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Myrna Loy (O'Geay) Suvanto, 85, of Cloquet passed away peacefully at Park River Estates Care Center in Coon Rapids on Nov. 17, 2023, surrounded by her family. She was born Jan. 15, 1938, in Duluth. She met the love of her life, Ervin Willard Suvanto, when she was 14, and they married on Oct. 19, 1957. Myrna graduated from Central High School in 1956 and was third in her class. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She provided foster care for several years and took c...
Albert Jasper Holm, 86, of Carlton passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth. Albert was born to Albert and Lucille Holm on Feb. 4, 1937. He was raised in Camanche, Iowa, graduating in 1955, joining the U.S. Air Force shortly after. Albert married Florence Elaine in Carlton in 1970. He worked as the transportation supervisor for the Carlton school district. He was a member of the Bethesda Lutheran Church, Wednesday Morning Breakfast Club, and Friday morning Bible...
Donna Mae Smith, 91, passed away Saturday morning, Nov. 18, 2023, at Inter-Faith Care Center in Carlton. Donna was born Dec. 21, 1931, in Cloquet. She worked at Northwest Paper Company (Sappi now) in the early 1950s. After her marriage to James Smith in 1956, they made their home in Olsonville, west of Carlton. Donna was a seamstress for 40 years, working from her home. She was an avid polka dancer, never turning down a good dance. Donna was preceded in death by her husband, James; daughter,...
Marlene H. Anderson, 88, of Carlton passed away Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, at Inter-Faith Care Center in Carlton. Visitation: 11 a.m. until the 12 p.m. funeral service Monday, Dec. 4 at Bethesda Lutheran Church in Carlton. Interment will follow at Hillside Cemetery, Carlton. Luncheon at the church. Paul William Ohlrogge, 72, of Cloquet passed away Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023, at Inter-Faith Care Center in Carlton. A private service will be held. Shirley M. Behm, 80, of Esko passed away Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in...
The weather has been so nice that my son mowed the lawn today. The grass had gotten long, and it sure looks much better now. I don’t think we have ever mowed the lawn this late in November. A few days ago I couldn’t find my cell phone and I knew it was on silent, so even if I tried to call it from the landline, I knew I wouldn’t find it. So I called my son in California and asked him where it was. He has an app on his phone for finding where I am and was able to tell me the phone was in the k...
Carlton County Farmers Union representatives joined their colleagues at the annual state convention of the Minnesota Farmers Union in Minneapolis Nov. 17-19. The goals of the convention are to celebrate legislative victories, plan initiatives, strengthen ties, and share outstanding meals from farms in the state. Local president Mark Thell, his wife, Terri, and I, as a delegate, attended the two-day event. The Marriott Northeast featured food sourced from Minnesota growers, including pork...
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A 64-year-old Brevator man was injured in a fire in a detached garage last week. The Cloquet Area Fire Department and St. Louis County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to a report of a structure fire in the 3500 block of Nelson Road in Brevator Township at 3:29 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 22. The homeowner had attempted to save items from the garage while it was borning, and was transported by ambulance to St. Mary's hospital. He is reported to be in serious but stable condition. Upon arrival of the Cloquet Area Fire District, the flames were quickly...
