Henrietta Padgett
May 11, 2016
Henrietta Padgett, 84, of Proctor, died Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at the Benedictine Health Center. She was born August 5, 1931 in Virginia, Minn. to William and Alice (Pohlglase) Thomas. Henrietta was a graduate of Virginia High School. She married Bernard Earl Padgett in 1958. Henrietta was a financial worker for St. Louis County Social Services for over 30...
Patricia Erickson
May 10, 2016
Patricia "Pat" Erickson, 86, of Duluth passed away on May 10, 2016 at Benedictine Health Center. Raised in St. Paul, Pat and her husband Ken resided with their family in Crosby and Duluth. Pat spent her career in the retail and floral design fields. She worked in management for many years at Orecks, Wahl's, and other women's ready to...
Ernest Schober
May 10, 2016
Ernest Schober, 93, of Duluth, passed away on Tuesday May 10, 2016 in Solvay Hospice House. He was born January 18, 1923 to Alfred and Lillian Schober in Orpund, Switzerland. Ernie served the US Marines proudly during active duty during WWII in the Pacific Arena, receiving the Bronze Star of Valor and a Purple Heart Medal. He graduated from...
Doris Skull
May 1, 2016
Doris (Dodie) Lorraine Carlson Skull, formerly from Duluth, MN, died May 1, 2016, at the Benedictine Health Center at Innsbruck in New Brighton, MN, at the age of 91. Doris was born July 26, 1924, in Duluth, MN to August Elmer and Dora Katherine (Miller) Carlson. Until recent years, her life was spent in Duluth. Doris grew up in...
Patricia Modeen
Apr 30, 2016
Patricia Mary "Patt" Modeen, 68 of Duluth died Saturday, April 30, 2016 AT St. Luke's Hospice with her family by her side. Patt was born September 4, 1947 in Duluth to Raymond and Lucille Henricks. She was a 1965 graduate of Morgan Park High School. Patt married the love of her life, Paul Modeen in Duluth on October 7,...
John Power JR
Apr 29, 2016
Dr. John Edward Power Jr., or "Jack," 95, died April 29, 2016, with his family beside him in Duluth. Born March 19, 1921, in Duluth, Jack was the firstborn to Dr. John Sr. and Rachel (Foley) Power. Growing up, he went to elementary school at Holy Rosary, where he was also an altar boy. When he wasn't practicing the...
Bernard Schubitzke
Apr 25, 2016
Bernard Michael Schubitzke, 91, of Duluth, passed away April 25, 2016. Bernie was born in Duluth, MN, Sept. 29, 1924 to Frank and Pauline (Czkalski). Bernie attended Central High School, he then entered the Army Air Force in 1943, upon being honorably discharged in 1946. After, his time in the service he started his career at International Harvester. He...
Isaac Gardner
Apr 21, 2016
Isaac R. Gardner, 3 months, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday April 21, 2016. He was born on January 13, 2016 in Duluth, MN to Chris and Christy Gardner. Isaac Robert was an amazing little boy. He was born at St. Luke's hospital via an emergency C-section. His cord was wrapped around his little body when he was inside his...
Elizabeth Tarnowski
Apr 19, 2016
Elizabeth M. "Betty" Tarnowski, 96 of Duluth, died Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at the Benedictine Health Center. Betty was born April 13, 1920 in Duluth to Alexander and Wanda Tarnowski. She was a graduate of Central High School. After high School she moved to Fargo and worked at the Pioneer Coffee Co. After several years she moved to Mpls...
Casimir Jarocki
Apr 18, 2016
Casimir Marion Jarocki (Casey) 87, died peacefully on Monday, April 18 2016, surrounded by his wife, children, siblings and grandchildren. Casey was born on the family farm on February 20, 1929 in Thorp, WI, to Peter and Victoria Jarocki. The day after graduating from Thorp High School in 1946, Casey joined the Army Air Corps. His military career took...
