H. Arden Siebert passed away quietly on September 30, 2022 with his loving wife Darlene by his side. He was born on Mary 27, 1938 in Aurora, IL. He drove truck in Illinois for 17 years. He moved to Ely in 1976 and worked for the Ely School District 696 for 24 years in maintenance, retiring in 2000.  He is survived by his loving wife Darlene, his children: Ron (Shara) of Duluth, Shari (John) Conley of IL, Lisa (Tina) of IL, Tom (Lisa) of Illinois, Carolyn (John) Schiltz of Ely; several...

James Pryatel, 59, of Hibbing, formerly of Ely, passed away on Thursday, September 29, 2022. Family arrangements have been entrusted to Kerntz Funeral Home of Ely.

Robert Moseley, age 86, of Ely, passed away on September 22, 2022 at Carefree Assisted Living in Babbitt. Family arrangements have been entrusted to Kerntz Funeral Home. 

Donna M. Fink, 90, of Ely passed away on September 13, 2022 at Edgewood Vista in East Grand Forks, MN.  She was born on February 17, 1932 to Albert and Helen Eiden in Holdingford, MN. Donna graduated from Melrose High School and then completed her nurse’s training at St. Mary’s in Minneapolis. She married Victor John Fink on June 30, 1956 in Melrose. Donna worked as a RN at the Winton Hospital until they closed and then for Ely Bloomenson Community hospital until her...

Keith Vandervort, Ely MN, passed away of natural causes on August 26, 2022 at the age of 60. Keith was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh with a degree in journalism and political science. He started his career in journalism at the Chilton Times-Journal in Wisconsin where he met his wife, Kay. He worked at two newspapers in Fond du Lac and then took a job as a staff photographer at The Record-Eagle in Traverse City MI. Following that...

Lloyd G. Herberg, 95, of Babbitt, died of natural causes  on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 at Carefree Assisted Living in Babbitt.  He was born on November 5, 1926 in Crookston, MN and was one of 14 children to Harry and Anna Herberg. Lloyd was the sole survivor of his 13 siblings. Lloyd grew up in the Crookston area, until he joined the military service at age 17 and was a Navy Seabee Petty Officer Third Class during World War II. On returning from the military he met Joyce...

Larry Rom passed away on September 1, 2022 at Essentia Health - St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth.  He was surrounded by his loving family.  Larry was born on May 30, 1951 in Winton to Bill and Barb Rom.  He is survived by his wife, Susie Hario; his stepdaughter Tara (Jack) Peschel and her two daughters Katie and Amanda; his sister, Becky (Reid Carron) Rom; brother-in-law Steve (Jane) Devich; nephews Jeff (Erin) Devich, Will Carron and Ben Carron; and Larry’s...

Mary Jokela, age 98, of Ely, passed away on August 26, 2022 at Carefree Assisted Living in Ely. She was born on September 24, 1923 to John and Eva (Silkovich) Tonkovich in Ely. She was a graduate of the Ely Memorial High School in June 1941. She then attended the Ely Junior College. During World War II she worked one season as a Fire Guard at the Ely Fire Tower for the U.S. Forest Service. She also worked in the accounting department of the Oliver Iron Mining Company for three years as a...

Fredericka (Freda) A. Puzel Giler, 71, passed away unexpectedly August 14, 2022 at St Mary’s in Duluth MN. Freda was born December 16, 1950 in Ely MN to Fred (Fritz) and Rose Puzel.  Freda was a lifelong resident of Ely and Winton. She graduated from Ely Memorial High School in 1969. After graduation she moved to Chicago Illinois to be with her sister Patte. There she met and married Julio Giler. They had 3 daughters. Juleann in 1971, Denise in 1972 and Rhonda in 1975. She then...

Paul F. Ivancich, 59, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 2, at his home on Burntside Lake, after a courageous, hard-fought, two-year battle with cancer. Paul, known to many as Paulie or PI, was born in Ely on April 25, 1963, to Paul and Virgie Ivancich.  He graduated from Ely High School and developed a great love and passion for sports while growing up, and played both basketball and baseball in high school. At an early age, he also began working at the family business, the Ely Dairy Queen,...