Obituaries

Mar 25, 2013

Warren A. "JR" Radtke, age 64, of Duluth, left this earth to join his many loved ones who went before him on Monday, March 25, 2013. He was born September 27, 1948 in Duluth to Warren L. and Dorothy M. (Johnson) Radtke. "JR" married Deborah Lyn Brown. "JR" was an Army veteran. He was a drummer for the majority...

Mar 19, 2013

Leon Anthony Lewandowski, 90, of Duluth, passed away peacefully on March 19, 2013, at the Solvay Hospice House in Duluth, MN, surrounded by his loving family and is now at home in heaven. He was born November 23, 1922 in Spring Valley, WI to Leon and Catherine Lewandowski. He grew up in Cable, WI, and graduated from Cable High...

Mar 18, 2013

Rita Mary Silvers, 89, died Monday, March 18 in St. Mary's Medical Center. She was born November 11, 1923 in Duluth to Bernard and Mary Ann (Gagne) Bijold. Rita was a member of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her husband Walter and son Bradley. Survivors include daughters Katherine...

Mar 18, 2013

Shogren Cecelia "Ceil" M. Shogren, 97, formerly of N 12 A½ Ave E and Pennel Park, died Monday, March 18, 2013 at Viewcrest Health Center. Ceil was born May 15, 1915 in Duluth to Charles and Agnes Miller. She graduated from Central High School and went to work for St. Mary's as a switch board operator, retiring as chief...

Mar 11, 2013

Sister Thea (Phyllis Lenore) Sandusky, 104, died March 11, 2013, at St. Scholastica Monastery. Born to Fred and Joanne (Zellman) Sandusky on June 4, 1908, Sister Thea was from Stevens Point, Wisconsin, and was in her fifty-fourth year of Benedictine monastic life. Although Sister Thea felt called to religious life at a young age, she graduated from Moore's Business...

Mar 10, 2013

James Russell Winchester, 89, recently of Duluth, passed away March 10, 2013, at his residence at Lakeshore Assisted Living. He was born to Roy and Joanna (Feit) Winchester on May 31st, 1923, in Amery, Wisconsin. Jim served as a radio operator in the Navy during World War II. He married Eleanor Mogren on December 10, 1949, in St. Paul,...

Mar 9, 2013

Audrey Lois Juntunen, age 84, of Hermantown, died Saturday, March 9, 2013 at Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center. Audrey was born December 30, 1928 in Saint Paul, MN. to Rolf and Georgianna (Trojan) Christensen. She attended Gustavus Adolphus College and began nursing school where she met Roy Juntunen. They were married in 1949 and began their long and...

Mar 4, 2013

Kathee Kerness Johnson, 71, of Duluth, died peacefully, Monday, March 4, 2013, at the Benedictine Health Center in Duluth, after a courageous six-year battle against Chordoma. Kathee is survived by her children, Kelly (Weston Wehr) Johnson, Kyle (Nicole) Johnson, and Kaley Johnson; her grandchildren Jonah and Samuel Wehr, and Ally and Ella Johnson; her sisters, Layne Whiteman and Jill...

Mar 3, 2013

Stanley Mario Laskowski, 94 died on March 3, 2013 in his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Virginia, MN on April 29, 1918 to Paul and Lorna Laskowski. Stanley married Genevieve Ahlin on November 13, 1948 they just celebrated their 64th Wedding anniversary.

He attended school in Virginia, MN and then worked...

Mar 3, 2013

Irene Agnes (Kurshoff) Daugherty, 86, of Duluth passed away peacefully Sunday, March 3, 2013, in St. Luke's Hospice. Irene was born Sept. 30, 1926, in Duluth, to Samuel and Agnes (Konczak) Kurshoff. Irene attended Duluth Denfeld High School where she met and married the love of her life, Bob, in 1942. While Bob served during WWII, Irene...

Mar 2, 2013

Rev. Eugene Francis Lyttle, age 87, of Duluth, passed away on Saturday, March 2, 2013 at Solvay Hospice House, Duluth.

Rev. Eugene Francis Lyttle was born December 17, 1925, in Harrison, NJ to Bernard J. Lyttle and Mary Agness (Gannon). He died on Saturday, March 2, 2013. Gene grew up in Brooklyn, NY;...

Mar 1, 2013

Linda J. (Kendrick) Gontjes, age 73, of Duluth, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, March 1, 2013.

Linda Joyce Kendrick was born November 12, 1939 in Dwyee, Nevada, the daughter of Ement and Marie (Wood) Kendrick. The family later moved to Linton, North Dakota where she grew up and attended...

Feb 27, 2013

Daniel Patrick Connolly passed away on Feb. 27th, 2013 at the age of 53 in Duluth Minnesota after battling sarcoma cancer.

Dan was born in Vermillion South Dakota to Thomas William Jr. and Mary Patricia Connolly, their fourth child and third son. Raised on the family's farm, he attended school through graduation at...

Feb 26, 2013

Libby Jean Archer 23 passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, February 26, 2013 in Duluth, MN. She was born on July 6, 1989 to Rita Fawcett and William "Bill" Archer. She grew up and attended school in Duluth, graduating from Duluth Central High School in 2007.

She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents...

Feb 22, 2013

John Edward Hoff Jr., 79, of Duluth, MN died February 22, 2013 at his home surrounded by family, friends, and pets. Despite battling cancer, he lived life to the fullest. John was born on November 18, 1933 in Duluth, to Edith and John E. Hoff Sr. He was part of the first graduating class at East High School and...

Feb 22, 2013

Raymond Thomas Murphy

"A True Warrior with a Gentle Spirit"

Ray was born in Jeremie' Haiti on Dec. 9, 1983... and died unexpectedly in his sleep on Friday Feb. 22, 2013 at age 29. His life began in extreme poverty, abandoned under a tree with his mother dying in childbirth. He was rescued...

Feb 21, 2013

Radosevich Margaret Radosevich, 87, of Duluth and Two Harbors, died Thursday, At the Benedictine Health Center, Duluth. Complete obit to in Saturdays Duluth News Tribune. Visitation will begin with a Rosary Recitation Monday at 5pm with visitation continuing to 7pm in the Dougherty Funeral Home, Duluth. Visitation will continue Tuesday from 10am to the 11am Mass of Christian Burial...

Feb 19, 2013

Lois Agnes Socha, 83, of Saginaw, died Tuesday, February 19, 2013 in her home with her family near by. Lois was born on Jan. 20, 1930 to Leslie and Millicent (Despins) Randall in Duluth, MN. She married Joseph Socha on August 17, 1968 in St. Benedict's Catholic Church. Lois was employed as a buyer for Wahl's Department Store and...

Feb 16, 2013

Lois Marie Berg, age 80, of Duluth, died Saturday, February 16, 2013 at the Benedictine Health Center. She was born in Albert Lea, Minnesota on June 5, 1932 to Loy T. and Lillian R. (Lund) Pfeiffer. Lois married Henry N. Berg and they have been Duluth residents since 1955. Lois was a pharmacist and had worked at St. Luke's...

Feb 14, 2013

John David Hubbard, 74, of Duluth Township, died on Feb. 14, 2013 in St. Luke's Hospice with his family at his side after a two year battle with leukemia. He was born July 23, 1938, in Duluth to Gerald and Elizabeth Hubbard and grew up in Hunters Park. He graduated from Duluth East High School and UMD and in...