Irene Mcdougall
Sep 15, 2013
IRENE A. MCDOUGALL, 83, Duluth, passed away peacefully to eternal life in her sleep the morning of Sunday, September, 15, 2013.  She was born on July 7, 1930, in Duluth, Minnesota, the second born child of Michael and Frances (LaBuda) Bussa. She graduated from Duluth Central High School in 1948. On October 20, 1962, she married the love of her...
Blanche Benson
Sep 12, 2013
Blanche Olson Benson, longtime Hermantown resident, passed away on Thursday, September 12, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth. Blanche was born only a few weeks after her parents and brother narrowly escaped the Great Cloquet Fire. The house that they had newly built, intending to move into with the new baby, burnt to the ground. She grew up in...
Kenneth Molitor
Sep 12, 2013
Kenneth W. Molitor, 85, of Duluth died Thursday September 12, 2013 in Essentia Health, St. Mary's Hospital. He is survived by daughters Joan (Len) Steltz, and Jody Molitor, brother Gerald (Eileen) Molitor, sister Lillian (Eric) Rosenholm, two grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Visitation will be held on Wednesday September 18, 2013 in Sunrise Funeral Home from Noon until the 1PM Funeral...
Virginia A. Jarvis
Sep 10, 2013
Virginia A. Jarvis, 93, of Superior, died Tuesday September 10, 2013 in her residence. She was born in Duluth on June 28, 1920 to John and Anna (Prohazka) Swenson. She was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Twig, MN, and a member of the Women's VFW Axillary in Cloquet. Virginia loved baking, cooking, gardening and time spent at the...
Mairian Markkula
Sep 8, 2013
Because of her faith in Jesus Christ, Marian Markkula entered Heaven early Sunday morning. Marian was born July 1, 1923, in Billings, MT and grew up in Zion, IL. On December 7, 1941, she was engaged to Russell Markkula and they were married August 1, 1942 at Ft Benning, GA.                Russ and Marian forged an adventurous life, living in GA,...
Lillian Ulshafer
Sep 1, 2013
Lillian A. (Thompson) Ulshafer, 91, of Proctor, formerly of Hermantown for 43 years, died Sunday September 1, 2013 in St. Luke's Hospital. She was born in Twig, on June 19, 1922 to Henry and Helga Thompson. She grew up in Twig and graduated from Proctor High School in 1941. She married Robert J. Ulshafer in Fayetteville, North Carolina in 1943. ...
Donald E. Wigington
Aug 31, 2013
Donald Eugene Wigington, 79, of Hermantown, died on Saturday August 31, 2013 in Edgewood. He was born in Chetek, WI on January 15, 1934 to Laura and Wesley Wigington. Don was a U.S. Army Veteran. He had worked at Lakehead Auto Imports. His interests included boating, dancing, and traveling with family and friends. The family wishes to thank Edgewood for...
Linda Kaufman
Aug 29, 2013
Linda L. Kaufman, 65, of Hermantown, died Thursday August 29, 2013 in Essentia Health, St. Mary's Hospital. She was born in Virginia, MN, to Roy and Ellen Schuman on March 7, 1948,. She grew up in Britt, MN, graduated from Roosevelt High School in Virginia and attended St. Scholastica College in Duluth.  Linda had owned and operated the El-Roy Bar...
Virginia Desanto
Aug 26, 2013
Virginia Mary DeSanto of West Duluth passed away at 4 a.m., August 26, 2013, at St. Eligius in West Duluth where she had lived for the past 12 years.  Virginia was born in West Duluth on Raleigh Street on August 1, 1924, to Anthony and Theresa DeSanto. She was one of the first handicapped students to graduate from Denfeld High...
Florence Taylor
Aug 25, 2013
Florence T. Taylor, 91, of Two Harbors, died on Sunday August 25, 2013 in St. Luke's Hospital. She was born in Duluth to Frank and Mary Marciniak on June 28, 1922. Florence graduated from Denfeld High School. She had worked as a Teacher's Aide with the Duluth Public Schools. Florence loved time spent with her children, and grandchildren. She was...
