William Panger
Mar 7, 2016
William R. "Bill" "Papa" Panger, 65, of Duluth, passed away Monday, March 7, 2016 at Solvay Hospice House with his loving family by his side, following a two year battle with Multiple Myeloma Cancer. Bill was born in Duluth, Minnesota to Robert E. and Mary A. (Corrigan) Panger on July 16, 1950. Bill married his best friend and love...
Norman Nelson
Mar 3, 2016
Norman A. Nelson, 87, of West Arrowhead Road, passed away Thursday, March 3, 2016 in the Mille Lacs Lake Health Care Center. He was born on July 28, 1928 in Duluth to Nels and Marie Nelson. Norman was a graduate of Denfeld High School and worked for the Proctor School District. He retired as a chief engineer/boiler maker at...
MaryLou Pecht
Mar 1, 2016
MaryLou (Rabold) Pecht, 79, of Faith Haven , died Tuesday, March 1, 2016 in Essentia Health St . Mary's Hospital. MaryLou was born in Portland, OR on February 27, 1937 to Walter and Dagney (Jacobson) Johnson. She attended school in Grand Marais, lived in Hovland, MN before settling in Duluth. MaryLou worked for American Importing for 17 years. She...
LaVerne Hann
Feb 29, 2016
LaVerne M. Hann, 89, formerly of W. 6th St., died Monday, Feb. 29, 2016 in Heritage Haven. She was born on Oct. 20, 1926 in St. Louis, Mo. to William and Mildred (Coonley) Frank. She had been a Duluth resident since age 18. LaVerne married Harvey Hann in Duluth on Nov. 20, 1945. She was a homemaker and a...
Larrayne Milich
Feb 29, 2016
Larrayne R. Milich, 89, of Chambersburg Ave, passed away peacefully Monday February 29, 2016. She was born in Duluth on November 1, 1926 to John and Rose Hamski. She was a 1944 graduate of Denfeld High School and married Michael J. Milich on July 19, 1947 in Duluth. Larrayne was a member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church and retired...
Alfred Pederson
Feb 29, 2016
Alfred Thomas Pederson, 74, of Duluth, died at home of natural causes. Alfred was born on September 17, 1941 in Duluth to Phillip and Dorothy Pederson. Alfred attended Central High School and the Area Vocational Technical School where he studied electronics. Later in life, he worked at Goodwill Industries. He was preceded in death by his parents. He is...
Jack Sorenson
Feb 21, 2016
Jack E. Sorenson, 90, of Duluth, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 21, 2016 at Edgewood Vista, surrounded by his loving family. Jack was born in Warren, MN on March 9, 1925 to Jens and Bessie Sorenson. Jack married Patricia Roark in 1945. Jack retired from Arrowhead Equipment in 1987. He was a member of American Legion Post 71...
Norma Eckenberg
Feb 20, 2016
Norma Jean (Brown) Eckenberg, 91, of Edgewood Vista, formerly of North 40th Ave West, passed away peacefully Saturday, February 20, 2016 in St. Luke's Hospice. Norma was born on August 23, 1924 to William and Bertha (Olson) Nelson in Duluth. She was a 1942 graduate of Denfeld High School and a member of Zion Lutheran Church. She had worked...
Shirley Tillman
Feb 18, 2016
Shirley M. Tillman, 92, of Mounds View, MN, formerly of Duluth, passed away Thursday, February 18, 2016 at the Hennepin County Medical Center. She was born on September 4, 1923 in Duluth to Walfred and Hilda Swanson. Shirley was a 1941 graduate of Denfeld High School and worked for Minnesota Power and Light following high school. Shirley married Lloyd...
June Grimwood
Feb 11, 2016
June L. Grimwood, 90, of Duluth, died Thursday, February 11, 2016 at her residence in Ecumen Lakeshore. June was born on May 20, 1925 to Eino and Gertrude Larson in Duluth. June was a graduate of Central High School and the Duluth Business University. She was a member of Lester Park United Methodist Church, the Naomi Circle, the Women's...
