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Martha Helen Kiero

Martha Helen Kiero

Dec 14, 2022

Passed away at the Benedictine Health Center on December 14, 2022 at the age of 94. She was born on May 6, 1928 in Hibbing, MN to Kustaa and Josefiina (Kurki) Lahti. She married Wilho Kiero on February 17, 1949 and enjoyed 35 years of marriage until his passing. Martha worked for the city of Duluth for many years. She...

Rosemary Becker

Rosemary Becker

Dec 13, 2022

 

Rosemary Becker, wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and quilter died Tuesday, Dec. 13th, one day prior to her 70th birthday, at home, surrounded by her family, after a 25-year battle with Parkinson’s Disease.  Rosemary was born Dec. 14, 1952, in Duluth to Erich and Margaret Paltian.   She graduated from Central High School and the Duluth Business College.  Rosemary met the...

Scot Robert Autio

Scot Robert Autio

Dec 9, 2022

Passed away at home on December 9, 2022 at the age of 59. Preceded in death by his father, George, and sister, April. Survived by mother, Mary and brother, Stephan. Scot graduated from UMD and worked as a geologist with his father for Autio Research. He will be greatly missed. Private burial at Calvary Cemetery. Arrangements by Dougherty Funeral Home...

Belle Sundbom

Belle Sundbom

Dec 9, 2022

Our dear mother, Belle Sundbom, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday, December 9.

To say she was a wonderful person hardly captures all that was Belle. Her life was devoted entirely to her family and friends. She was always giving of her time, energy and unending love.

Over the years she worked at the former Paulson’s...

Earl M Rogers

Earl M Rogers

Dec 7, 2022

 

Earl Martin Rogers, Jr., 85 of Duluth, died peacefully Wednesday, Dec. 7th at Essentia St. Mary’s with his family by his side. Earl was born March 20th, 1937 in Boston, MA to Earl M. and Kathleen Rogers Sr. 

Earl attended high school until his senior year in Boston, then graduated from Concord, MA High School. 

He enlisted in the...

Jean Karen Askeland Laundergan

Jean Karen Askeland Laundergan

Dec 6, 2022

Jean Karen Askeland Laundergan, age 82, died from complications due to Alzheimer’s Disease on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, in Duluth, Minnesota. Jean is survived by her son, Jeff (Jeanette) Laundergan; and their sons, Jacob and Jonah, of Esko, Minnesota; her son, Jeremy Laundergan (Rebecca Butler); and their sons, John and Michael Butler of Duluth, Minnesota; and her sister, Margaret Askeland...

Robert Martin Swanson

Robert Martin Swanson

Dec 2, 2022

Robert (Bob) Martin Swanson, of Duluth, Minnesota passed away peacefully at age 94 on Friday, December 2, 2022, at his home overlooking Schultz Lake.  

Bob was born on December 19, 1927, in Duluth, Minnesota to Arthur Benjamin Swanson and Esther Marguerite Swanson (nee Larsen).  Growing up in Duluth, he attended Cobb Elementary, East Junior High, and Central High Schools; and...

Kathleen May Wegschied

Kathleen May Wegschied

Dec 1, 2022

 

Kathleen May Wegscheid, age 76, of Cotton passed away peacefully in her home on December 1, 2022. She was born in Minneapolis on March 26, 1946. Kathy enjoyed fishing, cooking and baking as well as the casino and playing dice games. In her later years she missed driving her car, mowing the lawn, helping in the woods, just walking...

Susan Hoene Boyle

Susan Hoene Boyle

Nov 30, 2022

Boyle, Susan Hoene Feb. 26, 1955 - Nov. 30, 2022 Susan died on Wednesday, November 30th after a long struggle with Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD). Our heartfelt thanks go to her magnificent and loving carers at Friendship Village of Bloomington, MN. She was 67. Susan was raised and educated in Duluth, Minnesota at Cathedral High School and the University of Minnesota,...

Bernice L. Kochevar

Bernice L. Kochevar

Nov 30, 2022

 

Bernice L. Kochevar, age 96, a long-time resident of the Lester Park neighborhood in Duluth, died at home on November 30, 2022. She was born to John and Ida Larson in Virginia, MN on January 1, 1926, and graduated from Roosevelt High School in Virginia in 1944. Bernice married her husband, Edward, in November 1946.  They settled in Duluth,...

