Angeline Effinger
May 2, 2016
Angeline C. Effinger, died May 2, 2016, at age 100, at Diamond Willow Assisted Living in Proctor. Born in Duluth on March 7, 1916 to John and Mary Ann Koscielak. Angie had attended Denfeld High School and later married Lawrence F. Effinger in Duluth on June 13, 1942. Angie had been a member of Holy Family Catholic Church (St....
Nora Hall
May 2, 2016
Nora June Hall, 5 months, of Duluth, passed away Monday, May 2, 2016 at the Children's Hospital in Minneapolis. Nora was born on November 6, 2015 in Duluth to John and Mary (Beckwell) Hall. Though she came into the world 6 weeks earlier than her parents were expecting, they were delighted with the extra time that they were given...
Bernis Bergren
Apr 30, 2016
Bernis M. Bergren, 97, of Edgewood Vista, died Saturday, April 30, 2016 in St. Luke's Hospice. Bernis was born on November 18, 1918 in Cusson, MN to Alfred and Stella (LeMoine) Anderson. She married Earle R. Bergren on April 25, 1940 in Gheen, MN and they moved to Duluth in 1942 where they lived on West 4th Street for...
Catherine Walczynski
Apr 26, 2016
Catherine Victoria Walczynski, age 82, died April 26, 2016 at InterFaith Care Center, Carlton, MN. She was born November 10, 1933 in Floodwood, MN, to Nicholas and Katherine Zauhar. Cathy is a graduate of Floodwood High School and Duluth Business University. She married John Walczynski in Floodwood on September 26, 1959 and together they lived a rich, full life,...
James Korpi
Apr 23, 2016
James "Bucky" Korpi, age 72, Duluth, died April 23, 2016 at Solvay Hospice House. He was born in Park Rapids, MN, on May 13, 1943 to John and Mary Korpi. He was a 1961 graduate of Eveleth High School and a Vietnam-era Air Force veteran. He married Merle Malone on October 19, 1963, in Holyoke, MA. He owned and...
Donald Rossley
Apr 20, 2016
Donald F. Rossley, 90, formerly of North Central Ave and Faith Haven Apartments, died Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at St Eligius. Don was born April 16, 1926 in Duluth to Christ and Olive (Swanson) Rossley. He was a lifelong Duluth resident and a 1945 graduate of Denfeld High School. Don served in the Navy on the USS Suwannee aircraft...
Harriet Schwenk
Apr 12, 2016
Harriet C. Schwenk, 98, formerly of Tioga St, died April 12, 2016, at Edgewood Vista. Harriet was born on January 1, 1918 in Elk Lake Twp, Grant County, MN to Alfred and Elizabeth Youngberg. In her younger years, she worked for a bakery in Lakeside, cleaned houses, house sat, dog sitting and dog walking. Harriet lived in the Lester...
Karl Wicklund
Apr 10, 2016
Karl Gustaf WIcklund, 74, of Smithville passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2016 in Duluth. Karl was born in Duluth on December 22, 1941, the youngest of two children born to Ingmar and Louise Freda Wicklund Douville. Karl lived in Smithville for 72 years, graduating from Morgan Park High School in 1960. Karl married his high school sweetheart, Mary...
Gertrude Siironen
Apr 7, 2016
Gertrude K. Siironen, 100, Duluth, died April 7, 2016 at St. Eligius Health Center. She was born in Sebeka, MN on October 13, 1915 to Gust and Emma Heikkila. She married Eino Siironen in October, 1938. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, infant daughter Vivian, brothers Owen, Archie and Arvo and sisters Viola and Julia. Gertrude...
Marion Shannon
Apr 3, 2016
Marion Helena Shannon, 86, of Proctor, MN passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, April 3, 2016 surrounded by her family. Marion was known by all for her kindness and her faith. She was born on September 20, 1929 in Duluth, MN, to Albin and Martha (Hummel) Mattson. She graduated from Proctor High School and Lutheran Bible Institute in...
