Obituaries

Jason Jordahl

Jason Jordahl

Mar 14, 2018

Memorial service for Jason Michael Jordahl, 26, of Duluth, formerly of Gilbert will be 11 am Thursday, March 22, 2018 at the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Gilbert with Fr. Michael Garry officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are by the Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Gilbert. Jason died Wednesday, March 14, 2018...

James L. Otto

James L. Otto

Mar 8, 2018

Memorial service for James L. Otto, 76, of rural Gilbert, will be 1pm Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Gilbert with Pastor John Dietz officiating. Friends may gather one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Military honors will be accorded by the Gilbert VFW Post. A gathering will follow the service at the Gilbert...

Melvina Carlson

Melvina Carlson

Mar 1, 2018

Melvina “Mel” Carlson, age 86, passed away March 1, 2018 at Carefree Living in Aurora, Minnesota. Mel was born on July 10, 1931 in Washburn, Wisconsin. She was the daughter of Clarence and Melvina White. Mel married Rudy Carlson on July 21, 1948. They moved from Ashland Wisconsin to Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota where they raised their family. Mel had been...

Doreen Litchy

Doreen Litchy

Feb 28, 2018

Funeral service for Doreen Litchy, 81, of Hoyt Lakes, will be 11am Friday, March 9, 2018 at Trinity Methodist Church in Hoyt Lakes with Rev. Jerry Kosanovich officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in the Hoyt Lakes Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements by Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Aurora. Doreen died Wednesday, February...

Sharon L. Anderson

Sharon L. Anderson

Feb 25, 2018

Funeral Service for Sharon Lee Anderson, 82, of Virginia will be 11 am Thursday, March 1, 2018 at Emmanuel Baptist Church in (Midway) Virginia with Pastor John Brooks officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at a later date in the Greenwood Cemetery in Virginia. Arrangements by Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in...

Melita Stewart

Melita Stewart

Feb 17, 2018

Memorial service for Melita R Stewart, 87, of Gilbert will be 1 pm Monday, February 26, 2018 at the Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Gilbert with Pastor Nathan Lobb officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Inurnment will be in Mondovi, WI at a later date. Melita died Saturday, February 17, 2018 at Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center...

Cheryl A. Adams

Cheryl A. Adams

Feb 11, 2018

Memorial service for Cheryl A. Adams, 71 , of Palo, will be 10:30am Thursday, February 15, 2018 at the Palo Congregational Church with Rev. Jerry Kosanovich officiating. Friends may gather one hour prior to the service at the church. Inurnment will be in the Lakeside Cemetery in Biwabik. Arrangements by Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Aurora. Cheryl died Sunday, February 11,...

James A. Sadar

James A. Sadar

Feb 11, 2018

Memorial Mass for James A. Sadar, 80, of Virginia, will be 10am Friday, February 16, 2018 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Virginia with Fr. Brandon Moravitz as celebrant. There will be no visitation prior to the mass. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred. Spring inurnment will be in the Eveleth Cemetery. Arrangements by Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Gilbert....

Frank G. Erchul

Frank G. Erchul

Feb 6, 2018

Funeral Service for Frank G. Erchul, 92, of McKinley, will be 11am Saturday, February 10, 2018 at Our Lady of Hope Parish in Biwabik with Fr. Peter Lambert officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Inurnment will be at a later date in Ft. Snelling National Cemetery. Arrangements by Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Gilbert....

Elvie M. Luoma

Elvie M. Luoma

Feb 4, 2018

Celebration of life for Elvie Marie Luoma, 93, will be 11 am Saturday, February 10, 2018 at the Gilbert Community Center with Bud Koskiniemi officicating. Inurnment will be in the Makinen Cemetery at a later date. Arrangements by Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Gilbert. Elvie died Sunday, February 4, 2018 at St. Michael’s Health and Rehabilitation Center in Virginia. She was...

