Dorothy Kurn
Apr 5, 2015
Dorothy E. Kurn, 101, Duluth, died on Easter Sunday, April 5, 2015, with family at her side. She was born on Aug. 9, 1913 in Superior, Wis., to Andrew and Clara Knutson. Dorothy was a graduate of Superior Central High School and the St. Mary's School of Nursing in Superior. As an RN, Dorothy was head nurse of the...
Raymond Tessier
Apr 1, 2015
Raymond George Tessier, 88, Duluth, died April 1, 2015, at Solvay Hospice House, surrounded by his family. He was born in Duluth on July 9, 1926 to Joseph and Bertha Tessier. Raymond grew up in the West End and was a 1944 graduate of St. Jean's High School. He was a Navy Veteran of World War II, serving in...

Jolene Peterson
Mar 26, 2015
Jolene M. Peterson, 83, formerly of Island Lake and Keystone Bluffs, died Thursday, March 26, 2015 in St. Luke's Hospice. Jolene was born on June 27, 1931 to William and Beatrice Lueck in Deerwood, MN. She was preceded in death by her parents, stepfather, Harold Murphy, and husband, Jerry. She is survived by two sons, Steve (Donna) and Russell;...
Marion DeWitt
Mar 19, 2015
Marion A. DeWitt, 95, a lifelong Duluth resident, passed away in her West Duluth home on Thursday, March 19, 2015, with family and friends at her bedside. Marion was born in Duluth on June 9, 1919, to Charles and Annie Addison. She graduated in 1937 from Wrenshall High School and in 1939 from Duluth State Teachers College. She began...
Mary Francisco
Mar 19, 2015
Mary C. (Arezzo) Francisco, 92, formerly of North 42nd Ave West, died Thursday, March 19, 2015 at Golden Oaks in Proctor. She was born on August 7, 1922 in LaSalle, IL to William and Frances Arezzo. Mary was a Duluth resident most of her life, working as a telephone operator and at the family owned Francisco's Bakery in West...

Philip Sever
Mar 18, 2015
Philip S. Sever, 81, of 103rd Ave West, died Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at his residence. He was born in Duluth January 11, 1934 to Frank and Anna (Rozich) Sever. Philip was a graduate of Cathedral High School and served in the Navy during the Korean War. He worked for the State of Minnesota as a grain inspector and...
Bernice Gelineau
Mar 12, 2015
Bernice E. Gelineau, 89, of Faith Haven, formerly of Smithville, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2015 at St. Eligius Health Center. She was born in Duluth on October 6, 1925 to Elmer and Mable Kovsky. Bernice attended Morgan Park High School and married Eugene Gelineau in Moose Lake, MN in 1952. Bernice was a homemaker, raising her five children....
Dorothy Carlson
Mar 5, 2015
Dorothy M. Carlson, 88, of Duluth, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2015 at the Solvay Hospice House. She was born in Duluth on July 17, 1926 to George and Esther (Erickson) LaFlamme. Dorothy was a graduate of St. Jean's Catholic School and had worked as a telephone operator for Northwestern Bell. She married Ed Carlson on February 5, 1949...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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...