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Richard O. Krummi
Richard O. Krummi, 78, SERVICES: Memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Landmark Funeral Home Chapel in Virginia, with the Rev. Eric Lemonholm officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Inurnment will be in Clinton-Cherry Cemetery.
Richard O. Krummi, 78, of Eveleth, formerly of Clinton Township, died Friday, June 13, 2003, at the Arrowhead Senior Living Community in Eveleth.
He was born Feb. 7, 1925, in Clinton Township, to Charles and Elena (Luoma) Krummi and grew up there. He was a graduate of the Cherry High School. After graduation, he left the area to begin a career of more than 40 years with the U.S.C.G.-Merchant Marine Service. He was a member of the National Maritime Union. Although he returned to the area of his childhood upon his retirement, he kept alive his love for sailing by his detailed stories to his friends of ships and his life on the sea, truly a free spirit in life.
He is survived by two sisters, Eleanore (Lawrence) Kangas of Iron, and Edythe (Raymond) Karlstrand of Eveleth; five nephews, Larry, Curt, and Tim Kangas, and Jeff and Jan Karlstrand; seven grand-nephews and grand-nieces and numerous cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents; stepfather, Antton Anttila; and two brothers, Arnold in 1946, and Herbert in 1953.
James Joseph Cvengros
James Joseph Cvengros, 69, SERVICES: Memorial Mass will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Aurora, with the Rev. Joseph Sirba as celebrant. Memorial visitation will be one hour prior to the Mass at the church. Inurnment, with military honors accorded by the Aurora/Hoyt Lakes Color Guard, will be in Forest Hill Cemetery, Aurora. Arrangements are by Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Aurora and Gilbert.
James Joseph Cvengros, 69, of Aurora, died Thursday, June 12, 2003, in his home.
He was born Nov. 30, 1933, to Michael and Lucille (Gravitz) Cvengros in Ironwood, Mich. He attended Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood, graduating in 1953. Following graduation, he served in the U.S. Army from 1954 to 1956. Following discharge from the military, he moved to Aurora, where he was employed as a heavy equipment operator with Erie Mining and LTV Mining Co. for 40 years, retiring in 1996. Following retirement, he continued to reside in Aurora until his death.
He is survived by a daughter, Jane (Timothy) Horgan of Minnetrista, Minn.; former wife, Angie Cvengros of Aurora; a brother, Thomas (Jayne) Cvengros of Ironwood, Mich.; sisters, Rita Grasso of Sturtevant, Wis., and Patricia Nichols of Ripon, Wis.; grandchildren, Casey, Riley, and Kirby.
He was preceded in death by his son, Michael; his parents; and a brother, Joseph.
Patricia Lynn McCue
Patricia Lynn McCue, 45, SERVICES: A wake will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday in the Nett Lake Community Center. Tribal Rites will be held Monday in the Nett Lake Community Center. Jim Boshkaygin will officiate. Burial will be in Nett Lake Cemetery. Arrangements are by Bauman-Cron, a Bauman Family Funeral Home in Virginia. To leave a remembrance of Patricia online, please see www.baumanfuneralhome.com.
Patricia Lynn (Boness) McCue, 45, of Virginia, formerly of Eveleth, died peacefully with her children by her side Friday, June 13, 2003, in the Virginia Regional Medical Center.
She was born June 23, 1957, in Cook, to Lloyd Brown and Norma Goodsky. She was married to Ken McCue. She was a homemaker and enjoyed spending time at the Niijii Center.
She is survived by her husband, Ken of McGregor; her son, Dalas (Maegen) Dolinsek of Eveleth; her daughter, Valerie (Ben Garcia) Dolinsek of Colorado Springs, Colo.; eight grandchildren, Demetri Dillon, Kaelen, and Avery Dolinsek, Gabriel, Esperansa, Daniel, Natalie, and Natasha Garcia; and her special friend, Axel Holmes.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a grandson, Malachai.
Ann L. Guss
Ann L. Guss, 89, SERVICES: Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Virginia. The Rev. John O’Donnell will be celebrant. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the Mass Tuesday at the church. Arrangements are by the Range Funeral Home in Virginia.
Ann L. Guss, 89, of Virginia, died Friday, June 13, 2003, at the Virginia Convalescent Center.