Jenna J. Takavitz

Jenna J. Takavitz

Jan 26, 2018

Memorial service for Jenna Jayleen Takavitz, 30, of Duluth will be held at 11 am Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at the Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Gilbert with Pastor John Brooks officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Jenna died Friday, January 26, 2018 due to injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident. She...

Nancy Swentik

Nancy Swentik

Jan 21, 2018

Memorial service for Nancy Mae Swentik, 60, of Aurora will be 10 am Saturday, January 27, 2018 at the Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Aurora with Fr. Peter Lambert officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Nancy died Sunday, January 21, 2018 at Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth. She was born on...

Marie Grovum

Marie Grovum

Jan 21, 2018

Memorial service for Marie Janet Grovum, 88, of Gilbert will be 1 pm Monday, January 29, 2018 at the Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Gilbert with Pastor Erik Roth officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Inurnment will be in the Biwabik Township Cemetery. Marie died Sunday, January 21, 2018 at the St. Therese Home in New Hope,...

James Welch

James Welch

Jan 20, 2018

Mass of Christian Burial for James Bernard Welch, 87, of Hoyt Lakes will be 10 am Thursday, January 25, 2018 at the Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church in Hoyt Lakes with Fr. Peter Lambert celebrating. A visitation will be held from 5-7 pm Wednesday (tomorrow) at the Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Aurora and will continue one hour prior to...

Janet Oberstar

Janet Oberstar

Jan 20, 2018

Mass of Christian Burial for Janet Marianne Oberstar, 69, of Biwabik will be 10 am Saturday, February 3, 2018 at Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church in Biwabik with Fr. Peter Lambert celebrating. Visitation will be one hour prior to mass at the church. Interment will be in the Lakeside Cemetery, Biwabik. Arrangements are by the Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in...

Lorna Boutin

Lorna Boutin

Jan 18, 2018

Memorial service for Lorna Dee Boutin, 73, of Biwabik will be 11 am Friday, January 26, 2018 at the Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Aurora with Pastor John Szarke officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Inurnment will be in the Lakeside Cemetery, Biwabik. Lorna died Thursday, January 18, 2018 at Essentia Health-St. Mary’s...

Leonid Lozowy

Leonid Lozowy

Jan 12, 2018

Funeral Mass for Leonid Lozowy, 93, of Hoyt Lakes, will be 10am Thursday, January 18 at Our Lady of Hope Parish in Hoyt Lakes with Fr. Peter Lambert as celebrant. Arrangements by Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Aurora. Leonid died Friday, January 12, 2018 at Essentia Health – Aurora, MN.

Jamison T. Dixon

Jamison T. Dixon

Jan 6, 2018

A visitation and gathering of family and friends of Jamison Todd Dixon, 47, of Virginia, will be 5-7pm Friday, January 12, 2018 at Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Gilbert. Funeral services will be held next week in his home state of Indiana. He died Saturday, January 6, 2018 at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth from complications of influenza. Jamison was born...

Gary K. Jacobson

Gary K. Jacobson

Jan 5, 2018

Gary Kenneth Jacobson, age 78, of Eveleth, Minnesota, formerly of Gilbert, Minnesota, died Friday, January 5, 2018, at Essentia Health –Virginia, Minnesota. Gary was born on November 3, 1939, in Eveleth, Minnesota to Kenneth Gerald and Mary Loretta (Sloto) Jacobson. Gary resided in Genoa location and graduated from Gilbert High School in 1957. He attended college at University of Minnesota,...

Olga K. Sampson

Olga K. Sampson

Jan 4, 2018

A gathering of family and friends will be held for Olga K. Sampson, 100, of Aurora, from 10am until 12noon Friday, January 12, 2018 at Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Aurora. Olga died Thursday, January 4, 2018 at St. Michael’s Health and Rehab in Virginia, MN. Survivors include her children: Jakie (Donna) Nylund, Minnie Swanson, Clinton (Judy) Sampson, Carol (Willie Spelts)...