Taleeya Gazel Phillips
Aug 20, 2013
Taleeya Gazel Phillips, three months, grew her wings and flew to heaven on August 20, 2013. She was born on April 30, 2013 in Duluth. She is survived by her mother Tanya (Bobby Davis) Sawyer, father James Phillips, sister Jaylah, brothers Jayden and King, grandparents Dana and Sandy Sawyer, and Valerie and Roger Moore, aunts Natasha (Larry) Garner, Angela (Jared...
Harlan Rathe
Aug 20, 2013
Harlan L. Rathe, 95, of Virginia, MN died on Tuesday August 20, 2013 in his residence. He was born in Elbow Lake, MN on June 28, 1918 to Edwin and Mary Rathe. He married Marion Carlson in 1939. Harlan was a WWII Navy Veteran sailing on the U.S.S. Stokes; he and his four brothers were all WWII Vets who all...
Raymond Reno
Aug 18, 2013
Raymond Joseph Reno, 87, passed away August 18, 2013 at Chris Jensen Rehab Center with his family at his side. Ray was born January 21, 1926 to Joseph and Ethel (Snyder) Reno. Ray went to Washington Elementary School which he proudly told his children that "he had to walk to school thru six feet of snow uphill both ways". He...
Beulah Wilson
Aug 11, 2013
Beulah Virginia Wilson, 94, of Duluth began her heavenly journey on Aug.11, 2013. She was born Dec. 22, 1918 in Trommald, Minn., to Frederick and Catherine Rosenkranz. She married Woodrow J Wilson of Brainerd on Aug. 12, 1939, and together they raised six children. Beulah graduated from DBU and worked at the YMCA and Wahl's in Duluth. She was involved...
Rose Amlin
Aug 11, 2013
Rose Opack Amlin, 77, of Duluth passed away Sunday August 11, 2013 in Essentia Health Center, St. Mary's Hospital. She is survived by her children Diane Amlin, Mike Amlin, and Michele Amlin-Erickson, two grandsons, two great-grandchildren, sisters Catherine, Ann, Mary, Helen Lyn, Dolly, and Dorothy, brothers Peter, John and Stephen. Private services will be held. Arrangements by Sunrise Funeral Home.
Elsie Olson
Aug 7, 2013
Elsie H. Olson, 95, of Duluth, died Wednesday August 7, 2013 in Diamond Willow Assisted Living, Proctor. She was born in Manse, Alberta on December 13, 1917 to John and Anathesia Miklosh. She graduated from Warroad High School. She married Helmer Olson on November 14, 1937 in Warroad. Elsie taught for many years. She was preceded in death by her...
Bruno Giernot
Aug 2, 2013
Bruno Giernot, 89, passed away Friday, August 2nd, 2013 in Chris Jensen Nursing Home. Bruno was born May 10, 1924 to John and Mary Giernot. He grew up in Duluth, graduated from the University of Iowa, served in WWII and was honorably discharged, and retired from Diamond Tool. Bruno was preceded in death by his parents, wife Erma, brothers Joseph...
Elden Johns
Aug 1, 2013
Elden T. Johns January 16, 1925 - August 1, 2013 LAKE SUZY, FLA. - Elden T. Johns passed away Thursday, August 1, 2013, at his son's home surrounded by his family. He was born January16, 1925 in Sibley, Iowa to Earl Johns and Una (Madsen) Johns. In 1943 he joined the Navy serving during World War II in the Aleutian...
Viola H. Coleman
Jul 29, 2013
Viola Hudson Coleman, affectionately known as "Momma, Mom, Grandma or Mrs. Coleman" was born on April 8, 1920 in McKenney Virginia, one of fourteen children to Henry and Carrie Hudson. She married Nelson Lee Coleman, a handsome outgoing young man on March 27, 1935. In this union they raised ten children: Mary, Irene, Wesley, Lucille, Mattie, Nelson, Diana, Lynnea, James...
Heidi Cardiff
Jul 24, 2013
Heidi J. Cardiff, 48, lost her battle to colon cancer on Wednesday July 24, 2013. Most recently she lived in the Twin Cities but Heidi died surrounded by love at home in Duluth where she was raised. Heidi was born May 9, 1965 in Cambridge, MDÂ to Ann Marie "Mimi" (Johnson) and Kelly "Toby" Cardiff. She graduated with the Duluth...
