Mark William Kromschroeder
Oct 22, 2020
Mark William Kromschroeder, 76, of Duluth, passed away at home with his family on Oct. 22, 2020.
Mark was born on May 6, 1944 to William & Irene Kromschroeder in Duluth. After high school, Mark joined the Navy and did his tour on the USS Forrestal. After returning from the Navy, Mark married the love of his...
Regina Angeline Ray
Oct 21, 2020
Regina Angeline Ray, 81, of Duluth, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020 at St. Luke's Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Sturgeon Lake, MN on Jan. 31, 1939 to Angeline (Greski) and Edward Adamczak.
Regina worked for the Duluth School District ISD 709 before retiring after 31+ years. She was a huge...
Patricia Irene Russell
Oct 17, 2020
Patricia Irene Russell, 87, of Duluth passed away Saturday, October 17, 2020 surrounded by family at Chris Jensen Nursing Home in Duluth. She was born on May 5, 1933 to Edna and Clarence Lund.
She attended Caribou lake Elementary School and graduated from Proctor High School. After high school she married the love of her life, Lee...
Elaine Pauline Pridemore Mcmann
Oct 16, 2020
Elaine Pauline McMann, 71, of Duluth passed away on October 16, 2020 with family at her side.
She worked hard her entire life, sacrificing, directing and when necessary correcting. She was an extraordinary woman who stood firmly for what she believed in, speaking the truth, even if it hurt, and loved just as fiercely. She was and...
Deborah Jean Johnson
Oct 14, 2020
Deborah Jean "Deb" Johnson, 67 of Duluth, MN passed away on October 14, 2020 at Chris Jensen Rehabilitation Center.
Deb was born in Midland, MI to Bernice L. (McMahon) and Edward A. Emerson on October 4, 1953. Deb attended Bullock Creek High School and graduated in 1971. She also attended MJ Murphy Beauty School. Deb worked as...
Wesley Arthur Ahlberg
Oct 14, 2020
Wesley Arthur Douglas Ahlberg, age 88, passed away on Wednesday, October 14, 2020, at Viewcrest Health Center. He was born in Jacobson, MN, on Christmas Day, 1931, in their neighbor's sauna, to Arthur August Ahlberg and Jenny Autio Ahlberg.
Wes grew up in Duluth, MN, spending his summers at the family farm in Jacobson. He graduated from...
Douglas Lynn Peterson
Oct 12, 2020
Peterson, Douglas Lynn (Doug) brother, father, husband, grandfather and great-grandfather, career Realtor. Full of love and full of life, Doug will be greatly missed by us all.
Born in Kingsville, Texas as a twin to David Peterson as one of the biggest twins born on record at that time, almost 18 pounds. Mom, at 88 years old...
Dale Frederick Carman
Oct 8, 2020
Dale's life ended as it was lived, surrounded by his loved ones.
Dale Frederick Carman, 74, of Duluth, MN passed away on October 8th, 2020 in the comforts of his home, after a brief battle with cancer.
Dale was born in Elmira, NY to Cora Genevieve (Porter) and Jesse James Carman on April 22, 1946....
Charles "Noffee" Dunkel Noffsinger
Oct 5, 2020
Charles "Noffee" Dunkel Noffsinger, 88, of Hermantown passed away on Oct. 5, 2020 in his home. He was born in July 31, 1932 in Superior, WI.
He worked for Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad for 40 years. Charles enjoyed the outdoors, especially with a pole in the water or hunting for deer or pheasant. He loved spending...
Kathleen Mary Peterson
Oct 5, 2020
Kathleen Mary Peterson, 77, of Hermantown, passed away on Oct. 5, 2020 after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer.
Kathy loved to spend time with her family and friends, camping, playing cards, dice, cook outs, and just hanging out, laughing and reminiscing.
She was the last remaining member of the John G. McDonnell family and...
Phillip Forrest Moretto
Oct 1, 2020
Phillip Forrest Moretto, 87, of Hermantown, passed away at home in the loving arms of his family on Oct. 1, 2020.
He was born on Dec. 18, 1932 to Virginia and Joseph Moretto on the family farm in Dewey, WI. Phil graduated from Superior Central High School, and took over the family dairy farm at age 17,...
Raymond Harold Reed
Sep 20, 2020
Ray was the stereotypical ornery old Norwegian (you would be hard pressed to find someone to disagree). He grew up in Wrenshall, Minnesota on a farm he shared with his parents William and Randi, and siblings Frank, Lloyd (Bud), Floyd, Gina, Phil, Clarice, Bill and Cliff. He roamed the countryside and hunted the hills and firmly lodged a piece...
Dr. Rita Marie Makela (St. George)
Sep 18, 2020
Dr. Rita Marie Makela (St. George), passed away suddenly on September 18, 2020 in her home.
Rita was born July 1, 1963 to Roberta (Barber) and Gerald Jackson in Duluth, MN. She has two brothers, Jerry (Puff) Jackson of Missouri and Kevin Jackson of Chisolm MN.
Rita was a devoted mother to 5 children: son,...
Mary Jane Maguire
Sep 12, 2020
Mary Jane Maguire, 91, of Duluth, passed away on September 12, 2020 at Diamond Willow Assisted Living in Cloquet.
Mary was born in Mason, WI on Aug. 27, 1929 to Alexander and Margaret Panasuk.
Mary worked as an LPN for St. Mary's and the Benedictine Nursing Home until she retired in 1994. She was member...
John Fredrick Witte
Sep 8, 2020
John Frederick Witte, 56, of Duluth, MN passed away on September 8, 2020 at home, surrounded by his loved ones.
John was born in Duluth, MN to Marge and George Witte in 1964. He went to Proctor High School and graduated in 1982. He continued on to earn a bachelor's degree in Criminology at the University of...
Joy Sieger Ronning
Sep 8, 2020
Joy S. Ronning, 87, formerly of Duluth, MN, passed away September 8, 2020 in Proctor, MN.
Joy was born in Duluth to Raymond and Marietta Sieger on May 31, 1933. She graduated from Duluth Central High School in 1951. Joy enjoyed spending time with family and friends, was a Sunday School and Vacation Bible School Teacher, Election...
Craig Bradford Johnson
Sep 3, 2020
Craig Bradford Johnson died September 3, 2020 at the Solvay Hospice from brain cancer. He was born in St. Luke's hospital on April 19, 1955, the last of 3 children of George R. Johnson Sr. and Shirley Hill Johnson. He grew up in the Pike Lake area and graduated from Proctor High School in 1973. As a child he...
Jodie Melissa Carlsen
Aug 31, 2020
Jodie Melissa Carlsen, 46, of Duluth, Minnesota passed away on August 31, 2020. Jodie was born in Duluth to Katherine and Leonard Carlsen on March 14, 1974.
Jodie was a loving mother, grandmother, granddaughter, sister, and niece. She adored her children and took great pride in all they accomplished. Even in the toughest times, her sense of...
Faye Arlene Berntsen
Aug 31, 2020
Our Faye was born June 2, 1929 in Duluth & passed with family by her side August 31, 2020 in Hermantown. Though only a virtual celebration of Faye's 91st birthday this year, her 90th was a Luau that had her laughing while dancing in a grass skirt!
Faye was a graduate of the Central High School class...
Ann Marie Guss
Aug 31, 2020
Ann Marie Guss, 86, of Duluth passed away on August 31, 2020 in Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center.
She was born in Willow River on October 30, 1933 to Ransom and Anna Bennett. As a teenager she worked for Bridgeman Russell Creamery in Duluth. She then was a homemaker for many years, raising two boys. She...
