Obituaries

Aug 24, 2022

Funeral services for Pauline Kay Wiirre, 63, of Zimmerman will be 1 pm Monday, August 29, 2022 at the Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Gilbert with Fr. Brandon Moravitz officiating.  A visitation will be one hour prior to the service.   Interment will be in the Gilbert Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the International Diabetes Center in St....

Aug 18, 2022

Funeral service for Verna Ellen Gulbranson Ranta, 93, of Gilbert will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church of Woodland Park in Duluth (3730 Martin Road) with Pastors William Simmonson and Daryl Bruckelmeyer officiating.    A visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. Monday at the Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Gilbert and will continue from...

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Aug 5, 2022

Helen Rose Settimi of Hoyt Lakes, died August 5, 2022, with her family by her side.

Helen was born on 11/3/1931 to Anthony and Anna Kastelic in Eveleth, Minnesota. She married Francis Settimi on October 4, 1952. They lived in Chisholm, prior to starting their life in Hoyt Lakes in 1958.

Helen’s Catholic faith was very important to her, she...

Aug 2, 2022

Memorial service for Rodney “Rod” Hansen,74, of Aurora, will be 11am Friday, August 19, 2022 at Rockwell Church, 93 Midway Drive, Virginia with Pastor Chris Teien officiating.  Military honors will be accorded by the Virginia Serviceman’s Club Color Guard.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.  Burial will be at a later date in Rosehill...

Jul 22, 2022

Marvin Johnson, age 86, of Hoyt Lakes, passed away on July 22, 2022, at his residence after a long illness.

At the request of the family, services will be private.    

He was born to Kenneth and Blanche (Blackburn) Johnson July 9, 1936, in Weyerheuser, Wisconsin. He worked as a miner at Erie Mining for most of his life.                                                                           

He is...

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Jul 20, 2022

A sharing of memories service for Robert “Bob” Gerald Skerbitz, 85, of Zim will be at Noon Monday, August 8, 2022 at the Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Aurora.  Friends and family may gather one hour prior.  Inurnment will be in the Forest Hill Cemetery in Aurora at a later date.  Memorials are preferred in lieu of flowers.

Bob died Wednesday,...

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Jul 13, 2022

Funeral services for Richard “Dick” Wesley Thieling, 78, of Aurora will be 11 am Friday, July 29, 2022 at the Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Aurora with Fr. Kristoffer McKusky officiating. Friends and family may gather one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.  Interment will be in the Forest Hill Cemetery in Aurora.  Memorials are preferred in lieu...

Jul 11, 2022

Sylvia Elaine Mattson, 80, of Hoyt Lakes, died on Monday, July 11, 2022, at Essentia Health-Virginia.

Sylvia was born on Sept. 11, 1941, to Lavern and Glenna Sherman in Bertha, Minn. She grew up in Pengilly and attended school in Marble and Coleraine, having graduated from the Greenway High School, Class of 1959. Sylvia furthered her education at the University...

Jul 10, 2022

Memorial service for Rosemary “Rose” Lacer, 79, of Aurora will be 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 19, 2022 at the Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Aurora with Fr. Kristoffer McKusky officiating.  Friends and family may gather one hour prior to the service.  Inurnment will be in the Forest Hill Cemetery in Aurora.  Memorials are preferred in lieu of flowers.

Rose died Sunday,...

Jul 5, 2022

Funeral Mass for Ann Agnes Gerzina, 92, formerly of Biwabik will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, July 11, 2022 at Our Lady of Hope – St. John’s Catholic Church in Biwabik with Fr. Kristoffer McKusky celebrating.  Friends and family may gather one hour prior to the Mass at the church.  Interment will be in the Lakeside Cemetery in Biwabik.  Arrangements are...

Jul 2, 2022

Funeral service will be held for Alice Irene Johnson, age 85, on Thursday, July 7, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at the Gilbert Community Methodist Church with Pastor Mary Lou Sixberry officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Gilbert Cemetery in Gilbert.  Arrangements are by the Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Gilbert. 

Alice passed away...

Jul 2, 2022

Joseph Raze Leoni, 31, of Glendale, CA formerly of Virginia, MN died suddenly on Saturday, July 2, 2022 at his home in Glendale, CA.

Joey was born on November 5, 1990 to Dani Raze and Joseph Leoni in Minneapolis, MN.  He attended elementary school in Edina, MN before the family moved to Virginia, MN in 1997 where he graduated from...