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Lynn (“Smitty”) Duane Smith, 68, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, after a beautiful day of family and friends at his bedside. He was born on March 24, 1951 in St. Paul, Minnesota to Lowell and Diane Smith. Lynn graduated from White Bear Lake High School in 1969 and went on to attend Bemidji State University. There he played hockey and helped lead the Beavers to multiple division championships. Lynn married Barbara Lynn Holgate on June 9, 1979 and they settled in Clo...
Florence Elaine Mavis Holm, 82, of Carlton, Minnesota passed away Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019 in Inter-Faith Care Center with her loving family by her side. She was born June 19, 1937 in Bruno to Charles and Elsie (Newman) Hanson. While married to Robert Goad, they lived in Germany, England, and California before moving to Cloquet in 1964. After Robert’s death in 1969, Florence married Albert Holm. They made their home in Carlton where they were members of Bethesda Lutheran Church. Florence was a c...
Robert Louis Dahlen, 80, of Cloquet passed away on Monday, Sept. 16, 2019, in his home. To honor’s Robert’s request, there will be no services. Faye A. Thomas, age 92 of Cromwell, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019. Services: Saturday, Sept. 21 at Nelson Funeral Care with a 10 a.m. visitation until the noon service. Ellen “Abby” Judith Volkert Erkkila, 74 of Cloquet passed away on Monday, Sept. 16, 2019, in Duluth. Services: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25 at the Fond du Lac Tribal Center at 1720 Big Lake Road....
Helen M. Swanson, 87, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019, at her home in Carlton. Celebration of Life: Sunday, Sept. 15, 11:11 a.m. (Helen’s request) to 2:30 p.m. at Oldenburg House, 604 Chestnut Ave. in Carlton....
Kenneth Wayne Thiry, 68, of Cloquet passed away suddenly at home on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019. He was born Feb. 12, 1951, in Duluth to Clifford and Barbara (Palmer) Thiry. Ken was co-owner of the Greetings card store in Cloquet, and also worked in construction and industrial sales. Ken was preceded in death by his father and one brother, Gary. He is survived by his wife, Judy; his mother, Barbara Thiry; sons Nick and Tim Thiry; daughter, Amy Johnson; stepson, Lance Kelley; stepdaughter, Lori...
Norman Morrison, 85, of Cloquet died Tuesday, Aug. 27, in St. Luke’s Hospice in Duluth. Visitation: 4 p.m. until the 5 p.m. funeral Friday, Sept. 6, at Atkins-Northland Funeral Home in Cloquet. Arrangements by Atkins-Northland Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Margaret “Margie” Renn, 84, of Forest Lake, Minnesota died Monday, Aug. 26, 2019. Visitation: 11 a.m. until the 1:30 p.m. Celebration of Margie’s life Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019, at the Soo Line Event Center, 900 Folz Blvd. in Moose Lake. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to Moose L...
David “Toivo” Roy Alaspa, 65, of Cloquet, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019, at University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis. He was born June 16, 1954, in Cloquet to Toivo and Helen (Kolehmainen) Alaspa. David’s mother always called him “lovable Davey” but he was nicknamed “Toivo,” after his father. He was a very good hockey player, was popular in school and was liked by all his classmates. David was a 1972 graduate of Cloquet High School. Throughout his life he worked various jobs...
Robert “Bob” H. Brander, 72, of Cloquet, passed away Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019, at his home. He was born April 28, 1947 in Duluth to Walter and Sylvia (Ollila) Brander. He graduated from Duluth Central High School in 1965. After graduation, he served in the U.S. Army. Bob retired as a pipefitter from the Potlatch Corp. after working for 35 years. He enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren, hunting and fishing, along with other outdoor activities. Bob was preceded in death by his mother, Syl...
