Obituaries

Oct 22, 2019

Beverly Jean Olson age 81 of Virginia and formerly of Palm Bay, FL, died Tuesday, October 22, 2019 in the Waterview Pines. She was born January 3, 1938 in Eveleth, the daughter of Frank and Mary (Champa) Ambrosh, was a graduate of Eveleth High School and received a Bachelor's Degree from Rollins College in Winter Park, FL. Bev was...

Oct 14, 2019

June Peller Moe, age 96 formerly of Wolf ,  Eveleth and Minneapolis, died Monday, October 14, 2019 in North Memorial Hospital in Robbinsdale. She was born June 29, 1923 in Minneapolis, the daughter of Joseph and Elsie Mae (Weatherwax) Collins and was a graduate of Eveleth High School and Junior College. June earned a Bachelor's degree in Nursing and...

Oct 14, 2019

Harlow Marie Lynn Wright

On October 14, 2019, as a result of Chromosome 15 complications, Harlow Marie Lynn Wright got her angel wings shortly after coming into the world.

She is survived in death by her parents Amanda Kamencik and Lucas Wright (Virginia, MN), sisters Madeline (Iowa), Milana and Neah, brother...

Oct 14, 2019

Helen Copperud Marconett was born on March 21, 1922 to Sigurd and Hilma (Hendrickson) Copperud.  She grew up in Virginia, MN, and graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1939 and Virginia Junior College in 1941.  She continued her education, leaving Virginia for Baltimore, MD, enrolling in and graduating from the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing in 1944....

Oct 12, 2019

Curtis A. Harris, age 77, of Virginia and formerly of Babbitt and Ely, died Saturday, October 12, 2019, at the Boundary Waters Care Center in Ely.  He was born November 20, 1941, in Bemidji, MN the son of Woodrow and Evelyn (Lease) Harris.  He was a graduate of Ely High School.  Curtis was united in marriage to...

Oct 11, 2019

Leigh Ann Surla, age 62, lifelong resident of Eveleth and the surrounding area, died Friday, October 11, 2019, at St. Luke's Hospice in Duluth.  She was born March 25, 1957, in Virginia the daughter of Arlen and Carol (Jeffery) Swanson.  She was a graduate of Aurora-Hoyt Lakes High School, and the Eveleth Vo-Tech.

Leigh Ann...

Oct 4, 2019

Mildred Alice Matthew

Mildred (Milly) Matthew, 97 of Hibbing, MN passed away peacefully on October 4, 2019 at Heritage Manor in Chisholm, MN.

Milly was born on August 17, 1922 to Art and Esther Hill in Hibbing and graduated from Hibbing High School in 1940.  She worked as a typist/secretary in...

Sep 28, 2019

Greg Paul LaFreniere, age 57 of Hibbing and formerly of St. Louis Park, MN died Saturday, September 28, 2019 with his family by his side. Greg was born October 11, 1961 in Hibbing, the son of Vernon and Doris (Edstrom) LaFreniere. He lived in Hibbing, Jamestown, Brooklyn Park, Plymouth, and St. Louis Park prior to returning to Hibbing. Greg...

Sep 23, 2019

Roger Dale Berglund, M.D., age 77 of Lake Vermilion-Soudan and Mountain Iron died Monday, September 23, 2019 in his Mountain Iron home. He was born August 17, 1942 in St. Paul, MN the son of Dale E. and Edythe (Newman) Berglund. Roger graduated from Washburn High School, Minneapolis in June 1960 and enrolled in the Institute of...

Sep 12, 2019

Melvin William Hintz Jr., age 72, of Tower, MN passed away Thursday, Sep 12, 2019 surrounded by family at his daughter's home in Brooklyn Park, MN. Mel was born Feb 14, 1947 in Fond du Lac, WI the son of Melvin and Arleen (Fink) Hintz, Sr. He graduated from West High School in Green Bay, WI, obtained...

Aug 27, 2019

Doris L. Klancher, age 97, lifelong resident of Hibbing died Tuesday, August 27, 2019, at Hillcrest Alice in Hibbing.  She was born March 21, 1922, in Hibbing the daughter of Alvin and Lilli (Christianson) Strehlow.  She attended the North Hibbing Schools.  She was united in marriage to Eddie Simonich in 1943, and following his death to Frank...

Aug 17, 2019

Raymond Boshey, age 89 of Bois Forte Vermilion Reservation, Tower, died Saturday, August 17, 2019 in his home.  He was born December 13, 1929 on the, Tower, the son of Thomas and Josephine (Burnside) Boshey.  He attended High School and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.  He served as a maintenance man for the...

Aug 11, 2019

Doris Winneferd Setterlund, age 96, passed away on Sunday, August 11, 2019, at Edgewood Vista in Virginia, MN.  Doris was born on May 14, 1923 in Hibbing, MN.

She grew up on a little farm in Superior, WI, with her parents and sister, Millie, where they raised Chow dogs. This was the beginning of Doris's...

Jul 26, 2019

Janice Mae Tuominen, age 77, longtime resident of Hibbing died Friday, July 26, 2019, at Heritage Manor in Chisholm.  She was born January 9, 1942 in Fosston, MN the daughter of Clarence and Bernice (Olson) Ekeberg.  She was a graduate of Fosston High School.  Janice was united in marriage to Paul Tuominen on February 20, 1960 in...

Jul 18, 2019

Aune Violet Kangas, age 93 of Hibbing died Thursday, July 18, 2019 in St. Luke's Hospital with her family by her side. She was born March 17, 1926 in Hibbing, the daughter of David and Hanna (Kallio) Aho and was a graduate of Hibbing High school. Aune worked for Consolidated Aircraft in San Diego CA, and for...

Jul 17, 2019

Thomas George Sampson, 69, of Keewatin, died July 17th at Guardian Angels, with his family at his side, succumbing to Lewy Body Dementia.

He was born on December 20, 1949, in Hibbing, to George T and Mary (Pasich) Sampson.  He graduated from Hibbing High School and attended and graduated from both the Hibbing...

Jul 13, 2019

Helen Marie Sigler, age 96, of Fredericksburg, VA, and formerly of Sacramento, CA, and Hibbing, MN, died Saturday, July 13, 2019, in Fredericksburg.  She was born November 12, 1922, in Brainerd, MN, the daughter of Joseph E. and Lola M. (Basset) Janowiak.

Helen worked as a homemaker and also as a store clerk for The...

Jul 11, 2019

Rosemarie Bolden, age 74, of Hibbing and formerly of Germany, Kentucky, and Oklahoma, died Thursday, July 11, 2019, at the Fairview Range Medical Center in Hibbing.  She was born March 13, 1945, in Wiesbaden, Germany the daughter of Hans and Anna Schlemmer.  She attended school in Wiesbaden.  Rosemarie was united in marriage to Jerry L. Bolden on...

Jul 10, 2019

Alberta J. "Bird" Smith, age 68, of Sun City, AZ, and formerly of Hibbing, passed Wednesday, July 10, 2019, surrounded by loving family, in Hibbing.  She was born May 3, 1951, in Hibbing the daughter of Maurice and Emily LaTendresse.  She attended school in Hibbing.  Bird was united in marriage to Durl "Red" Smith in Las Vegas,...

Jul 4, 2019

Judith (Judi) Rose Sellman was born on June 1, 1947, in St. Paul, Minnesota the daughter of Rev. Lloyd and Vera Zaudtke and passed away on July 4, 2019, in Dodge City Kansas when returning to Hibbing for the summer from Sun City, Arizona.

Judi graduated from Kennedy, MN, High School...