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Mary Ann Peterson

Mary Ann Peterson

Jul 30, 2021

Funeral Mass for Mary Ann Peterson, 83, of Biwabik will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church in Biwabik with Fr. Kristoffer McKusky celebrating. A visitation will be one hour prior to the Mass at the church.  Inurnment will be in the Lakeside Cemetery in Biwabik at a later date.  Arrangements are by...

Bryan Royer

Bryan Royer

Jul 28, 2021

Funeral service for Bryan David Royer, 31, of Virginia will be at 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at the Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Gilbert with Pastor Mickey Olson officiating. A visitation will be held from 10:00 am – noon at the funeral home. Interment will be in the Greenwood Cemetery in Virginia following the service. A gathering of family...

Cleo M LaVoie

Cleo M LaVoie

Jul 27, 2021

Memorial Mass for Cleo M. LaVoie, 97, formerly of Palo, will be 10 a.m. Thursday, September 23, 2021 at Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church – Holy Rosary Parish in Aurora with Fr. Kristoffer McKusky celebrating.  A visitation will be held one hour prior to Mass at the church.  Interment will be at the Calvary Cemetery in Virginia.  Arrangements are...

Luther "Luke" Lageson

Luther "Luke" Lageson

Jul 25, 2021

Graveside service for Luther “Luke” Lageson, 96, of Biwabik, will be 10am Saturday, July 31, 2021 at Lakeside Cemetery in Biwabik with military honors.  Visitation will be Friday, from 5-7pm at Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Aurora. 

 

Luke died Sunday, July 25, 2021 with many family members at his side.

 

He was born September 22, 1924 in Steele County,...

Alan I. Mugge

Alan I. Mugge

Jul 25, 2021

A Christian Funeral Service will be held on Friday, July 30th at 10:30 am at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Chisholm with Father Paul Strommer celebrating.  Visitation will be on Thursday, July 29th from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Aurora, MN.  Visitation will also be one hour prior to the service at St. Joseph’s...

Edward Matthew Strukel

Edward Matthew Strukel

Jul 24, 2021

Funeral service for Edward Matthew Strukel, 67, of Aurora, will be 11:00am Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Aurora with Fr. Charles Flynn officiating.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.  Burial will be at a later date in the Forest Hill Cemetery in Aurora.

Ed died suddenly on Saturday, July 24, 2021 at his...

Nina Walker

Nina Walker

Jul 11, 2021

Nina C. Walker, 82, passed away on July 11, 2021. Nina was born September 24, 1938, to Katherine and Curt Kennedy. She grew up in Virginia, Minnesota where she graduated high school with the class of 1956. On October 3, 1959, Nina married George Walker. Together they raised their four girls in Duluth, eventually taking residence in Gilbert in 1978...

Rose Mary Gettys

Rose Mary Gettys

Jul 11, 2021

Rose Mary (Popovich) Gettys, 89, of White Bear Lake, MN, died Sunday, July 11, 2021, in Gilbert, MN.  She was born in Eveleth, Minnesota, to Luka and Catherine Popovich on January 7, 1932.  She graduated from Aurora- Hoyt Lakes High School in 1950. 

In 1953, she was married to John Gettys in California where they resided for several years before...

Lawrence "Larry" Casper Jr.

Lawrence "Larry" Casper Jr.

Jul 5, 2021

Funeral Mass for Lawrence Alva “Larry” Casper Jr., 85, of Eveleth, will be 10:30am Friday, July 9, 2021 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Gilbert with Fr. Eamonn Boland as celebrant.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the mass at church.  Burial will be in the Eveleth Cemetery.  A luncheon will follow the burial at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church....

Michael G. Williams

Michael G. Williams

Jul 3, 2021

Graveside service for Michael “Mike” Gary Williams, 66, of Hoyt Lakes, will be 11am Monday, July 12, 2021 in the Hoyt Lakes Cemetery with Pastor Jeffrey Jones officiating.  Military honors accorded by the Aurora/Hoyt Lakes Color Guard.  Arrangements by Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Aurora.

Mike died Saturday, July 3, 2021 at Essentia Health – Northern Pines in Aurora, Minnesota.

