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Linda Louise Luomala died Monday, April 3, 2023, but not before writing her own obituary: I was born Feb. 1, 1946, to two wonderful parents, Gerhardt and Dagmar Dallmann. I had five great sisters, Caroline (Donald) Bong, Bernice (Robert) Haagensen, Bette Wiita, Sandra (Billy) Jones and Wendy (Buddy) Dressen. I still have two great brothers left, Richard (Janice) Dallmann and Roy (Donna) Dallmann, and and one super-great little sister, Rhonda (Keith) Dennis. I married Bruce Lind in 1964. We had...
Melvin Lester DeFoe, 82, passed away surrounded by his loved ones until the very last moment on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Cloquet. He was one of 13 children - born to Joseph and Elizabeth (Colburn) DeFoe on June 12,1940. He was a proud member of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. When Melvin was 6 years old he and his siblings attended Pipestone Indian Boarding School, in Pipestone, Minnesota. He completed elementary school there, then returned home and attended Cloquet public...
John W. Geving, 86, of Esko passed away Friday, March 31, 2023, peacefully at home. He was preceded in death by three sons, John, Tim and Lorn. He is survived by his wife, Linda; daughter, Shawna (Justen) Grimm; son Robert (Sandi) Geving; stepdaughter, Kandi (Paul) Banks; stepson, Mike (Denise) Freeman; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services will be held at a later date....
Daniel Leonard Kamunen, Sr. of Littleton, Colorado and originally from Cloquet, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on March 26, 2023, at age 83. He was born July 8, 1939. Dan was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, friend and neighbor. Dan was a proud man, the son of Finnish immigrant parents who worked hard to provide for his family. He retired from Conoco Marketing after 35 dedicated years with the company. In his later years, he enjoyed working as a course...
Thomas W. "Tommy" Plankers, 27, of Cloquet passed away April 1, 2023, at home after a six-year battle with epilepsy. Tommy was born Dec. 4, 1995, in Two Harbors, the son of Michael and Tara (Hill) Plankers. He graduated from Cloquet High School in 2014. Tommy worked at Carmen's Bar & Restaurant in Cloquet. He was a member of the Cloquet Country Club. His passion was golfing, fishing, hunting, and gaming with his friends. He loved chicken tenders, chocolate milk, singing, his hair, and Holly. Lik...
Gerald Lloyd Marsyla, 75, of Barnum passed away April 3, 2023, at his home. A gathering of family and friends will be held 1-3 p.m. Thursday, April 13 at Nelson Funeral Care in Cloquet....
Nancy “Susie” Ann Parsons, 86, of Cloquet, passed away Tuesday, April 4, 2023, at Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth. She was born Sept. 23, 1936, in Cloquet, the daughter of Harold and Marie (Freve) Hennum. Susie worked for Northwest Paper in Cloquet for 15 years and also as an apartment manager in Minneapolis for several years, then moved back to Cloquet as a caregiver for her mother. Susie had many special friends. She had a great sense of humor and loved playing cards with friends and family until she no longer could due to...
Alyce Elaine Frost, 90, of Esko went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Feb. 28, 2023. Alyce was born on May 8, 1932, in Birch Creek Township, Denham, Minnesota, to Leonard and Marie (Olson) Larson. After graduating from high school, she was united in marriage to John “Jack” Frost. She accompanied her husband in Christian service in Minnesota and Wisconsin, and they traveled with the Sky Pilots gospel team. She retired after 33 years as a secretary for RAM Mutual Insurance Company in Esk...
Carlton/Wrenshall softball pitcher Abby Mitchell and her dad, Jason, wrangle some of the 200 boxes of cupcakes Abby has since March 31 been selling to raise money to help Wrenshall's Sjodin family and daughter Janae as she undergoes treatment in the hospital for injuries suffered in a car crash on March 24. Mitchell has her own baking business, Hello Cupcake, to make money for her future college plans. A community "Sjodin Strong" benefit will be held 2-6 p.m. Saturday, May 6, at the Four...
Karen Leigh Fox, 69, of Cloquet passed away on Wednesday, April 5, 2023 in Community Memorial Hospital in Cloquet. She was born on September 2, 1953 in Moose Lake, Minnesota to Gale “Bud” and Shirley Beccue. She grew up in the Sturgeon Lake area and attended Willow River High School, graduating in 1971. She married Richard Fox on April 29, 1995. Karen had much love for her family, especially her grandchildren whom she doted on with a unique bond. She loved her pugs, especially Lulu. Karen wor...
