Obituaries

Dec 16, 2013

Jane Evelyn Jepson Bruen, 100, died peacefully on Sunday, February 16th at St Luke’s Hospice after a brief illness. She lived a very rich and full life. Jane was born in 1913 in the small mining village of Marting, West Virginia. She grew up in nearby Ashland, Kentucky where she met and married the love of her life, John...

Dec 15, 2013

Doris Marie Tarnowski,(Bushi), wonderful mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend; 84 of Duluth, passed away on Sunday, December 15, 2013, at her home, in the Lighthouse of Superior. She was born on Feb. 9, 1929 in Duluth, MN to William and Myrtle (Doyle) John. Doris was a Denfeld High School graduate and then was employed as a teller at...

Dec 13, 2013

Marie E. Paler

Former Educator

Marie Paler age 79 died on December 13, 2013 at Solvay Hospice House in Duluth MN after a long battle with breast and bone cancer. Marie was born November 29, 1934 on a farm in rural Otter Tail County Minnesota. She graduated from Perham Minnesota High School in...

Dec 13, 2013

Marie E. Paler Former Educator Marie Paler age 79 died on December 13, 2013 at Solvay Hospice House in Duluth MN after a long battle with breast and bone cancer. Marie was born November 29, 1934 on a farm in rural Otter Tail County Minnesota. She graduated from Perham Minnesota High School in 1952. She attended college at Moorhead...

Dec 12, 2013

Vivian Higgins, 95 formally of Duluth, MN, Born February 22, 1918 to Rocco and Christine Caputo.

Loving Mother And Grandmother died peacefully December 12, 2013 in Casa Grande, Arizona.

She was preceded in death by Husband, Elven Higgins of Duluth, daughter Christine Keller of Duluth and son Stanly Ericksen...

Dec 11, 2013

John Edward Letourneau 80, of Duluth passed away on Wednesday December 11, 2013, 40 years to the day after his beloved wife Diane. John was born on June 26, 1933 in Duluth to Arthur and Alice Letourneau, the fifth of nine children. On October 1st 1955 John married Diane Rosemary Tarnowski, the love of his life, in Duluth. They...

Dec 9, 2013

Matthew Charles Frantz, 42, of Rice Lake Township, passed away unexpectedly while at work on Dec. 9, 2013, in Duluth. He was born June 8, 1971, in St. Paul and grew up in the Woodland neighborhood. Matt graduated from Duluth Central High School in 1989 and from Lake Superior College in Duluth in 1996 with a degree in fire...

Dec 7, 2013

Cynthia "Cyndy" Anne Castro, Iron River, WI, at the all too young age of 57, on Saturday, December 7, 2013 fell asleep to this existence. She awoke shining and whole in the light of her Redeemer, a day she has lived for since her conversion to Catholicism in 1973. Her character will long be remembered as one of quiet...

Dec 2, 2013

Richard Alan Johnson, 79 of Duluth, loving father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle and friend, died unexpectedly on Monday, December 2, 2013 of natural causes. Dick was born October 4, 1934, to Russell and Lulu (Loney) Johnson. Dick grew up in Chester Park and graduated from Duluth Central High school in 1954. He served in the Air Force right out...

Dec 2, 2013

Fayth Glass, of Occidental Blvd. died Monday, Dec. 2, 2013 at Solvay Hospice House, with her family by her side after a three year battle with ovarian cancer. Fayth was born in Duluth to Kenneth and Violet Carlson. She graduated from Duluth Central High School and trained as a dental assistant. She had worked as a purchasing Agent for...

Dec 1, 2013

Robert K. Prescott, St. Simons Island, GA, formerly of Duluth passed away on December 1st, 2013. For many years until the time of his death, he maintained a summer residence on the Pike Chain of Lakes in Iron River, Wisconsin. Robert was born on November 13th, 1919, to Anna and George Prescott of Duluth. In March, 1942, Robert entered...

Nov 30, 2013

DOUGHERTY FUNERAL HOME 600 East 2nd Street phone (218) 727-3555 Duluth, Minnesota 55805 Fax (218) 727-7514 Bolf God called Marjorie T. Bolf, 98, on November 30, 2013. She was born on July 11, 1915 in Carlton, MN to Otis and Theressie (Peacha) Mclntire, the oldest of their ten children. Marge moved to Duluth, lived at the YWCA and attended...

Nov 28, 2013

Glover Victoria A. Glover 59, of Duluth died peacefully, early Thursday morning November 28 2013. Victoria was born in Charlevoix MI, June 5, 1954, she then moved to Duluth with her daughters Victoria was a kind person who liked to help the people in her community; she was involved with Salvation Army, The Damiano center, and worked at Goodwill....

Nov 25, 2013

Mike A. Chesney, 96, of Woodland Ave. died Monday, November 25, 2013 at the Benedictine Health Center. Mike was born September 20, 1917 in Duluth to Josef and Kathryn Chesney. He graduated from Central High School and completed two years of Business College. Mike married his childhood sweetheart Betty Nelsen on June 5, 1944. He worked as an electrician...

Nov 24, 2013

Robert James Zeleznikar, 86, died peacefully surrounded by his family at St. Mary's hospital in Duluth, MN on November 24th, 2013. Bob was born October 16th, 1927 in Duluth, MN. He was the tenth of eleven children of immigrant parents Josef and Johanna from Yugoslavia. He attended Duluth Central High School class of 1945 where he was a football...

Nov 17, 2013

Wildey Bruce Cameron, age 86, of Duluth, died Sunday, November 17, 2013 at Ecumen Scenic Shores in Two Harbors. Bruce was born December 5, 1926 in Superior, WI to Wildey and Freda (Hanson) Cameron. He was an Army veteran of World War II, serving in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Bruce married Lois Mae Stromberg. A French River area resident for many...

Nov 12, 2013

Edna Minna Hedwig Schneiderman, 100, of the Benedictine Health Center died Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. She was born in Swanville, Minn., Dec. 18, 1912, to Reverend Martin and Josephine Kretzschmar. She met Max Schneiderman in Duluth on a blind date. She liked him. They got married in 1935. They lived in Duluth until Max served in the Navy during...

Nov 10, 2013

Michael Francis Gerber passed away peacefully on Sunday November 10, 2013, surrounded by his loving family. Mike was born in Duluth, Minnesota on December 27, 1952 and grew up in the West End neighborhood. While attending Lincoln Junior High School, he met his future wife Nancy. The two became high school sweethearts and graduated together from Duluth Denfeld in...

Nov 8, 2013

James A Walters Sr., 73, of Duluth, treasured husband, dad, grandpa, brother, uncle and friend, died unexpectedly on Friday, November 8, 2013, of natural causes while at the family hunting cabin. Jim was born April 19, 1940, to Joseph and Nellie (Tram) Walters. Jim grew up in the Homecroft area graduating from Duluth Central High School in 1958. He...

Nov 4, 2013

Poulin Margaret M. Poulin, 86, formerly of Lakeside and St. Ann's died Monday, November 4, 2013 at Bayshore Health Center. Margaret was born June 8, 1927 to Benjamin and Barbara Miller. She married Wallace Poulin on June 24, 1944 and they raised six children. Margaret was a member of St. Michael's Church; she enjoyed baking, music and sewing, but...