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Gordona O. Jackman
Mar 13, 2018
Gordona (Donna) O. Jackman, 86, of Duluth passed away peacefully on March 13, 2018 at Chris Jensen Nursing Home. She was born March 22, 1931 in Duluth, MN to Curtis and Vivian Jackman. While living at Grandview Manor and St. Ann's Residence she especially enjoyed shopping, playing cards, Bingo, and her organ. Gordona is preceded in death by her parents;...
Kenneth Richard Olson
Mar 9, 2018
Kenneth "Kenny" Richard Olson Jr, 73, of Duluth MN and longtime resident of Caribou Lake, passed away Friday, March 9, 2018. Ken was born May 9, 1944, to Margaret and Kenneth 'Bud' Olson Sr. He was raised and attended school in Proctor and Lakeside. A 1962 East High School graduate, Ken enlisted in the Navy in the same year. He...
Paul Edward Stocke
Mar 4, 2018
Paul Edward Stocke, 76, of Hermantown, MN passed away on March 4, 2018 in his home with his loving wife by his side. Paul was born in Duluth, MN on May 12, 1941 to Martin and Agnes Stocke. He attended Hermantown High School. Paul drove oil delivery trucks for over 30 years as a Teamster and retired from ICO. Paul...
Yvonne Lorraine Sherer
Mar 3, 2018
Yvonne Lorraine Sherer, 77, of Duluth, went to her eternal home on Saturday, March 3, 2018, peacefully with her family by her side. Yvonne was born September 13, 1940, in Cass Lake Minnesota to Viola and Clifford Sherer Sr. She was a graduate of Denfeld High School and began her profession in the medical field. She served at St. Mary's...
Delores Mae Johnson
Mar 2, 2018
Delores Mae Johnson, age 93, passed away on Friday, March 2nd, at St. Luke's Hospice. She was born on January 24, 1925, in Hibbing, Minnesota, to Finnish immigrants, Martha and Herman Thompson. After graduating from Hibbing High School, she married a Swedish immigrant, Arne Leonard Johnson, on September 27, 1943. She worked as a telephone operator for Northwestern Bell in...
Hope Arleen Holmes
Mar 2, 2018
Hope Arleen "Arlene, Arlie, Ar" (Berg) Holmes, 97, of Minneapolis, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 2, 2018. Hope was born in Duluth, Minnesota, January 10, 1921, to Arnold and Austrie Berg. She graduated from Duluth Central 1939, and earned her B.A. degree at St. Scholastica in 1943. In August of 1943, she boarded the bus to Fort Leonardwood MO,...
Thomas Ola Beeman
Mar 2, 2018
Thomas Ola Beeman, 90, of Duluth, passed away on March 2, 2018 in his sleep alongside his beloved wife, Esther, whom he adored for over 70 years. Tom was born in Detroit, MI to Charles and Ruth Beeman on May 16, 1927. He was a graduate of Clawson High School class of 1944. He enlisted in the Army Air-Force specialty...
Alan "Bill" William Peterson
Mar 1, 2018
Alan "Bill" William Peterson, 84, of Duluth, Minnesota, went to his eternal home to be with his savior and friend Jesus on March 1, 2018 at St. Mary's Hospital in Duluth. Bill was born in Duluth to Joyan and Esther on July 6, 1933. He graduated from Denfeld High School in 1951. Bill and his brothers owned and operated Peterson...
Geneva Virginia Willeck
Feb 27, 2018
Geneva Virginia ("Grandma G-G", "Genie") Willeck, 90, of Saginaw, MN, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, February 27, 2018, at Augustana Care Center, Moose Lake. Geneva was born the youngest of eight children to John Lundberg and Hilma Peterson Lundberg on October 20, 1927, in Mahtowa on the family farm. She was raised by her father and cared...
