Chris Markes
Sep 25, 2013
Chris H. Markes, age 76, of Duluth, died Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center. He was born March 18, 1937 in Eratini Doridos Fokida, Greece to Mike and Marie Markou, and immigrated to the United States at the age of 13 to live with his uncle and aunt, and his adoptive parents, Gus and...
Joseph Belcastro
Sep 25, 2013
Joseph Belcastro died peacefully on Wednesday. Born December 16, 1920 in Eveleth, he was the 1939 High School basketball free-throw champ, and studied pre-law at Eveleth Jr. College. In 1943, he joined the US Airforce after designing a self-lubricating pneumatic drill at Lockheed, which expedited production of WWII aircraft. He married Senia Neuha in 1945. He had a successful...
Gregory Nugent
Sep 24, 2013
Gregory Asher Nugent, 15, died Tuesday, September 24, 2013. He was born in Duluth to Michael and Janette Nugent and was a student at East High School. Gregg loved the outdoors and loved cars. He was preceded in death by his grandfather Lloyd Skafte. Survivors include his parents, siblings David (Kara) Everett, Heather (Tim) Pierce, Kristin (Cody) Trosin, Victoria...
Letitia Hedin
Sep 20, 2013
Letitia "Letty" May Hedin died Friday, September 20, 2013 at Golden Oaks Assisted Living. She was born November 3, 1926 to Leon and Edna Older. She married Eugene L. (Gene) Hedin September 20, 1947. Letty was a member of First Lutheran Church and its Quilting Group. She was preceded in death by her parents and step-mother Florence Older; husband...
Betty Datka
Sep 19, 2013
Betty Jane (Phillips) Datka, 96, died Thursday, September 19, at Ladysmith Care and Rehab, Ladysmith, WI. She was born September 18, 1917 in Duluth, to the late Thomas and Agnes (Marshall) Phillips also of Duluth. Betty was a 1935 graduate of Duluth Central High School. She married Walter John Datka, on January 11, 1939. She worked as a Buyer...
Marilyn Durand
Sep 19, 2013
MARILYN JEAN (JACQUES) DURAND, of Duluth. In the early evening of September 19, 2013, Marilyn Jean Durand passed on to be with our Lord at the age of 85 years. Marilyn was a loving mother who devoted her life to her two sons and to all her extended family and friends. Marilyn was known for her positive outlook, wit,...
Tina Tjaden
Sep 18, 2013
Tina Marie Tjaden, age 47, of Duluth, died Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at home. She was born August 27, 1966 in Des Moines, IA to Raymond Audrey and Sherry Lee (Elliot) Wright. Tina married Glenn Allen Tjaden, Sr. on July 1, 1983 in Superior, Wisconsin She enjoyed doing cross-stitching. Her life was her kids and being a "nana" to...
Louis Sega
Sep 13, 2013
Louis William "Bill" Sega, 76, of Duluth died September 13, 2013, surrounded by his wife and four children after a short illness with gall bladder cancer. He was born March 31, 1937 in Chisholm, MN to Louis F. Sega and Mary (Govednik) Sega. Bill grew up in Chisholm, MN, played athletics, and graduated from Chisholm High School. He attended...
jon DDS
Sep 12, 2013
Jon Redmond Barrett, DDS, 75, of Duluth, died Thursday, September 12, 2013 at Solvay Hospice House. He was born in Hibbing, Minn. January 10, 1938 to Fred C. and Katherine L. (Murray) Barrett. Jon married Joan M. Hackner on August 9, 1985 in Duluth. He practiced dentistry at Hibbing Dental Service for 30 years, and for the last nine...
Dr. Jon D.D.S.
Sep 12, 2013
Jon Redmond Barrett, DDS, 75, of Duluth, died Thursday, September 12, 2013 at Solvay Hospice House. He was born in Hibbing, Minn. January 10, 1938 to Fred C. and Katherine L. (Murray) Barrett. Jon married Joan M. Hackner on August 9, 1985 in Duluth. He practiced dentistry at Hibbing Dental Service for 30 years, and for eight years he...
