Anita Fierke
Mar 16, 2011
Biography Anita Adele (Hietala) Fierke, age 70, of Mt. Iron died Wednesday, March 16, 2011 (St. Urho's Day) in Heritage Manor in Chisholm. She was born January 25, 1941 in Duluth, MN, the daughter of Glenn and Elsie (Hill) Hietala. She graduated from Hibbing High School, and went on to attend Suomi College and Augsburg College. She was united...
George Yapel
Mar 11, 2011
George John Yapel, age 71 of Virginia passed away Friday, March 11, 2011 in St. Michael's Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born May 13, 1939 in Soudan, MN the son of Anthony F. and Barbara (Nemanich) Yapel. He graduated from Tower-Soudan High School in 1957, Ely Junior College in 1959 and the University of Minnesota –...
Edward Yanko
Mar 7, 2011
Edward Wesley Yanko, age 57, longtime resident of Hibbing, died Monday, March 7, 2011 in his home. He was born August 11, 1953 in Hibbing, the son of Clifford and Faye (Ganzer) Yanko. He was a graduate of Hibbing High School. Ed had worked for US Steel. He was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Hibbing....
Louise Carpenter
Feb 28, 2011
Louise H. Carpenter, age 78, of Hibbing died Monday, February 28, 2011 in St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth. She was born November 8, 1932 in Hibbing, the daughter of Harold and Helen (Maise) Christenson. She attended Hibbing Schools, and was united in marriage to Francis Pelkey, and later to Bruce Carpenter for 45 years. Louise enjoyed...
Delano "Del Kepler" Kepler
Feb 27, 2011
Delano Anthony "Del" Kepler, age 76 of Hibbing passed away Sunday, February 27, 2011 with his family at his side in the Heritage Manor Health Care Center in Chisholm. He was born January 5, 1935 in Hibbing, the son of Anthony and Selma (Lindgren) Kepler, and was a lifelong resident of Hibbing. Del was a graduate of...
Lillian Burnett
Feb 22, 2011
Lillian Bernice Burnett age 99 of Virginia died Tuesday, February 22, 2011 in the Virginia Convalescent Care Center. She was born June 7, 1911 in Virginia, the daughter of Omar and Anna (Olson) Hoffer and attended Mt. Iron Schools. She married John E. Burnett in Moorhead, MN and they resided in Cook and Virginia. Lillian was a...
Rebecca Ketola
Feb 18, 2011
Rebecca Mae (Aase) Ketola Age 82, passed away February 18 after living with ovarian cancer for two years. She was born on November 14, 1928 in Virginia, MN. She grew up on a farm at Bass Lake and graduated from Virginia High School. She attended Florida State University in Tallahassee and shared many wonderful stories about performing in the...
Nona Sakrison
Feb 18, 2011
Nona A. (Peterson) Sakrison, age 92, of Virginia passed away at the Virginia Convalescent Center on Friday, February 18, 2011. She was born June 25, 1918 in Virginia, the daughter of Alvin and Della (Hatcher) Peterson and was a graduate of Virginia High School and Virginia Junior College. Prior to WWII, Nona was a credit manager for the Sears...
Charlotte Cheever
Feb 17, 2011
Charlotte M. Cheever, age 84, of White Bear Lake, MN and formerly of Hibbing, died Thursday, February 17, 2011 in The Lodge of White Bear Lake. She was born April 7, 1926 in Starkweather, ND the daughter of Clifford and Gena (Rudd) Wesley. She graduated from Hibbing High School, and was united in marriage to Robert Cheever...
Garth Doig
Feb 16, 2011
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Garth D. Doig {Garth Taylor}, age 49 of Virginia, died Wednesday, February 16th in his home. He was born March 25, 1961 in Virginia, and was a longtime Virginia resident. Garth is survived by sisters: Marlene Doig of Virginia, Denise (Robert) Kinderman of Trego, WI, Yvonne (Kenny) Wenz of Minneapolis, MN, and Gretchen (Ray) Cesternos of...
Hazel Forsmark
Feb 8, 2011
Hazel Virginia Forsmark, age 89, longtime resident of Hibbing and formerly of Minneapolis died Tuesday, February 8, 2011 in the Fairview University Medical Center - Mesabi with family by her side. She was born January 18, 1922 in Chisholm, MN the daughter of Jacob "Daniel" and Matilda (Bye) Forsmark. She graduated from Hibbing High School in 1940...
Kent Collins
Feb 6, 2011
Kent C. Collins, age 88, of Floodwood and formerly of Denver, CO died Sunday, February 6, 2011 in the Chris Jensen Nursing Home in Duluth. He was born June 16, 1922 in Hibbing, the son of David T. and Hazel A. (Rawson) Collins. Kent was employed by the State of Colorado as an account technician for 35...
Marguerite Maki
Feb 5, 2011
Marguerite Elizabeth (Ogden) Maki Marguerite O. Maki passed away peacefully Saturday, February 5, 2011 in the Virginia Convalescent Center. She was born September 15, 1916 in Kankakee, IL the daughter of G.A. "Andy" and Lulu (Woodhouse) Ogden. She was a graduate of Hibbing High School, Hibbing Junior College, and the University of Minnesota with a Bachelors Degree in Library...
Timothy Ramsay
Jan 28, 2011
Timothy A. Ramsay Timothy Andrew Ramsay, 24, died Friday, Jan. 28, 2011, at the Fairview University Medical Center-Mesabi in Hibbing. He was born Feb. 25, 1986, at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C., to Charles and Elizabeth Ramsay of Virginia. At an early age, Tim was diagnosed with pervasive developmental disorder, with autistic traits, and dealt with many physical...
Eugene Josephson
Jan 26, 2011
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Eugene Paul "Gene" Josephson, age 75 of Virginia, died Wednesday, January 26, 2011, in St. Raphael's Health and Rehabilitation Center in Eveleth. He was born April 20, 1935 in Drummond, WI, the son of Emil Bernard and Marie (Johnson) Josephson and was a 1954 graduate of Drummond High School. Gene married Carol...
Shirley Lamppa
Jan 16, 2011
Shirley A. Lamppa, age 74 of Embarrass, passed away Sunday, January 16, 2011 in Willowood Memory Care in Eveleth. She was born August 30, 1936 in Iron River, WI the daughter of Almon Emmett and Ethel Rogers Stafford; and was a graduate of Iron River High School. She married William R. Lamppa on March 27, 1956; and they made...
Bruce Mckee
Jan 15, 2011
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Bruce Alexander McKee, of Virginia passed away Saturday, January 15, 2010. He was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario the son of Roy and Grace (Sutherland) McKee. Bruce married Barbara Love on September 20, 1963 in Thunder Bay; and they have made their home in Virginia for the past 32 years. Bruce is survived by his wife:...
Elizabeth "Elizabeth Joanne Surla" Surla
Jan 14, 2011
Elizabeth Joanne Surla, age 78, of Virginia, died Friday, January 14, 2011, in the Virginia Regional Medical Center. She was born January 22, 1932, in Eveleth, the daughter of Atry and Fay (Ilomaki) Ellison. She was a graduate of Eveleth High School, and married Miles Surla on June 10, 1948 in the Serbian Orthodox church in Chisholm. She worked...
Dr. George Ewens
Jan 14, 2011
George B. Ewens, MD, age 85, lifetime resident of Virginia died Friday, January 14, 2011 in St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth. He was born March 28, 1925 in Eveleth the son of Dr. Harry and Marguerite (Simpson) Ewens. He graduated from Roosevelt High School and went on to attend Virginia Jr. College, the University of Arizona,...
