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Voyageur Press
January 13, 2015
Voyageur Press
January 13, 2015
Area
Services
Automotive
4 Rivers Auto Glass
Brand New Hi Tech Alignment
4 miles north of McGregor on Hwy. 65
Bernie Goebel - Owner
• 20+ years experience
• Free mobile service
• NGA master certified
Floodwood, MN 55736 • 218-476-2718
Complete Auto & Recreational Repair
Imports & Domestics
HOURS:
M- F: 7:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
Sat.: 8a.m. - 2p.m.
For All Your Automotive,
Recreational & Industrial Part Needs
218-768-3132 • 1-866-907-NAPA
On the Corner of Hwys 65 & 210, McGregor
E-mail: NapaMcGregor@frontiernet.net
Acheson Tire, Inc.
• ASE Certified Master Tech
A&M
768-CARS
2277
AUTOAUTO
REPAIR
SERVICE
DOWNTOWN MCGREGOR
M-F 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
We Come Highly “Wreck”-A-Mended
Since 1978
Established 1916 - 96 years
• Polaris Certified Tech
• Winterizing & Shrink Wrap
• Full Service Suspension and Tire Shop
1.5 Miles West of Cromwell Intersection
(218) 644-3100
Diagnostics (free scanner test), Tune ups,
Steering & Suspension repair, Tire sales &
repair, Engines/Transmissions/Drivelines.
218-426-0026
Gas & Fuel
Boat Trailer • ATV Trailer • RV • Truck • Automobile • Competitive Prices
Ask about headlight
restoration!
203 NE 5th St., Grand Rapids, MN
Hours: M-F 7:30-5:30 • Sat. 8:00-Noon
218-326-4319 • www.achesontire.com
218-722-1050 • 210 E 1st St., Duluth
4594 OLD HWY 33 • SAGINAW MN 55779
PHONE 218.729.6510 • CAYWOODOIL.COM
Liquor • Beer • Wine
24 Hour Gas & Diesel • Non-Oxy In 6 Lanes •Deli
Wayside Corner Store
& Liquor Store - Your 1-Stop Shop
Store:218-345-8401 • Bottle Shop:218-345-8406
Located at the corner of Hwy. 53 & 47
Fishing & Hunting Gear • Bait • Licenses • RV fills
Propane • Oil • Auto Supplies
Garbage Service
Keeping families warm
Place Your Ad Here!
Only $10/week with
a minimum six-month
commitment.
$9/week for one-year
commitment
For
heating
L. P. all
Gasyour
• Ski-Doo
Salesneeds…
& Service
Residential
Commercial
24 Hour
Emergency Delivery
www.GarrisonDisposal.com
Floodwood Gas &
Electric Co., Inc.
McGregor
Funeral Home
Tributes
DOROTHY MAE PETERSON
(September 22, 1925- January 5, 2015)
Providing dependable propane
service to the area for over 75 years.
www.federatedcoops.com
McGregor
476-2249 or
1-888-882-2249
768-2046
800-810-7269
Kettle River
273-4850
800-262-6605
Roll-off
Services
218-927-6435 • 1-800-642-0161
LAKES GAS
Call the office nearest you for more information
Esko • 218-879-4979 • 800-345-9163
Grand Rapids • 218-326-3030 • 877-826-3030
Crosby • 218-546-5527 • 800-559-3379
Printing/Dry Cleaning
David A. Winegar, D.D.S. Chartered
McGregor Professional Building
255 W. HWY. 210
MCGREGOR, MN 55760
Jeffrey R. Weis, MD
Board Certified
Ophthalmologist
• State-of-the-art cataract surgery
• LASIK vision correction
218-625-1917 • 1-888-680-EYES (3937)
North Shore Bank Place • 4815 W. Arrowhead Rd., Ste. 120
Hermantown, MN 55811 • www.WeisEyeCenter.com
We’re here to help with your prescriptions and lab orders!
Located at 126 W. 7th Avenue in Floodwood.
(Inside the Scenic Rivers Health Services Clinic.)
Phone: 1-877-541-2817, ext. 3251
Fax: 218-476-2965
Where skill meets compassion.
DRYCLEANING
LAKE SUPERIOR CLEANERS
Drop off Location at
218-879-5544
1306 CLOQUET AVE. SUITE #2 • CLOQUET
Only $10/week with
a minimum six-month
commitment.
