Obituaries

Apr 14, 2014

Herbert F. Pfremmer passed peacefully on April 14, 2014. Herb was born and grew up in Minneapolis where he graduated from Roosevelt High School and enrolled in the University of Minnesota pursuing a medical career. When Pearl Harbor was attacked he decided he would rather be a hero than a doctor, enlisted as a naval aviator, and received training...

Apr 12, 2014

Janet Marie Lundmark, age 88, a longtime Virginia resident, died Saturday, April 12, 2014, in the Chestnut Grove Residence in Virginia. She was born November 20, 1925 in Rolfe, Iowa, the daughter of Luther and Sylva (Larson) Thompson, graduated Rolfe High School and Saint Olaf College in Northfield, MN. Janet's independent, determined spirit led her to Milwaukee, WI, for...

Apr 11, 2014

Send Flowers Joseph ""Grandpa Joe"" Alvin Johnson November 7, 1916 - April 11, 2014

Joseph Alvin Johnson, 97 years 4 months and 11 days (Known to the family as Grandpa Joe) joined his eternal family in heaven on April 11, 2014. Joe was born to Anton & Anna Johnson on November 7th, 1916 in Norman County, Mn....

Apr 11, 2014

Elizabeth Gunvor Kelk, 78, of Side Lake, MN and Scottsdale, AZ, died peacefully Friday, April 11th after a long battle with cancer. She was born in Tromsø, Norway in 1935, where she lived until graduating from nursing school. After working in Chicago, IL, she accepted a position in Toronto, Canada, where she met and married Douglas Kelk. They lived...

Apr 8, 2014

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Daniel Lee Greiner, age 59, longtime resident of rural Eveleth and formerly of Hibbing, died Tuesday, April 8, 2014, in his home following a 5 year battle with cancer. He was born December 7, 1954, in Virginia, MN to Robert L. and Jean (McKibbon) Greiner. He graduated from Hibbing High...

Apr 6, 2014

Arrangements are Pending

Apr 6, 2014

John E. "Archie" Moore, age 82, of Buhl and formerly of Hibbing, Keewatin, Bovey and Grand Rapids, died Sunday, April 6, 2014, in cornerstone Villa in Buhl. He was born August 18, 1931, in Grand Rapids, the son of Clifford and Daisy (Crowe) Moore. He graduated from Grand Rapids High School and later went on to attend Itasca Community...

Apr 4, 2014

LuLu Jane LaKosky Brown, Virginia's beloved "Orangie", age 76 of Virginia, died Friday, April 4, 2014 at St. Michael's Health and Rehabilitation Center in Virginia. She was born July 31, 1937 in Indianapolis, IN, the daughter of Ollie Mae Wheeler and Robert Robbins. She grew up with her sharecropper grandparents in Mississippi and graduated from High School in Lambert,...

Apr 4, 2014

Sharon Lea Kvilvang, age 77, longtime resident of Hibbing and formerly of Detroit Lakes, MN died Friday, April 04, 2014, in her home with family at her side. She was born May 15, 1936, in Audubon, MN the daughter of Eivind and Myrtle (Kohler) Ode. She moved to Lake Park, MN with her parents in 1948, where...

Mar 30, 2014

Sophie Dorothy Krize, age 98, longtime resident of Virginia and formerly of Fairbanks, AK, died Sunday, March 30, 2014, in the Virginia Convalescent Care Center. She was born June 6, 1915, in Biwabik, MN the daughter of Frank and Mary (Schriner) Pedric. She attended school in Biwabik, and was united in marriage to Frank S. Krize on July 25,...

Mar 30, 2014

Send Flowers Tracker Alden Johnson

November 26, 2013 - March 30, 2014

Tracker Alden Johnson, 4 months old, was greeted in Heaven on March 30, 2014, by The Lord and his family members who have gone on ahead of him. He was born November 26, 2013, in Minneapolis, MN with very rare heart defects. Tracker...

Mar 30, 2014

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James Robert Macomber, age 66 of Tower passed away Sunday, March 30, 2014 in his home after a courageous battle with ALS. Jim was born August 19, 1947 in Soudan, MN the son of J. Harold "Mac" and June (Johnson) Macomber. He was a graduate of Tower-Soudan High School, Vermilion...

Mar 17, 2014

Ellen Mae Cogger, age 84 of Mountain Iron died Monday, March 17, 2014 in the Solvay Hospice House in Duluth. She was born October 9, 1929 in the family home on Snowball Lake near Calumet, MN the daughter of Joseph and Mary Medich; and married William Cogger, Sr. on August 13, 1949. Ellen was a homemaker who cherished time...

Mar 17, 2014

VERNON MIKE JORDAL Vernon Mike Jordal passed away on March 17, 2014 at Essentia Health Medical Center in Virginia, MN. Mike was born on September 13, 1920 in Buffalo Center, Iowa to Edward and Ida (Thompson) Jordal. He graduated from Buffalo Center High School, from Valparaiso Technical Institute and from the Milwaukee School of Engineering. Mike served in the...

Mar 15, 2014

Lloyd E. Johnson, age 87, of Duluth and formerly a longtime resident of Hibbing, died Saturday, March 15, 2014, in his residence with family at his side. He was born June 14, 1926, in Hibbing the son of Carl and Clara (Rice) Johnson. He graduated from Hibbing High School and went on to attend Northwestern Vocational in Minneapolis for...

Mar 9, 2014

Sigrid E. Gabrielson, 91, passed away Sunday, March 9, 2014, in Burnsville, Minn. Sigrid was born January 24, 1923 in Cook, to Nestor Olaf Erickson and Hulda Erickson. She graduated from high school in Virginia, Minnesota, where she met and married her husband, Henry Gabrielson. They were married September 26, 1948, in Virginia. She was a homemaker, and enjoyed...

Mar 6, 2014

Raymond Frank Pelkey, age 71, of Buhl and formerly of Hibbing died Thursday, March 6, 2014, in the Solvay Hospice House in Duluth. He was born January 1, 1943, in Pine River, MN, the son of Ernest and Geneva (Kinning) Pelkey. He graduated from Nashwauk High School and went on to complete the Drafting program at Staples Technical College....

Mar 5, 2014

Anthony Thomas Poderzay, age 92, lifelong resident of Soudan died Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 at his home. He was born January 4, 1922, in Soudan the son of Anton and Caroline (Erchul) Poderzay. He graduated from Tower-Soudan High School. A Veteran of the US Army, Tony served as part of the 754th Field Artillery Battalion in the European Theatre...

Mar 3, 2014

Lois Ramona Johnson, age 88, of Virginia, died Monday, March 3, 2014 in St Michael's Health and Rehabilitation Center in Virginia. She was born Sept. 20, 1925 in Dalton, MN, the daughter of Raymond and Carrie (Searles) Torgerson. She married Almon Johnson on June 11, 1947 in the Thordensjold Church in Underwood, MN. Lois worked at the Cluett Peabody...

Mar 2, 2014

BEVERLY FLOYD KOSMACH Beverly Floyd Kosmach, 83, of Virginia, passed away peacefully Sunday, March 2, 2014 at Diamond Willow Assisted Living in Mt. Iron Minnesota. She was born on August 2, 1930, in Eveleth, the daughter of Cecil and Lillian (Klemetsmo) Floyd. Beverly grew up in Eveleth and was a 1948 graduate of the Eveleth High School. After graduation...