She was born May 23, 1914, to Joseph and Josephine (Donatelle) Colangelo in Biwabik, where she grew up and attended school. She married LeRoy Guss in Aurora in August 1939. She worked at the Cluett-Peabody Shirt Factory in Virginia and was the union treasurer. She was Senior Regent of the Women of the Moose, president of the Senior Citizens Club, and a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, all of Virginia.
Survivors include her husband, LeRoy; three sisters, Adeline (Henry) Tobias of St. Louis Park, Minn., Viola (Vince) Kmett of Eveleth, Elizabeth (Earl) Chellew of Biwabik; two brothers, Anthony Colangelo of Proctor, Frank (Evelyn) Colangelo of Virginia; numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Amico; and a sister, Mary Klun.
Frank H. Nelson Sr.
Frank H. Nelson Sr., 89, SERVICES: Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday at Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Aurora, with the Rev. Cynthia Gray officiating. Visitation one hour prior to service at the funeral home. Burial with military honors will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Forest Hill Cemetery in International Falls.
Frank H. Nelson Sr., 89, of Aurora and formerly of International Falls, died Saturday, June 14, 2003, in the White Community Hospital in Aurora.
He was born Aug. 10, 1913, in Fort Francis, Ontario, Canada, to Victor and Hannah (Erickson) Nelson. He attended school in Ericksburg and later served our country as a World War II Army veteran in the Aleutian Islands. He married Elvira McManus and worked at Boise Cascade in International Falls. Elvira died in 1962, and Frank continued to work as a logger and as a summer laborer for various resorts on Lake Kabetogama. He married Hilda Paulson and had been a resident of Aurora since the late 1980s. He was an avid hunter and member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars post in International Falls.
He is survived by his sons, Earl (Juanita) Nelson of Aurora and Frank Jr. (Helen) Nelson of Maple Grove; daughters, Patricia (Roy) Henson of Prospect, Ore., and Jeanette (Gordon) Morrison of Lancaster, Calif.; a brother, Ed Nelson, of Palm Springs, Calif.; a sister, Esther Nilson, of Nevada; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; first wife, Elvira; second wife, Hilda; sisters, Mildred, Dorothy and Viola; and a brother, Carl, in World War II.
Lucy Victoria Devich
Lucy Victoria Devich, 94, SERVICES: Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Buhl, with the Rev. Jon Wild celebrating. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, with a parish prayer service at 7 p.m., followed by the Rosary, all at the church. Visitation will continue for one hour prior to the Mass. Burial will follow in Lakeview Cemetery in Buhl. Arrangements are by Rupp Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Chisholm.
Lucy Victoria (Pocrnich) Devich, 94, of Buhl, died Saturday, June 14, 2003, at Fairview University Medical Center-Mesabi in Hibbing after a brief illness.
She was born Dec. 10, 1908, in Perusic, Lika, Croatia, to Anton and Mary (Stimac) Pocrnich. In 1913, she came to American with her mother and sister, Matilda, on the ship “Martha Washington” to join their father who arrived in Minnesota in 1911. They briefly lived in Virginia, before moving to Woodbridge Location, Buhl, and later to Second Addition in Buhl, where she lived the rest of her life. She attended the Washington Grade School and Martin Hughes High School. Lucy was married in Buhl at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church to Andrew Devich on Feb. 27, 1927. Their marriage endured for 51 years. As a mother of four children, she was active in school, church and community events, with membership in the PTA, The Shaw Hospital Grey Ladies, The Women’s Club, Women of the Moose, Catholic church circles, and the Buhl-Kinney Senior Club. In later years, she was employed at the high school cafeteria. As a homemaker, she took pride in her home and yard, especially tending to her greenery and flowers. As many women of her era, she reigned in the kitchen with her cooking, canning, and baking skills. She remained an ambitious and strong-willed woman throughout her long and active life.
She is survived by two daughters, Mary Ann Anderson of Hibbing, and Helen (Frank) Visovatti of Ann Arbor, Mich.; two sisters, Mandy Skerjance of Eveleth, and Helen (Oscar) Tadevich of Wickenburg, Ark.; 10 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; a great-great-granddaughter; numerous close nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents; six sisters; three brothers; her husband, Andrew; two sons, Anthony and Andrew Jr.; grandson, Jimmy Devich; daughter-in-law, Helaine Devich; and son-in-law, LeRoy Anderson.
