Obituaries

Anne M. Strukel

Anne M. Strukel

Nov 23, 2017

Funeral Mass for Anne Marie Strukel, 93, of Biwabik, will be 10am Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at Our Lady of Hope Parish in Biwabik, MN with Fr. Peter Lambert as celebrant. Visitation will be one hour prior to the mass at church. Interment will take place in the Lakeside Cemetery in Biwabik, MN. Arrangements by Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Gilbert,...

Judy A. Gervasio

Judy A. Gervasio

Nov 22, 2017

A gathering of family and friends for Judy Ann Gervasio, 73, of Hoyt Lakes, will be from 1:00-3:00pm Saturday, December 2, 2017 at Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Aurora. Judy died Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at Essentia Health – St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth, MN. She was born December 7, 1943 in Duluth, MN to Paul and Phyllis (Bartz) Isakson....

Clarence L. Dahmen

Clarence L. Dahmen

Nov 20, 2017

Funeral Mass for Clarence LeRoy Dahmen, 87, of Aurora, will be 10am Monday, November 27, 2017 at Our Lady of Hope Parish in Aurora with Fr. Peter Lambert as celebrant. Visitation will be from 5-7:30pm Sunday at Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Aurora and will continue for one hour prior to the mass at church on Monday. Military honors will be...

Wallace E. Sten

Wallace E. Sten

Nov 17, 2017

Memorial service for Wallace Edwin Sten, 87, of rural Gilbert, will be held at a later date in Biwabik. Inurnment will be in the Lakeside Cemetery in Biwabik. Arrangements by Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Gilbert. Wallace died Friday, November 17, 2017 at St. Raphael’s Health and Rehab in Eveleth, MN. Wallace was born July 19, 1930 in Biwabik, MN to...

Franz O. Keller

Franz O. Keller

Nov 14, 2017

Franz Olaf Keller, 31, passed away Tuesday night, November 14, 2017, at home with his parents. He died from a brain tumor. He was born January 27, 1986, the youngest child of Charles and Sally Keller of Markham. Franz’s history of tumors began in 1989 when he started having seizures and an MRI revealed a tumor. In 1992 the surgeon...

Jane E. Stuer

Jane E. Stuer

Nov 11, 2017

Jane Ellen Stuer, 76, of Virginia, formerly of Gilbert, passed away Saturday, November 11, 2017 at Edgewood Vista in Virginia, Minnesota. At her request there will be no formal service. Inurnment will be at a later date in the Gilbert Cemetery. Arrangements by Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Gilbert. Jane was born August 3, 1941 in Sebeka, Minnesota to Andrew and...

Corwin M. Johnson

Corwin M. Johnson

Nov 11, 2017

Funeral Mass for Corwin Maurice Johnson, 16, of Aurora, will be 10am Friday, November 17, 2017 at Our Lady of Hope Parish in Aurora, MN with Fr. Peter Lambert officiating. Visitation will be Thursday from 4-7pm with a time of personal remembrances at 5:00-5:30pm at Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Aurora. Visitation will also be one hour prior to the service...

Milan Lesar

Milan Lesar

Nov 9, 2017

A gathering of friends and family for Milan Dale Lesar, 95, of Aurora will be held from noon-2 pm Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at the Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Aurora. Interment will be in the Forest Hill Cemetery in Aurora with military honors accorded by the Aurora-Hoyt Lakes Color Guard. Memorials are preferred in lieu of flowers to a charity...

Karen J. Leiviska

Karen J. Leiviska

Nov 6, 2017

Memorial service for Karen Jean Leiviska, 69, of Ely, formerly of Aurora, will be 2pm Sunday, November 12, 2017 at First Presbyterian Church in Ely with Pastor Corey Larsen officiating. Friends may gather one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements by Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Gilbert, MN. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the...

Kathleen R. Saari

Kathleen R. Saari

Nov 2, 2017

Funeral Mass for Kathleen Saari, will be 10am Friday, November 10, 2017 at Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church (St. John’s Catholic Church) in Biwabik with Fr. Charles Flynn as celebrant. Visitation will be Thursday from 5-7pm at Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Gilbert and will continue for one hour prior to the mass at church on Friday. Inurnment will be...

