All Obituaries

Twyla Ann Telega, 78, of Duluth, passed away peacefully Thursday, January 16, 2020 in her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Duluth on March 25, 1941 to Alexander and Elfin (Larson) Anderson. Twyla was a 1959 graduate of Denfeld High School and served in the US Navy. Twyla worked for 39 years at the US Bank in Duluth. She loved spending time with her family and will be dearly missed by her family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Norbert; seven...

Dorothy Mae Mehling, 94, of Duluth, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 15, 2020, at Villa Marina with her family by her side. She was born in Duluth on June 22, 1925, to Alfred and Florence (Trudell) Jobin.  Dorothy attended St. James School and went on to graduate from Denfeld High School. She married her high school sweetheart, Donald Mehling on August 24, 1946. Dorothy was a homemaker, a dedicated wife and a loving mother to her four children.  She enjoyed Post Home,...

David Charles Gehlen, 42, of Duluth, passed away on Monday January 6, 2020 in Essentia Health, St. Mary’s Hospital.  He was born on June 7, 1977 in Greely, CO to Chuck and Gloria Gehlen.  David graduated from Duluth Central High School and from the College of St. Scholastica.  David was also part of the Saint Scholastica drum line!    He had worked at St. Scholastica and for HRA as a maintenance engineer, David also worked with Dave Erickson, ...

Lester Beach, 97, of Duluth, died on Monday January 6, 2020 from complications from a fall.  He was born on June 10, 1922 in Shelby County, MO.  He married Marlyn Anderson on July 1, 1961 in Duluth.  Lester attended a one room school through 8th grade and graduated from Leonard High School in 1939.  He attended Business College in Kansas City, MO and worked until he was called to service in the Army Air Force in October 1942.  Lester served in Europe until October...

James A. “Jim” MacInnes, 93, of Duluth, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 4, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was born June 17, 1926 in Proctor, MN to parents James and Mildred (Murray) MacInnes. The second of five children, he maintained a close relationship with his siblings throughout his life. He attended Denfeld High School and later Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, California. Jim served as a cook in the U.S. Army 1306th Engineer Regiment in...

Lloyd Roger Olson, Sr., 80, of Duluth, died Saturday, January 4, 2020 at Viewcrest Health Center.  He was born in Duluth June 4, 1939 to Erling Henry and Ursala (Nadesky) Olson.  Lloyd was a 1957 graduate of Denfeld High School.  Following high- school he enlisted in the U.S. Army.  He married Rowena Morgan on September 30, 1961 in Alexandria, VA.  A truck driver for 35 years, Lloyd was employed by AEOA Transportation for 17 years, taking people to their doctor...

Sargent W. “Sarge” Larson, 90, of Duluth, died Thursday, January 2, 2020 in Heritage Haven Assisted Living Community. He was born on July 3, 1929 in Duluth to Lawrence and Edna (Sargent) Larson. Sarge was a graduate of Denfeld High School and attended College prior to enlisting in the Army, where he served during the Korean War. Sarge married Genevieve “Gen” Tessier on October 2, 1954 at St. Jean’s Catholic Church in Duluth. Sarge worked as a butcher at Famous...

Dawn B. Kolquist passed away peacefully on December 27, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota.  Dawn was born on January 30, 1922 in Duluth, Minnesota to Roy and Eva Tourville. Dawn graduated from Duluth Central High School in 1940 and the Duluth School of Beauty the following year.  She styled hair for many friends and family members but remained a stay at home mother.  During World War II she worked at Diamond Caulk in Duluth as a member of the Rosy the...

Judith “Judy” Ann Johnson, 74, of Duluth, died Tuesday, December 24, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital. Judy was born in Texas on March 29, 1945 to Roy and Doris Anderson. Judy married Ronald Johnson on August 28, 1972. Ron passed away on their anniversary in 2010. Judy loved going to Walmart, shopping and going out to eat. She loved Bingo, slot machines, puzzles, reading love novels, watching the Food Channel and spending time with her family. Judy had worked for Lee’s...

Jane Ellen Sommerfeld (née Ulrich), 93, of Duluth, entered the Church Triumphant on Saturday, December 21, 2019. Jane was born August 26, 1926 to Sarah Louise (Cowper) and Robert Stanley Ulrich in Detroit, Michigan. Her father died when she was 8 months old, several months before the birth of her brother. The children were sent to the family farm in Harbor Beach, Michigan where they were raised by their Aunt Tilly and Uncle Frank Dahlke until Jane was 12. They then returned to Detroit...