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Matthew Frantz

Matthew Frantz

Dec 9, 2013

Matthew Charles Frantz, 42, of Rice Lake Township, passed away unexpectedly while at work on Dec. 9, 2013, in Duluth. He was born June 8, 1971, in St. Paul and grew up in the Woodland neighborhood. Matt graduated from Duluth Central High School in 1989 and from Lake Superior College in Duluth in 1996 with a degree in fire...

Cynthia Castro

Cynthia Castro

Dec 7, 2013

Cynthia "Cyndy" Anne Castro, Iron River, WI, at the all too young age of 57, on Saturday, December 7, 2013 fell asleep to this existence. She awoke shining and whole in the light of her Redeemer, a day she has lived for since her conversion to Catholicism in 1973. Her character will long be remembered as one of quiet...

Richard Johnson

Richard Johnson

Dec 2, 2013

Richard Alan Johnson, 79 of Duluth, loving father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle and friend, died unexpectedly on Monday, December 2, 2013 of natural causes. Dick was born October 4, 1934, to Russell and Lulu (Loney) Johnson. Dick grew up in Chester Park and graduated from Duluth Central High school in 1954. He served in the Air Force right out...

Fayth Glass

Fayth Glass

Dec 2, 2013

Fayth Glass, of Occidental Blvd. died Monday, Dec. 2, 2013 at Solvay Hospice House, with her family by her side after a three year battle with ovarian cancer. Fayth was born in Duluth to Kenneth and Violet Carlson. She graduated from Duluth Central High School and trained as a dental assistant. She had worked as a purchasing Agent for...

Robert Prescott

Robert Prescott

Dec 1, 2013

Robert K. Prescott, St. Simons Island, GA, formerly of Duluth passed away on December 1st, 2013. For many years until the time of his death, he maintained a summer residence on the Pike Chain of Lakes in Iron River, Wisconsin. Robert was born on November 13th, 1919, to Anna and George Prescott of Duluth. In March, 1942, Robert entered...

Marjorie Bolf

Marjorie Bolf

Nov 30, 2013

DOUGHERTY FUNERAL HOME 600 East 2nd Street phone (218) 727-3555 Duluth, Minnesota 55805 Fax (218) 727-7514 Bolf God called Marjorie T. Bolf, 98, on November 30, 2013. She was born on July 11, 1915 in Carlton, MN to Otis and Theressie (Peacha) Mclntire, the oldest of their ten children. Marge moved to Duluth, lived at the YWCA and attended...

Victoria Glover

Victoria Glover

Nov 28, 2013

Glover Victoria A. Glover 59, of Duluth died peacefully, early Thursday morning November 28 2013. Victoria was born in Charlevoix MI, June 5, 1954, she then moved to Duluth with her daughters Victoria was a kind person who liked to help the people in her community; she was involved with Salvation Army, The Damiano center, and worked at Goodwill....

Mike Chesney

Mike Chesney

Nov 25, 2013

Mike A. Chesney, 96, of Woodland Ave. died Monday, November 25, 2013 at the Benedictine Health Center. Mike was born September 20, 1917 in Duluth to Josef and Kathryn Chesney. He graduated from Central High School and completed two years of Business College. Mike married his childhood sweetheart Betty Nelsen on June 5, 1944. He worked as an electrician...

Robert Zeleznikar

Robert Zeleznikar

Nov 24, 2013

Robert James Zeleznikar, 86, died peacefully surrounded by his family at St. Mary's hospital in Duluth, MN on November 24th, 2013. Bob was born October 16th, 1927 in Duluth, MN. He was the tenth of eleven children of immigrant parents Josef and Johanna from Yugoslavia. He attended Duluth Central High School class of 1945 where he was a football...

Wildey Cameron

Wildey Cameron

Nov 17, 2013

Wildey Bruce Cameron, age 86, of Duluth, died Sunday, November 17, 2013 at Ecumen Scenic Shores in Two Harbors. Bruce was born December 5, 1926 in Superior, WI to Wildey and Freda (Hanson) Cameron. He was an Army veteran of World War II, serving in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Bruce married Lois Mae Stromberg. A French River area resident for many...