Jack Altonen
Mar 31, 2016
Jack Leroy Altonen, 85, of North 40th Ave West, passed away Thursday, March 31,, 2016 in Essentia Health St Mary's Hospital. Jack was born on July 26, 1930 in Duluth to Nestor and Lillian Altonen. He grew up in the Merritt neighborhood was a 1948 graduate of Denfeld High School and attended UMD. Jack married Beverly Anderson on October...
Rev. Gregory Daher
Mar 27, 2016
Rev. Gregory Sarkis Daher, age 59, died March 27, Easter Sunday, at his home in Kerrick, MN, with his family by his side. He was born in Minneapolis on April 30, 1956 to James and Gloria Daher. He married Jennifer Nelson in Minneapolis on December 16, 1977. Pastor Daher was devoted to his family, friends and serving the Lord...
Beverly Rivers
Mar 14, 2016
Beverly Jean Rivers, 88, formerly of Skyline Parkway, died Monday, March 14, 2016 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital of Alzheimer's. She was born in Duluth on March 24, 1927 to Julius and Minnie Youngberg. She married William Rivers on November 21, 1945 in Zion Lutheran Church in Duluth. She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Allan...
Vivian Huard
Mar 13, 2016
Vivian Huard, 84, Duluth, died March 13, 2016 at Essentia St. Mary's Duluth. Vivian was born in 1931 in Brookston, MN to Alfred and Martha (Glader) Honkala and graduated with honors from Duluth Central High School. She earned a degree from St. Luke's School of Nursing in 1953 and pursued a long career as a hospital nurse and later...
Joseph Bennett
Mar 12, 2016
Joseph J. Bennett, age 84, Duluth, died March 12, 2016 at Essentia St. Mary's Duluth. He is survived by his wife Claudia, sons Larry(Wendy), Mark(Teresa) and Len(Lauri), 4 granddaughters, 3 great-granddaughters, sister Ann Guss, all of Duluth and many nieces and nephews. Visitation from noon until the 1PM Funeral Service Friday at Williams-Lobermeier-Boettcher Funeral Home. Burial at Oneota Cemetery....
Elvy Nelson
Mar 11, 2016
Elvy C. Johnson, 91, of Duluth, died on March 11, 2016 in St. Luke's Hospice. She was born on April 21, 1924 in Duluth to Elof and Hilma (Carlson) Johnson. Elvy was a lifelong Duluth resident and lived a long and full life. She was a 1942 graduate of Denfeld High School, after which she became a parish worker...
Mary Peterson
Mar 8, 2016
Mary O. Peterson, 93, formerly of Harvey St, died Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at Viewcrest Health Center. Mary was born on May 13, 1922 to William and Christine Peterson in Cotton, Minn. She attended school in Cotton, Minn. She married Ray Peterson in Cotton on April 13, 1946 and they started their family. Mary was very active at Lincoln...
William Panger
Mar 7, 2016
William R. "Bill" "Papa" Panger, 65, of Duluth, passed away Monday, March 7, 2016 at Solvay Hospice House with his loving family by his side, following a two year battle with Multiple Myeloma Cancer. Bill was born in Duluth, Minnesota to Robert E. and Mary A. (Corrigan) Panger on July 16, 1950. Bill married his best friend and love...
Norman Nelson
Mar 3, 2016
Norman A. Nelson, 87, of West Arrowhead Road, passed away Thursday, March 3, 2016 in the Mille Lacs Lake Health Care Center. He was born on July 28, 1928 in Duluth to Nels and Marie Nelson. Norman was a graduate of Denfeld High School and worked for the Proctor School District. He retired as a chief engineer/boiler maker at...
MaryLou Pecht
Mar 1, 2016
MaryLou (Rabold) Pecht, 79, of Faith Haven , died Tuesday, March 1, 2016 in Essentia Health St . Mary's Hospital. MaryLou was born in Portland, OR on February 27, 1937 to Walter and Dagney (Jacobson) Johnson. She attended school in Grand Marais, lived in Hovland, MN before settling in Duluth. MaryLou worked for American Importing for 17 years. She...
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