All Obituaries

Peterson Funeral Chapel of Coleraine
| 422 Roosevelt Street
P.O. Box 185
| Coleraine, MN 55722-0185
| Tel: 1-218-245-1441

Orville "Ole" Westlake Grand Rapids

Orville “Ole” Westlake, 88, of Warba, passed away December 17, 2020 at Diamond Willow Assisted Living in Grand Rapids. Ole was born May 10, 1932 to John and Ruby (Wright) Westlake in Plummer Minnesota. Ole worked as carpenter in which he traveled throughout the state of Minnesota and North Dakota. He enjoyed spending time with his family and grandchildren and was especially fond of...

Orville “Ole” Westlake, 88, of Warba, passed away December 17, 2020 at Diamond Willow Assisted Living in Grand...

Margaret Castle Grand Rapids

Margaret "Peggy" Castle, 82, of Grand Rapids, Minnesota, passed away on July 12, 2021 at Grand Village Nursing Home in Grand Rapids MN. Peggy was born in Des Moines, IA on October 24, 1938 to Blanche (Laney) Pressly Smith of Ashby, MN and Lester Pressly of Osceola, IA (both deceased). She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of over 51 years, David M Castle, her sister Joan Moore, brother Willian "Bill" Pressly, and Sister-in-Law Gretchen Horan. Peggy is...

Margaret "Peggy" Castle, 82, of Grand Rapids, Minnesota, passed away on July 12, 2021 at Grand Village Nursing Home in Grand Rapids MN. Peggy was born in Des Moines, IA on October 24,...

Vernon "Bucko" Troumbly Coleraiine, MN

Vernon (“Bucko”) Troumbly, 95, died Sunday, July 11, 2021, peacefully in his sleep after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. He was born on February 25th, 1926, to Gabriel and Ethel (Johnson) Troumbly. He was raised in Taconite, MN. He graduated from Greenway High School in 1944. After graduating, he entered the Army and served and fought in World War II from 1944-1946. He then attended Itasca Junior College. In 1947, he married the love of his life,...

Vernon (“Bucko”) Troumbly, 95, died Sunday, July 11, 2021, peacefully in his sleep after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. He was born on February 25th,...

Andrea Peterson Coleraine, MN

Andrea M. Peterson, 79 of Coleraine died on Monday, November 30, 2020 in Essentia Health – Miller Dwan, Duluth. Born April 7, 1941 in Grand Rapids, she was the daughter of John and Eileen (Cochran) Risse. Andrea was a member of the Mary Immaculate Catholic Church of Coleraine and was a Greenway High School graduate. Andrea and David G. “Butch”...

Andrea M. Peterson, 79 of Coleraine died on Monday, November 30, 2020 in Essentia Health – Miller Dwan,...

Richard Grobove, Sr. Lawrence Lake

Richard Allen Grobove, Sr. 74 of Lawrence Lake, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 27, 2021, in his home surrounded by his loving family, after a long battle with cancer. Born June 14, 1947, in Hibbing, he was the son of Adam and Beatrice (Rootes) Grobove, Sr. Richard attended Hibbing High School and served in the U. S. Navy during the Vietnam War. He had been a...

Richard Allen Grobove, Sr. 74 of Lawrence Lake, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 27, 2021, in his home surrounded by his loving family,...

Arthur Bellefy Taconite

Arthur G. Bellefy, 89 of Taconite died on Monday, June 21, 2021 in the Grand Itasca Hospital. Born on July 3, 1931 in Milwaukee, WI, was the son of Arthur and Mabel (Pelletier) Bellefy. He attended Greenway High School and later graduated from Bemidji State University with a teaching degree. Art was a special education teacher with the Greenway School District. He was a member of...

Arthur G. Bellefy, 89 of Taconite died on Monday, June 21, 2021 in the Grand Itasca...

Chester Lewis, Sr Bovey

Chester Lee “Chet” Lewis, Sr., 93 of Bigfork left his Earthly home to be with Zola on Saturday, June 19, 2021 at the Bigfork Valley Communities, Aspen Circle in Bigfork, MN. Chet was born on July 19, 1927 in Rochester, Ind., he was the son of Andrew and Gertrude (Gottschalk) Lewis. He attended Culver Elementary and High School in Culver, Ind., and married Zola Mae Collins on November 10, 1956 in Angola, Ind. He was a U.S....

Chester Lee “Chet” Lewis, Sr., 93 of Bigfork left his Earthly home to be with Zola on Saturday, June 19, 2021 at the Bigfork Valley Communities, Aspen Circle in Bigfork,...

Patsy Carlson Coleraine, Minnesota

Our loving Mom, Sister, Grandma, Auntie (Patsy Carlson) lived 28,830 days until her final breath here on earth 11/29/2019. Our parents lived an old school life that had its fair share of ups and downs. They were not outstanding in the eyes of the public. That was not their desire. They raised a family of four kids for about 23 years before going their separate ways. By then we were...

Our loving Mom, Sister, Grandma, Auntie (Patsy Carlson) lived 28,830 days until her final breath here on earth...

Gwendolyn Muotka Coleraine & Bovey, MN

Gwendolyn Jean (Karakash) Muotka, 86, formerly of Coleraine and Bovey, died Tuesday, February 16, 2021, in the Grand Village, Grand Rapids, MN. She was born July 14, 1934, in Calumet, MN to Adam and Maxine (Robertson) Karakash. Gwen graduated from Greenway High School in 1952 and was proud of her poems published in the Blast. Gwen was a talented crafter and especially...

Gwendolyn Jean (Karakash) Muotka, 86, formerly of Coleraine and Bovey, died Tuesday, February 16, 2021, in the Grand Village, Grand Rapids,...

Florence Johnson Bovey

Florence Johnson, 85, of Bovey, passed away December 11, 2020 at Diamond Willow Assisted Living in Grand Rapids. Florence was born to Agnes (Rafinski) and Joseph Wakefield, Sr. in Onigum, MN, the 2nd child of 9. Florence enjoyed a long working career. She started out at Boeing Aircraft in Seattle, WA and then at a rollerskate drive-in called Toppings. She moved back to MN and worked as a waitress in Calumet, MN where she met and later married, Bob Johnson. She was employed at Enstrom Studio...

Florence Johnson, 85, of Bovey, passed away December 11, 2020 at Diamond Willow Assisted Living in Grand Rapids. Florence was born to Agnes (Rafinski) and Joseph Wakefield, Sr. in Onigum, MN, the...