Obituaries
Obituaries
Albert Natt
Aug 1, 2013
Albert F. Natt Albert F. Natt, 74, died Thursday; Aug. 1, 2013 in the Hummingbird Customized Living home in Meadowlands, MN. He was born July 25, 1939 in Sweet Valley, PA the son of Joseph and Matilda Natt. His family moved to Michigan in 1951 where he graduated from the River Rouge, MI high school in 1958. He married the love of his...

Richard Kasner
Aug 1, 2013
Richard J. Kasner Richard J. Kasner, 70, Hibbing, died Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013 in his home. He was born Oct. 30, 1942 in Minneapolis, the son of Lloyd and Dorothy Kasner. He married Lorali Swoboda on Feb. 2, 1963 and made their home in Hibbing since 1967, where he was a partner in Ryan Kasner Ryan Financial Services, Inc. He was an active...

Thomas Kotula
Jul 31, 2013
Thomas Louis Kotula Thomas Louis Kotula, 65, Hibbing, died unexpectedly Wed., July 31, 2013 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. He was born March 12, 1948 in Hibbing and was a 1966 graduate of Hibbing High School. After high school he enlisted into the Marine Corps and had an honorable discharge from the Vietnam War in 1972. While serving in Vietnam he...
Ann Kettunen
Jul 26, 2013
Ann Marie Kettunen Ann Marie Kettunen, 64, rural Mountain Iron, died Friday, July 26, 2013, at home. She was born in Grand Rapids on Sept. 1, 1948, to Harry and Olga Corwin. Ann graduated from Greenway High School in 1966, and then from Bemidji State University. She and Bruce Kettunen were united in marriage on August 4, 1984 in Pengilly. She worked in elementary...
Nancy Quinn
Jul 26, 2013
Nancy Jo Quinn Nancy Jo Quinn, 54, Goodland, died Friday, July 26, 2013, at Fairview Range Medical Center in Hibbing. She was born July 30, 1958 in Chisago City, MN to Ray and Barb Mudrick. Nancy and John Quinn were united in marriage on August 14, 1982 in Watertown, SD and had lived in Goodland for the past nine years. Nancy had worked...
Mary Sotzsky
Jul 24, 2013
Mary Catherine Sotzsky Mary Catherine Sotzsky, 59, Hibbing, died Wednesday July 24, 2013, at home, after a courageous seven month battle with cancer. She was born in Washington DC on February 20, 1954, to Elmer and Eleanor Isaac. Mary was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She is survived by her devoted husband of 41 years, Arthur Sotzsky, of Hibbing; she was a...

Dorothy Andrews
Jul 24, 2013
Dorothy Ann (Johnson) Andrews Dorothy A. Andrews, 90, Sun City, AZ., formerly of Hibbing died Wednesday, July 24, 2013 in Sun City West, AZ. She was born on December 21, 1922 to Frank and Amelia (Luketich) Juricich in Hibbing. She was a resident of Hibbing for 59 years, retiring in Arizona where she has resided for over 25 years. She was a Hibbing...
Mildred Novak
Jul 24, 2013
Mildred Novak Mildred Novak, 93, Hibbing, died Wednesday July 24, 2013, at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Chisholm. She was born in Hibbing on January 11, 1920, to Daniel and Angela Vuicich. Millie was a homemaker, wife, and mother who enjoyed playing bocce and going out with her friends. She was a member of St. Basil’s Orthodox Church in Chisholm. She is survived...
Helen Turk
Jul 23, 2013
Helen Theresa Turk Helen Theresa Turk, 87, Hibbing, died Tuesday, July 23, 2013, at Spectrum Health Care in Ely. She was born on April 23, 1926, in Webb Location to John and Helen (Mikolich) Turk. A 1944 graduate of Hibbing High School, Helen attended Hibbing Community College and received her degree from the College of St. Scholastica in 1948. She worked as a...

Patrick Oestreich
Jul 21, 2013
Patrick K. “Pat” Oestreich Patrick K. “Pat” Oestreich, 66, Hibbing, died July 21, 2013 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth after a long illness. He was born January 31, 1947 in Duluth. Pat attended Duluth Cathedral High School (Marshall) and enlisted in the United States Navy in 1964, serving for four years on the U.S.S. Dixie AD-14 in the Pacific. He worked...

