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Mary Alice (Turcotte) Thompson, 84, passed away peacefully from complications from Alzheimer's in the early hours of Sept. 2, 2023, at Havenwood of Burnsville, surrounded by family. Mary was born on Jan. 17, 1939, in Duluth, just one minute before her twin sister, Carol. She grew up in Carlton with her sister and three older brothers, picking blueberries in the summer and enjoying the beauty of the north. After graduating from Carlton High School, Mary attended the University of Minnesota...
Ellen Louise Simmons, 96, of Brookston passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, at Brooke Manor. Ellen was born on Jan. 24, 1927, to Everett and Eleanor Hare in Wilton, North Dakota. She attended elementary school in North Dakota then moved to Burnett, Minnesota, where she attended Alborn High School. In 1945, she married Harvey Janke. Ellen lived in Grand Island, Florida for 25 years. She moved back to Minnesota in 2015. Ellen worked as a dark room technician at St. Mary's in Duluth. She...
The funeral service for Alice Yainske, 98, will be held at Como Park Lutheran Church in St. Paul. She passed away Monday, Sept. 4, 2023, in Carlton. Alice Berniece Lindstrom, daughter of Carl and Mabel Lindstrom, was born Nov. 23, 1924, in Litchville, North Dakota. She was baptized and confirmed at First Lutheran Church, graduated as valedictorian from Litchville High School in 1942, and worked for the Litchville State Bank for a year-and-a-half before attending Fargo Business College. On Oct. 2...
Penny Diane Johnson, formerly of Cloquet, passed away peacefully on Aug. 24, 2023, with guidance from the Colorado medical-aid-in-dying program. Penny had family and friends at her side. She had childhood roots in Cloquet, and then moved to Colorado in the 1970s. She called Bailey home for the last 28 years, where she was a Realtor and volunteered with the VFW auxiliary, Mountain Do-ers and a coffee club. She was preceded in death by Cloquet native Larry W. Johnson: a husband, dad, decorated...
Rose Mary Anderson, 92, of Cloquet passed away peacefully on Aug. 28, 2023, at Inter-Faith Care Center in Carlton. She was born Oct. 21, 1930, to Louis and Helena (Schuster) Enderle in McGregor. She graduated from McGregor High School in 1947. In her teens, she spent a great deal of time at Ole's Resort, working and helping her sister, Irene, care for her children. It was there she met her future husband, Lawrence. They married on May 7, 1949. They moved to and raised their family of seven...
Michael Leroy Kettner, 73, passed away on June 4, 2023. He was born in Gary, Indiana to Arletta Rae Hubbell and William Stolle on Oct. 22, 1949. He grew up in Cloquet and attended high school with the class of 1968. Mike was a traveling man and experienced many adventures traveling across the country by foot or on motorcycle. Mike shared four children, Jenna, Matthew, Kaitlyn and Nathaniel, with his wife of 5 years, Cheryl Voorhees, and a son, Raymond, with Jill Grabau. He took great pride in...
Donald Robert Anderson passed away Friday, Aug. 18, 2023, from medical and health complications. Don was 84 years old. Don was preceded in death by both of his parents. He is survived by wife, Patricia Anderson; brother, Richard Anderson; his kids, Keven Anderson, Steven Anderson, Philip Baker, Julie Bailey, Janey Stiener, Jamey Brigan and Tammy Waite. Don loved planting vegetable and flower gardens, along with fishing, scrapping metal and being with his loved ones. The family will be holding...
Casey Kenneth Wright, 75, of Wrenshall passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023 in Duluth. He was born to Kenneth and Beatrice Wright on Oct. 30, 1947, in Proctor. Casey was a Vietnam veteran. He was a welder and enjoyed building things with his hands and putting puzzles together. Casey was predeceased by his parents and brother Bradford Wright. He will be missed by his children, Melissa Kurtz, Mary Anne Wright, Leslie Wright and Steven Pederson; sisters, Mary LaFave and Beverly Peacock; brothers Mark Newell and Blaine Newell; and 13...
