Obituaries

Donna J. Frantar

Donna J. Frantar

Jan 4, 2018

Funeral service for Donna J. Frantar, 88, of Eveleth, will be 10:30am Wednesday January 17, 2018 at United in Christ Lutheran Church in Eveleth with Pastor John Dietz officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in the Gilbert Cemetery. Arrangements by Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Gilbert. Donna died Thursday, January 04,...

Kenneth J. Boyle

Kenneth J. Boyle

Jan 3, 2018

Funeral Mass for Kenneth J. Boyle, 89, of Hoyt Lakes, will be 10am Monday, January 8, 2018 at Our Lady of Hope Parish in Hoyt Lakes, with Fr. Peter Lambert as celebrant. Visitation will be one hour prior to mass at church. Burial will be in the Hoyt Lakes Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements by Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Aurora. Kenneth died...

Laurence M. Green

Laurence M. Green

Dec 22, 2017

Laurence Martin Green, 68, of Aurora, died Friday, December 22, 2017 at his residence. A memorial gathering will take place at a later date. Arrangements by Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Aurora. Laurence was born April 26, 1949 in Cloquet, Minnesota to Martin and Evelyn (Davis) Green. He was a 1970 graduate of Cloquet High School and on June 27, 1970...

Sandra Berg

Sandra Berg

Dec 20, 2017

Funeral Service for Sandra Berg,78, of Biwabik, will be 10:30AM Friday, January 5, 2018 at Community United Church of Christ with Pastor John Szarke officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in the Lakeside Cemetery in Biwabik. Arrangements by Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Gilbert. Sandra died Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at...

Birdeann M. Thomas

Birdeann M. Thomas

Dec 19, 2017

Birdeann Thomas was born July 11, 1949 in Virginia, Minnesota to Benny and Birdie Hill. She grew up in the Lakeland area. She graduated from Biwabik High School in 1967, then studied at the Minnesota School of Business; later working as a medical secretary. She retired from the East Range Clinics, following many years of service which she greatly enjoyed....

Kirja M. Kishel

Kirja M. Kishel

Dec 17, 2017

Funeral Mass for Kirja Mae Kishel, 18, of Eveleth, will be 11am Friday, December 22, 2017 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Virginia with Fr. Brandon Moravitz as celebrant. Visitation will be Thursday from 4-7pm at Holy Spirit Catholic Church and will continue for one hour prior to the mass on Friday. Burial will be in the Gilbert Cemetery. Arrangements...

Douglas Butzke

Douglas Butzke

Dec 10, 2017

Douglas Wayne Butzke, 72, of Hoyt Lakes, MN died Sunday, December 10, 2017. He leaves behind his wife of 48 years Janice (Pairolero), daughter, Angela (RJ) Stanek and son, Ryan (Dianna); His three pride and joys- Grandchildren: Anicka Lee Stanek, Adeline Mae Butzke and Nicholas George Butzke all of Hoyt Lakes; His companions Jack and LuLu; Grand dog’s Bandit, Potter...

Brooklyn Rose Kundinger

Brooklyn Rose Kundinger

Dec 5, 2017

Mass of Christian Burial for Brooklyn Rose Kundinger, 3, of Virginia will be 10 am Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Gilbert with Father Michael Garry celebrating. A visitation will be held from 5-7 pm Tuesday at the Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Gilbert and will continue one hour prior to mass at the church. Brooklyn and...

Lauri Anttila

Lauri Anttila

Dec 5, 2017

Celebration of life service for Lauri Henry Anttila, 89, of Palo will be 11 am Monday, December 11, 2017 at the Loon Lake Community Center in Palo with Reverend Jerry Kosanovich officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in the Rauha Cemetery in Palo. Military honors accorded by the Aurora-Hoyt Lakes Color Guard. Arrangements...

Ruth E. Simmons

Ruth E. Simmons

Dec 3, 2017

Ruth Eleanor (Olson) Simmons, 90, died Sunday, December 3 of natural causes at Edgewood Vista Assisted Living in Virginia MN. Ruth was born August 1, 1927 in Mayville ND. She was raised on her parent’s family farm five miles west of Blanchard ND where among the usual tasks she helped cook for and serve threshing crews. She attended a one...

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...