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.