Obituaries

Mar 14, 2017

Send Flowers Sharen Mae Kivimaki

December 12, 1947 - March 14, 2017

Sharen Mae Kivimaki 69 years, 3 months & 2 days…died at 11:00 am Tuesday, March 14 at Washington Manor. Sharen was born to Elmer & Laura Mae (Lokinen) Kivimaki on December 12, 1947 in Virginia, MN. A memorial service will be...

Mar 13, 2017

Doris Ann Kochaver, age 85 of Mt. Iron – South Grove died Monday, March 13, 2017 in St. Michael's Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born May 29, 1931 in Deer Creek, MN the daughter of Harold and Mildred (Arbuckle) Bemus and was a 1949 graduate of Deer Creek High School. Doris was a longtime...

Mar 8, 2017

Charles F. Meyer, 90, a longtime resident of Chisholm, died Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at the Fairview Range Hospital in Hibbing. He was born March 27, 1926, in Duluth the son of Godlob and Marina "Mary Jane" (Van Rossum) Meyer. He attended school in Duluth, and went on to attend the Duluth Business School. A...

Mar 7, 2017

Send Flowers Raymond Obert Coan April 28, 1936 - March 7, 2017

Raymond Obert Coan, age 80 of Embarrass died Tuesday, March 7, 2017 surrounded by his family. He was born April 28, 1936 in Pennington County, MN the son of John and Clara (Bye) Coan. Raymond grew up in Goodridge and moved to the...

Mar 1, 2017

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Victor R. Werth, age 71, longtime resident of Kelly Lake died Wednesday, March 1, 2017, at his apartment in Hermantown. He was born February 6, 1946, in Hibbing the son of Harry and Etta (Nohrenberg) Werth. He graduated from Hibbing High School. A Veteran of the United States...

Feb 22, 2017

Darin Lee Anderson, age 56, lifelong resident of Virginia died Wednesday, February 22, 2017 in Essentia-Virginia Care Center. He was born January 11, 1961 in Virginia, the son of Rodney and Mary Kay (Gustafson) Anderson and was a graduate of Virginia Roosevelt High School. Darin was a gifted organist and pianist, who played at area churches. He...

Feb 21, 2017

Errol Glenn Hietala, age 73, lifelong resident of Hibbing died Tuesday, February 21, 2017, at his home with family at his side. He was born June 13, 1943, in Duluth the son of Glenn and Elsie (Hill) Hietala. Errol went to school in Hibbing. He served in the 194 Armor division of the Minnesota Army National Guard....

Feb 15, 2017

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Alfred Golden, age 79 of Tower died Wednesday, February 15, 2017 in Essentia - St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth. He was born October 3, 1937 in Virginia, the son of Alfred and Irene (Hoffman) Golden and was a graduate of Mt. Iron High School. Al served in...

Feb 9, 2017

Bernard Michael (Bernie) O'Leary, age 74 of the Vermilion Reservation – Tower died peacefully Thursday, February 9, 2017 in his home, surrounded by his family. He was born February 20, 1942 in Cloquet, MN the son of Thomas and Susan (Day) O'Leary. He grew up on the Bois Forte Reservation, attending Nett Lake and Orr Schools. His...

Feb 9, 2017

Dushan, "Duke" Tintor, lifelong resident of Hibbing died Thursday, February 9, 2017, at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth. He was born June 7, 1925, in Pool Location the son of Eli and Helen Tintor. He attended Hibbing High School. A Veteran of the US Navy, Duke served in the Pacific Theatre during WWII. Duke was united in...

Jan 30, 2017

Everett Lee Gillen, age 22 of Mahtowa and formerly of Virginia died Monday, January 30, 2017 at home of complications of Muscular Dystrophy with his mother and step-father by his side. He was born February 21, 1994 in Bangkok, Thailand the son of Timothy and Lynne (Dick) Gillen. Everett was a 2012 graduate of Virginia High School,...

Jan 24, 2017

Dorothy Eloise Harley, age 95 of Tower died Tuesday, January 24, 2017 in Golden Horizons Assisted Living Center. She was born January 26, 1921 in Ainsworth, Iowa, the daughter of George and Eathel (McElwain) Trotter. Dorothy married Dwight L. Harley on July 24, 1940 in Ainsworth, IA. They lived in Ainsworth, Des Moines, and many places and...

Jan 22, 2017

Nina Suihkonen Obituary:

Nina Skjold Anderson Suihkonen, 91, of Virginia, MN died January 22, 2017. She was born on December 28, 1925 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the first daughter of John & Hazel Skjold. She taught elementary school students in Karlstad, MN where she met her first husband, Milton Anderson, and they were married on June...

Jan 20, 2017

Gaynard Strong "Ah-Kway-We-Dung", age 66 of Vermilion Reservation – Tower died Friday, January 20, 2017 in his home, under the care of Essentia East Range Hospice. He was born October 1, 1950 in Cloquet, the son of Albert and Ruthann (Boshey) Strong, grew up in Nett Lake, and was a longtime resident of the Vermilion Reservation. Gaynard...

Jan 13, 2017

Greta Marlene Ocklind

Greta Marlene Ocklind, 84, passed away January 13, 2017 at her home in Virginia. She was born June 16, 1932 in Virginia, MN, the daughter of Carl Hugo Ocklind and Adeline Katherine Johnson Ocklind.

She was a 1950 graduate of Virginia Roosevelt High School, and a 1952 graduate...

Jan 11, 2017

Iris E. Sherman, age 94, of Hibbing and formerly of International Falls, died Wednesday, January 11, 2017, at Guardian Angels Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hibbing. She was born November 12, 1922, in Ft. Frances, Ontario. Iris graduated from Hibbing High School and went on to attend Beauty College in Duluth. A Veteran of the US Navy,...

Jan 10, 2017

Mary E. Casto, age 55, of Chisholm, MN died Tuesday, January 10, 2017, at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth. She was born May 10, 1961, in Elko, NV, the daughter of James C. Jr. and Enola (Lyon) Overholser.

Mary worked as a homemaker and enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren and collecting clocks....

Jan 8, 2017

David. Thodal, age 63, of Virginia and formerly of Belgrade, MT, died Sunday, January 8, 2017, while out skiing on the Big Aspen Trails. He was born September 5, 1953 in East Long Meadow, MA, the son of Laurence and Joyce (Johnson) Thodal. He attended school on East Long Meadow, and the University of Maine. David was...

Dec 30, 2016

Marjorie E. Giorgi, 77, longtime resident of Mt. Iron, died Friday, December 30, 2016, at St. Michael's Health and Rehabilitation Center in Virginia. She was born July 28, 1939 in Coleraine, MN, the daughter of Theodore and Agnes (Olin) Haverkost. Marge was united in marriage to the great love of her life, James R. Giorgi, on May...

Dec 28, 2016

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Marina Gertrude Ridgeway, 82, passed away on December 28th, 2016, at the Greenview Residence in Hibbing, with family at her side. She had been bravely fighting alzheimer's disease and other health issues over the past several years.

The life story of our mother is that of a Canadian hometown queen...