Obituaries

Oct 29, 2010

Violet Mathilda McCaffrey, age 80 of Mt. Iron, MN died Friday, October 29, 2010 in the Virginia Regional Medical Center. She was born November 25, 1929 in Sutton, Nebraska the daughter of Edward and Vero (Lange) Spangler, and was a 1947 graduate of Sutton High School. She met James Riley in Lincoln, NE, they were married in...

Oct 28, 2010

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Jerry Hakola, age 74 of Hibbing passed away Thursday, October 28, 2010 in the Guardian Angels Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born June 22, 1936 in Hibbing, the son of Rudolph and Lillian (Maki) Hakola and was a longtime Hibbing resident. Jerry was a 1955 graduate of Hibbing High School and...

Oct 22, 2010

Marcella "Marcy" Vandervort, age 85 of Virginia passed away, with her family by her side, on Friday, October 22, 2010 in St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth. She was born March 14, 1925 in Staples, MN the daughter of Edward and Sadie (Skjervem) Minette. Marcy attended Fertile High School and married Morris Vandervort on May 30, 1942 in...

Oct 20, 2010

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Edward Frank "Eddie" Stupca, age 53 of Virginia passed away peacefully Wednesday October 20, 2010. He was born February 17, 1957 in Virginia the son of Edward James and Margaret (Russ) Stupca and was a longtime Virginia resident. Eddie married Gail Nimps on January 19, 1980 in Virginia. Prior to...

Oct 13, 2010

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Carol Ann Schmid, age 90 of Kugler Township and Tower died Wednesday, October 13, 2010 in St. Michael's Health and Rehabilitation Center in Virginia. She was born May 3, 1920 in Duluth the daughter of Arthur and Mabel (Lee) Hendrickson and married Wendell Schmid on April 13, 1942 in Duluth....

Oct 11, 2010

Carmella (Carmie) Kure of Virginia, died Monday October 11, 2010 at St. Michaels Rehabilitation Center in Virginia after suffering from long battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was born on September 26, 1926 to Italian immigrants Donato and Incorgnota Debreto and was most proud of her Italian heritage. After graduation she went to Washington D.C., to work and support the...

Oct 8, 2010

Marvin Oscar Severson, age 79, of Kelly Lake, and formerly of Washington, DC, died Friday, October 8, 2010 in Hillcrest Alice in Hibbing. He was born March 16, 1931 in Hibbing, the son of Oscar and Margaret (Moe) Severson. He graduated from Hibbing High School and went on to attend Hibbing, Jr. College, and San Diego State University where...

Oct 7, 2010

Mom, Elsie Johnson, passed away October 7, 2010. She was almost a centurion resident of Virginia, born on October 21, 1913, in Embarrass, Mn. She was born to Finnish immigrant parents Simon and Selma Salo. She married Elmer Johnson (deceased 1957) in Virginia in 1932. She lived in her home at 505 2nd Street South for 73...

Oct 5, 2010

Madeline Amelia Wilcox, age 91, of Virginia, and formerly of Lake Vermilion, California, and Texas, died Tuesday, October 5, 2010 in the Virginia Convalescent Care Center. She was born June 7, 1919 in Battle Creek, MI the daughter of Henry and Margrethe Eichholz. She graduated from Cook High School and was united in marriage to Lawrence F. Wilcox on...

Oct 1, 2010

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Gerald Dwayne "Jerry" Mueller, age 75 of Lake Vermilion Tower died Friday, October 1, 2010 in St. Raphael's Health and Rehabilitation Center in Eveleth. He was born July 20, 1935 in Minneapolis, the son of George G. and Elenor (Herbranson) Mueller; attended Minneapolis Central High School and graduated from Northwestern Television and Electronics Institute. Jerry enlisted...

Oct 1, 2010

Glennys Giorgi, age 77 of Mt. Iron passed away Friday, October 1, 2010 in St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth. She was born May 11, 1933 in Clay County near Barnesville, MN, the daughter of Hartwell and Luella (Buttenhoff) Carr. Glennys was a graduate of Barnesville High School and Moorhead State Teacher's College. She was an elementary school...

Sep 29, 2010

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Don Roland Roddy, age 70, longtime resident of Iron, died Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at St. Michael's Health and Rehabilitation Center in Virginia. He was born August 25, 1940 in New Orleans, LA the son of James and Una (Faucheaux) Roddy. He graduated from High School and went on to serve in the US Air Force....

Sep 25, 2010

Biography Laura Aronen, age 91, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 25, 2010. She was born February 14, 1919 in Florenton, MN the daughter of Frank and Roosa (Perttu) Maki. Laura married Lawrence M. Aronen on September 8, 1940 in Virginia. She lived in Great Falls, MT for 13 years, in Florenton, MN from 1955...

Sep 24, 2010

Jeannine Yvonne Miskulin, 80, formerly of Hibbing, went home to Heaven at Edgewood Vista Assisted Living in Hermantown September 24, 2010, to spend eternity with her Lord Jesus Christ and all her precious loved ones waiting for her there. Jeannine was born on July 19, 1930 in Casey, Iowa to Elmer & Hazel Floyd. She graduated from Hibbing High...

Sep 21, 2010

Melvin R. Koski, age 83, passed away on Tuesday, September 21, 2010 in Madison. He was born in Eveleth, MN on June 10, 1927 the son of George and Anna (Johnson) Koski. Melvin was a 1945 graduate of Eveleth High School, graduated in 1947 from Dunwoody College of Technology and attended the University of Minnesota. During 1946-1947, he served...

Sep 13, 2010

Peter J. Thompson, 78, of Virginia, died September 13, 2010 in his home. He was born August 13, 1932, in Zim, the son of Peter and Milka Thompson, was a graduate of Cherry High School, and a U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean War. Peter married Elizabeth Montbriand on September 29, 1956, in Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church...

Sep 4, 2010

Biography Harriet Torrance, age 78, formerly of Crookston passed away peacefully on September 4, 2010 in Buhl, MN. She was born May 1, 1932 in Mentor, MN the daughter of Lloyd and Emma (Ramberg) Nicholson and grew up in Mentor. Harriet married Dale W. Torrance on June 24, 1951 and lived in the East Grand Forks area, Maple Lake,...

Sep 3, 2010

June Marie Dagen, age 74 of Tower died Friday, September 3, 2010 in the Virginia Convalescent Care Center. She was born March 26, 1936 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the daughter of Boyd and Evelyn (Lewis) Merriman. She married Orvan "Steve" Dagen on April 15, 1955 and was a homemaker. She enjoyed picking wild berries for jams and...

Aug 31, 2010

Biography Lily Marie Gustafson, age 101, lifelong resident of Hibbing, died Tuesday, August 31, 2010 in Guardian Angels Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born May 12, 1909 in Hibbing, the daughter of Oscar and Maggie (Nord) Johnson and grew up in Mahoning Location. She married Emil T. Gustafson in March of 1926 and was a homemaker and caregiver...

Aug 29, 2010

Michael Wayne Cuff, age 63 of Virginia died Sunday, August 29, 2010 at the family cabin in Melrude. He was born July 2, 1947 in Virginia, the son of Robert and Genevieve (Conaway) Cuff; and was a longtime Virginia area resident. Mike was a graduate of Virginia High School and the Eveleth Vo-Tech. He was employed as an Opthalmic...