Obituaries
Obituaries
Sherman Kolden
Oct 17, 2017
Sherman A. Kolden Sherman A. Kolden, 73, Hibbing, died Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017 in his home. He was born July 11, 1944 in Middle River, MN, the son of Lester and Anna Kolden. Sherman graduated from Hibbing High School in 1962. He also attended the University of Minnesota studying mechanical engineering and graduated from the Hibbing Community College with a science degree. He had...
Sophie Chupurdia
Oct 13, 2017
Sophie Chupurdia Sophie Chupurdia, 91, Pengilly, died Friday, October 13, 2017 at Evergreen Terrace in Grand Rapids, MN. She was born on July 12, 1926 to George and Mary Stupar in Hibbing. Sophie was a member of St. Vasilije of Ostrog Serbian Church in Chisholm. She was also a member of the local 2660 union. Sophie was employed with Butler Brothers, and National Steel...
Dale Stoneburner
Oct 13, 2017
Dale W. Stoneburner Dale W. Stoneburner, 97, longtime resident of Hibbing died Friday, October 13, 2017 at Heritage Manor in Chisholm, MN. He was born on November 22, 1919 to Joseph and Marie Grace (Hansen) Stoneburner in Duluth, MN. Dale grew up in Duluth, moving to Hibbing in his 20’s. He proudly served his country during WWII in the U. S. Navy. He was...
Jeffery Shuper
Oct 12, 2017
Jeffery Everett Shuper 1969-2017 Jeffery "Jeff" Everett Shuper, 48 passed away in a vehicle accident on Thursday, October 12th in Canton, Mississippi. He was born May 9th, 1969 to James and Carol Shuper in Hibbing, Minnesota. Since he was a young boy, he was fascinated with the carnival. He began his lifelong career with Farrow Amusements at the age of...
Karl Erickson
Oct 12, 2017
Karl Erik Erickson Karl Erik Erickson, 82, Pengilly, MN, died Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017 in Grand Rapids, MN. Karl was born in Sweden in 1935 and came to the United States with his parents in 1945. He attended Hibbing High School and later worked for Food Service of America out of Duluth for 42 years prior to retirement. Karl enjoyed...
Eileen Baird
Oct 6, 2017
Eileen B. Baird Eileen B. Baird, 78, Burnsville, MN, formerly of Hibbing, died Friday, October 6, 2017 in Burnsville. She was born in Crookston, MN to Ovilla and Annette (Leffard) Plante on October 13, 1938. She had been employed with the 3M Co. as an Administrative Assistant. Eileen loved to dance, play golf, travel and spend time with family and friends....
John Pocrnich
Oct 2, 2017
John G. Pocrnich (Potsie) John G, Pocrnich, 91, died October 2, 2017 at Lustila Alternative Senior Living in Hibbing, MN. Potsie was born on April 23, 1926 in the location of Carson Lake, MN. When the mining company expanded the mine into Carson Lake Location the family moved to Leetonia where he resided until September 2017. His parents, Joseph and Francis (Hecimovich)...
Carold Dejarlais
Oct 1, 2017
Carold “Max” Francis DeJarlais Carold “Max” Francis DeJarlais, 70, of Hibbing, died unexpectedly at home on October 1, 2017. Born in Hibbing to Carold “Jiggs” and Philomena “Minnie” (Comparoni) DeJarlais on April 12, 1947, Carold grew up in Keewatin and graduated from Nashwauk/Keewatin High School in 1965. He married Linda Suihkonen on May 24, 1991 in Virginia, MN. Carold was employed with the...
Raphael Wenneson
Sep 27, 2017
Raphael M. “Ray” Wenneson Raphael M. “Ray” Wenneson, 79, Hibbing, died Wed. Sept. 27, 2017 in the Fairview Range Medical Center, Hibbing. He was born March 5, 1938 in Lynchville, ND to Melvin and Ida Wenneson. He enjoyed farming in the Lynchville and Valley City area until he moved to northern Minnesota as a young man He worked there as a millwright...
Mary Sundberg
Sep 15, 2017
Mary Jo Sundberg Mary Jo Sundberg, 79, of Minneapolis, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 15, 2017. She was born in Hibbing on June 11, 1938, and was preceded in death by her parents Eldred and Geneva (Taveggia) Sundberg. She graduated from St. Mary’s Hospital School of Nursing and was a nurse at St. Barnabas Hospital (now HCMC), North American...
