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Judith Rae (Garrett) Livingston died Oct. 30, 2022. Judith was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, on May 20, 1941. She was the youngest of three sisters, born 13 and 10 years after Geraldine and Barbara. She attended the University of Nebraska, earning her bachelor of arts in elementary education; there, she met Ira "Ike" Livingston Jr. (III) and they married right after graduation. She taught elementary school in California before moving to Pennsylvania to start a family: her first son, Ira IV; two...
Gail Dian Johnson, 73, of Mahtowa passed away Feb. 18, 2023. A gathering of friends and family will be held 1-4 p.m. Sunday, May 21 at Atkins Northland Funeral Home in Cloquet....
Timothy A. “Tim” Haryu, 52, of Cloquet passed away April 27, 2023, at Miller-Dwan Hospital in Duluth, after a brief and courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by his family. He was born Sept. 2, 1970, in Minneapolis, and graduated from Proctor High School in 1989. Tim also attended the University of Minnesota Duluth. He was united in marriage to Roxanne Beaulieu on May 4, 2011, in Las Vegas. Tim enjoyed camping, hunting and spending time with his family and friends at their seasonal cam...
Shirley Marie Mead, 85, of Wrenshall passed away peacefully at home Wednesday, April 26, 2023, with her family by her side. She was born July 15, 1937, in Crosby, the daughter of Gladys (Wolford) and Melvin Bayliss. Shirley worked at the Junction Oasis truck stop for 30-plus years. She loved spending time with her family, playing cribbage, baking and camping. Most of all, she loved Duane, her husband of 66 years. Shirley was preceded in death by her parents; mother and father-in-law, Fern and Ad...
Donna M. Mundell, 85, of Carlton passed away April 26, 2023, in Maplewood. She was born Sept. 11, 1937, in Tracy, the daughter of William and Pearl (Keith) Hackett. Donna was united in marriage to Gerald Davis Mundell on July 24, 1959. She worked for many years as a baker at the Truck Stop in Carlton, and as a cook at Community Memorial Hospital from 1992 until retiring in 2003. Donna was also an Avon Lady for 30 years. Donna enjoyed quilting, ceramics and crafts, baking for family and friends,...
Gary “The Handyman” Ojanen was born May 12, 1958, to Alvin and Violet Ojanen in Duluth. Gary passed away Friday, April 28, 2023, at the age of 64. Gary graduated from Proctor High School in 1977. He loved the outdoors, and hunting was his passion, especially up at “The Farm,” where he shot numerous deer over the course of his life. He started working for UPS and at numerous jobs before landing a job at Potlatch, where he worked for more than 20 years. After that, he found his true calling...
Wayne “Peewee” Francisco, 79, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, at Inter-Faith Care Center in Carlton. Visitation: Noon until the 1 p.m. Celebration of Life on Friday, May 12 at Atkins Northland Funeral Home, 801 14th St., Cloquet. Burial will be in St. Matthews Lutheran Cemetery in Esko. Nancy Ann Maslowski, 79, of Cloquet passed away Wednesday, April 12, 2023, in St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth. Visitation: 1 p.m. until the 2 p.m. memorial service Saturday, May 13 at Atkins Northland Funeral Home, 801 14th St., Cloquet. A time of fello...
Gary E. Welton, age 77 of Cloquet, Minnesota, passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2023, in his home. He was born in Cloquet on Dec. 28, 1945, the son of James and Ida (Johnson) Welton. Gary was married to Marlene Trettel and together raised their daughter, Kelly. He was employed with the Cloquet School District as a special education teacher and community education director for many years. He also taught for the McGregor School District in the capacity of special education and also coached...
Richard “Dick” Earl Dombrowski, 75, of Esko, Minnesota, died Saturday, April 29, 2023, at Hilltop Healthcare in Duluth, Minnesota as a result of Alzheimer’s disease. Per Dick’s wishes, his body has been cremated and a Celebration of Life will be held at Epiphany Parish Holy Family Catholic Church, 722 North Adams Ave, Mason City, IA. Visitation: 10 am until the Celebration of Life begins at 11 am, Friday, June 9, 2023. A private burial service will be at Elmwood St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason,...
Judith Rae (Garrett) Livingston died Oct. 30, 2022. Judith was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, on May 20, 1941. She was the youngest of three sisters, born 13 and 10 years after Geraldine and Barbara. She attended the University of Nebraska, earning her bachelor of arts in elementary education; there, she met Ira "Ike" Livingston Jr. (III) and they married right after graduation. She taught elementary school in California before moving to Pennsylvania to start a family: her first son, Ira IV; two...
Our sweet and loving mom, Joyce Kozloski, left this world on March 10, 2023, surrounded by her family. Joyce was the best mom, grandma, and great-grandma that a family could ever hope for. She was selfless, caring and always up for an adventure. We all have so many special memories of fun times spent with her camping at McCarthy Beach State Park, the cabin on Martin Lake and her winter home in Mesa, Arizona. Joyce always had a project going, sewing outfits for her kids growing up, framed...
Cheryl Rae Juutilainen was born on Aug. 25, 1952, to Charles and Marion (LaVigne) McArthur in Duluth. She grew up close to all of her family in Carlton. Cheryl graduated from Carlton High School in 1970. Following graduation, she was united in marriage to Joe Juutilainen on June 19, 1971, at Bethesda Lutheran Church in Carlton. Together they made their home in Cloquet and later moved back to Carlton. To this union they were blessed with two children, Ryan and Krista. Cheryl worked as a waitress...
Terrance Russell Johnson, 81, of Hermantown passed away Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022 in his home. Burial will be in Solway Township Cemetery at noon Thursday, May 11. A luncheon will follow....
