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Stewart "Toby" Wayne Tobias, 94, of Bradenton, Florida, died Oct. 23, 2021. Toby was born May 5, 1927 in St. Paul, where he was raised. After high school, Toby served in the U.S. Navy during World War... Full story

Donald Andrew Kinnunen, 91, of Esko passed away Oct. 26, 2021, in St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth. He was born Feb. 9, 1930 in Thomson Township, the only child of Andrew and Hilda Kinnunen. He grew up... Full story

Ernest Henninger, 89, lifelong resident of Barnum Township, died peacefully Oct. 29, 2021 in Sandstone Health Care Center. He was born April 29, 1932, in Barnum to Ralph and Nora Henninger. Ernie... Full story

Therese "Tari" Ann Roe, 68, of Cromwell passed away Oct. 30, 2021, in her home. She was born March 3, 1953 in Duluth to Warren "Bud" and Gladys Miller. Tari retired from the United States Postal... Full story

Zenon Jozef Bednarek, 84, of Cloquet passed away Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, in Essentia Health St. Mary's in Duluth. He was born Dec. 26, 1936, in Skowronów, Poland to Boleslaw and Zofia Bednarek. He was... Full story

Jon Andrew Severson, 49, of Esko went to be with Jesus on Nov. 1, 2021, in his home with his family by his side after a long battle with cancer. He was born Dec. 3, 1971, to Arlen and Julianne (Berg)... Full story

Jessica Marie Swanson, 39, of Cloquet died Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. Jessica was born June 15, 1982 in Cloquet to Guy and Patti Hendrickson. She graduated from Moose Lake High School. Jessica was... Full story

Roy Arthur Charon, 88, of Cloquet, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, in Mesa, Arizona after a 14-month battle with cancer. He was born Nov. 10, 1932, the youngest of 10, to Azim and Aurile Charon. H... Full story

Charles "Chuck" B. Beberg, 87, of Cloquet, passed away Monday, Oct. 25, 2021, at Inter-Faith Care Center in Carlton. He was born Dec. 10, 1933, to Charles and May (Sangola) Beberg in Kalevala... Full story

Karen Rose Tuomala, 65, passed on to her eternal home Oct. 15, 2021, at North Memorial Health Hospital in Robbinsdale. Karen was born Feb. 11, 1956, to Michael and Violet (Korpi) Tuomala in Ely,... Full story

Susan "Sue" Adell Nelson, 62, of Burnsville passed away Oct. 21, 2021, in Duluth, surrounded by her family. She was born on Sept. 22, 1959 in Duluth to Donald and Ardeth Pykkonen. She was raised in... Full story

Faye Joann Hurst, 69, died peacefully Oct. 19, 2021 in her home, surrounded by the love and care of her children. She was born in Moose Lake on Sept. 7, 1952, to Arthur and Hetty (Aho) Korpela. Faye g... Full story

Ernest Henninger, 89, lifelong resident of Barnum Township, died peacefully Oct. 29, 2021 in Sandstone Health Care Center. He was born April 29, 1932 in Barnum to Ralph and Nora Henninger. Ernie... Full story

Therese “Tari” Ann Roe, 68, of Cromwell passed away Oct. 30, 2021 in her home. She was born March 3, 1953 in Duluth to Warren “Bud” and Gladys Miller. Tari retired from the United States... Full story

Alice Jahnke Legueri, 90, of Cloquet passed away Friday, Oct. 29, 2021. She was born July 13, 1931 to Gustav and Emma (Jantzen) Jahnke in Parkers Prairie. Alice was married to George Legueri in... Full story

Douglas John Plante, 59, of Cloquet, with care and grace, ended his battle with cancer on Oct. 16, 2021. Doug was born on Sept. 27,1962, in Dayton, Ohio to Kenneth and Sharon (Thompson) Plante. Doug... Full story

Dorothy Jean (Gulbrandson) Carlson, 90, passed away Friday, Oct. 15, 2021. Dorothy was born Oct. 23, 1930, to Harold and Sybil (McCulloch) Gulbrandson in Cloquet. She graduated from Cloquet High... Full story

Brandon Allen Blacketter, 24, passed away suddenly Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021. He was born March 5, 1997, to Brad “Raff” and Melanie “Mel” (Rabideaux) Blacketter in Cloquet. Brandon graduated... Full story

Norma Winnifred (Groves) Andrew, 97, passed away in Phoenix on Aug. 31, 2021. Born June 1, 1924, to parents Arthur William Henry Groves and Winnifred Edith (Brown) Groves of Orillia, Ontario, Canada,... Full story

Gerald Allen Heikkila, 87, of Cromwell passed away Oct. 8, 2021, at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth. Jerry was born in Cromwell on Jan. 24, 1934, to George and Esther Heikkila. He was raised, and... Full story

Kayla I. Gist, 38, of Cloquet, passed away Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, surrounded by family at Mayo Methodist Hospital in Rochester. Kayla was born on May 28, 1983, to Pamela M. Carlson-Jones and Thomas... Full story

Duane "Dewey" K. Johnson, 73, of Cloquet, passed away Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth. He was born May 16, 1948, in Cloquet, the son of Kenneth and Margaret (Olson)... Full story

Katherine R. Axtell, 87, of Cloquet, passed away Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth. She was born May 14, 1934, in Superior, the daughter of Joseph and Theresa (Hudacek)... Full story