Pearl M. Boben, Roger (Sandy) Boben of Proctor is mourning the death of his mother, Pearl M. Boben. The lifelong resident of Gary passed away unexpectedly on Sat., July 21, 2007, surrounded by her family. She was 82.

She was born on December 20, 1924 to Phillip and Stella Abell. Pearl attended Morgan Park and Denfeld schools, graduating in 1942. She loved music and dance, performing in many local venues and later teaching dance. After marrying her childhood sweetheart, Albin Boben on June 22, 1946, her focus became her family. Pearl later worked for School District #709 until her retirement at the age of 70. Pearl loved life. Her laughter and smile were infectious. Pearl enjoyed bowling, camping, her car, organ lessons, friends and most of all, family.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, parents, and great-grandchild Sawyer Brown.

Pearl will also be missed by her other children Robert (Nancy), June (David) Guenther and Jerry (Wendy Sewruk), 11 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, sister-in-law Ruth Boben and special friend Mary Malkovich.

A funeral service was held Wed., July 25, 2007, at First Memorial Funeral Chapel. Burial at Oneota Cemetery.

Ida Margaret (Kratt) Johnson, Ida Margaret (Kratt) Johnson, who graduated from Proctor High School in 1932, was a charter member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Twig, and a lifelong resident of the area, passed away Sun., July 22, 2007, at her home, Edgewood Vista. She was 93.

Ida was born January 6, 1914 in Duluth to Morris and Thora Dahl. The most important part of Ida’s life was being a homemaker and raising her three children. Ida sold Avon for many years and enjoyed her time spent with the Twig Birthday Club and doing ceramics.

Ida was preceded in death by her husbands Reinhold Kratt in 1954 and Verner Johnson in 1969, her parents, a son Roger, her sister Girlie Gulbranson, and her brother John Dahl.

She is survived by her children Wayne Kratt of Saginaw and Margaret (Robert) Kanuit of Duluth, grandchildren Brett Kratt, Burton Kratt, Mike (Linda) Kratt, Terri Privette, Sandi (Russ) Ward, Kenneth Kratt, Robert (Amy) Kanuit, and Rebekah (Steve) Syck and 15 great-grandchildren.

Visitation at 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. funeral service today, Thurs., July 26, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 6537 Industrial Road, Twig. Rev. Dan Holm will officiate. A 2 p.m. burial will be at Park Hill Cemetery, Duluth.

Mark Richard Bong , Mark Richard Bong of Brookston died Mon., July 16, 2007, at Cloquet Memorial Hospital. He was 44.

He was born July 25, 1962 in Duluth to Donald and Caroline (Dallmann) Bong. He is a veteran of the US Army. He married Helene Wagner on August 19, 1989. Mark was the Mayor of Brookston for 10 years. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and was a “jack of all trades”.

He was preceded in death by his mother.

Mark is survived by his loving wife Helene, son Joseph Bong of Brookston, father Donald Bong, brother Michael (Doreen) Bong of Culver, sisters Dawn (Alan Gist) Anderson of Saginaw, Michelle (William) Hink of Brookston, seven nephews, two nieces, and many relatives and friends.

A funeral service was held July 20 at Faith Lutheran Church in Culver. Military honors were presented by the Cloquet Combined Honor Guard.

Agnes Victoria Hendrickson, Agnes Victoria Hendrickson went to be with her Lord Thurs., July 19, 2007 at Golden Oaks Care Center, Hermantown.

Agnes was born March 7, 1922 in Cloquet to Andrew and Vendla (Johnson) Swanson. Agnes graduated from Cloquet High School in 1940 and married Lauri W. Myllymaa on Nov. 13, 1943 in Cloquet. Together they raised their three children in Scanlon, where she was a homemaker and very active in the PTA and her church. Following Lauri’s death in 1971, she married Merrill D. Hendrickson on Aug. 31, 1976 in Duluth. They resided in West Duluth.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her sister Eunice (Raymond) Hill, and first husband Lauri.

Agnes is survived by her husband Merrill Hendrickson, children Linda (Carl) Macioce, Robert Myllymaa, Joyce (Ron) Mattson, Shirley (Tom) Balgaard, Sharon Pryatel, Rick (Beth) Hendrickson, Don (Karen) Hendrickson, and Sheila (Joseph) Crain, fifteen grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.

A funeral service was conducted in First Covenant Church. Rev Mark Kelly officiating. Burial at Maple Grove Cemetery.