Robert Theodore Giblin, 81, of Cloquet, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, in St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth. He was born on Dec. 18, 1937, in Brookston to Theodore and Jennie (Widstrom) Giblin. He graduated from Brookston High School in 1955. Bob worked on the railroad for six years before going to work for Conwed. He retired from USG in 1997. He married Madeline Vnuk on July 25, 1959, in Brookston. Bob loved the outdoors, spending time at the cabin on Little Grand Lake a...
Kenneth Roy Tamillo, 87, of Cloquet, passed away peacefully in his sleep on July 22, 2019 at the VA hospital in St. Cloud. Memorial service: 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7 at the Cloquet VFW, 210 Arch Street in Cloquet. A light lunch will be served....
Kay Konietzko, 77, of Cloquet, Minnesota, passed away Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019 surrounded by family at Essentia St. Mary’s in Duluth. Kay was born in Litchfield, Minnesota to Harry and Leona (Albin) Hershey. She graduated from Litchfield High School. She married John Konietzko on Oct. 6, 1962. Kay attended school for radiologic technology, and worked as an X-ray technician for Community Memorial Hospital and the Raiter Clinic in Cloquet for 25 years. Kay was a member of Queen of Peace Catholic Chur...
Willard Rudolph Maki, 99, of Esko, Minnesota passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at Augustana Health Care in Moose Lake. He was born March 30, 1920 in Brevator Township, northwest of Cloquet, to Alexander and Ida (Nyroos) Maki. He had two older sisters, Mildred and Ethel. The family farmed, and after Willard married Martha Isaacson on June 27, 1941, the couple bought their own farm and were Grade A milk producers. In 1948, the family moved to Esko. Willard became a union carpenter, working...
Lawrence Urbanski, 93, Cloquet, Minnesota, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019 in Inter-Faith Care Center. Larry was born on April 3, 1926 in Clifton Township, and grew up and attended school in Tracy. Prior to completing high school, Larry was inducted into the U.S. Army at age 18, and in February 1945 shipped out overseas for the Pacific Theater of World War II with the “Deadeyes” of the Army’s 96th Infantry Division, 381st Infantry, as a field telecommunications specialist and infan...
Larry Julius Matten, 72, of Missoula, Montana passed away at his home on Friday, July 19, 2019. He was born on Jan. 19, 1947 in Cloquet, Minnesota to Julius and Florence Matten. Larry spent his childhood growing up in northern Minnesota, fishing and ice skating. He attended Wrenshall High School where he was involved in football and track but excelled at basketball, earning All-American honors in 1965. During his senior year, he went on a recruiting trip to the University of Minnesota Duluth. Th...
Helen C. Medich, 90, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her family Tuesday Aug. 20, 2019. Helen was born in Duluth, Minnesota, the youngest child of Christ A. and Laura Helen Andrews. Known and loved by many, Helen never failed to feed anyone who stopped by. She learned to cook during her youth by working in her family’s restaurants, The Main and The Jolly Fisher, in Duluth. Proud of her Greek heritage and following in the footsteps of many family members before her, she was one to s...
David “Toivo” Roy Alaspa, 65, of Cloquet, Minnesota passed away Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019 at University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis. He was born June 16, 1954 in Cloquet to Toivo and Helen (Kolehmainen) Alaspa. David’s mother always called him “lovable Davey” but he was nicknamed “Toivo” after his father. He was a very good hockey player, was popular in school and was liked by all his classmates. David was a 1972 graduate of Cloquet High School. Throughout his life he worked var...
Robert Theodore Giblin, 81, of Cloquet, Minn. passed away unexpectedly Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019 in St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth. He was born on Dec. 18, 1937 in Brookston to Theodore and Jennie (Widstrom) Giblin. He graduated from Brookston High School in 1955. Bob worked on the railroad for six years before going to work for Conwed. He retired from USG in 1997. He married Madeline Vnuk on July 25, 1959 in Brookston. Bob loved the outdoors, spending time at the cabin on Little Grand L...
