John Blanchard
Jan 11, 2016
John E. "Jack" Blanchard, 83, of Duluth, died Monday, January 11, 2016 at Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center. He was born January 25, 1932 to Clyde and Annette Blanchard. Jack worked as a bus driver for the DTA and as an accountant at US Steel. He was a passionate reader, history buff, and a life-long learner at University...
Richard Bouchard
Jan 10, 2016
Richard Arthur Bouchard, 77, of Duluth, passed away peacefully at St Luke's Hospice with his family by his side. Dick was born in Duluth, May 18, 1938 to Arthur and Marie Bouchard; he was a graduate from Duluth Cathedral. He enjoyed hunting, sitting on the back porch, camping, reloading, Sammy's Pizza, family traditions, especially coloring Easter eggs, but most...
Jason Lyons
Jan 8, 2016
Jason Paul Lyons, 46, of Hermantown passed away on Friday January 8, 2016 from complications of myotonic dystrophy. He was born in Duluth to Paul and Gloria Lyons on June 27, 1969. Jason graduated from Duluth East High School class of 1987. He had been active with the muscular dystrophy telethon for many years. Jason enjoyed fishing, bowling and...
Gloria Hovland
Jan 6, 2016
GLORIA ANN HOVLAND In 1980, Gloria Ann Hovland was given a mere three months to live by Doctors who greatly underestimated the power and will of a human spirit like hers. Over 36 years later, Gloria gracefully left this life for the next at the age of 83, Jan. 6, 2016 in the arms of her family. Gloria was...
Eddie Connor
Jan 4, 2016
Eddie M. Connor, 87, of Duluth, passed away peacefully in Essentia Health, St. Mary's Hospital on Monday, January 4, 2016. He was born in Dow, OK on May 21, 1928 to Thomas and Clisty Connor. Eddie had worked as an Account Supervisor for the Quaker Oats Company until his retirement. He was an Army Veteran. Eddie was a member...
Vivian Galeski
Jan 2, 2016
Vivian Galeski, 85, of Duluth, died in Duluth Saturday, January 2, 2016. She was born in Duluth on December 28, 1930 to Toini (Lemberg) and Christ Lund. Vivian was a lifelong resident of Duluth and graduated from Duluth Central High School in 1948. She was a lifelong member of First Lutheran Church where she taught Sunday School, served on...
Timothy Davern
Dec 29, 2015
Timothy Richard Davern, 69, of Duluth, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center. He was born on July 9, 1946. He served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War. Born and raised in Duluth, he was happy to return to Duluth permanently in 1986 where he lived only...
Thoris McKay
Dec 22, 2015
Thoris R. McKay, 94, of Duluth, died Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospice. She was born February 10, 1921 to Mary and Charles Johnson in Manitowac, Wisconsin. Thoris was a homemaker and a member of Lakeside Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by her husband Leonard William (2004); her daughter Carol Janssen (1995); and her brother...
Janet Wieveg
Dec 20, 2015
Janet C. Wieveg, 81, of Duluth, passed away on Sunday December 20, 2015 in St. Luke's Hospital. She was born in Duluth to Arthur and Theresa Wieveg on Feb. 25, 1934. Janet graduated from Duluth Central High School. She had worked at St. Mary's Hospital, Northwestern Bell, and retired from MN Power. Janet was a member of St. Michael's...
Kenneth Larson
Dec 12, 2015
Kenneth Earl Larson, 72, of Sarasota, FL, formerly of Duluth, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday December 12, 2015 in his residence. He was born in Prentice, WI on May 11, 1943 to Earl and Genevieve Larson. He graduated from Prentice High School in 1961 and earned an Associate of Arts Degree from North Central Technical College in Business Administration...
Luella Esterbrooks
Dec 9, 2015
Luella LaVerne "Lu" Esterbrooks, 86, of Gordon, WI, and formerly of Duluth, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at Essential Health St. Mary's Medical Center of complications from a stroke. She was born February 7, 1929 in Holyoke, Minn. to Cora and Loren VanGuilder. Lu worked for Marshall Wells where she met her husband Lloyd, whom she married on...
Edward Leonard
Dec 9, 2015
Edward "Ed" Neil Leonard, 75, of E 4th St. died Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at BeeHive Homes of Duluth, with his family by his side. Ed was born January 14, 1940 in Duluth to Dell and Kathryn Leonard. He graduated from Cathedral High School and Marquette University with a degree in Chemistry. Ed retired from the EPA lab in...
Franjo Jurasek
Dec 9, 2015
Franjo "Frank" Jurasek, 85, of Duluth, died Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospice. He was born January 8, 1930 in Celinovac, Bosnia to Maria (Ljahovic) and Tomas Jurasek. Frank married Rozalia Jaros in January, 1954. Frank and his family moved to Duluth from the former Yugoslavia on December 27, 1966. . Frank worked for the Duluth Herald...
Theodore Griak
Dec 1, 2015
Theodore "Ted" Griak, 82, of Gary New Duluth, passed away on Tuesday December 1, 2015 at the Solvay Hospice House with his loving wife by his side. He was born in Duluth to Stojan and Dorothy Griak on September 13, 1933. Ted graduated from Morgan Park High School Class of 1951. He married Carol Matetich in St. George Serbian...
Susan Flattery
Nov 29, 2015
Susan "Sue" Marie (Sander) Flattery, 58 of Duluth, died November 29, 2015 at home surrounded by her loving family. , after living by God's grace with soft tissue sarcoma for the past five years. Susan was born on September 4, 1957 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Richard James and Jeanne Anne (Dickoff) Sander. She was raised by her parents with...
Virginia LaBud
Nov 26, 2015
Virginia I. Hantz LaBud, 90, of Duluth, passed away Thursday November 26, 2015 in St. Luke's Hospital. She was born in Duluth on March 22, 1925 to Samuel and Mary Hantz. Virginia had worked for Diamond Match Company in Cloquet, and at Lepak Lumber as a bookkeeper. She was a member of St. Raphael's and St. Joseph's Catholic Church's,...
Kita Rose
Nov 24, 2015
Kita Ley Rose, 55, of Duluth, passed away on Tuesday November 24, 2015. She was born in San Francisco, CA on May 20, 1960. Kita had worked as an in home Phlebotomist for several years. She was preceded in death by her mother Lucille Brotman. She is survived by her daughter Savannah Rose of Minneapolis, father Howard Brotman of...
Miriam Larson
Nov 20, 2015
Miriam Lee (Kobus) Larson, 53, of Duluth, died Friday, November 20, 2015 in Duluth. She was born in Duluth November 26, 1961 to Shirley C. (Reed) and Michael W. Kobus. Miriam was a graduate of Duluth Central High School. She had been employed by St. Louis County for 30 years. Miriam was preceded in death by her parents, and...
Clarence Cragin
Nov 18, 2015
Clarence "Clay" Cragin, 68, formerly Superior, WI died Wednesday, November 18, 2015 in St. Paul after a short illness. Clay was born November 15, 1947 in Superior to Robert and Johanna Cragin. He was a Superior Senior High grad. Clay worked at Sears and Kmart as an Electronics salesman. He enjoyed reading and tinkering with anything mechanical. He was...
Maj. ret.
Nov 14, 2015
Maj. Aloysius "Al" M. Cismowski, USAF ret. 94 died Saturday, November 14, 2015 at Lakeshore with his family by his side. Al was born July 8, 1921 in Duluth in to Agnes and Adam Cismowski. He joined the US Air Force, where he was a pilot who served in World War II and retired in 1965 as a Major....
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