Carroll J. Pease “Junior”, age 85 of Cloquet, passed away Saturday, September 16, 2017 at Community Memorial Hospital. He was born January 13, 1932 in Wrenshall to Carroll and Agnes (Rennquist) Pease and graduated from Wrenshall High School. Junior served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He worked as an electrician for Conwed Corp. and USG Interiors for many years.
Junior
James “Jim” Hanson, age 51, of Antioch, Tennessee, formerly of Willmar, died unexpectedly Saturday, August 26, at his home in Tennessee.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Thursday, September 21, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar with visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar,www.petersonbrothers.com.
James
Melvin “Pat” Gilstad
Sept. 30, 1926 – Sept. 15, 2017
BLACKDUCK, Minn. – Melvin “Pat” Gilstad, 90, Blackduck, died Friday, Sept. 15, in Good Samaritan Nursing Center.
Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20, at Cease Family Funeral Home in Blackduck. Visitation will continue from 10-11 a.m., followed by the funeral at 11 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 21,
Betty Ann Rehn Datta (Betty Boop), 90, died at home, at peace surrounded by her family, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017.
Born Nov. 17, 1926, in Minneapolis. Married to Harold Datta, Betty traveled the world with her Foreign Service Officer husband, living in Thailand, Korea and the Philippines, and volunteering in some of the world’s poorest communities to help improve the lives of everyone she touched.
WOOSTER, Ohio — Officials say a football player at the College of Wooster has died after being hospitalized after a game Saturday when he complained he didn’t feel well.
A college spokesman says 21-year-old Clayton Gelb died Sunday afternoon at a hospital in Wooster. He was a senior offensive lineman on the team and a chemistry major at the school.
Spokesman Hugh Howard said he couldn’t
LOS ANGELES — For more than 60 years, Harry Dean Stanton played crooks and codgers, eccentrics and losers.
He endowed them with pathos and compassion and animated them with his gaunt, unforgettable presence, making would-be fringe figures feel central to the films appeared in.
The late critic Roger Ebert once said no movie can be altogether bad if it includes Stanton in a supporting role, and
Agustina Flores-Lopez Romero, 60, of Rochester, passed away at her family’s home on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017. Agustina was born on Aug. 28, 1957, in Valle Hermoso, Tamaulipas, Mexico, to the late Herlinda Lopez and Faustino Flores.
Agustina grew up in Mexico for the majority of her childhood, later becoming a migrant worker, and then met Ruben Romero, whom she eventually married. They then moved
Norma Harriet Silker (nee Larson) died peacefully in her home at The Homestead of Rochester on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017, of congestive heart failure.
Norma was born on Feb. 1, 1928, in Rochester to John Albert and Alma Matilda Larson. She graduated from Rochester High School in the outstanding Class of 1947. She worked at the Mayo Clinic after graduation until she married DeWaine Charles Silker on
Our beloved mom and grandma, Betty Jean Olson, age 90, passed away peacefully with her children by her side on Wednesday, September 13, 2017. Betty was born on April 10, 1927, in rural Stearns County, Minnesota to Roy and Lavina (Gildemeister) Fauskee. She grew up in Brooten, graduating from Brooten High School. On September 14, 1944, Betty was united in marriage to Loren H. Olson in Belgrade, MN.
Aimee Jo (Cohoon) Spitzack
Aimee Jo (Cohoon) Spitzack, 49 years young, passed away on Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at Essentia Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota as a result of complications during surgery. She was born in Mattoon, Illinois on March 25, 1968, the daughter of Frank and Beverly (Depew) Packard.
Aimee had lots of interests in her life. She had found that she enjoyed gardening, cooking, being
Sister Mary Hope Novak OSB
Sister Mary Hope Novak died on September 13, 2017 in Benet Hall at St. Scholastica Monastery. She was in her seventy-third year of monastic profession.
Born in Virginia, Minnesota, November 26, 1923, Katherine Terese was the seventh of Frank and Rose (Skrabec) Novak’s nine children. She graduated from Virginia High School before entering St. Scholastica Monastery in
William Albert Patterson Jr., 95, of Winona died Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, at Sugar Loaf Senior Living. A memorial service 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, at Grace Presbyterian Church, Winona, with visitation one hour prior. Burial and military honors will 11:45 a.m. Monday, Sept. 25, at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Hoff Celebration of Life Center, Goodview is assisting the family with arrangements.