Obituaries

Catherine Seguin

Jun 8, 2017

Catherine I. Seguin, 82, of Maple Hill Road, Proctor, passed away peacefully Thursday, June 8, 2017 in her home surrounded by her family. Catherine was born on Feb. 3, 1935 in Stillwater, MN to Frank and Marion Skrypek. She married Donald Seguin in Duluth on March 2, 1957 and they were together for 46 years until his passing in...

Dr. Thomas Holm

May 31, 2017

Dr. Thomas Ward Holm, 74, of Duluth, passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2017 from cancer at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was born May 6, 1943, in Minneapolis, MN, to Bud and Bea (Hedsten) Holm. Tom married Karen Dahl on December 23, 1967, and had three sons. They were looking forward to their 50th wedding anniversary this December. He was...

Floyd Hammerstrom

May 28, 2017

Floyd Lee Hammerstrom, 68, of Duluth, passed away peacefully Sunday, May 28, 2017.Floyd was born in Duluth on November 3, 1948 and attended Denfeld High School.Floyd worked as nursing assistant at Chris Jensen for many years, but found his true calling as a driver for Yellow Cab where he met many life long friends. Floyd was also...

Norbert Telega

May 23, 2017

Norbert J. Telega, age 79, Duluth, died May 23, 2017, at Essentia, St. Mary’s, Duluth.  He was born in Duluth on May 12, 1938 to Leo and Teresa Telega.  He was a graduate of Denfeld High School.  Norbert was a 60 year member of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air and Rail Transportation Workers, Union Local #10, as...

Lloyd Steiner

May 20, 2017

Lloyd D. Steiner, age 87, Duluth, passed away peacefully on May 20, 2017, with his daughter Lori by his side.  He was born in Duluth on April 3, 1930 and was a 1948 graduate of Proctor High School.  Lloyd had many interests and talents and worked a wide variety of jobs during his life. He is preceded...

Jules "Jay" Coombes

May 15, 2017

Jules “Jay” Bruce Talford  Coombes

Jules “Jay” Coombes, 85, of Duluth was called home on Monday, May 15, 2017 surrounded by his family. He was born December 31. 1931, in Duluth to George and Carna Coombes. Jay married his childhood sweetheart, Patricia O’Connor on April 14, 1951 and recently celebrated their 66th Anniversary.  Jay worked on the...

Janice Montgomery

May 14, 2017

Janice(Dahl)Montgomery, age 80, Duluth, passed away May 14, 2017.  She was born in Duluth on November 11, 1936 to Harvey and Eleanor(Kinsman)Dahl. Janice attended Emerson Elementary, Washington Jr. and was a graduate of Duluth Denfeld High School. She had worked at Loon Lake Lodge on the Gunflint Trail, Woolworths, Norshor Theater, Kars Bar and then spent 36...

Roger Hill Sr.

May 13, 2017

Roger C. Hill Sr., 87, of Duluth, died on Saturday, May 13, 2017 at Edgewood Vista in Hermantown, MN.  Roger was born on June 4, 1929, in Duluth, MN to Gus and Henrietta Hill.  Roger grew up in Lakeside and enjoyed playing the trumpet and working as a lifeguard at Twin Ponds.  Roger attended Central High School in Duluth...

Olimpij Kaduszkiewicz

May 9, 2017

Olimpij “Jim” Kaduszkiewicz, age 77, Duluth, died May 9, 2017. He was born on July 10, 1939, in Kaduski, Poland.  Private services will be held.  Williams-Lobermeier-Boettcher Funeral Home is entrusted with final care.

Carol Anderson

May 9, 2017

Carol Rae Anderson, 67, of West 6th St, died unexpectedly Tuesday, May 9, 2017 in St. Luke’s Hospital. Carol was born on March 9, 1950 in Duluth to John R. and M. Lorraine (Berg) Anderson. Carol worked at several Bridgeman’s locations for many years, worked for Jubilee Foods as the Bakery Department manager and most recently was the secretary...

