Obituaries

Aloysius "Al" Kachmarzinski, 88, of Babbitt, passed away on Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at the Ely Bloomenson Community Hospital. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, May 30 with visitation at 10 a.m. at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Babbitt. Family arrangements have been entrusted to Kerntz Funeral Home of Ely.
 

Margaret B. Hotaling, 99, of Ely, passed away on Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at the Boundary Waters Care Center in Ely. Family arrangements have been entrusted to Kerntz Funeral Home of Ely.

Aloys Ralph Chiabotti, 88, of Eagles Nest died Sunday, May 18, 2014 in the Essentia Health-Virginia Care Center. He was born November 25, 1925 in Tower the son of Louis and Louise (Yapel) Chiabotti and attended Tower-Soudan Schools. Ralph joined the United States Navy and served during WWII in the Pacific Theatre of Operations. He married Lorraine “Sue” Suska on June 16, 1952 in Sobieski, MN and was a lifelong resident of Tower and Eagles Nest. Ralph was the owner/operator of Ralph’s Standard Service; co-owner of Tower LP Gas; and was a school bus driver for 37 years. He was a member of St. Martin’s Catholic Church in Tower, a charter member of the Tower Lions Club, a member of the Knights of Columbus, the Nelson-Jackson American Legion Post # 245 in Tower, the ROMEO coffee club, a retired member of the Eagles Nest Fire Department, a member of the Eagle’s Nest Seniors and the Eagles Nest Lake Association. He also enjoyed woodworking.

Patricia A. Donnick, 75, passed away at the Seasons of Life Hospice House in Woodruff, Wisconsin on May 6, 2014.
She was born on May 27, 1937 in Superior, Wisconsin. After graduating from LaCrosse University in 1959, she taught in the Ely school system as a physical education instructor until she was married in 1963 to Paul Smith.
After living in Oregon for a year and then in Two Harbors, she returned to Ely and continued to teach in the Ely schools and Vermilion Community College, as well as coach the high school ski team and girls’ tennis team. In the 1970s she wrote a column: X-C Skiing for the Ely Echo.
In 1978 she moved to Duluth, where she worked as a principal for several years. Pat then moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico where she taught special ed students for several years, eventually retiring and moving to Lake Tomahawk, Wisconsin around the year 2000.

Bonnie Callender, 82, of Ely, passed away on March 28, 2014 at the Boundary Waters Care Center in Ely. Funeral services will be held on Monday, May 19, at 11 a.m.. at Praise Fellowship Church. Family arrangements have been entrusted to Kerntz Funeral Home of Ely.
 

Rose Cersine, 92, passed on away on February 19, 2014 at Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 31, at 11 a.m. at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Ely.  Family arrangements have been entrusted to Kerntz Funeral Home.
 

Ruth Marian LeRoy Markovich, 93, of Ely, passed away December 11, 2013  at her residence in Ely. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 24, at 11 a.m. at Praise Fellowship Church in Ely. Family arrangements have been entrusted to Kerntz Funeral Home.
 

Robert J. Priyatel, 80, of Elko/New Market, passed away on Sunday, May 11, 2014. He is survived by his wife, Mildred; children: Robert (Holly), Elizabeth (Jerry) Tubbs, Mary (Russ) Fox, Dianne (Dave) Okes, Julie (Jeff) Lutz and Lisa (John) Thole; grandchildren: Derek, Brittney, Jake, Alyssa, Daniel and Shyla; also by his beloved great grandchildren and other loving relatives and friends. Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, May 16, 2014 at White Funeral Home, 20134 Kenwood Tr, Lakeville, MN. Memorial visitation 5-8 p.m. Thursday and one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Memorials preferred in lieu of flowers to the American Cancer Society. Interment: Ft. Snelling National Cemetery

Edward C. Johnson, 73, of Ely, originally of St. Paul, passed away November 11, 2013.
He was preceded in death by his father, Howard; and mother, Mary (nee Kilbane). Survived by wife of 54 years, Margaret (nee Mondry); brother, Jerome; numerous nephews, nieces, other family and friends.

Douglas Alan Aldrich, 58, of Hamilton, VA passed away on Friday, May 2, 2014 at his home.  He was born on January 24, 1956 in Coldwater, MI to Douglas Leon and Violet May (Wadsworth) Aldrich.
On June 18, 1994, Douglas married Rejane Leao, his loving wife.