All Obituaries

Mimi Lavone Frazer, 86, of Duluth, MN, died peacefully on Monday, November 21, 2022 at the Diamond Willow in Lester Park. She was born on March 19, 1936 in Crow Wing County, MN, the daughter of the late Frank “Fritz” and Pearl Frazer. Mimi lived in Minnesota, Florida, New York, and California during her life. During her working years, she was employed as a Nanny and loved children. The kindest of people, with a heart of gold and never an unkind word, we are sure she was met by...

Joyce Elaine (Anderson) Myhre, 87, of Duluth, MN, passed away on November 20, 2022, at Hilltop Healthcare (Chris Jensen). Joyce was born to Victor and Olga Anderson on August 6, 1935 in Duluth and attended Hermantown High School graduating in 1953. She married Howard Myhre in 1955. Joyce worked as a Retirement Specialist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Superior National Forest, and received many certificates of merit for her work, retiring in 1991. She was very creative and enjoyed...

Jeffery “Jethro” Donald Ronning, 57, of Hermantown, MN passed away peacefully on Nov. 18, 2022 at Solvay Hospice House. Jeffery was a union painter and belonged to the local 106. He will be missed by his wife, Lora; children, Angela (Jake) Swenson and Mike (Jessica) Torgerson; grandchildren, Allie, Vin, James, Ryan, Evelyn, Annabelle, Lindy and Morgan; great-grandchildren, Maverick and MaJor; sister, Gail; and aunts, Kathy and Peggy. Visitation to be held at 1:00 PM on Monday,...

Joan Peggy Beron, 86, of Hermantown, MN passed away on Nov. 18, 2022 at Edgewood Vista. Joan was born in Duluth, MN to Earl and Nathaline Benson on Feb. 9, 1936. She graduated from Hermantown in ’54, so appropriately stated in her yearbook “Neatly dressed and always in style.” Joan enjoyed traveling and did so often from New York to Hawaii, and most in between. Warm weather brought her to Arizona, where she lived for several years. Joan was preceded in death by her...

Randy Lee Isaacson, 59, of Duluth, unexpectedly passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2022. He was born in Duluth on July 16, 1963 to Robert and Jan (Negaard) Isaacson. Randy grew up in Duluth and served in the Army National Guards. He enjoyed his trucking career of nearly 20 years, with Manion's Wholesale Building Supplies in Superior, WI. Randy enjoyed fishing, grouse hunting, and trapping (a skill learned from his dad, Jack Anderson). He loved spending time outdoors with his family...

Donald Arthur Anderson, 97, passed away on November 17, 2022 in Palm Coast, FL. Donald was born on March 20, 1925 to Arthur and Mildred Anderson in Duluth, MN. He spent most of his life in Duluth, in the Lakeside and Jean Duluth areas, before moving to Palm Coast, FL in the early 80’s. After over 20 years he came back to Duluth, but only for a handful of years, ultimately deciding Palm Coast was home. Donald was married to Margaret Juten from 1946-1981, and then married his wife,...

Bernard “Tony” Proft, 75, of Esko, passed away on November 11, 2022 surrounded by his loving family and friends. He was born on September 16, 1947 to Bernard and Helen (Derubeis) Proft in Bessemer, Michigan. Tony grew up in a close knit neighborhood in a small town where he developed into a warm, caring individual. From a young age, helping out in his parent’s Mom and Pop grocery store, Tony had few strangers in his life – because those who met Tony from the...

Nicole was born in Cedar Falls Iowa to Lester and June Shogren on October 21st 1966. At the age of 5 the family moved to NE Iowa and transitioned to farm life. Two years later through the ministry of her family and Center Baptist Church in Lansing Iowa, Nicole encountered Jesus Christ and resolved to accept his loving lordship over her life. She was then baptized in Village Creek near her church just a few years later. In her free-time growing up she enjoyed playing the piano and flute,...

Malachi Judah Airmiess Garner, born August 17, 2022, went home to Jesus on November 3, 2022. While he was in the womb, he was loved and cherished by his mother and family. Once born, he was loved and cherished for the gift that he is, so precious and adored. We are devastated but realize that he is more alive than we are as he now lives with God in heaven. Malachi smiled at his mother and tried to talk to her the early morning hours of the day he went home. He gave his mother a gift that...

Burnell Lorraine Bushey Prudhomme (Winter), 97, of Hermantown, passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2022. She was born in Duluth to Edna & Oscar Anderson on April 2, 1925. Burnell worked as a school cook at Jefferson, then the St Louis County Courthouse, and finally with Tourist Information because she loved telling people where to go. Burnell loved croqueting, knitting, sewing, and embroidery. She was known as the “cookie lady” in her neighborhood. Burnell was preceded in...