Hunter Ray Fronden
Apr 9, 2018
Hunter Ray Fronden, 16, of Duluth, Minnesota, passed away on April 9, 2018. Hunter was born on August 16, 2001, in Duluth, Minnesota, to Erick Fronden and Jennifer Johnson, both of Duluth. He was a junior at Duluth East High School. Throughout his short life, Hunter enjoyed playing basketball, soccer, and hockey, where he found his calling on the ice....
Robert "Bob" Eugene Pringle
Apr 2, 2018
Robert "Bob" E. Pringle, 86, of Hermantown, passed away on April 2, 2018, after an 11 year struggle with Alzheimer Disease. Bob was a 15 year Veteran of the 148th Minn. Air National Guard and retired from ISD #709 in 1994. Bob will be sadly missed by his wife of 62 years, Marilyn; daughter, Linda (Snorri) Gudmundsson of Daytona Beach,...
Elsie Violet Holm
Apr 2, 2018
Elsie Violet Holm, 96, of Duluth, Minnesota went to be with her Lord and Savior Monday, April 2, 2018, from St. Luke's Hospital. Elsie was born in Beaver Township (Ray), Minnesota to Emil and Siiri Arvila October 14, 1921. Elsie was an only child. Her mom and dad came over from Finland. She learned English in school. Her family were...
Raymond Jacob Kyllonen
Mar 24, 2018
Raymond Jacob Kyllonen, 90, died peacefully at Silver Bay Veterans Home surrounded by his family on Saturday, March 24, 2018. He was born on March 5th, 1928 in Duluth, to Jacob and Lydia Kyllonen. Raymond was united in marriage to Helen Talo in Duluth on Sept. 30, 1950. He was a lifelong Duluth resident He served 4 years in the...
Martha Marie Hopkins
Mar 23, 2018
Martha Marie Hopkins, 65, of Duluth, passed away on Friday, March 23, 2018, surrounded by her family in her home. Martha was born April 8, 1952, in Duluth, Minn., to Jordan "J.B." and Elsie Brown. She was raised in Duluth and attended Duluth Public Schools. Marti married the love of her life, Vance P. Hopkins, Jr., on Feb. 14, 1970....
Theola Rita Laakso
Mar 23, 2018
Theola Rita Laakso, 89, of Hermantown, passed away on Friday, March 23, 2018, in Edgewood Vista. Theola was born Feb. 25, 1929, in Breckenridge, MN to John and Zilda Tjaden. She grew up in West Duluth and attended St. Jeans School. In 1947, she married Elmer and together they raised five children. Home was a hobby farm in Saginaw for...
Roger Herbert Carlson
Mar 19, 2018
Roger "Sparky" Herbert Carlson, 80, of Duluth, MN passed away on Monday, March 19, 2018, at Keystone Bluffs. Roger was born in Hermantown, MN to Helmer and Linnea Carlson on August 15, 1937, and was proud to be the first baby boy born in the Jackson Projects. He graduated from Hermantown High School in 1955. His entire career he worked...
Kenneth Martin Iverson
Mar 19, 2018
Kenneth Martin "Iver" Iverson Sr., 90, of Saginaw, MN passed away on Monday, March 19, 2018, at his home surrounded by family and friends. Ken was born in Duluth on Aug. 23, 1927. He was an Army Engineer in World War II in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. His profession was heavy equipment operator, truck driver and skilled mechanic. He...
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,...
