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James Marsy

James Marsy

Feb 14, 2015

James Gordon Marsy, 95, of Duluth, passed away on February 14, 2015. Jim was born in Jacobsville, Mich. to Minnie and Fred Marsy on May 24, 1919. He graduated from Chassell H.S., Chassell, Mich. in 1937 and then made his way to Duluth, where he met and married Ev, who he shared 66 years with. Jim proudly served in...

Scott Davidson

Scott Davidson

Feb 10, 2015

Scott Carl Davidson died unexpectedly Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, in Duluth. Scott was born July 12, 1968, to Carl Davidson and Karen Morgan (Dan) in Bemidji. He graduated from Hermantown High School, went on to UMD, and graduated from the College of St. Scholastica with a bachelor's degree in business with an emphasis on marketing. He then joined the...

Mary Tessier

Mary Tessier

Feb 6, 2015

Mary Hope Tessier, 85, of Kingston Road, died Friday, February 6, 2015 in St. Luke's Hospice. Hope was born on August 21, 1929 in Duluth to Ivan and Pauline (Carlson) Gilbert. She married Arthur A. Tessier on July 22, 1950 in Duluth and was a homemaker and a loving and devoted wife and mother. Hope was a member of...

Brandon Carlson

Brandon Carlson

Jan 22, 2015

Brandon Thomas Carlson, 34, died unexpectedly on January 22 at United Hospital in St. Paul. He had recently been diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease which he was being treated for. He was born on June 18, 1980 in Duluth and was the cherished son of Brenda and John Flayton and Randy Carlson. Brandon graduated from Superior Senior High...

Howard Huttel

Howard Huttel

Jan 19, 2015

Howard W. Huttel, 87, Duluth, died Jan. 19, 2015 in St. Luke's Hospice. He was born in Duluth on December 1, 1927 to Charles and Florence Huttel. Howard had attended Duluth Central High School and was an Army veteran of World War II. He had worked at the Superwood Corporation for over 40 years, retiring as a forming line...

Charles Rudh

Charles Rudh

Jan 13, 2015

Charles A. Rudh, 96, Duluth, formerly of Edgewood Vista, died Jan. 13, 2015 at Golden Oaks, Proctor. He was born in Fergus Falls, Minn., on Oct. 26, 1918 to Andrew and Caroline Rudh. He was a 1937 graduate of Duluth Central High School and the Duluth Business University. Charles was an Army Veteran of World War II, serving in...

Donald Strand

Donald Strand

Jan 13, 2015

Donald C. Strand, 82, passed peacefully on January 13, 2015. Don was born in Duluth to Alice (Mae) and Albin Strand, Twig, MN. He graduated from Proctor High School in 1950. Don served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, stationed in Panama. Upon his honorable discharge, Don worked as a heavy equipment operator. He was an electrician...

Shelly Archambeau

Shelly Archambeau

Jan 11, 2015

Shelly Marlene Archambeau, 62, of Anderson Road, died Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015 at the Solvay Hospice House. She was born on April 26, 1952 to Duane and June (Anderson) Booker in Duluth. Shelly was a graduate of Hermantown High School and worked at Chris Jensen Health Center as a CNA/TMA until her medical retirement. Family was very important to...

Terry Amell

Terry Amell

Jan 9, 2015

Terry Ann Amell. 71, of Duluth, went to be her Lord and Savior on Friday, January 9, 2015 in St. Luke's Hospice. She was born in San Diego, Calif on May 30, 1943 to Gordon and Evelyn (Hassing) Amell. Terry was a graduate of Denfeld High School and retired from Minnesota Power where she worked as a data entry...

Valeria Witte

Valeria Witte

Jan 8, 2015

Valeria Witte, 91, resident of Munger since 1944, passed away on January 8, 2015 at Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center. Valeria was born on August 25, 1923 in Duluth to Isadore and Theadora Dunaiski. Valeria attended Pike Lake School and graduated from Proctor High School in 1942 and married her 4-H sweetheart, James Witte in 1944. They bought...

