Lori Jo Dowd
Jun 17, 2022
Lori Jo Dowd
1972-2022
She was born in Brainerd, raised in Indiana, and has lived in Duluth for over 25 years. She was a compassionate, caring, and loving person who valued her family and close friends over everything else. She was a long-time employee of Grandma’s restaurant. She died due to her long-time battle with cancer and MS. She lives...
Mark C. Flaherty
Jun 13, 2022
Mark C. Flaherty of Duluth died peacefully June 13th with his family by his side, one week shy of his 91st birthday.
Mark was born June 20, 1931, in Minneapolis, MN and raised in Elk River, MN. He also lived in Colorado Springs during WWII where he landed his first job as a 12 year-old Soda Jerk. He graduated...
Christina "Chris" "Tina" Harris
Jun 11, 2022
Christina “Chris” “Tina” Harris, 94, of Duluth, formerly of Dover, NH and Sun City, AZ, passed away peacefully on Saturday June 11, 2022, in Duluth. She was born on February 1, 1928, to Costas and Kaliope Servetas. Tina was very active at church, being a steward to both the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Dover, NH and to St. Haralambos...
Irene Elenore (Berglund) Klenow
Jun 9, 2022
Irene Elenore (Berglund) Klenow, 97, died on June 9th, in memory care at Touchmark at Harwood Groves in Fargo, North Dakota. She was born on December 7, 1924, in Duluth, Minnesota to Elna (Johnson) and Herman Berglund. She graduated from Duluth Denfeld High School in 1942. In 1947 she married her high school sweetheart, Vernon Klenow. They made their...
Valerie Kay Olson
Jun 6, 2022
Valerie Kay Olson, 67, of Hermantown, passed away on Monday June 6, 2022, in Essentia Health, St. Mary’s Hospital. She was born in Lake Geneva, WI on August 19, 1954, to Russell and Donna Gessler. Valerie married Greg Olson on June 19, 1976, in Rockton, IL. She had worked as a hairdresser for many years. Valerie was an avid...
Frank Michael Jeanetta Jr.
Jun 4, 2022
Frank Michael Jeanetta Jr., 74 of Duluth, died Sat. June 4th at his home, with his family by his side. Frank was born June 29, 1947, in Duluth to Frank and Dorothy Jeanetta Sr. He was a graduate of Duluth Cathedral High School. Frank married Pamella Peterson on Nov. 17, 1972.
Frank started in the auto service industry working at...
Dorothy H Beck
Jun 3, 2022
Dorothy H beck, 91, of Duluth, died Friday June 3rd at Diamond Willow, Lester Park. Born Oct 2nd 1930, in New London, Mn to Vivian and Carl Hendrickson, she moved with her family to Duluth where she grew up in Hunters Park and graduated from Duluth Central High School in 1948. She met her husband Donald Beck at Pequayan Lake...
Kenneth Hollis Graves
Jun 3, 2022
Kenneth Hollis Graves, age 81 of Duluth died on June 3, 2022, in the serenity of the woods on his hunting land. He is preceded in death by his parents, Hollis & Josephine (Jazdzewski) Graves; daughter, Mary Elsenrath; son-in-law, Charles Thrasher; sister, Patricia Potswald; and brother-in-law, Robert Morris.
Ken was a lifetime resident of Duluth, graduating from Cathedral High School...
Betty Wheeler Buchanan
Jun 2, 2022
Betty Wheeler Buchanan passed away peacefully on June 2, 2022 in Duluth.
She was born on March 10, 1927 in St. Paul, MN to Esther Honett Wheeler and Amasa Ellsworth Wheeler.
Betty graduated from Stanbrook Hall, Duluth, in 1944. She attended Lawrence University and matriculated in 1948. Betty married Bruce Buchanan in August, 1948 and worked as a lab...
Elisabeth "Betsy" Tyler Congdon Mason
Jun 1, 2022
Elisabeth Tyler Congdon Mason, “Betsy,” died in her home on June 1, 2022. She was 89 years old.
