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Bruce K. Erickson
A celebration of Bruce K. Erickson’s life will be held today. The 45-year-old Proctor resident died Sat., June 25, 2005 at St. Mary’s Medical Center.

He was born Nov. 2, 1959 in Duluth to Ben and Iola (Tangen) Erickson. Bruce graduated from Central High School in 1978. He then joined the U.S. Army serving in Alaska. Bruce married Alane Motzer June 4, 1980 in Duluth. He worked as a program coordinator for the Duluth Regional Care Center. Bruce enjoyed fishing, gardening and just being outdoors. He will be remembered as one who liked to help others, especially the clients he worked with.

He is preceded in death by his father Ben.

Bruce is survived by his wife of 25 years Alane, sons Travis, Lucas and Ryan, all of Proctor, mother Iola of Duluth, brothers Daniel (Aman) of Calif., Brian (Kyle) of Duluth, Curtis (Joan) of Hermantown and Mitchell (Bobbi) of Illinois, sisters Jackie (Bryan) Knapp of Saginaw, Kathy (Mark) Stack of Superior and Janet (Dan) Mallon of Duluth, several nieces and nephews, and special extended family Haley, Allison, Tiana, Jake and Jessie.

The observance will be held at 2 p.m. today, Thurs., June 30, 2005 at the Cremation Society of Minnesota Chapel, 4100 Grand Ave. The family wishes that you come as you are, where they will greet friends one hour prior to the celebration. Following the service, military rites will be accorded by the Duluth Combined Honor Guard. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred.

Harold ‘Skip’ Guptill, Jr.
Harold ‘Skip’ Guptill, Jr., 76, formerly of Proctor, Minn., passed away at Lakeridge Health Care Center in Roseville, Minn., on Sat., June 25, 2005.

He was born Sept. 2, 1928 in Paynesville, Minn. Skip served in the Merchant Marines as a seaman in 1947 on the Great Lakes. He joined the US Army with his brother, Robert in 1948. He served a year in Korea in 1959 and lived in the US and Germany over his 20 year career as a medical specialist. He retired in 1968 from the Army and went to work at Nopeming Nursing Home for 20 years, caring for the residents. Skip loved the outdoors, camping, fishing, and boating and his dogs, especially ‘Honey’, his constant companion. He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather with a kind heart and cute sense of humor. He will be dearly missed.

Skip is preceded in death by his loving wife of 45 years, Gloria (Hanson) Guptill; mother, Francis Pearle (Owen) Guptill; and father, Harold J. Guptill, Sr.; and brother, Robert Guptill.

He is survived by son, Richard (Katie) Guptill; daughter, Cindy (Tom) Lodermeier; grandchildren, Justin Guptill, Heather Illakainen, Amy and Ryan Lodermeier; and two great-grandchildren; brothers, John Guptill, Dave (Erika) Guptill; many in-laws, nieces, nephews, and friends.

Services were yesterday. Wed., June 29 in Augustana Lutheran Church on Midway Rd. Interment at Augustana Lutheran Church Cemetery. Military honors were accorded by the Duluth Combined Honor Guard.

Frank Zemba
Services were held last week for Frank Zemba, a resident of Dairyland, WI died on Friday, June 24, 2005, at his home of natural causes. He was 88.

Frank was born on October 1, 1916, in Minneapolis, Minn., to John and Frances Ziemba. He was the youngest of seven children. He was a lifelong resident of Dairyland Township. He enjoyed many years of farming and family, then retired to his little cabin. He enjoyed talking about the good old days, all the hard work that went into clearing the land, harvesting crops, everything needed to survive in the early days. He was followed everywhere by his devoted pet, B.J. He will be sadly missed.

Frank was preceded in death by his parents; four sisters, Anna Koszarek, Stella Graves, Rose Hughes and Nellie Erickson; two brothers, Stanley Zinmer and Walter Zembo, and a nephew James Zembo.

Frank is survived by great niece Cindy Jorgenson of Proctor along with many other nieces, nephews, relatives and friends who will dearly miss him.

Burial will be at the Dairyland Township Cemetery.

Mark Kevin ‘Pops’ Thiry
Mark Kevin ‘Pops’ Thiry, who grew up in Twig and was a 1972 graduate of Proctor High School, passed away unexpectedly Monday, July 4, 2005 in his home. He was 51.