Susan Damson

Susan Damson

Nov 2, 2017

Susan Kay Damson, 47, of Iron died Thursday, November 2, 2017 at her home. Per Susan’s wishes, private family services will be held. Arrangements are by the Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Gilbert. She was born on May 7, 1970 to Wesley and Lois (Janke) Hepola in Virginia. Susan is remembered as a kind, loving, dedicated mother, grandmother, daughter and sister....

Sylvia Mahovlich

Sylvia Mahovlich

Nov 1, 2017

Funeral service for Sylvia Mahovlich, 97, of Gilbert, will be 10am Monday, November 6, 2017 at Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Gilbert with Rev. Radomir Plavsic officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at a later date in the Gilbert Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to a favorite charity of the...

John J. Stupca

John J. Stupca

Oct 30, 2017

A private family memorial service for John Joseph Stupca, 88, of Gilbert, will be held at a later date. Inurnment will be in the Gilbert Cemetery. Arrangements by Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Gilbert. Mr. Stupca died Monday, October 30, 2017 at Miller-Dwan Hospital in Duluth, one day after his 88th birthday, surrounded by family. He was the youngest of thirteen...

Roger Hull

Roger Hull

Oct 24, 2017

Memorial service for Roger J. Hull, 93, of Hoyt Lakes will be 11 am Monday, October 30, 2017 at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Hoyt Lakes with Pastor Jerry Kosanovich officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Inurnment will be in the Hoyt Lakes Memorial Cemetery. Military honors accorded by the Aurora-Hoyt Lakes...

Raymond Nikkola

Raymond Nikkola

Oct 20, 2017

Funeral service for Raymond Nielo Nikkola, 84, of Palo will be 10:30 am Thursday, November 2, 2017 at the Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Aurora with Pastor Eric Thiele officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in the Rauha Cemetery in Palo with military honors accorded by the Aurora-Hoyt Lakes Color Guard. Raymond, the unofficial...

Lynn Mugge

Lynn Mugge

Oct 18, 2017

Funeral Service for Lynn Henry Mugge, 76, of Hoyt Lakes will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 25th at the First Baptist Church in Aurora with Pastor Tim Lambert officiating. A visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 pm on Tuesday, October 24th at the Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Aurora and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church....

Jean A. Scholar

Jean A. Scholar

Oct 15, 2017

A gathering of family and friends of Jean Ann Scholar, 68, of Hoyt Lakes, will be from 4-7pm Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Aurora. Burial will take place at a later date in the Hoyt Lakes Memorial Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred. Jean died Sunday, October 15, 2017 at Essentia Health – St....

Leonard Anderson

Leonard Anderson

Oct 12, 2017

Funeral service for Leonard O. Anderson, 88, of Aurora will be 11 am Thursday, October 19, 2017 at the Redeemer Lutheran Church in Aurora with Pastor Donald Stauty officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in the Lakeside Cemetery in Biwabik. Military honors accorded by the Aurora-Hoyt Lakes Color Guard. Arrangements...

Reuben C. Mattfeld

Reuben C. Mattfeld

Oct 12, 2017

Funeral service for Reuben C. Mattfeld, 89, of Hoyt Lakes, will be 10am Friday, October 20, 2017 at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Aurora with Rev. Donald Stauty officiating. Visitation will be Thursday from 5-7pm at Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Aurora and will continue for one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial with military honors accorded by the...

Barbara H. Nossum

Barbara H. Nossum

Oct 11, 2017

Barbara Helen Nossum, 73, of Aurora, was called home peacefully on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017 at her daughter’s home while under hospice care in Aurora. She was surrounded by her loving sister Elizabeth “Betty” (nee Emanuelson) Bourgoyne who was with her daily for the last 3 weeks, and her daughter Amy Nossum. Barb was born April 29, 1944, in Duluth...