All Obituaries

Dougherty Funeral Home Hibbing
| 2615 First Avenue
| Hibbing, MN 55746
| Tel: 1-218-262-2214

Dale Allan Thronson, Jr., “Tad” passed away on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. He was 33 years old. We all knew him as Tad which was a nickname his Grandma Patty gave him when he was born. The spelling of Tad is his initials backwards. Tad was born in Hibbing, MN to Dale Allan Thronson, Sr. and Susan K. (Sundquist) Thronson. They cherished and loved their son unconditionally. Tad was a very proud dad to his son Easton Allan Thronson. Together they enjoyed...

Dale Allan Thronson, Jr., “Tad” passed away on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. He was 33 years old. We all knew him as Tad which was a nickname his Grandma Patty gave him when he...

Veronica Bednar

Veronica A. Bednar Veronica A. Bednar, 86, Hibbing, died Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019 in the Guardian Angels Health and Rehabilitation Center, Hibbing. She was born to Joe and Ann Zadonick in Hibbing on Nov. 22, 1932. She graduated from Hibbing High School in 1950 and then married Richard Bednar in June of 1954. They had lived in Minneapolis for a number of years, eventually returning to Hibbing in 1967. She worked for Pickands Mather and later Hibbing...

Veronica A. Bednar Veronica A. Bednar, 86, Hibbing, died Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019 in the Guardian Angels Health and Rehabilitation Center, Hibbing. She was born to Joe and Ann Zadonick in...

Pauline Smolcich Chisholm, MN

Pauline M. Smolcich Pauline M. Smolcich, 89, longtime resident of Chisholm died Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at Heritage Manor in Chisholm, MN. She was born December 29, 1929 to David and Jenny (Berardi) Pangerl in Duluth, MN. Pauline was self-employed as an accountant, taking care of the family business, Vic’s Bar in Chisholm, throughout her career. Her life was devoted to her work and family. She...

Pauline M. Smolcich Pauline M. Smolcich, 89, longtime resident of Chisholm died Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at Heritage Manor in...

Joanne Abate Hibbing

Joanne E. Abate Joanne E. Abate, 90, Hibbing passed away at her son’s home on Saturday, October 26th, 2019. She was born in Hibbing to Matt and Anne Mattson, one of 13 children. Her father died when she was 5 years old, her mother’s strength carried the family through. Joanne was Baptized and confirmed in First Lutheran Church of Hibbing, where her mother was a charter member of the...

Joanne E. Abate Joanne E. Abate, 90, Hibbing passed away at her son’s home on Saturday, October 26th, 2019. ...

Mary Clark Hibbing, formerly of Chisholm

Mary J. (Cox) (nee’ Berdey) Clark Mary J. Clark, 98, longtime Hibbing resident and formerly of Chisholm died Friday, October 25, 2019 at Heritage Manor in Chisholm, MN. She was born March 30, 1921 to John and Maria Berdey in Nanticoke, PA. Mary moved to Chisholm at the age of 3 and later graduated from Chisholm High School. She then moved to Hibbing in 1943 after uniting in marriage with Robert Cox Jr. She was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church in...

Mary J. (Cox) (nee’ Berdey) Clark Mary J. Clark, 98, longtime Hibbing resident and formerly of Chisholm died Friday, October 25, 2019 at Heritage Manor in Chisholm, MN. She was born...

Robert Wellbrock Hibbing

Robert W. Wellbrock Robert W. Wellbrock, 61, longtime resident of Hibbing died Thursday, October 24, 2019 at Diamond Willow Assisted Living in Mt. Iron, MN. He was born February 3, 1958 to Clifford W. and Virginia A. (Salsider) Wellbrock in Vadnais Heights, MN. Robert moved to Hibbing in 1974. He was employed with various places throughout his lifetime including; Hibbing Taconite as a millwright, the Coast...

Robert W. Wellbrock Robert W. Wellbrock, 61, longtime resident of Hibbing died Thursday, October 24, 2019 at Diamond Willow...

Bryan LeMay

Bryan W. LeMay Bryan LeMay age 30 of Williston, ND passed away October 20, 2019 in Destin, FL from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Bryan was born September 11, 1989 in Minneapolis, MN, he was a graduate of the Nashwauk-Keewatin High School. Bryan was a member of the Spokesman Motorcycle Club, he played hockey for the Chisholm and Greenway High School hockey teams. Bryan is survived by his parents, Bryan D. LeMay and Debbie (Lowery) Setinich, sister Cindy (Marcus) Hadlock,...

Bryan W. LeMay Bryan LeMay age 30 of Williston, ND passed away October 20, 2019 in Destin, FL from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Bryan was born September 11, 1989 in Minneapolis,...

John Kaspari Crooked Lake, MN

John R. “Jack” Kaspari, 92, of Crooked Lake, Balsam Township, MN passed away, surrounded by his loving family on October 19, 2019 at Bethesda Hospital in St. Paul, MN. Jack was born on Oct. 31, 1926 in Lisbon, ND to John and Florence Kaspari and grew up on their farm south of Sheldon, ND with his younger siblings David and Sharon. Jack attended school in Sheldon and graduated from high school in 1944. During World War II Jack served in the navy in the Pacific Theater....

John R. “Jack” Kaspari, 92, of Crooked Lake, Balsam Township, MN passed away, surrounded by his loving family on October 19, 2019 at Bethesda Hospital in St. Paul, MN. Jack was...

Sophie Waite Hibbing, MN

Sophie Waite Sophie Waite, 100, Hibbing, MN, passed peacefully on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019 in Hibbing. Sophie was born in Carson Lake location near Hibbing on March 18, 1919, the fifth of 10 children of Milan “Mike” and Boija “Barbara” Milanovich. The family moved to Leetonia in 1934. Sophie attended Carson Lake Elementary School, Lincoln Jr. High School and graduated from Hibbing High School in 1938. She often lamented that she was unable to go...

Sophie Waite Sophie Waite, 100, Hibbing, MN, passed peacefully on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019 in Hibbing. Sophie was born in Carson Lake location near Hibbing on March 18, 1919, the fifth of 10...

Charles Danielson Hibbing

Charles Danielson age 82 of Hibbing passed away unexpectedly Sunday, October 13, 2019 in Hibbing. He was born June 23, 1937 in Rochester, MN and shortly thereafter adopted by Salem and Alice (Martinson) Danielson. Charles was a lifelong resident of Hibbing, he was a 1955 graduate of Hibbing High School, and following graduation Charles attended Hibbing Community College where he earned a degree in drafting. Charles worked for P M Research Lab for 34 years retiring in 1995; he also owned and...

Charles Danielson age 82 of Hibbing passed away unexpectedly Sunday, October 13, 2019 in Hibbing. He was born June 23, 1937 in Rochester, MN and shortly thereafter adopted by Salem and Alice...