The former Proctor resident, now of Cloquet, was born on June 13, 1954 in Duluth to Gailord and Dorothy (Skog) Thiry. He had been an employee of U.S.Steel’s Great Lakes Fleet, sailing on the Great Lakes, Duluth Ready Mix, Duluth Missabe and Iron Range Railway and Stora Enso. He was currently employed as a driver for Halvor Lines. He was a former member of the Proctor Moose Lodge. Mark loved spending quality time with family and friends and was fun loving and a light hearted joker. He was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed camping.

Mark was preceded in death by his father, Gailord; brother, Lee Thiry; and niece, Gaile Thiry.

He is survived by his children, Brett Thiry (fiancee, April McCammon), serving with the U.S. Army in Iraq, Hollie (Matthew) Walto and their daughter, Hannah, of Hibbing, and Kevin and Jennifer Thiry of Proctor; his mother, Dorothy Thiry of Hermantown; brother, Brian (Diane) Thiry and their children, Matthew and Aaron Thiry, all of Minneapolis; sister-in-law, Ann Thiry of Duluth and her children, Eric (Angie) Thiry of Duluth and Martin (Chrissy) Thiry of Proctor; a great-niece; great-nephews; and his friend and former wife, Diane Thiry of Proctor.

Services were held last week in Forbes United Methodist Church, Proctor, Steven Elder officiating.

Eyvind G. Rathe
Eyvind G. Rathe, of Saginaw, died Tuesday, July 5, 2005. He was born Feb. 18, 1915 in Duluth to Johan and Maren (Store) Rathe. He was 90.

He was united in marriage to Margaret Nossum on Aug. 7, 1941 in Duluth. Eyvind worked as an telephone installer and repairman for the Pike Lake and Munger area; and retired in 1974 from Northwestern Bell as a telephone and P.B.X. system installer. He was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Twig, Telephone Pioneers, a 50 Year member of Euclid Masonic Lodge in Duluth, AAD Shrine Temple, Oddman Unit, Scottish Rite, and the Viking Shrine Club in Cloquet. Eyvind was also a former member of Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 1274 in Cloquet and the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 1163 also of Cloquet.

Eyvind was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Signe; one brother, Arne; and one infant daughter.

He is survived by his wife, Margaret; two daughters, MaryAnn Gonyea of Vineland, N.J., and Kathleen (David) Erholtz of Duluth; one sister, Jenny Benkoski of Moose Lake; seven grandchildren, Anthony Erholtz, Seth Davis, Evan Davis, Michael (Stacy) Erholtz, Kelly (Denny) McGuire, Duff (Heather) Erholtz, and Daniel (Kim) Erholtz; 13 great-grandchildren, Grace, Matthew, Claire, Eleanor, Oliver, Cecelia, Emma, Finn, Beck, Bo, Bryce, Kaleigh, and Dawson Erholtz; three nieces, Janis (Donald) Carlson, Karen (Gerald) Ruona and Marlene (Walter) Anderson; and two nephews, Willard (Alice) Abrahamson and James Abrahamson.

Services were held in Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Twig. Entombment in Park Hill Cemetery.

John C.V. ‘Jack’ Rowe
John C.V. ‘Jack’ Rowe, who attended Munger and Proctor schools and was an Assistant and Scout Master with Troop 130, in Saginaw for over 40 years, passed away peacefully at home on July 3, 2005 with his loving wife at his side. He was 75.

He was born July 20, 1929, in Saginaw, Minn., to Oliver and Mary Ann (Dalton) Rowe.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served during the Korean Conflict. Jack retired from U.S.G. (formerly Wood Conversion), in Cloquet, after over 40 years of service. He loved camping and hunting rabbits with his hound dogs. Jack enjoyed riding his own horses in the mountains of Montana. He also took the Boy Scouts to Montana to camp and ride horses and on many occasions to Cliff Lake, Canada to camp and fish. Jack liked to work in his vegetable garden. He was a member of First United Methodist Church and helped with the church youth group for over 50 years. He was a member of the Guild of Metal Smiths in the Twin Cities and of Lake Superior Metal Smiths. He was a member of the Lakehead Harvest Reunion and worked with Habitat for Humanity.

Jack was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, James; and two nephews, Jamie and Gary.