Peggy Fallos
Sep 11, 2017
Peggy K. Fallos Peggy K. Fallos, 59, Nashwauk, died suddenly Monday, September 11, 2017 at Essentia Health in Sandstone. She was born in Hibbing to Wallace and Grace (Elj) Whitman on September 10, 1958. She had been employed with Walmart as a Stocking Clerk. Peggy will be missed by her husband Kurt, daughter Janel (Jonathan Williams) Fallos, Hibbing, her mother Grace Whitman,...
Barbara Amendolare
Sep 9, 2017
Barbara J. Amendolare Barbara J. Amendolare, 78, Hibbing died Saturday, September 9, 2017 at Valley Health Services in Herkimer, NY. She was born on November 19, 1938 to Gunnard and Cecelia (Bozich) Holmberg in Hibbing. A graduate of Hibbing High School, Barbara became an X-Ray technician and was employed with the Mesaba Clinic in Hibbing. She was a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic...
Gary Krampotich
Sep 8, 2017
Gary James “Krump” Krampotich Gary James “Krump” Krampotich, 64, Kelly Lake, MN, passed away peacefully surrounded by love after a long hard fought battle with cancer. He was born to Mike and Marie Krampotich of Kelly Lake on Jan. 22, 1953. He graduated from Hibbing High School in 1971. He attended UMD Where he earned his degree in accounting, and went on...
Elizabeth Skalsky
Sep 8, 2017
Elizabeth J. Skalsky Elizabeth J. Skalsky, 70, formerly of Hibbing died Friday, September 8, 2017 in Chisholm, MN. She was born on April 13, 1947 to Milton and Anne Jenson in Lafayette, IN. A homemaker by trade, Elizabeth was a devote matriarch. Her family was her most important hobby in life. She was also a very active church member of Assembly of God...
Donald Anderson
Sep 8, 2017
Donald R. “Joe” Anderson Donald R. “Joe” Anderson, 77, Hibbing, MN, died Friday; Sept. 8, 2017 in the Fairview Range Medical Center, Hibbing. He was born Jan. 28, 1939 in Hibbing, the son of Wilbur and Mildred Anderson. He was an Air Force veteran stationed in Korea following the war. When he returned to Hibbing, it was days before he married Janice Fox...
James Powers Sr.
Sep 2, 2017
James Perry Powers Sr. James Perry Powers Sr., 85, Hibbing, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 2, 2017 at his home. He was born in Richlands, VA to Robert and Mary (Finley) Powers on April 23, 1932. He was employed with Island Farm Creamery and had mainly worked at Hibbing Tac as a Water Treatment Technician. James was an evangelist...
John Fillman
Sep 1, 2017
John Francis Fillman John Francis “Jocko” Fillman, 76, lifelong Hibbing resident, died Friday, September 1, 2017 at his home. He was born in Hibbing to Donald and Helen (Jarvi) Fillman on May 9, 1941. John was a Hibbing High School graduate of the class of 1959. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving from 1966 to 1968 at Ft. Hood, Texas. John...
Frank Ciulini
Sep 1, 2017
Frank A. Ciulini 92, of Estero, FL and a former lifelong resident of Hibbing, MN passed away unexpectedly on Friday, September 1, 2017 at the American House Coconut Point Independent Living. Frank was born January 19, 1925 in Hibbing a son of the late Giacinto and Rose (Jerulle) Ciulini. He moved to Estero, FL a year ago to be closer...
Arnold Connor
Aug 30, 2017
Arnold “Arny” Connor May 11, 1926-August 30, 2017 Arnold Gaylord Connor was born in Kenosha, WI on May 11, 1926 to Mary Elizabeth (Adams) Connor and Rupert Benjamin Connor. He was raised in Sleepy Eye, MN by his grandmother, Rena Adams. He enlisted in the Navy in 1944 and served in the Pacific until 1946. He married his high school...
Donald Hilligoss II
Aug 29, 2017
Donald O. Hilligoss II Donald O. Hilligoss II, 60, a Cohasset, MN resident for three years and former longtime resident of Hibbing, died Tuesday, August 29, 2017 as a result of a motorcycle accident. Don had a joyful life that was much too short. He was deeply loved by his family and all three of his children looked up to him. He...
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