Obituaries

Dec 11, 2009

John Boshey, Jr. age 69 of the Vermilion Reservation, died Friday, December 11, 2009 in the Ely Bloomenson Nursing Home. He was born April 18, 1940 on the Vermilion Reservation, the son of John and Beatrice (Redsky) Boshey, Sr and lived on the Lac La Croix Reservation, the Vermilion Reservation, and in Thunder Bay. John was employed as a...

Dec 8, 2009

Roger Carl Sundbom, age 74 of Virginia died Tuesday, December 8, 2009 in his home. He was born July 8, 1935 in Duluth, the son of Frans and Ruth (Pederson) Sundbom; and was a graduate of Proctor High School, Class of 1954. Roger married Teddi Fredrickson on April 6, 1957 and was a longtime resident of Virginia. He was...

Dec 7, 2009

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December 7, 2009 - December 7, 2009

George Edward Muck, precious infant son of Brandon and Tracy Muck passed away Monday, December 7, 2009 in the Virginia Regional Medical Center. George will be missed by all of his loving family: parents: Bandon & Tracy; grandparents: Gary (Roxann) Plombon of Mt....

Dec 4, 2009

Elmer A. Riser, age 90, longtime resident of Hibbing died Friday, December 4, 2009 in St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth. He was born April 14, 1919 in Grygla, MN the son of Oscar and Marie Riser. He attended school in Grygla and Cloverdale. Elmer Worked as a diesel mechanic retiring from Mesaba Construction following more than 20 years...

Nov 26, 2009

Casey Micheal Hartshorn, age 29 of Hibbing died Thursday, November 26, 2009 in the Fairview University Medical Center Mesabi. He was born September 18, 1980 in Minneapolis, the son of Charles Edward and Robin Elaine (Tawyea) Hartshorn, Jr. Casey was a longtime resident of Hibbing, had worked at the Salvation Army, and attended the Assemblies of God Church.. He...

Nov 26, 2009

Treveline C. "Trev" Nelson, age 91 of Hibbing passed away Thursday, November 26, 2009 at the Hillcrest Alice Residence in Hibbing. She was born in Woonsocket, South Dakota on March 9, 1918, the daughter of Lawrence and Hattie (DuBois) Morin. Trev graduated from Woonsocket High School and married Alfred Gervais in Sandstone, MN. They had two children Robert and...

Nov 17, 2009

Irene Paulson, 90, of Virginia passed away Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, surrounded by family at Heritage Manor in Chisholm, MN. Irene was born December 14,1918, to Nels and Mary Anderson. She was a graduate of Virginia High School, and united in marriage with Mr. Medford (Med) Paulson in November of 1940. Irene and Med spent many wonderful...

Nov 16, 2009

Biography Ruth Audrey Anderson, age 84 of Virginia, died Monday, November 16, 2009 in the Edgewood Vista Senior Living Center. She was born December 30, 1924 in Virginia, the daughter of Oscar and Mabel (Mobraten) Anderson. She was a 1942 graduate of Virginia Roosevelt High School and a 1944 graduate of Virginia Junior College. Ruth was a lifelong resident...

Nov 15, 2009

Emily Clare Peyla age 87, a lifelong resident of Tower, died Sunday, November 15, 2009 in Edgewood Vista Memory Care Unit in Virginia. She was born December 31, 1921 in Tower, the daughter of Emil August and Esther Victoria (Lofgren) Fredrickson. Emily attended Tower-Soudan Schools graduating in 1939 and then attended Business College in Minneapolis learning secretarial...

Nov 15, 2009

Whitney Lien Durbin, age 23, lifelong resident of Mt. Iron died peacefully Sunday, November 15, 2009 in her home. She was born June 7, 1986 in Hibbing, the daughter of Denise Fredrickson and Jeffrey Mikkola. She graduated from Virginia High School in 2007. Whitney was full of life and enjoyed reading books, listening to music, shopping, and visiting "grandma...

Nov 13, 2009

Douglas Wayne Knoop, age 74, of Hibbing died Friday, November 13, 2009 at home following his courageous battle with cancer. Wayne was born November 13, 1935 in North Hibbing, MN to Herman and Jeanne (Showers) Knoop. His early years were spent at Thistledew, MN where his father was a Forest Ranger. He attended Togo school until his father's transfer...

Nov 6, 2009

Douglas R. Winter, age 48, of Milwaukee, Wis. passed away unexpectedly on November 6, 2009. He was born on Sept. 14, 1961 to Douglas and Ruth Winter, who preceded him in death. He was a teacher in Milwaukee. He enjoyed music, boating, and photography. Douglas is survived by siblings Karla Winter-Schulz of Bonita, Calif., Victoria Winter of Appleton, Wis.,...

Nov 1, 2009

Danny Steven Sipola, age 56, of Clearwater, MN died Sunday, November 1, 2009 as a result of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. He was born June 12, 1953, the son of John and Jean (Halfors) VanDyk. He graduated from Gilbert High School, and went on to serve in the U. S. Air Force. He was married to Karen...

Nov 1, 2009

Kent Allen Maki, 70, of Sand Lake, Britt, MN was born on February 4, l939 in Buhl, Minnesota. He died unexpectedly on November 1, 2009, at his home. Ken was a l957 graduate of the Martin Hughes High School in Buhl. He attended Virginia Junior College for two years, then received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University...

Oct 30, 2009

John Francis O'Neil, age 77, of Meadowlands and formerly of Duluth died Friday, October 30, 2009 in St. Raphael's Health and Rehabilitation Center in Eveleth. He was born May 4, 1932 in Lake City, MN the son of LeRoy and Helen (Klinnert) O'Neil. He graduated from Sacred Heart Cathedral in Duluth. A veteran of the Korean War,...

Oct 21, 2009

Jean Pfremmer, age 87 of Virginia died Wednesday, October 21, 2009 in Edgewood Vista Senior Living Center in Virginia. She was born July 24, 1922 in Winona, MN the daughter of Charles Burr and Sarah Fern (Wilson) Hubbard. Jean married Herb Pfremmer on October 5, 1943 in Minneapolis and they moved to the Virginia area in 1951. Jean was...

Oct 18, 2009

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Francis (Frank) Joseph Mankus Frank died at home in Orr on Sunday, October 18, 2009. He was born at home in Buyck on January 29, 1932, to John and Anna (Laske Gruska) Mankus. He attended the Buyck School and graduated from Orr High School in 1950. He worked for his...

Oct 17, 2009

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Floyd Lee Mickle, age 97 of Tower died Saturday, October 17, 2009 in St. Michael's Health and Rehabilitation Center in Virginia. He was born November 21, 1911 in Pillager, MN the son of Bert and Maud (Lasher) Mickle. Floyd married Helen Kiger, and later married Clara (Gustafson) Rebro. He was...

Oct 15, 2009

Biography Carol Jo LaDean, age 52, of Virginia and formerly of Aurora died Friday, October 16, 2009 in the Virginia Regional Medical Center. She was born April 15, 1957 in Virginia, the daughter of Joseph and Rosella (Rittenour) Alich. She attended Mesabi East High School. Carol loved making handcrafts. Carol is survived by her mother: Rosella Alich; two sons:...

Oct 15, 2009

Norma "Audrey" Oakman, age 83 of Virginia, MN, passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2009 in the Virginia Convalescent Center, after a long illness. She was born June 16, 1926, in St. Cloud, MN the daughter of Wilfred and Helen (Asleson) Peterson. Audrey grew up and attended school in Kennedy, MN, where she was the Valedictorian of...