Kathleen Rose Johnson, 81, of Cloquet passed away on April 17, 2023, at Cloquet Community Memorial Hospital, surrounded by her family. She was born on Dec. 16, 1941, to John and Emily Hallback in Cloquet. She graduated from Cloquet High School in 1959. She married Dennis Johnson on May 11, 1963. She was a homemaker, and her family was the most important thing in her life. She loved attending all her children and grandchildren's sporting events as their No. 1 cheerleader. She was a lover of all...
Jacob Michael Thelen, 91, of Virginia died Monday, April 17, 2023 at The Waterview Woods in Eveleth. He was born Jan. 15, 1932, in Orr, the son of Valentine and Anita (Anderson) Thelen, and was an honorably discharged U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Jacob married Mary Carol Rasen on Aug. 31, 1957 in Cloquet. They made their home in Duluth, and moved to Virginia in 1972. Jacob was employed as a machinist for U.S. Steel in Gary New Duluth and Minntac. He was a member of a classic car club in Hibbing and the DAV Kolstad Chapter 23 in...
Evan Powers Thill, of Cloquet, died Saturday, April 22, 2023 at the age of 28. Born May 6, 1994, he is survived by his beloved son, Thomas; loving parents, Blythe and Parnell; sister, Aubrey; brother-in-law, Kevin; brothers, Nicholas and Simon; grandmother Judith; and many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Evan was preceded in death by paternal grandparents, Kenneth and Glenda Thill — whose left-cheek dimple Evan inherited — as well as a generation of friends and peers decimated by the ong...
Lillian F. Davis, 91, of Carlton passed away Friday, April 14, 2023 at her home with family by her side. She was born March 27, 1932, in Crosby, Minnesota, the daughter of Melvin and Gladys (Wolford) Bayliss. Lillian graduated from Aitkin High School. She was a longtime member of Bethesda Lutheran Church in Carlton, having joined in 1958. Lillian was the first woman to chair the Bethesda Church Council and remained active there through the years with women's groups, quilters, teaching, and as...
John Leonard "Jack" Frost John Leonard "Jack" Frost, 87, of Esko went home to be with His Lord and Savior on April 12, 2023. Jack was born on April 2, 1936, in Virginia, Minnesota to Edward and Gladys Frost. After graduating from high school, Jack was united in marriage to Alyce Larson. Jack served four years in the U.S. Army, and retired from the Georgia-Pacific Superwood plant in Duluth after 32 years. Jack and Alyce enjoyed traveling with the Sky Pilots Gospel team as well as ministering to...
Gregory Paul Elstad, 76, of Carlton died suddenly at his home on April 15, 2023. He was born July 2, 1946 in Hallock, Minnesota. Greg graduated high school in Franklin, Minnesota in 1964, and went on to the University of Minnesota, graduating with a bachelor's degree in forestry. Later he studied silviculture at Oregon State University. After college, he entered the U.S. Navy and worked on the USS Saratoga in the Tonkin Gulf during the Vietnam War from 1969 to 1973. Due to his exposure to Agent...
Don Oman was born in St. Paul on July 29, 1951, to Carl and Gertrude Oman. He was their second son, and the third of six children. Don worked for 25 years at American National Bank in downtown St. Paul until going on disability in March of 1996. Don was a very active volunteer. Both he and his wife served weekly as volunteers at the Gillette Children's hospital for 10 years. Don was on the board of directors of the Friends of Gillette and auxiliary. Don also volunteered for several television...
Donald "Don" Hoyt, 69, of Duluth passed away April 16, 2023, at St. Luke's in Duluth. He was born in Superior Township to Leo and Emma (Beeman) Hoyt on March 7, 1954. He grew up in a rural setting with his four brothers and four sisters. He attended Northwestern High School and graduated Class of 1972. He began his military career at age 17, enlisting in the National Guard in 1971. He attended basic training and became a wireman. Shortly thereafter, he went on active duty with the U.S. Army,...
Noah Jerry Feehan, 39, of Cloquet passed away Wednesday, April 12, 2023, in his home, surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with glioblastoma. Noah was born Sept. 20, 1983, to Randy and Holly (Olson) Feehan in West Burlington, Iowa. He grew up in Iowa and Illinois before moving to Minnesota in 1997. He graduated from Cloquet High School in 2002. He attended St. Cloud State University and Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College before joining the U.S. Air Force in 2005. Noah was a...
Roberta Ann (Goad) "Birdie" Olson, 77, of Cloquet passed away April 13, 2023, at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth, surrounded by her loved ones. She was born May 21, 1945, in Cloquet, the daughter of Roy and Dorothy (Sheppard) Goad. Roberta graduated from Wrenshall High School in 1963. She was united in marriage to Dennis R. Olson on April 29, 1967, and had worked in the general offices for Northwest Paper Company. Roberta was an active member at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church. She was a devoted...
Geraldine Greta "Gerrie" Sortedahl was born on Feb. 29, 1928, to Henry Dietrich and Greta Grace (Peterson) Weigel in St. Paul. She was baptized in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Raised in St. Paul, Geraldine and her siblings grew up poor, but never knew it. She often talked about her love of figure skating during her childhood and spending time with her sisters, who were also deemed her best friends. Through her unity in marriage to Harland M. Sortedahl, she was blessed with...
Nancy Ann Maslowski, 79, of Cloquet passed away on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at St. Luke's in Duluth. She was born April 1, 1944, in Esko to Hugo and Norma Johnson. She was raised and attended school in Esko, graduating in 1962. Nancy married Gerald Maslowski on August 16, 1969, in Scanlon. Nancy attended Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College as an adult and earned a chemical dependency counselor degree. She also owned the "Just for You" sewing business. She was a guardian ad litem in...
