Obituaries

Apr 10, 2013

Duluth Banking Pioneer, Civic Booster Fred C. Lewis, Sr. Born on 10/9/1919 to Judith (Hartley) Lewis and Douglas H. Lewis in Duluth Fred C. Lewis, state banking pioneer and Downtown Duluth business leader for nearly 50 years, died at home Wednesday at the age of 93. Lewis started in the family banking business at Park State Bank in 1945....

Apr 4, 2013

Steven Lee Ruzich, 53, died Thursday, April 4, 2013 in Solvay Hospice House. He was born April 3, 1960 to John Ruzich Jr. and Arlene Ruzich and baptized Easter Sunday, April 17, 1960. Steven attended Grant, Washington Junior High School and was a 1978 graduate of Central High School. He worked as a state grain inspector and was a...

Apr 4, 2013

Monsignor Lawrence Michael O'Shea, aged 80, died at the Benedictine Health Center on April 4, 2013. He was born in Listowel County Kerry, Ireland on September 29, 1932 to Gerard and Margaret (Guiry) O'Shea. His education included high school and college years at Christian Brothers in Drogheda, Ireland; he went on to seminary at All Hollows in Dublin. He...

Mar 31, 2013

Michael Scott Pratt, 55, recently of Duluth, and formerly of Sunfish Lake, Minn. died Sunday, March 31, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth. He was born March 15, 1958 in Saint Paul to Donna and Joseph Pratt. Michael worked for the Minnesota Dept. of Revenue for the past 30 years. He is survived by his wife, Lynnette Louise...

Mar 28, 2013

On Thursday March 28, 2013 God called his son Robert Allen Weber to heaven. Robert was a loving, son, brother, uncle, cousin, nephew and grandson. Robert was born on January 30, 1969. He was a 1988 graduate of Duluth East High School. Robert enjoyed Nascar, watched the races in Proctor, rock and roll music, Elvis, watching sports especially football....

Mar 26, 2013

Brian Duane Fuxa, age 58, of Duluth, died Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at Chris Jensen Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Enid, OK on February 9, 1955 to Stanley and Betty (Vap) Fuxa. While a student at the University of Minnesota, he met the love of his life. After graduation, he married Nadine (Magill) DeRosier on July...

Mar 25, 2013

Warren A. "JR" Radtke, age 64, of Duluth, left this earth to join his many loved ones who went before him on Monday, March 25, 2013. He was born September 27, 1948 in Duluth to Warren L. and Dorothy M. (Johnson) Radtke. "JR" married Deborah Lyn Brown. "JR" was an Army veteran. He was a drummer for the majority...

Mar 25, 2013

Kelly Charlene "Char" Evelyn Kelly, 65 of Duluth passed away unexpectedly Monday at St. Luke's as result of a bicycle accident. Char was born August 20, 1947 in Duluth to Earl and Evelyn (McGath) Gorder. She attended Lincoln Elementary School and graduated from Proctor High school in 1965, where she was voted "Most Congenial" of her class. Char worked...

Mar 19, 2013

Leon Anthony Lewandowski, 90, of Duluth, passed away peacefully on March 19, 2013, at the Solvay Hospice House in Duluth, MN, surrounded by his loving family and is now at home in heaven. He was born November 23, 1922 in Spring Valley, WI to Leon and Catherine Lewandowski. He grew up in Cable, WI, and graduated from Cable High...

Mar 18, 2013

Rita Mary Silvers, 89, died Monday, March 18 in St. Mary's Medical Center. She was born November 11, 1923 in Duluth to Bernard and Mary Ann (Gagne) Bijold. Rita was a member of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her husband Walter and son Bradley. Survivors include daughters Katherine...

Mar 18, 2013

Shogren Cecelia "Ceil" M. Shogren, 97, formerly of N 12 A½ Ave E and Pennel Park, died Monday, March 18, 2013 at Viewcrest Health Center. Ceil was born May 15, 1915 in Duluth to Charles and Agnes Miller. She graduated from Central High School and went to work for St. Mary's as a switch board operator, retiring as chief...

Mar 11, 2013

Sister Thea (Phyllis Lenore) Sandusky, 104, died March 11, 2013, at St. Scholastica Monastery. Born to Fred and Joanne (Zellman) Sandusky on June 4, 1908, Sister Thea was from Stevens Point, Wisconsin, and was in her fifty-fourth year of Benedictine monastic life. Although Sister Thea felt called to religious life at a young age, she graduated from Moore's Business...

Mar 10, 2013

James Russell Winchester, 89, recently of Duluth, passed away March 10, 2013, at his residence at Lakeshore Assisted Living. He was born to Roy and Joanna (Feit) Winchester on May 31st, 1923, in Amery, Wisconsin. Jim served as a radio operator in the Navy during World War II. He married Eleanor Mogren on December 10, 1949, in St. Paul,...

Mar 9, 2013

Audrey Lois Juntunen, age 84, of Hermantown, died Saturday, March 9, 2013 at Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center. Audrey was born December 30, 1928 in Saint Paul, MN. to Rolf and Georgianna (Trojan) Christensen. She attended Gustavus Adolphus College and began nursing school where she met Roy Juntunen. They were married in 1949 and began their long and...

Mar 4, 2013

Kathee Kerness Johnson, 71, of Duluth, died peacefully, Monday, March 4, 2013, at the Benedictine Health Center in Duluth, after a courageous six-year battle against Chordoma. Kathee is survived by her children, Kelly (Weston Wehr) Johnson, Kyle (Nicole) Johnson, and Kaley Johnson; her grandchildren Jonah and Samuel Wehr, and Ally and Ella Johnson; her sisters, Layne Whiteman and Jill...

Mar 3, 2013

Stanley Mario Laskowski, 94 died on March 3, 2013 in his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Virginia, MN on April 29, 1918 to Paul and Lorna Laskowski. Stanley married Genevieve Ahlin on November 13, 1948 they just celebrated their 64th Wedding anniversary.

He attended school in Virginia, MN and then worked...

Mar 3, 2013

Irene Agnes (Kurshoff) Daugherty, 86, of Duluth passed away peacefully Sunday, March 3, 2013, in St. Luke's Hospice. Irene was born Sept. 30, 1926, in Duluth, to Samuel and Agnes (Konczak) Kurshoff. Irene attended Duluth Denfeld High School where she met and married the love of her life, Bob, in 1942. While Bob served during WWII, Irene...

Mar 2, 2013

Rev. Eugene Francis Lyttle, age 87, of Duluth, passed away on Saturday, March 2, 2013 at Solvay Hospice House, Duluth.

Rev. Eugene Francis Lyttle was born December 17, 1925, in Harrison, NJ to Bernard J. Lyttle and Mary Agness (Gannon). He died on Saturday, March 2, 2013. Gene grew up in Brooklyn, NY;...

Mar 1, 2013

Linda J. (Kendrick) Gontjes, age 73, of Duluth, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, March 1, 2013.

Linda Joyce Kendrick was born November 12, 1939 in Dwyee, Nevada, the daughter of Ement and Marie (Wood) Kendrick. The family later moved to Linton, North Dakota where she grew up and attended...

Feb 27, 2013

Daniel Patrick Connolly passed away on Feb. 27th, 2013 at the age of 53 in Duluth Minnesota after battling sarcoma cancer.

Dan was born in Vermillion South Dakota to Thomas William Jr. and Mary Patricia Connolly, their fourth child and third son. Raised on the family's farm, he attended school through graduation at...