Dorothy Beatrice (Lind) Janke, Services were held for Dorothy Beatrice (Lind) Janke. The Alborn resident died Tues., Dec. 11 in a Duluth hospital. She was 85.

Dorothy was born in Minneapolis to Fred and Anna (Savage) Lind. She was a lifelong resident of Alborn. She married William C. Janke Feb. 28, 1943. They were married for 58 years. Dorothy was a retired cook from Miller-Dwan, a home health aide and a homemaker. She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Saginaw.

Dorothy is survived by her sons Harold (Margaret) and William E. (Wendy) both of Alborn, Howard (Ruth) of Esko and Ellwyn (Delores) of Saginaw, daughters Joan (Myron) Ugstad, Lois (John) Larson and Alice (Raymond) Larson all of Alborn, brothers Fred Lind and Curtis (Darlene) Lind, both of Saginaw, and Morrie (Helen) Lind of Duluth, sister Jenny (Merlin) Baublitz of Proctor, brothers-in-law Howard (Esther) Amborn of Minneapolis and Ronald (Karen) Amborn of Saginaw, sister-in-law Selma Arbuckle of Saginaw, 17 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, many nieces and nephews.

Interment in St. John’s Cemetery, Industrial Twsp.

Carl Wesley Hermanson, Ronald Hermanson of Proctor is mourning the death of his father, Carl Wesley Hermanson. He died Tues., Dec. 18, 2001 in Eveleth. He was 78.

The Iron resident was born in Hancock, Mich. and graduated in 1941. After school he entered the Navy. He worked for Copper Country Railroad as an accountant, for the Soo Line Railroad. He worked for Pilotac, before working for Seppi Brothers for 18 years.

Carl ran the family farm as well as serving as the Clinton Township and Iron Junction licensed assessor for 25 years. He was the former president of the Cherry-Iron Apostolic Lutheran Church and a member of D.A.V. Kolstad chapter 23.

Survivors also include his wife of 45 years Linda, three grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, two brothers, four half-brothers, two half-sisters, his stepmother, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Burial was in Cherry Cemetery.

Reverend Boyd Ellefson, Reverend Boyd Ellefson, who graduated from Proctor High School, died Fri., Dec. 21, 2001, in Clinton, Iowa.

The Thomson, Ill. resident was born in Duluth, the son of Boyd Kermit and Ida June (Graham) Ellefson. He attended the University of Minnesota, Duluth; graduated from the University of Dubuque, Iowa; and received a Master of Divinity Degree from the Dubuque Theological Seminary. After high school, Boyd married Judith Lenore Endresen. Boyd married Barbara Reck in 1983 in Sanford, Florida.

Boyd had a special place in his heart for small country churches and served parishes in six states including Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Carolina and Florida. Boyd served in the Ministry for 43 years, he was the Pastor for the York Community Church, Thomson. Boyd also served as a Pastor with Mercy Hospice, Clinton, Iowa. He was a member of the Thomson Lions Club and the Thomson Rotary Club. Boyd enjoyed fishing and the outdoors.

Survivors include his wife, Barbara, of Thomson, a daughter, Michele Lenore (Mark) Sundstrom and four grandchildren, Jared, Kimberly, Megan and Nicholas, Proctor; a brother, Daniel John (Susan) Ellefson of Duluth; a nephew, David Boyd Ellefson of Littleton, Colo; and a niece, Melissa June Ellefson of Superior; step-grandchlidren Jessica Sundstrom, Duluth, Amy Haedrich, Saginaw and Markelle Sundstrom, Proctor and three step-great-grandchildren. Boyd is preceded in death by a son, Jonathon Graham Ellefson; and his parents.

A memorial fund has been established in Boyd’s name.