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Nancy Katherine (Roed) Serre

Nancy Katherine (Roed) Serre

Aug 1, 2024

Nancy Katherine (Roed) Serre, 76, passed away August 1, 2024, at St. Lukes Hospice in Duluth, Minnesota.

Nancy was born April 28, 1948, in Duluth, the second child of Clyde and Mary Lou (Kohne) Roed. She grew up in the Piedmont Heights neighborhood and graduated from Duluth Cathedral High School in 1966 where she first met and started dating John Serre....

Bruce Potter Hedlund

Bruce Potter Hedlund

Jul 31, 2024

Bruce Potter Hedlund, “Bruce the Moose” of St Louis Park and Duluth, MN passed away on Wednesday, July 31, 2024 at age 91 in the company of his family. Born July 7, 1933, Bruce lived a life filled with love, adventure, & dedication. He attended Duluth Central High School, graduating in 1951, earned his mechanical & industrial engineering degree from...

Mary Lu Kindgren

Mary Lu Kindgren

Jul 30, 2024

Mary Lucille Kindgren

July 24, 1941 – July 30, 2024 

Passed peacefully at Diamond Willow Assisted Living, Proctor. Mary Lu was born in Bayfield, WI, to Ervin and Anna Gautsch. She worked as a cashier at Piggly Wiggly, bartended, sold pull tabs, and was a teller at Proctor Bank. She was a member of St. Rose Catholic Church, the Proctor Moose Lodge,...

Sharon Beth Kaner

Sharon Beth Kaner

Jul 29, 2024

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Sharon Kaner, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. Sharon left this world on July 29, 2024, at the age of 79. She was a cherished teacher whose dedication and kindness touched the lives of countless students and colleagues throughout her remarkable career. Sharon was actively involved with the...

Janice Rae Blazier

Janice Rae Blazier

Jul 26, 2024

Janice Rae Blazier, 76, of Duluth, MN, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on July 26th, 2024. 

Born January 28th, 1948, to Jack and Marlyss (Bergren) Phillips in Duluth, MN, Janice graduated from Duluth Central High School in 1966 and married Glenn Blazier shortly after graduation. Despite the untimely passing of her beloved husband Glenn at the age of 46, Janice...

Don Wayne Johnson

Don Wayne Johnson

Jul 26, 2024

Donald W. Johnson, 85, of Grand Rapids, MN, passed away peacefully on July 26th, 2024.

Don was born on December 27th, 1938, to Harris and Ruby Johnson in Duluth, MN. He married Helen (Williams) Johnson on January 29th, 1966, in Duluth. He and Helen had two beautiful daughters, Dawn and Ronda.

Don was a member of the Minnesota National Guard for 7...

Daniel Walter Thoren

Daniel Walter Thoren

Jul 26, 2024

It is with profound sorrow that we mourn the passing of Dan Thoren, a beloved member of the Thoren family. He leaves behind a legacy of love, kindness, and unwavering dedication to his siblings, Allen Lee Thoren, Deanna Mary Melin, Jeffrey Scott Thoren, Lori Anne Nelson, and Lenore Andrea Klegin.

In his lifetime, Dan’s warm heart and selfless nature touched the...

Leo Otto Youderin

Leo Otto Youderin

Jul 24, 2024

Passed away peacefully on July 24, 2024 at the age of 82. He was born in Bemidji on November 30, 1941 to parents, Lloyd and Irene Youderin. Shortly after Leo was born his family moved to Duluth, where he grew up. He played basketball for Arnold School and attended Duluth Central High School. Leo loved ice fishing, especially spearing in...

Steven Mark Persig

Steven Mark Persig

Jul 24, 2024

Steven Mark Persig, 66, of Proctor, passed away on Wednesday July 24, 2024, in the Solvay Hospice House. He was born on November 11, 1957, in Grand Rapids, MN to Bruce and Doris Persig. Steve worked for Altec in Technical Support for 20 years plus. He loved to go fishing, hunting, and spoiling his grandchildren and grand dogs with many...

Gerald Wayne Hermanson

Gerald Wayne Hermanson

Jul 22, 2024

Gerald Wayne Hermanson, age 94 of Duluth, passed away in St. Lukes Hospital on Monday, July 22, 2024. Gerald was a life-long Duluthian. He worked for the City of Duluth for many years. Gerald enjoyed the time spent with the residents in his building. There he played countless games of bingo and was the head barbequer. He also enjoyed spending...

