Lyle J Bergal
Feb 24, 2024
Lifelong Duluthian Lyle Bergal passed away peacefully on February 24, 2024. Lyle was born December 23, 1943 amidst a snowstorm at St. Mary's Hospital in Duluth to Harry and Ruth Bergal. He often recounted fond memories of his childhood in the Duluth area, especially with his sister Lonna Rae, extended family/ friends, and Jewish community. Lyle was bar mitzvahed in...
Sister Theresa Jodocy, OSB
Feb 20, 2024
Sister Theresa Jodocy, 93, died on February 20, 2024, at St. Mary’s Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Escanaba, Michigan to Peter and Clemence (Nizette) Jodocy and baptized Mary Theresa, she entered the Community of St. Scholastica Monastery as Sister Matthias. She made her Perpetual Monastic Profession in 1957 and celebrated her Golden and Diamond Jubilees in 2004...
Gladys Pearl Samuelson
Feb 16, 2024
Gladys Samuelson, 97, of New London, MN, passed peacefully with family at her side on February 16, 2024 in Duluth, MN, just six hours short of her 98th birthday. She was born in New London on February 17, 1926 to Knute and Janie (Gunn) Gjerde. She married Daniel Samuelson of Willmar in 1944 and they raised three children.
Gladys is preceded in...
Jeffrey Richard Harkins
Feb 16, 2024
Jeffrey Richard Harkins, age 65 of Duluth, died on Friday, February 16, 2024. Jeffrey was born in Minneapolis, MN on June 22, 1958, to parents, Richard & Virginia (Norgren) Harkins. He was a graduate of Hopkins High School. Jeffrey worked various jobs throughout his life. Most notably as a videographer for news stations in Duluth.
Jeffrey is preceded in death by...
Kyliejo Mae Eikanger
Feb 14, 2024
Kyliejo Mae Eikanger passed away from natural causes on February 14, 2024, she was just 30 years old. Kylie was born and raised in Duluth, and a graduate of Duluth Central High School. Growing up on Island Lake, her love for the outdoors was fostered by her father. It was a love she shared with anyone lucky enough to know...
Ray Cleve Privett
Feb 10, 2024
Ray C. Privett, 46, died unexpectedly of natural causes on February 10, 2024, in Progreso, Yucatán, Mexico.
He was born on May 27, 1977, in Edina, Minnesota, to Ray and Kathy (Johnson) Privett.
Ray described growing up in Duluth with his self-effacing wit: he was “the definition of the average American: middle-class, raised Protestant with principally Northern European heritage, much of it...
Nancy Lila Blomquist - Johnston
Feb 10, 2024
Passed away surrounded by her family on February 10, 2024 at the age of 79. She was born in North East, MD on January 18, 1945 to parents, Fred and Helen Blomquist. Preceded in death by her parents; husband, Alfred Johnston; brothers, Robert Blomquist, Johnny Bloomquist; and sisters, Joan Nacman, Marion Wicht, and Ann Davis. Survived by her children Don...
Mary Elizabeth Flaa
Feb 9, 2024
Mary Elizabeth (Sheridan) Flaa, 88, of Duluth passed away peacefully on Friday, February 9th at Solvay Hospice House surrounded by her loving family.
Mary was born and raised in Wahpeton, ND to Mae and John Sheridan on January 17, 1936. Mary attended St. John’s Parochial School and then Wahpeton High School where she met and started dating the love of her...
Charlene Jeanette Lundberg
Feb 8, 2024
Charlene Jeanette Lundberg, age 70 of Duluth died on February 8th, Richard Jeanette; and sister, Mary Pelletier preceeded her. Charlene is survived by her husband, Bill Lundberg; children, Monica Jeanette, William Jeanette, Robert (Amy) Jeanette, and Theresa (Nathan) Kungel; 9 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren; siblings, Joseph Jeanette, Laurel (Kevin) Wright, and Eileen (Robert) Beman.
Private burial at Calvary Cemetery.
A Celebration of...
