Obituaries

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...

Ronald Shaw

Jan 25, 2013

Ronald Thomas Shaw, 71, of Duluth, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Friday, January 25, 2013 at his home. Ron was born September 7, 1941 in Duluth to Jule and Elizabeth (Jurkanis) Shaw, Jr. He grew up in Duluth and was a graduate of Cathedral High School. In his youth, Ron enjoyed golfing, and worked as a caddy...

Harold Lewis

Jan 21, 2013

Harold S. Lewis, 94, the patriarch of five generations, passed away on Monday, January 21, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospice.

Harold Stearns Lewis was born on August 18, 1918 in Duluth, Minnesota, the son of Roy B. and Alice M. (Stearns) Lewis. He attended Old East Jr. High and Central High School. Harold...

Michael Krajewski

Jan 19, 2013

DOUGHERTY FUNERAL HOME

600 East 2nd Street phone (218) 727-3555

Duluth , Minnesota 55805 Fax (218) 727-7514

Michael Alan Krajewski, age 49, of Duluth, died Saturday, January 19, 2013 in western North Dakota as the result of an accident at a hydraulic fracturing site. He was born in Norwalk,...

Leslie Larson

Jan 18, 2013

Leslie B. "$nake" Larson, age 68, of Duluth, passed away on Friday, January 18, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was born April 18, 1944 in Duluth, Minnesota, the son of Leslie Sr. and Edna Larson. He attended Park Point Elementary School and graduated from Duluth Central High School in 1962. He later attended Electrical Trade School...