Obituaries

Oct 1, 2021

Doris Lorraine (Olson) Eggers, 91, of Duluth, passed away October 1st. She was born October 16, 1929 in Duluth MN. She grew up in the Lincoln Park Neighborhood and graduated from Denfeld High School. She moved to the Cities where she worked for Northland Aluminum as a switchboard operator. She met her husband, Henry, at a Christian singles group....

Sep 24, 2021

Alma Rose (Mokros) Smith, 85, of Duluth, died Friday, September 24, 2021 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was born in Duluth on August 30, 1936 to Louis and Ruth (Atwood) McCauley. Alma was a waitress at Delores Cafe’ and the Joyce Carlson Kitchen for many years. She married Gregory Smith on September 23, 1995 at the Fond du Lac...

Sep 8, 2021

Russell Edin Anderson, 87, of Duluth, died Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at the Marywood Assisted Living Community. Russell was born on December 15, 1933 in Duluth to Per Olaf and Signe (Edin) Anderson. Russell was a proud graduate of Denfeld High School, Class of 1951, where he was a multi-sport athlete and member of the 1950 State Championship Baseball...

Sep 7, 2021

William “Bill” Kearns Swanstrom, 86, of West Duluth, died September 7, 2021. Bill was born on November 1, 1934 in Duluth to Dwight A. Swanstrom and Anna Jean Kearns. Bill was a 1952 graduate of Denfeld High School and earned a degree in Business Administration from Macalester College in 1956. Bill served 6 years in the Minnesota Air National...

Sep 4, 2021

Milton Carl Sundquist, died on September 4th, 2021.  He was 92 years old.

Milton was born on September 17th, 1928, in Seattle, WA., to Henning and Martha Sundquist, who emigrated to the United States from Sweden.  Milt was a graduate of Hermantown High School and married the love of his life, Ivah Finseth, in 1951.  Milt was...

Sep 3, 2021

Eileen M. Lane, 96, of Duluth, passed away peacefully Friday, September 3, 2021.  She was born in Duluth to Frank and Rachael Hurley.

She graduated from Central High School in 1942.  She was married for 32 years to Lawrence “Larry” Lane (1974).  Eileen worked at Newman’s Pharmacy, and Benedictine Health Center. She was a member of Holy...

Aug 24, 2021

William C. Bushey, 81 of Duluth, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Tuesday, August 24, 2021.  Bill was born in Duluth, on April 13, 1940, to Vance and Faith (Schuman). Bill married his teenage sweetheart Kay (Puglisi) in 1964, they raised four children. He had many jobs over the years. He was an athlete, gospel singer...

Aug 23, 2021

Michael A. Ronchetti, 70, Duluth, died Monday, August 23, 2021.  He was born in Hibbing, MN on December 8, 1950.

Visitation 11AM until the 12 Noon Memorial Service Thursday, September 2, 2021 in the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, 1325 North 45th Ave. E., Duluth, MN.

FACEMASKE ARE REQUIERD .  Inurnment at Forest Hill...

Aug 21, 2021

Dale Ronald Carver, 63, of Duluth, MN, passed away Saturday August 21, 2021, at Edgewood Vista, Hermantown, MN.  Dale was born March 27, 1958, in Duluth, MN to Ronald and Marian Carver.  Dale was the oldest of seven children and lived most of his life in Proctor and then Duluth.  Dale attended school in Munger then Proctor, MN and...

Aug 16, 2021

DavidDavid John Stojevich, 78, died Monday, August 16, 2021 at Banner Desert Hospital in Mesa, AZ from a cerebral hemorrhage. He resided in Duluth all his life until 2010 when the Stojevichs moved to Mesa, AZ. David and Darla (nee Andersen) were married October 19, 1963 in Gary, MN. Dave graduated from Morgan Park High School in 1960 and...

Aug 15, 2021

Jacquelyn Jean Gauthier, 84, of Duluth, MN passed away unexpectedly but peacefully with her family by her side on Sunday August 15, 2021.

Jackie was born April 2, 1937 in Duluth to Stanley and Gertrude (Peterson) Wohlstrom.  She graduated from Denfeld High School in Duluth, MN.  She married Dale R. Gauthier on June 16, 1956 in Duluth,...

Aug 9, 2021

Winfred F. “Wimpy” Leopold, 96, formerly of Duluth, died Monday, August 9, 2021 in Fairview Southdale Hospital in Minneapolis. Wimpy was born in Ottawa, Ohio on April 20, 1925 to Ben and Bertha (Ellerbrock) Leopold. He married Frances Fink in 1950 in Duluth. Wimpy sailed on the Great Lakes with the US Steel Fleet working as a cook in...

Aug 6, 2021

Earl Michael Bester, 58, of Esko, MN, died unexpectedly at home on Friday, Aug. 6, 2021.

He was born Oct. 23, 1962, in Minneapolis, MN to Barbara Lehet and Thomas Bester, was the oldest of 5 children and lived most of his life in Carlton and St. Louis Counties.

Earl graduated from Esko High School,...

Aug 4, 2021

Richard A. Sundquist, 65, of Duluth, died Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at Essentia Heath St. Mary’s Medical Center.  He was born in Duluth March 23, 1956 to Robert E. F.  and Mable M. (Hall) Sundquist, Sr.  Richard married Peggy L. Johnson August 29, 1977 in Duluth.  He was preceded in death by his parents and siblings Bob Sundquist and...

Aug 1, 2021

Susan M. “Sue” Moody, 63, Duluth, Minn., died Sunday, Aug. 1, in St. Luke’s Hospital. A celebration of life will be held  on Sunday, September 19, 2021 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Gary-New Duluth Community Center, 801  101st Ave West.

Jul 27, 2021

Gail Marie Reamer, 84, of West Third Street, died Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at Essentia Health. Gail was born on May 5, 1937 in Superior, WI to Don and Phyllis MacKenzie. Gail was a graduate of Central High School in Superior. She was a waitress at various restaurants in Duluth and loved meeting people. She enjoyed crossword puzzles, gardening,...

Jul 24, 2021

DeLinda Marie HisGun, age 56, died Saturday, July 24, 2021 at St. Mary’s Hospital. She was born in Sisseton, SD to Charlotte Grey Owl and Dennis HisGun on April 7, 1965. She was a proud member of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Tribe in Sisseton, SD. She made her home in Duluth, MN and enjoyed the views of the area....

Jul 24, 2021

Evonne Marie (MacDonald) Schlichting of Duluth passed away on July 24, 2021 while living at Bee Hive Memory Care in Duluth. Evonne was born in Duluth on January 22, 1941 to William and Emma MacDonald.  She attended Denfeld High School, LaFrance Beauty School (Miami, Fl) UMD and UWS, receiving her MSW from the University of Minnesota.  Evonne worked at...

Jul 24, 2021

Josephine “Dolly” Florence Foucault, 93, formally of Edgewood Vista Independent Living, passed away peacefully Saturday, July 24, 2021 at Essentia Health surrounded by her family. Dolly was born on March 15, 1928 in Duluth to Michael and Lucille Rukavina. She grew up in New Duluth among a large family and lost her father at an early age. Dolly attended...

Jul 16, 2021

Edward Carlson 99, of Duluth, Mn. (Robin Ave) passed away peacefully on July 16th, 2021, at Primrose Retirement Community.

Ed was born in Morganville Kansas on November 14th,1921. At the age of 14 Ed’s family moved to Minnesota where he would ultimately meet the love of his life Dorothy LaFlamme. Ed and Dorothy wed, settled in Duluth,...