Mike...

Ryan Moats

Ryan Moats

Jun 26, 2021

Ryan was born July 7, 1979.  He passed away Saturday, June 26, 2021.

Funeral services for Ryan Douglas Moats, 41 will be 2:00 p.m. Monday July 5, 2021 at the Heritage Trail Bible Church in McKinley.  A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church.  Arrangements are by the Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Gilbert.

David G. Perrault

David G. Perrault

Jun 25, 2021

Memorial Mass for David G. Perrault, 63, of Micco, Florida, will be 10:30am Monday, July 19, 2021 at Resurrection Catholic Church in Eveleth, (301 Adams Ave.) with Fr. Charles Flynn as celebrant.  Friends may gather one hour prior to the mass at church.  Burial will be at a later date.  A luncheon will immediately follow at Eshquaguma Country Club, 6469...

Joseph T. Gentilini

Joseph T. Gentilini

Jun 24, 2021

Memorial service for Joseph Todd Gentilini, 53, of Gilbert, will be 11:00am Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Gilbert with Fr. Charles Flynn officiating.  Friends may gather one hour prior to the service.  Inurnment will be in the Gilbert Cemetery.

Joseph died Thursday, June 24, 2021 at his home following a diagnosis with metastatic colon cancer.

He...

Jennifer Marie Purkat

Jennifer Marie Purkat

Jun 23, 2021

Mass of Christian burial for Jennifer Marie Purkat, 46, of Duluth will be 10 a.m. Thursday, July 1, 2021 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Gilbert with Fr. Charles Flynn celebrating.  A visitation will be held one hour prior to Mass at the church.  Interment will be in the Gilbert Cemetery.  Arrangements are by the Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Gilbert.

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Brenda Rae Niemi

Brenda Rae Niemi

Jun 21, 2021

A gathering of family and friends will be held for Brenda Rae Niemi, 60, of Virginia from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at the Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Aurora.  Interment will be in the Forest Hill Cemetery in Aurora.

Brenda died Monday, June 22, 2021 at her home surrounded by family.

She was born on November...

Arlene T. Illies

Arlene T. Illies

Jun 19, 2021

Funeral Mass for Arlene Tonka Illies, 94, of Aurora, will be 10:30am Tuesday, June 29, 2021 at Our Lady of Hope Parish in Aurora, Minnesota with Fr. Peter Lambert as celebrant.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the mass at the church. Burial will be in the Forest Hill Cemetery in Aurora.  Arrangements by Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Aurora.

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Martha C. Kruckenberg

Martha C. Kruckenberg

Jun 17, 2021

Memorial service for Martha C. Kruckenberg, 92, of Babbitt, formerly of Embarrass, will be 10:30am Monday, June 28, 2021 at United Methodist Church in Aurora with Pastor Barbara Hegfors officiating.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.  Inurnment will be in the Embarrass Cemetery.  Arrangements by Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Aurora.

Martha died Thursday, June...

Barbara A. Vodovnik

Barbara A. Vodovnik

Jun 15, 2021

Mass of Christian Burial for Barbara Ann Vodovnik, 80, of Bloomington, MN and The Villages, FL, will be 10:30am Friday, June 25, 2021 at Our Lady of Hope Parish in Aurora, Minnesota with Fr. Peter Lambert as celebrant.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the mass at church.  Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery in Aurora.  Arrangements by...

Edward F. Ribich

Edward F. Ribich

Jun 11, 2021

Edward F. Ribich, age 90, died peacefully in his home on June 11, 2021.

He was born on November 20, 1930 to parents Luke A. and Frances L. (Anzelc) Ribich, in Biwabik Minnesota. Ed joined the US Navy in 1951 and served on the USS Maurice J. Manuel. He married Carol M. (Hawkinson) Ribich of Virginia, MN in 1951.

In...

Todd L. Olson

Todd L. Olson

Jun 8, 2021

A funeral service led by his family and friends for Todd Lee Olson, 58, of Hoyt Lakes,

will be held 6:00pm Monday, June 14, 2021 at Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home

in Aurora. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Immediately following the

service, a reception will take place at the Aurora American Legion Post. Burial will be at

a...

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