Obituaries

Aug 29, 2016

1-888-579-7953 Code: 74804P

Steven Joseph Jones, age 54 of Virginia died unexpectedly on Monday, August 29, 2016 in Essentia Health- Virginia. He was born March 7, 1963 in Duluth, the son of David and Cora (Worrall) Jones and grew up in Duluth and Eveleth. Steve was a graduate of Eveleth High...

Aug 28, 2016

Eileen Ann Maratta, age 87 of Virginia, died Sunday, August 28, 2016 in the Virginia Care Center. She was born December 7, 1928 in Gaylord, MN the daughter of Charles and Lorna (Sylvester) Engdahl, and grew up in the Mankato area. Eileen married Jay N. Maratta on September, 1951 in Mankato and they lived in New York...

Aug 27, 2016

Geraldine "Jeri" Nelson, age 90 of Hibbing passed away peacefully, Saturday, August 27, 2016 at Heritage Manor in Hibbing. She was born January 8, 1926 in Hibbing, the daughter of Frank and Irene (Gustafson) Sedlock. Jeri attended Hibbing High School and married Ernest Nelson on December 12, 1947. She worked in the business office at the Hibbing...

Aug 25, 2016

Theodore F. Jeske, age 81, of Cook and formerly of Milwaukee, WI, Three Lakes, WI, and Virginia, MN, died Thursday, August 25, 2016, at the Cook Care Center. He was born April 19, 1935, in Milwaukee, WI, the son of Harry and Agnes (Wilkowski) Jeske. He graduated from High School and went on to attend the University...

Aug 25, 2016

Carey M. Folman, age 39, of Virginia and formerly of Soudan died Thursday, August 25, 2016, at her home. She was born November 15, 1976 at Barksdale AFB, Bossier City, LA, the daughter of Richard B. and Diane (Crayne) Johnson. She attended Virginia High School.

Carey worked as a retail clerk. She enjoyed sketching and...

Aug 22, 2016

Bernard Sotzsky, age 96, of Hibbing and formerly of Frederick, MD, Adelphi, MD, and Hyattsville, MD, died Monday, August 22, 2016, at his home with family by his side. He was born July 21, 1920, in Washington, DC, the son of Jacob and Sarah (Gamsen) Sotzsky. He graduated from Eastern High School in Washington, DC. Ben was...

Aug 21, 2016

Zora McKee, age 95, of Hibbing and formerly of Chisholm, Buhl, and California, died Sunday, August 21, 2016, at Guardian Angels Health and Rehabilitation in Hibbing. She was born February 21, 1921, in Buhl, MN, the daughter of Gabriel and Mildred (Kantar) Madrinich. She graduated from Buhl High School. Zora was united in marriage to Jim McKee...

Aug 18, 2016

Gladys Rusch, age 89 of Soudan, died Thursday, August 18, 2016 at Golden Horizons in Tower. She was born in Proctor on July 24, 1927 to Albert and Alma (Larson) Skog. She was a graduate of the Moose Lake High School and worked at Western Electric in Duluth. She married William Rusch on Nov. 29, 1957 in...

Aug 17, 2016

Robert Michael "Bob" Adams, , age 48 of Duluth, died Wednesday, August 17, 2016 in St. Luke's Hospice Care in Duluth. He was born September 12, 1967 in Cook, MN the son of Gordon and Martha Jane (Burnside) Adams, Sr. Bob grew up In Nett Lake and attended Orr High School. He was friendly, good natured, and...

Aug 15, 2016

Amanda Elizabeth Carlson, age 35 of Duluth died unexpectedly Monday, August 15, 2016. She was born September 3, 1980 in Hibbing the daughter of Greg and Leslie (Koch) Carlson. Amanda was a graduate of the Perpich Center for the Arts Education, Pine City Tech., Lake Superior College, and was currently studying at the University Minnesota Duluth. She...

Aug 14, 2016

Erdine Carol Wallner, age 75 of Virginia and formerly of Bruno and Austin, MN, died Sunday, August 14, 2016. She was born July 8, 1941 in Blooming Prairie, MN the daughter of Raymond and Helen (Beaver) Hansen and was a 1959 graduate of Askov High School. She married Gerald Wallner on July 31, 1959 in Austin, MN...

Aug 11, 2016

Ernest Arthur Lamppa, age 94, of Virginia and formerly of Embarrass died on Thursday, August 11, 2016, at Edgewood Vista in Virginia. He was born November 28, 1921, to Axel and Minnie (Hill) of Embarrass. He graduated from Embarrass High School, attended Eveleth Junior College and Duluth Business School. Ernie began his life long career...

Aug 9, 2016

Virginia H. Nelson, age 94, longtime resident of Virginia died Tuesday, August 9, 2016, at Essentia Health – Virginia. She was born May 16, 1922, in Duluth, MN, the daughter of Fred and Matilda (Carlson) Nelson. She graduated from Denfeld High School and went on to obtain her BS in Education from Duluth State Teacher's College, and...

Aug 2, 2016

Lucille Adelaide Morgan, age 96, long time resident of Virginia, Lake Eshquaguma, and Sun City Center, Florida, died Tuesday, August 02, 2016, with family at her side. She was born October 2, 1919, in Superior, WI, the daughter of Fred and Carrie (Moen) Wick. She graduated from Superior High School, and went on to receive her Nursing...

Jul 30, 2016

Bruce Mervin Lenka, age 80 of Britt, died Sat. July 30 at his home. He was born on Sept. 28, 1935 in Cook to Froley and Mona (Balke) Lenka. Bruce grew up in the Cook area and the Hibbing area; and was a 1953 graduate of Cook High School. He married Vera Person on June 12, 1958...

Jul 29, 2016

Lee Charles Schumacher, age 59 of Hibbing went home to be with the Lord on Friday, July 29, 2016 in his home with his family by his side. He was born May 19, 1957 in Minneapolis, MN the son of Maynard and Lila (Price) Schumacher and was a 1975 graduate of Aurora-Hoyt Lakes High School. Lee married...

Jul 18, 2016

Kendall A. "Kenny J." Johnson, age 73 a longtime resident of Babbitt died Monday, July 18, 2016 in the Carefree Living Center in Babbitt. He was born February 22, 1943 in Virginia, the son of J.A. and Georgina (Corrigan) Johnson, was a 1963 graduate of Tower – Soudan high school and the Virginia Junior College. Ken served...

Jul 16, 2016

Robert D. Baldrica, age 80 of Virginia died unexpectedly Saturday, July 16, 2016 in Essentia Health – Virginia. He was born October 10, 1935 in Hibbing, the son of Oreste and Mary (Tramontin) Baldrica, was a 1953 graduate of Chisholm High School and the University of Minnesota – Duluth with a degree in Music Education. Bob married...

Jul 11, 2016

Evelyn Irene (Carey) Hill, age 89 of Virginia, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, July 11, 2016 at Essentia Health, Virginia. She was born on March 21, 1927 the daughter of Charles and Adele (Salmi) Carey in Eveleth, Minnesota. After graduating from Eveleth High School in 1945 she had worked as a bookkeeper for...

Jul 2, 2016

1-888-579-7953 Code: 74804P

Herbert Eugene Young, age 81 of Embarrass died Saturday, July 2, 2016 in the Essentia Health Care Center – Virginia. He was born February 15, 1935 in Rochester, MN the son of Hubert and Edna (Morehead) Young, grew up in the Grand Rapids, MN area and moved to Embarrass in...