Tonya Marie Ojaniemi
Aug 20, 2024
Tonya Marie Ojaniemi, age 38 passed away on August 20, 2024. She was born on February 27, 1986 to parents, Charles Easterling and Christine Ojaniemi. Tonya was a life-long Duluthian. She was a part of the last graduating class at Duluth Central High School. She enjoyed spending time outdoors, especially 4-wheeling and fishing. More than anything she loved her family....
Joshua "Josh" Robert Olson
Aug 18, 2024
Joshua Robert Olson, 27, passed away from cancer on Sunday, August 18th at home surrounded by his loving family.
As a military kid, Joshua learned to appreciate adventure and different cultures and experiences from a young age. He attended St. John’s University, spending time abroad in both Italy and Greece and competing in track and field. After graduating with a degree...
Margaret "Peggy" Ann Kolo
Aug 18, 2024
Margaret (Peggy) Ann Kolo, passed away peacefully on August 18th, 2024 in Duluth, MN at the Benedictine Health Center.
She was born to Charles Stewart and Dorothy Goertzen Stewart on August 1, 1946 in Portland, Oregon. When she was three years old her family moved from the west coast to Wichita, KS, where she grew up with her sisters, Jeanne, Pat...
Toby Bransky
Aug 16, 2024
Toby Bransky, 91, passed away peacefully at her home in Duluth, MN, the morning of August 16, 2024, attended by her family.
Toby Bransky was born in Chicago, IL, on January 7, 1933 to Sylvia (neé Goldstein) Greenberg and Jacob Greenberg. She grew up in Chicago, where Toby learned tennis on the public courts with the rest of her family and...
David R. Wigg
Aug 16, 2024
David Roland Wigg, age 67, of Duluth, Minnesota, passed away on August 16, 2024. He was born on June 6, 1957, in Duluth, MN, to Effie and Raymond Wigg.
David was a devoted mechanic at Lakehead Trucking for over 20 years, where he was known for his hard work and integrity. He enjoyed traveling and took pleasure in exploring new places...
Jim Richard Loukes
Aug 13, 2024
James “Jim” Richard Loukes, age 83 of Duluth, died on August 13, 2024. He was born on June 24, 1941, to parents Benjamin Louks and Toyne Nurmi. He graduated from Duluth Central High School in 1959 where he ran track and cross-country and took first place at the Minnesota State Championships twice. In September of 1962, Jim met Joanne Jacobs,...
Dolores Ann Turenne (Doroff)
Aug 13, 2024
Passed away on August 13, 2024 at Viewcrest Health Center in Duluth, MN. She was born on April 30, 1929 in Waite Park, MN. Dolores lived in Cook, MN for sixteen years until moving to International Falls. There she met the love of her life, Art Turenne Jr. They married in 1948 and raised four daughters. Dolores was an excellent...
Carol Rae "Happy" Schramm
Aug 13, 2024
Passed away on August 13, 2024, at the age of 85. She was born on November 22, 1938, to Raymond and Gertrude Huseby. She married Russell Schramm in 1958. Carol was a great baker, enjoyed roller skating, collecting dolls, gardening, and making her own maple syrup. She especially loved watching her grandchildren play sports and spending time at the cabin....
Kathleen O’Meara Wagner Dahlberg
Aug 11, 2024
Kathleen Mary O’Meara Wagner Dahlberg died peacefully on August 11 at the Benedictine Health Center (BHC). She was born on June 15, 1943, in Duluth, Minn., to Sylvester and Helen O’Meara Wagner. She attended St. James Catholic School, and graduated from Duluth Cathedral High School in 1961.
She loved geography, maps, and traveling, including to three World’s Fairs in Seattle, New...
Sheila M. (Rafferty) Koepp
Aug 11, 2024
Sheila Koepp, 78, passed away after an extended illness on August 11, 2024, with her loving husband, Dennis Koepp, at her side.
Born on November 4, 1945, in Stillwater, Minnesota, Sheila was the sixth of seven children of John Rafferty and Margaret A. (McIntyre) Rafferty. A lifelong Catholic, she attended grade school at St. Peter’s in North St. Paul, and in...