Edna Schneiderman

Edna Schneiderman

Nov 12, 2013

Edna Minna Hedwig Schneiderman, 100, of the Benedictine Health Center died Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. She was born in Swanville, Minn., Dec. 18, 1912, to Reverend Martin and Josephine Kretzschmar. She met Max Schneiderman in Duluth on a blind date. She liked him. They got married in 1935. They lived in Duluth until Max served in the Navy during...

Michael Gerber

Michael Gerber

Nov 10, 2013

Michael Francis Gerber passed away peacefully on Sunday November 10, 2013, surrounded by his loving family. Mike was born in Duluth, Minnesota on December 27, 1952 and grew up in the West End neighborhood. While attending Lincoln Junior High School, he met his future wife Nancy. The two became high school sweethearts and graduated together from Duluth Denfeld in...

James Walters

James Walters

Nov 8, 2013

James A Walters Sr., 73, of Duluth, treasured husband, dad, grandpa, brother, uncle and friend, died unexpectedly on Friday, November 8, 2013, of natural causes while at the family hunting cabin. Jim was born April 19, 1940, to Joseph and Nellie (Tram) Walters. Jim grew up in the Homecroft area graduating from Duluth Central High School in 1958. He...

Margaret Poulin

Margaret Poulin

Nov 4, 2013

Poulin Margaret M. Poulin, 86, formerly of Lakeside and St. Ann's died Monday, November 4, 2013 at Bayshore Health Center. Margaret was born June 8, 1927 to Benjamin and Barbara Miller. She married Wallace Poulin on June 24, 1944 and they raised six children. Margaret was a member of St. Michael's Church; she enjoyed baking, music and sewing, but...

Preston Svoboda

Preston Svoboda

Nov 2, 2013

Svoboda Preston Lee Svoboda, seven months old son of Ashley Svoboda and James Myers died unexpectedly Saturday, November 2, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital. Preston at only seven months touched many people's lives, he will be greatly missed. Preston was preceded in death by his great grandparents, Vivian and Jerry Svoboda and Janice Misquadace. Besides his parents, Preston is...

Clyde Prudhomme, Jr

Clyde Prudhomme, Jr

Nov 1, 2013

Clyde Albert Prudhomme, Jr., 87, of Hermantown, died suddenly with family by his side on Friday, Nov. 1, 2013 in Duluth. He was born Dec. 13, 1925 in Duluth to Clyde and Tess (Rush) Prudhomme, Sr. Following high school he was drafted and served in the US Navy during both WWII on an attack cargo ship and in Korea...

Donald Ford

Donald Ford

Oct 31, 2013

Donald Kenneth Ford, Lt. USNR, Ret. died peacefully on October 31, 2013, at the age on 87, surrounded by his family. Donald was from Menominee WI, joined the Navy and served in WWII and the Korean War. After WWII he met and married the love of his life Avis on November 22, 1952 at the Great Lakes Naval Station....

Judith Grant

Judith Grant

Oct 29, 2013

Grant Judith Marie Tarnowski Grant, 50, of Myrtle St. died Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at Solvay Hospice House in her husband's arms. Judy was born March 22 1963 in Duluth to Raphael and Joan Tarnowski. She graduated from Duluth Central in 1981. Judy married Gordon Grant on May 26, 1990. She was the owner of the Duluth Heights Dairy...

Susan Semrad

Susan Semrad

Oct 24, 2013

Susan Jane Getchell Semrad, 88, died Oct. 24, 2013 in Duluth, Minn. Born Oct. 19, 1925 in Minneapolis, MN, to Frank Benjamin and Allace Cowen Getchell. She moved to Duluth at age 1, attended Congdon Park and Holy Rosary primary schools, and Stanbrook Hall. She moved back to Minneapolis in 1940, graduating from Washburn High School in 1943, and...

Adeline Minwegen

Adeline Minwegen

Oct 22, 2013

Adeline O. Minwegen, 91, of Duluth, died Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was born in St. Paul, Minn. August 9, 1922 to Francis and Rosa (Ohr) Ohr . She was a graduate of St. Katherine's College in St. Paul. Adeline met Bertram P. Minwegen at the age of 17 years, and they were married 4...

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