Alfred A. Vito
Alfred A. Vito, 83, SERVICES: A memorial Mass will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Resurrection Catholic Church in Eveleth, with the Rev. Eamonn Boland and the Rev. Frank Perkovich co-celebrating. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the services Thursday at the church. Honorary casketbearers will be Harry Brock, Tom Lyden, Bob Mattila, Anton Nemanick, Cliff Tuuri, and Elio Varani. Inurnment will be in Forest Hill Cemetery in Duluth.
Alfred A. Vito, 83, of Eveleth, died Monday, June 16, 2003, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth.
He was born Dec. 18, 1919, in Eveleth, to Gaetano and Immaculata (Cortucci) Vito. He graduated from Eveleth High School and Eveleth Junior College. Alfred was united in marriage to Dorothy M. Anderson on Aug. 2, 1941, in Eveleth. He had served with the Sixth Armored Division in World War II, having received the Bronze Star. He had worked and retired from the Arrow Shirt Factory Co. in Eveleth. He was a member of Resurrection Catholic Church; a Fourth Degree Knight with the Frank A. Mancina Council No. 2583 Knights of Columbus, where he served as past grand knight; a member of Eveleth Elks Lodge No. 1160, where he served as past exulted ruler and had been named Elk of the Year; a member of the Eveleth Lions Club, where he had served as past president and had received the Melvin Jones Fellow Humanitarian Services Award; a member of Mesabi Range Post No. 1172, Veterans of Foreign War in Eveleth, having served as past state adjuctant; and was also a member of the Italian American Club; the Eveleth Golf Club; and the Eveleth Civic Association.
Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Dorothy M. Vito; a daughter, Barbara (Larry) Storbeck of Clearwater, Minn.; a son, Brian (Jayne) Vito of Lake Vermilion; grandchildren, Kim (Zack) Yaeger, Kraig (Suzanne) Storbeck, Paul (Jill) Vito, Christine (Troy) Grunenwald; great-grandchildren, Lauren and Ross Windfeldt, Christopher and Kaylie Storbeck, Ashley and Anthony Vito, and Tyler, Dylan and Ryley Grunenwald; a brother, Raymond (Mary Lou) Vito; and a sister, Jean Peterson, both of Eveleth; many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Rocco, Monty, Louis, O’Gene, Arthur; and sisters, Violet Vito and Mary Settimi.
Arlayne M. Ness
Arlayne M. Ness, 72, SERVICES: Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Greenwood Cemetery in Virginia. Arrangements are by Cron-Sheehy Funeral Home in Eveleth.
Arlayne M. Ness, 72, of Fayal Township, died Feb. 21, 2003, at the Virginia Regional Medical Center.
She was born April 18, 1930, in Pontiac, Mich., to Theodore and Esther (Helgeson) Brown. She was married to Loren R. Ness on May 29, 1953, in Bemidji. They were longtime residents of Fayal Township. Arlayne was a homemaker and enjoyed knitting, gardening, and bird watching.
Survivors include her husband, Loren; sisters, Marilyn Cyphers of Arvada, Colo., Janet Mystic of Puposky, Minn., and Gail Gregg of Arizona; numerous nephews and nieces.
Gerald Karppinen
Gerald Karppinen, 60, SERVICES: Funeral service 11 a.m. Monday in the Cotton Community Church. Interment will follow in the Lakeview Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Sunday at the Northland Funeral Home in Cloquet and from 10 a.m. until time of service at the church on Monday. Arrangements by the Northland Funeral Home of Cloquet. To sign the guestbook or leave an online tribute, see northlandfuneralhome.com.
Gerald "Jerry" Archie Karppinen, 60, Cotton, died Tuesday, June 17, 2003.
He was born August 4, 1942 in Hibbing, the son of Archie and Marian (Winberg) Karppinen. He was a 1960 graduate of Cotton High School and worked as a self-employed trucker until the late 1980s, when he worked out of state on many pipeline jobs. He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends at his lake home.
