Obituaries

Mar 22, 2017

Patricia (Pat) Shelerud, 75, passed away peacefully with her husband Ron and son Tom by her side on Wednesday, March 22nd. She died while vacationing in Texas of complications from a car accident. Pat was born on May 22, 1941 to Frank and V. Evelyn (Ek) Santineau in Ely, Minnesota. Pat started writing her legacy at a young age....

Mar 14, 2017

Edna Evelyn Corser, 95, of Berkeley Road, died Tuesday, March 14, 2017 in Essentia/Miller Dwan surrounded by her family. Edna was born on March 29, 1921 in Duluth to Erick and Emelia Erickson. She married Marshall Corser on August 23, 1941 in Duluth and had worked for Glass Block, UMD Food Services and Western Electric. She was a member...

Mar 9, 2017

Doris Berggren Skorich, 95, passed away peacefully on March 9, 2017, at St. Mary's Hospital. A lifelong Duluth resident, she was born on June 13, 1921, to Jennie (Johnson) and Ed Berggren. She graduated from Denfeld High School in 1940. She then went on to marry Joe (Butch) Skorich on June 10, 1946. She loved the lord with all...

Mar 9, 2017

Shirley Ruth Erickson, 90, of Duluth died on March 9th, 2017 at Essentia Health St Mary's Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Born April 8th, 1926 in Duluth to Anna and Gustav Person, she graduated from Central High School in 1944 and Duluth Junior College in 1946. After college, she worked at the Duluth News Tribune from 1946-1952. On...

Mar 5, 2017

Thomas "Tom" Dickson, 66, of Proctor, Minnesota passed away after a long and heroic battle with cancer on, March 5, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospital. Tom was born April 3, 1950 in Duluth, MN at St. Luke's Hospital to Franklin H. Dickson M.D. and Anne (Portegys) Dickson. He grew up in Proctor, MN and attended St. Rose Grade School...

Feb 26, 2017

Rosalie Nys Alstadt, 102, passed away peacefully February 26, 2017 at Marywood Apartments on the campus of St. Scholastica. Rosalie was born October 4, 1914 in Ishpeming, Michigan to Leo and Georginia Nys. She moved with her family to Morgan Park in Duluth when she was 2 years old. She was a graduate of Morgan Park High School and...

Feb 24, 2017

Elna B. Linder, 97, Duluth, died February 24, 2017, in St. Luke's Hospital, surrounded by her family. She was born in Biwabik, MN, on August 26, 1919, to John and Alma Stockey. She was a 1939 graduate of Duluth Central High School and married Louis Linder on October 2, 1942, in Duluth. Elna worked in the Trust Dept. of...

Feb 24, 2017

Frank Richard Michael Pitoscia "FRMP" of Hermantown, passed away at the Silver Bay VA on Friday February 24th, 2017. He was born at home in Duluth on July 17th, 1930 to Sandale and Vincent Pitoscia. Frank joined the Army in September 1948 to September 1949. Then the Korean War started and he reenlisted in October 1950 and served at...

Feb 23, 2017

Mary Frances (Wilhelm) Makitalo, 84, went to heaven on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, surrounded by family and friends. Mary was born in Duluth on Feb. 29, 1932, to Frank and Agnes Wilhelm. She grew up in Hermantown, graduating in 1950. Mary worked as a nurse's aide in Duluth. She married Uno in 1953 and raised eight beautiful children, three...

Feb 22, 2017

Muriel Irene Zeleznikar, age 90, passed away on February 22, 2017 at Viewcrest Health Center. She was born on November 15, 1926 to Thure and Oralie (McComb) Stenberg. A 1944 graduate of Denfeld High School, Muriel married Walter Zeleznikar on June 19, 1948 in Sacred Heart Cathedral, and they celebrated more than 50 years of marriage. Muriel was a...

Feb 17, 2017

Joyce Anne Swenson (von Lehe), of Duluth, passed away on Feb. 17, 2017, in the Benedictine Health Center. She was born in 1928 to Irene and Oscar von Lehe in Le Sueur, MN, where she spent her formative years. Joyce attended Hamline University in St. Paul, MN, and earned a BA degree in English. After graduation, she taught high-school...

Feb 3, 2017

Georgia Elaine Kokotovich, 91, passed away on Feb. 3, 2017, in the Solvay Hospice House in Duluth, surrounded by her loving family.

Georgia was born on May 23, 1925, in Hibbing, MN, to Carl and Gladys (Beck) Johnson.

She was a graduate of Hibbing HIgh School, class of 1943. She attended Junior College in Hibbing before graduating...

Feb 3, 2017

Doris L. Swanson, 96, formerly of Chambersburg Ave and Edgewood Vista. The Lord took her home on Feb. 3, 2017 in the Chris Jensen Health Center. Doris was born on Feb. 16, 1920 in Duluth to Bernard and Lena Myrwold. She was a graduate of Denfeld High School, Duluth Teachers College and The College of St. Scholastica, receiving her...

Jan 27, 2017

Frances (Fran) Mary Pinther (Arimond) was born in Duluth, Minnesota, July 12, 1926 and went to be with her Lord January 27, 2017. She was a resident of & cared for by the devoted and angelic staff of the Franciscan Health Center (FHC) at the time of her passing.

Fran graduated from the University of Minnesota with a...

Jan 24, 2017

Charlotte Eleanor (Wicht) Lee, 91, formerly of Mount Royal Pines, died peacefully Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017 at the Solvay Hospice House. She was born on April 8, 1925 in Minneapolis to Ernest and Ella (Samuelson) Wicht. Charlotte was a proud graduate of Central High School in 1943 and continued her studies at Duluth Junior College. She married the love...

Jan 22, 2017

Carol T. (Tranvik) Dahl, 88, of Duluth, passed away Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017. Carol was born Dec. 3, 1928, in Duluth, to Isaac and Thora Tranvik. She was a 1946 graduate of Denfeld High School. Carol married Arthur M. Dahl in 1952. Carol was a lifetime member of Zion Lutheran Church in Duluth where she was very involved since...

Jan 22, 2017

Roy Arvid Berg, 91, passed away on January 22, 2017 at the Solvay Hospice House in Duluth surrounded by his loving family. Roy was born on May, 25, 1925 in Proctor to Olai and Betty (Olsen) Berg. He was a graduate of Denfeld High School, class of 1943, where he fell in love with his high school sweetheart, Meredith....

Jan 21, 2017

Anthony "Tony ' Menart, age 82, Duluth, died January 21, 2017. He was born in Duluth on March 29, 1934. Tony was the first handicapped student to graduate from the Duluth Public School District, graduating from Denfeld in 1954. He married Beverly Bielen in Duluth in 1957. He had retired from Diamond Tool in 1981. Tony is preceded in...

Jan 21, 2017

Edith Mabel Norlien, 90, of Duluth, died Saturday, January 21, 2017, with family by her side, at Viewcrest Health Center. Edith was born on October 2, 1926 in Minneapolis, MN to Rev. Frank and Pauline (Underwood) Berg. Edith married Fred Norlien on July 17, 1948 in Beloit, WI. They raised four children together and in July, 2015 celebrated their...

Jan 15, 2017

John P. Galo, age 49, Duluth, died January 15, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospital as a result of a heart attack on January, 6th. He was born in Duluth on September 17, 1967 to Michael and Karen Galo. John was a 1986 graduate of Two Harbors High School and in 1990 earned his BA Degree in Business Management from...