Obituaries

Vernon E Palach

Vernon E Palach

Jul 20, 2016

Vernon "Poncho" Palach passed away July 20, 2016 after a long and prosperous life at the age of 90. He was born on May 27, 1926 in Mora, MN to Lillian Deaver and Frank Palach. He has resided in Hoyt Lakes, MN for the past 58 years, and spent winters in his home in Mission, Texas for over 30 years....

Muriel Salo

Muriel Salo

Jul 11, 2016

Funeral Service for Muriel Eleanor Salo, 90, of the St. Louis River area will be 11 am Friday, July 15, 2016 at United in Christ Lutheran Church in Eveleth with Pastor Steve Weston officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment Gilbert Cemetery. Arrangements are by the Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Gilbert. Muriel died...

Diana M. Silcox

Diana M. Silcox

Jul 5, 2016

Funeral service for Diana May Silcox , 69, of Biwabik, will be 2pm Friday, July 8, 2016 at Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Gilbert with Pastor Mickey Olson officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Inurnment will be at a later date in the Forest Hill Cemetery in Aurora. Diana died Tuesday July 5, 2016 at her home....

Michael L. Korpela

Michael L. Korpela

Jul 5, 2016

Funeral Mass for Michael Louis Korpela, 62, of Aurora, will be 10am Monday, July 11, 2016 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Aurora with Fr. Steven Daigle as celebrant. Visitation will be one hour prior to mass at the church. Burial will be in the Forest Hill Cemetery in Aurora. Arrangements by Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Aurora. Michael died Tuesday,...

Lorraine M. Olson

Lorraine M. Olson

Jul 3, 2016

Funeral service for Lorraine Mabel Olson, 82, of Rosemount, formerly of Aurora, will be 11am Friday, July 8, 2016 at Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Aurora with Pastor Barbara Hegfors officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in the Forest Hill Cemetery in Aurora. Lorraine died Sunday, July 3, 2016 at her home in Rosemount....

Mathew D. Wudinich

Mathew D. Wudinich

Jul 2, 2016

Funeral service for Mathew Daniel Wudinich, 61, of Eveleth will be at 11 am on Saturday, July 9, 2016 at the Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Gilbert with Pastor Mickey Olson officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Inurnment will be in the Rauha Cemetery at a later date. Mathew passed away Saturday, July 2, 2016 at the...

Jean A. Hippolt

Jean A. Hippolt

Jul 1, 2016

Funeral Mass for Jean Audrey Hippolt, 69, of Aurora, will be 10am Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Aurora with Fr. Steven Daigle as celebrant. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00pm Tuesday with recitation of the rosary at 6:30pm at Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Aurora. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the mass at church. Inurnment...

Mary Elaine Erchul

Mary Elaine Erchul

Jun 27, 2016

Funeral service for Mary Elaine Erchul, 86, of McKinley, will be 11am Thursday, June 30, 2016 at Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Gilbert with Fr. Steven Daigle officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at a later date in Ft. Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, MN. Elaine died Monday, June 27, 2016 at St. Michael’s...

Esther Myers

Esther Myers

Jun 23, 2016

Funeral service for Esther Marie Myers, 80, of Embarrass will be 1 pm Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at the Hope Lutheran Church in Embarrass with Pastor Evelyn Weston officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in the Embarrass Cemetery. Arrangements are by the Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Aurora. Esther died Thursday,...

Andrew E. Biondich

Andrew E. Biondich

Jun 19, 2016

Funeral service for Andrew Edward Biondich, 91, of Gilbert, will be 10am Thursday at Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Gilbert with Fr. Frank Perkovich officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at a later date in the Gilbert Cemetery. Andrew died Sunday, June 19, 2016 surrounded by family on Father’s Day. Andrew was born February...

