Kenneth Norman Mallow
Mar 4, 2016
Kenneth N. Mallow, of Hermantown, passed away on March 4, 2016 at his home with family surrounding him. His ten year battle of mesothelioma came to an end.   He was born on a farm outside Fargo, ND, on November 24, 1927. As a small child, his family moved to Staples and Wadena area where he attended schools. At seventeen he...
Richard A. Schramm
Feb 29, 2016
Richard A. Schramm, age 77 of Hermantown, passed away at his home on February 29, 2016. He was born on August 13, 1938, to Albert and Olga Schramm in Duluth. He graduated from Central High School in 1956 and attended the Dunwoody College of Technology. After his schooling, he worked as a maintenance engineer for Elk River Concrete, and retired...
Judith Ellen Johnson
Feb 24, 2016
Judith Ellen Johnson (Judy), 68 of Duluth, died on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at Solvay Hospice House after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Judy was born on July 29, 1947 in Duluth, MN. She was raised in Proctor and graduated from Proctor High School in 1965. She met the love of her life Ray Johnson and they married in...
Sharon Rae Field
Feb 21, 2016
Sharon Rae Field, 76, of Duluth died on February 21, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth, MN. Sharon was born on October 23, 1939 in Duluth, MN to Barbara and Roy Hack. Sharon was preceded in death by her husband Melvin Field in 1978, and by her mother and father, Barbara and Roy Hack. Sharon graduated from Duluth Central...
Lawrence Charles Besser
Feb 19, 2016
Lawrence C. 'Larry' Besser of Hermantown, MN, died Friday, February 19, 2016 at Essentia Health-St.Mary's Hospital. He was 85.  He was born on June 6, 1930 in Duluth, MN. He graduated from Hermantown High School in 1948. On August 20, 1955 he married Lois McClelland, and together they had 4 children: Cindy, Scott, Kevin and Todd. Lawrence worked for St...
Wanda M. Ledoux
Feb 13, 2016
Wanda LeDoux, age 93 of Duluth, passed away on February 13, 2016, at home while surrounded by family. She was born in Bergland, MI on February 15, 1922 to James and Mabel Earls.  On January 10, 1939, she married her childhood sweetheart, Michael LeDoux, Sr. Wanda worked for Dwight Swanstrom insurance she retired in the early 70's. Wanda and Michael...
Jean Marcella Lunda
Feb 11, 2016
Jean Marcella (Kent) Lunda 85 of Holiday, FL (Formerly of Cotton and Proctor) passed away February 11, 2016 with her family by her side. Â She was born April 16, 1930 in Duluth, MN to Marsden and Julia (Lynch) Kent. She married James (Jim) V Lunda on January 14, 1947 and together they shared 64 years before Jim passed in 2011....
Robert Roland Gundstrom
Feb 10, 2016
Robert R. (Bob) Gundstrom, 81, was called by God on February 10, 2016 in the care of St. Luke's Hospice and the Benedictine Health Center. He was born on October 11, 1934 to Robert G. and Josephine Gundstrom in Duluth. Bob graduated from Duluth East High School in 1952 and the University of Minnesota Duluth in 1955. He volunteered for...
Dennis Victor Krueger
Feb 10, 2016
Dennis V. Krueger "Denny" 67, of Duluth passed on Wednesday February 10, 2016 in Chris Jensen Care Facility. He was born in St. Paul, MN to Victor and Violet Krueger on March 21, 1948. Denny graduated from Proctor High School in 1966. Later he served in the U.S. Army for 4 years completing two tours in Viet Nam. He married...
Donna Lee Hildre
Feb 4, 2016
Donna L. Hildre, age 82 of Duluth, passed away on February 4, 2016, while surrounded by family at Chris Jensen. She was born on March 10, 1933, to John and Margaret Boehler. In 1951, she graduated from Butte Montana High School. She met Peter Hildre on a blind date at a military ball, six months later they married in 1953....
