Obituaries

May 30, 2013

Rebecca "Becky" Jane (Perrault) Conner, 33, passed away on May 30, 2013, in St. Luke's hospital in Duluth due to complications from a seven-month battle with leukemia. Becky was born in Duluth to Jim (Dottie) Perrault and Dorie Higgins (Wayne) Gilbert on Aug. 29, 1979. This perfectly beautiful baby with an unmatched smile and dancing eyes immediately asserted the...

May 28, 2013

Diane Caroline Juten (Ellison) Diane passed away on Tuesday, May 28, 2013. She was born in Duluth, MN to John Harold Ellison and Frances Ellison (Carlson) on October 31,1932. She spent her growing up years in Duluth's west end. She married Francis Juten on June 23,1962 and resided in Gnesen Township. Diane and Fran have three children; Daniel Juten...

May 23, 2013

LuVerne F. Sandahl, age 88, of Duluth, passed away on Thursday, May 23, 2013 at Solvay Hospice House, Duluth. LuVerne Breiland was born October 22, 1924 in Sandstone, Minnesota, the daughter of Elmer O. and Frances E. (Domning) Breiland. She married Carl K. Sandahl and they made their home in Duluth. She was preceded in death by her parents,...

May 20, 2013

Dorraine A. Ahl, age 88, of Duluth, passed away on Monday, May 20, 2013 at Essentia St. Mary's Medical Center, Duluth. Dorraine Anne Weiss was born March 4, 1925 in St. Paul, Minnesota the daughter of Bernard and Gertrude (Weber) Weiss. She grew up in St. Paul where she graduated from Mechanic Arts High School. Dorraine married Vernon Ahl...

May 19, 2013

Vincent Anthony Dodge, 79, formerly of Glacier Trail, Saginaw, died of a broken heart, Sunday, May 19, 2013 at Essentia St. Mary's Hospice, surrounded by his family.

Vince was born Dec. 3, 1933 in Duluth to Clarence and Rose Dodge.

He was a 1951 graduate of Cathedral High School. Vince married...

May 14, 2013

Merchon Linton Barry, age 73, of Pike Lake passed away on May 14, 2013 at her home on Pike Lake. Merchon Linton LaJoy was born June 15, 1939 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter of Millard and Ferris (Linton) LaJoy. She married Henry "Murph" Barry on August 22, 1964 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Duluth. Merchon taught elementary education...

Apr 28, 2013

Donna "Arlene" Brouse, 78, of Superior, formerly of Tower-Soudan and Duluth died Sunday, April 28, 2013 at Essentia Hospice, Duluth, surrounded by her family. Arlene was born March 25, 1935 in Ukiah, California. She met Carl R. Brouse in the state of Washington and they were married in October 1971 and they moved to Duluth in 1972....

Apr 28, 2013

Lorraine Jeanette Makowski, 87, of Duluth died on Sunday, April 28, 2013 in the Benedictine Health Center with family by her side. She was born on June 7, 1925 in Duluth to Valere and Julia (Lagae) Plets. She grew up in Lakewood graduating from Lakewood School in 1943.

Lorraine married Roy Makowski in...

Apr 23, 2013

Gita L. Freimuth, age 87, of Duluth, passed away on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at the Franciscan Health Center, Duluth.

Gita Lorraine Hart was born January 2, 1926, in Superior, Wisconsin, the daughter of Louis and Jennie (Kaner) Hart. She grew up in Superior and graduated from Superior Central High School in 1943....

Apr 20, 2013

DOUGHERTY FUNERAL HOME 600 East 2nd Street Mary Louise (Mesich) Feeny, age 90, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 20, 2013 at her daughter's home. Mary was born in Ironwood, MI. on January 10, 1923 to Steve and Mary (Gerovac) Mesich. She had worked as a bookkeeper at U. S. Steel and Larry's TV. Mary married Larry Feeny in...

Apr 17, 2013

Madelyn Therese Johns, 84, of Duluth, died on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 in the Benedictine Health Center in Duluth. She was born on July 11, 1928 in Montevideo, MN to Fred and Pearl (Peters) Mooney.

Madelyn married Alfred Johns on Sept. 14, 1957 in Duluth, MN.

She was a...

Apr 16, 2013

Evelyn Margaret (McKeever) Gooder, age 103, of Duluth, the last survivor of the McKeever siblings, died Tuesday, April 16, 2013 in Duluth. She was born December 4, 1909 in Duluth to Edward and Elizabeth (Supple) McKeever. Evelyn, the youngest of eight children, was a 1927 graduate of Cathedral Girls School, followed by a St. Mary's Hospital and St. Scholastica...

Apr 13, 2013

On April 13, 2013, Maxine Taylor went home to heaven. She was born and raised in Duluth living out her entire life in Minnesota. The last few years she resided in the Twin Cities area.

Maxine was the foundation of our family's unconditional love and had limitless love to give. She was not...

Apr 11, 2013

Shirley Patricia Hennessy, 90, passed away on April 11th, 2013 at the Solvay House. Shirley was born on April 20th, 1922 in Melrose, Minnesota to Fred and Marguerite Mikel. Shirley was raised in St. Cloud, Minnesota. She met and became engaged to the love of her life, Morrie Hennessy, after a 6 week courtship. She and Morrie shared a...

Apr 11, 2013

Youngren William Rodney Youngren, 83, of Hermantown, died Thursday, April 11, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospice Unit. Bill was born January 7, 1930 in Duluth to Alfred and Winifred Youngren. He was a 1948 graduate of Denfeld High School, where he met the love of his life, Marjorie Schilla. Bill and Marjorie were married on June 20, 1953. He...

Apr 10, 2013

Ray Carl Cullen, age 78, of Duluth, died Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at home. He was born January 6, 1935 in Duluth to Carl A. and Esther L. (Lindgren) Cullen. Ray was a 1953 graduate of Duluth Central High School. He was a U S Marine veteran of the Korean War serving from 1953 - 1956. Ray married JoAnne...

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...