Lawrence Chlebowski

Lawrence Chlebowski

Jun 18, 2016

Funeral service for Lawrence Anthony Chlebowski, 80, of Hoyt Lakes, will be 1pm Thursday, June 23, 2016 at Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Aurora with Fr. Steven Daigle officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in the Hoyt Lakes Memorial Cemetery. Lawrence died Saturday, June 18, 2016 at Northern Pines Medical Center in Aurora, MN....

Kauko A. Latola

Kauko A. Latola

Jun 12, 2016

Gathering of friends and family for Kauko Ahti Latola, 97, of Aurora will be 3-5 pm Friday, August 26, 2016 at the Aurora American Legion Post in Aurora. Interment will be in Rauha Cemetery in Palo. Military honors will be accorded by the Aurora-Hoyt Lakes Color Guard. Kauko died Sunday, June 12, 2016 at Essentia Health-St. Mary’s in Duluth. He...

Adrian W. Barker

Adrian W. Barker

Jun 12, 2016

Adrian (Ace) Woodford Barker, 92, Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota passed away peacefully at Kylar Glen Hospice Home, Grand Rapids, MN on Sunday, June 12, 2016. He will be dearly missed by those he laughed with, lived for and loved. A mining engineer graduate from Michigan Tech, Ace worked across Minnesota’s iron ranges throughout his 37 year career. A devoted husband and...

Thomas H. Henderson

Thomas H. Henderson

Jun 11, 2016

Thomas "Tom" H. Henderson, 64, of Biwabik, died Saturday, June 11, 2016 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth, MN with family by his side. Tom was born August 1, 1951 in Biwabik, MN to William “Ted” and Shirley (Ostby) Henderson. He was a 1970 graduate of Biwabik High School, attended Mesabi Community College and the University of Minnesota, Duluth...

Kay Marie (King) Kraft

Kay Marie (King) Kraft

Jun 10, 2016

Funeral Mass for Kay Marie (King) Kraft, 54, of Hoyt Lakes will be 10 am Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Aurora with Fr. Dennis Hoffman celebrating. A visitation will be held 5-7 pm Tuesday at the Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Aurora and will continue one hour prior to Mass at the church. Interment will...

Dorothy E. Gentile

Dorothy E. Gentile

Jun 4, 2016

Mass of Christian Burial for Dorothy E. Gentile, 97, of Gilbert, will be 11am Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Gilbert with Fr. Charles Flynn as celebrant. Visitation will be one hour prior to the mass at church. Burial will be in the Gilbert Cemetery. Arrangements by Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Gilbert. Dorothy died Saturday, June...

Elizabeth C. Chellew

Elizabeth C. Chellew

Jun 2, 2016

Celebration of Life for Elizabeth (Liz) Christiana Chellew, 91, of Silver Bay, formerly of Biwabik, will be 1:00pm Thursday, June 9, 2016 at Community United Church of Christ in Biwabik 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 are by Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava...

Myron O. Carlson

Myron O. Carlson

Jun 1, 2016

A private family graveside service and burial for Myron O. Carlson, 95, of rural Gilbert, was held in the Lakeview Cemetery in Coleraine, MN. A public memorial service will be scheduled by the family at a later date. He died June 1, 2016 at his residence.

Thomas A. Johnson

Thomas A. Johnson

Jun 1, 2016

A gathering of family and friends of Thomas Albert Johnson, 74, of Aurora, will take place on June 9, 2016 from 5 pm until the 6pm remembrance service at Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Aurora. Following the service, all are invited to the Aurora Community building for food and refreshments. Following a recent diagnosis with cancer, he died Wednesday, June 1,...

Barbara Jean Maki

Barbara Jean Maki

May 27, 2016

Barbara Jean (Bell) Maki - Age 81 Barbara was born June 16, 1934, in Eau Claire, WI, to Wallace L. Bell and Lillian (Moilan) Bell. She grew up in Duluth with siblings Richard and Vera. She attended Duluth Central High School. She married Vernon Swaney Maki on February 1, 1951. They had seven children and moved to Hoyt Lakes in...