Rebecca Lesch
Sep 23, 2015
Rebecca Ann Lesch, 53, Duluth, died Sept. 23, 2015 at Essentia St. Mary's Hospital in Duluth. She was born in Duluth on Aug. 5, 1962 to Roy and Marjorie Lesch. Becky was a graduate of Duluth Central High School and UMD, with a degree in Elementary Education. She worked in Duluth and Philadelphia as an elementary school teacher, and...

LoRayne Olson
Sep 18, 2015
LoRayne Joyce Olson, 85, Duluth, passed away Friday September 18, 2015 at Chris Jensen Nursing Care Facility. She was born on May 18, 1930 to William and Elaine Diehl and was a 1948 graduate of Denfeld High School. She was a member of the Lutheran Church of The Holy Trinity, the Altar Circle and also was the wedding coordinator...
John Donnahue
Sep 17, 2015
John "Jack" Earl Donnahue, born August 19, 1929, in Duluth, MN to Earl and Florence (McCullough) Donnahue, passed away September 17, 2015. He married the love of his life, Carrie Parr on December 2, 1950 at St. Clements Church. Graduated from Denfeld High School in 1948. He was a U. S. Army Veteran serving in Korea during the Korean...
Betty Christiansen
Sep 15, 2015
Betty Ann Christiansen, 84, formerly of Railview Apartments, died Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at Viewcrest Health Center. She was born in Duluth on January 8, 1931 to Clarence and Anna Rolfson. Betty was a 1949 graduate of Central High School and worked at Western Union for 20 years and A T & T for 23 years, retiring in the...
Mary Jones
Sep 1, 2015
Mary Frances (Summers) Jones, 88, of Duluth, went to be with her Lord, Tuesday, September 1, 2015 in her home surrounded by her family and favorite pets. She was born in Duluth on September 2, 1927 to Daniel and Mary (Robinson) Summers. She graduated from Sacred Heart Cathedral in 1946. She married George E. Jones, the love of her...
Blanche Jonland
Aug 21, 2015
Blanche Marie Jonland, 92, of Duluth, went home to her Lord on August 21, 2015. She was born in Helena, Montana on September 5, 1922 and was raised in Duluth. She graduated from Duluth Central High School and Minnesota Civil Service School. She worked for Attorney Fred Noreen until she married the love of her life, Richard W. Jonland...
William Phillips
Aug 20, 2015
William S. "Bill" Phillips, 96, of Duluth, went to be with Jesus on Thursday, August 20, 2015 in St. Luke's Hospital surrounded by family and close friends. He was born in Lake City, Minn on February 19, 1919 to William and Grace Phillips. Bill was a Army veteran serving in World War II and a graduate of the University...
Ruth Hanson
Aug 10, 2015
Ruth F. Hanson, 99, formerly of Haines Rd, died Monday, August 10, 2015 at Viewcrest Health Center. She was born in Duluth on May 12, 1916 to Frank and Anna (Bloomberg) Anderson. Ruth grew up in Duluth and married Howard G. Hanson on January 15, 1944 in Elim Lutheran Church in Duluth. Ruth was an active member at Salem...
Mary Pederson
Jul 22, 2015
Mary Elizabeth Pederson, 90, of Duluth, went to join her husband in the arms of Jesus on Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at Edgewood Vista surrounded by her family. She was born in Ely, MN on November 16, 1924 to Edward B. and Emma W. Curnow. Mary graduated from Ely High School and attended Vermilion Community College. She worked for...
Ruth Boben
Jul 19, 2015
Ruth Elizabeth Boben, 90, of 103rd Ave West, passed away Sunday, July 19, 2015 at her residence. She was born on April 27, 1925 to Hugo and Pearl (Richart) Hansen in Duluth. She was a graduate of Central High School. She married Stanley V. Boben on October 13, 1951 in Duluth. Ruth worked for AT&T for over 25 years...
