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....
John "Jack" Armstrong
Jan 2, 2016
John "Jack" Armstrong, age 86, of Duluth, passed away on January 2, 2016, while surrounded by family at Chris Jensen Rehabilitation Center. He was born on March 16, 1929, to Al and Minnie Grunwald. He grew up in Gordon, WI. He entered the United States Army and served in the Korean War. On January 18, 1969, John was united in...
Donald J. Spier
Dec 31, 2015
Donald J. Spier, age 79, of Hermantown, formally of Eveleth, passed away on December 31, 2015, while surrounded by family after a courageous battle with Parkinsons and cancer. He was born on November 27, 1936, to Henry and Rose Spier. After high school, Donald served in the United States Army. He was united in marriage to Lynn Spier on March...
George Edward Mccall
Dec 27, 2015
George E. McCall, 93, of Duluth, MN and Lake Vermilion died on December 27, 2015. He was born and raised in Biwabik, MN. He attended Virginia JC, Pratt Institute of Science and Technology (NY), and was a graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College. George served in the military during WWII. He saw action in Europe including the Battle of the Bulge....
Sandra Ann Wiss
Dec 20, 2015
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Joseph James Lackner
Dec 18, 2015
Joseph J. Lackner, age 68 of Duluth, passed away on December 18, 2015, while at home surrounded by family. He was born on June 6, 1947 to Joseph and Mary (Premo) Lackner in Duluth. He graduated from Denfeld High School. After high school, he worked at Stretar Masonry and LTV Steel Mining. Joseph was a member of St. Lawrence Church...
Jakub Reed Witherill
Dec 13, 2015
Jakub R. Witherill, age 18, of Duluth passed away on Sunday, December 13, 2015. He was born in Duluth on November 28, 1997 to Troy and Dawn Witherill. Jakub lived in Louisiana and Indiana for eight years before returning to Duluth at the start of 2008. He attended Lakeview Christian Academy for six years before going briefly to Denfeld and...
Clarice Joan Veech
Dec 4, 2015
Clarice J. Veech, age 83, formally of Hermantown, passed away on December 4, 2015, in the presence by familyand friend at St. Mary's Hospital. Clarice was born on July 11, 1932 in Duluth to Arthur and Rose Smith. She grew up in Duluth where she met and married Thomas Veech. They moved to Hermantown where they built their home and...
Helen Louise Gould
Dec 2, 2015
Helen L. Gould, age 81, of Duluth, passed away on December 2, 2015 surrounded by family at St. Luke's Hospital. She was born on July 3, 1934 in Pennsylvania to Chauncey and Sadie Decker. After high school, she went into the convent and later went to nursing school. She worked at Nopeming Nursing Home for many years. Helen was always...
Nicholas Arthur Radich
Nov 29, 2015
Nick Radich. The world lost a wonderful man on November 29, 2015. Nick is survived by his wife, Dolly; mom, Jan; brothers, Pete (Pam), Dave (Aoy); sister, Emily (Greg); and many nieces, nephews, family and friends that he loved. A celebration of life will be on Friday, December 4, 2015, at 11:00 AM at St. Joseph Church. Visitation will be...
