Lawrence "Larry" Edward Luiten
Nov 2, 2018
Lawrence "Larry" Edward Luiten, 59, of Duluth, passed away suddenly on Friday, November 2, 2018, at Essentia Health St. Mary's Hospital. Larry was a driver for Swift Trucking for many years. He previously was a member of the Army National Guard. He loved spending time with his many nieces and nephews and holding them every chance he had. He was...
James Gordon Newell
Oct 31, 2018
James Gordon Newell, 57, of Duluth, passed away on October 31, 2018 in his home of natural causes. James was born in Duluth on October 26, 1961 to Robert and Joyce Newell. James loved to paint, enjoyed music, and was very social. He adored his nieces and nephews. James had a kind and loving heart and would always find and...
Carol Jean Jensen
Oct 31, 2018
Carol Jean Jensen, 54, of Duluth, MN, passed away on Wednesday, October 31, 2018, at Chris Jensen Health and Rehabilitation in Duluth. Carol was born in Minneapolis to Gail and Ronald Jensen on Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 1963. She worked as a crew member for McDonalds for many years. She enjoyed family activities, working at her job, and gambling at...
Alexandra Vanbergen Crawford
Oct 26, 2018
Alexandra VanBergen Crawford, 71, of Duluth, passed away on Friday, October 26, 2018 at Lifestone Health Care in Proctor, Minnesota. She was born in Duluth on February 21, 1947 to James Park and Mardy (Miller) Crawford. Alex graduated from Duluth East High School in 1965, and later attended the University of Minnesota Duluth for three years. Alex was a gifted...
Norma Serene Mousky
Oct 22, 2018
Norma Serene (Mann) Mousky, 82, of Hermantown, passed away on Monday, October 22, 2018, in Solvay Hospice House. Norma was born in Minneapolis to Harlie and Myrtle (Matson) Mann on May 15, 1936. She graduated from Bloomington High School in 1954. On Feb. 11, 1956 she married the love of her life, George Mousky. Norma worked at Benson Optical Abrahamson's...
Sharon Lee Dwyer
Oct 22, 2018
Sharon Lee Dwyer, 74, of Duluth, passed away on Monday, October 22, 2018, with her loving brother, daughter and granddaughter by her side. She has kindly requested no service, but please keep her memory close to your heart. She will be dearly missed! "She lived and laughed loved and left"
Donald "Don" Charles Schramm
Oct 21, 2018
Donald Charles "Don" Schramm, 85, of Duluth, passed away on Sunday, October 21, 2018, in his home. Don was born in Duluth to Albert and Olga (Johnson) Schramm on Oct. 5, 1933. He was confirmed at The Highland Lutheran Church in 1947. Don went to Lowell Elementary and graduated from Central High School. He then enrolled in the US Army,...
Lewis Lee Heine
Oct 17, 2018
Lewis Lee Heine, 80, of Proctor, passed away on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at Chris Jensen Health & Rehabilitation Center. Lewis was born in Webb City, Missouri, to Hazel and Richard Young on February 10, 1938. He attended high school in Missouri and Texas. After graduating high school, Lee joined the Air Force. He served all over the world, in...
Josiane "Josie" Leonide Borglund
Oct 15, 2018
Josiane "Josie" Leonide Borglund, 90, of Wright, became one of God's angels on Monday, October 15, 2018, in St. Mary's Hospital. Josie was born to Oscar and Louise Lecomte and was raised on a cargo boat traveling and delivering cargo on the seven rivers in Paris, France. She worked for the Germans when they occupied France. She then worked at...
Melvin Patrick Parrott
Oct 10, 2018
Melvin Patrick Parrott, 71, of Duluth, passed away on Wednesday, October 10, 2018, in St. Luke's Hospital Hospice. Per Melvin's request, no services are to be held.
