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Judith Kay Holden passed away March 27, 2022, peacefully in Arizona. She was born Feb. 15, 1945, in Albert Lea, Minnesota, to Maynard and Mildred Klenk. Judy grew up in Easton on the family farm. She graduated from Wells High School, Class of ’63, and was a member of the National Honor Society. She continued her education, receiving a bachelor of science degree in social work as well as master’s degrees in social work and business. She worked in many settings including hospitals, private car...
On Jan. 6, 1936, Andrew and Fannie Perttula were blessed with a baby boy. Marlen lived in Esko during most of his life. He graduated from Thomson Township High School in 1954, and was employed by Liupakka Oil Company and Dominion Management. Marlen’s talent was carpentry. He built two homes and renovated several, and enjoyed spending time making furniture in his woodworking shop. He was a member of the Apostolic Lutheran Church. Marlen Andrew Perttula passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2022. He was preceded in death by his parents; his sister D...
Scott Roger Ferry, 70, of Tamarack passed away Thursday, March 24, 2022, in Essentia Health St. Mary’s in Duluth. He was born Nov. 6, 1951, in Minneapolis to Merle and Doris Ferry. He was raised in Pennsylvania and moved to Minneapolis, Cambridge and then Tamarack. He joined the U.S. Navy. On Aug. 3, 1996, he married Melinda Walli Bradford. Scott worked at Link Belt as a welder and at Floodwood Services and Training. He was a member of the McGregor Victory Church, a former Farmers Cooperative bo...
John DuClos “Jock” Morrison, 87, lifelong resident of Duluth, died peacefully with family by his side March 5, 2022. Visitation: 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. memorial service Saturday, April 2, 2022, at Pilgrim Congregational Church, 2310 E. Fourth St. in Duluth. The service will be livestreamed at www.pilgrimduluth.org. A luncheon will follow in the church social hall. Inurnment will be in the spring at St. Matthews Cemetery in Esko. Carol Kathryn Johnson, 86, of Cloquet passed away peacefully surrounded by family Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, at Eve...
The local softball world lost an icon last week when Roger Plachta passed away. I first got to know Roger when I coached against him in the 1990s in the Lake Superior Fastpitch League in Duluth. I eventually joined him and one of my dearest friends, Mike Sylvester, on the coaching staff at the University of Wisconsin-Superior. Roger was a character in the truest sense of the word. One minute he was chewing out a player for not giving her best, the next minute he was telling her she was the best...
John DuClos “Jock” Morrison, 87, lifelong resident of Duluth, died peacefully with family by his side March 5, 2022. He was born Nov. 17, 1934, in Duluth to John and Grace (DuClos) Morrison. After graduating from Duluth East High School in 1952, John attended the University of Minnesota Duluth, graduating with a degree in business. He met the love of his life, Joan Hallback, at UMD; they married on June 28, 1958, and raised their family in Duluth. John spent his professional career at the Nor...
Luella Corrine (Janson) Linden, 88, passed away Thursday, March 17, 2022, in Cardinal Courts Senior Living in Cromwell. Luella was born March 27, 1933, in Sugar Bush Township to John and Dagmar Janson. She graduated from the Waubun high school 1951. Following graduation, she was united in marriage to Peter Linden on June 16, 1951. Together they raised five children. Peter and Luella farmed in Rochert. Luella enjoyed gardening, canning, sewing, and rug making. After selling the farm, they...
Amanda RaeAnne Cadotte of Cloquet left this world unexpectedly, on March 3, 2022, at the age of 33. She was born on July 5, 1988, in Duluth, and lived in the area her entire life. Growing up, she was a member of the Duluth Icebreakers hockey team and was lovingly called "The Enforcer." She was a beloved mother, daughter, granddaughter, sister, niece, cousin and friend, with a smile that would light up your soul. Amanda's stubborn yet funny and loving personality will be missed by all who knew an...
