ELY- The First Presbyterian Church packed the house here recently to hear Anishinaabe folk musician, activist, and artist Annie Humphrey, who stopped in Ely as part of her tour to promote her new …
Surrounded by family, Lloyd Lee South, 89, of Fairfax Station, VA passed away on September 24, 2023 at INOVA Fairfax Hospital from injuries resulting from an automobile accident.
Marjorie Jeanne DeVorak was born on May 8, 1936 in Cass Lake, Minnesota the daughter of Martin (John) Johnson and Ellen (Sall) Johnson. She grew up on the family farm with her five siblings where they learned the value of hard work, family, tasks in the home and farm from their parents. Growing up she played softball, went to sporting events and played trombone in the band. She graduated from Cass Lake High School in 1954. After graduation Marjorie worked as a Teller at the bank in Cass Lake where she met the love of her life when he slipped a note under the Teller’s window - asking if she would go out with him. She shyly nodded yes and let the love story begin! Marjorie worked in Federal Bank in Saint Louis Park for a year. On June 1, 1957 Marjorie was married to Charles DeVorak. After their marriage the couple settled into their first home on Lake Andrusia on the Mississippi River near Cass Lake. In 1958 they moved to Bertha where they raised their four daughters. Marjorie was a fa