Obituaries

Jun 23, 2017

Dainis Zelenko, age 78 of Hibbing and formerly Tower – Lake Vermilion, died Friday, June 23, 2017 in his home surrounded by his family. He was born May 31, 1939 in Ventspils, Latvia, the son of Peter and Vera (Rieksts) Zelenko. He was a 1957 graduate of Proviso East High School in Chicago, earned a B.S. degree...

Jun 21, 2017

Donald C. Elmquist, age 90, longtime resident of Hibbing, died Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at St. Raphaels Health & Rehabilitation Center in Eveleth, MN. He was born March 19, 1927 in Kensington, Minnesota, the son of Alfred and Betsy (Mithun) Elmquist. He attended high school in Kensington, Minnesota. On February 19, 1949 he married Deloris Ann Nelson...

Jun 16, 2017

Visitation Friday June 30, 2017 , 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM at Bauman-Cron Funeral Home Chapel

Jun 12, 2017

Shannon Lee {Driscoll} Williams, age 47 of Two Harbors died unexpectedly on Monday, June 12, 2017 in St. Luke's Medical Center in Duluth. She was born March 4, 1970 in Virginia, MN the daughter of Terry and Jeanne (Stepan) Driscoll, was a graduate of Tower-Soudan High School and the University of North Dakota. Shannon married Darren Williams...

Jun 11, 2017

Mary Ann Rathbun, age 95, a longtime resident of Hibbing died peacefully in her sleep Sunday, June 11, 2017 in Edmond, Oklahoma. She was born February 1, 1922 in Duluth, MN, the daughter of Henry Frank and Gertrude Pauline (White) Storms and graduated from Duluth Central High School. Mary was united in marriage to Robert Cecil Rathbun...

Jun 7, 2017

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Julia "Juka" Altuvilla, age 85, of Hudson, WI, and formerly long-time resident of Hibbing died Wednesday, June 7, 2017, at St. John's Hospital in Maplewood, MN. She was born May 16, 1932, in Hibbing the daughter of Dan and Mary (Jaksich) Terzich. She graduated from Hibbing High School....

Jun 6, 2017

Lloyd Wilfred Lofback, 92 years, passed away peacefully following a short battle with pancreatic cancer on Tuesday, June 6, the day after his 92nd birthday at Diamond Willow Assisted Living in Mt. Iron.

Lloyd was born on June 5, 1925 in Virginia, Minnesota to Lillian (Karvonen) and Wilfred Lofback, the oldest of two...

Jun 2, 2017

Gary P. Neari, 71, of Virginia, MN, passed away on Friday, June 2, 2017 at home under hospice care in Virginia, MN surrounded by his family.

Gary was born on January 29, 1946 to Fred and Florence (Carlson) Neari. Gary graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1965. He worked at Minntac for 46...

May 20, 2017

Joseph T. Matanich, age 76, longtime resident of Mt. Iron, died Saturday, May 20, 2017, peacefully with family at his side. He was born October 21, 1940, in Grand Rapids, MN, the son of Nick and Rose (Kovacevich) Matanich. He graduated from Greenway High School and went on to receive his Bachelor's degree in Education from Bemidji...

May 19, 2017

William R (Schukie) Schuknecht, 90, long time resident of Virginia, formerly of Chicago, died Friday, May 19 2017, at the Eveleth Fitzgerald Nursing Home in Eveleth. He was born Nov. 7, 1926 in Chicago to Edward and Lillian (Borchert) Schuknecht. Bill graduated from High School in South Chicago, later attending Mesabi Community College upon moving to Virginia....

May 16, 2017

David E. Sunnarborg, age 58, longtime resident of Eden Prairie, MN, and formerly of Hibbing died Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, MN. He was born September 27, 1958, in Hibbing the son of Earl and Shirley (Jarvis) Sunnarborg. He graduated from Hibbing High School and went on to attend...

May 16, 2017

Dung Ngoc Tran, age 49 of Virginia died Tuesday, May 16, 2017 in Essentia St. Mary's Health Care Center in Duluth. He was born June 29, 1967 in Vinh Long, Vietnam and has lived in Saigon, Vietnam, Duluth, MN and Minneapolis prior to moving to Virginia. Dung was employed as a cook at the Saigon Café.

May 16, 2017

Alvin John Peterson, age 69 of Virginia died Tuesday, May 16, 2017. He was born June 5, 1947 in Virginia, the son of Edwin Jon and Anna Helen (Moscatelli) Peterson and was a graduate of Virginia High School and the Eveleth Vocational Technical College. Alvin was married to Elaine Margaret Hyrkas, and was a lifelong...

May 14, 2017

Herman Henry Hyvonen, age 66 of Mountain Iron died unexpectedly on Sunday, May 14, 2017. He was born December 1, 1950 in Virginia, the son of Raymond and Rommel (Kern) Hyvonen and was a graduate of the Eveleth Vocational Technical College. Herman married Nancy Blight on February 8, 1985 in the Sand Lake Chapel and...

May 14, 2017

Snowden Elizabeth Johnson-Bothwell, age 7 of Hibbing died tragically on Sunday, May 14, 2017 as the result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. She was born December 11, 2009 in Virginia, the daughter of Charles Bothwell III and Christa Johnson. Snowden was in the 1st grade at the Parkview Elementary School in Virginia....

May 13, 2017

Joyce Elaine Wessman, age 82 of Virginia died Saturday, May 13, 2017 in the Cornerstone Villa in Buhl. She was born November 30, 1934 in the More Hospital in Eveleth, the daughter of Walfred and Helmi (Kippola) Ornberg, was a 1952 graduate of Alborn High School and attended Duluth Business School. Joyce married Jorma Oscar Wessman on...

May 10, 2017

John Arthur Shoden, age 69, of Modesto, CA, passed away May 10, 2017, at his home unexpectedly of natural causes. For the past 45 years he had worked for Basic Resources, Inc., and the Reed Family. He was Vice President, Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer for more than twenty years – having started as an accounting clerk...

May 9, 2017

Esther A. Anderson, age 97, a longtime resident of Hibbing died Tuesday, May 9, 2017. She was born March 31, 1920 near Buck Lake – Nashwauk the daughter of Elias and Eva (Ostrom) Kortes Aho. Esther married Adolph Anderson on August 7, 1937 in Hibbing and was employed in the housekeeping department at the Hibbing...

Apr 27, 2017

Thomas W. Maki, age 78, lifelong resident of Hibbing died Thursday, April 27, 2017, at his home with family at his side. He was born June 1, 1938, in Hibbing the son of Jalmer and Eleanor Gardner Maki. He graduated from Hibbing High School, Hibbing Junior College and later from The Graduate School...

Apr 27, 2017

Madeline G. Kerola, age 93, of Virginia died Thursday, April 27, 2017, at the Eveleth Fitzgerald Nursing Home with family at her side. She was born September 18, 1923 in Eveleth the daughter of George and Ann (Olsen) Moe. She graduated from Gilbert High School and went on to attend Virginia Jr. College and the Presbyterian Hospital...