Jackson Huntley
Sep 11, 2013
Jackson Huntley died Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, of acute leukemia. He is saying a momentary goodbye to the core of his life, his Anam Cara, his wife, Jeanette Benson Huntley; to his cherished grandsons, Tyler and Steven and their dear parents, Colleen and Eric Magnuson; to his precious daughter and son-in-law, Lisa Jeanette Huntley and Scott Holgate; and to...
Patricia Streitz
Sep 7, 2013
Patricia Ryan Streitz died on Saturday, September 7, 2013. She was born February 14, 1929, to Maurice and Cecelia Ryan. She attended St. Paul public school and graduated from high school at the Convent of the Visitation in St. Paul, MN. Patricia received her BA and teaching degree from the University of Minnesota in 1951. She married John M...
Carol Johnson
Sep 4, 2013
Johnson Carol L. Johnson, of W Redwing, died Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at Essentia St. Mary's after a brief illness with her family by her side. Carol was born March 27, 1937 in Duluth to Frank and Cecelia Mae Johnson. She graduated from Central High School in 1955 and received her LPN degree from the Duluth VoTech. Carol retired...
Jackie owen
Sep 2, 2013
Owen Jackie C. "Miss Jackie" Owen, 62, of Owatonna St. died unexpectedly on Sunday, September 2, 2013 at Essentia St. Mary's after surgery. Jackie was born March 26, 1951 in Duluth to Russell and Marie (Bonifaci) Rollins. She graduated from Cathedral High School and worked a short time as a CNA. She met Michael Owen while living in California...
Carroll Bridge
Aug 29, 2013
Bridge Carroll A. Bridge, 81 of Superior, died Thursday, August 29, 2013 at Essentia St. Mary, Duluth after a short illness, surrounded by her family. Carroll was born October 9, 1931 in Superior to Richard and Agnes (Carroll) Kuehlthau. She graduated from Superior Central High School. She worked for St. Germain's, MP&L and spent most of her time working...
Nancy Kirsch
Aug 26, 2013
Kirsch Nancy Ann (Davis) Kirsch, 72, formerly of Duluth, Died August 26, 2013 in Northridge, CA after a long illness. Nancy born in Duluth on April 14, 1941 to Isadore and Dorothy Davis. 1959 graduate of Duluth Central High School and then graduated from WITC as a RN and worked for several years at St. Mary's in Duluth. She...
Lois Johnson
Aug 25, 2013
Lois Faye Johnson, 64 of Duluth, died unexpectedly of natural causes on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013 in her home. She was born June 23, 1949 in Duluth, MN to Harold and Shirley Ecklund. Lois was a longtime hairdresser and cosmetologist in the Duluth area, working at various salons and local funeral homes over the years. She loved what she...
Carlyle Staffon
Aug 21, 2013
Carlyle Leroy Staffon, age 87, of Duluth, passed away August 21, 2013, at Heritage Haven surrounded by his family. He was born Nov. 16, 1925, to Archie and Florence Staffon in Mpls., MN. He graduated from Mpls. South High in 1943. His mode of transportation was a 1931 Harley motorcycle. He joined the U.S. Navy during World War II...
William Spehar
Aug 19, 2013
Our loving patriarch, William Martin Spehar passed away peacefully on Monday, August 19, 2013, surrounded by his family. It is comforting to know that Bill is now with the love of his life, Suntina, whom he missed every day since her passing. Bill was born to Michael and Mary (Bohar) Spehar in Duluth on May 27, 1923. "Willie" was...
John Abrahams
Aug 18, 2013
John Harris Abrahams, 51, of Duluth, died on Sunday August 18, 2013. He was born to Arthur and Bonita (Elton) Abrahams in Bloomington, MN. John graduated from Blake High School in 1981 and UMD in 1989. He was the aquatics director at the YMCA in Duluth. He met Lisa Berndt and they were married on Oct. 18, 1997 in...
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