Obituaries

Florence "Flo" June Hamilton Obit

Published by admin on Tue, 01/18/2022 - 10:21am

FLORENCE "FLO" JUNE HAMILTON died on Jan. 12 2022 in Phoenix, AZ. She was born and raised in Sandstone in 1938. She spent her life as a Domestic Engineer. She loved to wheel and deal at auctions and estate sales. She loved her dogs and grand-dogs. A 20-year-plus resident of Deerwood, she loved cards, cooking and fishing. She hated winter and spent several winters in Scottsdale, AZ. She was preceded in death by her husband Thomas Hamilton in 2000.

Donald "Don" M. Mass Obit

Published by admin on Tue, 01/18/2022 - 10:20am

DONALD "DON" M. MASS, 70, of Otsego, died at his home on Dec. 22, 2021.  He was born and raised in Brainerd.  He worked primarily as a mechanic most notably at National Bushing (Auto Value) in Brainerd, Willis Trucking in Rogers, and for 19 years in the Public Works Department at the City of Otsego, from which  he retired in 2018.  Stock car racing was his life-long hobby where he transitioned from a driver to a track official to a spectator and fan.  He also loved riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle with his friends.

Pedar "Pete" John Bjerkness Obit

Published by admin on Tue, 01/18/2022 - 10:19am

PEDAR "PETE" JOHN BJERKNESSP, 68, Hazen, ND died unexpectedly on Jan. 10, 2022.  Pete chose to be cremated and a private family service will be held. Pete was born in Crosby on Feb. 6, 1953 to Carl and Floryce (Andrews) Bjerkness.  He was the youngest of twelve children.  Pete graduated from Crosby-Ironton High School and earned an Associate Degree in Electricity from Wadena Technical Institute. On Aug. 26, 1974, Pete married his loving wife of 47 years, Kathleen (Olson) Bjerkness in Crosby.

Shirley Juanita Corwin Obit

Published by admin on Tue, 01/18/2022 - 10:18am

SHIRLEY JUANITA CORWIN, 95, Osburn, ID, died Jan. 8, 2022 at the Shoshone Medical Center of Kellogg, ID. She was born June 26, 1926 in Crosby. She was the daughter of George and Myrtle (Valiquet) Perkins. She was united in marriage to Clement Corwin on Feb. 24, 1944 in Milbank, SD. The family moved to the Silver Valley in 1947. She worked at the Boeing Company of Seattle in the office and department delivery.

Glada Joy Kermeen Obit

Published by admin on Tue, 01/18/2022 - 10:16am

GLADA JOY KERMEEN, 93 of Carlton, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, at Inter-Faith Care Center in Carlton.  Glada was a longtime resident of Cloquet prior to moving to Carlton Place Assisted Living in 2016. She proudly lived in her apartment until her final two days. She was born Nov. 9, 1928, in Salem, SD to Leona (Klages) and Leo Bies and grew up in Marshall during The Great Depression and WWII. Because her father died when she was young, her mother’s discipline, resourcefulness and faith served as a strong role model.

David Josiah Sher Services Pending

Published by admin on Tue, 01/18/2022 - 10:14am

DAVID JOSIAH SHER, 32, of Anoka, died at his home on Jan. 7, 2022.   Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home in Crosby.

Ruth Arline Hamdorf Obit

Published by admin on Tue, 01/18/2022 - 10:13am

RUTH ARLINE HAMDORF,  99, of Deerwood, passed away on Jan. 4, 2022 at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby.  She was born on Dec. 26, 1922 to Gerd and Cora (Kief) Alfs.  She graduated from the Aitkin High School in 1941 and was employed as a secretary at Aitkin Skelgas and Western Union in Duluth as a Teletype Operator. In December of 1943 she married William A. Hamdorf.  They owned and operated a dairy farm west of Aitkin for 45 years.  She was confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran in Aitkin in 1947.  In May of 1987 they sold the dairy farm and moved to Deerwood.

Loyd Duane Churchill Obit

Published by admin on Tue, 01/18/2022 - 10:12am

LOYD DUANE CHURCHILL, 74, of Brainerd, died at his home on Dec. 29, 2021.  He was born on March 21, 1947 in Brainerd to Raymond and Mae (Carroll) Churchill.  He married Karen Price on Sept. 17, 1977 in Crosby.  He was a former Security Officer with Grand Casino, Mille Lacs with 20 years of service. Preceding him in death are his parents and two brothers, Rex Churchill and Raymond E. Churchill.

Janice "Jan" Lorraine Weiss Obit

Published by admin on Tue, 01/18/2022 - 10:11am

Our beloved mother, Janice Lorraine Weiss,  passed away on Jan. 6, 2022 in Nisswa after enduring many years with Parkinson's. She was 84 and a widow of two men she loved very much, Vernon Weiss, August 2017 and Raymond Irvine, September 1980. Jan was born in Aberdeen, SD to Lorraine and Maurice Morrison on New Year’s Eve, 1937. She is survived by a sister Judy and three brothers, Junior, Harry and Lynn. She enjoyed sewing, knitting, baking, loved to dance and especially loved fishing. Jan also enjoyed being a stay-at-home mom and was always a calm presence in our lives.

Arlene Esther Stromberg Obit

Published by admin on Tue, 01/18/2022 - 10:10am

ARLENE ESTHER STROMBERG, 89, of Baxter, formerly of Deerwood died on Jan. 4, 2022 at Essentia St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Brainerd.  She was born on Aug. 28, 1932 in Leeds, ND to Arthur and Esther (Engstrom) Waller.  From many years she and her husband Arley owned and operated Stromberg’s Market in Deerwood.  She was a member of the Salem Lutheran Church in Deerwood, The Deerwood Civic League and the Walter Scott Erickson American Legion Auxiliary Post #557, Deerwood. Preceding her in death are her parents; her husband Arley in 2006 and one brother, Arlo “Bud” Waller.