Mary Seitz
Apr 17, 2016
Mary Elizabeth (Rayn) Seitz, 87, of Duluth, died Sunday, April 17, 2016 at Diamond Willow Lester Park after her illness with Alzheimer's. One of "The Rayn Twins", she was born July 21st, 1928 in Minneapolis to Hollis and Irene (Bhanke) Rayn. At an early age she moved to Duluth. She attended Washburn School and graduated from Stanbrook Hall in...
Michael Bianchet
Apr 16, 2016
Michael P. Bianchet, 58, died Saturday, April 16, 2016 at St. Luke's after a short illness with his family by his side. Mike was born March 28, 1958 in Duluth to Patrick and Jane Bianchet and was a Duluth East graduate. He married his high school sweetheart, Cathy Walker, on August 14, 1982 in Duluth. Mike worked for 32...
Mary Beaumier
Apr 15, 2016
Mary Jane Beaumier, the heart and soul of our family, died on April 15, 2016 at the age of 78. She touched the lives of so many and will be deeply missed. Mary Jane was born in Cloquet, MN on July 8, 1937 to Joseph Evelyn and Mary Emerald McKenna. Early on, it became clear she was a scholastic...
Mary Zakula
Apr 11, 2016
Mary G. Zakula, 90, of Duluth, passed away on Monday April 11, 2016 in Essentia Health, St. Mary's Medical Center. She was born in South Range, WI on February 1, 1926 to Theodore and Sophie Galovich. Mary married Deslove Zakula on August 6, 1950 in Duluth. She was a devoted mother, and Baba (grandmother). She enjoyed baking and cooking...
James Sabin
Apr 11, 2016
Jim Sabin April 8th, 1940 - April 11, 2016 Jim was the happiest when he was outdoors sitting by the lake at Brighton Beach or in the grassy fields of Park Point. Jim enjoyed spending his days with his peers and caregivers, people watching, listening to music, observing wild life and playing with his string and toys and took...
Virginia Johnson
Apr 10, 2016
Virginia "Ginny" Johnson used the last of her heartbeat supply on Sunday, April 10, 2016. She passed away peacefully, with family by her side and in the tender care of St. Luke's Hospice. She was 84. Ginny was born to George and Nellie (Dahl) Frazer in Duluth. She would stay a lifelong Duluthian; she skated in the Ice Follies,...
Nicholas Thul
Mar 29, 2016
Loving husband and father, Nicholas Dale Thul, 86, of Duluth, died peacefully on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was born July 27, 1929 to Veronica I. (Good) and Nicholas J. Thul in Vernon Center, Minn. Nick married Shirley Ann Heimann on June 12, 1951. Nick was loved dearly by his family and friends. He was...
John Sorlie
Mar 29, 2016
John "Orville" Sorlie, 80 of Viewcrest formerly of W. Morgan St. died Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at Viewcrest Health and Rehab Center with his family by his side. John was born April 16, 1935 in Duluth to John and Christine Sorlie. He was raised in Arnold, graduated from Duluth Central High School in 1953. He worked as a carpenter...
Sister Armella OSB
Mar 22, 2016
Sister Armella Oblak, 88, died peacefully March 22, 2016 at the Benedictine Health Center. Sister Armella (Dolores Regina) was born October 12, 1927, in Soudan, MN, the sixth of Frank and Mary Sophie (Erchul) Oblak's nine children. She was in her 68th year of Monastic Profession. Sister Armella entered St. Scholastica Monastery on January 6, 1946, made her first...
Lois Stein
Mar 21, 2016
Lois Anne Stein, 88, of Duluth, died Monday, March 21, 2016 at her residence. She was born March 25, 1927 to Gertrude (Harder) and Theodore Steinert in Red Lake Falls, MN. Lois was preceded in death by her parents; her sister Geraldine and brother-in-law William McPherson; her daughter Martha Maunu; and her husband William Arthur Stein. Lois is survived...
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