Bernieta Mae Grube

Bernieta Mae (Bakken) Grube, 84, longtime Poplar area resident, died Thursday, September 1, 2016 at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth. She was born on August 30, 1932 in Solon Springs, WI to Arthur and Lillian (Putnam) Bakken.

She married Orville L. Grube on September 30, 1950 in Wentworth, WI and celebrated sixty-five years of marriage. Bernieta co-owned and operated Grube Transfer and Grube Trucking for many years with her husband Orville.

She was a member of the Peace Lutheran Church in Poplar, WI. She also was a member of the Poplar Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary and a Cub Scout leader. She enjoyed cooking, baking, cake decorating, knitting, crocheting, stained glass, ceramics and going to auctions. She loved spending time with her family and friends. Bernieta also was an avid Packers fan!

Bernieta is survived by her husband, Orville; three sons, Orville Micheal, Orville Patrick (Carolyn) and Orville Edward Arthur (Roberta) Grube, all of Poplar, WI; five grandchildren, Rachel (Jim) Romich and Jonathan (Toni) Grube, both of Cloverland, WI, Joseph (Stephanie) Grube, Maple, WI, Gretchen (Don Rebar) Grube, Milwaukee, WI and Andrew Grube, Superior, WI; three great-grandchildren, Jillian, Jedidiah and Axel; one brother, Arthur Bakken, Hudson, WI; sister-in-law, Louise Bakken, Solon Springs, WI and several nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her parents, one sister Darlene, three brothers, Bernard, Dale and Gene Bakken and daughter-in-law Julie Grube.

Visitation will begin at 10:00 AM on Saturday, September 10, 2016 at the Peace Lutheran Church, Poplar, WI and will continue until the 12:00 PM funeral service with Pastor Donna Rutten officiating. Burial will be in Poplar Cemetery, Poplar, WI.

The Lenroot-Maetzold Funeral Home, 1209 E. 5 ^th Street, Superior is assisting the family with arrangements. To leave an online condolence or to sign the guestbook, please visit our website at www.lenroot-maetzold.com .