$9/week for one-year
commitment
Insurance
Health
218-768-4111
1-800-548-9715
PROPANE FOR HOME
AND INDUSTRY
SINCE 1959
Place Your Ad Here!
Jeffrey R. Weis, MD
Board Certified Ophthalmologist
Place Your Ad Here!
• State-of-the-art cataract surgery • LASIK vision correction
Only $10/week with
a minimum six-month
218-625-1917
• 1-888-680-EYES (3937)
commitment.
North Shore
Bank Place • 4815 W. Arrowhead Rd.,
$9/week
for Hermantown,
one-year
Suite 120,
MN 55811
commitment
www.WeisEyeCenter.com
McGregor Insurance Agency, Inc.
THE INSURANCE STORE
P.O. Box 310 • McGregor, MN
• Business
• Cabin
• Life
• Health
• Home
• Auto
TOLL FREE: 800-326-0247
PHONE: 218-768-2444 • FAX 218-768-3408
For groups, individuals and health
plans that work with Medicare, call:
Reuben M. Wenstrom at 218-476-3033
Authorized independent agent for BlueCross BlueShield of Minnesota.
An independent licensee of the BlueCross BlueShield Association
Wenstrom
Insurance
Agency
“Your Full Line Independent Agent”
• AUTO • BUSINESS • HOME
• FARM • LIFE • HEALTH
218-476-3033
Mon. - Fri. 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m • Sat. 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Floodwood/Cromwell • Reuben M. Wenstrom
Dorothy Mae Peterson, age 89, passed away
peacefully, January 5, 2015, at Essentia-St. Mary’s
Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota.
Dorothy was born September 22, 1925, to
Otis and Carrie Porter of Grayling, Minnesota.
She attended McGregor High School, Duluth
Teachers College, and
University of Minnesota-Duluth where she
graduated with a teaching
degree. Her first teaching
position was in Riverton,
Minnesota, then Nashwauk, Minnesota, and
then she spent 29 years
teaching elementary
grades in Floodwood,
Minnesota.
Dorothy married Norman Peterson on
September 21, 1951, and they made Floodwood, Minnesota their home. They raised three
and she helped Norman on several business
AUTOsons
REPAIR
ventures including a John Deere dealership, a
Ford dealership, the Frolic Drive Inn restaurant,
a peat moss harvesting and sales business, and
an interstate
trucking company, while teaching
DOWNTOWN
MCGREGOR
full-time.
M-F 8:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m.
After retiring from teaching in 1988, she
obtained a real estate license and worked for
Lil Stocke Realty and Edina Realty in Duluth.
She enjoyed many hobbies: reading, bowling, golf, gardening, cooking and baking,
and was a member of the Horticulture Club
of Duluth. She traveled to most of the U.S.,
including Alaska, and to Europe. She enjoyed
and followed political issues and was a lifelong
Democrat. Her no-nonsense approach to solving world problems were often published in the
letters to the editor section of the Duluth News
Tribune.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her
parents, Otis and Carrie Porter; one brother, Jim
Porter; and one sister, Ruth Hasner.
She is survived by her three sons: Scott
Peterson of Floodwood, Minnesota, Kevin(Kim)
Peterson of Rochester, Minnesota, and
Jamie(Tammy) Peterson of Floodwood, Minnesota; grandchildren: Danielle Peterson of Denver, Colorado, Kristopher(Kami) Peterson of
Minneapolis, Minnesota, Erica(Tim) Wennes of
Kasson, Minnesota, Houston Peterson of Dodge
Center, Minnesota, Tara(Aaron) Jarvenpa of Superior, Wisconsin, and Tasha(Erik Lull) Belter
of Superior, Wisconsin; great-grandchildren:
Arianna, Siri, McKenna, Ethan, Mason and
Silas; and several nieces and nephews. The family would like to give a special thanks to Melinda,
Pam, Tabatha, and Debbie for all their loving
care. Dorothy had many great friends including
Helen Snyder and “Bo,” her Golden Retriever.
A memorial service will be held January 17,
2015, at Hope Lutheran church in Floodwood,
MN – Visitation at 12 p.m., service at 1 p.m.
There will be a luncheon following the service
at the Rich Event Center in Floodwood.
