Obituaries

May 5, 2016

Adell Adeline "Granny" Dunda, age 84, lifelong resident of Chisholm died Thursday, May 05, 2016, at the Fairview Range Medical Center in Hibbing. She was born July 2, 1931, in Wyandotte, MI, the daughter of Manley and Ellen (Rushlow) Fryckman. She graduated from Chisholm High School. Adell was united in marriage to Michael Dunda on September 30,...

May 5, 2016

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William Joseph "Bill" Boril, age 84 of a lifelong resident of Virginia and Lake Vermilion, died Thursday, May 5 in the Cook Hospital. He was born March 19, 1932 in Virginia, the son of J.C. and Edith (Anderson) Boril; was a 1951 graduate of the Virginia Roosevelt High...

Apr 30, 2016

Robert Eugene "Bob" "Tap" Tapani, age 87 of Virginia, died Saturday, April 30, 2016 in his home, with family at his side. He was born Sept. 30, 1928 in St. Paul, MN, the son of Tauno and Pearl (Boggie) Tapani. He married Vera Clark in Long Beach, CA on June 13, 1955 and...

Apr 28, 2016

Robert Earl "Bob" Jordan, age 79 of Eagle's Nest Twp. died unexpectedly on Thursday, April 28, 2016. He was born March 4, 1937 in Urbana, IL the son of Harold and Margaret (Jackson) Jordan and graduated from High School in Champaign, IL in 1955. He earned a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Illinois Champaign, a Master's...

Apr 26, 2016

Jeffrey Scott Barry, age 44, of Hibbing and formerly of Minneapolis passed away unexpectedly on April 26, 2016. He was born June 21, 1971, in Minneapolis the son of Judith Peterson and later was adopted by Judith's husband Ronald Barry. He grew up in Minneapolis and South Carolina, and graduated from Anoka High School in 1990. He...

Apr 24, 2016

Edward James Cox, Jr., age 82, lifelong resident of Hibbing and Side Lake, died Sunday, April 24, 2016, at Chris Jensen Nursing Home in Duluth. He was born October 26, 1933, in Hibbing the son of Edward, Sr. and Anna Cox. He graduated from Hibbing High School. Edward was united in marriage to Dorothy Mattson on June...

Apr 23, 2016

Henry Douglas Ryberg, age 65 of Virginia, died Saturday, April 23, 2016 peacefully in his home. He was born September 13, 1949 in Princeton, MN the son of Ardner and Hazel (Jensen) Ryberg and was a graduate of Cherry High School and the Eveleth Vocational Technical College. Henry lived in Princeton, Embarrass, and Iron prior to moving...

Apr 18, 2016

Biography

Helen Elizabeth Oja, 93, died peacefully on April 18, 2016.

She was born in Hibbing on September 10, 1922 to John and Signe Elisabeth Jungarå Bloomquist, immigrants from Jeppo, Finland. John and Signe were Swedish-speaking Finns who first settled in Butte, Montana, then moved to Minnesota. John died in 1926; Signe passed...

Apr 17, 2016

Gladys Lillian Martinson Tanem, age 94 of Hibbing died Sunday, April 17, 2016 at Guardian Angels Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hibbing. She was born July 30, 1921 in Marsh Grove Township, Marshall County, Minnesota the seventh child of John and Martha (Matison) Martinson and attended Karlstad Schools. Gladys married Arne E. Tanem on August...

Apr 14, 2016

Robert John "Sarge" Jylha, age 81 of Hibbing died Thursday, April 14, 2016 in Guardian Angels Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born July 14, 1934 in Virginia, the son of Fred and Leone (Kehoe) Jylha and attended Virginia Roosevelt High School. Robert was a long time resident of both Hibbing and Virginia and spent some time...

Apr 11, 2016

Eino Alexander Suihkonen, age 89, of Virginia and formerly of the Tower area, passed away Monday, April 11, 2016. He was born July 19, 1926, in Biwabik, MN, the son of John and Anna Maria (Linnamaki) Suihkonen of Embarrass, MN. Eino was united in marriage to Ann Barbara "Lolly" Frazee on June 18, 1949 in Tower. He...

Apr 11, 2016

Vanessa Annette Adams, age 33 a longtime resident of Tower and Virginia, died tragically on Monday, April 11, 2016 as the result of injuries sustained in automobile accident near Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born October 25, 1982 in Virginia the daughter of Vernon and Cynthia (Boshey) Adams and was a graduate of Tower-Soudan High...

Apr 7, 2016

Elizabeth Lucille Negley, age 79, died Thursday, April, 7, 2016, at Carefree Assisted Living in Babbitt, MN. She was born July 16, 1936, in Minneapolis, MN, the daughter of Theodore and Elise (Fay) Almquist. She graduated from St. Francis High School. Beth was united in marriage to Gordon L. Negley on March 21, 1959, in Columbia Heights,...

Apr 7, 2016

Beverly A. Stahl, age 84, lifelong resident of the Virginia and Britt area, died Thursday, April 7, 2016, at Carefree Assisted Living in Cook. She was born April 19, 1931, in Virginia, the daughter of Christian and Louise (Hendrickson) Jensen. She graduated from Virginia High School. Bev was united in marriage to Donald A. Stahl on February...

Apr 4, 2016

Patricia Hautamaki Engman, longtime resident of Virginia passed away peacefully at age 94 on Monday, April 4, 2016 at the Fitzgerald Nursing Home in Eveleth. She was born November 3, 1921 daughter of Stuart and Myrtle (Rundgren) Murray in Virginia, MN; was a graduate of the Virginia High School class of 1939, and the St....

Mar 30, 2016

Raymond A. Koski, age 71, lifelong resident of Hibbing died Wednesday, March 30, 2016, at Cornerstone Villa in Buhl. He was born October 12, 1944, in Minneapolis the son of Laurie and Teckla (Johnson) Koski. He graduated from Hibbing High School. Ray was united in marriage to Linda Koski on November 2, 1965, in Hibbing.

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Mar 28, 2016

Ruth Miriam Dosen, age 90, longtime resident of Hibbing died Monday, March 28, 2016, at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth. She was born September 19, 1925, in Chisholm, MN, the daughter of Victor and Miriam (Laine) Zarich. She graduated from Hibbing High School and went on to Attend Waldorf College and Bemidji State University. She was united...

Mar 27, 2016

Lloyd "Bernie" Lamppa, age 89, of Virginia and formerly of Babbitt, MN, and Grand Island, NE, died Sunday, March 27, 2016 at Essentia Health Virginia Care Center. He was born October 30, 1926, in Embarrass, MN, the son of Richard and Rose (Rapinoja) Lamppa. He attended Embarrass High School. Bernie was united in marriage to...

Mar 24, 2016

Gregory John Peterson of Cook, MN was called home to the Kingdom of God on March 24, 2016 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 60 years old. Greg was born on December 29, 1955 the son of James "Red" and Sue (Thompson) Peterson. He was their first born child. During his lifetime, Greg was employed...

Mar 19, 2016

Darryl Robert Folman, age 64 of Embarrass, died Saturday, March 19, 2016 unexpectedly in his home. He was born September 26, 1951 in Virginia, the son of William and Mildred (Wiitala) Folman. Darryl was a 1969 graduate of Virginia High School and enjoyed playing hockey in school. He was an honorably discharged Army veteran of the Vietnam...