Elaine Ann Mrak

Elaine Ann Mrak

Nov 26, 2022

 

Elaine Ann Mrak, 87, of Hermantown, passed away on Saturday November 26, 2022, at Edgewood Healthcare.  She was born on October 27, 1935, to Frank and Ann Bossert.  Elaine graduated from St. Scholastica with a teaching degree.  Teaching was a beloved career for Elaine.  She taught 3rd grade for the Hibbing Public Schools and Duluth Public Schools, and taught...

Arthur Thomas Wisocki

Arthur Thomas Wisocki

Nov 26, 2022

Passed away on November 26, 2022 at the age of 66. Preceded in death by parents, Joseph and Cecelia; brothers, Paul, Jim, Joe and Mark. Survived by son, Aaron; siblings, Steven, Anthony (Linda), Catherine Zeis, Peter, Mary (Roger) Waller; and many other family members and friends. Arthur worked at the Pickwick and in his younger years he worked at the...

Geraldine Ann Olesiak

Geraldine Ann Olesiak

Nov 26, 2022

Geraldine “Gerry” Olesiak, age 80 of Mahtowa died on November 26, 2022. She was born in Duluth, MN on August 3, 1942 to parents, Kurt & Eleanor (nee; Priener) Klang. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, George Olesiak; and siblings, Rita, Phillip, Richard, and Kathy. She is survived by her children, Laurie Nyen, Mark Olesiak, Julie Myers,...

Ralph M Hunter Jr.

Ralph M Hunter Jr.

Nov 25, 2022

 

There are no words to describe our sadness at the passing of Ralph M. Hunter Jr., age 62, on Friday, November 25, 2022 at Essentia Health surrounded by loving family.  He was born in Chandler, AZ on January 26, 1960 to parents Ralph Sr. & Patricia, and was raised in Superior, WI.

 

At seventeen Ralph joined the Army...

Joyce Lois Weidendorf

Joyce Lois Weidendorf

Nov 25, 2022

Passed away peacefully on November 25, 2022. Burial of ashes will be on Friday, December 2, 2022 at 12pm at Oneota Cemetery.

Karen Ann Main

Karen Ann Main

Nov 21, 2022

 

Karen Ann (Hallback) Main, age 79, died peacefully on November 21st, 2022, at St. Mary’s Hospital after a brief illness surrounded by her sister Joan Morrison, brother Jeff Hallback and his wife Patti, and brother Greg Hallback and fiancé Lynn Milberger.Karen graduated from Cloquet High School in 1961, received BA degrees in English and History from UMD, followed by...

Patricia Mary Daugherty

Patricia Mary Daugherty

Nov 20, 2022

Patricia Mary Daugherty (Pat) was born in Duluth, MN on November 28,1929, and died at St. Ann's residence on Sunday, November 20, 2022.  Pat's work took her to many places over the course of a long career. In later years, she returned to live in the same house on East 3rd Street where her parents, Kathleen Ennis and William Joseph...

Philip Eastman Fitzpatrick

Philip Eastman Fitzpatrick

Nov 20, 2022

Age 77, of Duluth, Minnesota, died on November 20, 2022, surrounded by love. The firstborn child of Persis and Joseph Fitzpatrick, he was devoted to his three younger brothers, leading them through escapades in North Oaks, Minnesota. With an enthusiasm for the natural world, he also led youth canoe camps (and forged lifelong friendship) as a young man in the...

Donald Marvin Sliter

Donald Marvin Sliter

Nov 20, 2022

Donald “Sunny” Sliter

Passed away on November 20, 2022 at his home. Preceded in death by his mother, Bertha; cousin, Virginia Herbert; and longtime partner, Beth. Survived by many cousins and loving friends.

A Memorial Service will be held at 2pm on Saturday, January 21, 2022 at Dougherty Funeral Home, 600 E. Second Street, Duluth with a Visitation beginning at...

Dennis "Denny" Mark Moran

Dennis "Denny" Mark Moran

Nov 20, 2022

 

Dennis “Denny” Mark Moran, 76, of Duluth, passed away on Sunday, November 20th, 2022 at St. Luke’s Hospital, after losing a hard fought battle with cancer. Denny was born in Duluth on January 19th, 1946 to Frances and Thomas Moran. He was proud to grow up in the Greysolon neighborhood on Vermilion Road and never left the area, later...

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