He is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Lois; a son, Johnnie Lee (Joan), of Hermantown; and a daughter, Sherry Ann (Eric) Schiller, of Las Vegas, Nev.; sisters, Ethel Gaus, Saginaw, Elsie (Charles) Sieber, Saginaw and Elizabeth (John) Manisto of Cloquet; and close nephew, Stanley G. (Char) Copiskey; brother-in-law, Stanley M. Copiskey; cousins, J. Trevor (Brenda) Rowe of Plymouth, Devon, England, Dot Marshall of Newquary, Cornwall, England and Clair Windsor of Falmouth, Cornwall, England; many other nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and exceptionally good friends.

A memorial service was held in First United Methodist Church.

Maynard C. Lawrence
Beatrice Poldoski of Proctor is saddened by the death of her brother, Maynard C. Lawrence. The Thomson resident died Monday, June 27, 2005 at Community Memorial Hospital in Cloquet. He was 82.

Maynard was born in Duluth to Frank and Mary (Gagne) Lawrence and served in the U.S. Army; and worked for Montgomery Ward, Minnesota Power and Light, U.S. Steel and then owned and operated Lawrence Appliance Repair for many years. He married LeMae Gran in Two Harbors in 1971; and was a member of St. Francis Catholic Church in Carlton.

Maynard is preceded in death by his parents; one daughter, two sons, one sister, and four brothers.

He is also survived by his wife, LeMae; two sons, Robert (Deanna) of Cloquet and Larry (Danna) of Summerville, S.C.; two other sisters, Lorraine Bratloff of Cloquet; and Doris Lyons of Tenn.; one brother, Harry (Shirley) Lawrence of Cloquet; seven grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; two step-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Services were held in St. Francis Catholic Church in Carlton. Interment at Old Calvary Cemetery in Cloquet.

Ginnylee Olson-Appel
Services were held Tuesday for Ginnylee Olson-Appel of Twig. She died Thurs., July 14, 2005, in her home. She was 56.

Ginnylee was born in Duluth on Jan. 16, 1949 to Victor A. and Virginia M. (Berquist) Olson. Ginnylee was a sports enthusiast and had a great interest in Presidential history and listening to music, her favorite being Elvis. Ginnylee was a member of Twig Bethlehem Lutheran Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband Edward.

Surviving are a son George (Cindy) Olson of Duluth, a daughter, Georgianna Ness of Twig, grandchildren Brooke and Dakotah Ness, a sister Claudia Olson of Duluth and a brother Allan (Madeline) Olson of Portland, Ore.

Inurnment in the Grand Lake Cemetery.

Robert E. “Bob” Shrake
Ruth (Mark) Kolquist of Pike Lake is mourning the death of her father Robert E. “Bob” Shrake. The Hermantown resident died Sun., July 10, 2005 in Benedictine Health Center. He was 90.

He was born in Dennison, Ohio and was a Hermantown resident for 11 years. Bob married Maria A. Wehr in Karlsruhe, Germany. He served in the U.S. Army for 22 years, as a supervisor with the Corps of Engineers, retiring in 1963 as Captain. Following his military career, he worked for the U.S. Postal Service for 12 years.

He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and two sisters.

Survivors also include his wife Maria and grandchildren Amanda (Mike) McLeod of Duluth, Corporal Kasie Kolquist, U.S.M.C. of San Diego and Whitney Kolquist of Duluth.

Services were last week. Burial, with Military Honors accorded by the Duluth Combined Honor Guard, will be in Sunrise Memorial Park.

If so desired, memorial contributions may be directed to the Benedictine Health Center Third Floor Post Acute Unit.

William C. French
Howard (Lorraine) French of Proctor is saddened by the death of his brother, William C. French. The Duluth resident died Sun., July 10, 2005 in St. Eligius Health Center. He was 76.

He was born in Atkinson, Minn. Bill was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He married Elma Lindemann Scott on Oct. 4, 1958. He worked for Minnesota Power for 24 years. He retired as an underground linesman for Nevada Power, Las Vegas, in 1985 and returned to Duluth. Bill was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 31 in Duluth and Local 396 in Nevada. He was a member of VFW Post 6320 and the Proctor Moose Lodge. He enjoyed hunting and fishing.

Bill was preceded in death by his parents and brothers Walter, Robert, Wesley and Donald.

He is also survived by his wife Elma, stepdaughters Donna (Gene) Schuldes of Wis., and Gale (Clem) Solarz and Vicki (Roger) Goode, both of Duluth, nine step-grandchildren, 15 step-great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.

Service were held last week. Inurnment in Oneota Cemetery.

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