All Obituaries
Ronald "Bud" Parks Trout Lake
Ronald R. “Bud” Parks, 96, longtime Trout Lake area resident, died Tuesday, November 6, 2018 in Evergreen Terrace, Grand Rapids.
Born July 17, 1922 in Osage Township, Becker County, Minnesota, he was the son of Dennis and Emma (George) Parks. Ronald and Gilda Mears were married on February 7, 1945 in Park Rapids, MN. Since 1950, Ron had been a resident of the...
Ronald R. “Bud” Parks, 96, longtime Trout Lake area resident, died Tuesday, November 6, 2018 in Evergreen Terrace, Grand...
Francis Hart Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Francis (Jumbo) Lavern Hart passed away Sunday, November 4th, 2018. Jumbo was born December 4, 1933 in Taconite, MN. He lived most of his life in the Iron range area.
He married Priscilla (Pat) Weirauch on February 2, 1952 and they resided in the Iron range area.
Jumbo worked for M.A. Hanna for thirty years before retiring. He enjoyed outdoor activities such as hunting, fishing and camping with his family.
He is survived by his lovely wife Pat,...
Francis (Jumbo) Lavern Hart passed away Sunday, November 4th, 2018. Jumbo was born December 4, 1933 in Taconite, MN. He lived most of his life in the Iron range area.
He...
Cherelyn "Cheri" Staley Grand Rapids
Cherelyn M. “Cheri” Staley, 55, Grand Rapids, died Saturday, September 29, 2018.
Born June 9, 1963 in Helena, MT, she was the daughter of Martin and Della (Simonette) Staley. Cheri was a resident of the Grand Rapids and Bovey areas most of her life and was a Grand Rapids High School and Itasca Community College graduate. Cheri had been a cook in area...
Cherelyn M. “Cheri” Staley, 55, Grand Rapids, died Saturday, September 29,...
Jacqueline "Jackie" Stuntebeck - Lokken Grand Rapids
Jacqueline E. “Jackie” Stuntebeck – Lokken, 55, Grand Rapids, died Friday, September 28, 2018 in her home with her family at her side while in the care of hospice.
Born December 9, 1962 in Virginia, MN, she was the daughter of John J. and Dorothy V. (Budrow) Stuntebeck. Jackie grew up in Chisholm and Hoyt Lakes, was a 1981 graduate of Chisholm High School and...
Jacqueline E. “Jackie” Stuntebeck – Lokken, 55, Grand Rapids, died Friday, September 28, 2018 in her home with her family...
Janet Gillman Grand Rapids
Janet M. Gillman, 60, former Trout Lake area resident, died Thursday, September 27, 2018 in her home at Pleasant Seasons.
Born December 9, 1957 in Grand Rapids, she was the daughter of Donald and Dolores (Ball) Gillman. Janet was a 1976 graduate of Greenway High School, a graduate of the Itasca Community College medical secretary program, and had worked in the Grand Rapids...
Janet M. Gillman, 60, former Trout Lake area resident, died Thursday, September 27, 2018 in her home at Pleasant...
Margaret McPherson Coleraine, MN
Margaret E. “Mugs” McPherson, 100, returned to her heavenly Father on September 18, 2018 at Brookstone Manor in Grand Rapids.
Margaret was born on February 5, 1918 to Jay and Isabel (McGuire) Gould. She grew up in Coleraine, with her six siblings. She married Arnie Tuomala in 1937. They had two sons, Jay Gerald and Robert William. Arnie died unexpectedly in 1962, and several years later Margaret married Kenneth McPherson. They moved to Minneapolis where...
Margaret E. “Mugs” McPherson, 100, returned to her heavenly Father on September 18, 2018 at Brookstone Manor in Grand Rapids.
Margaret was born on February 5, 1918 to Jay and Isabel...
Wanda Evers Ball Club, Minnesota
Wanda M. Evers, 97, Ball Club, died Tuesday, September 11, 2018 in her home.
Born August 29, 1921 in Deer River, she was the daughter of Jesse and Genevieve (Bebeau) Tibbetts. She had lived in Minneapolis from 1954 until returning to Ball Club in 1989. Wanda had been a welder in ship building during WW II.
Her...
Wanda M. Evers, 97, Ball Club, died Tuesday, September 11, 2018 in her home.
Born...
Rachel Flaig Coleraine, Minnesota
Rachel Lynn Flaig, 36 of Coleraine, died on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 in St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth.
She was born on August 6, 1982 in Grand Rapids, MN, she was the daughter of Paul “Osc” and Louella “Punky” (Hamlin) Anderson. She was a lifelong Lawrence Lake resident, living in Coleraine the past 3 years. She attended the...
Rachel Lynn Flaig, 36 of Coleraine, died on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 in St. Luke’s Hospital in...
Joseph Burich Coleraine, Minnesota
Joseph Burich, 98, longtime Coleraine resident, died Saturday, September 1, 2018 in his home.
Born December 19, 1919 in Chisholm, he was the son of Blazo and Milosova (Lonchar) Burich. He grew up in Chisholm and was a Chisholm High School graduate. Joseph attended Hibbing Community College, the University of North Dakota and was a graduate of St. Cloud State...
Joseph Burich, 98, longtime Coleraine resident, died Saturday, September 1, 2018 in his...
Michael Chupurdia Pengilly, Minnesota
Michael A. Chupurdia, 71, Snowball Lake, lost his battle with pancreatic cancer on Tuesday, August 21, 2018 in his home.
Born February 14, 1947 in Grand Rapids, he was the son of Nick and Eleanor (Brandstrom) Chupurdia. Mike was a 1965 graduate of Greenway High School, was an avid hunter, had served in the U. S. Army in Germany, and had been a foreman at Hibbing...
Michael A. Chupurdia, 71, Snowball Lake, lost his battle with pancreatic cancer on Tuesday, August 21, 2018 in his...
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