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Patricia Bergholm

Patricia Bergholm

Jul 3, 2015

Patricia A. Bergholm, 79, of Duluth, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on July 3, 2015, and went to be with her Lord and Savior after a courageous battle with Ovarian Cancer. She was born in Duluth on February 10, 1936 to Warren and Ila Drake. She attended Duluth Central High School. Pat had worked at...

Richard Fuller

Richard Fuller

Jul 3, 2015

Richard A. Fuller, of Duluth, passed away peacefully with family by his side Friday July 3, 2015 at the Solvay Hospice House. Per Richards wishes Private Family Services will be held. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery. Military Honors will be Accorded by the Duluth honor Guard. Arrangements by Dougherty Funeral Home. 600 E. 2nd Street, Duluth, 55805....

Marion Fritch

Marion Fritch

Jul 3, 2015

Marion M. Fritch, 100, of Duluth, passed away on Friday July 3, 2015 at the Lighthouse of Superior. She was born in Duluth on May 30, 1915 to Frank and Ellen Rich. Marion had worked at UMD as a Senior Secretary in the Psychology Department until her retirement. She was a very active member of Chester Park Methodist Church....

Cody Lund

Cody Lund

Jun 25, 2015

Cody James Lund, 24, of Hermantown, died on Thursday June 25, 2015. He was born in Duluth on April 7, 1991 to Daryl Anderson and Shari Lund. Cody attended Denfeld High School. He had worked at Bullyan RV, and was an Apprentice with the Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers Local 49. Cody was a very active family...

Mary Pogorelec

Mary Pogorelec

Jun 15, 2015

Mary Margaret (Krmpotich) Pogorelec, 88, died peacefully on June 15, 2015 while residing at the Jewish Home Care Center in Milwaukee, WI. Mary was born and lived in Duluth up until 2007 when she moved to Menomonee Falls, WI. Mary was a devoted mother and grandmother and lifelong learner. She enjoyed cooking, baking, gardening, raising chickens, beekeeping and all...

Doris Proctor

Doris Proctor

Jun 12, 2015

Doris Proctor, 91, came to the end of her life journey June 12th, 2015 at Chris Jensen Health and Rehab. Doris was the daughter of James and Bertha McKay. She enjoyed growing up in the Lester Park neighborhood and continued to live most of her adult life in the home where she was raised. After graduating from Duluth Central...

Donald Kohlts

Donald Kohlts

Jun 6, 2015

DONALD (MIKE) F. KOHLTS, 91, passed away Saturday, June 6, 2015. Mike was born January 14, 1924 to Frank and Frieda Kohlts in Duluth, MN. He is the last of the siblings whose family were early settlers in Hermantown. During World War II, after working at a young age at the CC Camp near Gooseberry Falls; he served in...

David Thickens

David Thickens

Jun 6, 2015

DOUGHERTY FUNERAL HOME 600 East 2nd Street phone (218) 727-3555 Duluth, Minnesota 55805 Fax (218) 727-7514 David William Thickens, 48, of Duluth passed away unexpectedly on June 6. He was born April 9, 1967, to Richard and Joan Thickens in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire for high school and received a Bachelor's degree in...

Beverly Billman

Beverly Billman

Jun 5, 2015

Beverly Jean Billman, age 79, of Edgewood Vista, formerly of Two Harbors, died Friday, June 5, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospice. She was born June 9, 1935 in Big Lake, Minn. to Delmar and Eva (Mattson) Bjerk. Beverly was a graduate of Proctor High School. Following high school, she worked at the Medical Arts Pharmacy. She married Timothy A....

Sister Almira OSB

Sister Almira OSB

Jun 3, 2015

Sister Almira Randall, OSB, age 90, died June 3, 2015, in St. Mary's Medical Center Hospice, Duluth Minnesota. She was a native of Duluth, Minnesota and born to Leslie Irving and Millicent (Despins) Randall on December 6, 1924. Sister was in her sixty-ninth year of Monastic Profession. The eldest of six children, Sister Almira entered St. Scholastica Monastery in...

