Obituaries
Obituaries
Alice M. Littler
Sep 16, 2026
Alice Marie Littler, 89, of Nashwauk, MN, passed away peacefully with family at her side on September 16, 2026, at Guardian Angels in Hibbing, MN. Alice was born at home in Bay City, WI, on August 30, 1937, to Lyle and Sadie (Morrison) Andrews. Her family moved to Bemidji, MN, where she graduated from high school. After graduating, Alice worked...
Teresa A. Johnson
Sep 21, 2026
Teresa A. Johnson age 73, of Hibbing, passed away Monday, September 21, 2026, at her home. She was born on June 4, 1953, to Gerald and Mary (Coughlin) Foster in Duluth. Teresa attended school in Duluth before settling on the Iron Range. She attended Vo Tech in Hibbing, the first woman to earn a degree from the microelectronics program. On...
John A. Kemper
Sep 17, 2026
Second in a line of sixteen siblings, John was born prematurely on June 14, 1945, weighing only 2 lbs., 12 oz. You would never guess by looking at the tiny baby in that picture that he would grow up to be a strong, surly, sometimes intimidating, and always unfiltered man with a big, caring heart underneath it all. His sister...
Laurie A. Hooper
Sep 18, 2026
After a courageous three-year battle with cancer, Laurie A. Hooper, age 65, of Hibbing, passed away peacefully at her daughter’s home on Friday, September 18, 2026. Laurie was born on March 28, 1961, in Hibbing to Richard Hill and Judith Maras. She graduated from Hibbing High School with the Class of 1979. After graduation, Laurie began working at her family’s...
John W. Fort
Sep 19, 2026
John William Fort, age 76, of Hibbing, Minn. passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2026, at Essentia Health St. Mary’s in Duluth, Minn. surrounded by loved ones.
John was born to William and Lois (Provost) Fort on May 3, 1950, in Crosby, Minn. He was the first child of eight and took his birth position seriously. He grew up in Chisholm...
Curtis D. Kmett
Aug 2, 2026
Curtis D. Kmett, 86, of Hibbing, MN, passed away at Guardian Angels in Hibbing on August 2, 2026. He was born in Chisholm, MN, on January 28, 1940, to Frank and Ruth (Murray) Kmett. Curtis grew up in the Balkan Township and Hibbing areas. After school, he started working in the mines as soon as possible. Curtis met and married...
Kirk V. Sandstrom
Sep 7, 2026
Kirk Victor Sandstrom, age 69, of Britt, MN, passed away on Monday, September 7, 2026, at his home in Britt, MN. Per Kirk's wishes, there will be no services at this time.
Patrick J. Ogrinc
Sep 4, 2026
Patrick J. Ogrinc, age 74, of Hibbing, passed away Friday, September 4, 2026, at Heritage Manor in Chisholm, MN. Born in Duluth; Pat graduated from Virginia High School in 1970.
He then attended the Duluth Institute of Technology before enlisting in the Air Force. Pat dedicated 22 years to defending his country, serving in both the Vietnam War and the Gulf...
Robbie V. Basche-Husmann
Sep 4, 2026
Robbie Vernon Basche-Husmann, age 47, of Nashwauk, MN, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 4, 2026, at home in Nashwauk, MN. He was born on February 18, 1979, in Hennepin County, MN, and was raised by Joanne Basche and William Bryant.
Robbie graduated from High School in Bruce, Wisconsin, and went on to attend college at Rasmussen. He was someone who...
Don L. Martella
Sep 3, 2026
Don Leroy Martella, 82, of Hibbing/Side Lake and formerly Marble, MN, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 3, 2026, at Cornerstone Assisted Living in Buhl, MN. Don was born in Hibbing to Benjamin and Lorraine (Kinzel) Martella on May 30, 1944. He graduated from Hibbing High School with the class of 1962 and went on to Montana State University, where...
Stephen P. "Steve" Kramer
Aug 29, 2026
Stephen “Steve” Kramer, beloved husband, father, son, brother, and faithful servant of God, passed away on August 29, 2026, after a long and courageous battle with blood cancer.
