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Bernice "Da Da" Ostoff, 84, of Cloquet, passed away with peace on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, at Augustana Care Health and Rehabilitation in Moose Lake.She was the youngest of 18 siblings, the daughter of George and Sophie Ostoff. Bernice was one of the former owners of Burger Family Shoe Store. She was highly involved in the community, including the Chamber of Commerce and the Fourth of July parade. She was funny, loving, a respected individual, and was a spontaneous, boisterous spitfire! Bernice...
Russell C. Johnson, 88, of Moose Lake died Jan. 18, 2022, at Augustana Moose Lake Village after a short illness. Russell was born Dec. 21, 1933, to Selma (Anderson) and John E. Johnson at home, east of Moose Lake. The family moved to a small farm west of Moose Lake in 1941, where Russ lived until he died. He graduated from Moose Lake High School in 1951. After his father died suddenly in March of 1953, Russell remained at home to take care of his mother and younger sister, Rosalie. His older bro...
Leslie Gayle (Ward) Schermerhorn, 57, lost her battle with cancer on Dec. 20, 2021, wrapped in the arms of her husband Arlan Schermerhorn and daughter Brionna (Scott) Lentner. Service will be held at Joy Christian Center in St. Cloud at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 19. A memorial service for close family and friends will be held at a later date in the spring....
On Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, John David Clawson, loving husband and father of five children, passed from this earth into the arms of Jesus at age 87. John was born on Aug. 28, 1934 to Ray and Daisy (Shroyer) Clawson. He graduated from Proctor High School in 1952, then joined the Army National Guard where he began his training as an auto mechanic, and was honorably discharged in May of 1963. He worked as a mechanic until his retirement. John married his second wife, Margarite (Lee-Strand) in April...
Mary Vnuk, 83, of Palm Harbor, Florida and Cloquet passed away Oct. 3, 2021 in Palm Harbor. She was born in Cloquet to Ira and Jessie Sell on Dec. 11, 1937. Mary Frances Sell married Richard John Joseph Vnuk on Aug. 15, 1964. She graduated from St. Scholastica's School of Nursing and worked as a floor and emergency room nurse before becoming a nursing instructor for both St. Luke's School of Nursing in Duluth and Lake Superior Community College. She also helped run and manage Vnuk's Liquor Marke...
Doris Ann Strand, 94, passed away Friday, Jan. 7, 2022 in Moose Lake Village in Moose Lake. Doris was born on Sept. 24, 1927 in Cloquet to Octave and Beda Caron. She spent her childhood and youth in the loving care of her aunt and uncle, Sigrid and Gus Bredenberg. Doris graduated from Cloquet High School in 1945. She married Raymond Strand on March 26, 1946. Raymond and Doris moved to the family dairy farm north of town where they raised eight children and farmed for 33 years. Doris had an...
Elizabeth Marie "Liz" Bice Thom was born in Faribault on Jan. 12, 1945, to Orville and Oletta Halvorson Bice. She was a 1963 graduate of Medford High School in Medford, and graduated as a registered nurse from Methodist-Kahler School of Nursing in Rochester in 1966. She died Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022, at Essentia Health-Moose Lake hospital from metastatic colon cancer. Her hope was that through this challenge, she might meet it head-on with grace and dignity, leaning on her Lutheran faith for...
Mary J. Ward, 85, of Cromwell and formerly of Carlton, passed away Monday, Jan. 10, 2022, at Villa Vista Care Center. She was born June 4, 1936, in Duluth, the daughter of Villio and Irene (Buley) Nummi. Mary enjoyed traveling and camping and was the camping host at Spafford Park in Cloquet and the campground in Saginaw. She was the scorekeeper for the Carlton High School volleyball team from 1974-2010 and was asked to score at the state volleyball tournament. Mary had worked at the Skelly...