Dixie F. Johnson, 69, of Munger died peacefully on Aug. 20, 2023, at Barnes Care in Esko. A Celebration of Life will be held 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24 at the Munger Town Hall. Paul Francis Arthur, 64, of Duluth passed away on Sept. 4, 2023, at his home. No public services will be held. Arrangements have been entrusted to Nelson Funeral Care in Cloquet....
Services for Renée Claire Jeanne Gasper-Line, who died on July 10, 2023, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 9 at Nelson Funeral Care with an hourlong visitation before the service. Fellowship and lunch will follow. The inurnment will be held at the Silverbrook Cemetery. Renée was born Sept. 7, 1929, in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg. She recalled a happy childhood growing up with her four brothers. Renee attended an all-girls Catholic school, where she learned to speak four languages, L...
Shirlee M. Aho, 79, of Kettle River passed away Aug. 25, 2023, at Essentia Hospital in Moose Lake. She was born June 9, 1944, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, the daughter of Arthur and Doris (Knickerbocker) Brill. Shirlee was united in marriage to Gordon A. Aho on Dec. 11, 1968. She loved to crochet, spending time with her children and grandchildren, traveling, and going on trips with Gordy. Shirlee was a member of Bethel Lutheran Church in Scanlon before moving to Chaska to be near her son. She also...
Dixie F. Johnson, 69, of Munger died peacefully on Aug. 20, 2023, at Barnes Care in Esko. She was born Sept. 22, 1953, in Duluth, the daughter of Romand and Vera (Pemble) Eilefson. Dixie grew up and graduated in Hermantown. She was a certified nursing assistant at Viewcrest Health Center in Duluth for 41 years until retiring in 2015. Dixie loved to garden, watch the Minnesota Vikings, and go on yearly fishing trips to the Gunflint Trail with her family and friends. Dixie was preceded in death...
Gerald Joseph Solnitzky, 76, of Wright died Aug. 21, 2023, at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth. He was born July 24, 1947, in St. Paul to Joseph and Lillian (Marose) Solnitzky. He graduated in 1965 from Alexander Ramsey High School in Roseville. Gerald was married to LaDonna (Posterick) on June 10, 1989, in White Bear Lake. He worked in construction, most recently for Julian Johnson Construction of Anoka, retiring in 2012. He enjoyed playing cribbage, woodworking, the Minnesota Twins, fishing and being at his lake home. G...
Daniel Patrick Blesener of Carlton died peacefully Sunday Aug. 27, 2023, at Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth surrounded by his friend and brother-in-law, Dapper Danielson, along with his nephew Dan and his nephew's wife, Katie Danielson. Dan was born on April 19, 1949, in Cloquet, to Harold and Edith Blesener. Dan graduated in 1967 from Cloquet High School, where he was involved in vocational training in drafting at the Northwest Paper Company. Dan attended the University of M...
Michael Leroy Kettner, 73, passed away June 4, 2023. A Celebration of Life will be held 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10 at the Blues Saloon in St. Paul. A casual get-together to say hello to family will be held 5-7 pm, Friday, Sept. 8 at Carmen’s Bar & Restaurant in Cloquet. Look for the full obituary in next week’s paper or at pineknotnews.com....
Ricard Reino Puumala, 88, died peacefully Aug. 19, 2023, at Inter-Faith Care Center in Carlton. He was born July 23, 1935, in Chicago to Reino and Marie Bepko Puumala, both doctors. Growing up in Cloquet, he was active in debate, thespians, band (trombone) and orchestra (violin), and Boy Scouts, achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. He graduated from Cloquet High School in 1952 as a National Merit Scholar, then went on to the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis for his undergraduate and medical...
Robert E. Truman, 79, of Cloquet passed away Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023, surrounded by family. He was born Sept. 4, 1943, to Melvin and Gladys Truman. He married Michelle Privette on Oct. 14, 2000. Bob was an iron worker by trade, took joy in being a member of the Iron Workers Local 512, and worked for Boldt Construction for over 30 years. He was of service to his church, community and his country. He was a member of the National Guard, where he was an amazing cook. Bob enjoyed square dancing,...
