Antti Lepisto
Aug 10, 2012
Antti A. I. Lepisto died at his Duluth home on August 10, 2012, of pancreatic cancer. He was born August 31, 1932, in Moose Lake, MN, son of Pastor Antti and Sigrid (Hakola) Lepisto. He graduated from Denfeld High School, received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Minnesota Duluth, a Masters of Divinity from Northwestern Lutheran Theological...
Kenneth Watry
Aug 8, 2012
Kenneth J. "Ken" Watry, 80, of Lindahl Road, Hermantown, died peacefully in his sleep Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at home. He was born on September 9, 1931 in Grant County, Minn to Nicholas and Olivia Watry. Ken married Antoinette "Toni" Rutka at St. Rose Catholic Church on July 14, 1956. Ken served with the Minnesota Army National Guard, a...
Ronald Benson
Aug 2, 2012
Ronald Dean Benson, 77, Duluth, died August 2, 2012 at Essentia Hospice. He was born in Barronette, WI, on March 9, 1935 to Robert and Annie Benson. Ron was a 1953 graduate of Morgan Park High School. He married Donna Kervina in Duluth on May 18, 1957. Ron had retired from U S Steel after 40 years of service....
Agnes Vogel
Jul 26, 2012
Agnes E. Vogel, 84, of Barker Drive, passed away peacefully Thursday, July 26, 2012 in the Solvay Hospice House surrounded by her family. She was born in Duluth on December 24, 1927 to Charles and Victoria Busker. Agnes was a graduate of Denfeld High School, attended Duluth Business University and retired from St. Louis County Health Department where she...
Andrew Dunaisky
Jul 18, 2012
Andrew J. "Andy" Dunaisky, age 90, Hermantown, died July 18, 2012 at St. Lukes Hospice. He was born in Duluth on July 8, 1922 to Adrian and Victoria Dunaisky. He had attended St. James School, West Jr. and Denfeld High School. In his early years he worked with the CCC constructing the Gunflint Trail. Andy married Irene Klejeski in...
Charles Supplee
Jul 18, 2012
Charles J. "Chuck" Supplee, 71, of Duluth, passed away Wednesday, July 18, 2012 in his home surrounded by family. Chuck was born on August 11, 1940 in Minneapolis and attended schools in St. Cloud and Shattuck in Faribault, Minn. Upon graduation, he entered the U. S. Navy where he was on staff at Great Lakes, Ill and aboard the...
Vernon Verhel
Jul 17, 2012
Vernon R. Verhel, age 89, Duluth, died peacefully at Solvay Hospice House in Duluth on Tuesday July 17, 2012, surrounded by his family. Vern was born on December 8, 1922, in Duluth, Minnesota, to Emil and Marie Verhel. He graduated from Denfeld High School in 1941, spent two years at Duluth Junior College before serving over three years in...
Thomas Trousdell
Jul 12, 2012
Thomas M. Trousdell, 83, of Duluth, MN, formerly of Mercer, WI, died Thursday, July 12, 2012 in Chris Jensen Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Cincinnati, OH on June 19, 1929. Thomas graduated from the Leelanau School in Glen Arbor, Mich. He was a U. S. Army Veteran serving during the Korean Conflict. He received his B.A....
Alice Hansen
Jul 5, 2012
Alice "Toots" Hansen, 91, of Heritage Haven on Morris Thomas Road, formerly of Erickson Road, died peacefully Thursday, July 5, 2012 in St. Luke's Hospice surrounded by her family. She was born on August 11, 1920 to John and Marie (Christianson) Benson in Duluth. Alice was a 1939 graduate of Central High School and married Allen Hansen that same...
Dr. John LeVasseur
Jun 28, 2012
Dr. John A. "Jack" LeVasseur, 77, formerly of Commonwealth Ave, died Thursday, June 28, 2012 in Essentia Health St. Mary's Hospital. Jack was born in Duluth on August 10, 1934 to Apolon and Margaret LeVasseur. Jack was raised in the West End and a 1952 graduate of Denfeld High School. He attended the University Of Minnesota School Of Dentistry...
