Obituaries

Dec 20, 2017

Barbara Josephine Leona Wojtesky Arnold of Duluth passed away peacefully with her family by her side Wedneday, Decembr 20, 2017. Barbara (Barb) graduated from Duluth Central High School in 1951.  Over the years she enjoyed being involved with all the class reunions. Barb spent many hours sailing and exploring all the aspects of Lake Superior's beauty.  She was an...

Dec 20, 2017

Wayne Edward John Kytola, 77, of Cromwell, formerly of Wright died Wednesday December 20, 2017 in Villa Vista Care Center, Cromwell, MN.  He was born in Minneapolis on May 25, 1940 to Aimo and Gwenneth (Rostveit) Kytola.  Wayne worked at HoneyWell in the 1960’s and 70’s working on the SR 71 & C5A Aircraft.  In the 1970’s he moved...

Dec 19, 2017

Lee Raymond Steinmeier   March 7, 1942 – December 19, 2017, Duluth MN.  Lee Raymond Steinmeier, 75, died Tuesday, December 19, 2017 in his home.  He was born in Montevideo, MN, moved to Grand Rapids, MN where he graduated from high school and then to Bemidji, MN where he graduated from Bemidji State College.

He was...

Dec 16, 2017

Jean Vivian (Lewis) Johnson, 74, of Duluth, passed into eternal life on Saturday, December 16, 2017 at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minn.  A lifelong Duluth resident, she was born May 18, 1943 to Walter and Florence (Stonestrom) Lewis.  She was a 1961 graduate of Duluth East High School and attended UMD. ...

Dec 14, 2017

Stella Kathleen Dryke, 83 of Duluth passed away on Thursday December 14, 2017.  She was born in Pinewood, MN to Iver and Jose Hoven on September 30, 1934.  She married Robert L. Dryke on September 10, 1955.  Stella was a homemaker raising nine children, running a large day care center, and working as a private nanny in...

Dec 12, 2017

Lucius Patrick (Patrick G. Hoene) Oliver, 59 of Duluth died on December 12th, 2017.  Lucius was born on February 4th, 1958.  He graduated from UMD with a BA in Music in 1985.  Lucius was a lifetime musician with a special talent as a drummer.

He was preceded in death by parents William J. Hoene and...

Dec 11, 2017

Ronald Paul “Ronnie” Wilkosz, 62, of Duluth, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 11, 2017 at St. Luke’s Hospital hospice.  He was born in Duluth February 1, 1955 to Stephen Frank and Agnes C. (Usiak) Wilkosz.  He was known for his mischievousness and sociability.  Ron enjoyed participating in Special Olympics bowling, track and field, gymnastics, and swimming, time at the...

Dec 9, 2017

William A. Whitney, 89, of Sunshine Lake, Duluth, MN passed away Saturday, December 9, 2017 at the Chris Jensen Nursing Home.

Born October 21, 1928, William's parents were Gwin A. and Charlotte W. Whitney of Duluth. He attended the Hotchkiss Preparatory School and the Colorado School of Mines. His working life was devoted to designing...

Dec 6, 2017

Charleen Joan (Johnson) Seely, 81, Solon Springs, Wisconsin, died Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at her home. She was born September 7, 1936 to Charles and Eileen Johnson in Duluth, Minnesota. She graduated from St. Scholastica in 1956 and worked as an x-ray technician before marrying junior high sweetheart John Seely in 1959. For 30 years, Charleen was the...

Dec 4, 2017

Bruce A. Maki, 73, of Duluth, died Monday, December 04, 2017. He was born May 12, 1944 in Duluth, MN to George and Gladys Maki.

Bruce graduated from Duluth Central High School. Married Beatrice Maki December 19, 1970. They had twin boys Blaine and Brian born April 11, 1971. Worked at Zalk Josephs until they closed, then...

Dec 2, 2017

Anita Hazel Kegel Saline – Epic listener, teacher, athlete, singer, believer, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and longtime resident of NE Minneapolis. She was, in the words of her son Scott, “an Amazon of a woman.” Strong, mischievous, and perennially curious about the people around her, many would be surprised to learn that Anita always wanted to be a...

Dec 1, 2017

Renee (Stein) Doble, 91, went to be with the Lord on December 1, 2017.  Renee was born on December 8, 1925 in Gary, New Duluth on 105th Avenue West to Ben and Dorothy Stein.  Renee worked at Nopeming Nursing Home for 17 years.  She was president of the Gary, New Duluth, Fon du Lac Senior Club for...

Nov 28, 2017

Patricia (Lear) Gagnon, 56, of Chiang Mai, Thailand, formally of Duluth, MN, passed away at Solvay Hospice House with her devoted husband by her side on Tuesday November 28, 2017. Patricia was a student and practitioner of the Dharma. Her greatest enjoyment in life was traveling the world with her husband and spending time with her Vizsla...

Nov 25, 2017

Dorothy Josephine Manaski, 93 of Duluth, passed away peacefully, Saturday, November 25, 2017.

She was born in Duluth on June 1, 1924 to Michael and Sophia Manaski.

She graduated from Cathedral in 1942, and after she went to business school, she then worked at St Louis County Bank.  She was a very active member in...

Nov 22, 2017

Phyllis C. Halverson passed away November 22, 2017 at the age of 91, during a hospital stay treating her recent (APL) leukemia.  She was born in Duluth, the only child of Elmer and Florence Olsen.  Her caring and loving way and artistic talents will be remembered and truly missed by family and the many friends she made...

Nov 22, 2017

Michael Thomas Kenney, 88, of Duluth died peacefully in the early morning of November 22. He is now with his Savior. He was born April 19, 1929 in Alpha, Michigan, to David and Clara (White) Kenney.  He grew up in Mastodon Township, Michigan, the 4th of 6 children. Living through the depression and World War II he logged, hunted,...

Nov 21, 2017

Ethel “Bunny” Matschulat, 97, found peace after a brief illness on November 21, 2017.  Bunny was born September 16,1920, in Winnipeg, Canada to the late Hedley and Lillian Bunyan. She was the dearly beloved wife of Walter for 68 years, until his death in 2011. Bunny and Wally were friends since the second grade when they had...

Nov 18, 2017

Lois Marie Deutsch, age 92, of Duluth, MN passed away on Saturday November 18, 2017 in Duluth, MN.   She was born on September 17, 1925 in Duluth, Minnesota to Romeo Nicholas Deutsch and Marian Alexina Chaput Deutsch.  Raised in Duluth, she was a graduate of Denfeld High School.  After High School, Lois worked at the five and dime store,...

Nov 17, 2017

Patricia Ann Taly, 65, of Duluth, died Friday, November 17, 2017 at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Medical Center.  She was born February 20, 1952 in Minneapolis to Helen S. (Jergenson) and John E. Kelly.

Pat loved life and loved her family. She has been described as a true lady, a person with a quirky sense of humor...

Nov 16, 2017

Glenn Richard Simmonds, 82, of Duluth, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 16, 2017, after a courageous battle with metastatic bone cancer.

He was born on September 26, 1935, the son of R. Roy and Phoebe Simmonds. Glenn was a lifelong resident of Duluth, Minnesota – growing up in the Hunters Park area, and eventually settling down...