Obituaries

Sep 19, 2020

HIBBING--Joanne Brownell, 86, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September

19, 2020, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth.

Joanne was born November 5, 1933, to Oscar and Kathleen Dornack. She was

raised in Chisholm, Minnesota and was a graduate of Chisholm High School. She

was proud to be from Chisholm, and maintained...

Sep 15, 2020

Katheryn M. “Kay” Furlong Kay Furlong, 86, longtime resident of Pengilly passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2020, surrounded by her family. She was born July 2, 1934 to Edwin and Isabelle (Hazelkamp) Anderson in Hibbing, MN. Kay attended Hibbing Schools, and later graduated from Gustavus Adolphus. She was employed as a medical technologist with Fairview. Kay entered the Sacrament...

Sep 10, 2020

Beatrice Aseneth Adams

Beatrice A. Adams, 83, lifelong resident of Hibbing passed away, Thursday, September 10, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth, MN.  She was born March 6, 1937 to Archie and Selma (Hamnes) Beel in Hibbing.  Beatrice attended Hibbing Schools. She was married to Marvin Adams on March 26, 1955.  She was a...

Sep 10, 2020

Linda L. (Gangl) Patterson

August 18, 1949 – September 10, 2020

Linda Patterson age 71 of Nashwauk, MN passed away Thursday, September 10, 2020 at Fairview Range Medical Center in Hibbing. Linda was born August 18, 1949 in Hibbing to Tom and Bernice (Finken) Gangl. Linda was a lifelong resident of Nashwauk; she was a...

Sep 5, 2020

Theodore “Ted” Wilen

Theodore Wilen, 39, lifelong resident of Hibbing died Saturday, September

5, 2020 at home in Hibbing. He was born October 12, 1980 to Dean and RaeAnn

(Clark) Wilen in Hibbing. Ted graduated from Hibbing Schools and later

completed an electrician program. He was employed with IBEW Local 294...

Sep 3, 2020

Mary Kay Galli

Mary Kay Galli, longtime resident of Hibbing died Thursday, September 3, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth, MN.  She was born May 17, 1950 to Eli and Valerie (Spenko) Hecimovich in Chisholm, MN.  Mary was employed at Fairview Range Medical Center as a RN in Hibbing.  She was a member of...

Sep 3, 2020

Sandra Elizabeth (Falbo) Saari

Sandra E. Saari, 78, Grand Rapids, died Thursday, September 3, 2020 at Grand Itasca Hospital in Grand Rapids, MN.  She was born in Hibbing on April 7, 1942 to Louie and Mary (Schneider) Falbo and raised in Keewatin, MN.  Sandra graduated from Hibbing Junior College.  She was employed as a secretary...

Sep 1, 2020

Wayne A. Perreault

Wayne A. Perreault, 68, longtime resident of Nashwauk, passed away on September 1st, 2020. Wayne Allan Perreault was born on May 31st, 1952 to Vern and Merlyn (Fredrickson) Perreault in Crookston, MN. He attended school in Red Lake Falls, MN until 1966, when the family relocated to Nashwauk, MN. Wayne graduated from Nashwauk-Keewatin High...

Aug 30, 2020

Billy Dean Perryman

Billy D. Perryman, 68, known to most as 39, longtime resident of Nashwauk died Sunday, August 30, 2020 at Essentia Health-St. Mary’s in Duluth, MN.  He was born October 5, 1951 in Kansas City, MO.  Billy resided in Nashwauk for the past 43 years, coming from Missouri.  He was a brick mason by trade...

Aug 30, 2020

P. Gary Perrella

Gary Perrella, 79, lifelong resident of Keewatin passed away due to surgical complications with family by his side on Sunday, August 30, 2020 at Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth, MN.  He was born June 7, 1941 to Peter and Tyne (Impila) Perrella in Hibbing, MN.  He entered the Sacrament of...

Aug 28, 2020

Richard ”Dick” Walter Louhi, age 84, Hibbing, MN passed away peacefully with family by his side Friday, August 28, 2020 at Fairview Range Medical Center in Hibbing from complications of Alzheimers.  Dick was born April 23, 1936 to Walter and Lillian (Anderson) Louhi in Hibbing. He was a lifelong resident of Cherry, attended Cherry High School and after graduation...

Aug 27, 2020

Arlene Broker age 89, of Hibbing passed away Thursday, August 27, 2020 at Heritage Manor in Chisholm. Arlene was born April 3, 1931 to Roy and Lydia (Grumley) Zebott in Duluth, MN. She was a lifelong resident of Hibbing and a member of the First Presbyterian Church. Arlene was a member of the American Legion and VFW Auxiliary’s and...

Aug 25, 2020

James R. Collins age 94 of Hibbing passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth. Jim was born November 14, 1925 in St. Paul, MN to John and Louise (Stack) Collins. He graduated from Duluth Denfeld High School, and later achieved a Bachelor’s degree from UMD.  Jim was a veteran of the US Navy proudly...

Aug 25, 2020

Jeffery A. Davis, 57, of Hibbing, Minnesota and formerly of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, passed away on August 25, 2020.

Aug 15, 2020

David P. Cicchi David P. Cicchi 89 of Side Lake MN died Saturday August 15, 2020 in St Mary’s Hospital at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester MN. He was born March 17, 1931 in Hibbing the son of Mossimo and Angeline Cicchi. David was a member of the Hibbing High School swim and dive team and graduated from there...

Aug 14, 2020

Roger L. Sterle, 69, longtime resident of Hibbing passed away Friday, August 14, 2020 at home with family by his side.  He was born June 15, 1951 to John and Jennie (Petrick) Sterle in Chisholm, MN.

Roger attended Chisholm Schools and later completed the Electricians program at the Hibbing Vocational and Technical School.  Roger retired from U.S....

Aug 13, 2020

Joyce A. Manney

Joyce A. Manney, 85, longtime resident of Hibbing passed away, Thursday, August 13, 2020.  She was born May 12, 1935 to Carl T. and Viola (Brandle) Lundberg in Willow River, MN.  She moved to Hibbing in 1948, where she would later graduate from Hibbing High School in 1953, and Hibbing Junior College in 1954. ...

Aug 9, 2020

Donald Dean “Butch” Neuenschwander

I was born on November 6th, 1944 in a little hospital in Park Rapids, MN, along with my 3 brothers, Lee, Bob, Dale, and my twin sister Donna. After a short time, we were off to Hubbard Prairie, where my mom and dad (Barbara and Gilbert “Curtis”), my aunt and uncle, and grandma...

Aug 6, 2020

Gary A. Dropps

Gary A. Dropps, 64, Nashwauk, formerly longtime resident of Chisholm died Thursday, August 6, 2020 at Essentia St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth, MN.  He was born June 5, 1956 to Jack and Myra (Werth) Dropps in Hibbing, MN.  Gary attended Toivola/Meadowlands Schools.  He was employed with U.S. Steel at Minntac for 9 ½...

Aug 6, 2020

Helen C. Gustafson, age 78 passed away on Thursday, August 6, 2020 at Chestnut Grove in Virginia. She was born April 22, 1942, in Hibbing, to Arthur and Elma Erickson. Survived by daughter, Jodi Lennox (Jim) and 2 grandsons, Kristopher (Niccole) and Jeremy. 1 great grandson, Dustin, sister, Linda (John), Characky, 3 nephews and a great niece. Helen will...