Obituaries

Joyce Carolyn (Krambeer) Riggle passed away at Franciscan Health Center in Duluth, MN, on September 12, 2025, after a two-decade battle with Parkinson’s disease.

September 5, 1955 – August 20, 2025

In a stunning and heart warming display of God’s mercy and grace, Linda A. McIntire, 73, of Grand Marais, died Saturday, September 6, 2025 at Essential St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth in a way that was a direct answer to an earlier prayer.

GEORGE JOHNSON JR. 01/16/1942 – 09/16/2025 George W. Johnson, Jr., age 83, of Parkers Prairie, Minnesota, died on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at Pelican Bay, Bethany on the Lake in…

AUDREY A HILL  Our beloved mother, Audrey (Sundquist, Floyd) Hill, age 97, passed away peacefully on August 27th, 2025, at The Waters of Plymouth, where she had been a resident…

SHERRY CREGO  Sherry Lynn Crego, 68, of Cook, Minnesota, passed away on Sunday, August 31, 2025, at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth, surrounded by family.  She was born June…

MARLENE BROWN 07/26/1935 – 09/07/2025  Marlene Ann Brown, 90, passed away peacefully on September 7, 2025, in Cook, Minnesota. Born on July 26, 1935, in Cook, she remained deeply connected…

Thomas (Tommy/ Wonger) Stanley Somnis, Jr., left this world peacefully on Monday, August 25 with his daughters, Sarah and Becca and niece, Sarena at his side. Tommy dealt with health issues for decades and a brief battle with cancer used up the last of his 9 lives. Naturally, the medical miracle defied the odds one last time to get home to his cabin where he was certain he wanted to be at the end of his life. Upon arrival from a 2-week hospital stay he went for a ride in his “new” Model A car on the back roads which included a stop at Dyers Lake and had a campfire with friends. The 40 (as he called it) once served as an unofficial community meeting space was once again a flurry of activity with visitors, his kids and grandkids. The circle driveway at the cabin almost looked like a parade with dust that barely settled for days. The parking lot and hearts of his caretakers were full.

Tonna Lorraine Goettl age 60, died after an aggressive form of cancer on August 29, 2025. She leaves behind a legacy of honesty, warmth, and fierce love.