Obituaries

Bryan Akins

Bryan Akins

Aug 17, 2017

Funeral service for Bryan Herbert “Herbie” Akins, 56, of Chisholm, formerly of Hoyt Lakes will be 10:30 am Friday, August 25, 2017 at Faith Lutheran Church in Hoyt Lakes with Pastor Eric Thiele officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in the Hoyt Lakes Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements are by the Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava...

Daniel Craven

Daniel Craven

Aug 16, 2017

Memorial service for Daniel John Craven, 51, of Aurora will be 2 pm Thursday, August 24, 2017 at the Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Aurora with Pastor Dennis Bartell officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Daniel passed away Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at his home. He was born on July 29, 1966 to Richard and Michele (Huerd)...

James McKenzie

James McKenzie

Aug 16, 2017

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 am Monday, August 21, 2017 at the Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Hoyt Lakes with Fr. Peter Lambert celebrating. A visitation will be held from 2-4 pm Sunday at the Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Aurora with a prayer service at 3:30 pm. Visitation will continue one hour prior to mass at the...

Violet M. Christensen

Violet M. Christensen

Aug 11, 2017

Funeral service for Violet Mae Christensen, 95, of Aurora, will be 10am Friday August 18, 2017 at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Palo with Pastor Eric Thiele officiating. Visitation will be Thursday from 5-7pm with an Eastern Star service at 6:30pm at Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Aurora. Visitation will also be one hour prior to the service at the church...

Patricia A. Tekautz

Patricia A. Tekautz

Aug 8, 2017

Funeral Mass for Patricia Ann “Patty” Tekautz, 70, of Hoyt Lakes, will be 10am Monday, August 14, 2017 at Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Hoyt Lakes with Fr. Peter Lambert as celebrant. Visitation will be 3-5pm Sunday at Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Aurora and also one hour prior to mass at the church on Monday. Burial will be in...

Edward Miklousich

Edward Miklousich

Aug 5, 2017

Funeral service for Edward Miklousich, 92, of Virginia will be 10:30 am Thursday, August 10, 2017 at the Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Aurora with Carolyn Pohjonen officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in the Forest Hill Cemetery in Aurora. Edward died Saturday, August 05, 2017 at his home, NHS-Northstar Specialized Services – Taurus....

Donald Ray

Donald Ray

Aug 2, 2017

Memorial Mass for Donald Ray, 82, of Aurora will be 11 am Friday, August 11, 2017 at the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Aurora with Fr. Peter Lambert celebrating. Visitation will be one hour prior to mass at the church. Inurnment will be in the Lakeview Cemetery in Tower. Arrangements by Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home of Aurora. Donald died Wednesday, August...

Elsie R. Patrow

Elsie R. Patrow

Aug 1, 2017

Funeral service for Elsie R. Patrow, 81, of Hoyt Lakes, will be 10:30am Saturday, August 5, 2017 at Faith Lutheran Church in Hoyt Lakes with Pastor Eric Thiele officiating. Visitation will be Friday from 5-7pm at Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Aurora and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday. Burial will be in the...

Betty Nekich

Betty Nekich

Jul 29, 2017

Betty A. (Plesha) Nekich, age 87, died peacefully in her home surrounded by her daughters, on July 29, 2017 in Mesa, AZ. She was born and raised in Gilbert, MN where her father and brothers owned and operated the Gilbert Bar. In 1948 she married Angelo J. Pacifico and moved to Fairbanks, Alaska. Her experience there was the beginning of...

Bradley A. Bliss

Bradley A. Bliss

Jul 28, 2017

Memorial service for Bradley Allen Bliss, 55, of Tower, MN will be 10am Monday, August 7, 2017 at Biwabik Covenant Church, 700 Vermilion Trail, in Biwabik, MN. Pastor Clyde Harvey will officiate. Friends and family may gather one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements by Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Gilbert. Bradley died Friday, July 28, 2017 at...

