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Roger F. Thompson died May 4, 2019, at his “home on the Rocks” in Apache Junction, Ariz. Visitation: 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. memorial service Saturday, July 20 at Barnum United Community Church. In accordance with Roger’s wishes, a Celebration of Life at his “home on the lake” will be held following the service. All friends and family invited. Donations may be made in Roger’s memory to the Barnum United Methodist Church or to Barnum Dollars for Scholars for the Thompson Scholarship Fund....
Julianne “Julie” (Sanda) Dennison, 74, recently passed away unexpectedly in her home in Miami Beach, Fla. Julie was born June 19, 1945, in Cloquet, Minn. to Toivo and Helen Sanda. She graduated from Cloquet High School and attended the University of Minnesota. She married David Dennison and together they lived in Africa, France, and all over the United States. Julie was an avid reader and a gifted writer, but she also stepped away from the pages and lived an extraordinary life. Among her man...
Frank L. Carter, 75, lifelong resident of Cloquet, Minn. passed away Thursday, July 11, 2019 in his home. He was born June 22, 1944 to Douglas and Lorraine (Proulx) Carter. Frank was a 1963 graduate of Cloquet High School. Frank worked for the Cloquet Community Memorial Hospital, retiring in 2005 as a maintenance engineer. Frank previously worked for the Cloquet Public Schools as a janitor and Pacific Northwest Paper Company. In retirement and throughout his life, he was a handyman who could fix...
Autumn (Adele) Aubút Autumn Aubút, 64, of Carlton, Minn. passed away suddenly from a brain tumor Saturday, June 29, 2019 with family by her side. Autumn was born Adele Aubut on Nov. 20, 1954 to Thomas and Donna Aubut of Duluth, Minn. Autumn was enrolled in the Metis Nation of the Rising Sun, Quebec, Canada. She graduated from Central High School in 1972. She attended the University of Superior Wisconsin and earned a degree in art therapy. She spent the last 31 years working in Native American a...
Connie Nelson-Rajanen, 67, of Cloquet, died surrounded by loved ones at St. Luke’s Hospital on June 16, 2019, after a hard fight with cancer. Connie was born March 31, 1952, to Beverly Rajanen and Clinton Carrignan in Duluth. She was adopted by Donald Rajanen when she was a year old. Connie attended Central High School. She married and had a beautiful daughter, RaeAnn, the pride of her life. Connie was the eldest child of five and cared for her siblings, including leading them to church and school. She taught them the difference between r...
Roger F. Thompson, 85, died May 4, 2019, at his “home on the Rocks” in Apache Junction, Ariz. He was born Dec. 28, 1933, in Cloquet to Chester and Helen Thompson. Roger attended school in Floodwood, Mahtowa, Barnum, and for one year in Moose Lake. He worked for a surveying company, the Wood Conversion Company, Solhiem’s Hardware, Barnum AI, then later for Barnum High School as a bus driver and custodian for more than 35 years. Roger also served on the Barnum school board as clerk. He was active in various community activities including the B...
James “Sam” Dupuis, 77, of Cloquet, passed away Monday, July 1, 2019, in his home with his family by his side. Visitation: 10 a.m. to noon Friday, July 5, in the Atkins Northland Funeral Home, Cloquet. Burial will follow in Old Holy Family Cemetery. A time of lunch and fellowship will follow at the ENP at 12:30 p.m. Autumn (Adele) Aubut, 64, of Carlton, passed away Saturday, June 29, 2019 from a brain tumor. Visitation: 1 p.m. until the 2 p.m. funeral Saturday, July 13 at First United Methodist Church (the Coppertop) in Duluth. Donna Lee Fin...
James Arnold Iverson, 64, of Wright, passed away on Wednesday, June 19, 2019, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth. Gathering of family and friends: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. June 29 at the Atkins Northland Funeral Home, Cloquet. Lunch will be served. Military Honors will be accorded by the Cloquet Combined Honor Guard at 12 p.m. Inurnment will be in the Wright Public Cemetery. Marlene N. Anderson, 88, of Carlton, passed away on Saturday, June 22, 2019, in Inter-Faith Care Center in Carlton. Visitation: 2 p.m. until the 3 p.m. memorial service June 30 at t...