Wallace Floyd Morse
Feb 27, 2018
Wallace F. Morse, 84, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, February 27th in his home at the Primrose Retirement Community of Duluth. Wally was born on March 16, 1933 to his parents, Floyd and Virginia Morse. He attended school here in Duluth and after high school, joined the U.S. Navy before returning home to marry Ione Stickney, the absolute light and...
Karren Lucinda Morneau
Feb 26, 2018
Karren Lucinda (Garthus) Morneau, 78, of Saginaw, Minn, went on her way beyond the bounds of Earth on Monday, February 26, 2018. Karren was born in Wrenshall to Oscar and Leone Garthus on October 9, 1939. She graduated from Wrenshall High School in 1957. She enjoyed gardens, both vegetable and lots of flowers, as well as cooking. Karren was preceded...
Patsy Ruth Winters
Feb 13, 2018
Patsy Ruth Winters, 83, of Duluth, peacefully passed away surrounded by family on February 13, 2018, in Andover, MN. Born in Corpus Christi, Pat was the daughter of the late Eugene and Nola Laws. Pat met her husband Allan Winters in Corpus Christi, Texas in the early 1950's, and they were married in January of 1953. Prior to Al's passing,...
Milo Herman Lillo
Feb 12, 2018
Milo H. Lillo, 85, of Duluth, died Monday, February 12, 2018, at Edgewood Vista surrounded by his family. His family meant the world to him. Milo was very well known in the local stock car racing circuit in the late 1950's & early 1960's and a member of the Duluth Polo Club. Milo was preceded in death by his wife,...
Harland Adolph Nelson
Jan 31, 2018
Harland Adolph Nelson passed away Wednesday morning, January 31, 2018 in his home with family at his side. He was born on May 21, 1928 to Hans C. and Julie E. (Olson) Nelson in Duluth. Harland attended Duluth Public Schools, graduating from Central High School in 1946. While in high school he became interested in flying, and took flying lessons...
Mohammad Amir Behinia
Jan 30, 2018
Mohammad Amir Behinia, 77, of Duluth, passed away on Tuesday, January 30, 2018, in St. Luke's Hospice. Private family service to be held.
Donald Carl Waltenburg
Jan 29, 2018
Donald Carl Waltenburg, age 87, of Hermantown, MN passed away on January 29, 2018 at St. Mary's Medical Center. Donald was born in Duluth, MN to Clyde and Esther (Anderson) Waltenburg on November 24th, 1930. He attended Superior Central High School and graduated in 1949. He then joined the Air Force from 1951 to 1955. Donald briefly worked for Northern...
Dale Howard Carlson
Jan 28, 2018
Dale Howard Carlson, 82, of Duluth, died peacefully on Sunday, January 28, 2018, at Edgewood Memory Care in Hermantown. Dale served in the Naval Reserve for 9 years and worked in the building trades as a floor layer throughout most of his adult life. Dale is preceded in death by his parents, Clifford and Irene; and brother, Duane. Dale is...
Gladys Irene Myrdahl
Jan 26, 2018
Gladys Irene Myrdahl, 102, of Duluth, passed away on Friday, January 26, 2018, at North Shore Estates. Private family services will be held.
Russell Christian Holm
Jan 25, 2018
Russell Christian Holm, of Duluth, Minnesota went to be with his Lord and Savior January 25, 2018 from St. Luke's Hospital. Russell was 97 years old. Russell was born in Duluth, Minnesota to Christian and Lydia Maki on October 22, 1920. Russell went to Central High School. He sailed the great lakes. He worked as a serviceman for Duluth Steam...
Kathleen "Kathy" Alice Degeberg
Jan 21, 2018
Kathleen Alice Hoffman Degeberg, 68, of Duluth, passed away on Sunday, January 21, 2018 at St. Luke's Hospital surrounded by family after a 9 month courageous fight with cancer. Kathy was born in Duluth to Frank and Margaret Hoffman where she lived all of her life raising her family. She attended Central High School and spent the majority of her...
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