
Jovan Dragicevich
Apr 25, 2012
Jovan (Johnny) Dragicevich, 64, of Moose Lake, Minn., fell asleep in the Lord on April 25, 2012 at the VA Health Center in Minneapolis. John graduated from Morgan Park High in Duluth, then went on to UMD and the University of Minnesota Minneapolis/St. Paul Campus. A disabled Viet Nam Veteran, John served as a Military Police Officer for the...
Virginia Hoch
Apr 24, 2012
Virginia Elaine (Sandwick) Hoch, of Edina, Minn., passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2012. Virginia was born in Duluth on May 31, 1921. Her parents were Andrew Sandwick and Emma (Enstrom) Sandwick. She graduated from Denfeld High in 1939. Virginia married Roland Joseph Hoch, Jr. on Oct. 26, 1939. The couple resided in Duluth until 1965, when they moved to...
Louise McAllister
Apr 22, 2012
Louise M. McAllister, 80, of Duluth, passed away on Sunday, April 22, 2012 at her home. Louise Marie Bjork was born Aug. 18, 1931, in Battle Lake, Minn., the daughter of Garfield and Ruth Marie (Murphy) Bjork. The family lived near Battle Lake until Louise was eight and then moved to Duluth. She attended Morgan Park High School graduating...

Carmen Orman
Apr 21, 2012
Carmen A. Orman, 88, of Pike Lake, died Saturday, April 21, 2012, at the Benedictine Health Center surrounded by her family.Complete obituary to be in Tuesday?s Duluth News Tribune.Visitation: Wednesday from 5-7 p.m., with Wake Prayers at 6:30 p.m. in the Dougherty Funeral Home. Visitation will continue Thursday from 10 a.m. to the 11 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial...
Carmen Orman
Apr 21, 2012
Carmen A. Orman, 88, of Pike Lake died Saturday, April 21, 2012 at the Benedictine Health Center surrounded by her family and the wonderful BHC staff. Carmen was born Sept. 30, 1923 in Chisholm, Minn., to Thomas and Angeline (Colalillo) Amendola. Angeline died when Carmen was two and her dad then married Nellie Fracchin and together they raised Carmen...
Evelyn Storest
Apr 17, 2012
Evelyn B. Storest, 93, of Duluth, passed away on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at St. Lukes Hospital. Evelyn Bernice Olson was born March 19, 1919 near St. James, Minn., the daughter of John and Inga (Brevig) Olson. She grew up on the family farm and attended the University of Minnesota School of Agriculture in St. Paul. She married Frederick...

John Magill
Apr 14, 2012
John Leysek Magill, 75, of Duluth, died, Saturday, April 14, 2012 in Essentia Health St. Mary's in Duluth. He was born on Nov. 16,1936 in Superior, Wis., to John and Ethel (Laysek) Magill. John graduated from East High School and has been a lifelong Lakeside resident. He was a member of St. Michaels Catholic Church. He was a collector of...

Olga George
Apr 12, 2012
Olga E. George, Farmington, N.M., formerly of Duluth, 92, passed away on April 12, 2012. Private graveside service: Friday, June 15, 2012 at Calvary Cemetery, Duluth.
Douglas Falconer
Apr 8, 2012
Douglas Allan Falconer, 92, of Duluth, passed away Easter Sunday, April 8, 2012, surrounded by his loving family.Douglas was born March 27, 1920, in Duluth, to John Gordon and Ella Rose (Dugan) Falconer. He grew up in Duluth and Florida, graduating from Miami High School and later Duluth Business University.Doug was a World War II Veteran and retired Federal...

Dorothy Braun
Apr 5, 2012
Dorothy Eilene Braun of Hermantownpassed away at Solvay Hospice in Duluthon April 5th. 2012.Dorothy was born on June 8, 1925 inLakewood Township, the daughter ofSig and Ragna Monson.Dorothy was a 1943 graduate ofCentral High School and was a soloist withthe Central Service Orchestra and alsowrote a school song.Dorothy worked for her Dad (Sig) at StateFarm Insurance Company in Duluth.She...

