Michelle Laakso Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Michelle Laakso of Grand Rapids, Minnesota, who passed away on May 9, 2025. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Michelle Laakso to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Walter Sanford and Elvira Eva Strand; her husband Robert "Bob" John Laakso; her brother Rodney; and her stepdaughter Jane Laakso.
She is survived by: her daughters, G'Ann Shannon Boese (Pete) of Mauston, WI and Ni'Cole Shannon Barker (John) of Cohasset, MN; her stepson John Laakso of Hibbing, MN; her grandsons, Gavin Goulet (Alex) of Coleraine, MN, Tyler Boyum (Stacia) of Cologne, MN and Brandon Boyum of St. Louis Park, MN; her great grandchildren, William "Will" Goulet, Emmett Boyum and Olivia Boyum; her siblings, Mary Ann Hayford of Duluth, MN and Maurice Strand (Joan) of Duluth, MN; and her nephew Max Strand (Allie) of Minneapolis, MN..
