Charles Elmer Mullen III
Dec 22, 2025
Charles Mullen passed away on December 22, 2025 at his home. Preceded in death by his parents, and brother, Shawn. Survived by his children, Crystal and Isaiah (Sam); granddaughter, Jayla; siblings, Rob and Lori; and nieces and nephews. He was a caring and helpful person and will be greatly missed. A Graveside Service with Military Honors will be held at...
Dr. William Godfrey Dols
Dec 26, 2025
Dols, Dr. William Godfrey, age 98, of East Superior Street, died on the morning of December 26th, 2025 at St. Lukes Aspirus Hospital after a brief illness. William was born on January 21st, 1927 in Minneapolis, MN the youngest of seven children of William and Cecelia Dols. He would often respond proudly when asked his birthdate that ‘it’s the same...
Phyllis Ann Sutula
Jan 3, 2026
Garrison Keillor in The Keillor Reader suggests that travel is a liberating art form where you shed your past, finding freedom in anonymity, but also notes the pull of roots, contrasting the "living wander away" with the "dead move in with us to stay".
Phyllis Ann Baker Sutula was born in Little Rock Arkansas on October 30, 1948, and died January...
Therese Hester (DeBot) Vaughn
Jan 1, 2026
Therese Hester (DeBot) Vaughn, 95, a lifelong Duluthian, died January 1st, 2026, faithful to the values of rootedness, intellectual inquiry, and political activism.
Therese grew up in Duluth’s Central Hillside. To her last days, she loved taking rides by her childhood home. As a young adult, she completed an LPN curriculum through St. Mary’s Hospital, then worked as a pediatric nurse...
Olive Musolf Kirkland
Jan 6, 2026
Olive Musolf Kirkland age 100 of Duluth, passed away surrounded by her family on January 6, 2026. She was born at her grandmother's home in Duluth on December 24, 1925 to parents, Michael and Stella (Mosiniak) Musolf. On February 5, 1955 she married the love of her life, William Kirkland. Together, they raised 6 children as his military career took...
Richard Wayne Ojakangas
Dec 16, 2025
Dr. Richard (“Dick”) Wayne Ojakangas died peacefully in his sleep during the early morning hours of December 16, 2025 at the age of 93. He was in his home overlooking Lake Superior in Duluth, Minnesota, where he lived with his beloved wife of nearly 70 years, Peaches, and his son Gregory, who was his devoted primary caregiver. He remained cheerful...
Marie Garofalo
Dec 14, 2025
Marie Garofalo, 100, passed peacefully in her home. She was born February 17, 1925 in Duluth to Anthony(Tony) and Helen Garofalo. Marie grew up in Gary-New Duluth and was a life-long member of St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church. Marie attended Stowe School and was a 1943 graduate of Morgan Park High School. Marie worked for her father’s business, Hamm’s Beer Distributive...
Quinlan Michael “Mike” Hampston
Jan 3, 2026
Quinlan Michael Hampston, “Mike,” died in the early morning of January 3, 2026. He celebrated his final birthday on December 25, 2025. He was born prematurely to Marguerite Hampston, a homemaker and John Hampston, a WW2 ship builder, on Christmas Day, 1943 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth MN. He was always called Mike.
He is survived by his beloved wife...
David Jon Backman
Jan 2, 2026
David Jon Backman, 79, of Duluth, died Friday, January 2, 2026 in his home with family by his side. David was born in Fergus Falls, MN on April 20, 1946 to Harold and June Backman. David served in the U S Army during Vietnam. He married Cynthia Scott on September 9, 1967 in Babbitt, MN. David owned a wholesale meat...
Eric Russell Kiero
Jan 1, 2026
It is with deep sorrow we announce the unexpected passing of Eric Kiero, age 43, on January 1, 2026 with his partner and family by his side. He was a graduate of Duluth Central class of 2001. He was employed by Country Hearth, Pan-O-Gold.
A truly hardworking man, Eric took pride in everything he did. He was known to have a...