Glada Joy Kermeen, 93, of Carlton passed away peacefully in her sleep Dec. 11, 2021 at Inter-Faith Care Center in Carlton. Glada was a longtime resident of Cloquet before moving to Carlton Place Assisted Living in 2016. She proudly lived in her apartment until her final two days. She was born Nov. 9, 1928 in Salem, South Dakota to Leona (Klages) and Leo Bies, and grew up in Marshall, Minnesota during The Great Depression and World War II. Because her father died when she was young, her mother,...
Ferdinand “Bill” W. Martineau Sr., 84, of Cloquet passed away Jan. 9, 2022, at Sunnyside Health Care Center. A Mass of Christian Burial was scheduled for Jan. 13 at Queen of Peace Catholic Church, with an interment service at Old Holy Family Cemetery. Nelson Funeral Care, Cloquet. Thomas “Tommy” R. Rosen, 58, of Cloquet passed away Jan. 12, 2022 at his home. A Celebration of Life for Tommy will be held 2-4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18 at Nelson Funeral Care, with refreshments in the fellowship room....
David M. Johnson, 81, of Cloquet, passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 8, 2022. He was born on May 22, 1940 in Cloquet. He was the son of Carl R. and Agnes J. (Blomberg) Johnson of Cloquet. He was a Cloquet graduate in the class of 1958 and then attended Harvard University and the University of Minnesota. David loved Europe, having begun his adventures there beginning in 1957 at the Jubilee Jamboree for World Scouts in Birmingham, England. David was an Eagle Scout and Scout Master. He returned to Eu...
Thomas “Tommy” Richard Rosen, 58, of Cloquet passed away Jan. 12, 2022 at his home. He was born March 25, 1963 in Duluth, the son of Robert G. and Aletha E. (Schmidt) Rosen. Tommy graduated from Cloquet High School in 1981 and participated on the high school golf team and ski jumping team. He was united in marriage to Taina Bottila on Aug. 3, 2007 in Cloquet. Tommy worked for more than 40 years at the Cloquet Country Club in numerous capacities, including grounds maintenance and kitchen cre...
Leo James Sell, 57, of Edmond, Oklahoma, passed away on Saturday, January 15, 2022. He was born on July 12, 1964 in Cloquet, Minnesota, to Robert and Virginia (Bryant) Sell. He spent his childhood in Carlton, Minnesota, where he met and married the love of his life, Becki Wilmarth. They moved around before settling in Edmond, Oklahoma. He worked for Diagnostic Laboratory of Oklahoma for nearly 20 years. For Leo, nothing was more important than family, and he had a habit of making family...
Mary Vnuk, 83, of Palm Harbor, Florida, and Cloquet, Minnesota, passed away Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, in Palm Harbor. She was born in Cloquet to Ira and Jessie Sell on Dec. 11, 1937. Mary Frances Sell married Richard John Joseph Vnuk on Aug. 15, 1964. She graduated from St. Scholastica's School of Nursing and worked initially as a floor and emergency room nurse before becoming a nursing instructor for both St. Luke's School of Nursing in Duluth and Lake Superior Community College. She also helped...
Delores Hilda (Selen) Wolner, 96, of Cloquet went to be with the Lord on Dec. 28, 2021, dying from natural causes. She lived her later years at Inter-faith Care Center in Carlton. Dee was born on May 15, 1925, on her family's farm in Blackhoof Township to Wallace J. Selen and Julia M. (Bentfield) Selen. They moved to Cloquet during the Great Depression and Dee graduated from Cloquet High School in 1943. She then worked in administrative roles for the Duluth News Tribune, Consolidated Abstract,...
John Arthur Smith, 69, of Brookston, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021, at St. Luke's hospital in Duluth, with his family by his side. John was born June 20, 1952, in Duluth to Arthur Smith and LaVonne-Dottie (Couture) Smith. He graduated from AlBrook High School in 1972. The day after graduation John entered the U.S. Army, where he served in Germany. He was honorably discharged in 1975. John attended and graduated from the Bureau of Indian Affairs police academy in Brigham City, Utah in...