A&M
768-CARS
2277
DORALIE ANN HAAPOJA
(August 7, 1942- January 4, 2015)
Doralie Ann Haapoja, age 72, of Aitkin,
formerly of Tamarack, died Sunday, January 4,
2015, at the Oak Haven Care Center in Aitkin.
Doralie was born August 7, 1942, in Cloquet, Minnesota, the daughter of John and Elma
(Issacson) Gillette. She grew up and attended
schools in McGregor, graduating in 1960 and
was the class valedictorian. She then attended
school in St. Cloud for a short time before mov-
ing to the Twin Cities. She married Donald Maki
on September 10, 1961, in Tamarack. They lived
in the Twin Cities and she worked for Augsburg
College in the administration office and then
worked for Twin City Optical as a bookkeeper.
Later, she married Harold Haapoja and they made
their home south of Tamarack and operated a
dairy farm. She also worked for the Aitkin Public
Schools and later for Northwood Equipment as a
bookkeeper. She has resided at Oak Haven for the
past 12 years. She enjoyed reading, playing cards,
sewing and walking. She was a hard worker and
was a very open-minded person. Everyone she met
was a potential friend.
She is survived by her daughter, Christine
(Karl) Phalan of Rogers, Arkansas; sister, Maxine
(James) Maijala of Tamarack; brothers: Jon (Linda) Gillette of Tamarack and Joe (Dee) Gillette of
Joshua, Texas; four grandchildren, seven greatgrandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her parents and one
nephew, John.
A memorial service was held Saturday, January 10, 2015, at 2 p.m. from the Tamarack Presbyterian Church with Rev. Rick Mann officiating.
Burial was in the St. Matthews Lutheran Cemetery
in Cloquet in the spring. Arrangements are with
the McGregor Funeral Home. www.srtfuneral.
com
CARL GUNNARD OBERG JR.
(September 12, 1953- January 4, 2015)
Carl Gunnard Oberg Jr. died Sunday, January 4, 2015, at his residence at Riverside Home
in Big Fork, Minnesota, where he has resided for
the past 25 years.
He was preceded in death by his mother,
Doris S. Johnson; father, Carl Gunnard Oberg
Sr.; and step-father, Donald B. Johnson. He is
survived by his siblings: Sandra Ciche (Dennis)
of Duluth, Colleen Bassett (Keith) of Cloquet,
Charlotte Hoppe (Tom) of Isle, Carla Taylor
(Greg) of Grand Rapids, Kathleen Goodwin
(Glen) of Florida; Susan Barnes of Texas; Peter
Oberg (Deb) of California; John Oberg (Michele)
of Carlton; and many nieces and nephews and
special caregivers, Mike and Mary Zuelke, and
staff at Riverside Home of Bigfork.
A memorial service will be held on Thursday,
January 8, 2015, at 11 a.m. from the McGregor
Funeral Home in McGregor, with Rev. Greg DeMuth officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior
to the service at the funeral home. Burial will be
in the Round Lake Cemetery. Arrangements with
the McGregor Funeral Home, McGregor, MN.
www.srtfuneral.com
Maddy Street - McGregor
218-768-3136
Directors:
Jerry Thompson
Jason Brezinsky
srtfuneral.com
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Cost:
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Bidding
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Questions/ReseRvation: Call 218-768-3692 or
email: chamber@mcgregormn.com
deadline for sign up is January 15,2015.
Keynote Speaker: ted schick
A nationally known speaker, filled with
stories and examples, he brings to light
“the 4 Pillars of Customer service”
-the experience, relationships, reputation and problem-solving/solutions.
DAVID CHARLES FOX
(1951 - December 30, 2014)
David Charles Fox, 63, of Cromwell, died
Tuesday, December 30, 2014, in Solvay Hospice
House in Duluth. David
was born in Floodwood,
in 1951, to George Sr.
and Ruth (Dahlberg) Fox.
He was raised in Floodwood and graduated
from Hermantown High
School in 1969. He married Elizabeth Swanstrom
on September 22, 1973,
in Proctor.
David was a heavy equipment operator for
Earthmovers and Jerry Waldholm, both in Proctor, up until his early retirement in 1981 due to
a disability.
Memorial services were held on Tuesday,
January 6, 2015, in Atkins-Northland Funeral
Home.
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Peggy L. MAgNer
SECURITY
STATE AGENCY
PO Box 347, Aitkin, MN
218-927-3712