
Preston Svoboda
Nov 2, 2013
Svoboda Preston Lee Svoboda, seven months old son of Ashley Svoboda and James Myers died unexpectedly Saturday, November 2, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital. Preston at only seven months touched many people's lives, he will be greatly missed. Preston was preceded in death by his great grandparents, Vivian and Jerry Svoboda and Janice Misquadace. Besides his parents, Preston is...
Clyde Prudhomme, Jr
Nov 1, 2013
Clyde Albert Prudhomme, Jr., 87, of Hermantown, died suddenly with family by his side on Friday, Nov. 1, 2013 in Duluth. He was born Dec. 13, 1925 in Duluth to Clyde and Tess (Rush) Prudhomme, Sr. Following high school he was drafted and served in the US Navy during both WWII on an attack cargo ship and in Korea...
Donald Ford
Oct 31, 2013
Donald Kenneth Ford, Lt. USNR, Ret. died peacefully on October 31, 2013, at the age on 87, surrounded by his family. Donald was from Menominee WI, joined the Navy and served in WWII and the Korean War. After WWII he met and married the love of his life Avis on November 22, 1952 at the Great Lakes Naval Station....
Judith Grant
Oct 29, 2013
Grant Judith Marie Tarnowski Grant, 50, of Myrtle St. died Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at Solvay Hospice House in her husband's arms. Judy was born March 22 1963 in Duluth to Raphael and Joan Tarnowski. She graduated from Duluth Central in 1981. Judy married Gordon Grant on May 26, 1990. She was the owner of the Duluth Heights Dairy...

Susan Semrad
Oct 24, 2013
Susan Jane Getchell Semrad, 88, died Oct. 24, 2013 in Duluth, Minn. Born Oct. 19, 1925 in Minneapolis, MN, to Frank Benjamin and Allace Cowen Getchell. She moved to Duluth at age 1, attended Congdon Park and Holy Rosary primary schools, and Stanbrook Hall. She moved back to Minneapolis in 1940, graduating from Washburn High School in 1943, and...
Adeline Minwegen
Oct 22, 2013
Adeline O. Minwegen, 91, of Duluth, died Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was born in St. Paul, Minn. August 9, 1922 to Francis and Rosa (Ohr) Ohr . She was a graduate of St. Katherine's College in St. Paul. Adeline met Bertram P. Minwegen at the age of 17 years, and they were married 4...
Josephine LaBud
Oct 22, 2013
LaBud Josephine J. LaBud, 90 of St. Ann's died Tuesday October 22, 2013 at St. Ann's, where Josephine was its longest resident. She was born March 18, 1923 in Gnesen Twp to Frank and Martha (Jaski) LaBud. Josephine worked as a housekeeper and at St. Mary's Coffee shop. She was a member of St. Joseph's Church in Gnesen and...

Cathleen Waldemarsen
Oct 18, 2013
Cathleen Mary (Cain) Waldemarsen, age 58, of Cromwell, died Friday, October 18, 2013 at Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, October 26, 2013 from 2-4 pm at the McGregor Victory Mission, 95 Mabel St., McGregor, Minn.

Charles Plummer
Oct 14, 2013
Charles R. "Chuck" Plummer, 68, of Duluth, died Monday, October 14, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was born in Minneapolis, Minn. July 4, 1945 to Horace and Marletta (Garner) Plummer. Chuck married Barbara Jean Sodergren. He lived in the Twin Cities for most of his life, and was a Duluth resident for the past 14 years. Chuck is...
Edna Dean
Oct 11, 2013
EDNA E. (Sonstegard) DEAN, 78, passed away from natural causes Friday, October 11, 2013. Edna was married in 1954 and, after several short stays elsewhere, became a long time resident of Duluth and a cherished member of her community. Although a homemaker until her children were grown, Edna became a valued employee of Minnesota Power, where she remained for...
Viola Worthington
Oct 11, 2013
Viola Worthington, 91, Died Friday, October 11, 2013 at St Luke's Hospital from natural causes. Visitation- Starting at 1PM on Friday October 18, 2013, with the service starting at 1:30PM, at St. Mary's Star of the Sea, 325 E 3rd St. Arrangements by Dougherty Funeral Home 218-727-3555
Bonnie Smith
Oct 8, 2013
Bonnie Marie Smith, 68, of Duluth, died on Monday October 7, 2013 in her home surrounded by her family. She was born on Aug. 27, 1945 in Duluth, MN to Reginald and Helen (Lundhagen) Bainville. Bonnie was a 1963 graduate of East High School she was employed as a clerk for the City of Duluth. Bonnie married John Smith...
Dorothy Ostrander
Oct 7, 2013
Dorothy Patricia Ostrander, 93, of Duluth, died peacefully early evening Monday, October 7th 2013. Dorothy was born in Mankato, MN, on September 29, 1920, to Ben and Hattie Lyons. Dorothy attended Mankato High school and in 1940 moved to Duluth where she met the love of her life Carl, they were married November 20, 1940. While living in Duluth...

Dolores Krebs
Oct 4, 2013
Dolores F. Krebs, age 93, of Duluth, passed away from natural causes on Friday, October 4, 2013 at the Ecumen Lakeshore, Shores Memory Care facility. Dolores Flora Krebs was born February 22, 1920 in Duluth, the daughter of Ralph and Florence Snider. She was united in marriage to two wonderful men. Dolores traveled to California during World War II...

Charlotte Nemmers
Oct 2, 2013
Charlotte "Char" Jean McMahon Nemmers, age 94, of Duluth, died Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center. She was born in Duluth February 15, 1919 to Axel E. and Arvida C. (Carlson) Anderson. Char was a 1937 graduate of Duluth Central High School. She retired from St. Louis County Federal Savings and Loan Association in...

Moya Kolar
Oct 2, 2013
Moya Joan Woods Kolar, 88, of Duluth, died Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital Hospice. She was born March 12, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska to James Joseph and Janette Margaret (Jacobsen) Woods. Joan was a 1947 graduate of St. Cloud Teachers College. Following her graduation, she married Frank Rudolph Kolar in Omaha on June 28, 1947. They...
John Morgan
Sep 30, 2013
John Morgan, 69, of Meadowlands, formerly of NE Mpls, died Monday, September 30, 2013 at home surrounded by his family. John was born November 20, 1943 in Mpls to James and Teresa (Korogi) Morgan. He graduated from Vocational High School. He met and married Kathleen Bienias on June 13, 1964. He lived in NE Mpls while working as an...
Dale Erickson
Sep 29, 2013
Dale Erickson passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 29, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital surrounded by his family. He was born in Cloquet, Mn on January 24, 1938 to Glen and Alice (Phipps) Erickson. He grew up and attended schools in Cloquet and joined the U. S. Army in 1955, was honorably discharged in 1957, and retired after 20...
Ryan Ewald
Sep 28, 2013
Ryan Gregory Ewald, 37, passed away Saturday, September 28th as a result of an ATV accident near Aurora, Minn. He was born on July, 25th 1976 in Hibbing, Minn. to Greg and Linda Ewald. Ryan graduated from Duluth East High School in 1995 and received a Business degree from Concordia College. He joined the Air National Guard in 1998...
Michael Colby
Sep 25, 2013
Colby Michael L. Colby, 61 of Duluth died Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospice after a long battle with MS. Mike was born in southern Minnesota on March 15, 1952. He lived on a hobby farm in Aitkin, MN where he also sold insurance and he moved to Duluth in 2006. Mike loved classical music, his dogs,...