Lucille Mann-Mattson

Lucille Mann-Mattson

Jan 7, 2015

Obituary | Lucille Klarice Mann-Mattson Lucille Klarice Mann-Mattson was born on October 30, 1915 in East Grand Forks, Minnesota and went home to be with her Lord in the early hours of January 7th, 2015 in Duluth, Minnesota at the age of 99 years, 2 months, and 7 days. Lucille was the youngest of two (2) children born to...

Marilyn Olson

Marilyn Olson

Jan 5, 2015

Marilyn Clae Olson, 92, lifelong Duluth resident, died Monday, January 5, 2015 in Essentia Health St. Mary's Hospital. Marilyn was born in Duluth on August 8, 1922 to Edward and Esther Holland. She was a graduate of Denfeld High School and married Donald W. Olson Sr. on June 12, 1947 in Duluth. Marilyn worked at Glass Block/Younkers in the...

Ruthanne Norton

Ruthanne Norton

Jan 5, 2015

Ruthanne C. (Miller) Norton, 78, of Duluth, passed away on Monday, January 5, 2015. She was born on Christmas Day 1936 in Traverse City, Michigan to Theodore and Ruth (Thomas) Miller. She graduated from Creston High School in 1956, Grand Rapids Junior College, Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1958 and Western Michigan University with a B. A. Degree in English...

Darlene Cich

Darlene Cich

Jan 2, 2015

Darlene M. Cich, 72, passed away Friday Jan. 2, 2015 at Essentia Health, St. Mary's, in Duluth. She was born in Duluth on Nov. 1, 1942 to Frances and Clifford Podemski. She was a 1960 graduate of Denfeld High School. Darlene was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church, it's Ladies Altar and Rosary Society, Funeral Lunch Servers and...

Margaret Neufeld

Margaret Neufeld

Dec 29, 2014

Margaret Ann (Carlson) Neufeld, 88, passed away to be with the Lord on Dec. 29, 2014, in Eagle River, Alaska with family at her side. Margaret was born in 1926 to Marie and David Carlson and was a lifelong resident of Duluth, until 2009. She graduated from Denfeld High School and received her bachelors in secondary social studies from...

Ralph Hayes

Ralph Hayes

Dec 29, 2014

Ralph D. "Lucky" Hayes, 65, of Duluth, died Monday, December 29, 2014 in St. Luke's Hospice with family by his side. Lucky was born on July 25, 1949 in Duluth to Ralph and Georgia (Summers) Hayes. Lucky attended St. Peter and Paul, Cathedral and graduated from Central High School in 1967. Following high school, he sailed on the great...

Shirley O'Brien

Shirley O'Brien

Dec 29, 2014

Shirley (Anderson) O'Brien, 81, of Superior, passed away Monday, December 29th with family by her side. She is joining her parents, Lawrence and Maude Anderson; brothers, Lawrence "Buddy", Roger and Billy, where she already has the coffee pot on. She is survived by her husband of 63 years, John "Jack" O'Brien; sons, Mark, Tom (Ann Murray), Mike (Sharie Craven),...

Rita Marshall

Rita Marshall

Dec 13, 2014

Dr. Rita Marshall, 94, of Duluth, died Saturday, December 13, 2014. She was born on April 8, 1920 to Joseph and Flora Laverdiere in White Bear Lake, MN. The family later moved to Superior where she attended St. Anthony and Cathedral High Schools. She was a graduate of St. Francis School of Nursing in LaCrosse, WI. After spending several...

Kathy Davis

Kathy Davis

Nov 30, 2014

Kathy Ann Davis, 62, of Johnson Road, Hermantown, passed away in her sleep on Sunday, November 30, 2014. She was born on July 5, 1952 in Duluth to Donald and Joyce (VanDyke) Barry. Kathy earned her LPN Degree from St. Scholastica and worked at St. Mary's Hospital. She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Patrick Barry;...

Joy Cheetham

Joy Cheetham

Oct 26, 2014

Joy G. Cheetham, a lifelong resident of Duluth, died Sunday, October 26, 2014. She was 95 years old. Joy was born in Duluth on August 24, 1919 to Leo and Anna Hoffman Gauthier, She attended business school in Wausau, WI. Joy married her high school sweetheart, Robert Cheetham, September 12, 1940 and the raised two children. She enjoyed camping,...

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