James "Jim" Frank Urbanski
May 13, 2023
Passed away on May 13, 2023 at the age of 69. Preceded in death by his parents, Leonard and Mary; and sister, Barbara (William) Schiller. Survived by twin, Jean (Bob) Kari; and sister, Margaret (Robert) Braun; nephews, Blaine, Michael and Derek Kari, Donald Schiller, and Ryan Braun; nieces, Kathy Palmquist and Alyssa Rink. Jim was an avid Vikings fan and...
David J Ankarlo
May 12, 2023
David J. Ankarlo, 82 of Hermantown, passed away peacefully, Friday, May 12, 2023, surrounded by his family. Dave was born in Hammond, IN, August 4, 1940, to David and Anne Ankarlo.
Dave was a hard worker, and worked many jobs, until the age of 78. He was a millwright, a welder, and worked on a loader in a gravel...
Elizabeth Ann Kilroy
May 11, 2023
Elizabeth “Betty” A. Kilroy, age 91, of Duluth, MN passed away peacefully on May 11, 2023. She was a loving wife, mother, sister, grandma, aunt, and friend. Her family was her life.
Betty was born on June 3, 1931, to Peter and Lena (Calvi) Gallinetti, in Ironwood, Michigan. She attended St. Ambrose School. After graduation, she moved to Duluth, MN,...
Renee Carolyn Ekgren
May 9, 2023
Renee Ekgren, 63, died on May 9th, 2023, at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth. She was born on November 4th, 1959 at St. Cloud Hospital.
After graduating from Mora High School in 1978, she worked briefly at Goodwill in Duluth, followed by 19 years at Functional Industries of Buffalo, MN.
Renee really loved music, in all...
Dolores Louise Olson Taylor
May 4, 2023
Dolores (Granny) Louise Olson Taylor, 94, passed away peacefully on May 4, 2023.
Dolores was born in Duluth on May 6th, 1928, to Raymond and Louise Gurske. She was a loving mother, grand-mother, great grandmother and great great-grandmother. She enjoyed spending time with family and friends. She always made sure no one went hungry, enjoyed cooking, baking, and...
Frances Marylee Wiseman
May 1, 2023
Frances “Marylee” Wiseman, 84, of Duluth, died at Essentia St. Mary's Hospital, the evening of May 1, 2023, with her family by her side.
Marylee attended Clover Valley High School, graduating in 1956. She married her high school sweetheart, Ronald Eugene Wiseman on Jan. 5, 1956. After working as a lunch lady for several years, Marylee developed the yearning to...
Sister Martha Bechtold
May 1, 2023
Sister Martha (Jeanette) Bechtold, age 86, died on May 1, 2023 at St. Scholastica Monastery in her 65th year of consecrated life. She was born February 26, 1937 to Lawrence and Hildegard (Feneis) Bechtold in Luxemburg, Minnesota, to a loving family of 12 children.
Sister Martha’s love of children and creative play suited her well for her first ministry...
Catherine Bowe Pokorney
May 1, 2023
Passed away on Monday, May 1, 2023 at the age of 97. Catherine was born in Minneapolis on April 19, 1926. She is preceded in death by parents, Dr. Robert Bowe and Evelyn Healy; husband, Robert J. Pokorney; and son, Andrew. She is survived by her brother, John Bowe (Judy); sons, Steven of Duluth, Jeffrey (Eileen Kilpatrick) of Minneapolis, and...
Bernice Ester Levy
Apr 26, 2023
Bernice Esther Levy, 77, was received into the arms of her loving Savior on April 26, 2023, at the Interfaith Care Center in Carlton, MN. Her parents were Bernard and Eina Levy, and she was born in Baltimore, MD on May 8, 1945. She was very proud of both her Jewish and Finnish heritage. During her childhood she lived in...
Dr. Leonard Patrick Jennings Jr.
Apr 26, 2023
Dr. Leonard Patrick Jennings, Jr. passed away April 26th at the age of 88. He died peacefully with his wife of 56 years by his side. Dr. Jennings was born on August 26, 1934 in Nanticoke, PA. Leonard was the 2nd child born to Leonard Patrick Sr. and Lillian Honorata Jennings (nee Dewicz). He attended King’s College in...