Whitney W. Setala, 79, of Cloquet, passed away Sunday, June 16, 2019, at his home. Celebration of Life: 11 a.m. until 12 p.m. Monday, June 24, at Nelson Funeral Care in Cloquet. Shirley Mae Carlson, 81, of Cloquet, passed away on Thursday, June 13, 2019, in New Perspective Senior Living. Visitation: 1 p.m. until the 2 p.m. memorial service Monday, June 24, 2019, in Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 515 Skyline Dr., Cloquet. Arrangements by Atkins Northland Funeral Home and Cremation Service. Katie Lynn LaVoie, 36, of Carlton, passed away Tuesday,...
Linda M. Berthiaume, age 66 of Cloquet, passed away Thursday, June 13, 2019 at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth with her loving husband, Mike and family by her side. She was born November 21, 1952 in Duluth to Paul and Frances (Hart) Lindquist. Linda graduated from William Kelly High School in Silver Bay. She started her long nursing career by attending DAVTI, now Lake Superior College, graduating with her LPA Degree in 1975. She later earned her RN Degree in 2001 from N.Y. State University in...
James Howard Granholm, 87, of Cromwell, Minn. passed away Thursday, June 6, 2019 in Cardinal Courts with his children by his side. Services were held June 9 in Bethany Lutheran Church in Cromwell. Inurnment in Sawyer Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to Atkins Northland Funeral Home, Cloquet. Gloria Mae (Bertelsen) Kelley died June 9, 2019. Visitation: 1:30 p.m. until the 3 p.m. memorial service Sunday, June 16 at Bethany Lutheran Church in Cromwell....
Alice M. “Sam” Woodworth, 86, of Cloquet, Minn., formerly of Angola, Ind. passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 in Community Memorial Hospital. She was born April 13, 1933 in Valparaiso, Ind. to Harold and Rosemary Wheeler. She was a CNC operator at Clevite for 17 years before retiring in 1995. Sam enjoyed playing cribbage and Scrabble, as well as flower gardening and enjoying the hummingbirds. She had an infectious giggle and her family will miss her. Sam was preceded in death by...
Landon-James Evenson Hall, 23, of Cloquet went to join the Lord and his sister Danelle Amanda on June 8, 2019. He was born to Barbara and Cully on February 21, 1996 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota. Landon left our earthly world, peacefully, while working in his perennial flower garden. Landon had a very energetic presence about him which would light up every room he walked into. Landon’s dreams were endless; he always saw his visions of creativity become reality. Landon continually r...
Jack Holman, 73, lifelong Cloquet resident, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at Inter-Faith Care Center in Carlton. He was born Dec. 19, 1945, to Orval and Ethel (Forstrom) Holman. Jack graduated from Cloquet High School. Throughout his life he wore many different hats. Late in life he was a greeter at Walmart and worked at Family Tradition Restaurant and with Cloquet Senior Dining. Jack thoroughly enjoyed the game of cribbage, playing in the Senior Center League and Al's Cribbage League....
Luella Carol Maki, 89, of Floodwood, Minn. passed away Saturday, June 1, 2019 in Essentia Health-St. Mary’s in Duluth. Visitation: 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. funeral service Friday, June 7, 2019 in New Life Community Church in Floodwood. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery, Van Buren Township. William “Bill” Omundson, 58 of Cloquet, Minn. passed away Thursday, May 30, 2019 in Duluth. Visitation: 5 p.m. until the 6 p.m. memorial service Saturday, June 8, 2019, at Nelson Funeral Care, Cloquet, with reception to follow in the Fellowship Room....
Phillip R. Larson, 58, of Sawyer, Minn. passed away Saturday, June 1, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth. He was born May 14, 1961 in Cloquet to Raymond and Lucille (Jankowski) Larson. Phill graduated from Cloquet High School in 1979 and attended Lake Superior College to be a mechanic. He worked at Crown Auto in Duluth, Lakeland Tire in Cloquet, Upper Lakes Foods in Cloquet and was currently working for Rihm Leasing in Cloquet. Phill was a man of great faith, loved God and his parish c...
Urban "Bear" Felstrup, 94, of Cloquet passed away Friday, Oct. 26, 2018, at Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth. He was born June 25, 1924, to Andrew and Matilda (Johnson) Felstrup. Urban was a World War II veteran, having served in the U.S. Army. He married Winifred "Freddie" Taylor on Feb. 2, 1946 in Cloquet. Urban was employed at Conwed for more than 30 years and retired in 1989. Urban was a member of the Dalles Masonic Lodge No. 181 A.F. & A.M. for 60 years and attended the...