Survivors include three sons, Kevin and Kyle (Leah Okerlund), both of Esko, and Kelly (Roxie) of Saginaw; a daughter, Kerry Karppinen (Terry Salmonson) of Cotton and their mother, Sandra Karppinen of Esko; his mother, Marian Karppinen of Virginia; seven grandchildren, Kaylynn Tuhkanen, Kolten, Kourtney, Kody, Krystal, Bryce and Trey Karppinen; a sister, Darlene (Dan) Hackey of Porterville, Calif.; two aunts, Sylvia Haluptzok of Cloquet and Lillian (Walt) Kangas of Gilbert and many other friends and relatives.
He was preceded in death by his father, Archie, in 1975; his grandparents, Ida and William Winberg and Emil and Anna Karppinen; and a nephew, Scott Veranth.
Gabriel Carey Johnson
Gabriel Carey Johnson, Gabe, went home to rest in Jesus’ loving arms Tuesday, April 26. He passed away at Duluth Children’s Hospital surrounded by many people who love him very much.
He entered into this life Nov. 29, 1995, in the same hospital. From the moment he arrived, he graced all who traveled along his path.
Even though he was born with a degenerative disease, MECP2-duplication syndrome, it was not his life. It may have guided it, but did not direct it. He claimed every day and those around him learned from that. Through his grace, strength, and character, he showed everyone around him what is truly important in life.
The life that he was given was not one that any of us would have chosen for him, but what he taught us throughout his life will be with us forever. He grounded everyone with his unconditional love. Even though he did not say words, he spoke volumes with his beautiful blue eyes.
His life was not an easy one, but he claimed it all with beauty and intent. With this, he blessed all that came to know him. He will be deeply and sadly missed by many.
Gabe’s family is tremendously thankful to the many people who helped care for him over the years: the doctors, the nurses, and the staff at Duluth Clinic, Duluth Children’s Hospital, and Solvay Hospice House. Without you, we truly believe that we wouldn’t have been able to have the blessing of him for the 15 years that he was with us - the teachers and paraprofessionals who helped him through his school years, as well as the children that he grew up with that were his friends and gave him such joy; the hospice staff who supported us at home in every aspect of life, from Gabe’s physical comfort, to our emotional comfort; and our private duty nurse, Pam Dungan, whom we truly believe was God-sent. We couldn’t have cared for him in the way that he deserved to be cared for without your help. God bless you all.
Gabe is survived by his parents, Carey and Connie Johnson; his sister, Brianna Soderstrom; his brother, Laine Johnson; his grandparents, Alan and Kay Erickson, JoAnn Erickson (Joe Walz), Clifford and Christine Johnson; his aunts and uncles, Brandon (Bridget) Erickson, Amber Erickson, Darla Coleman, Chris (Gretchen) Johnson; his great grandparents, Gertrude Lamo, William Ortman, and Walter Carter; as well as countless great-aunts and uncles and many cousins and close family friends.
A funeral service was held Sunday at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Two Harbors.
George Salakka
George M. Salakka, 80, of Knife River, died Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010, at St. Luke’s Hospital with family by his side.
He was born Sept. 6, 1929 to Andrew and Eva (Jussila) Salakka in Knife River. George grew up in Knife River and attended school there and in Two Harbors.
He worked on the family farm since he was a youngster, and later worked for the DM&IR Railroad, and then as a carpenter for various construction companies for over 60 years.
He married Delores Waldron Nov. 25, 1949 in Two Harbors, and they raised their family in Knife River.
George was a member of the Carpenters Union No. 361. In 2008, he attended FinnFest and was very happy to see the president of Finland. He loved music and played many instruments, and even made a record. George also enjoyed woodworking, playing cribbage, and watching the deer. Most of all he enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren. George was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Waino, Andrew, Rawland and Arnold; and sisters, Esther Pelander, Sylvia Bolen, Helvie Midbrod, and Norma and Aileen Salakka; granddaughter, Aime Leigh Jackson; and great-granddaughter, Caydence Carl.
He is survived by wife of 60 years, Delores; children, Mike, Laurie (David) Jackson, Teresa Salakka, Marjie Van Cleave, and JoLynn (Matt) Bailey; son- in-law, Mike Van Cleave; grandchildren, Marissa and Miranda Jackson, Tim, Andrew, and Krystin Van Cleave, Callyn, Alex, and Ava Bailey; great-grandson, McKinley Carl; sister, June (Marvin) Benson; and many nieces and nephews.
The family wishes to thank all of the medical community. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. memorial service Saturday, Sept. 11 at Knife River Lutheran Church.
