Obituaries

Oct 12, 2020

Beverly J. Dunaiski, 86, of Midway Road, passed away Monday, October 12, 2020 at the Beehive Homes of Duluth. She was born in Duluth on September 30, 1934 to Alfred and Myrtle (Dalton) Oakland. Bev was a 1952 graduate of Proctor High School and married Clarence Dunaiski on June 7, 1952 in Canosia Township. Bev enjoyed camping, spending time...

Oct 7, 2020

Maurice William Mann, 85, of Proctor, died Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at the Golden Oaks in Proctor. Maurice was born on August 4, 1935 to Kenneth and Marion (Overvig) Mann in Moose Lake, MN. Following high school, Maurice served in the Navy. He married Jackie Mrozik on November 8, 1958 in Duluth. Maurice worked for the DM & IR...

Sep 26, 2020

Beverly Jean Strongitharm, 84, of Duluth, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 26, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital surrounded by her family. Beverly was born on March 20, 1936 in New Richland, MN to Edward and Emma Shave. She spent her childhood in Solon Springs, Wisconsin and was a graduate of Solon Springs High School. She married Dennis Strongitharm...

Sep 18, 2020

Eugene E. Youngbauer, 91 of Midway Township in St. Louis County, died Sept 18, 2020. He was born April 30,1929 in Pine County, MN to Ed and Lillian (Pulkrabek) Youngbauer. Eugene worked for U.S. Steel in Morgan Park for 34 years.  He married Lorraine Jurek on July 16, 1955 in St. Clements Catholic Church. He was lifetime member of...

Sep 15, 2020

Roger Mortinsen, 77, of Duluth, passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at the Barnes Care in Esko following a battle with cancer and dementia. Roger was born in Duluth on October 23, 1942 to Earl and Margaret Mortinsen. He was an avid car enthusiast, racing his dragster at Minnesota dragways in the 60’s and later building and driving...

Sep 13, 2020

Dennis B. Lonke, 73 of Proctor passed away peacefully on September 13th after a courageous battle with Lewy Body Dementia with Parkinson Disease.  He was born September 17th, 1946 to Betty and Bernard Lonke. He graduated from Denfeld Senior High School 1965. Shortly after graduation, he joined the 148th Fighter Wing of the National Guard where he served honorably...

Sep 12, 2020

Mary Therese Hedeen, age 91, of Duluth, died Saturday, September 12, 2020 at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Medical Center.  She was born in Superior, WI. on December 11, 1928 to Harry Edward and Grace Eleanor (Mooney) Egan, Sr.  Mary married J. Richard Hedeen on July 22, 1950.  She worked as an accountant/bookkeeper for Commercial Credit.  She was a member...

Sep 6, 2020

Clareen (Jellesed) Johnson, 89, of Duluth, passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2020 at Edgewood Vista Assisted Living. She was born July 27, 1931 in White Earth, ND to Belvin and Agnes Jellesed. Clareen came to Duluth after graduating high school in North Dakota to live with her Aunt. She met the love of her life, Clifford E. Johnson...

Sep 2, 2020

Margaret S. Davis, 97, residing at Diamond Willow in Proctor, Minnesota, passed away on September 2nd, 2020.  She was the wife of the late Charles E. Davis, and is survived by her son Charles K. Davis, daughter-in-law Beth Foudriat, and grandchildren Amy Davis and Ryan Davis. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents...

Aug 29, 2020

Joann C. Jacobson, 85, of Duluth, died Saturday, August 29, 2020 at Heritage Haven from Alzheimer’s. She was born on August 19, 1935 to Stanley and Agnes Tendrup at home in Milltown, WI. She attended a one room school house until the age of nine, when she moved in with her aunt and uncle, Pat and Johnny in Luck,...

Aug 28, 2020

Lydia F. Skoglund, 87, of Duluth died peacefully with family by her side on Friday, August 28, 2020 due to heart failure. She was born in Poland on March 9, 1933 and raised in Germany. She came to Duluth in 1951 with her parents and siblings. Lydia married Calvin on September 18, 1954 and they had a wonderful life...

Aug 23, 2020

Gregory Edward Raymond, 57, of Duluth, passed peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, August 23, 2020. Greg was born in Duluth on December 16, 1962 to Gregory S. and Janice Raymond. He graduated from Duluth Central High school with honors

and went to both UMD and Gustavus Adolphus College. Greg worked in management, sales, technician, and project...

Aug 22, 2020

Claudia Marie Woollweever, 80, of Duluth, MN passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 22, 2020, at Edgewood in Hermantown, MN. Claudia was born September 18, 1939, in Duluth, MN to Remi and Angeline Depre. Claudia graduated from Washington High School in Portland Oregon. On November 9, 1957, she married Gerald Woollweever. Claudia worked at Glass Block/Yonkers and retired after...

Aug 19, 2020

Beverley "Bev" Joanne (Benson) Semmelroth, 89, of Duluth MN died on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at St Luke's Hospital Duluth, surrounded by her family. Bev was born in Duluth MN to the late Gustav and Anna (Olafson) Benson on February 27, 1931. Bev attended and graduated from Denfeld High School. She furthered her education at UMD and St Mary's...

Aug 16, 2020

Antoinette Marie Watry, 82, of Hermantown, died Sunday, August 16, 2020 at home. She was born October 17, 1937 in Duluth to Felix and Mary (Jurewicz) Rutka. Antoinette was a graduate of the Villa Saint Scholastica Stanbrook Hall. She married Kenneth Joseph Watry on July 14, 1956 at St. Rose Catholic Church in Proctor, where she was still a...

Aug 16, 2020

Richard “Swannie” Swanson, 71, of Duluth, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, August 16, following a five-month battle with pancreatic and liver cancer.  Dick, a beloved social studies teacher, girls basketball and softball coach, and assistant football coach, dedicated his life to coaching and promoting female athletics in northern Minnesota.  The mayor of Duluth proclaimed May 29,...

Aug 15, 2020

Ardis Shea, 84, of Duluth, died Saturday, August 15, 2020 at Solvay Hospice House surrounded by family. Ardis was born on July 22, 1936 in Duluth to George and Jenny Childs. She was a Duluth Central High School graduate and worked for Shoppers City and K-Mart in her younger years. She married Robert Shea in Duluth in 1957 and...

Aug 14, 2020

Lorna M. McLean, 89, of Duluth, passed away Friday, August 14, 2020 in her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Duluth on August 29, 1930 to Louis and Frieda (Dieter) Nichols. Lorna married Richard McLean in Duluth on August 6, 1946. Lorna was a member of Christ Lutheran Church, enjoyed playing cribbage with the A.C.C., Yahtzee...

Aug 13, 2020

Doris Berryhill Granger, 93, was born June 1, 1927 in Rice Lake, WI, to Floyd and Goldie Van Valkenburg.  She passed away in Duluth, MN on August 13, 2020, after a brief illness.  Doris graduated from Chetek High School in 1945 and from the Luther Hospital School of Nursing in Eau Claire, WI as a Registered Nurse in 1948....

Aug 6, 2020

Charles Wesley Lauritsen, 92, of Duluth died Thursday, August 6th, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital. Charles was born December 7th, 1927 in Faribault, Minnesota to deaf parents, Dr. Wesley and Mrs. LaReine (Roper) Lauritsen. He was married to Inger Marianne Hornfeldt on May 22, 1976. He was a graduate of Faribault High School, a graduate of the Minnesota School...