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Published July 03, 2012, 12:00 AM

Gertrude Mae Mitchell

Gertrude M. Mitchell, 81, of Cloquet, Minn., passed away Thursday, June 28, 2012, at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth, Minn. She was born May 3, 1931, in National City, Calif. Gertrude was raised in California by her parents, Horace and Marie Johnson and Raymond and Helen Lamb. She worked as an administrative assistant for the United States Navy at North Island Naval Base for over 25 years. Gertrude has lived with her daughter Karen Murphy in Cloquet for the past eight years and she loved NASCAR racing and country music.

Gertrude M. Mitchell, 81, of Cloquet, Minn., passed away Thursday, June 28, 2012, at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth, Minn. She was born May 3, 1931, in National City, Calif. Gertrude was raised in California by her parents, Horace and Marie Johnson and Raymond and Helen Lamb. She worked as an administrative assistant for the United States Navy at North Island Naval Base for over 25 years. Gertrude has lived with her daughter Karen Murphy in Cloquet for the past eight years and she loved NASCAR racing and country music.

Gertrude was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Gilbert Mitchell; her second husband, Floyd Howe; her brother and sister; and one son-in-law, Larry.

She is survived by four children, daughter Karen Murphy of Cloquet and her children, Dr. Shaneen (Kent) Schmidt, Jonathan (Marie) Murphy, Nicole Kutzler, Cassandra (Bil) Nicholson, Kristopher Murphy and Stephen (Felisha) Murphy; her son Steven L. Mitchell and his children, Liz (Rob) Bolton, Michelle, Jeffery (Sharon) Mitchell, and Danny Mitchell; her daughter Sandra (Jason) TerKeurst and her children, Kathleen TerKeurst, Ashley TerKeurst and Christian TerKeurst; her son William Mitchell; one brother, Michael Johnson; 22 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; special nephew, Christopher (Susan) Vollmer; and other nieces and nephews, Charles, Kathy, Lee and Debbie.

Visitation was held Sunday, July 1, from 1 p.m. until the 2 p.m. memorial service at the Encore Performing Arts Theater and Gallery, Cloquet. Refreshments followed the service.

The family has selected Nelson Funeral Care of Cloquet to assist them with arrangements. See the family online guest book at www.nelsonfuneralcare.net.

July 5, 2012 ~ Pine Journal, Cloquet, Minn.

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