Lynn Alice Hall
Dec 30, 2025
Lynn Alice Hall, age 70 of Duluth died on December 30, 2025. She was born in Duluth on November 8, 1955 to parents, Rodney and Gail (Ellis) Edwards. She graduated from Duluth East in 1974, one year early. She continued her education, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from St. Scholastica. She worked as a cardiac nurse at...
Justin Anthony Mitchell
Dec 29, 2025
Justin Anthony Mitchell (44) of Duluth, MN, left our world on December 29, 2025. He was born on May 26, 1981, in Dell City, OK, but moved to Hot Springs, AR while still a baby and spent his early childhood there. At age 8, all long, lean, and towheaded, he made his way with his family to his mother’s native...
Scott Spalding Tessier
Dec 24, 2025
Scott Spalding Tessier, of Duluth MN, passed away peacefully at his home on Dec. 24, 2025, at the young age of 64 after a hard fought and courageous battle against lung cancer. He was born in Duluth to Raymond and Patricia Tessier on Nov. 7, 1961. Scott worked for many years as an executive in the hospitality industry. He married...
John Reynolds McAllister
Dec 22, 2025
John Reynolds McAllister passed away on December 22, 2025. John was born September 10, 1928 to Walter Leo McAllister and Mabel Louise (Nelson) McAllister in Duluth, MN.
He is best remembered for his faith in God, co-founding St. John’s Free Lutheran Church in 1984. Prior to that, his career was as an English teacher and a guidance counselor – in Duluth...
Steven John Kuehn
Dec 19, 2025
Steven John Kuehn, age 72, of Knife River died on December 19, 2025 surrounded by an army of loved ones. He was born in Duluth, MN on January 22, 1953 to loving parents, Howard and Marjorie (Kymala) Kuehn. Growing up, Steve enjoyed running cross country, biking, basketball, and of course, hunting and fishing. At 17, he completed the Lake Superior...
Ok Kyon Nelson
Dec 15, 2025
Ok Kyon Nelson, 79, of Duluth, passed away peacefully on December 15, 2025, at a Group Home in Duluth, MN. Survived by her brothers Deok-rae and Seong-rae who reside with their families near Seoul, South Korea. Her daughters, Kyung Hwa (Ken) and Samantha (Travis), her grandchildren, Jasmine (David), Josephine (Kevin), Reese, Wyatt, and Eliot and her great grandchildren, Lillian, Peter,...
David John Turkall
Dec 11, 2025
David J. Turkall, Age 62 of Duluth Minnesota passed away at his home on Thursday December 11, 2025. He was born September 9, 1963 in Massillion Ohio to John and Patricia Turkall.
He is survived by his brother, Paul (Joyce) Turkall; and sisters, Linda Dunphy (Mark), Mary K. Meyer (Kirk), Mary Ann Aubin and Deborah Ann Warren; also many nieces and...
Michelle Marie Carlson
Dec 10, 2025
Michelle M Carlson, age 47 died on December 10, 2025. She was born in Duluth, MN on October 3, 1978 and spent most of her life in Hastings, MN where she was raised and passed away.
Michelle was a woman of deep faith and devotion. A proud and devout Catholic, her love for God guided every part of her life and...
Ardith "Sweedy" Carlson
Dec 10, 2025
Ardith “Sweedy “Carlson, born May 18, 1959, to Isaac and Florence Greensky, passed away surrounded by the love of her family. She grew up in Sawyer, MN where she spent a lively childhood before graduating from Carlton High School.
On September 18, 1977, Sweedy married her “old goat” Carl Carlson – a partnership filed with humor, grit and deep devotion. In...
Thomas Fred Johnson
Dec 10, 2025
Thomas Johnson, age 76, a proud United States Marine Corps veteran and devoted family man, passed away on December 10th surrounded by loved ones. Born in Aitkin, MN, he answered the call to serve his country at the age of 19, serving honorably in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. His courage, discipline, and loyalty to his community...
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