Daniel Robert Thelen was born on July 6, 1934, to Valentine and Helen (Anderson) Thelen in Orr. He went to school in Barnum. Dan was united in marriage to Nancy Jean Leno on Nov. 26, 1955. Together, they made their home in Atkinson. They later moved to Cloquet. He worked at Conwed Corporation for a short time and then was self-employed owner at many local businesses. Dan enjoyed hunting and fishing in Alaska, Colorado and Mexico. He also enjoyed farming on his family farm. Dan's motto was, "If...
Elvera Marie Maki, 92, passed away peacefully at Inter-Faith Care Center in Carlton on Aug. 20, 2023. She was born July 22, 1931, to Charles and Alva Olson in Aitkin. Elvera was very energetic and enjoyed her daily walks. She loved conversations with friends at the senior center. She loved sharing life stories with friends and family. She had a big heart and a lot of love for everyone. Elvera was a faithful member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church as well as the VFW Auxiliary. She especially...
Alda Lorraine Twite, 98, of Cloquet died peacefully Aug. 19, 2023 in Sunnyside Health Care in Cloquet. She was born Feb. 17, 1925, in Hammer, South Dakota to Elmer and Ellen Peterson. She was raised in nearby Sisseton. Alda married Lyle Irving Twite in November 1951 in Webster, South Dakota. Together they made a wonderful home. She enjoyed being a mother and taking care of her family, church, and other people who came into her life. Alda worked for Pine Ridge Homes from 1980 to 1986. Alda was a...
Christopher Scott Parker, 35, of Duluth passed away peacefully on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023, in his home. He was born on Sept. 3, 1987, to Scott Alan Parker and Patricia Ann Schwartz. Christopher attended Pike Lake Elementary School and Proctor public schools. Christopher worked as a school bus driver for Proctor schools starting in 2014. He loved his job and all the children he drove to school. Christopher loved to gather all his friends and family together. He especially loved his nieces, whom he...
Charles William “Chuck” Pfisthner, 92, of Cloquet passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, surrounded by his family at Evergreen Knoll in Cloquet. He was born Jan. 3, 1931, in Morris, Minnesota to Charles and Delma Pfisthner. Chuck was a dedicated person, even at a young age when he decided to leave school after the eighth grade to go and work at logging camps. Then he joined the U.S. Army, reaching the rank of sergeant by the time he was discharged. Chuck married Gloria Ranta on Sept. 15, 195...
Dennis M. “Denny” Breitkreutz, 76, of Eagan passed away Aug. 10, 2023, at Our Lady of Peace Hospice in St. Paul. He was born Aug. 13, 1946, in Carlton, the son of Melvin and Dorothy (Larson) Breitkreutz. Denny served in the U.S. Army in Germany during the Vietnam War. He was a member of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Cloquet before moving to Eagan in 1986. Dennis enjoyed working on old cars. He had worked as an asbestos abator for the United Steelworkers Union at many places around the Twin Cit...
Richard E. “Rich” Holmi, 71, of Esko passed away Monday, Aug. 14, 2023, surrounded by his family at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth. He was born Jan. 26, 1952, in Esko, the son of Arne and Gladyce (Randa) Holmi. Rich graduated from Esko High School in 1970. He worked at St. Mary’s Hospital (now Essentia) in Duluth and most recently for Jack Link’s in Wisconsin. Rich was an avid hunter and fisherman and also enjoyed trapping, bicycling, street ministry, and photography. He was very religious...
Ryan Paul Hogan, 41, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on Aug. 3, 2023, at Hennepin County Medical Center. Born on April 8, 1982, in Minneapolis, Ryan was a lifelong resident of Minneapolis. He attended school at Fulton Elementary and DeLaSalle High School there, graduating from DeLaSalle in 2000. He was a Cub Scout and a Boy Scout. His many friends and relatives will miss his sense of humor, kindness and friendship. Ryan is survived by his parents, Dan and Rebecca Hogan, who grew...
