Obituaries

Jan 4, 2013

Joseph "Joe" Robert Brown, 55, of Pike Lake, passed away January 4, 2013 doing what he loved, riding his dirt bike. He was born in Duluth on August 20, 1957 to Thomas and Shirley Brown. Joe was a 1975 graduate of Proctor High School. He married Cindy Oakland in Duluth on February 9, 1980. Joe was founder/ co-owner and...

Jan 1, 2013

Magnhild "Munnie" Albertine Collander Skog, 91, died Jan. 1, 2013 in Faith Haven Nursing Home, Carlton.

She was born in Bayview Heights on Feb. 13, 1922.

She graduated from Proctor High School in 1939. She married Edgar Skog on June 20, 1942 and lived on the family farm in Munger for the next 60 some years. Besides...

Dec 30, 2012

Hilmer O. "Himmie" Hadselford, 92, Duluth, died December 30, 2012 at Chris Jensen Nursing Home. He was born in Bozeman, ND, on August 12, 1920 to Magnus and Thea Hadselford. Hilmer had attended Duluth Central High School. He was a Navy veteran of WWII, and was the last Duluth survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor. He had worked...

Dec 29, 2012

Wayne F. Jacobson, 83, of West Redwing St, died unexpectedly Saturday, December 29, 2012 in Essentia Health-St. Mary's surrounded by his family. Wayne was born July 25, 1929 in Minneapolis to Joseph and Sigrid Jacobson. He grew up in Duluth and spent his summers at his grandmother's farm in Fredric, WI. He graduated from Denfeld High School in 1947...

Dec 28, 2012

Joseph Ambrose Rich, 87, of Wyoming St, lost his 28 year battle with Parkinson's disease on Friday, December 28, 2012 in the Minnesota Veterans Home in Silver Bay. He was born in Duluth on January 11, 1925 to John and Carmel (Scinocca) Rich. Joe graduated from Central High School and completed the Baking course at Duluth Vocational School. He...

Dec 21, 2012

Robert "Bob" John Howden, 67, passed away peacefully on December 21, 2012 while vacationing in Scottsdale, Arizona. Bob fought many battles with his health and did it with dignity and a very positive attitude. He never complained and was thankful for every day. Bob was born on June 11, 1945 to John and Helen (Lusk) Howden in Duluth. He...

Dec 20, 2012

Alice Josephine was born on November 16, 1940 in Chicago, IL to Thomas J. & Helen A. (Pawlak) Howard. She moved with her family to West Duluth in 1943. She was a member of St. James Catholic Church. She was a devotee at the Chapel of the Innocence since it started in 1995. She attended St. James School graduating...

Dec 14, 2012

Olaf A. Ness, 92, of Avondale St, died Friday, Dec 14, 2012. He was born in Norway on July 11, 1920 to Olaf J. and J. Matilda (Mellingen) Ness. Olaf worked in the CCC Camp 3709 at Seagull Lake on the Gunflint Trail. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and became a U. S. Citizen...

Dec 4, 2012

Leigh Ann Pristash, 62, Hermantown, passed away at home Tuesday, December 4, 2012 after a lengthy and courageous battle with chronic illness. She was born May 3, 1950, in Green Bay, WI to Donald and Gloria Landry. She was a graduate of St. Joseph's Academy, Green Bay and went on to graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Oskosh with a...

Nov 27, 2012

Barbara "Barb" Pearson, 76, of Duluth, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012 after surviving breast cancer for 17 years. Barb was born on June 14, 1936 to Dewey and Susan Pajunen in an unorganized township near Chisholm. She graduated from Hibbing High School before moving to Duluth where she met Wallace "Pete" Pearson and they married on October...

Nov 22, 2012

Rose Ann Johnson, 82, Duluth, died November 22, 2012 at Heritage Haven, Hermantown. She was born January 2, 1930 in Duluth to Michael and Esther Valentine. She married Stanley R. Johnson in Duluth on October 30, 1946. Rose Ann's career was in food service starting at the fountain at Snyder Drug Store for 14 years and continued at K-Mart,...

Nov 21, 2012

Kim M. Olthoff, 54, Hermantown, died November 21, 2012 at Solvay Hospice House surrounded by her family, after two and one half years of battling liver cancer. Kim was born in Duluth on March 4, 1958 to Earl and Ellen Olthoff and was a 1976 graduate of Hermantown High School. Kim had worked for many years as a CNA....

Nov 20, 2012

Beatrice M. "Bea" Berg Johnson, 77, Duluth, died November 20, 2012 at Viewcrest Health Center after a struggling 47 year battle with Multiple Sclerosis. She was born in Grand Forks, ND on October 24, 1935 to Leonard and Ellen Berg. Bea was a graduate of Bemidji State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education. She was...

Nov 19, 2012

Agnes Lorraine Miller, 94, Duluth, died November 19, 2012 at the Franciscan Health Center. She was born in McKinley, MN, on December 6, 1917 to John and Mary Mushinski. Agnes was a 1936 graduate of Gilbert High School and later attended Duluth Business College. She married Robert Miller in Duluth on September 17, 1949. She had worked as a...

Nov 8, 2012

Betty Lou Grams, 85, most recently of Viewcrest Health Center, passed away Thursday, November 8, 2012. Betty was born in Duluth on July 23, 1927 to Louis and Myrtle (Anderson) Fortin. She grew up in Duluth's West End, attending Bryant, Lincoln and Denfeld, graduating in 1944. Betty worked at the News Tribune until her marriage to Ernie Grams in...

Nov 7, 2012

Danielle Rae Purcell, 22, Duluth, died unexpectedly November 7, 2012 at her home. She was born in Duluth on May 27, 1990 to Tammi Carlin and James Ostman. She was a mother and a homemaker. Danielle was preceded in death by her infant daughter Isabella. She is survived by her husband Randy, daughters Ava Mae and Elyssea, brother Tony...

Nov 2, 2012

Clifford M. Moran, 81, died Friday, November 2, 2012 in New Iberia, LA. Cliff was born on February 28, 1931 in Duluth to Ralph and Christine Moran. He was a 1948 graduate of Duluth Cathedral High, received his undergraduate degree from UMD in 1952 and his graduate degree from the University of Minnesota in 1958. In 1960, he married...

Nov 1, 2012

Marian E. Furlong, 95, formerly of Duluth, died Thursday, November 1, 2012 at the Diamond Willow Misty Ivy in Proctor. She was born in Stanley, ND on September 6, 1917 to Oscar and Anna Larson. Marian and her husband, Louis were owners of Marian's Beauty Salon on 9th St and also at Snow White on Woodland Ave. Marian and...

Oct 28, 2012

Donald C. VanNispen, 78, of Duluth, died Sunday, October 28, 2012 at his home. He was born on February 19, 1934 to Jacques and Pitra VanNispen in Duluth. Donald was a U. S. Navy veteran serving during the Korean War. He married Jeanine Cheetham on September 28, 1985 and they just celebrated 27 years of marriage. Don was a...

Oct 28, 2012

Esther Evelyn Wick, 98, formerly of Leonard St and Viewcrest, died Sunday, October 28, 2012 in Essentia Health St. Mary's. Esther was born in Forbes, MN on June 3, 1914 to Charles and Anna Nelson. Esther married Raymond "Ray" Wick on July 14, 1947 in Mason City, Iowa. She was a member of the Lutheran Church of The Holy...