OBITUARIES

Mark Wayne Puumala

May 23, 2012

Hilda A. Nivala

Hilda Alina Nivala, 95, of Wright, Minn., died Saturday, May 19, 2012, in Villa Vista Care Center in Cromwell, Minn.

May 22, 2012

Beatrice 'Bea' Virginia Davis

Beatrice "Bea" Virginia Davis, 90, of Mahtowa, Minn., died Friday, May 18, 2012, in Augustana Mercy Health Care Center in Moose Lake, Minn.

May 22, 2012

Gary Roger Lehto

Gary Roger Lehto, 64, of Cloquet, Minn., passed away Dec. 26, 2011, in Duluth, Minn.

May 22, 2012

Goldie E. Warner

Goldie E. Warner, 81, of Moose Lake, Minn., died Sunday, May 20, 2012, at her home.

May 22, 2012

Raymond Joseph Luke

Raymond Joseph Luke, 96, of Cloquet, Minn., passed away Thursday, May 17, 2012, with his family at his side. He was born Aug. 15, 1915, in Browerville, Minn., to John and Mary (Hudala) Luke. Ray worked numerous jobs throughout his life including working and retiring as a millwright for Conwed Corporation and playing in the "Benny Larson Band." Music was important to Ray and included playing his keyboard for the residents at Sunnyside Health Care Center and volunteering to give communion and praying the Rosary. He was a 70-year member of Queen of Peace Catholic Church, the Bishop Welch Council of the Knights of Columbus and the Big Lake Golf Club, and enjoyed playing cribbage, bridge, riding his bike, and spending his winters in Mesa, Ariz., for over 25 years.

May 22, 2012

Louann (McMillen) Isaacson

Louann (McMillen) Isaacson, 57, of Thomson, Minn., died peacefully on Wednesday, May 16, 2012, with her loving husband and family at her side.

May 17, 2012

Viola Elizabeth Polvi

Viola E. Polvi, 99, passed away Monday, May 14, 2012, at Community Memorial Hospital in Cloquet, Minn.

May 17, 2012

Viola E. Polvi

Viola E. Polvi, 99, of Cloquet, Minn., passed away Monday, May 14, 2012, at Community Memorial Hospital in Cloquet.

May 16, 2012

Stanley R. 'Stan' Ostrom

Stanley Russell "Stan" Ostrom, 98, passed away Monday, April 16, 2012. Stan was born in Warren, Minn., where the family owned a farm. He graduated from Warren High School and was confirmed in the Swedish Mission Covenant Church. After high school, he earned a B.S. degree from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn. He then held teaching and principal positions in Hamilton and Lisbon, N.D. While teaching, Stan met Bernice "Bunny" Schaffner and they were married in 1939 in Fountain City, Wis. Two daughters were born, Karen in 1942 and Gail in 1946.

May 15, 2012

Brian Mickelson

Brian "Boogs" Mickelson, 50, of Duluth, Minn., died Monday, Jan. 23, 2012.

May 14, 2012

Robert Harold Hermanson

Robert H. Hermanson, 86, died peacefully at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth, Minn., on Sunday April 29, 2012, after a brief illness.

May 11, 2012

Sarah Susanna Horton

Sarah S. Horton, 66, of Cloquet, Minn., passed away Thursday, May 10, 2012, at her daughter's home in Kettle River, Minn., with her family at her side.

May 11, 2012

Harry Lawrence

Harry Lawrence went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 9, 2012. He was born to Frank and Mary (Gagne) Lawrence on Jan. 10, 1925, in Carlton, Minn., as the youngest of 10 children.

May 11, 2012

Sara Duncan

Sara Duncan of Carlton, Minn., passed away Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, at her home with family.

May 11, 2012