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Congratulations to the Anderson Family of Swede Lake on being recognized as a Century Farm in March 2022 by the Minnesota State Fair and the Minnesota Farm Bureau. The farm was purchased in 1918 by Finnish immigrants Charles and Wilhelmena Anderson and has been passed down for four generations. The current owners are Guy and LeeAnn Anderson. They hope one of their grandchildren or great-grandchildren will keep on farming in some way or another far into the future. I live on County Road 23, aka...
Joline Harriett Hedlund, 93, of Cloquet passed away July 4, 2022 in her home. Joline was born in Duluth to Pauline and Harry Knaack on Sept. 23, 1928. Joline was a homemaker for her family. She enjoyed bowling, sewing crafts, watching the Vikings, but mostly winning at cribbage. Joline was preceded in death by her husband, Leroy; her parents; and siblings Arlene Osterman, Beverly Knaack and Bonnie Stofferahn. Joline is survived by her children Jeff (Cindy), Randy (Deb), Kathy, Tammy (Khaled)...
James “Jim” Leroy McMann, 83, of Duluth passed away June 15, 2022 at Viewcrest Health Center in Duluth with many of his loving children by his side. Jim was born in Duluth to Thomas and Beatrice McMann on June 8, 1939. He attended high school at Duluth Central and enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1957. He served as a force reconnaissance team leader in Vietnam, and was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received in combat. In 1970 he left the USMC and returned to Minnesota and bought a sma...
Neil P. McPhail, 78, of Cloquet passed away July 4, 2022, at Barnes Care in Esko. He was born Nov. 25, 1943, in Cloquet, the son of Leslie and Loretta (Haller) McPhail. Neil served in the United States Army National Guard for two years and worked at Potlatch for more than 40 years, becoming a member of the Potlatch Quarter Century Club. Neil especially loved cars and working on them. He also enjoyed four-wheeling with his friends. Neil was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers,...
Louis Roy Osborn, 68, of Cloquet passed away April 3, 2022, in Cancun, Mexico. He was born Aug. 27, 1953, the son of Byron and Helen (Torvid) Osborn and was a lifelong resident of Cloquet. Roy was a Class of 1971 graduate of Cloquet High School. He was an avid gardener, enjoyed traveling, and loved attending the Minnesota State Fair. Roy was preceded in death by his parents; his brother James; and brother-in-law James Curnow. He is survived by his brother Thomas (Connie) Osborn; sisters Joann...
Ronald William Smith, 77, of Esko passed away on Monday, July 4, 2022, at Essentia Health Moose Lake. He was born on July 2, 1945, in Duluth to William and Martha Smith. He graduated from Denfeld High School in 1963. He served in the U.S. Army during wars in Korea and Vietnam, where he volunteered for an additional year of service. He later attended Minnesota Technical Institute in Duluth and received an associate degree in drafting. On July 15, 1967, he married Marie Suer in Duluth. On Sept....
Theresa Ann Starkey, 91, died June 16, 2022, at Inter-Faith Care Center in Carlton. She was born Aug. 13, 1930, in Kettle River to Anna and Stephen Jurek. Theresa is survived by her children Kathy (Tom), Sue (Mike), Mark (Becky) and Larry; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; and brother-in-law Jerry Starkey and sister-in-law Marge Jurek. She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Leroy; her parents; brothers Stanley, John, Joseph and Tony; and sisters Mary, Sophie,...
Lawrence Peter William Switzer, 94, of Cromwell passed away on Monday, July 4, 2022 in Villa Vista. He was born on Oct. 4, 1927, in Holyoke to Orval and Nellsena Switzer. He was raised in Holyoke until he was 9 and moved to Kerrick in 1939. In 1943 the family moved to Kettle River. On Aug. 4, 1956, Lawrence married Charlotte Dickhoff in Mora. Lawrence farmed most of his life with his dad, purchasing the farm in Kettle River in 1956. He hauled milk from 1951 to 1955. Lawrence worked construction...
Donald “Don” W. Waller, 74, of Esko passed away June 29, 2022, at Solvay Hospice House in Duluth. He was born Nov. 29, 1947, in Duluth, the son of Irvin and Dorothy (Kramer) Waller. Don graduated in 1965 from Denfeld High School. He served in the Army National Guard for six years after high school. During this time, he met and married Sherri Guindon, and they celebrated 50 years this past May. Don then worked at Hart Motor Freight until they closed in 1980. He became an insurance agent for MSI...
A coach for the Minnesota Wilderness was fired this week after a disturbing video was posted to YouTube. The video showed Brendan Phelps, age 31, responding to accusations that he had driven to a park in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, to allegedly rendezvous with someone he believed to be a 16-year-old boy, after “meeting” on Grindr, an LGBTQ dating app. Instead he found at least two men — private citizens, not police — with video cameras, one who claimed he had posed as the underage boy online. The 18-minute video was posted by a group called Midwest...