Edward Theodore Eide
Jan 30, 2016
Edward T. Eide, age 87 of Silver Bay, passed away on January 30, 2016, at St. Luke's Hospital. He was born on April 25, 1928, to John and Evelyn Eide. Edward grew up in Schroeder, MN. He joined the United States Army and served during the Korean conflict. After his time in the service, Edward worked for Hunkin Construction Company...
Helen Margaret Rouleau
Jan 30, 2016
Helen Margaret Rouleau 1913-2016 Helen Margaret Rouleau passed away peacefully at Bayshore Health Center on Saturday, January 30th at the age of 102. She was preceded in death by her husband William (Bill) Peter Rouleau in 1969. She was born in Grand River South Dakota. She is survived by two sons, Michael Rouleau of Seattle Washington and Bill Rouleau, Duluth...
Lavonne Joyce Larson
Jan 29, 2016
LaVonne "Bonnie" J. Larson, age 79, of Saginaw, passed away peacefully on January 29, 2016, while surrounded by family at Mercy Hospital. She was born in Duluth on September 29, 1936, to Frank and Agnes Wilhelm. She grew up in the Hermantown area, and later moved with her family to the Saginaw area. She was well known for being a...
Faye Reene Simowitz
Jan 22, 2016
Faye R. Lent Simowitz , 77, died Friday, January, 22, 2016. She was born July 27, 1938, in Duluth, Minnesota, to Sam and Ruth Lent. Faye graduated from Central High School and shortly after met and married Martin Simowitz. Together they raised three children living in many locations including New York, Japan, Germany, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Texas. Upon returning...
Shirley Evelyn Wilkinson
Jan 21, 2016
Shirley Evelyn Wilkinson, 89, of Duluth, passed away on 21 January 2016  Shirley was born in Duluth Minnesota to Eugene Jay Wilkinson and Mary Sarah McLeod in 1926. She graduated with a business degree from the Duluth Business University. She worked for many years and retired from the Duluth Clinic. She was heavily involved in state & local politics in...
Kermit Gene Littler
Jan 20, 2016
Kermit G. Littler, age 83, died on Wednesday January 20th, 2016 following complications due to a cardiac condition. Born in Bemidji on April 29th, 1932, his family later relocated to Duluth in 1942. Kermit graduated from Duluth Central High School class of 1950, and went onto obtain a Master's degree in education from the University of Minnesota, Duluth. He was...
Lucille Katherine Ronchak
Jan 9, 2016
Lucille K. Ronchak 88. She was born in Virginia, MN, to Karl and Katherine Erickson. She lived in Cook, MN and attended Cook High School. After high school, she attended DBU in Duluth. Lucille married Joseph L. Ronchak. They raised two sons together Michael and Timothy (Julie), and have two grandchildren, Alex and Kyle. Lucille was a member of First...
Richard Keseley
Jan 8, 2016
Richard Keseley, 89 of Silver Bay passed away January 8, 2016. Â He enjoyed camping, fishing and many motor home and bus trips. Richard worked for the Reserve Mining for 36 years. He was preseeded in death by his parents, four brothers. He is survived by his wife Luella of 67 years, Children: Rick (Doug), Gail Musarra, Terry (Paula) Keseley, Bob...
Michael Dell Babcock
Jan 7, 2016
Michael D. Babcock, age 43 of Cloquet, passed away on January 7, 2016. He was born on January 18, 1972 to Dell and Lynn Babcock in Thunder Bay, Canada. In 1990, he graduated from Denfeld High School. Michael worked at Cirrus Aircraft for 10 years. He enjoyed spending time with family especially his daughter, camping, hunting, fishing, being outdoors, and...
Ronald Joseph Johns
Jan 6, 2016
Ronald Joseph Johns, 87, was born 9-24-1929 to Dorothy and Joseph Johns in Ironwood, Michagan. He was a miner and later for 20 years a special investigator for the mine safety and health administration (MSHA). Ronald was a huge history buff especially where WWII is involved. He served during WWII from the time he was 16 until he was 19....