Anthony James Pfahl
Aug 10, 2024
Anthony James Pfahl, 28 of Duluth, died unexpectedly on Aug. 10th at Essentia St. Mary’s from natural causes.
Born in Boca Raton, Florida, Anthony was adopted by Patrick Pfahl and Susan McClernon. The family relocated to Duluth in 2004, where Anthony attended Holy Rosary and Marshall schools, graduated from Harbor City International High School, and earned his CNA certificate from Hibbing...
Lorraine Helen Hansen
Aug 9, 2024
Lorraine Helen Hansen, of Duluth, MN, passed away on August 9th, 2024, at Viewcrest Health Center, three weeks shy of her 101st birthday.
Born on August 29th, 1923, to Frank and Bertha (Abrahamson) Pederson in Duluth, MN, Lorraine grew up in Pike Lake, and attended Proctor schools. Upon finishing school, Lorraine started working on the family farm. She then went on...
Carolyn Sue Lassman
Aug 8, 2024
On August 8th, 2024, surrounded by her family, Carolyn was called home to heaven.
Carolyn was born to Irma & Bill Stottlemeyer on May 21st, 1935 in Elwood, Indiana. She was the second eldest of four children. Carolyn met the love of her life Lonnie, while she was in nursing school & he was in seminary. He was surely waiting at...
Maureen E. Gunderson
Aug 7, 2024
Maureen E. Gunderson, 78, of Hermantown, passed away on Wednesday August 7, 2024, in Essentia Health, St. Mary’s Hospital. She was born in York, England on August 31, 1945, to Melvin and Ivy Borin. She grew up on a farm in Cloquet, MN and met her future husband in Cloquet where she married Paul Gunderson on September 17, 1966. Maureen...
Virginia "Ginny" Harney
Aug 1, 2024
Ginny Harney passed away on August 1st, 2024, with her family by her side.
Ginny was born November 3rd, 1935, to Arthur and Alice Cayou in Bismarck, ND. She was raised in St. Paul and Duluth, where she graduated from Stanbrook Hall. She attended UMD. While attending UMD, she worked at and modeled for Oreck’s Department Store. She also met her...
Nancy Katherine (Roed) Serre
Aug 1, 2024
Nancy Katherine (Roed) Serre, 76, passed away August 1, 2024, at St. Lukes Hospice in Duluth, Minnesota.
Nancy was born April 28, 1948, in Duluth, the second child of Clyde and Mary Lou (Kohne) Roed. She grew up in the Piedmont Heights neighborhood and graduated from Duluth Cathedral High School in 1966 where she first met and started dating John Serre....
Bruce Potter Hedlund
Jul 31, 2024
Bruce Potter Hedlund, “Bruce the Moose” of St Louis Park and Duluth, MN passed away on Wednesday, July 31, 2024 at age 91 in the company of his family. Born July 7, 1933, Bruce lived a life filled with love, adventure, & dedication. He attended Duluth Central High School, graduating in 1951, earned his mechanical & industrial engineering degree from...
Mary Lu Kindgren
Jul 30, 2024
Mary Lucille Kindgren
July 24, 1941 – July 30, 2024
Passed peacefully at Diamond Willow Assisted Living, Proctor. Mary Lu was born in Bayfield, WI, to Ervin and Anna Gautsch. She worked as a cashier at Piggly Wiggly, bartended, sold pull tabs, and was a teller at Proctor Bank. She was a member of St. Rose Catholic Church, the Proctor Moose Lodge,...
Sharon Beth Kaner
Jul 29, 2024
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Sharon Kaner, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. Sharon left this world on July 29, 2024, at the age of 79. She was a cherished teacher whose dedication and kindness touched the lives of countless students and colleagues throughout her remarkable career. Sharon was actively involved with the...
Janice Rae Blazier
Jul 26, 2024
Janice Rae Blazier, 76, of Duluth, MN, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on July 26th, 2024.
Born January 28th, 1948, to Jack and Marlyss (Bergren) Phillips in Duluth, MN, Janice graduated from Duluth Central High School in 1966 and married Glenn Blazier shortly after graduation. Despite the untimely passing of her beloved husband Glenn at the age of 46, Janice...
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