Obituaries

Jun 9, 2014

Adrienne (Dee Dee) Prisk, 84, died Monday, June 9, 2014, after living with cancer for the past 7 years. Born, April 11, 1930, she was the daughter of Mildred and Edward Lahay of Virginia, MN. She graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1948 and went on to attend St. Catherine's College in St. Paul, MN. She graduated in 1952...

Jun 8, 2014

Elmer William Richard Hill, 85, of Duluth, died Sunday, June 8, 2014 at home. He was born in Duluth April 24, 1929 to Elmer Richard and Edith (Johnson) Hill. Elmer married MaryAnn P. Hanlon on November 21, 1953 in Duluth. Elmer was a member of St. Benedict Catholic Church. He retired from the City of Duluth Water & Gas...

Jun 6, 2014

Audrey Blanche Ellstrom 92, of Duluth, passed away peacefully with her family by her side Friday, June 6, 2014. Audrey was born in Rutledge, MN, October 15, 1921, to Winnard and Hannah Welshinger Audrey was a graduate of Morgan Park High School in 1940. From there she went on to Beauty School; soon after she married the love of...

Jun 3, 2014

Kenneth James Mancini, 71, of Duluth, passed away suddenly June 3, 2014. Ken was born in Duluth, MN, to Vincent and Pauline Mancini. After residing briefly as a child in Wooster, Ohio and Reno, Nevada, his family returned to Duluth where he completed most of his schooling. He attended Washburn Elementary and graduated from East High School. He went...

May 31, 2014

Marion A. (Koestler) Fuller passed away Saturday, May 31, 2014 at her home with her loving husband by her side. Marion was born in Ashland, WI to Charles and Lucy Koestler where she grew up. After graduation from High School she moved to Duluth where she met and married Richard Fuller. Soon after, they moved to Minneapolis where she...

May 19, 2014

Robert D. "Bob" Pillsbury, 89 of Lester Park died Monday, May 19, 2014 at Chris Jensen Health Center. Bob was born in Duluth on May 20, 1924 to Walter and Catherine Pillsbury. He graduated from Duluth Cathedral High School and served in the US Navy as a Coxswain during WW II. After the war, Bob returned to Duluth. He...

May 18, 2014

Louise A Polzin 83, of Hermantown, passed away Sunday May 18, 2014 at St Luke's Hospital. Louise was born in Minneapolis, MN, on May 23, 1930 to Andrew and Anna Norberg. Louise went to high school in Minneapolis, and later met the love of her life Edward, they were wed in July, 1950; they were richly blessed with 57...

May 7, 2014

Katharina Jaros, 87, of the Lighthouse, Cloquet, formerly of Duluth died Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at Interfaith Health Center, Carlton, MN with her family by her side. Katharina was born August 2, 1926 in Bezdan, Yugoslavia to John and Juliana Engart. She married Karl Jaros on August 23, 1947 and they made Duluth their home in 1951. Katharina was...

May 2, 2014

Virginia "Ginnie" (Jones) Claveau, 88 of Edgewood Vista, Hermantown, died Friday, May 2, 2014 with her family by her side. Ginnie was born April 21, 1926 in Ashland, Wisconsin to George and Signe Jones. She was raised in Cornucopia, Wisconsin and graduated from Port Wing High School in 1943. Ginnie went on to the St. Luke's School...

Apr 26, 2014

Sister Mary Carol Braun, OSB, 90, died on April 26, 2014. She was born Carol Rose Braun on October 20, 1923, to Anton and Emma (Gehl) Braun in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Carol, the third of five children, grew up in Kohler, Wisconsin, and after graduation followed her older sister, Joan, to The College of St. Scholastica (CSS). After...

Apr 26, 2014

Henry "Hank" Robert Willemarck, 82, was born June 22nd, 1931 to Henry Sr. and Mary (Mystein) Willemarck in Lakewood Township Duluth, MN. and died Saturday, April 26th, 2014 surrounded by his loving family.

Hank grew up in Lakewood Township with 7 siblings. Hank attended Lakewood schools. He then started driving trucks up the North Shore...

Apr 20, 2014

George Saliam Haddad, 92, of Duluth, MN, died, Sunday, April 20, 2014 with his family by his side. He was born in Duluth on Dec. 15, 1921 to Sam and Sofie (George) Haddad and had been a lifelong resident.

George was a US Navy Veteran of World War II. He was the owner/operator of Haddad’s...

Apr 14, 2014

Bonnie Mae (Schneider) Lund, 80, passed away peacefully at Ecumen Lakeshore on April 14, 2014 surrounded by family. Bonnie was born in Duluth on June 21, 1933 to Robert and Myrtle (Youngren) Schneider. She lost her mother at a young age and her father later married Julia Magnuson, who Bonnie knew as her mother for most of...

Apr 11, 2014

John Earl Moline, age 65, of Saginaw, died Friday, April 11, 2014 at Solvay Hospice House. He was born in Duluth on September 11, 1948 to James H. and Theresa L (Cobb) Moline. John served in the U. S. Navy from 1968-1972, and was a Vietnam veteran. He married Marcia A. Olson in Duluth on September 16,...

Apr 6, 2014

Jean Atmore Mars, 88, passed away in peace at Solvay Hospice House surrounded in love by her family on April 6, 2014. Jean was born in Duluth on March 10, 1926. Jean was a graduate of Stanbrook Hall ('43) and the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis ('47). With her Journalism degree, Jean was employed as an advertising copy writer at...

Apr 6, 2014

Daniel Louis Shepard, age 82, of Duluth, died Sunday, April 6, 2014 at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Medical Center. A lifelong Duluth resident, he was born June 27, 1931 to Edward and Florence “Dolly” (Erspamer) Shepard. Dan was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He married Donna Mae Oelrich on November 17, 1962. Dan was the...

Apr 2, 2014

Pamela Marie (Kopetzki) Bauman, 44, of Hermantown died Wednesday April 2, 2014, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.

Pam was born February 27, 1970 to James and Arlene Kopetzki in Blue Earth County MN. She grew up in Waldorf, MN where she went to JWP High School; she then went on to graduate with...

Apr 1, 2014

Jackson Raymond Robert Tjaden, infant son of Glenn A. and Jessicarae L. (Casey) Tjaden, Jr., of Duluth, was stillborn on Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at St. Luke’s Hospital. Jackson was preceded in death by his paternal grandmother Tina Tjaden; and his aunt Brenda Tjaden. Beside his parents, Jackson is survived by his brother Glenn III; maternal grandparents...

Apr 1, 2014

Frances Louise McSwiggen, 93, of Duluth, died Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at the Benedictine Health Center. She was born in Duluth July 1, 1920 to John Joseph and Elizabeth Regina (Frank) McSwiggen. Frances was a graduate of the College of St. Scholastica. She was the Medical Program Administrator for Minnesota Power, retiring in 1985. She was a member of...

Mar 31, 2014

Daniel Edward Herald, 77, of Duluth, passed away peacefully to meet our Lord on March 31, 2014 at Solvay Hospice House. He was born May 8, 1936 in Duluth and was the only child of Cora (McKinnon) and Clarence Herald.

He was a lifelong resident of Duluth and was a member of St. Michaels Catholic...