Obituaries

Oct 7, 2015

Delores I. Ketola

Delores I. Ketola, 89, longtime resident of Nashwauk, died Wednesday, October 7, 2015, at Cornerstone Villa Nursing Home in Buhl, MN.  She was born on August 29, 1926, to Peter and Gladys (Rowneck) Apling in Osage, IA.  She was employed most recently with Leisure Hills in Hibbing as a Nurse’s Aide.  Delores...

Sep 29, 2015

Dorothy K. O’Brien

Dorothy K. O’Brien, 92, Hibbing, died Tuesday, September 29, 2015, at Guardian Angels Nursing Home in Hibbing.  She was born in Hibbing on Sept. 5, 1923, to Bruno and Ailie (Saralampi) Korpi.  Dorothy grew up in Melrude, MN and graduated from Cotton High School.  During World War II, she worked for the...

Sep 27, 2015

He is survived by his wife Roxine, his children Tammy (David) Koerpel of Woodbury, MN, Becky (Jeff) Lavere of Port Huron, MI, John Olsen of Chisholm, MN, Nicholas Michael of Minneapolis and Zachary Michael of Portland, OR, his brother Glenn (Kathy) Liesmaki of Cherry, MN, his sister Wendy (Joel) Mattson of Hibbing, his grandchildren, Fintan Koerpel, Andrew...

Sep 27, 2015

Warren F. Hudelson

Warren F. Hudelson, 66, passed peacefully at his home at Balsam Lake, Minnesota from brain cancer with his loving wife, Sharon, at his side on September 27 th , 2015.

Born to William F and Elizabeth M (Morency) Hudelson in Minneapolis on March 29, 1949, Hudelson had...

Sep 26, 2015

Donald L. “Mac” MacDonald

Donald L. “Mac” MacDonald, 84, lifelong Hibbing resident, died Saturday, September 26, 2015, at Hillcrest Alice.  He was born in Hibbing to Henry and Harriet (Perkins) MacDonald on July 2, 1931.  He had been an estimator for various companies, ending his career at Barr Engineering as their Senior Cost Estimator.  He...

Sep 24, 2015

Matilda Ann “Tillie” Hansen

Tillie A. Hansen, 98, lifelong resident of Hibbing died peacefully with family by her side Thursday, September 24, 2015 at Fairview Range Medical Center in Hibbing.  She was born on November 8, 1916 to Frank and Amelia (Luketich) Juricich in Hibbing.  She graduated from Hibbing High School with the Class of...

Sep 20, 2015

Anne M. Kochar

Anne M. Kochar, 94, lifelong resident of Kelly Lake died Sunday, September 20, 2015 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth.  She was born on The 4 th of July to John and Anne (Mihelich) Stimac in Carson Lake Township.  She was a graduate of Hibbing High School...

Sep 18, 2015

Lois A. Genise

Lois A. Genise, 87, lifelong resident of Hibbing died Friday, September 18, 2015 at Fairview Range Medical Center in Hibbing.  She was born on October 7, 1927 to Edward and Sadie (Greuling) Gallagher in Hibbing.  A homemaker by trade, Lois was a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic...

Sep 16, 2015

June A. Kniffen

June A. Kniffen, 93, lifelong resident of Nashwauk, died Wednesday, September 16, 2015, at Hillcrest Alice Assisted Living in Hibbing.  She was born on June 7, 1922, to Thomas and Caroline (Johnson) Hagen in Grand Rapids, MN.  She married Elmer Kniffen on November 12, 1943, in Pittsburgh, CA.  Temporarily, June worked for the...

Sep 14, 2015

William Louis Galatz

William Louis Galatz, 83, lifelong Hibbing resident, died Monday, Sept. 14, 2015, at his home with family by his side.

He was born in Hibbing on March 21, 1932, to Louis and Marie (Swanson) Galatz.  He married Carol Dilley on March 24, 1961.

Bill...

Sep 13, 2015

David Joseph Opacich

David J. Opacich, 58, Hibbing, died Sunday, September 13, 2015, in his home.  He was born in Chisholm, MN on May 2, 1957, to Rody and Grace Opacich.  David graduated from Hibbing High School and had worked as a self-employed handyman.  He enjoyed playing disc golf, hunting, and fishing.

Sep 11, 2015

John E. “Jack” Soderstrom

John E. “Jack” Soderstrom, 64, Hibbing, left this life Friday, September 11, 2015, in Rochester, MN.  He was born March 21, 1951, in Springfield, MA to Earl and Margaret Soderstrom.  After leaving school in Springfield, Jack began a career in cooking which most recently brought him to Hibbing.  He was the...

Sep 10, 2015

Dennis Frederick Rediske

Dennis Frederick Rediske, 76, of Hibbing, Minnesota, passed away Thursday, September 10, 2015, at Evergreen Terrace Healthcare Community in Grand Rapids, MN.  He was called to his heavenly home after a valiant battle with a long illness. His devotion to his family and his firm belief in God supported him...

Sep 10, 2015

Ann Frances Maki

Ann Frances Maki, 92, Hibbing, died Thursday, September 10, 2015, at Fairview Range Medical Center in Hibbing.  She was born Sept. 8, 1923, to Dominic and Marcella (Sterni) Bonazza.  Ann graduated from Hibbing High School and was united in marriage to Robert Maki.   She was a homemaker, wife, and wonderful mother.  Ann...

Sep 9, 2015

Diane M. Tardy Diane M. Tardy, 58, Buck Lake died Wednesday, September 9, 2015, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth, MN. She was born on June 4, 1957, to Raymond and Deloris (Frank) Koppes, Jr. in Grand Rapids, MN. After graduating from Nashwauk-Keewatin High School, Diane worked for Keewatin Taconite as a production truck driver with 38 years of service....

Sep 7, 2015

Mary Kay "Wheels" Bjerga, 58, resident of Hibbing, passed away in her sleep on Monday, Sept 7th. She was born in Hibbing to Harold and Delores (Kavanaugh) "Jiggs" Bjerga, on March 1, 1957. Mary Kay graduated from Eveleth HS in 1975 and also from the Hibbing Community College. She was employed by Arrowhead Regional Corrections as a Community Service Coordinator....

Sep 7, 2015

Rita P. (née Locke) (Lind) Eisenman

Rita P. (née Locke)(Lind) Eisenman left this life on September 7, 2015.   She was born July 29, 1921, in Tizzard’s Harbor, Newfoundland, a typical isolated fishing community in the northern part of Notre Dame Bay.  She graduated from the two-room school house in Tizzard’s Harbor and attended...

Sep 5, 2015

Norman A. Fimrite, 91, Hibbing, died Saturday, September 5 , 2015 at Guardian Angels in Hibbing.  He was born to Andrew and Marie (Christofferson) Fimrite on June 8 , 1924 in Highlanding, MN. He was employed at Range Firestone in Hibbing, retiring in 1968 as a foreman.  Norman married Norma White on December 1 , 1956 at Wesley United...

Sep 4, 2015

Ludwig Gave

Ludwig Gave, 85, Hibbing, went to be with the Lord on Friday, September 4, 2015, at Bayshore Health Center in Duluth.  He was born on October 31, 1929, to Herman and Dora (Brown) Gave in Avon, MN.  Ludwig was an Army veteran serving in...

Aug 31, 2015

Janet A. Saari Janet A. Saari, 71, of Janet Lake near Hibbing, died Monday, August 31, 2015 at her home. She was born in Minneapolis to Harold and Irene (Vedvig) Reier on June 30, 1944. She had been employed with the Hibbing Hospital as an RN retiring in 2004. She was a dedicated Nurse and also dedicated to her cats....