Marie Ann Williams, 77, of Ely, passed away at the Ely Bloomenson Community Hospital on Friday, September 21, 2018, after a short battle with cancer.  Marie was born March 4, 1941 to Magnhild and Frank Boldin and was a lifelong resident of Ely.  Marie was preceded in death by her parents and her husband of 47 years, Ronald J. Williams.   Marie is survived by her sister and brother-in-law, Caroline and Donald Mikolich of Ely, and her children and their spouses, Michael...

  Our beautiful, feisty, precious and dear mom, Mary Theresa (Lesar) Smuk, age 88, died after a brief stay at BWCC in Ely, MN on September 10th, 2018.   Mary was born in Ely on January 25th, 1930 to Theresa Russ Lesar and Louis Lesar. She graduated from high school in 1948. She met the love of her life, Frank Lawrence (Kungie) Smuk, in Ely and they married on July 19th, 1952 after Frank’s honorable service in the US Army and WWII. They had five children and...

Thomas Krogen Woods (TK), age 96 of Ashland passed away at Court Manor Health Services in Ashland on Wednesday, Sept 5, with family by his side. Tom was born on March 17, 1922 in Bottineau, ND to Monte and Anna (Krogen) Woods, the oldest of nine children. Tom graduated from Bottineau High School in 1939 and went to college at Fargo State in Fargo, ND to pursue a degree in Pharmacy. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1942 and went to basic training in Spartanburg, SC. From there Tom went to...

Verne Matson, age 87, of Babbitt, MN and formerly of Fosston, MN, passed away on Monday, September 3rd, at Swedish Hospital in Edmonds, Washington. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 13th, at Bethel Assembly Church in Fosston with Pastor Seth Johnson officiating. Interment will be in Mamre Cemetery, rural Fosston. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service on Thursday at the church. Arrangements are with the Carlin Funeral Home of Fosston and...

Robert Oscar Mattila, 87, of Ely, passed away at home on August 28, 2018. He was born in Ely on Feb. 20, 1931.  He was married to Joyce (Moats) Mattila for 64 years. Bob enjoyed spending time at the family cabin on Burntside Lake and was a former member of the Burntside Power Association. He worked at Reserve Mining in Babbitt. Bob and Joyce were active members of the Ely United Methodist Church for many years. He is survived by his wife Joyce; children DeAnn (Wesley) Birdsong, Michelle...

Verna Mae Peterson (McLaughlin), 93, died Thursday August 30th at her home in Carefree Living.  She was born in Ely to Paul and Hilma (Perttula) McLaughlin on March 3, 1925.  She attended Ely schools and on September 19, 1944 she married the love of her life William Daniel Peterson.  Together they raised their six children at their home in Winton.  Verna was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.   She was preceded in death by her husband...

Kenneth Martin Evenstad, 78 of Babbitt, passed away peacefully at home August 13, 2018 after a valiant 4 year battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born February 16, 1940 in Menasha, WI to Harold (Ozzie) and Dorothy (Gehrmann) Evenstad.  He was raised in Superior, WI and attended Superior Central High School.  Ken joined the US Army in 1957, serving in Germany until 1960. He married his wife Lynn (Darrolyn Salo) in June 1960. They raised their family in Babbitt while he worked at...

Marydel I. Marolt, 90 of Babbitt, died Friday, August 10, 2018. She passed away peacefully, with family by her side. She was a lifelong resident of the Iron Range. Marydel was born to Clifford and Mary Warren on July 24, 1928 in Duluth, MN where she lived until she married her husband Albert in 1947. Marydel then moved to Babbitt in 1956 where she raised her family. Marydel was a homemaker and active member of the community. She was a member of the Babbitt Lions Club and she also served in...

  Beverly Rose “BeBe” Lobe, 78, of Ely, passed away Thursday, August 2, 2018 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth.  Bebe was born in Ely to Stanley and Rose (Pucel) Lobe. She graduated valedictorian from Ely Memorial High School in 1958, attended the Minnesota School of Business and worked at the Duluth Clinic, Ely Medical Center, and retired from Vermillion Community College.  Bebe was an active member of the community belonging to the Northern Lakes Arts...