Richard "Dick" Jerome Shykes

Richard "Dick" Jerome Shykes

Jul 21, 2024

Passed to eternal life on July 21, 2024 at the age of 90 surrounded by his family.

Richard was born to Paul A. And Eleanor R. Shykes February 13, 1934 in Duluth, Minnesota.

Richard graduated from St. Jean’s Catholic School in 1952. Following high school he attended Jet Mechanic School but decided to stay near family and worked as an auto mechanic...

Mary Ann Boyat

Mary Ann Boyat

Jul 21, 2024

Mary Ann (Gardonio) Boyat age 92 of Duluth, died on July 21, 2024. She was born in Cordenons, Italy, on December 17, 1931. At the age of 6, Mary Ann and her mother moved to the United States. They joined her father, who had already been working in the States for a couple of years. Not knowing any English, Mary...

Twyla Paulette Rankin

Twyla Paulette Rankin

Jul 16, 2024

Twyla Paulette Friday Rankin was born April 23, 1961 in Ardmore, Oklahoma to Paul Laurence and Betty Jo Friday. She left for her heavenly home on July 16, 2024 where she succumbed following a brief illness in Duluth, Minnesota. Twyla grew up in Oklahoma where she graduated from Midwest City High School in 1979.

She began her adult life with Tony...

Dallas Paul Schilling Sr.

Dallas Paul Schilling Sr.

Jul 14, 2024

Dallas Schilling Sr. passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 14th at St. Luke’s Hospice. He was born in 1928 to Carl and Ethel Wilson Schilling in Duluth, Minnesota. Dallas started working early in his life as a logger when he was a teenager. He was sixteen years old when he was employed at Butler Shipyard in Duluth during WWII building...

Joyce Mary Foster

Joyce Mary Foster

Jul 14, 2024

Loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away on July 14, 2024 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Dementia at the age of 88.

Joyce was mostly a life-long resident of Duluth, MN having lived approximately ten years in Minneapolis and Minot, ND from about 1961 to 1971. She received a full scholarship from the Diocese of Duluth to attend Stanbrook Hall,...

Glenn Ronald Olson

Glenn Ronald Olson

Jul 12, 2024

Glenn Ronald Olson, 92, of Duluth died peacefully at home, with family by his side. Glenn was born in Minneapolis, MN, to Pearl Alberta Kleeb and George Olson. He attended Bemidji (MN) High School and graduated in 1949. He married Arlene M. Koppang from Bemidji on January 5, 1951. He started his military career at a young age and was...

David Carl Erickson

David Carl Erickson

Jul 12, 2024

David Carl Erickson, age 62, passed away suddenly in his home on July 12th, 2024. David was born January 21, 1962, in Superior, WI to Einar and Frances (Drolett) Erickson.

David spent most of his life in the Duluth, MN area. He enjoyed fishing, hanging out with friends and family, and his beloved cat, Sylvester.

He was preceded in death by his...

Mollie Nan Thibodeau

Mollie Nan Thibodeau

Jul 12, 2024

Mollie Nan (Mylor) Thibodeau died on July 12, 2024. She was born in Madison, Indiana and raised in Warsaw, Kentucky riding her favorite horse, a Tennessee Walker named Prince, on the banks of the Ohio River. “Mollie Nan”, as she was known in Kentucky, was the daughter of Edward Ahman Mylor and Marie Elizabeth Madin. She was Valedictorian and Senior...

Nels LeRoy Kimball

Nels LeRoy Kimball

Jul 12, 2024

Nels LeRoy Kimball, 72, of Eveleth, passed away peacefully on Friday July 12, 2024, in Diamond Willow, Proctor, MN. He was born on January 3, 1952, in Two Harbors, MN to Edwin and Zelma Kimball. He married Christine Marine in Duluth on July 21, 1973, several years after Christine had chased Nels on his ten-speed bike and she caught him....

Samuel Christian Peterson

Samuel Christian Peterson

Jul 11, 2024

Samuel Christian Peterson, 26, of Hermantown, MN, died on July 11, 2024, at home, surrounded by his loving parents and sisters. Sam lived so bravely with brain cancer for over five years.

Sam was born September 7, 1997 in Dayton, OH. He grew up in Appleton, WI and moved to Hermantown in 2007. Sam graduated from Hermantown High School in 2016....

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