All Obituaries

Passed away at home on January 18, 2022 at the age of 70. She is preceded in death by her parents; father of her children, William “Pete”; partner, Gregg; and sister, Jessica. Survived by children, Peter, Jesse (Erin), and Kryci; grandchildren, Ryan, Joshua, Alex; sister, Jean; and other family and friends. She was an avid reader, enjoyed cooking and especially loved spending time with her grandchildren. She was a wonderful mother and grandmother and will be greatly...

Joan Marie (Hackner) Barrett, 74, of Duluth died Sunday, January 2, 2022 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin September 10, 1947 to John W. Hackner Jr. and Verneda E (Larsen) Hackner. Joan married Dr. Jon R Barrett on August 9, 1985, in Duluth. Joan was a social worker for St. Louis County for over 30 years before her retirement. She was a member of St. Joseph and St. Lawrence Catholic Churches and served on both Parish Councils for many years. She was also a...

David H. “Harry” Davidson, 99 of Duluth, died Friday, Jan. 21st in the comfort of his home. We lost our husband, father, and grandfather.  Harry was born Jan. 6, 1923, in Duluth to David M and Serena (Schneider) Davidson. He was the second born son of 11 children.   At the age of 17 he boarded the USS Paducah, serving his country from 1940 to 1945, during WW II.  Returning to Duluth after the war, Harry worked as a structural iron worker from June 1, 1946, to...

Age 62 of West Duluth, passed away Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was born December 12, 1959 to Richard and Mercedes Siddall in Duluth. Elaine graduated from Denfeld High School in 1978 and worked her entire life at various jobs including Mr. Donut, The Danish Bakery, K-Mart and CSL Plasma. Elaine was a member of St. James Catholic Church, and the Proctor Moose Lodge #1302 and WOTM Chapter #585 where she attained the highest degree given to women members, The...

Mike Robinson of Duluth passed away on January 23, 2022 at his home. He was 57 years old. Those left behind to cherish his memory are his mom, Trudy Robinson; his son, Josh; sisters, Gayle (Dave) Daniel, Cheryl (Jim) Van Guilder; brothers, Brian, Harold “Butch” and Pat Robinson; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his dad, Harold “Duane” Robinson. Mike was born on March 5, 1964 in Duluth, MN and graduated from Unity High School...

Marjorie Marie Lofdahl (née Miovac)--Mom, Grandma, Great-Grandma, Sister, Auntie, friend, our MORNING STAR– passed away peacefully January 17, 2022 in Duluth, MN, at the age of 90. Marjorie was born February 19, 1931, in Roseau, MN to John and Teckla (Brunell) Miovac. After high school Marjorie and her best friend moved to Duluth, MN, set for an adventure with visions of becoming a nurse. In 1950, Marjorie married the love of her life, Laverne “Vern” Lofdahl. They...

Ruth Lillian Pehl, 93, formerly of Hermantown, Minnesota went home to Jesus Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at Aftenro Home, Duluth, Minnesota. Ruth was born on January 24, 1928 in Duluth to Axel Peterson and Albertina Johnson.  She was the oldest of 3 children.   She moved to Hermantown at age 4 and lived there for 85 years until she moved to Aftenro Home in 2017.   She was so thankful for the entire staff and the friendships she made. She sang in the Aftenro choir,...

Charles John Drexler, MD The world has lost a bit of sunshine! Charles John Drexler, born April 5th, 1932, age 89, passed peacefully, surrounded by his family, on January 18th, 2022.  During his long and well lived life, his favorite song, of which he only knew one verse, was “You Are My Sunshine”! Whether it be during the car rides to St. Cloud to visit his parents (Joseph and Josephine Drexler) and his wife’s family (Stadthers), cross country road trips with a...

Patrick Joseph Schnobrich, age 67, died on December 29, 2021 after a hard-fought battle with metastatic bone cancer. Born in New Ulm, MN on February 13, 1954 to Erwin and Margaret Schnobrich, he graduated from New Ulm Cathedral in 1972 and attended Mankato State University. He started his career with MN Power at the Clay Boswell Plant in Cohasset in 1978, transferred to the Duluth area in 1988, and retired after 40 years of service in 2018.  On September 19, 1992, he married his best...

Frank Webb age 60 passed away unexpectedly at work on December 26, 2021. He was born on September 8, 1961 on a US Military Base in Munich, Germany. He is preceded in death by his parents, Denver and Anna Webb; and sister, Cynthia Dupuis. Frank was a 1979 graduate of Hermantown High School. He enlisted in the United States Navy where he studied electronics. After the Navy, Frank worked in insurance for many years. But the knowledge he gained from the Navy proved useful in his...