Steve grew up in Springfield Ohio alongside his identical twin brother, Jeffrey, and his older brother, Robert. He graduated from Springfield North High School in 2003. Growing up, Steve was a gifted student...
Peggy L. (Johnson) Kemp
Aug 25, 2026
Peggy L. (Johnson) Kemp
June 10, 1940, August 25, 2026
Peggy L. (Johnson) Kemp, 86, longtime resident of Hibbing passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at the Minnesota Veterans Home - Silver Bay, MN. She was born June 10, 1940, to Wesley and Loretta (James) Johnson in Ironwood, MI. Peggy graduated from Hibbing High School in 1958. Peggy united in marriage...
Roy E. Olson
Aug 24, 2026
Roy Eugene Olson, age 82, of Chisholm, MN, passed away peacefully at home on August 24, 2026. He was born on April 17, 1944, in Fergus Falls, MN, to Ethel Olson. Roy lived briefly in Fergus Falls, Aurora, Foxhome, Eveleth, and Virginia before moving to NHS in Chisholm.
Roy was a soft-spoken man who had a great sense of humor and...
Rosemary Gilbert
Aug 23, 2026
Rosemary Gilbert, age 72, of Hibbing, passed away Sunday, August 23, 2026, at Fairview Range Medical Center in Hibbing. She was born May 24, 1954, in Franklin, IN, to Edward and Pauline (Hilton) Sallee. Rosemary moved to the Iron Range in 1976; she worked as a CNA at local nursing homes. Rosemary enjoyed the simple things in life, playing canasta...
James Frank Clark Jr.
Aug 22, 2026
James Frank Clark Jr.
April 8, 1951 August 22, 2026
James F. Clark Jr., 75, longtime resident of Hibbing, MN died Saturday, August 22, 2026, at Methodist Hospital in Rochester, MN. He was born April 8, 1951, to James and Donna (Goltz) Clark Sr. in Big Rapids, MI. James united in marriage with Rhonda (Wivoda) Clark on August 19, 1972. Together they...
Marlene M. Pajunen
Aug 13, 2026
Marlene Marie Pajunen of Chisholm passed away on August 13th, 2026, at the age of 88, in Fairview Range Hospital with her family at her side.
Marlene was born on December 5th, 1937, in Eveleth, MN, to George and Vienna (Eskelin) Lampinen. She graduated from Eveleth High School in 1956. A couple of years after graduating, she got married and raised...
Donald H. Wiiliainen
Aug 7, 2026
Don Wiiliainen, age 70, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, August 7, 2026. He was born in Hibbing, MN on March 15, 1956, to Hank and Helen (Erickson) Wiiliainen. Don was a 1975 Hibbing High School graduate and married his high school sweetheart, Jodi Ruzich in September of 1979.
Following graduation, he entered the family business, Hank’s Woodworks, with his father and...
Aaron J. Sampson
Aug 7, 2026
Aaron J. Sampson, age 36 of Hibbing passed away unexpectedly on Friday, August 7, 2026 after a long struggle with mental illness and addiction. He was born June 13, 1990, to Donald and Denise (Carlson) Sampson in Hibbing.
Aaron graduated with the Hibbing High School Class of 2008 and later went on to attend Lake Superior College to pursue welding. He...
Lawrence H. Nylund
Aug 6, 2026
Lawrence “Larry” Nylund age 88 of Hibbing, passed away Thursday, August 6, 2026, at Guardian Angels Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born on July 7, 1938, to Oscar and Saima (Pekuri) Nylund in Hibbing. Larry graduated from Hibbing High School. He later worked at Eveleth Taconite for 38 years. Larry was a member of First Lutheran Church in Hibbing....
Terry Allan McMillen
Aug 4, 2026
Terry Allan McMillen 66 of Aurora MN.Passed away at his favorite place, the hunting shack on August 4, 2026. Born on July 3, 1960, in Hibbing to Everett and Betty McMillen. Terry grew up in Hibbing and graduated from Hibbing High School in 1979.Hunting, fishing and spending time with family and friends were his greatest joys.He is survived by brothers,...
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