Violet Norman
Oct 31, 2015
Violet L. Norman, 101, of Duluth, passed away peacefully Saturday, October 31, 2015 at Essentia Health. Violet was born in Duluth on January 10, 1914, to B.W.K. and Gjerda Lindau. Violet attended Arnold and Central High School, graduating in 1931. She was a nanny for Hiram Elliott's family before her marriage to John F. Norman, in 1938. They lived...
James Skurla
Oct 28, 2015
James A. (Jim) Skurla, 63, of Duluth passed away on Wednesday, October 28, 2015, in St. Luke's Hospital, Duluth. Jim was born on September 12, 1952, in Duluth to John and Mavis (Alto) Skurla. Jim attended St. Michael's Catholic School and Cathedral High School in Duluth. While in high school he and his family moved to Chisholm, where he...
Sister Mary OSB
Oct 28, 2015
Sister Mary Martin (Bernice) Beringer, OSB, of St. Scholastica Monastery, age 93, died at 1:15 a.m. on October 28. She was born April 19, 1922, in Perham, Minnesota, to Martin and Regina (Silbernagel) Beringer, the youngest of five children. She attended Perham High School. After she entered the Duluth Benedictines on September 8, 1939, she earned a B.S. degree...
Genevieve Rutka
Oct 27, 2015
DOUGHERTY FUNERAL HOME 600 East 2nd Street phone (218) 727-3555 Duluth, Minnesota 55805 Fax (218) 727-7514 Genevieve "Gen" D. Rutka, 94, of Duluth passed away peacefully October 27, 2015 at Golden Oaks, Hermantown after a brief illness. She was born in Duluth February 3, 1921. Genevieve always reminded friends that she was delivered by a female doctor, Dr. Mary...
Francis Juten
Oct 25, 2015
Francis "Fran" E. A. Juten, 88 of Duluth, died Sunday, October 25, 2015 in Eden Prairie with his family by his side. Fran was born March 25, 1927 in Duluth to Axel and Cecelia. He served in the Army during WW II. Fran worked for many years as a mechanic at Maney International and enjoyed farming and any kind...
John McLennan
Oct 21, 2015
John J. McLennan, 75, died Wednesday, October 21, 2015 in St. Mary's Hospital of complications from lymphoma. Born July 4, 1940 in Superior, Wisconsin, he was the only child of John C. and Florence McLennan. John graduated from Superior Central High School in 1958. He spent two years in the Navy, graduated from Superior State with a four year...
James Perrault
Oct 17, 2015
James A. "Jim" Perrault Sr., 83, passed into Jesus arms while surrounded by his loving family and caring staff of the Franciscan Health Center on Saturday October 17, 2015. He was born in Duluth on January 1, 1932 to Theodore and Mary Perrault, and lived his first nine years in Remer, MN. Jim attended Duluth Cathedral and St. Jean...
Richard Gastler
Oct 15, 2015
Richard Henry Gastler, 79, passed away at Solvay Hospice House on Thursday October 15th, 2015 with family by his side. He was born on November 12th, 1935 to Otto and Erna Gastler of Chaska, MN. After graduating from St. John's Lutheran School, and Chaska High School, he received his Bachelor's degree from Gustavus Adolphus College in 1957. Dick married...
Lorraine Rodman
Oct 14, 2015
Lorraine F. (Daly) Rodman, 97, of Duluth died Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at Chris Jensen Health Center with her family by her side. Lorraine was born June 17, 1918 in Duluth to Frank and Rose Daly. She graduated from Duluth Denfeld and the College of St. Scholastica. Lorraine worked as a clerk for the Northern Pacific RR for ten...
Jeanne Vecchi
Oct 11, 2015
Jeanne Arlene Vecchi, of Duluth died Sunday, October 11, 2015 in Duluth. A much beloved wife, mother, grandmother, aunt and friend, joined our Lord in Heaven on Sunday, October 11, 2015. Jeanne was born on March 1, 1933, the daughter of Ethel and Clarence Dugdale, in Huron, South Dakota. She spent her childhood in Minneapolis, near Lake Calhoun, and...
