Harriet Rebecca Pearlman
Oct 31, 2024
Harriet Pearlman passed from this world on Halloween 2024 at Viewcrest in Duluth, at the age of 85. Her life was complicated and messy. Undiagnosed mental health issues caused her to splinter her family, and she died estranged from her children and grandchildren. The scars she left will never be forgotten. Even so, she was a house favorite for the...
Cora Ann Rita Paulson
Oct 30, 2024
Cora Ann Rita (Anglim) Paulson, age 95 of Duluth, died on October 30, 2024 in the Benedictine Living Community Skilled Nursing Facility. She was welcomed by the open arms of the Almighty, along with her husband Arthur and family members and friends who preceded her in death. Cora Ann was the last of our extended family’s “Greatest Generation”.
Her strength was...
Milton F. Zebott
Oct 29, 2024
Milton F. Zebott 78, of Proctor, passed away peacefully on Tuesday October 29, 2024, in St. Luke’s Hospital. He was born in Duluth on September 19, 1946, to Irwin and Barbara Zebott. Milt was in the US Army Reserve. He retired from the D.M. & I.R Railroad as a Control Operator. Milt married Roberta Ulshafer on March 19, 1976. In...
Sally Eberhardt Lansing
Oct 28, 2024
Sally (Eberhardt) Lansing of Duluth died on October 28, 2024, after a brief but fierce battle with cancer. She had just turned 50.
A 1993 graduate of Easton (PA) Area High School, Sally moved west to experience life and eventually opened a tea and art shop in Bellingham, WA. It was called Nature’s Arts. She graduated from Western Washington University in...
John Edward Young
Oct 24, 2024
John Edward Young, 79, of Duluth, passed away peacefully at home on October 24, 2024. John was born in Milwaukee, WI on August 14, 1945, to Ronald and Geraldine (Merritt) Young and moved to Duluth as a baby, graduating from Denfeld High School in 1963. John married his wife and best friend, Patti, in 1981 in Carson City, NV, and...
Gustaf E. "Gus" Peterson
Oct 23, 2024
Gustaf E. “Gus” Peterson, 76, of Duluth, passed away on Wednesday October 23, 2024. He was born on June 11, 1948, to Justus and Anna Peterson in Duluth. He graduated from Duluth East High School in 1966. In 1967 he married his wife Margaret “Peggy” and they were just shy of celebrating 57 years of marriage. Gus served in the...
George Benjamin Biron
Oct 20, 2024
George B. Biron, 96, of Duluth passed away peacefully on October 20, 2024 at Viewcrest Health Center in Duluth. George was born December 29th,1927 in the family home on Kent Road in Duluth.
After his father died in 1938, George raised rabbits and chickens, and held various odd jobs to help the family. He worked for the Department of Forestry as...
Dennis Howard Center
Oct 19, 2024
Dennis Howard Center passed away peacefully in his sleep at Benedictine Living Community in Duluth MN on October 19, 2024. Dennis was born on January 10, 1956, in Oakland CA and spent his early childhood moving to different Naval bases around the country – finally settling in Duluth MN for elementary and high school. As a young adult he moved...
Hendrick James Hanson
Oct 19, 2024
Hendrick James Hanson was born on September 14th, 2024, at 23 weeks gestation and passed away on October 19th, 2024.
Hendrick’s final day was spent getting snuggles from mom and dad and ended passing in his mothers arms as he ascended to Heaven. He fought hard but his little lungs were not developed enough and they were not able to overcome...
Dolores Alice Broskovetz
Oct 19, 2024
Dolores Alice Broskovetz (Maghan), 82, went home to heaven on Saturday, October 19th, 2024.
She was born June 9, 1942, to Donald “Don” and Catherine “Kay” Maghan. She grew up in Duluth on Lake Avenue & Sixth Street, where to this day her sister Sharon resides with her husband Russ. Dolores graduated from Duluth Central High School in 1960.
She was married...
