Lori Jean Bleskan
Jul 17, 2023
Lori Jean Bleskan peacefully went to be with the Lord, surrounded by loved ones, after a long battle with cancer on July 17, 2023.
She was born in Duluth, MN to Donald and Sandra (Neari) Judnick on October 15, 1960. She was the mother of two children, Jacob and Jennifer Bleskan.
When Lori wasn’t working, you would find her...
Russell R. Nieland
Jul 16, 2023
Russell Nieland passed away on July 16, 2023, at his home in Duluth Minnesota. He was born March 29, 1948, to Ralph and Virgie Nieland in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Russ graduated from St. Scholastica in 1977 with a degree in Physical Therapy. Staying in Duluth, he went on to work at Washburn Hospital, St Luke's Hospital, and St Mary’s Hospital...
Harold A. Deterling
Jul 16, 2023
Harold A. Deterling, 62, of Duluth, passed away peacefully on Sunday July 16, 2023. He was born in Waukegan, IL on October 17, 1960. Harold was a U.S. Navy Veteran. He had worked in receiving in the warehouse industry. Harold enjoyed playing golf, bingo, reading, baking, and cooking.
He was preceded in death by his mother Verna, and a...
Marsha Fay Pearson
Jul 14, 2023
Marsha Fay Pearson, 79 died Friday, July 14, 2023. She was the daughter of Walter Sr. and Clare Sandberg and a graduate of Denfeld High School. She attended UMD where she met her husband, Ronald Pearson. Marsha was a homemaker and active member of Concordia Lutheran Church. She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include her husband,...
Lloyd Ray Hawkins
Jul 8, 2023
Lloyd Ray Hawkins, age 73 of Greencastle, PA passed away peacefully and surrounded by his family on July 8, 2023 in Essentia-St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth, MN. He was born on January 12, 1950 to parents, Raymond & Gladys (Goodsell). A chance encounter at Braddock Ski Lodge led Lloyd on a date with Peggy Wenner. They married and raised one...
Charles "Charlie" H. Lemon
Jul 7, 2023
Charles H. Lemon died suddenly and unexpectedly on Friday, July 7 while visiting at his daughter’s home in Eau Claire, WI.
Charles was born on December 26, 1931 in Topeka, KS to Charles William and Frances Perry. Charles was the oldest of four boys and loved to share stories of his childhood. He graduated from Topeka High in 1950 and was...
Bayne Florence Brown
Jul 5, 2023
Bayne Florence Manning was born during a blizzard in what was once appropriately called Winter, Minnesota on March 20, 1923. Her parents, Blanche and Wesley Manning later welcomed two daughters, Lala B Hatch, and Evelyn Frark. Bayne attended schools in International Falls, and after graduation was employed by the US Immigration Service at the Canadian border. She enjoyed playing...
John Stewart Clark
Jul 5, 2023
John Stewart Clark of Duluth, 73, went home to be with the Lord on July 5th following a prolonged illness and hospitalization at St. Lukes Hospital. John grew up in Brooklyn Park, MN the son of John S. Clark & Dagny Braa Clark. He married Ann Forrest, and they had a son, also John S Clark
John sailed...
Bonnie Marie Laurion
Jul 4, 2023
Bonnie Marie Kaniewski Laurion died peacefully in her sleep on July 4, 2023 in Proctor, Minnesota, after a long illness.
Her childhood was spent in the Hessville neighborhood of Hammond, Indiana, followed by adulthood in Chesterton, Indiana. She moved to Duluth, Minnesota to marry Dennis Laurion, also from Hessville. Bonnie attended St. Catherine of Sienna Elementary School and Oliver P....
Gordon Robert Beier
Jul 4, 2023
Gordon Robert Beier passed away unexpectedly at 8:38am on July 4, 2023, at the age of 77 surrounded by his loving family. He was born to Melvin & Lucille Beier on November 13, 1945, in Grand Rapids, MN. Gordy came from a family of 7 and followed in his parents footsteps having 7 children of his own.
He...
C. Fred Anderson
Jul 3, 2023
C. Fred Anderson, age, 94, died July 3, 2023. He was born in Duluth, March 18, 1929, to Axel E. and Arvida Anderson. He was a Great Lakes seaman from 1947 to 1956, and in the last 5 years was promoted to 3rd Mate, all time spent with U.S. Steels Great Lakes fleet.
On January 3, 1953, he married...
Matthew Donald Letourneau
Jun 29, 2023
Matthew Donald Letourneau- On Thursday, June 29, 2023, Matthew Letourneau, devoted son, loving brother, uncle, and a true and loyal friend passed away from natural causes at the age of 35 at his family home on Rose Lake in Cotton, MN. All who came into Matt’s life were blessed to know such a loyal, generous, and beautiful soul. Matt...
Thomas Edward Barratt
Jun 28, 2023
Thomas E. Barratt, of Duluth, passed away on Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Hospital, Duluth, Minn., surrounded by his family. He was 85 years old. Tom is survived by his wife of 57 years, Mary Jean, his sister Sally Van Sittert of Mississippi, and many nieces, nephews and friends. He was preceded in death by...
John E. Maki
Jun 24, 2023
Rev. John E. Maki, 78, of Duluth, passed away Saturday, June 24, 2023, surrounded by family. He was born in Duluth, on March 9, 1945, to John and Ruth (Behning) Maki.
He graduated from Duluth Central High School in 1963, UMD in 1967, and United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities in 1971. He served United Church of Christ...
Karen Marion Brown
Jun 23, 2023
With a long, fulfilling life well lived, Karen Marion Brown left this world at peace following a brave four-year battle with Multiple Myeloma. She was born on October 22, 1941, in Duluth, MN. She was the proud oldest sibling to her four younger brothers and sisters. Karen attended Central High School and graduated from the College of St. Scholastica...
June A Morrissey
Jun 23, 2023
June A. Morrissey of Apple Valley, MN, who formerly lived at East 2nd St. in Duluth, died at the age of 100 on Friday, June 23, 2023. She was born June 1, 1923 in Beloit, WI. June graduated from Walworth High School and St. Mary's School of Nursing in Madison, WI and St. Louis, MO. She worked as...
Mary Jean Torvinen
Jun 21, 2023
Mary Jean Torvinen, 91, formerly of Duluth, died Wednesday, June 21st at St. Luke’s Hospice, with her family by her side. Mary was born February 12, 1932 in Huron, South Dakota to Evelyn (Campbell) Ryland and Albert Ryland.
She graduated from De Smet High School in De Smet, South Dakota. Mary met and fell in love with a traveling...
Max Moen
Jun 19, 2023
Born on January 2nd, 1972, in Two Harbors MN, Max started exploring the world at age one when he was found walking down 2nd Street in January, barefooted and diapered but otherwise naked. At age 3 he travelled west with his family, living for a time in Colorado and Montana where he became intimately familiar with rattlesnakes. His journey next landed him...
Ruth Ellen Thompson
Jun 18, 2023
Ruth Ellen Thompson died on June 18, 2023, at Essentia-St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth, MN.
Ruth was born on March 15, 1963, in Benson, MN. She was baptized and confirmed at Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church in Benson. She graduated from Benson High School in 1981 and from Moorhead State College in Moorhead, MN, in 1985 with degrees in social...
Bruce David Peterson
Jun 18, 2023
Bruce David Peterson age 76 of Duluth, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on June 18, 2023. He was born on July 14, 1946 in Virginia, MN to parents, John and Genevieve (Lindstrom) Peterson. Bruce was a 1964 graduate of Virginia High School. He continued his education at Virginia Jr. College and the University of Minnesota – Duluth....
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