Obituaries

Oct 18, 2014

John E. Jablonski, 76, of Deerwood St, died Saturday, October 18, 2014 at St. Mary's Hospital in the presence of his family. He was born on November 12, 1937 to Edward and Constanse Jablonski in Duluth. John was a 1955 graduate of St. Jeans Baptiste Catholic School and worked for Elliott's Meats in the warehouse and also a truck...

Oct 13, 2014

Mary Lou Leland, age 91, Duluth, died October 13, 2014 at Solvay Hospice House. She was born in Proctor on February 28, 1923 to Frank and Mary Shunk. Mary Lou was a 1940 graduate of Proctor High School. She had worked as a waitress at the Zelda and the Black Steer. She was a member of Asbury United Methodist...

Oct 12, 2014

Dorothy Florence (Rock) Vieira, 89, died October 12th, 2014 at Edgewood Vista Assisted Living in Hermantown. She was born in Duluth Minnesota December 18,1924 to Mederic and Angelina Rock. She graduated from Denfeld High School in 1943 and then went on to graduate from the Duluth Business University. She met Arthur Vieira in Duluth while he was stationed in...

Oct 7, 2014

Phyllis C. Donahue, 76, lifelong West Duluth resident, died Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at the Solvay Hospice House surrounded by her family. She was born on October 29, 1937 to Louis and Dagney Stockman in Duluth. Phyllis was a 1955 graduate of Denfeld High School and married Ronald Donahue on April 28, 1956 in Duluth. Phyllis was a clerk...

Oct 5, 2014

Mike Simonson, longtime reporter, teacher, KUWS-FM news director and Superior Bureau Chief for Wisconsin Public Radio, died in his sleep Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014 at his Duluth home. He was 57.

Simonson was born in Duluth on Sept. 10, 1957, the son of Dan and Marlene Simonson. He grew up in the Piedmont Heights neighborhood, attending Denfeld High...

Oct 4, 2014

Arnold C. "Arne" Johnson, age 78, Duluth, died October 4, 2014 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was born in Duluth on September 12, 1936 to Melvin and Beatrice Johnson. He had attended Longfellow Elementary School, West Junior High and graduated from Denfeld High School. He later earned his AA Degree from UMD. In high school Arne loved playing football...

Oct 2, 2014

Irvin D. "Irv" Mossberger, 70, died on Thursday, Oct 2, at Solvay Hospice House. He was born in Superior, Wis, on March 10, 1944, to Irvin L. and Claudine (McGill) Mossberger. He graduated from Superior Central High School in 1962 and in 1971 completed his BA degree in English & History with a minor in Political Science at UW-Superior....

Oct 2, 2014

Wallace David "Wally" Andersen, 68, of Olive St, died Thursday, October 2, 2014 in Solvay Hospice House surrounded by his family. He was born in Duluth on July 14, 1946 to Harry and Lucille (Cartier) Andersen. Wally was a 1964 graduate of Denfeld High School and attended UMD, where he studied Audio and Visual Communications. Wally married Judy Myers...

Sep 21, 2014

Irene G. Dunaisky, 83, of Hermantown, passed away September 21, 2014 at St. Luke's Hospital. Irene was born April 21, 1931 to Felix and Ida (Tomczak) Klejeski in Split Rock Township, Kettle River, MN. She graduated from Moose Lake High School and moved to Duluth in 1949. She worked at Herb Spindlers Farm "N" Home store before her marriage...

Sep 13, 2014

Jon Louis Donahue, 49, of Duluth, passed away peacefully Saturday, Sept 13, 2014 in the Solvay Hospice House surrounded by his family. Jon was born in Duluth on April 14, 1965 to Ronald and Phyllis Donahue. He was a 1983 graduate of Denfeld High School and attended UWS for broadcasting. He also went to Cosmetology Careers. He married Lisa...

Sep 9, 2014

Tracy Lynn Priley, 54, of Duluth died September 9, 2014 at St Mary's Hospital after a lengthy battle with cancer with her loving family by her side.

She was born on September 1, 1960 in Duluth to Dr. J Elliott and June Peterson, the younger sister of Christine Dudar.

Tracy graduated from Denfeld High School in 1978....

Sep 7, 2014

Lucille Lenora Becker, Pengilly, 86, died September 7, 2014 at Solvay Hospice House. She was born July 18, 1928 in New England, ND, to Paul J. and Stella (Arndt) Wiegand and moved to Mahomen, MN as a child. There she met and married Fred S. Becker. They moved to Pengilly in the early 50's. Preceded in death by her...

Sep 6, 2014

Anthony Joseph "Tony" Verdoljak, 97, of Duluth, passed on Saturday, September 6, 2014. Tony was the 2nd of 7 children born in Duluth on December 15, 1916 to Mate Vrdoljak and Kata Bonacic-Civran Vrdoljak. In the late 20's, the family moved 'on the farm' in Superior Township, WI. During the 30's, Tony was with the Civilian Conservation Corps at...

Aug 30, 2014

James R. Barcelona passed away August 30, 2014. He was born July 31, 1956. He was preceded in death by his parents John and Dorothy (Carroll) Barcelona, nephew William J. Barcelona of Duluth. James enjoyed outdoor life and had a passion for fishing, gardening and chopping wood for the winter. He also enjoyed music and videos. He is survived...

Aug 28, 2014

Marlene Delores Norlund, 77, of Duluth, passed away Thursday, August 28, 2014 in Viewcrest Health Center following a long battle with Alzheimer's. Marlene was born in Duluth on October 22, 1936 to John and Dorothy (Wolff) Johnson. Marlene was a graduate of Denfeld High School and married Richard Craig Norlund on October 5, 1957 in the Temple Baptist Church...

Aug 26, 2014

Marie Magdalene Eck, 102, of Lester Park Neighborhood, died Tuesday, August 26, 2014 in the Benedictine Health Center. Marie was born on December 4, 1911 in Norway to Ole and Thilda Engerbretson. She came to Duluth in 1912 and was a 1929 graduate of Denfeld High School and a 1932 graduate of Duluth State Teachers College. Marie M. Olson...

Aug 9, 2014

Robert J. "Bob" MacLeod, 88, of Duluth, died Saturday, August 9, 2014 in Chris Jensen Health Center. He was born on July 4, 1926 to William and Mary (Hager) MacLeod. Bob served in the Navy during World War II on the LSM 469 in the South Pacific. Bob retired from Diamond Tool. He was preceded in death by his...

Aug 8, 2014

Lawrence "Larry" Eckenberg, 91, a lifelong Duluth resident, passed away Friday morning August 8, 2014 at St. Luke's Hospital Hospice Care after a short illness. He had lived at Edgewood Vista for the last six years and Heritage Haven since April. Larry's birthday was March 6, 1923, the older of two sons born to Fritz Edward Eckenberg and Ruth...

Aug 7, 2014

Wallace V. "Wally" Hiller, 76, of Hermantown, died Thursday, August 7, 2014 in Superior View Assisted Living. Wally was born on February 7, 1938 to Frank and Mabel (Anderson) Hiller in Grayling, MN. Wally lived in McGregor, Tamarack and Aitkin before moving to the Duluth area. He married Janice Gerads on October 26, 1968 in Duluth. In his earlier...

Aug 6, 2014

Irvin L. Peleski, 93, of Primrose Retirement Community, formerly of West Quince St, died Wednesday, August 6, 2014 in St. Luke's Hospital. He was born on July 9, 1921 to John and Johanna (Sink) Peleski in Duluth. Following high school, Irv and his cousin, Jay could be seen at the Fairmont Roller rink performing tricks which led them to...