Teresa Johnson
Jun 28, 2012
Teresa Ann Johnson, 52, of Hermantown, passed away peacefully at Essentia Health St. Mary's Hospital surrounded by her family after a long battle with pulmonary veno-occlusive disease on June 28, 2012. Teresa was born in Eveleth, MN on May 20, 1960 to Louis and Sally Muhich. She graduated from Eveleth High School in 1978 and went on to earn...
Marian Holte
Jun 27, 2012
Marian B. Holte passed away on June 27, 2012 at 9:00 AM in Essentia Hospice, Duluth at the age of 83 due to declining hemoglobin, pneumonia, and infection. Marian was born in Duluth on May 28, 1929 to Arthur and Elsa Erickson. She was the third of five children. Her brother Donald died at a young age so Marian...
Brent Lee
Jun 27, 2012
Brent D. Lee, 55, Saginaw, died June 27, 2012 at his home with his family at his side. He was born in Duluth on April 8, 1957 to David and Marlys Lee and was a 1975 graduate of Proctor High School. He married his wife Ann in 1985. Brent started his career with the DM&IR Rail Road as a...
Gordon Nelson
Jun 26, 2012
Gordon "Gordy" Edwin Nelson, 88, formerly of Brainerd Ave, died Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at the Benedictine Health Center with his family at his side. He was born August 17, 1923, the only child of Swedish immigrants, Edwin and Ellen Nelson (Olson). He was preceded in death by his parents and his first wife Elaine Melema Nelson. He remarried...
Dorothy Oman
Jun 22, 2012
Dorothy June Oman peacefully passed away with her family present Friday, June 22nd at the age of 89. Dorothy Olson was born June 3, 1923 in Cambridge, MN. Her parents Andrew and Margaret (Becklin) Olson brought the family to Duluth, MN in the 1930's. Dorothy graduated from Denfeld High School in 1942. She met her husband, Earl Oman, from...
Gerald Sime
Jun 21, 2012
Gerald Roy "Jerry" Sime, 81, Duluth, died June 21, 2012 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was born in Bemidji, MN, on January 7, 1931 to Lee and Elyn Sime. He was a 1949 graduate of Denfeld High School. Jerry served in the Air Force during the Korean War. After discharge he enlisted in the Minnesota Air National Guard, working...
David Otos
Jun 18, 2012
David L. Otos, 67, Duluth, died June 18, 2012 at his home on Island Lake with his family at his side. He was born in Duluth on July 20, 1944 to Glen and Helen Otos. David was a 1963 graduate of Duluth East High School and had attended UMD. He had served in the MN Air National Guard and...
Laurence Moran
Jun 15, 2012
Laurence A. "Babe" Moran, 91, died June 15, 2012 at the Iowa Veteran's Home, Marshalltown, Iowa from complications of Alzheimer's disease. He was born on Feb. 11, 1921, in Duluth, to Ralph & Christine (Vechello) Moran. He graduated from Denfeld High School in 1939. He was employed in Duluth and Detroit until enlisting in the Naval Aviation program in...
Dr. Violet Young
Jun 10, 2012
Dr. Violet Koski Young, Ph.D. age 91, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on June 10, 2012, at Mills-Peninsula Hospital following a brief illness. She was born in Duluth, Minnesota on January 7, 1921, and attended University of Minnesota, where she received a bachelor's degree and a PhD degree in plant physiology. She moved to California to pursue...
Michael Swanson
Jun 9, 2012
Michael J. Swanson, 51, Duluth, died June 9, 2012 in St. Lukes Hospice. He was born in Aurora, MN, on January 16, 1961 to Donald and Emma Swanson and was a 1979 graduate of Aurora-Hoyt Lakes High School. Michael had worked as a roofer throughout the United States. He was preceded in death by his grandparents. Michael is survived...
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