Peter Scharber Weidman
Feb 5, 2024
Peter “Pete” S. Weidman, 69, died unexpectedly at his home on February 5, 2024. He was born in Rochester, MN to Dr. William & Betty (Burgess) Weidman.
Pete graduated from UMD with a degree in environmental technology. He spent 22 years at WLSSD before moving to the private sector with Ayres Associates, MSA and RJS Construction. He finished his career with...
Gregory Larsen
Feb 5, 2024
Gregory Larsen passed away on February 5, 2024 at the age of 65. Burial at Park Hill Cemetery.
Katherine J. Rivers
Feb 5, 2024
Katherine J. “Kay” Rivers, 83, of Duluth, died Monday, Feb. 5th at BHC’s Safe Harbor Memory Care, with her family by her side. Kay was born Jan. 9, 1941, in Virginia, MN to Eric and Leona Wicklund. She met the love of her life Albert Rivers, at Nelsons Resort on Crane Lake where they both worked. They were married...
Samidha Junghare
Feb 2, 2024
Samidha Junghare passed away unexpectedly in the early hours of February 2nd, 2024, at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was born in Austin, Texas, daughter of Indira & Yashwant Junghare and grew up in Lauderdale, MN.
While growing up in Minnesota, Samidha excelled in figure skating competitions and later in her college years enjoyed professional team figure skating entertaining fans attending Minnesota...
James R Thoreson
Feb 1, 2024
James R. Thoreson, of Duluth, passed away Thursday, Feb. 1st, 2024 with his family by his side.
Jim was born on January 27, 1948, to Raymond and Verna Thoreson. He graduated from Morgan Park High School in 1966 and attended UMD. There he met the love of his life, Claudia Tangen; they were married on August 16th, 1970. Together they raised...
Janet Shultz Haynes
Jan 29, 2024
Janet Haynes, of Duluth passed away January 29, 2024. Born Janet Ruth Shultz on June 26, 1937.
Janet attended and graduated High School in 1955 in, Geneva N.Y., and went to S.U.N.Y. at Cortland graduating 1959 with a Bachelors in Mathematics. Her work history includes being a math teacher, working at a fabric store, and working as a realtor. Janet was...
Patricia Joan Scott
Jan 28, 2024
Patricia Joan Scott passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, January 28th, 2024. A Duluth native, Pat was born on August 28th,1931, to parents Joseph and Clementine Spehar. After graduating from Duluth Denfeld High School, she attended nursing school and began a long career caring for others, starting at St. Mary’s Hospital. Pat married fellow Denfeld alumni Robert T....
James Lloyd Bailey
Jan 27, 2024
James Lloyd Bailey was born to Seymour Edison Bailey and Lillian Alice (Frost) Bailey on March 16, 1938 in Columbus, Ohio. He died of pancreatic cancer on January 27, 2024.
Jim was a graduate of Worthington (Ohio) High School, where he was valedictorian and active in sports and student government. He attended Ohio State University for one year and graduated from...
Ann Lachmund Mars
Jan 27, 2024
Ann Lachmund Mars passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on January 27, 2024.
She was born on July 30, 1929, and spent her life loving her family and caring for all those with whom she came to know. She will be deeply missed.
Ann was born in Duluth, MN, to Otto and Florence Lachmund. Loving the outdoors as a family, she spent...
Robert "Bob" Vatalaro
Jan 27, 2024
Robert (Bob) J. Vatalaro, age 59 of Duluth, passed away on January 27, 2024, surrounded by family at Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center. Bob was born and raised in his hometown of Duluth, Minnesota, where he worked for 30 years at the Natural Resources Research Institute (University of Minnesota Duluth). Bob had always been a dedicated outdoorsman, occupying his time hunting and fishing. He had a true love for animals, specifically his...
Joseph "Joe" Brohman
Jan 27, 2024
Joseph W. Brohman, of Duluth, MN, passed away on January 27th, 2024, at Benedictine Health Center. Born to James and Eileen Brohman in Grand Rapids, MN on September 4th, 1951.
After graduating high school, Joe joined the service, serving in both the United States Navy and Army. Upon returning home from his service, he set roots in Kansas, starting his life...
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