Robert “Bob” H. Brander, 72, of Cloquet, Minnesota passed away Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019 at his home. He was born April 28, 1947 in Duluth to Walter and Sylvia (Ollila) Brander. Bob graduated from Duluth Central High School in 1965. After graduation, he served in the U.S. Army. Bob retired as a pipefitter from the Potlatch Corp. after working for 35 years. He enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren, hunting and fishing, along with other outdoor activities. Bob was preceded in death by his mot...
Stephen Richard Krogh, 72, of Duluth died at St. Luke’s Hospital April 22, 2019. Visitation: 1 p.m. until the 2 p.m. memorial service Saturday, Aug. 17 at the Cromwell United Methodist Church. Debra Louise Kucera, 58, of Cloquet died peacefully at home on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019. Visitation: 5-7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18 in the Atkins Northland Funeral Home, Cloquet, and resuming at 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. Celebration of Deb’s Life Monday, Aug. 19 in St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Cloquet. A time of lunch and fellowship will follow in the church socia...
Willard Rudolph Maki, 99, of Esko, Minnesota passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at Augustana Health Care in Moose Lake. He was born March 30, 1920 in Brevator Township, northwest of Cloquet, to Alexander and Ida (Nyroos) Maki. He had two older sisters, Mildred and Ethel. The family farmed, and after Willard married Martha Isaacson on June 27, 1941, the couple bought their own farm and were Grade A milk producers. In 1948, the family moved to Esko. Willard became a union carpenter, working...
Lawrence Urbanski, 93, Cloquet, Minnesota, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019 in Inter-Faith Care Center. Larry was born on April 3, 1926 in Clifton Township, and grew up and attended school in Tracy. Prior to completing high school, Larry was inducted into the U.S. Army at age 18, and in February 1945 shipped out overseas for the Pacific Theater of World War II with the “Deadeyes” of the Army’s 96th Infantry Division, 381st Infantry, as a field telecommunications specialist and infan...
Kenneth Roy Tamillo, 87, of Cloquet, passed away peacefully in his sleep on July 22, 2019, at the VA hospital in St. Cloud. Kenny was born Dec. 1, 1931, to Walter and Evelyn Tamillo in Cloquet, where he lived all his life. After two years in the U.S. Marine Corps, where he learned the trade of welding, he returned to Cloquet and got a job at the Wood Conversion Company. He worked as a millwright, and later became the foreman of the welding shop. He left that job after many years, and opened his...
David Bernard Van Guilder, 73, of Holyoke passed away Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019, at Essentia St. Mary's in Duluth. He was born in Carlton to Harry and Colleen (Berge) Van Guilder on Nov. 25, 1945. Dave was a U.S. Navy veteran. He returned home and was employed with the The Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway until his retirement in 2004. Dave had a passion for dirt track racing stock cars. He raced from 1974 through 1981 and continued to follow and attend races for many years. Dave was known as th...
Helen M. Swanson, 87, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Aug. 6, at her home in Carlton. Born on Dec. 29, 1931, in Duluth to Walter Hammerbeck and Mabel (Dehli) Hammerbeck, Helen graduated from Denfeld High School in 1949. She was united in marriage to Leslie E. Swanson on April 28, 1950, in Duluth. Helen and Les raised their young family of five children in Hermantown until 1968 when the Swansons moved to Carlton, purchasing the former residence of Henry Oldenburg. The home became the life's work...
Hilda Gertrude Prusi, Cloquet, died Monday, Aug. 5, 2019, at Inter-Faith Care Center in Carlton where she had resided since February 2018. A funeral service was scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 8, in the Independent Apostolic Lutheran Church in Munger. Burial will be in Northland Chapel Gardens in Negaunee, Michigan. Arrangements entrusted to Atkins-Northland Funeral Home, Cloquet. Larry J. Laveau, 67, of Cloquet, passed away unexpectedly at his home on July 13, 2019. Services were held July 18 with military honors presented by the Cloquet...