Jennifer Ardell Jaakola, 59, of Cloquet passed away March 10, 2022, after a short battle with cancer. She was born Nov. 25, 1962, the daughter of James and Cookie (Hubbell) Jaakola. Jennifer was a beloved grandmother, and nothing brought her more joy than spending time with her grandchildren. She could often be found playing Spider Solitaire on her computer or watching one of her many favorite reality TV shows. Jennifer is preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Ted and Clara Hubbell; pa...
Elvina Clara Soukkala, 93, of Sawyer passed away Saturday, March 12, 2022, at Villa Vista in Cromwell. She was born in Wright on Jan. 5, 1929, to Joseph and Tillie Solomon. On Feb. 23, 1952, Elvina married Wilbert Soukkala in Carlton. Elvina worked as a waitress in several area restaurants and farmed with her husband in Sawyer Township, retiring in 1975. She was a member of the Sawyer Cemetery Association and the Cromwell United Methodist Church. She enjoyed quilting and being a mom, grandma...
Mary Carol (Suhonen) Erickson, 70, of Wright passed away Saturday, March 12, 2022, with family by her side. She was born Dec. 20, 1951, in Cloquet to Niilo and Vera (Bogenholm) Suhonen. Mary graduated from Cromwell-Wright High School and attended the Duluth Technical College. She married Sherman Erickson in 1978 in Wright. Mary worked as a licensed practical nurse at various hospitals and clinics for 50 years, and received a nurse of the year award. She enjoyed crossword puzzles and was the...
William "Bill" Jurek, 80, Sturgeon Lake, died March 11, 2022, at Essentia Health in Moose Lake. He was born May 23, 1941, in Moose Lake to Florian and Mary Jurek. He attended school in Kettle River and later in Moose Lake. Bill served in the Army National Guard for six years. On April 26, 1975, he married Margaret Zieman in Sturgeon Lake. Bill worked for Diamond Match for more than 20 years. He later worked at his sawmill on his property. Bill liked working on his tractors, doing crosswords, and...
Mark A. Blackwood, 57, of Cloquet passed away unexpectedly Saturday, March 12, 2022, at Cloquet Community Memorial Hospital. He was born Feb. 1, 1965, to Roberta (Dunphy) and Dale Blackwood. Mark graduated from Cloquet High School in 1983 and joined the U.S. Army, serving his country from 1983 until 1992. He proudly served in Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. He continued his dedication to his country by being a member of the Cloquet Combined Honor Guard. He was a member of the American...
Janet "Jan" Arlene Mattson, 76, of Coon Rapids was born Oct. 26, 1945, and ended her journey on the earth and went to be with her Lord on Feb. 28, 2022, after a battle with breast cancer. The daughter of Senja and Oscar Oswald of Cloquet, she graduated from Cloquet High School in 1963. She worked at the Northwest Paper Company until making a move to Minneapolis. There she worked at the Star Tribune newspaper until getting married and starting a family. She worked at the H C Osvold Company for a...
Bernice Bertha Price, 98, passed away peacefully Saturday, March 5, 2022, at Sunnyside Health Care in Cloquet. Bernice was born Dec. 21, 1923, in Ely, the fourth of seven children born to Matt and Bertha Korpi. Born prematurely, she was baptized immediately, placed in a shoebox and named after her mother, as they thought she would not survive. She stayed with us for 98 years. She attended Ely public schools and later earned an associate degree from Ely Junior College, of which she was very...
Wendy Jo Eliason died unexpectedly March 2, 2022. Wendy was born Dec. 7, 1964, in Duluth. She grew up in Cromwell, where she attended Cromwell High School and graduated with honors in 1983. Wendy was an exceptional musician and student. Following graduation Wendy obtained degrees from Luther College and Kansas University in the anthropology field. Wendy was preceded in death by grandparents Doris and Rudolph Eliason, and Lucille and Lester Larson. She is survived by parents Carole and Oscar Eliason; siblings Greg (Christie), Paul (Tho) and...
Gene Otto Pelletier, 77, of Esko passed away Feb. 12, 2022. Gene was born May 30, 1944, in Proctor, and was a 1966 Proctor graduate. Gene spent more than 40 years at the Duluth News Tribune in advertising sales, and served as a mentor to community newspaper ad reps in his later years with the Duluth newspaper. After retiring, he became a certified PCA and spent the last four years helping to care for his grandson and "co-pilot" JJ. Gene was devoted to his family, hosting game nights and...