Thomas Francis Schulte
Apr 24, 2023
Thomas Francis Schulte, age 76, of Florida, passed away on April 24, 2023, at Morton Plant North Bay Hospital, with his loving family by his side surrounding him in prayer. Tom was born on October 10, 1946, in Duluth, Minnesota to the late Melvin F. Schulte and Amelia E. (Pryblek) Schulte. He graduated from Proctor High School and lived...
Mary E. Grubb
Apr 24, 2023
Mary E. Grubb, 84, of Duluth, passed away peacefully with family by her side, Monday April 24, 2023. She was born in Duluth to James and Mary Evans, on September 26, 1938.
Lifelong Duluthian, Mary attended both public and parochial schools, graduating from Duluth Cathedral High School in 1956. She went on to attend St. Scholastica’s nursing program. In her...
Carol Lyon Cecil Oleson
Apr 20, 2023
Carol Lyon Cecil Oleson, age 99 died on Thursday, April 20, 2023. Born on Christmas Eve, 1923, to Sara Genevieve Lyon Cecil and Charles Lee Cecil in Duluth, MN. Carol graduated from Duluth Central High School in 1941 and went to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The advent of WWII changed college life, so she enrolled in...
John C. Kohlhaas
Apr 20, 2023
John Chisholm Kohlhaas, 87, passed away peacefully and surrounded by family at Benedictine Health Center on Thursday, April 20th, 2023. He was born on April 17th, 1936, to Margaret and Clayton Kohlhaas in Duluth, MN. He grew up in Duluth, graduating from East High School in 1954 and UMD in 1958. He married his high school sweetheart, Marcia Wallace, in...
Karen Jean Marjala
Apr 19, 2023
Karen Jean Marjala (Zimm), 85, passed away peacefully on April 19, 2023.
A proud, life-long resident of Duluth, Karen was born March 27, 1938, to Lilly and Julius Zimm. Karen grew up in the Lakeside neighborhood, graduated from Duluth Central High School in 1957, and went right on to nursing school. Karen was a “miracle baby” who spent the first...
Richard "Dick" C. Olson
Apr 17, 2023
Richard C. “Dick” Olson, 92, passed away April 17, 2023, in his sleep at Diamond Willow in Duluth Minnesota. Dick is survived by his wife of 65 years Joanne E. Olson, sons Thomas (Debra) Olson, James (Denise) Olson, William (Moira) Olson, and daughter Barbara (Steven) Payette along with 12 grandchildren, Leah, Katie, Troy (Kailee), Trevor, Jada, Parker (Nicole), Brody...
Gloria Dale Thomalla
Apr 16, 2023
Gloria Dale Thomalla, age 71 of Hermantown, died on Sunday, April 16 in the care of her loving family. She was born on June 16, 1951 to parents, Harry & Bernadine (née Fuson) Gabriel in Decatur, IL. Gloria married the love of her life, Chris, on November 28, 1970. Chris and Dale raised two children together. Dale wore many hats during...
John William O'Neill, Jr.
Apr 15, 2023
John “Johnny Bill” W. O’Neill 75, of Duluth passed away peacefully with family by his side on April 15, 2023.
The first of six children, Johnny was born on March 15, 1948, to John and Joan O’Neill. He was a 1966 graduate of Duluth Cathedral High School.
Johnny grew up on Park Point and loved every aspect of it....
Thomas George Krzewinski
Apr 12, 2023
Thomas George Krzewinski, age 73 of Duluth, and formerly of Anchorage, AK, died on April 12, 2023. Born and raised in Duluth, Tom was a proud Central graduate. He met the love of his life, Carol (Amborn), and went on to raise 3 wonderful children together. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Carol; children, Matthew (Jennifer), Susan...
Lyle Verne Staubs
Apr 12, 2023
On April 12, 2023, lifelong Duluth, MN, resident Lyle Verne Staubs, age 72, (also known by many as “Uncle Charlie”) went to his Heavenly home with family by his side.
Lyle was born December 20, 1950, to William K Staubs, Sr., and Phyllis R Ely Staubs. He lived his life being a gentle, kind soul, and was a...
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