Fern Impola

May 4, 2017

Fern Margaret (Anderson) Impola, 93, left this earthly home for her heavenly home on Thursday, May 4, 2017, surrounded by her loving family. Fern loved the Lord and is now released from her pain after a three year battle with osteoporosis, dementia and COPD. Fern was born February 25, 1924 to Hal and Margaret (Kirchner) Anderson. She was raised...

Ivah Sundquist

Apr 29, 2017

Ivah Sundquist died on April 29th, 2017, in St. Luke’s Hospice due to pancreatic cancer. She was 86.

Ivah was born on December 16th, 1930, in Duluth, MN to her parents, Anna and Ole Finseth. She was a graduate of Denfeld High School and married the love of her life, Milton Sundquist in 1951.

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Karl Randa

Apr 27, 2017

Karl Frederick Randa, 52, passed away peacefully, Thursday evening, April 27th, 2017, at the Solvay Hospice House following a long, courageous battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his wife, four sons, family and dear friends. Karl was born June 16, 1964 in Duluth, MN to Sigurd and Shirley Randa. He grew up in Lincoln Park (West End), graduated...

Dylan DeSanto

Apr 25, 2017

Dylan Dustin DeSanto, 9, of West Duluth, passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2017 in Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Hospital. Dylan was born on November 1, 2007 in Duluth to Dustin and Laura (Bard) DeSanto. Dylan was a 3rd grader at Laura MacArthur Elementary School and was an inspiration to everyone he met. Dylan is a cancer survivor and has been...

Priscilla Fisher

Apr 25, 2017

Priscilla Elaine Fisher of Duluth passed away on Tuesday, April 25, at Solvay Hospice House after a long, courageous battle with cancer.

Born June 18, 1943 to Reginald and Elaine (Roleff) Chapman of Duluth, she graduated from Duluth Central High School before working at St. Jean’s School and Minnesota Power.  She married Ron Fisher on September 12,...

Muriel Thorp

Apr 21, 2017

Muriel Joyce (Nystrom) Thorp, 89, passed away on April 21, 2017 in her home in Plymouth, Minnesota surrounded by her loving family. Muriel was born in Duluth, Minnesota on April 14,1928 to Walter R. and Dagny (Tallakson) Nystrom.

She graduated from Denfeld High School in 1944 at the age of sixteen. The following week she went to...

Kimberly Bellanger

Apr 20, 2017

Kimberly “Yellow Sky” Bellanger, age 40, Duluth, died April 20, 2017 at St. Lukes Hospital.  Wake service Friday April 21, 2017 at 3PM  and continues through the night until the 10AM Funeral Service Saturday, all at Peace United Church of Christ, 1111 N. 11th Ave. E., Duluth.  Burial at Oneota Cemetery .  Williams-Lobermeier-Boettcher Funeral Home is entrusted with final...

Lester Leikas

Apr 11, 2017

Lester E. Leikas, 76, Duluth, died April 11, 2017 at St. Mary’s Essentia in Duluth after a brief illness.  He was born in Duluth on April 14, 1940 to Enol and Helme Leikas.  He had attended Duluth Central High School and later served in the National Guard.

Lester’s outgoing personality, smile, and good natured demeanor...

Mabel Rouleau

Apr 9, 2017

Obituary information for Mabel Ann Rouleau Mabel Ann Rouleau, 7, passed away on Sunday April 9, 2017 in Essentia Health, St. Mary's Hospital. She was born in Duluth on August 30, 2009 to Tyson and Corrina Rouleau. Mabel was in the 2nd Grade at Myers-Wilkins Elementary. Mabel was an aspiring artist, she enjoyed drawing, playing with Legos, hunting agates,...

Joseph Poissant

Mar 27, 2017

Joseph "Jay" A. Poissant, 73, of Blaine, MN, died Monday March 27, 2017 at J.A. Wedum Hospice in Brooklyn Park. Born and raised in Duluth he is a graduate of Denfeld High School, 1962 and the U of M College of Pharmacy, 1968 and worked for Snyder Drug for over 30 years. Preceded in death by parents, Louis A....