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Death notices

Robert “Bob” D. Cresap, 84, of Cloquet passed away Monday, Dec. 23, 2019, at Essentia-St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth. Celebration of Life: 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18 at Nelson Funeral Care in Cloquet.

Leonard Albert Sheldon Jr., 65, of Barnum, passed away Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019, in his home with his loving family by his side. A memorial service was scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 31 in the Atkins Northland Funeral Home, Cloquet. Inurnment will be in the spring in Sandy Lake Cemetery.

Eleanor Francis Elvina Jania, 101, of Cloquet, born May 27, 1918, died Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, in Inter-Faith Care Center. A funeral service was scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 2 in the Atkins Northland Funeral Home, Cloquet. Burial will be in Sunrise Memorial Park in Hermantown. Memorial contributions may be made to Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Cloquet.