Helen S. Marciniak

Helen S. Marciniak

Jul 26, 2017

Funeral service for Helen Sophia Marciniak, 93, of Aurora, will be 10am Friday, July 28, 2017 at Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Aurora with Fr. Peter Lambert officiating. Friends and family may gather one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in the Forest Hill Cemetery in Aurora, MN. Helen died peacefully, Wednesday, July 26, 2017, at her home in...

Lois Henry

Lois Henry

Jul 17, 2017

Funeral service for Lois Ann Henry, 57, of Hoyt Lakes will be 10:30 am Monday, July 24, 2017 at Faith Lutheran Church in Hoyt Lakes with Pastor Barb Hegfors officiating. A visitation will be held from 2-4 pm Sunday at the Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Aurora and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will...

Evelyn L. Mirau

Evelyn L. Mirau

Jul 15, 2017

Funeral Mass for Evelyn L. Mirau, 93, of Hoyt Lakes, will be 10am Thursday, July 20, 2017 at Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Hoyt Lakes with Fr. Peter Lambert as celebrant. Visitation will be one hour prior to the mass at church. Interment will be in the Hoyt Lakes Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements by Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Aurora. Evelyn...

Joann L. Matts

Joann L. Matts

Jul 15, 2017

Funeral service for Joann Louise Matts, 85, of Virginia, formerly of Pike Township, will be 11am Friday, July 21, 2017 at Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Gilbert with Pastor Brad Felix officiating. Visitation will begin at 9am. Burial will be in the East Pike Cemetery in Pike Township, MN. Joann was born August 30, 1931 in Cherry, MN to John and...

Myron E. Fahey

Myron E. Fahey

Jul 12, 2017

Funeral Mass for Myron E. Fahey, 95, of Gilbert, will be 10am Monday, July 17, 2017 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Gilbert with Fr. Frank Perkovich as celebrant. Visitation will be Sunday from 5-7pm, with recitation of the rosary at 6:30pm at Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Gilbert. Visitation will also be for one hour prior to the mass at...

Jean Nellis

Jean Nellis

Jul 1, 2017

Jean Adair (Dubovich) Nellis Age 71, of Aurora, passed away July 1, 2017. Known as Jeani to friends and family, she was born on March 23, 1946 in Grand Rapids, MN. The daughter of Steve & Pearle Dubovich, she was a 1964 graduate of Greenway High School in Coleraine. Jeani loved to cook, and was very gourmet in her approach....

Ross Emerson

Ross Emerson

Jun 25, 2017

Celebration of life for Ross Gordon Emerson, 66, of rural Gilbert will be 10:30 am Friday, June 30, 2017 at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Palo with Pastor Eric Thiele officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are by the Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Aurora. Ross died Sunday, June 25, 2017 at Essentia...

Therese Ocepek

Therese Ocepek

Jun 15, 2017

Memorial mass for Therese Loretta Ocepek, 88, of Gilbert will be 10 am Saturday, July 1, 2017 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Gilbert with Fr. Charles Flynn celebrating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the mass at the church. Inurnment will be in the Gilbert Cemetery. Arrangements are by the Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Gilbert. Therese died Thursday,...

Mathew L. Sjoberg

Mathew L. Sjoberg

Jun 12, 2017

Mathew Lawrence Sjoberg, 78, Hoyt Lakes Memorial Mass will be held at 10am Saturday, June 17, 2017 at Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Hoyt Lakes with Fr. Eamonn Boland as celebrant. Friends may gather one hour prior to the mass at church. Inurnment will be at a later date in the Lakeview Cemetery in Tower, MN. Arrangements by Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava...

Gertrude M. Laine

Gertrude M. Laine

Jun 10, 2017

Funeral services for Gertrude Mary Laine, 99, will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 16, 2017 at the Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Gilbert with Mary Lou Sixberry, CLM, officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in the Gilbert Cemetery. Gertrude died peacefully surrounded by her loving family on June 10, 2017, at Essentia Health-...