Obituaries

Edwin "Ed" Haveri

Edwin "Ed" Haveri

Mar 16, 2022

Funeral service for Edwin “Ed” George Haveri, 79, of Aurora will be 11 am Thursday, March 24, 2022 at the Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Aurora with Pastor Ruth Gangloff officiating.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.  Military honors will be accorded by the Aurora-Hoyt Lakes Color Guard. Interment will be in the Forest Hill Cemetery in Aurora. ...

Patricia McFry

Patricia McFry

Mar 13, 2022

 

Patricia Ann McFry, age 85 of Gilbert, Minnesota, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 13, 2022.

Born in Saginaw, Michigan on January 09, 1937, she was a daughter of the late William & Ellen (Jarvinen) Sederlund. Patricia was a retired educator with over 20 years of dedicated service. She was an active member of Lakeland...

Donald L Heem

Donald L Heem

Mar 7, 2022

A Celebration of Life for Donald Lee Heem, 82, of Biwabik, will be 12noon-2pm Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Gilbert. Family remembrances will be at 1pm and military honors accorded by the Gilbert VFW will be at 2pm. Burial will be in the Lakeside Cemetery in Biwabik. Donnie died Monday, March 7, 2022 at Minnesota Veteran’s...

Richard Specht

Richard Specht

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...

Maureen Padgett

Maureen Padgett

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...

Sharon Poupard

Sharon Poupard

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...

Richard V. Krsiean

Richard V. Krsiean

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...

Curtis D. Peterson

Curtis D. Peterson

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...

Susan M Samson

Susan M Samson

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...

Donald E Malenius

Donald E Malenius

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...

John B. Otto

John B. Otto

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.

Casey R Moehlenbrock

Casey R Moehlenbrock

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...

Thomas "Tom" Grippe

Thomas "Tom" Grippe

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...

Donald J. Purkat Sr.

Donald J. Purkat Sr.

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...

Garnetta Riley

Garnetta Riley

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...