Obituaries

Mar 2, 2022

Richard Eugene “Dick” Specht, 89, of Mt. Iron, MN died peacefully Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at the Mille Lacs Long Term Care Center in Onamia, MN. He was born on November 9, 1932 in Nashwauk, MN to Jacob and Mary (Wirtz) Specht, the eleventh of twelve children. 

Dick graduated from Greenway High School, Class of 1951.  In 1953, he was...

Mar 2, 2022

Feb 27, 2022

Maureen Danielle Padgett (aka: Dener, Teacher Rheen, Mo, and O’Hara), died Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022, at Essential Health Duluth (Miller-Dwan Oncology) following a shocking and swift cancer diagnosis in mid-January.

Maureen was born in Virginia, Minn., on Aug. 3, 1961. She graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1979 and continued on with her education at Mesabi Community College in Virginia...

Feb 26, 2022

Memorial service for Sharon May Poupard, 79, of Virginia will be 10 am Friday, March 4, 2022 at the Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Gilbert with Pastor Don Guttormson officiating.  Friends and family may gather one hour prior to the service.  Memorials are preferred in lieu of flowers.

Sharon died Saturday, February 26, 2022 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth.  She...

Feb 22, 2022

Funeral Mass for Richard Virgil “Rich” Krsiean, 74, of Eveleth, will be 10am Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Gilbert with Fr. Justin Fish as celebrant. Visitation will be one hour prior to the mass at church. Military honors will be accorded by the Gilbert VFW Post. Burial will be at a later date in the...

Feb 21, 2022

Curtis D. Peterson, 58, of Aurora, MN, passed away unexpectedly on February 21, 2022. Curt was born in Aurora on March 6, 1963, to George and Bessie Peterson. He was the youngest of four. He graduated from Aurora-Hoyt Lakes High School in 1981. Curt worked at a Jim’s Chevrolet in Aurora until he was 21, when he answered his nation’s...

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Feb 14, 2022

Funeral service for Susan Marie Samson, 74, of rural Gilbert, will be 11:00am Monday, February 21, 2022 at Heritage Trail Bible Church in McKinley with Pastor Gus Layman officiating.  Visitation will be one hour prior at the church.  Burial will be in the Gilbert Cemetery.  Arrangements by Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Gilbert.

While recovering from a stroke suffered on January...

Feb 13, 2022

Donald Elroy Malenius, 71, of Biwabik, passed away on Sunday, February 13, 2022 at Essentia Health – Northern Pines Hospital in Aurora after a lengthy battle with cancer.  He was a fighter and he fought to the end.

He was born November 9, 1950 in Virginia, Minnesota to Eugene and Eva (Maki) Malenius.  Donald was a 1969 graduate of Eveleth...

Feb 10, 2022

John Bartles Otto, 76, of Aurora, died Thursday, February 10, 2022 at his residence.

At this time no formal funeral service is scheduled.

Feb 10, 2022

A gathering of family and friends of Casey Ryan Moehlenbrock, 27, of Aurora/Bass Lake will be held on Tuesday, March 1, 2022 from 3pm to 6pm at the Biwabik Pavilion, Biwabik Minnesota with remembrances by family and friends at 4:00pm.  Arrangements by Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Aurora.

Casey was born Jan. 9, 1995 at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Duluth MN...

Feb 8, 2022

Thomas “Tom” Lee Grippe, 68, of Biwabik died Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at The Waterview Woods in Eveleth.  Per Thomas’ request no services will be held at this time.  Inurnment will be in the Lakeside Cemetery in Biwabik at a later date.  Arrangements are by the Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Gilbert.

Tom was born on March 26, 1953 to Leo...

Feb 1, 2022

Memorial Mass for Donald Joseph Purkat Sr, 94, life long resident of McKinley, will be 10:00am Friday, February 25, 2022 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Gilbert with Fr. Justin Fish as celebrant.  Friends may gather one hour prior to the mass at the church.  Military honors will be accorded by the Gilbert VFW Post.  Spring burial will be in...

Jan 29, 2022

Garnetta Louise Riley, 97, of Biwabik died Saturday, January 29, 2022 at the New Journey Residence in Biwabik.  A memorial service will be held at the Community United Church of Christ later in the spring.  Arrangements are by the Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Gilbert.

Garnetta was born on February 18, 1924, the only child, of Howard and Krista (Hulbert) Kriete...

Jan 27, 2022

A visitation for family and friends of Steven Vergil Frost, 67, of rural Gilbert will be 10am-12:00noon Thursday February 3, 2022 at Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Gilbert.  Burial will be in the Biwabik Township Cemetery.

Steven died Thursday, January 27, 2022 at Essentia Health – St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth.

He was born July 26, 1954 in Bertha, Minnesota...

Jan 25, 2022

A gathering of family and friends will be held for Kristen Joan Gauthier, 39, of Virginia from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Saturday, January 29, 2022 at the Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Gilbert.  A memorial Mass and inurnment will be held at a later date.   Memorials are preferred in lieu of flowers to the Angel of Hope Children’s Memorial Park...

Jan 24, 2022

Patricia L. Starr, age 70, passed away on Monday, January 24 2022 at the Waterview Woods in Eveleth.

Patty was born January 4, 1952, the youngest child of Theodore L. and Vienna (Sillanpaa) Heikkinen. She grew up in Sparta and graduated from Gilbert High School with the class of 1970. After high school, she attended beauty school in Minneapolis and...

Jan 19, 2022

Rinzie Garman Jr., 68, of Aurora died Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, at Essentia Health-Virginia.

Rinzie was born April 2, 1953, to Rinzie Sr. and Isabel (Glover) Garman in Brainerd, Minn. He grew up on a farm in Embarrass, Minn., and graduated from Babbitt High School in 1971. He was united in marriage to Marie Forsberg on May 10, 1975. The...