Obituaries

John Alnes

Mar 4, 2014

John E. Alnes, 91 of Two Harbors, Minn. died on Tuesday, March 4, 2014 with his family by his side in Lake View Hospital in Two Harbors, MN. Upon his wishes a celebration of his life will be held at a later date in Two Harbors.

Katherine Young

Mar 1, 2014

Katherine Ann "Kay" Young, 88, of Duluth, died Saturday, March 1, 2014 at St. Luke's Hospital. A lifelong Duluth resident, she was born September 24, 1925 to Alexander J. and Katherine (Cosgrove) Nowak. Kay was a 1943 graduate of Duluth Girl's Cathedral. She married John Earl Young and was a homemaker. She was a past member of the former...

Marie Meidal

Feb 28, 2014

Marie Charlotte Person Meidal, 96, born in Duluth July 17, 1917, to John G. Person and Hilda (Johanson) Person, passed away Friday, Feb. 28, 2014. Marie graduated from Duluth Central in 1935 and then attended the College of St. Scholastica for two years. Changing her course to secretarial, she then attended and graduated from Duluth Business College. Marie worked...

Marie Meidal

Feb 28, 2014

Marie Charlotte Person Meidal, 96, born in Duluth July 17, 1917, to John G. Person and Hilda (Johanson) Person, passed away Friday, Feb. 28, 2014. Marie graduated from Duluth Central in 1935 and then attended the College of St. Scholastica for two years. Changing her course to secretarial, she then attended and graduated from Duluth Business College. Marie worked...

Pamela Skog

Feb 26, 2014

Pamela Louise (Broman) Skog, 53, Duluth, died Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was born November 8, 1960 in Duluth to Jack V. and Marian (Quandee) Broman. Pam was a graduate of Duluth East High School. She was preceded in death by her father and her sister Becky Towers. Pam is survived by her children: Jennifer...

Edwina Cameron

Feb 22, 2014

Edwina Cameron, 77, of Duluth, died Saturday, February 22, 2014 at Essentia St. Mary's with her family by her side. Edwina was born January 30, 1937 in Laurel, Mississippi to Henry and Clara (Brinkley) Porter and she moved to Duluth in 1956. She married Willie Lee Cameron in Duluth on September 14, 1958. Edwina was a member of Calvary...

Mary Zbaracki

Feb 20, 2014

Mary J. (Roehl) Zbaracki (89), passed away on Thursday, February 20, 2014 at the Fountains at Ecumen Lakeshore in Duluth surrounded by her loving family. Mary was born on July 17, 1924 in Osakis, MN, to George and Odelia (Rothmeyer) Roehl. She grew up in St. Paul and graduated from St. Paul Central in 1942; she also attended the...

Marjorie Rolfe

Feb 18, 2014

Marjorie Delos Milner Rolfe, age 95, of Duluth, died Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at Chris Jensen Health & Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Duluth April 27, 1918 to W. Delos and Lillian Marie (Pitt) Milner. Marj was employed by Duluth Trunk Co., and retired from Bagley & Company after 55 years. She was a lifelong member of Glen...

Fredrick Cummings

Feb 17, 2014

Fredrick M. Cummings, 74, of Fish Lake died suddenly on Monday, February 17, 2014 with his wife by his side. Fred was born August 3, 1939 in Superior to Manley and Sophia Cummings and was raised in Iron River, where he graduated from Iron River High School. Fred served in France during peacetime for the US Army. Fred married...

Richard Veech

Feb 17, 2014

Richard D. Veech, long time teacher and coach at Hermantown died suddenly Monday, February 17, 2014 at his home in Hermantown, he was 78. Dick was born September 25, 1935 to Thomas and Antoinette Veech and he was a lifelong resident of Hermantown. He graduated from Hermantown High School in 1953 and then from UMD with a degree in...

Elaine Kuettel

Feb 16, 2014

Elaine Cecelia Kuettel, 85, of Duluth, died February 16, 2014 at Solvay Hospice House with her family by her side. She was born in Duluth, MN on March 18, 1928, and graduated from Duluth Cathedral and Hursh Business College. She worked at Northern Drug. She loved her family very much and enjoyed being with them at parties, fishing etc....

John Blix

Feb 13, 2014

John Bernard Blix, 91 of Duluth, died peacefully in his home with family by his side on Thursday, February 13, 2014. He was born in Brookston, MN on May 7, 1922 to John A. and Katherine S. (Jamsa) Blix.

John was a US Army veteran of World War II, following his service to country he...

Margaret Franckowiak

Feb 11, 2014

Margaret M. Franckowiak, 87 formerly of W Pioneer Rd. died Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at Edgewood Vista, with her family by her side. Margaret was born in Duluth to Peter and Katherine Trader. She met John Franckowiak and they were married on June 26, 1948. Margaret was an active member in St. Joseph's Church in Gnesen; where she was...

Mary Claus

Feb 9, 2014

Mary Louise Claus, 86, of Hermantown, died February 9, 2014, at Essentia Health in Duluth, Minnesota, with her family by her side. She was born in Duluth, MN, to Ceasar and Adrienne Amys on February 12, 1927, and attended and graduated from Hermantown School in 1945. Mary married Dale Claus on September 24, 1955, and was a lifelong resident...

Florence Cherro

Feb 3, 2014

Florence "Babe" Leone Lombardy Cherro, 93, of Duluth, died Monday, February 3, 2014 at the Benedictine Health Center. She was born to Pasquale (Peter) and Louise Leone Lombardy on November 2, 1920 in Duluth. She attended Duluth schools and graduated from Central High School in 1939. She was a beloved, generous soul with a marvelous sense of humor that...

Stig Antonson

Jan 31, 2014

Stig H. Antonson, 89, of Lakeside, died Friday, January 31, 2014 in his home surrounded by his loved ones. Stig was born October 2, 1924 in Dahlsing, Sweden to Ivan and Helga Antonson and they came to Duluth when Stig was a toddler. He served on a hospital ship as a corpsman during WW II. Stig worked for US...

Christine Porter

Jan 29, 2014

Christine Mary Porter, 75, died on Wednesday, January 29, 2014, in Duluth. She was born October 3, 1938 in International Falls, MN to Mildred and Thomas Savard. Christine graduated from International Falls High School in 1957. She received a bachelor's degree in Nursing from the College of Saint Scholastica in 1961. After college she worked for several hospitals, the...

Mary Gemuenden

Jan 29, 2014

Mary Elizabeth Gemuenden, 76, of Duluth, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, at St. Luke's Hospital. She was born May 17, 1937, in Perham Minnesota, to Otto and Maime Wendt. Mary graduated from Bigfork High School and continued her education in the nursing field. She was united in marriage with William Gemuenden in September of 1957. They have...

Barbara Suech

Jan 28, 2014

Suech Barbara Myra Suech, 78 of Duluth and formerly of Hibbing, died Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at the Benedictine Health Center Duluth. Barb was living with a debilitating lung disease that caused her world to shrink, as she became less able to do things she loved to do. She bore her illness with dignity and grace. Barb was born...

James Conant

Jan 24, 2014

James Edward Conant MD, 72, died Friday January 24, 2014 in Cloquet, MNJim was born in Wausau, Wl on November 12, 1941He graduated high school from Menominee, Wl in 1960 as the President of the class he attended college at Michigan State in Lansing and earned a degree in Chemistry, he then graduated from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine...