Mary Jean Unden
Aug 3, 2025
Mary Jean Unden, 73, beloved mother, grandmother, and friend to all, was called home to the lord on Sunday, August 3rd, 2025, in Duluth Minnesota. Mary was born on November 14th, 1951, in Beverly, Massachusetts, to Gordon and Esther Ritcey. She grew up in Keene, New Hampshire, the place she considered home. Here, she developed a lifelong love of learning,...
Robert Joseph Vavrosky
Aug 1, 2025
Robert Joseph Vavrosky, age 75, of Duluth died unexpectedly on August 1, 2025. Bob was born on October 21, 1949 to Joe and Shirley Vavrosky in St. Paul, MN. Shortly after graduating from Washington High School in 1968, Bob joined the Air Force during the Vietnam War. A year of his deployment was spent in northern Thailand, where he worked...
Sharon Faye Wilton
Jul 31, 2025
Sharon was born on October 1, 1939 in Detroit Lakes, MN to parents Emerson and Daryl Huntley. Sharon died peacefully at home on July 31, 2025 from cancer. Sharon graduated from Detroit Lakes High School in 1957. She worked at a local bank where she met her husband William (Bill) who had relocated to Detroit Lakes from Duluth working for...
Frederick J. "Fred" Pianfetti
Jul 31, 2025
Fredrick J. “Fred” Pianfetti, 76, of Duluth, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, July 31, 2025. He was born on October 10, 1948, in Hibbing, MN. He was raised by his mother, Laurel Pierson, and stepfather, Vernon Pierson, who lovingly guided him as a father.
Fred graduated from Toivola-Meadowlands High School and proudly served in the U.S. Navy. On August 22, 1970,...
David Charles McKee MD
Jul 29, 2025
David Charles McKee, MD, age 64, of Duluth, Minnesota, passed away surrounded by his family on July 29, 2025.
David was born on May 19, 1961 alongside his twin brother Daniel to Donald and Linda McKee in Omaha, Nebraska. As a child, he moved throughout the country before settling in Appleton, Wisconsin at age 13. He was a proud Wisconsinite and...
Marlene Elizabeth Ritzer
Jul 25, 2025
Marlene E. (Petrich) Ritzer, age 90, of Stillwater, passed away peacefully on July 25, 2025. She was born on June 20, 1935, in Little Falls, MN, to Bill and Elvera (Venske) Petrich. Marlene grew up in Randall and graduated from Little Falls high school. She later married the love of her life, Robert Ritzer, and together they welcomed two wonderful...
Gregory Donald Coffield
Jul 25, 2025
Gregory Donald Coffield, age 61 of Duluth died in his home, surrounded by family on July 25, 2025. He was born in Minneapolis on October 28, 1963 to parents, Donald and Celia Coffield. Greg graduated from Bemidji High School in 1982. He then went to VoTech school in Bemidji for carpentry. His love of carpentry was constant throughout his life....
Barbara Florence Gustafson
Jul 24, 2025
Barbara Florence (DeBrule) Gustafson age 88 of Duluth, went home to her Lord on July 24, 2025. She was born in Duluth on January 22, 1937 to Merritt and Irene (Walczak) DeBrule. Barbara married Howard Gustafson on August 13, 1960 at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. Her life was built on a solid foundation of faith and family. She...
Charles Lloyd Allie
Jul 22, 2025
Charles Lloyd Allie, age 85 of Silver Bay, MN passed away peacefully with family by his side in his home on July 22, 2025. After being diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer in 2017, Charlie’s strong mind, spirit and faith beat the cancer. However, he fought for 8 years of debilitating side effects from his treatments.
Charles was born in Duluth...
Richard "Dick" Hill
Jul 14, 2025
A Life Well Lived: Richard E. "Dick" Hill (May 24, 1939–July 14, 2025)
Richard E. "Dick" Hill, 86, of Duluth, Minnesota, passed away peacefully July 14th, with his family by his side, leaving behind a legacy of kindness, dedication, and adventure. Born in Superior, Wisconsin, Dick lived most of his life in Duluth, where he built a family, a career, and...