John Richard Jarnis
Oct 18, 2024
John (Jack) R. Jarnis passed away in Duluth, Minnesota on Friday, October 18, 2024, after a long struggle with MDS. He is predeceased by his father, John G. Jarnis. He is survived by his wife, Jane Jarnis; his mother, Nancy Jarnis; his siblings, George, Robert, Martha, and Daniel Jarnis and Janet Malley; his 15 nieces and nephews and his 19...

William Wayne Christianson
Oct 17, 2024
William “Bill” Christianson, age 75, of Duluth, beloved brother, uncle, Great Uncle and friend, passed away Thursday, October 17, 2024, at St. Luke's Hospital, Duluth with his brother by his side after a significant battle with heart disease, diabetes and Parkinson’s. Bill was born in Little Falls, MN on January 16,1949, a blustery but beautiful day in Northern Minnesota to...
Russel J. Abdo
Oct 13, 2024
Russell J. Abdo, 81, of Duluth, died Sunday, Oct. 13th. Russ was born May 14th, 1943 in Mankato to John and Pauline Abdo. He was the 3rd son in a family of 5, the 2 girls followed him. He graduated from Cathedral High School in 1961. Russ worked with his brother Dan as a longshoreman at the port of Duluth/Superior...
Kailani "Kai" Hoenig
2024
Kailani JTG Hoenig (the artist formally known as JT), 19 years old, of Duluth, was born September 9, 2005 in Rochester, New York to Kelly (Anderson) and John G. Hoenig Jr. Kai graduated from Duluth Marshall 2024 and was attending the University of North Carolina School of Arts pursuing a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree in Theatrical Technical Production.
Kai was...
Elizabeth Ann Johnson
Oct 10, 2024
Bette Johnson, age 90, died peacefully in the company of her husband Bernie, and sons Peter and David, on October 10, 2024, in St. Luke’s Hospice. Bette was born in Duluth on August 11, 1934 to Gertrude and Elwood Ericson.
Bette grew up in Duluth, the oldest in a family of six children. She met Bernie, her husband of 71 years,...
Paul R. Smith
Oct 10, 2024
Age 59, of Duluth, passed away surrounded by family on October 10, 2024 at Essentia Health after a brief illness.
He was born in Duluth on August 25, 1965, the son of James and Marie (Muzzy) Smith. Paul graduated from Duluth East High School in 1984.
He spent his entire life in the Duluth area working various service jobs including, Spirit Mountain,...
Zhen Yu Zhou
Oct 7, 2024
Zhen Zhou, 39, of Duluth, passed away on Monday, October 7, 2024.
Zhen Zhou came to the USA in 2005 from China when he was 19 years old. He went to school at Central High School. He became an American citizen in 2010. Zhen was a hard worker; over the years he worked at the Edge Waterpark, Deluxe Coney Island, and...
Linda Ann Malm
Oct 6, 2024
Born on January 1, 1950 in Duluth and died at Benedictine Senior Center, Marywood Unit on October 6, 2024. She was the eldest daughter of Angus H. Malm and June J. Malm.
She attended the Duluth Public School System, graduating from Duluth Central High School in 1968. She Graduated from UMD with a BS Degree in Biology and teaching. She also...
Jacqueline Georgette Pederson
Oct 5, 2024
Jacqueline G. Pederson (Greensky)
Native name (Nenaa Biikwe)
DOB 08-06-1949 At the age of 75 passed away peacefully at home in Duluth MN (Born in Sawyer MN) On 10-05-24
She loved playing slots at fon-du-luth casino doing woodworking crafts singing karaoke She worked as a bingo caller at fon- du-luth casino for many years and was a homemaker
preceded in death by sons Jeremiah,...
James Alexander Grant
Oct 3, 2024
James Alexander Grant died on October 3, 2024 – coincidentally also his birthday – at the age of 89. He was surrounded by his family, who had just sung happy birthday to him.
James “Jim” Grant was born in Inverness, Scotland, in 1935, the son of Aileen and Ian Grant. He grew up in the Highlands, spending his summers herding sheep...