Deaths

Gerald C. Erickson, the son of Bertha (Leden) and Carl Erickson, was born July 26, 1916, in Birchdale, Minn. He was raised in Birchdale and graduated from Indus High School in 1933.
On Aug. 22, 1942, he and Isabel Robertson were united in marriage in International Falls. They lived in Birchdale until 1980 when they moved into Baudette.
Gerald farmed for many years and worked in the woods logging. He started his own sawmill in 1975. It is called “Erickson Timber Products” and is still in operation today by his sons, Dale and Gib.

Brent Allen Holm, 36, of Bemidji, Minn., formerly of International Falls, Minn., died as a result of an automobile accident Saturday, July 19, 2008, near Becida, Minn.
Memorial services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday, July 24, at Evangelical Covenant Church, International Falls, with Pastor Don Clark officiating.
He was born Feb. 9, 1972, in International Falls, Minn., the son of Mark and Nancy (Forsythe) Holm.

Valeria (Larry) Engelking, 88, of the Littlefork Care Center, passed away July 19, 2008 at Falls Memorial Hospital. She was a beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
She was born to Ernest and Lillian Hodel on July 9, 1920 in Wahpeton, N.D She moved to International Falls in 1940 and was married to John Engelking in June 1941.

Andrew “Andy” Krzoska Jr., 76, was sent to us by God on Sept. 7, 1931, born at home in Pencer, Minn. to Josephine (Virkus) and Andrew Krzoska Sr. He was at home surrounded by his family when he was called back to Heaven by God on Saturday, July 19, 2008.
He attended the County School in Pencer, Minn. After losing his mother to cancer, he was blessed with a wonderful woman, Esther Skime, to call his new mom.

John R. Pasten, 55, of Flagstaff, Ariz., died on Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at Flagstaff Medical Center.
John was born on Nov. 15, 1952 in Chicago, Ill., to John & Doris (Neumann) Pasten. The family moved to Big Falls, Minn., where John started school, but soon returned to Chicago where he attended Barry Elementary School four years, until finally relocating to Minnesota for the remainder of his education, graduating from Littlefork-Big Falls High School.

Luanne J. Graves, 34, of Libby, Mont., died July 8, 2008, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center from injuries received from a motor vehicle accident. She was born Sept. 22, 1973 in Libby, Mon., to Russell and Lois Petrie Graves.
Her children were the biggest priority of her life. She loved the outdoors, which included camping, swimming and fishing. She also enjoyed cooking and music. She was a member of the Libby Christian Church.

Marcia Felix, age 99 of Rainycrest Long Term Care, 550 Osborne St., passed away on Friday, July 11, 2008 at LaVerendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ontario.
She was born on May 20, 1909 in Skala, the Ukraine, to the late Michael and Pauline Momotiuk. Marcia came to Canada with her family when she was very young, and the family settled in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Ronnie James Frank, 60, passed away suddenly Sunday, July 6, 2008, at his home in Cologne, Minn.
He was born Oct. 26, 1947, to Littlefork residents John and Zona Frank.
On Sept. 26, 1968, he married Renae Bystedt. They had two sons, Derrick James and Aaron Jeffrey.

Richard D. Hanson, 77, was born in Mentor, Minn., on Sept. 5, 1930, to Louis and Julia Hanson and died July 3, 2008.
He worked for Boise Cascade in International Falls, Minn., and retired at age 55.
He was living at Meadow Park Nursing Facility in St. Helens, Ore. He died at Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital on July 3.

Floyd G. Arnold, 76, of International Falls, passed away Friday afternoon, July 4, 2008 in his home with his wife by his side.
He was born in Kingston, Minn., on Sept. 6, 1931, to Ernest and Venus Arnold. He moved to International Falls with his parents as an infant where he was a life long resident.
He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1948 to 1952. When returning from duty, he started working for Boise Insulite Division in 1952.
On May 29, 1954 he married Virginia Koch of International Falls.