Obituaries

Apr 20, 2020

Joan Carol Bates, 83, formerly of North Shore Drive and Gearhart Street, died Monday, April 20, 2020 at Diamond Willow Assisted Living-Lester Park. Joan was born on September 29, 1936 in Waterloo, Iowa to Wilder and Martha O’Hara.  Following high school, she married John “Jack” Bates in Mason City, Iowa. Together they owned and operated the Wonderland Resort on...

Apr 15, 2020

Karlyne Marie Holm, of Hermantown passed away on Tuesday December 22, 2020. She was born on March 31, 1941 to Maurice and Lillian Rudolph.

Karlyne was a long-time employee of Zalk Josephs and retired from UMD. Karlyne’s hobbies included playing cribbage, knitting, reading, camping with the (Kamping nuts) crowd and spending time with family.

She is preceded in death by...

Apr 13, 2020

Karen L. Nyberg, age 77, of Duluth, died peacefully Monday, April 13, 2020 at Essentia Health-St. Mary’s. Karen was born on January 15, 1943 in Pine City, MN to Robert and Pearl Buirge. She was a 1961 graduate of Denfeld High School and married Dennis Nyberg on October 5, 1968 in Duluth.  Karen was an active member of the...

Apr 5, 2020

Janice D. Smith, 74, of Duluth, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday April 5, 2020. Janice was born in Duluth on May 28, 1945 to William Donald and Helen Ethel (Ricketts) Grimm. In the 1960’s, Janice attended The College of St. Scholastica Nurse’s Aide Course. She later worked for US Army Accounting, Valley Distributing, and she...

Mar 29, 2020

Carrie Ann Gehlen, 39, of Duluth, passed away on March 29, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital.  She was born on November 4, 1980 in Oelwein, Iowa to Chuck and Gloria Gehlen.   Carrie graduated with honors from Duluth Denfeld.  She was a violinist, playing throughout her school years.  Her love of violin playing was shared by her daughter, Abby.  They...

Mar 28, 2020

Allen Michael Wever, 27, Duluth, died Saturday, March 28, 2020 in Fairview University Hospital from complications due to the H1N1 virus. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.

Mar 23, 2020

Jamie Joseph Tuura, 60, of Cloquet, died Monday, March 23, 2020 at Fairview University Hospital in Minneapolis. Jamie was born May 16, 1959 in Cloquet, MN to the late Arabelle Gilchrist and Jack Tuura.  Jamie graduated from Cloquet High School in 1977 where he was an active member of the Drama Club and Footfall Team. He graduated on the...

Mar 20, 2020

Irene M. Swallow, 103 of Duluth passed away peacefully on March 20, 2020 at North Shore Estates in Duluth, MN.  She was born in Duluth, MN on February 27, 1917 to Walter and Margaret M. Novack (Janalik).  Irene attended primary school at St. Peter & Paul in the West End of Duluth and graduated from Stanbrook Hall (St. Scholastica)...

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...