Obituaries

Mar 18, 2020

Ronald J. Tomshack, 68, of Duluth, passed away peacefully after a brief battle with cancer, Wednesday, March 18, 2020.

He was born in Duluth to Cecil and Miriam, on February 22, 1952.

He loved his plants and graduated from technical school in horticulture.

He worked in the print shop for many years for...

Mar 9, 2020

Kathleen L. Skarman, 76, of Duluth, died Monday, March 9, 2020 at Barnes Care in Esko, MN. Kathy was born on August 6, 1943 in Duluth to Leonard and Vernice Kossett. Kathy was a graduate of Hermantown High School and in her younger years, she worked for Bagley’s and later was a Real Estate Agent. Kathy enjoyed traveling, gardening...

Mar 8, 2020

Elaine M. Opack, 92, passed away peacefully Sunday, March 8, 2020 at Edgewood Memory Care in Hermantown. Elaine was born in Duluth on April 13, 1927 to Arvid and Hilma Meyers. She was a graduate of Denfeld High School and Duluth Business University. Elaine married her one and only John Opack on April 3, 1948. They built a home...

Mar 4, 2020

Linda “Ma” Kay Wilander, 76, of Duluth, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 with family by her side. Linda was born January 20, 1944 in Rice Lake, WI to Arnold and Avis (Geer) Mickelson. She was raised in Ridgeland, WI and attended Colfax High School and Barron High Schools. She moved to the Twin Cities and worked...

Feb 29, 2020

Frank Robert Oman (69) of Duluth, passed away surrounded by family, on February 29, 2020. Frank was born on April 26, 1950 to Earl and Dorothy (Olson) Oman. Frank grew up in Proctor, MN and graduated from Proctor High School in 1968. He met the love of his life, Peg (Pauley) Oman while standing in line at Wards Auto...

Feb 29, 2020

Bertha Catherine (Borich) Panyan, age 90, of Duluth, died Saturday, February 29, 2020 at the Benedictine Living Community. She was born in Duluth July 1, 1929 to John and Victoria (Snydle) Borich. Bert was a 1946 graduate of Morgan Park High School. She married Edward Panyan on June 17, 1950 at St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church. Bert’s banking career started...

Feb 19, 2020

Shirley A. Brown   8/8/1939 - 2/19/2020 Born in Mahtowa, MN to Elsie Freeman & George Reed. Enjoyed working in her Gardens and they were always Beautiful, going for long rides to new areas. She loved doing things as a family that included 5 children. She made all of the Holidays special with her cooking.  Preceded in death by her...

Feb 18, 2020

Roger D. Olson, 82, of Duluth, died Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Hospital. Roger was born on October 17, 1937 in Duluth to Andrew Gustav and Anna (Anderson) Olson. He graduated from Denfeld High School in 1955 and married Janet Lundgren in Duluth on November 2, 1957. He earned a degree in Art History from...

Feb 16, 2020

Thomas Edward Brady, 83, formerly of Lakewood Twp, was called home Sunday, February 16, 2020 in Duluth. Tom was born on January 30, 1937 to William and Beatrice Brady in Deckerville, Michigan. After graduating in 1954 from Deckerville H.S. he proudly served in the US Navy. On June 20th, 1959 he married the love of his life Lorraine Particka...

Feb 13, 2020

Ryan Jacob McCarthy, 26, of Proctor, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday February 13, 2020.  He was born in Duluth on June 29, 1993 to Mark and Sharon McCarthy.  Ryan graduated from Proctor High School Class of 2012, and was a member of the Proctor football, baseball and hockey teams.  He continued to play baseball after high school for Mesabi...

Feb 11, 2020

Alice Jean Knudson, 92, of Duluth, died Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at Franciscan Health Center. Alice was born on March 3, 1927 on a family farm near Brookings, South Dakota, to Grace Lena (Niemann) and John DeBoer. She married William Milton Knudson on July 3, 1949 in Bruce, SD. Alice went to cosmetology school in Watertown after high school....

Feb 8, 2020

Kimberly Marie Glowacki, 34, of Hermantown, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday February 8, 2020.  She was born in Duluth to Harold and Jane Glowacki.  Kim graduated from Denfeld High School and from Lake Superior College.  She was currently employed as a Surgical Tech at the Mariner Medical Clinic. Kim had a special passion for animals, especially her little dog...

Feb 8, 2020

Ronald Jean Carver, 87 of Duluth passed away on Saturday February 8, 2020 at the Benedictine Health Center.  He was born in Duluth on October 9, 1932 to Loring and Elsie Carver.  Ron attended Duluth Central High School and served in the US Navy from 1951-1955.  He had worked at US Steel, National Iron, and Barko Hydraulics.  Ron loved...

Feb 1, 2020

Helen Marie Bergh, 93, passed away on Saturday, February 1, 2020 surrounded by family. Helen was born on September 5, 1926 to Carl and Ida Landin in Duluth, Minnesota. Growing up, many of her fondest memories were from the summers she spent on her grandfather’s farm in Mahtowa. Helen was a Denfeld High School graduate and on September 7,...

Jan 26, 2020

John R. “Jack” Tourville, 88, a lifelong resident of Duluth, died Sunday, January 26, 2020. He was born to Ransom and Teresa Tourville, February 5, 1931, in West Allis, WI, moving to Duluth as a small child. He graduated from St. Jean Baptiste School in 1949. In his teen years, he ski jumped for the Duluth Ski Club. He...

Jan 26, 2020

David Robert Landro, 76, of Duluth, died Sunday, January 26, 2020 at University of Minnesota Hospital in Minneapolis.  He was born March 1, 1943 in Duluth to Oscar and Evelyn (Bjerkness) Landro.  Dave married Theresa Mary Jedlicka on April 15, 1967 in Meadowlands.  Dave was a self employed contractor, owning and operating Landro Construction.  He was a member of Grace Lutheran...

Jan 18, 2020

Dustin William Newton, 30, of Duluth, died Saturday, January 18, 2020. He was born on November 22, 1989 in Robbinsdale, MN to Terry Newton and Jodie Lunke. Dustin grew up in Duluth and graduated with his HS Diploma. He attended LSC, completing a course in auto body repair along with some generals. He worked at the Pickwick bussing tables,...

Jan 16, 2020

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...

Jan 16, 2020

Lois M. Blazevic Popovich Pelander, 88, born March 8, 1931,  in Duluth, MN to Victor C. and Agnes M. (Kreminski) Blazevic, died peacefully  January 16, 2020 in Duluth with family by her side. Lois always had her flower gardens, spending hours planting, arranging and weeding. She had been a member of the Midway garden club for many years. But...

Jan 15, 2020

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...