Bonnie Buchwitz
Jul 14, 2013
Bonnie Ann (Styles) Buchwitz Bonnie A. Buchwitz, 63, lifelong resident of Hibbing died Sunday, July 14, 2013 at Fairview Range Medical Center in Hibbing. She was born April 27, 1950 to Ernest and Ida (Bonvincin) Styles in Hibbing. She was employed with I.S.D. 701 as a special education teacher at the Washington Elementary School in Hibbing. She was an active member of the...
Violet Perry
Jul 14, 2013
Violet Elizabeth Perry Violet E. Perry, 92, lifelong resident of Hibbing died Sunday, July 14, 2013 at Fairview Range Medical Center in Hibbing. She was born on January 11, 1921 to Frank and Amelia (Luketich) Juricich in Hibbing. Violet was a graduate of the Hibbing High School, class of 1938. She went on to work for the Hibbing General Hospital as a nurse’s...

Richard Johnson
Jul 11, 2013
Richard Carl Johnson Richard C. Johnson, 70, Hibbing died Thursday, July 11, 2013 at the Essentia Health Care Center in Virginia. He was born on September 11, 1942 to Rudolph and Eleanor (Felty) Johnson in Hibbing. Richard proudly served in the National Guard. He later was employed with the Reserve Mine in Babbitt, MN, and most recently retired from Minn-Tac in 1997...
David Yungner
Jul 10, 2013
David Leroy Yungner David L. Yungner, 57, Duluth, MN, died suddenly Wednesday, July 10, 2013 at home. He was born on March 21, 1956 to Donald and June (Gulenchyn) Yungner in Minneapolis, MN. Coming from Brooklyn Center, MN, David lived in Colorado and then in Duluth, MN. He was self employed as a potter. His favorite places were walking the shores of Lake Superior,...

Douglas Lindahl
Jul 4, 2013
Douglas H. Lindahl Douglas H. Lindahl, 83, Perch Lake, MN, died Thursday, July 4th 2013, at Guardian Angels Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hibbing. He was born Jan. 25, 1930 to Sigurd and Minnie Lindahl in Keewatin, MN. Doug graduated from the Keewatin Robert Downing High School in 1948. He was on winning football teams in high school and at the Hibbing Jr....

Myron Snyder
Jul 3, 2013
Myron W. Snyder Myron W. Snyder, 71, Hibbing, died Wed. July 3, 2013 in his home. He was born March 7, 1942 in, Crystal, MN, the son of Eugene and Mildred Snyder. Myron had lived in Virginia, MN where he met Donna Gerulli. They were married on Sept. 1, 1962 and lived there for a short time before making their home in Hibbing. Myron...

Steven Heller
Jul 2, 2013
Steven W. Heller Steven W. Heller, 69, Hibbing, died Tuesday, July 2, 2013 in Hutchinson, MN. He was born July 16, 1943 to Warner and Evelyn Heller. He married Diane Tawyea on June 5, 1965 and they made their home in Hibbing in the mid 70’s. He had worked for Ace Hardware and retired from the Erie Mining Co. as an auto mechanic...
Blanche Birch
Jun 30, 2013
Blanche Marie (St. Lawrence) Birch Blanche M. Birch, 78, Hibbing, formerly of Chisholm, died Sunday, June 30, 2013, at Guardian Angels Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hibbing. She was born in Chisholm, MN on May 5, 1935 to Omar and Helen (Wegener) St. Lawrence. Blanche graduated from Chisholm High School in 1953, and was united in marriage to James Birch on July...

Bennett Huszak
Jun 28, 2013
Bennett J. “Ben” Huszak Bennett J. “Ben” Huszak, 90, lifelong Hibbing resident, died Friday June 28, 2013, at Cornerstone Villa in Buhl. He and his twin sister, Bernyce, were the youngest of eight children born to Hibbing pioneers Alex and Julia Huszak, who were Hungarian immigrants. Ben graduated from Hibbing High School and served in the US Army during World War...

Josephine Argir
Jun 25, 2013
Josephine Marie “Josie” Argir Josephine Marie “Josie” Argir, 81, Buhl, former lifelong Keewatin resident died Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at Cornerstone Villa in Buhl. She was born in Keewatin, to Joseph and Antonette Kukich on September 16, 1931 and grew up in Bennett Location. Josie was well known in Keewatin and operated Josie’s Beauty Shop out of her home. She volunteered with meals...
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