Obituaries

Feb 16, 2013

Myrtle Carolyn Rehnberg Eklof, 92, died February 16, 2013 at her home with her family at her side. She was born in Bridgeport, CT, on January 16, 1921 to Ernest and Amanda Rehnberg. She attended school in Bridgeport and after High School graduation attended Bethel College and Moody Bible Institute. She married Rev. Ellis "Bud" Eklof on August 26,...

Feb 13, 2013

Mark Richard Fredricks, age 41, passed away peacefully in his sleep after struggling with a lengthy illness on Wednesday, February 13th. He was born November 16th, 1971 in Duluth, MN to Richard and Patricia (Maeckelbergh) Fredricks. He was a 1990 graduate of Marshall School. He later went on to obtain a Bachelor's degree from Brown College. Mark truly lived...

Feb 6, 2013

Idelle D. (Cloutier) O'Brien, 92, of Duluth, passed away on Wednesday, February 6, 2013, at the Benedictine Health Center. She was born on September 2, 1920, in Duluth to Edward and Lillian Cloutier. She graduated from Denfeld High School and was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity. She left Duluth in 1961 to join her...

Jan 23, 2013

James A. "Jim" Aspoas Jr, 62, of Shilhon Road, Duluth Township, died Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at his residence due to natural causes. He was born in Alexandria, VA on August 5, 1950 to James Sr and Phyllis (Smith) Aspoas. Jim was a 1968 graduate of Duluth East High School and attended UMD. Jim served in the U. S....

Jan 22, 2013

Roy William Stromgren, 87, died at home in Duluth surrounded by his loving family on January, 22, 2013 following complications from Parkinson's Disease.

Roy was born April 2, 1925 in Duluth to Olaf "Bill" and Christine Stromgren.

Roy served in the U.S. Army during World War II and survived the Battle of the Bulge. He returned home...

Jan 20, 2013

Our beloved Howard Chester Zimm, of Grand Ave. with A choir of Angels and Saints and surrounded by loving family members went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 20, 2013. Howard was born in Duluth on June 25, 1936 to Chester and Irene (Roginski) Zimm. During his ten year courageous struggle with cancer Howard never complained,...

Jan 13, 2013

Lorne McLean (Mac) Swanstrom, 73, a lifelong Duluthian, died Jan. 13, 2013, under care for ALS. He was born on Feb. 28, 1939, the son of Dwight and Anna Jean Swanstrom. Mac graduated from Denfeld High School with the class of 1957 and went on to secure a degree in economics from Whitworth College in Spokane, WA. In his...

Jan 11, 2013

Martha G. Winterstrom, 80, of Haines Rd, died Friday, January 11, 2013, in Essentia Health St. Mary's. She was born on November 25, 1932 to Steffen and Anna Kaarbo in Duluth. Martha was a graduate of Denfeld High School. She married William Winterstrom on October 24, 1953. Martha worked for the Target Store as a bookkeeper retiring in 1976....

Jan 6, 2013

Guy Perfetti, 94, Duluth, died Sunday, January 6, 2013 at his home. He was born in Hibbing, MN on July 13, 1918 to Carmine and Mary Perfetti. He attended Assumption Hall and graduated from Hibbing High School. He married Mary Alice Bolger on April 14 1943 at Briggs Field in El Paso, TX. Guy was an Army Air Forces...

Jan 5, 2013

Carl William "Bill" Ziegler, 87, Duluth, died January 5, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was born in Massillon, Ohio, on May 21, 1925 to George and Grace Ziegler. He was an Army Air Forces Veteran of WWII and was also a member of the Naval Reserve. Bill had lived in Chicago for several years and moved to Duluth...

Jan 5, 2013

Lois M. (Lilleoien) Hanson, 89, of Duluth passed away Saturday night, January 5, 2013 at Solvay Hospice House. Lois was born April 9, 1923 to Joe and Bessie (Bunde) Lilleoien in rural McVille, North Dakota, the second of five children. She remained proud of her North Dakota farm roots and her Norwegian heritage all her life. Lois was a...

Jan 4, 2013

Joseph "Joe" Robert Brown, 55, of Pike Lake, passed away January 4, 2013 doing what he loved, riding his dirt bike. He was born in Duluth on August 20, 1957 to Thomas and Shirley Brown. Joe was a 1975 graduate of Proctor High School. He married Cindy Oakland in Duluth on February 9, 1980. Joe was founder/ co-owner and...

Jan 1, 2013

Magnhild "Munnie" Albertine Collander Skog, 91, died Jan. 1, 2013 in Faith Haven Nursing Home, Carlton.

She was born in Bayview Heights on Feb. 13, 1922.

She graduated from Proctor High School in 1939. She married Edgar Skog on June 20, 1942 and lived on the family farm in Munger for the next 60 some years. Besides...

Dec 30, 2012

Hilmer O. "Himmie" Hadselford, 92, Duluth, died December 30, 2012 at Chris Jensen Nursing Home. He was born in Bozeman, ND, on August 12, 1920 to Magnus and Thea Hadselford. Hilmer had attended Duluth Central High School. He was a Navy veteran of WWII, and was the last Duluth survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor. He had worked...

Dec 29, 2012

Wayne F. Jacobson, 83, of West Redwing St, died unexpectedly Saturday, December 29, 2012 in Essentia Health-St. Mary's surrounded by his family. Wayne was born July 25, 1929 in Minneapolis to Joseph and Sigrid Jacobson. He grew up in Duluth and spent his summers at his grandmother's farm in Fredric, WI. He graduated from Denfeld High School in 1947...

Dec 28, 2012

Joseph Ambrose Rich, 87, of Wyoming St, lost his 28 year battle with Parkinson's disease on Friday, December 28, 2012 in the Minnesota Veterans Home in Silver Bay. He was born in Duluth on January 11, 1925 to John and Carmel (Scinocca) Rich. Joe graduated from Central High School and completed the Baking course at Duluth Vocational School. He...

Dec 21, 2012

Robert "Bob" John Howden, 67, passed away peacefully on December 21, 2012 while vacationing in Scottsdale, Arizona. Bob fought many battles with his health and did it with dignity and a very positive attitude. He never complained and was thankful for every day. Bob was born on June 11, 1945 to John and Helen (Lusk) Howden in Duluth. He...

Dec 20, 2012

Alice Josephine was born on November 16, 1940 in Chicago, IL to Thomas J. & Helen A. (Pawlak) Howard. She moved with her family to West Duluth in 1943. She was a member of St. James Catholic Church. She was a devotee at the Chapel of the Innocence since it started in 1995. She attended St. James School graduating...

Dec 14, 2012

Olaf A. Ness, 92, of Avondale St, died Friday, Dec 14, 2012. He was born in Norway on July 11, 1920 to Olaf J. and J. Matilda (Mellingen) Ness. Olaf worked in the CCC Camp 3709 at Seagull Lake on the Gunflint Trail. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and became a U. S. Citizen...

Dec 4, 2012

Leigh Ann Pristash, 62, Hermantown, passed away at home Tuesday, December 4, 2012 after a lengthy and courageous battle with chronic illness. She was born May 3, 1950, in Green Bay, WI to Donald and Gloria Landry. She was a graduate of St. Joseph's Academy, Green Bay and went on to graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Oskosh with a...