Richard Allen Likness Sr., 63, of Madison, Wis. passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2019 in Agrace HospiceCare. He was born on June 19, 1955 and was adopted by Joseph and June Likness. He grew up in Saginaw and attended AlBrook School. He started working on the farm at the age of 15, and went on to work at the Diamond Match Co. in Cloquet. He moved to Madison where he married Yvonne Seabury on Sept. 16, 1989. Richard worked at Certco Inc. as a high forklift operator until retiring in 2016. Richard...
Paul Fisher, 70, of Cloquet, passed away May 19, 2019, in Duluth with his family by his side. Paul was born on the family homestead in Carlton County Nov. 24, 1948. He graduated from Carlton High School in 1966. Paul married Karen Randall on Sept. 22, 1972. Paul worked as a crane operator at U.S. Steel until it closed, and then worked as a truck driver until he retired in 2012. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and camping with his family and friends. He also enjoyed hanging out in his garage and...
Don Carlson, 87, of Billings, Mont., passed away on May 16, 2019. Don was born Oct. 13, 1931, the eighth son of Albert and Sevia Carlson in Cloquet, Minn. He grew up on the farm in Mahtowa and graduated from Barnum High School in 1950. In July of 1956, he married Gail Nylander in Duluth. Don's working years were spent with Duluth-Superior Transit, Twin City Rapid Transit and Roley Feed Mill, and he retired after 24 years with Greyhound. In retirement, he and his wife drove and directed tours in...
Gerald "Jerry" Haller, 85, well-known musician and entertainer, passed away May 2, 2019 in the University of Minnesota Hospital ICU in Minneapolis with family at his side, from complications after surgery to repair a tear in the lining of his aorta. Jerry was born Dec. 27, 1933 to Alvin and Dorothy (Rapp) Haller of St. Paul, Minn. Much of his youth and summer vacations were spent with his beloved grandparents Chester and Ellen Rapp, on their farm by Forest Lake. As a teen he worked in his parent...
Elizabeth "Bette" Rose Schilling, 94, of Cloquet, Minn. passed away Monday, April 29, 2019 at Evergreen Knoll in Cloquet. Bette was born in Cloquet on Nov. 19, 1924. She graduated from Cloquet High School in 1943, where she was a member of the marching band. She was united in marriage to Edgar James Schilling at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Cloquet on Nov. 30, 1946. Bette was a lifelong Cloquet resident, a devout member of Queen of Peace Catholic Church, and a former member...
Jalmar Oscar Granholm, 86, formerly of Esko, died Thursday, May 2, 2019 at his home in Tucson. Visitation: 2 p.m. until the 3 p.m. funeral service Saturday, May 18 in St. Matthews Lutheran Church, Esko. Burial will follow in St. Matthews Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Matthews Lutheran Church. Lorraine Ruby Aldrin, 89, of Moose Lake, passed away May 10, 2019 in her daughter’s home in Kerrick. Memorial service: 2 p.m. Sunday, May 19 in the Barnum Community Church. Inurnment will be in Riverside Cemetery in Barnum. A...
Harriet F. Kruger, 88, of Cloquet, Minn. passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at Inter-Faith Care Center in Carlton. She was born Nov. 30, 1930 in Cloquet to Harry and Frances (Grabowski) Youngbauer and graduated from Cloquet High School in 1948. Harriet was united in marriage to Floyd W. Kruger, the love of her life, on April 7, 1956 at Salem Lutheran Church in Hermantown. Together they raised six children. Harriet enjoyed going to the cabin at Aerie Lake near Alborn, playing softball in her...
Randy E. Jokela, 64, of Cloquet, Minn. passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2019. Visitation: 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. memorial service Friday, May 10 at Nelson Funeral Care in Cloquet, with the Rev. Barbara Birkeland officiating. A lunch reception will follow in the Fellowship Room. Kenny Merrill, 65, of Barstow, Calif. passed away Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019 in the Barstow Community Hospital. Celebration of Life: 3-5 p.m. Saturday, May 11, 2019 at Bethel Lutheran Church, 1012 29th St. in Scanlon. Arrangements by Nelson Funeral Care....
