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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...
It’s with great sadness that we announce the death of Lawrence “Coolie” Oswald on Feb. 17, 2022, at his home in Gretna, Louisiana. Born in Cloquet, he was the son of Jerome L. Oswald and Alice Oswald, and the older brother of Jerilyn Anders, who survives him. He was a graduate of Cloquet High School, Class of 1966. Coolie had a face for the radio and was a radio DJ at stations in Minneapolis and at KNDC in North Dakota, where he was known on the air as Lonesome Larry. He served in the U.S....
Deborah J. Rubesh, 72, of Carlton passed away Feb. 25, 2022, at Benedictine Health Center in Duluth. She was born Dec. 19, 1949, the daughter of Stanley and Helen (Dzuck) Menart. She graduated from Morgan Park High School and pursued a degree in education, graduating From the University of Minnesota Duluth with a master’s degree. Deb worked for the Wrenshall school district, teaching in the elementary school for 35 years. She was married to Richard “Dick” Rubesh in Duluth on Dec. 18, 1971, and t...
Ann Marie Tario died peacefully in her sleep at age 74 on Feb. 23, 2022, at Lino Lakes Assisted Living in Lino Lakes. Ann was born June 5, 1947, in Cloquet to Harold and Marie Tario. The third of six children, she graduated from Cloquet Senior High School in 1965. She was an avid Girl Scout during her school years and was a member of an active troop that took many trips throughout the country. She made many lifelong friends through the Girl Scouts. Ann earned her teaching degree at Mankato State...
Laura Ann Wekseth, 97, Barnum, died peacefully Feb. 23, 2022, in Inter-Faith Care Center in Carlton. She was born July 26, 1924, in Barnum to Oscar and Sarah Peterson. Laura grew up in the Barnum area, attending Central School and later Barnum High School, where she had the honor of being homecoming queen. On Nov. 16, 1942, Laura married Russell Wekseth in Moose Lake. They continued living in the Barnum area, where they dairy farmed through the years. Laura also worked at the Moose Lake State...
Mitchell Rontti passed away Feb. 5, 2022. Mitch was born in Duluth to Joyce Carlson. He grew up in Cloquet and graduated from Cloquet High School in 1977. He graduated from Dunwoody college in 1979, followed by his first job where he worked in Hibbing for two years before relocating to the Twin Cities area, where he worked 30-plus years for the Custom Conveyor Corporation. Mitch and Deb (Cabak) were married Aug. 19, 1986. Mitch resided in Elk River for most of his adult life before moving to Rogers in 2015. He was a tough but proud coach to...
Rickey Joe Nynas, born July 28, 1952, passed away suddenly at home Feb. 21, 2022. He was raised in Esko on the Nynas Road and graduated from Esko High School in 1970. He went to school for forestry and worked at Jay Cooke State Park. Rick started work at Conwed in 1971, then USG 1985-2015, and retired after 44 years. He married Jan Fisher in Scranton, North Dakota, on Aug. 7, 1976. He was a member of St. Francis Catholic Church in Carlton and the Moose Lodge 1274. Rick was an enrolled member of...
Leslie “Old Man” Dougherty of Saginaw died unexpectedly on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022 with his loyal dogs Bacon and Holly. Leslie was born on March 16, 1960 in Duluth, son of Laurel “Sonny” and Betty Dougherty. Leslie took over Dougherty’s Trucking and Aggregate when his father passed away in 2004 and also worked in Jeep parts. He loved the outdoors and enjoyed fishing when he was able. No matter where Leslie was, Bacon was never far behind him, her following in the paw prints of the shop dogs of t...
Gayle Pattison of Gold Canyon, Arizona, passed in the early morning hours of Feb. 7, 2022. Gayle was the daughter of Noel and Martha Girard of St. Paul. She married Henry Pattison, and they settled in Cloquet, where they owned Pattison Veterinary Hospital for many years as well as a location in Moose Lake. She and Dr. Pattison raised their family in Cloquet before moving to Sturgeon Lake to enjoy the evening sunsets across the lake. Gayle and Henry would spend several years in retirement...
Gerald “Jerry” Raymond Maki passed away Jan. 14, 2022 in Englewood, Florida. Jerry was born May 5, 1938, to Emil and Helen Maki. Emil was a Merchant Marine turned carpenter and Helen was from a farm family in Floodwood. Jerry and his sister Charlene grew up in Cloquet. Jerry graduated from Cloquet High School in 1956, then attended the University of Minnesota Duluth and studied to be a high school shop teacher. Shortly before he finished college, and in the midst of the Vietnam crisis, a friend...