Mary Adatte
Oct 9, 2015
Mary Wakefield Adatte passed away on a crisp fall evening in her home at Ecumen Lakeshore on October 9, 2015. Born and raised in Duluth, Mary met a young handsome man named Derrill Adatte whom she married for over fifty some years until his death in 2010. Together, they enjoyed the great north woods, and its beauty which they...
Florence Anderson
Oct 4, 2015
Florence Alycia Anderson age 96, of Duluth passed away October 4, 2015 in Duluth, Minnesota. Florence was born December 20. 1918 in Duluth to Frank and Stella Walkowiak. Florence attended Duluth Central High School. She married Floyd Anderson in 1941. She worked for the Duluth School District for 17 years and was a volunteer at St. Mary's Hospital for...
Dann Mathison
Sep 30, 2015
Dann Robert Mathison, 55, of Anoka, MN passed away peacefully of natural causes on September 30, 2015. Dann was born Oct 6, 1959 to Robert and Barbara in Minneapolis, MN. Graduated in 1978 from Rochester Mayo High School, and then graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science from Daniel Webster College, New Hampshire. He obtained his private pilot's...
John Crain
Sep 29, 2015
John Robert "Bob" Crain, 88 of Duluth died Tuesday, September 29, 2015 in his home with his family by his side. Bob was born February 11, 1927 in Waterloo, Iowa to John F. and Hildur (Alm) Crain. They moved to Duluth when Bob was a child. He graduated from Cathedral High School and joined the US Air Corps near...
Robert Lowney
Sep 25, 2015
Robert Gerald "Jerry" Lowney, 88 of Duluth passed away Friday, September 25, 2015 in his home with his family by his side. Jerry was born February 23, 1927 in Duluth to Patrick and Margaret Lowney. He served in the 6th Division US Marine Corps Company B during WW II in China and was a member of the China Marine...
Walter Alvar
Sep 22, 2015
Walter "Walt" Eric Alvar, 87, of Hermantown, formerly of Copley Rd. died Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at Viewcrest Health Center, surrounded by his family. Walt was born January 11, 1928 in Duluth to Eric and Lydia Alvar. He graduated from Duluth Denfeld and served in the US Navy after WW II. He worked as a Carman for the Northern...
Robert Cervenka
Sep 19, 2015
Robert F. Cervenka (Bob) died peacefully in his sleep Saturday morning, September 19, 2019 in Duluth, MN. Born in Phillips, Wisconsin on July 1, 1936 to Frank and Ann Cervenka, Bob completed High School in Phillips and then attended the University of Wisconsin - Madison, graduating in 1958 with a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering. Bob went on to...
James Morrissey
Sep 19, 2015
James George "Jim" Morrissey, age 85, of Duluth passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, September 19, 2015. He was born April 22, 1930 to Eleanor Johanna (Kraft) and Thomas Henry Morrissey in Milwaukee, WI. Jim was a decorated veteran. He enlisted in the Army in 1946 at the age of 16. He served in the Army Occupation of...
Sandra Petron
Sep 18, 2015
Sandra Lee Petron, 65, of Duluth, died Friday, September 18, 2015 at home. She was born June 3, 1950 in Chicago, Ill. to Cathryn (Clune) and Richard Geer. Sandra is survived by her 3 children: Kerri (Benedict) Harmston, Cambridge, MN, Shea and Matthew Petron, both of Duluth; 3 grandchildren; Katelyn, Samantha and Nathan; sister Patricia (Geer) Smith; half-sister Mary...
Christine Connell
Sep 16, 2015
Christina Charlotta Connell, 89 of Duluth died Wednesday, September 16, 2015 in her home surrounded by her family who cared for their mom so she could stay in the home she loved. She was born April 22, 1926 in Montreal, Wisconsin to Angelo and Elizabeth Rota, and graduated from Hurley High School in Hurley, Wisconsin in 1 944. Chris...
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