Carol Kathryn Johnson, 86, of Cloquet passed away peacefully surrounded by family Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, at Evergreen Knoll in Cloquet. She was born Jan. 17, 1936, in Munich, North Dakota to Diedrich and Kathryn Adrian. Carol married Uno Richard Johnson on June 1, 1963 in Floodwood. She worked as a bookkeeper. She loved the Lord dearly and had been a member of Grace Church since 1970. She loved her family and friends. Carol was preceded in death by her parents; husband Dick; and sister...
Carol Mae Phyllis (Fossell) Sandstrom passed away March 2, 2022. She was born to Julius and Estella Fossell on May 2, 1932, on a farm 9 miles east of Kennedy. She lived there until she was in the second grade, when the family moved to the Stephen area, where she finished grade school in a small country school. She was the only one in her class, so she was at the top of her class and an “A” student. In eighth grade, she started school in Karlstad and graduated in 1950. After she finished pic...
Thomas "Tom" Robert Wagemaker, 79, of Cloquet passed away Feb. 18, 2022, with family by his side. Tom was born Oct. 20, 1942, in Olivia to Thomas J. and Dorothy (Bartholet) Wagemaker. Tom graduated from Olivia High School in 1960 and then attended the College of St. Thomas in 1961 and 1962. He received his master of science degree in civil engineering and master's degree in business administration from the University of Minnesota. Tom worked as a civil engineer in California for four years,...
Kyle Roswell Johnson, 33, of Culver died unexpectedly Sunday, February 20, 2022 in St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth due to a traumatic brain aneurysm. He was born on January 20, 1989, the loving son of Robert “Bob” and Barbara Johnson. Kyle attended and graduated from AlBrook School in 2007, participating in baseball and basketball. He went on to attend FDL Community College while working at CharMars and the Clip Joint. He then moved to Brainerd to attend Central Lakes Community College and worke...
Joyce M. Nelson-Fuller, age 92 of Cloquet, passed away Saturday, February 26, 2022, at Evergreen Knoll. She was born March 3, 1929, in Cloquet, the daughter of William and Kathleen (Hughes) McDonald. Joyce graduated from Cloquet High School in 1946. Joyce was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband and father of her children, Kenneth Nelson; her second husband, George "Bud" Fuller; and an infant daughter, Gail. She is survived by her children, Scott (Bennie) Nelson, Rebecca (Greg)...
Gerald Frederick Crisler, 73, resident of Moose Lake and formerly of Sterling, Nebraska, passed away unexpectedly in his home Feb, 25, 2022. He was born in Prairie City, Oregon, on May 17, 1948, to John and Eileen (Dieckgrafe) Crisler. When he was an infant, the family moved to Sterling. Upon graduation from Sterling High School, Jerry attended college in Lincoln, Nebraska. He then joined the United States Navy and honorably served four years with the submarine force. Following his service, he...
Sandra “Sandy” Elizabeth (Kohl) Pederson passed away peacefully with family by her side Feb. 28, 2022, at the age of 75. She died of Covid-19 complications secondary to chemotherapy following a long, valiant battle with leukemia and lymphoma. Sandy was born Feb. 28, 1947, in Pittsburgh to Charlie and Thressa Dale Sutton Kohl. She graduated from Midland High School, Michigan, in 1965. While Sandy held numerous jobs over the years, she was a highly compassionate, creative, and free-spirited per...
Pauline Rae Laine, 75, of Cloquet passed away Feb. 20, 2022, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth. She was born Sept. 24, 1946, in Cloquet to Clifford and Eleanor (Mattila) Maki. Pauline married Arthur Laine on June 28, 1969, in St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Cloquet. She worked for the Human Development Center in Duluth as a transcriber. Pauline loved going to the casino for entertainment. She enjoyed knitting, crafts, old movies, reading and putting together puzzles. She also loved to fish whe...