Barbara Mctaggart
Oct 1, 2018
Barbara McTaggart, 85, of Cloquet, went home to the Lord on Monday, October 1, 2018 at St. Luke's Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Barbara was born in Spring Valley, Wisconsin on March 18, 1933 to Oliver and Alice (Polk) Buckmaster. She spent the majority of her career in the restaurant/bar industry eventually retiring from the VFW in Cloquet. She...
Stacey Allison Swaney
Sep 18, 2018
Stacey Allison Swaney, 42, of Duluth MN, passed away on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at St. Mary's Hospital in Duluth. Stacey was born in Hartford Connecticut to Donald Allan Hill and Darlene Susan Nash on July 11th 1976. She went to high school at White Bear Lake High School-South Campus and graduated in 1994. She went on to earn a...
John "Jack" Francis Gorny
Sep 14, 2018
John "Jack" Francis Gorny, 89, of Duluth, MN passed away on Friday, September 14, 2018. Jack was born and raised in Duluth on June 18, 1929, to Sigmund and Josephine (Wagner) Gorny. Jack served his country in the US Army during the Korean War. He married his wife, Phyllis, on May 28, 1983. They enjoyed many outdoor activities and traveling...
Marcella Joan Thompson
Sep 11, 2018
Marcella Joan (Janczak) Thompson, 88, of Esko, MN, entered into heaven on Tuesday, September 11, 2018. Marcella was a devoted wife, loving mother, and adoring grandmother and great-grandmother. Marcella was born in Duluth to Joseph and Sophie Janczak on December 4, 1929. She graduated from Denfeld High School in 1948. After graduation, she worked as a secretary at the Marshall-Wells...
Betty Mae Hietala
Sep 10, 2018
Betty Mae (Westlund) Hietala, age 92, of Esko, Minnesota went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, September 10, 2018. Her loving family was by her side as she passed away at home. Betty was born December 14, 1925, in Duluth, Minnesota to Hulda and Albert Westlund. Betty graduated from Morgan Park High School. After graduation, she...
Jeremy Wayne Bennett
Sep 7, 2018
Jeremy Wayne Bennett, 43, of Saginaw, MN passed away on September 7, 2018 of natural causes in his home. Jeremy was born in Duluth to Wayne and Sandee (Michaelson) Bennett on June 11, 1975. He graduated in 1993 from Proctor High School and worked as a letter carrier for the U.S Postal Service. First and foremost, Jeremy was a dedicated...
David James Bruns
Sep 7, 2018
David James "Brunzy" Bruns, 61, of Duluth, MN, boarded the train to heaven on Friday, September 7, 2018. David was born in Baton Rouge, LA, to Charles & Geraldine Bruns on June 8, 1957. David had 20 years of service with the Air National Guard and was honorably discharged on October 2nd of 1995. He worked for the DM&IR, Wisconsin...
Shirley Rae Mitchell
Sep 5, 2018
At 95 years of age, Shirley Rae Mitchell passed away peacefully on September 5th, 2018 at St. Luke's hospice center in Duluth, Minnesota. She was born on October 8th, 1922, in Duluth, to Charles and Viola Paquin. Always loving the rich beauty and culture of the city, Shirley lived out her entire life in Duluth and remained in the home...
Justin Lee Schlies
Sep 4, 2018
Justin Lee Schlies, 38, of Hayward, WI succumbed to his injuries from an ATV accident on September 4, 2018. Justin died doing what he loved. Justin was born in Park Falls, WI on November 3rd, 1979 - "just in" time to miss his dad's birthday by 3 hours and 35 minutes. Justin graduated from Duluth Central High School in 1998....
Ann Maree Suknaich
Sep 2, 2018
Ann Maree (Muhar) Suknaich, 96, of Duluth, MN, and former long-time resident of Hibbing, MN, passed away on Sunday, September 2, 2018 at the Benedictine Health Center in Duluth. Ann was the youngest of four children born to Nick and Eva (Lulich) Muhar. She was born in Virginia, MN, on April 18, 1922. The family moved to St. Paul Location,...