Elizabeth L. Bauman
Jul 9, 2025
Elizabeth Lucy Bauman, a devout Catholic and amazing woman, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, daughter, and friend, gently and peacefully passed from this Earth into the beauty, peace and love of Heaven, on Wednesday, July 9, 2025.
Elizabeth was born on November 19, 1929, to Linus Bernard Saunders and Cora Elizabeth (Heckart) Saunders, at the family farmhouse near Benson, Minnesota....
Carl Janzig
Jul 4, 2025
M. Carl “the Carburetor Man” Janzig, 91 of Hermantown, died Friday, July 4th in his home, with his family by his side.
Carl was born Jan. 5, 1934, to Arthur and Lottie Janzig. He graduated from Morgan Park High School in 1951 where he played hockey in his junior and senior years. He attended the Dunwoody Institute learning Auto Electric and...
Susan Jean Ritchie
Jul 4, 2025
Susan Jean Ritchie, age 79, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on July 4, 2025. Sue was born on April 12, 1946, to Marian and Harold Omtvedt.
She was a former member of Riverview Methodist Church. Sue and Dick were married on July 19, 1975.
Her employment after high school included Fanny Farmers, Travelers Insurance, and J.C. Penney where...
Duane Michael Cossalter
Jul 3, 2025
It is with deep sorrow and fond remembrance that we announce the passing of Duane Michael Cossalter, age 84, on Thursday 3 July 2025 at Essentia Hospital in Duluth Minnesota from the effects of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. He was a longtime resident of Payson Arizona where he built his home and hangar in the airpark next to Payson Municipal...
Larry Dean Bjorklund
Jul 3, 2025
Larry Dean Bjorklund, age 79 of Duluth and formerly of the Twin Cities, died on July 3, 2025. He was born on April 9, 1946 to parents Clayton and Alyce (Sweno) Bjorklund. Larry was raised on a dairy farm in Osakis, and was a 1964 graduate of Osakis High School. He earned his bachelors and masters degrees from North Dakota...
Lynda Anna "Hill" Towle
Jul 2, 2025
Lynda A. “Hill” Towle, 59, of Duluth, MN passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 2, 2025 with her close niece Jenny by her side. She was born in Duluth on April 30, 1966 to Eddie and Vivian Hill. Lynda graduated from Two Harbors High School, class of 1984. She continued her education to become a Certified Nursing Assistant and worked...
Kari Lynne Wright
Jul 1, 2025
Kari Lynne Wright, aged 51, unexpectedly passed away and began her eternal rest on July 1st, 2025, in Duluth, Minnesota.
Kari was born on March 28th, 1974, in Denver, Colorado, to her loving parents, Ted and Jeananne Wright. She joined her two older brothers, Rhett and Bert, and later made her home in Duluth, where she spent the last 20 years...
Evdoxia Gerogeorge
Jul 1, 2025
Evdoxia Gerogeorge age 90, formerly of Duluth, passed away July 1, 2025, in Edina, MN. She was born May 23, 1935, to Steve and Chrysanthe Kontonikos. Evdoxia graduated from Duluth Central High School in 1953 and from the University of Minnesota- Duluth with a degree in Elementary Education in 1957. She met her husband, George, during one of her trips...
Kelly Anne Strong
Jun 30, 2025
“Anwaatinibiik," meaning “Spirit of the still water,” passed away on June 30, 2025 at her home in Gary, Duluth, at the age of 56. A proud member of the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa, Kelly was affectionately known as “Silly Auntie Go-Go" or simply “Go-Go” by many in the tribal community.
Kelly was born in Duluth, MN in 1968 and grew...
Kortni Diana Korkala
Jun 27, 2025
It is with shattered hearts, we announce the passing of our dear Kortni Diana Korkala, 31, of Duluth MN who, tragically, took her own life on Friday, June 27, 2025. She was born in Duluth MN on September 22, 1993 to Cassie Klatte and Dale Korkala. She is survived by her daughters whom she loved so very much - Leila...
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