The third of Robert and Dorothy Congdon’s four children, Betsy was born in Duluth on January 28, 1933. She graduated from Dana Hall School (Wellesley, MA) in 1950, and Smith College (Northampton, MA) in 1954, earning a BA in English. A woman...
Sister Grace Marie Braun
May 30, 2022
Sister Grace Marie Braun, OSB, 96, died on May 30 at St. Scholastica Monastery in Duluth. She was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin on March 15, 1926, the daughter of Anton and Emma (Gehl) Braun. She grew up in the quiet village of Kohler, Wisconsin with older siblings Joan, Robert, and Carol Rose, all deceased, youngest sister Mary Ann, and...
Mary Jane Cox
May 26, 2022
Mary Jane Cox, “Jane” of Duluth, MN passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 26, 2022. She was born in McAlester, Oklahoma on September 6, 1951. Jane was an angel to countless individuals and within the community. She served with compassion, patience, and resilience. She taught the importance of giving unconditional and uncalculated acts of kindness. Her career path started...
Joy L. Millar
May 26, 2022
Joy L. Millar, 85, of Duluth, formally from Minneapolis, passed away peacefully with family present on Thursday May 26, 2022, at the Franciscan Health Center. She was born in Minneapolis to George and Lorinda Millar on February 12, 1937. Joy graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. She loved history and was a writer...
Marilyn Louise (Watkins) Olson
May 25, 2022
Went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on May 25, 2022. She was born to Hudson Hatcher Watkins and Helen Ruth (Woodhouse) Watkins on January 12, 1951 in El Paso, Texas. She is deeply missed by her family and friends.
As the daughter of a dad who was in the U.S. Air Force, her childhood was...
Cara Seiler
May 25, 2022
Beloved mother and wife, passed away on Wednesday May 25, 2022 in Duluth, Minnesota. She was 58 years old.
A lifelong Duluthian, Cara was born Cara Lynn Longsio on October 11, 1963 in Duluth to parents David Longsio and Carol Lilyroth. Cara was a graduate of Duluth East High School in 1982, where she received the “Miss East”...
Karl R. Norman
May 22, 2022
Karl R. Norman passed away in his sleep at his home in Arizona surrounded by his wife and children. Karl was always there for his family and so many others. He taught his family and friends to enjoy every moment life has to offer.
The son of John and Marianne, Karl was born in Duluth. He is survived by...
Beverly Ann (Carlson) Draper
May 22, 2022
Beverly Ann [Carlson] Draper, 97, of Duluth, became on Angel with family members present on Sunday, May 22,2022 at Aftenro Home. Bev is preceded in death by her parents Anna & Fred Carlson, her daughter Kay Beverly Carter [Dad] & son Burrell Fred Draper [Becky], her sister Joyce Carlson, her brothers, Torrence Carlson, Glen Carlson, Don Carlson & Dale...
Missy Marie Crawford
May 20, 2022
Melissa "Missy" Crawford age 45 of Duluth, died in her home on May 20, 2022. She is preceded in death by her husband, Kim Crawford; father, Ronald Robert Ranta; brother, Ronald James Ranta; and maternal grandparents, Theodore & Lillian (Olson) Deschampe.
Missy is survived by her two sons, James Turner & Davin Ranta; mother, Judy Ranta; and many aunts,...
Loretta Jean Renick
May 19, 2022
Loretta Jean Renick age 71 of Duluth passed peacefully into the arms of her God at Benedictine Health Center on May 19, 2022 with family at her side.
Loretta was born on May 18, 1951 to Thomas and Cecelia Angell. She was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes when she was eleven and though her adolescent years were difficult; by the...
Clarice Elaine Petersen
May 18, 2022
Clarice Elaine Petersen, 42 of Duluth, Minnesota passed away on May 18, 2022, in her home after a long and painful struggle with addiction. She was loved by many and will be missed by all.
Clarice was a 1998 graduate of Duluth East High School and attended Normandale College in Bloomington, Minnesota and Lake Superior College in Duluth, Minnesota.
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