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Death notices

Howard “Howie” Wayne Wilkes, 78, of Kettle River passed away April 25, 2020 in Essentia Health in Duluth. He was born Sept. 10, 1941 in Wahkon, Minnesota. A gathering of family and friends is pending. Arrangements by Atkins Northland Funeral Home.

Nancy Carol (Korby) Brady, 72, of Cloquet passed away with her loving family by her side on May 9, 2020 at Solvay Hospice House after a short battle with lung cancer. Drive-by visitation: 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, May 16 in the Atkins Northland Funeral Home parking lot. A private family service will be held. Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery in Carlton. Letters and cards of condolence may be sent to the family via the funeral home at 801 14th St., Cloquet MN 55720.