Richard Anderson
Feb 9, 2016
Richard Curtis Anderson, 87, of Duluth, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at the Benedictine Health Center. He was born on February 8, 1929 in Duluth, MN to Kurt and Catherine Anderson. He graduated from Cathedral Senior High School and shortly after served in the U.S. Air Force as a Radio Operator stationed in Adak, Alaska; South...
Robert Wheeler
Feb 8, 2016
Robert William "Bob" Wheeler, 83, of Duluth, died on Feb. 8, 2016. He was born March 14, 1932 to Robert and Elizabeth (Bienusa) Wheeler. He had been employed by Coolerator, Dewitt-Seitz and Zalk Josephs, from which he retired in 1994. He was the Steelworkers Union president there. He later worked at K-Mart in West Duluth. He was an U.S....
Joan Hansen
Feb 7, 2016
Joan Linda "Joanie" Hansen, 69, of Marywood Assisted Living, died Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016 in Essentia Health, Duluth. She was born in Duluth on June 13, 1946 to John and Ruth (Halvorson) Archambault and was a lifelong resident here. Joanie was a graduate of Denfeld High School and St. Mary's Hospital School of Nursing. She worked as an LPN...
Robert Wiita
Feb 7, 2016
Robert "Bob" Roy Wiita, 79, of West Duluth, died peacefully Sunday, February 7, 2016 in the Solvay Hospice House. He was born on December 20, 1936 in Cloquet, MN. Bob was a graduate of Central High School. He married Diane Mattson on August 15, 1959 in Christ Lutheran Church, Duluth. He worked as a mechanical engineer for Duluth Engineering,...
Gladys Anderson
Jan 27, 2016
Gladys Helen Anderson, 102, formerly of Duluth, died January 27, 2016 in Fridley, MN. She was born in Duluth on April 2, 1913 to Anton and Borgina Hanson and was a 1931 graduate of Denfeld High School. Gladys married Richard Anderson in Duluth in 1936. She had worked at Hanson Ace Hardware, Sears and Kelly Howe Thompson. Gladys enjoyed...
Dr. Robert Kemp
Jan 26, 2016
Dr. Robert H. Kemp, 92, of Scottsdale, Ariz., formerly of Seattle, Wash., and Superior, died Jan. 26, 2016 in Scottsdale, Ariz. Bobby was born Dec. 6, 1923 in Superior, at home at 2 St. Albans Road to Frederick Albert Kemp Sr. and Ida Hutchinson Kemp. Bob attended schools in Superior and graduated from Central High School. He was drafted...
Donald Saarela
Jan 25, 2016
Donald Edward Saarela joined his wife, Joyce, and their Savior in Heaven on January 25, 2016. He was born on February 23, 1929 to Matt and Jennie Saarela. Don's early years were spent in Eagle Lake Minnesota. Because the Finnish language was spoken exclusively at home, Don learned English from the other children at school. He often recalled the...
Margaret Wick
Jan 24, 2016
Margaret D. Wick, 97, of Duluth passed away Sunday, January 24th 2016 at Viewcrest Health Center. Margaret was born to Ernest and Ida Bodin in Duluth, May 27th 1918. She grew up in Duluth's West End/Lincoln Park neighborhood, attending Bryant Elementary, Lincoln Jr. and Denfeld High Schools, graduating in 1937. At Denfeld she was elected Girls Club President and...
Edward Simon
Jan 13, 2016
Edward Gerald Simon of Duluth MN slipped away peacefully at home on January 13, 2016. He loved camping in the BWCA, dog sled races (especially the Iditarod), chess, reading American western history, astronomy. He loved the outdoors, forever planting trees, and activities with his grandchildren. He had a heart of gold and was there to help those in need...
Rodney Sutherland Sr
Jan 12, 2016
Rodney "Buckshot"Sutherland Sr., age 58, Duluth, died January 12, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospice. He was born in Duluth on November 10, 1957 to Walter and Edna Sutherland. He had attended Denfeld High School and was a graduate of the Duluth Vocational Technical School's diesel mechanics program. Rodney had worked at the DTA for 30 years and was a...
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