Claudette Tremblay

Claudette Tremblay

Jun 2, 2015

Claudette M. (Leroux) Tremblay, age 84, of Culver, Minn. died Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at the Benedictine Health Center. She was born in Duluth, April 1, 1931 to Claude W. and Lillian R. (Brunette) Leroux. Claudette attended St. John's grade school and was a graduate of the Villa St. Scholastica's Stanbrook Hall. She married Edward J. Tremblay on November...

Barbara Davis

Barbara Davis

Jun 1, 2015

Barbara L. Davis, 73, of Duluth, MN died peacefully with her family by her side on Monday, June 1st, 2015. Barbara was born in Duluth on December 9, 1941 to Donald T. and Dorothy Mae (Peterson) MacMillan. She attended Central High School in Duluth. Barbara was a diligent, loving, and fun wife and mother. She spent most of her...

Dennis Bloomquist

Dennis Bloomquist

May 29, 2015

Dennis Alan Bloomquist, 68, of Duluth, MN, passed away suddenly on Friday, May 29, 2015. He was born on December 8, 1946 to Kermit and Violet (Garson) Bloomquist in Virginia, MN. Dennis graduated from Roosevelt High School, Virginia, MN in 1965 and from the University of Minnesota, Duluth in 1969 with a degree in Secondary Education. He served in...

Robert Davidson

Robert Davidson

May 26, 2015

Robert D. Davidson, 85, died Tuesday, May 26, 2015 surrounded by his loving family. Bob was born December 11, 1929 in Duluth to David and Rena (Schneider) Davidson. Robert was a journeyman sheet metal worker. He worked the majority of his years for Lester Peterson Co. and retired from A.W. Kuettel. He served his country at the Duluth Air...

John Ulrich

John Ulrich

May 26, 2015

John Korpi Ulrich, 54, a lifelong Duluth resident, passed away May 26, 2015 in Duluth. Graveside service will be 11am Monday, June 8, 2015 at Park Hill Cemetery.

Sara Anderson

Sara Anderson

May 24, 2015

Sara M. Anderson, 24, of Duluth passed away on Sunday May 24, 2015. She was born in Duluth on February 6, 1991 to Loren and Kathy Anderson. Sara was diagnosed at age 4 with Sanfilipo Syndrome. This disease would slowly rob her of many things, it became important to "Sara Proof" our home for her safety as well as...

Dorothy McGregor

Dorothy McGregor

May 20, 2015

Dorothy M. McGregor, 94, of Duluth, passed away on Wednesday May 20, 2015. She was born in Two Harbors on May 7, 1921 to Louis and Ann Genereux. Dorothy graduated from Duluth Central High School, and had worked at Hunter's Park Drug as a Clerk and Sears in the Service Department. She was a member of St. John's Catholic...

Joan Curtis

Joan Curtis

May 19, 2015

Joan (Lyngstad) Curtis 87, a lifelong resident of Hermantown, MN died at home May 19, 2015 with her family by her side. Joan was born in Virginia, MN August 11,1927 to Viva and William Lyngstad. She graduated from Hermantown High School in 1945. After high school Joan worked at Kelley How Thomson until she married Fred in 1949. They...

Richard Seybolt

Richard Seybolt

May 19, 2015

Richard Alan Seybolt, of Duluth and Boynton Beach, Florida, died unexpectedly on May 19. Rick was born on October 4, 1942, in Columbus, Ohio, to Alan Upson Seybolt and Dorothea Hoover Seybolt. Shortly after his birth, his family relocated to Los Alamos, New Mexico, where his father worked during the war. Rick spent his grade school years in Scotia...

Robert Contardo

Robert Contardo

May 16, 2015

Robert C. Contardo Robert Charles "Rocky" Contardo, 92, of Duluth, Minnesota and Port St. Lucie, Florida, died Saturday, May 16, 2015 in St. Mary's Hospital in Duluth. Rocky was born to Frank and Maria (Abbruzzese) Contardo in Duluth, Minnesota on August 30, 1922. He was the fourth of 10 children, growing up in a small central-hillside house on the...

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