Debra Dyson-Engstrom
Jul 17, 2015
Beloved mother and grandmother Debra E. Dyson-Engstrom, 63, of Eagan and formerly of White Bear Lake, Minn., passed away July 17, 2015 with her mother and children by her side. She was born in Duluth, Minn. on May 18, 1952, and grew up in Proctor, Minn. She graduated from Proctor High School. Debra owned and operated Deb E's Daycare...
Catherine Bennett
Jul 15, 2015
Catherine A. Bennett, age 73, Duluth, died Wednesday July 15, 2015 at Viewcrest Health Center. She was born in Duluth on March 26, 1942 to Merrill and Esther Ward. Cathy was a 1960 graduate of Denfeld High School. She married Bryan J. Bennett in Duluth on January 26, 1963. Cathy retired from the Mortgage Loan Dept. at North Shore...
Marilyn Harty
Jul 13, 2015
Marilyn J. Harty, 85, Hermantown, died Monday July 13, 2015, at St. Mary's Medical Center. She was born in Duluth on Jan. 3, 1930, to Arthur and Myrtle Archambeau. She was a 1947 graduate of Hermantown High School. Marilyn worked at the former Marshall-Wells prior to starting her family. She married Kenneth Harty on July 11, 1953. She loved...
Russell Wedin
Jul 13, 2015
Russell Gordon Wedin, 72, Duluth, died Monday July 13, 2015 at his home. He was born in Duluth on Oct. 25, 1942 to Gordon and Blanche Wedin. He was a Viet Nam Era Army veteran, serving in Germany. Russell married Mickaleen Draeger on Sept. 5, 1964. Over the years he worked many jobs at the waterfront, with his last...
Tracy Replogle
Jul 6, 2015
Tracy Marie (Kroll) Replogle, 31, of Superior, WI, formerly of Duluth, died Monday, July 6, 2015. She was born on March 1, 1984 to Robert and Linda (Sjoblom) Kroll in Duluth. Tracy graduated from Lake Superior High School and married Thomas Replogle in Duluth on December 20, 2003. Tracy was a homemaker to her three children filling her days...
Evelyn McVean
Jul 3, 2015
Evelyn Fay McVean, 73, Proctor, died July 3, 2015 at Ecumen Lakeshore. She was born in Duluth on April 9, 1942 to Perry and Dorothy Allie. She graduated from Proctor High School in 1960. She then married and made her home in Munger. Evelyn also graduated from Lake Superior College with a degree in Occupational Therapy. She worked at...
Virginia Carlson
Jun 27, 2015
Virginia Doris Carlson, 91, of Hermantown, went home to be with her Lord Saturday, June 27, 2015. Born in Duluth on January 7, 1924, she was the second child of Edward and Eleanor (Lundberg) Anderson. Virginia graduated from Denfeld High School in 1942. After graduation she worked at the Minnesota National Bank until her marriage to Bert Carlson on...
Myrtle Biles
Jun 20, 2015
Myrtle M. Johnson Biles, age 92, Duluth, passed away peacefully June 20, 2015. She was born in Duluth on May 26, 1923 to Carl and Ina Johnson and grew up in Hermantown and Maple, WI. Myrtle was a 1941 graduate of Proctor High School and the Young and Hursh Business College in 1942. She married Robert Biles on September...
Leonard VanGuilder
Jun 11, 2015
Leonard L. VanGuilder, 85, of North 66th Ave West, passed away Thursday, June 11, 2015 in Essentia Health Miller Dwan surrounded by family. Leonard was born on November 29, 1929 to Floyd and Crystal VanGuilder in Clear Creek Township, MN. Leonard was a millwright, working for various grain elevators, retiring in 1992 from Cargill Grain Elevators. He was a...
Loius Kanuit
Jun 9, 2015
Louis Leo Kanuit, 96, of Duluth, died Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at Bayshore Health Center. Louis was born on May 16, 1919 to Laura and Albert Kanuit in Duluth. Following graduation from Civil Service School, he accepted a position in Washington D.C. with the government. In 1942 he entered the U.S. Army and saw action in France, Belgium, Holland,...