Obituaries

Libby Archer

Feb 26, 2013

Libby Jean Archer 23 passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, February 26, 2013 in Duluth, MN. She was born on July 6, 1989 to Rita Fawcett and William "Bill" Archer. She grew up and attended school in Duluth, graduating from Duluth Central High School in 2007.

She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents...

Raymond Murphy

Feb 22, 2013

Raymond Thomas Murphy

"A True Warrior with a Gentle Spirit"

Ray was born in Jeremie' Haiti on Dec. 9, 1983... and died unexpectedly in his sleep on Friday Feb. 22, 2013 at age 29. His life began in extreme poverty, abandoned under a tree with his mother dying in childbirth. He was rescued...

John Hoff, Jr

Feb 22, 2013

John Edward Hoff Jr., 79, of Duluth, MN died February 22, 2013 at his home surrounded by family, friends, and pets. Despite battling cancer, he lived life to the fullest. John was born on November 18, 1933 in Duluth, to Edith and John E. Hoff Sr. He was part of the first graduating class at East High School and...

Margaret Radosevich

Feb 21, 2013

Radosevich Margaret Radosevich, 87, of Duluth and Two Harbors, died Thursday, At the Benedictine Health Center, Duluth. Complete obit to in Saturdays Duluth News Tribune. Visitation will begin with a Rosary Recitation Monday at 5pm with visitation continuing to 7pm in the Dougherty Funeral Home, Duluth. Visitation will continue Tuesday from 10am to the 11am Mass of Christian Burial...

Lois Socha

Feb 19, 2013

Lois Agnes Socha, 83, of Saginaw, died Tuesday, February 19, 2013 in her home with her family near by. Lois was born on Jan. 20, 1930 to Leslie and Millicent (Despins) Randall in Duluth, MN. She married Joseph Socha on August 17, 1968 in St. Benedict's Catholic Church. Lois was employed as a buyer for Wahl's Department Store and...

Lois Berg

Feb 16, 2013

Lois Marie Berg, age 80, of Duluth, died Saturday, February 16, 2013 at the Benedictine Health Center. She was born in Albert Lea, Minnesota on June 5, 1932 to Loy T. and Lillian R. (Lund) Pfeiffer. Lois married Henry N. Berg and they have been Duluth residents since 1955. Lois was a pharmacist and had worked at St. Luke's...

John Hubbard

Feb 14, 2013

John David Hubbard, 74, of Duluth Township, died on Feb. 14, 2013 in St. Luke's Hospice with his family at his side after a two year battle with leukemia. He was born July 23, 1938, in Duluth to Gerald and Elizabeth Hubbard and grew up in Hunters Park. He graduated from Duluth East High School and UMD and in...

David Katoski

Feb 11, 2013

David Frank Katoski, 53, of Duluth Minnesota, passed away unexpectedly on Monday February 11, 2013. Dave was born in Duluth on March 23, 1959 to Carl and Irene Katoski. Dave attended Cathedral High School where he was captain of the football, baseball and basketball teams and crowned King his senior year. Dave went on to play for the UMD...

Rosemary Ring

Feb 9, 2013

Rosemary Coleman Ring, of Duluth - a former banker and ardent community volunteer - died peacefully at her home in Duluth, MN on February 9, 2013. The proximate cause of death was lung cancer. Mrs. Ring was born on March 12, 1918 in Minneapolis, MN - the fourth child of James Patrick Coleman and Katherine Marie Neville. She completed...

Francis Alfonsi

Feb 8, 2013

Francis X. Alfonsi, age 71, of Proctor, passed away on Friday, February 8, 2013 at Benedictine Health Center, Duluth after a lengthy illness. Francis was born September 26, 1941, in Duluth, Minnesota, the son of Xavier and Loretta (Cascanette) Alfonsi. He grew up in Duluth and graduated from Cathedral High School. He married Karen Dusek on November 25, 1967,...

Margaret Anderson

Feb 7, 2013

Margaret Ione "Maggy Lightbody" Anderson born 1/31/1931 in Regina, Saskatchewan, died Thursday February 7, 2013 at home in Maple Grove following a brief illness. Maggy took her leave of this earth walk with incredible peace, grace and without fear. Her cat Moki and the love of her life Rosemary Rocco were at her side while friends across...

Roger Culas

Feb 6, 2013

Roger Duane Culas, 65, of Duluth, died Wednesday Feb. 6, 2013 in the Solvay Hospice House with his family by his side. Roger was born on Oct. 15, 1947 in Duluth, MN. He was a US Navy Veteran serving for 11 years. He was employed as a carpenter for many years in the Duluth area. He was preceded in...

Carol Quinn

Feb 6, 2013

DOUGHERTY FUNERAL HOME 600 East 2nd Street phone (218) 727-3555 Duluth, Minnesota 55805 Fax (218) 727-7514 Carol Patricia (Swaim) Quinn, age 74, of Castle Ridge Nursing Home in Eden Prairie, Minn. died peacefully on Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at Methodist Hospital, Saint Louis Park, Minn. She was preceded in death by her first husband Ray Alvin Holm; second husband...

Jane Bianchet

Feb 5, 2013

Jane W. Bianchet, age 83, of Duluth, passed away on Tuesday, February 05, 2013 at Essentia St. Mary's Hospice with her loving family by her side.

Jane Ann Wivell was born January 6, 1930, in Marble, Minnesota, the daughter of James A. and Sylvia (Chapple) Wivell. She grew up and graduated from Greenway...

Dorothea Foley

Feb 4, 2013

Dorothea Foley, 98, went to be with her heavenly Father on Monday, February 4, 2013.

She died peacefully at Golden Oaks Assisted Living Facility with her daughter, Kit, by her side.

She was born in Saco, Montana on January 20, 1915 to Matthew and Katie Adams. At age 4 upon the...

George Piasecki

Feb 4, 2013

George J. Piasecki, age 61, of Granite Falls, formerly of Duluth passed away on Monday, February 04, 2013 near Milan, Minnesota.

George Joseph Piasecki was born March 19, 1951 in Duluth, Minnesota, the son of Felix and Michalina (Bedz) Piasecki. He grew up in Duluth and graduated from Cathedral High School...

lawrence swan

Feb 2, 2013

Lawrence L. Swan, 88, of Hermantown, formerly of Duluth, joined his beloved wife on their 67th Anniversary on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013.

Larry was born on Aug. 23, 1924 to Arthur and Elma (Stevens) Swan in Duluth, MN. Larry married Joyce Nordal in 1946 in Virginia, MN. He was a graduate of Denfeld...

Hedvika Maly

Jan 31, 2013

Hedvika "Vickie" Mary Maly, 98, died on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013 at the Hummingbird Assisted Living in Meadowlands, with her family by her side. She was born on Nov. 16, 1914 to Alois and Mary Houser in Racine, WI.

Vickie married James J. Maly in Minneapolis June 17, 1939.

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John Foley

Jan 29, 2013

John Foley Jr. 83 of Duluth died peacefully surrounded by his family on

Tuesday January 29, 2013. He was born to John Sr. and Agnes (O'Toole)

Foley, Irish Immigrants, in Duluth, MN June 6, 1929. John was the only

brother of Mary, Margaret and Catherine.

John attended St. Anthony's...

Shirley Hady

Jan 25, 2013

Hady Shirley A. Hady, formerly of Midway Rd. in Hermantown died Friday, January 25, 2013 at Solvay Hospice House, with her family at her side. Shirley was born June 30, 1934 in Cleveland, OH to Thornton and Esther Robson. She graduated from West High School in Cleveland. Shirley met and married James Hady and they were married on December...