James Cameron
Apr 4, 2012
James Hartley Cameron, age 72, Hermantown, died Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at Essentia Health St. Mary?s. He was born in Duluth May 21, 1939 to John Alexander and Angeline Mary (Scandin) Cameron. Jim was a Navy veteran serving as an Italian language interrupter. He was a musician, playing with many bands and other musicians in the Duluth-Superior and surrounding...

Jeffery Hopponen
Apr 4, 2012
Jeffery Kent Hopponen, 50, of Duluth, died Wednesday April 4, 2012 in his home. He was born to Kenneth and Patricia (Nelson) Hopponen on Sept. 9, 1961 in Duluth. Jeffery graduated from Hermantown High School. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran and employed as an airline mechanic during this time period. Some of his hobbies included working with...
Sharlean Laitinen
Apr 2, 2012
Sharlean Josephine Laitinen, the loving mother of three, 37, of St. Cloud, formerly of Duluth, passed away on Monday, April 2, 2012 at the St. Cloud Hospital. Sharlean was born Jan. 15, 1975 in Duluth, the daughter of Gary Smith and Kim Laitinen. She grew up in Duluth and graduated from Central High School. Sharlean then graduated from St....
Margaret McLean
Apr 2, 2012
Margaret M. McLean, 86, of Duluth passed away Monday, April 2, 2012 at Solvay Hospice House, Duluth, surrounded by her loving family. Margaret Mary Koop was born May 6, 1925 in Brainerd, Minn., the daughter of Earl and Eleanore (Caulfield) Koop. She grew up in Brainerd and after graduating from high school moved to Duluth, where she attended the...

Beatrice Dwyer
Mar 30, 2012
Beatrice Lydia (Swanson) Dwyer, 86, passed away on Friday, March 30, 2012 at Ecumen Scenic Shores, Two Harbors, Minn. She was born April 23, 1925 to Robert and Mabel Swanson of Clover Valley, Minn. She graduated from Clover Valley High School in 1942 and completed nurse?s training at St. Luke?s Training School for Nurses in 1947. Beatrice then returned...
Frances Seguin
Mar 27, 2012
Frances R. Seguin, 107, Duluth passed away on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at Benedictine Health Center, Duluth. Frances Rose Mushinski was born March 11, 1905 in Virginia, Minn., the daughter of John and Mary (Laskowski) Mushinski. She grew up in McKinley, Minn., and graduated from Gilbert High School. Frances worked as a secretary at the Gilbert School for a...
Anne Rones
Mar 27, 2012
Anne M. Rones, 76, of Duluth, passed away on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at her home, surrounded by her family. Anne Marie Flatley was born May 9, 1935 in Duluth, the daughter of Joseph and Mae (Cooke) Flatley. She grew up in Duluth and attended school there. She married James Rones on Dec. 1, 1951 in Duluth. They made...
Janet Davis
Mar 24, 2012
Janet B. Davis of Duluth, 89, died on Saturday, March 24, after a brief illness. The daughter of Ida and Sam Berman, and sister to George, Ruth and Harriet, Janet was born Oct. 22, 1922 in Duluth and lived here all her life. She was a graduate of Central High School in 1940 and earned her social work degree...
Marcelle Oestreich
Mar 22, 2012
Marcelle, Marcee, Oestreich, 83, Duluth, died peacefully March 22 at home with members of her family by her side, after being diagnosed with lung cancer recently. She was born Aug. 29, 1928 in Gilbert, Minn. to Otto and Theresa Lindholm. Marcee was a 1946 graduate of Duluth Denfeld High School and married William J. Oestreich, Jr. in 1950. She...

Martha Franckowiak
Mar 17, 2012
Martha Ann Franckowiak, age 88, of Duluth, died Saturday, March 17, 2012 at home. A lifelong Duluth resident, she was born May 29, 1923 to Thomas and Mary (Forstynowicz) Luczak. Martha was a member of St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church where she was actively involved, volunteering wherever needed. She was a 50 year volunteer at St....