Kenneth John Pohjola, 67, died of Covid-19 complications on Thanksgiving. Kenneth was born on Laurel Street in Cloquet in the family car. Marjorie (Davis) delivered him into his father Harold Pohjola's hands. He grew up and took over the family farm in Brookston until 1985. He was a graduate of AlBrook High in 1972 and Duluth Area Vocational Technical Institute in 1974, where he studied to be an electrician. He was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 242 for 45...
Clayton "Bruce" Lind, 77, of Alborn, passed away Dec. 29, 2021, at his home. He was born March 2, 1944, in Duluth, the son of George and Inez (Snickers) Lind Jr. Bruce graduated from AlBrook High School in 1962, where he played in varsity sports. He was united in marriage to Linda Dallmann in 1964 and they had three children. Bruce worked in the Teamsters Union for the Duluth paper mill, and enjoyed hunting, fishing, woodworking, and being a mechanic. He later married the love of his life,...
Father David Tushar, 72, died Dec. 23, 2021 in Las Vegas, where he was living in retirement. He was born in Eveleth on April 13, 1949 to William and Julia (Jamnik) Tushar. Father Tushar attended the Crosier Seminary in Onamia, the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, the Gregorian University in Rome, the Catholic Theological Union and Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois. Father Tushar was ordained to the priesthood for the Congregation of the Holy Cross on April 24, 1976 by Archbishop...
Sherry Trettel, 75, of New Brighton, Minnesota passed away on Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, after another courageous battle with cancer. She was born Aug. 31, 1946, in International Falls to Louis and Marie (Dixon) Kubis. Sherry worked for many retail companies including JC Penney and Macy's, and Lutheran Brotherhood (which later became Thrivent). She enjoyed playing slots at the casinos in her spare time. Sherry was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her loving husband of 43 years,...
Ferdinand “Bill” W. Martineau Sr., 84, of Cloquet passed away Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022 at Sunnyside Health Care Center. Visitation: 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 12, at Nelson Funeral Care in Cloquet, with a Rosary Service at 6:30 p.m. Visitation resumes at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 13, until the 11 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at Queen of Peace Catholic Church. Interment service will be at Old Holy Family Cemetery, followed by a luncheon at the Fond du Lac Cultural Center....
Roland Bromberg, 88, of Northfield and formerly of Cloquet, passed away Dec. 22, 2021, at Benedictine Living Community in Northfield. Roland was born Sept. 4, 1933, the son of Olof and Emma (Knuti) Bromberg, on the family farm in Aurora. His father worked for Red Owl and the family moved throughout northern Minnesota before settling in Fergus Falls. In 1951, Roland graduated from Fergus Falls High School,where he was a standout athlete, lettering in football, basketball and track, and was named...
Stephanie Victoria Rankila, 82, of Cloquet, passed away Nov. 11, 2021, at Inter-Faith Care Center in Carlton. She was born in Fort Frances, Ontario, on Jan. 9, 1939, the daughter of John and Veronica (Krawchuck) Fichuc. Stephanie will be remembered as being a generous person and an excellent cook and baker. She loved to have family and friends over for meals. Stephanie was preceded in death by her husband, Marcus Rankila; son, Kevin Rankila; and numerous relatives. She is survived by her...
Adeline F. Hanson, 92, of Carlton, passed away Dec. 22, 2021, at Inter-Faith Care Center. She was born Feb. 10, 1929, in Erskine, Minnesota, the daughter of Carl and Julia Anderson. Adeline was married to Oris G. Hanson on April 24, 1952, in Erskine. She enjoyed gardening, cooking, family dinners, and especially spending time with her family. Adeline was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Oris Hanson; son Kenneth Hanson; daughter JoAnn Wargin; brothers, Melvin and Julian Hanson; and...
Kenneth D. Schmitz, 70 of St. Paul, passed away Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, in Carlton. He was born May 26, 1951, in Duluth, the son of Clarence and Patricia (Dugal) Schmitz. Ken graduated from Carlton High School in 1970. He worked in the hospitality industry at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and was a member of the Hospitality Union 3517, Local 17. Ken was preceded in death by his parents; and a sister, Darlene Short. He is survived by his brother, Michael (Patty) Schmitz; and his...
