lloyd William Anthony Show, Jr.
Dec 2, 2019
Lloyd William Anthony Show, Jr., age 61, of Keewatin and formerly of Eveleth and Virginia, died Monday, December 2, 2019, in Essentia Health – St. Mary's in Duluth. He was born February 2, 1958, in Flint, MI, the son of Lloyd W. and Helen M. (Matiever) Show, Sr. He was a graduate of Clio, MI High School...
Mona Adele (Workman) Panchot
Nov 27, 2019
Mona (Workman)  Panchot, a longtime resident of Hibbing died Wednesday, November 27, 2019. She was born March 30, 1929 in Puposky, MN, the daughter of Nathaniel and Lillie (Schwartz) Workman. Mona married Earl Harold Panchot, June 22, 1946 in Puposky, MN. She worked at Spies Super Value Grocery in Hibbing for many years. Mona was a member...
Jean C (Stettner) Schottmuller
Nov 22, 2019
Jean Schottmuller, age 77 of Virginia, died Friday, November 22, 2019 at home. She was born February 3, 1942 in St. Paul, MN, the daughter of Martin and Marie (Krech) Stettner. Her father died before she was born, and her mother was then married to Joseph Karp, the father that she knew. Jean was united in marriage...
Elizabeth Jane (Huhtala) Trenti
Nov 21, 2019
Elizabeth (Betty) Trenti, age 91, of Virginia and Sand Lake, Britt, MN, died peacefully in her sleep at Carefree Living, Virginia, on November 21, 2019.
Betty was born on June 9, 1928, the only child of William and Esther (Pudas) Huhtala. She grew up on the Northside of Virginia and graduated from Roosevelt High School (Class of...
James H. Robertson
Nov 21, 2019
James H. Robertson, age 98, longtime resident of Hibbing and formerly of Pittsburg, PA, Duluth, MN, and Hayes, KS, died Thursday, November 21, 2019, at Guardian Angels Health and Rehabilitation in Hibbing. He was born May 21, 1921, in Stockton, KS the son of James and Grace Mable (Woods) Robertson. He was a graduate of Stockton High...
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