All Obituaries

Josephine M Gray, 93, of Duluth died peacefully with her family by her side Monday, February 4, 2019 at St. Ann’s Residence.  Visitation:  Thursday, March 28th from 10:00am until the 11:00am Memorial Mass at The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, 2801 E 4th St, Duluth MN.  Arrangements by Dougherty Funeral Home, Duluth, MN, 218-727-3555.

Marcia H. Tsufis, 88, of Duluth, formerly of Hobe Sound, FL, passed quietly Monday February 4, 2019 at Marywood Assisted Living.  She was born on April 21, 1930 to Ross and Doris Burgess on Clayton, NY.  She is survived by her sister, Patricia George, her son, Marc (Paula) Tsufis, and granddaughters, Pamela (Matthew) Krueger and Catherine (Sam) Lounsbury. Marcia grew up in a large family on a dairy farm in upstate New York.  In 1950, she married Bill Tsufis, early in his...

Susan (Grady) Mills-Moriarity passed away February 9, 2019 at 99 1/2 years old. Sue was born August 3, 1919 in Duluth, MN to Lela (Farrell) and R. Armistead Grady. She graduated from Stanbrook Hall in 1937, the College of St. Scholastica earning a Bachelor of Science degree, and a Master of Education degree. She taught at Hermantown High School for 29 years and was past President of both the Duluth Retired Educators Association and Minnesota Retired Educators...

Dorothy Piering Lanctot, 91, of Duluth died Jan 13, 2019. She was born March 15, 1927 in Duluth and lived a life filled with music, family, friends and church.  She liked to brag that she sang on the radio when she was 3 years old. She took dance lessons and learned to play the piano at a very young age. As a teenager she rode the bus from West Duluth every week to St Anthony’s Catholic Church to play the organ for Sunday Mass. She graduated from Cathedral High School in 1945 and...

Lawrence A. Bushey, 85, lifelong resident of Duluth, died Friday February 8, 2019 in St. Luke’s Hospital.  He was born in Duluth on December 4, 1933 to Arthur and Borgil Bushey.  Larry attended UMD and was a Korean War Marine Corps Veteran.  He worked for the Duluth Fire Department retiring as Fire Chief in 1993.  Larry married Roberta “Bobbie” Gran in Duluth, MN on April 30, 1955.  He loved spending time with his children and grandchildren, and he...

Gerald Stanley Buchanan, 72, of Duluth passed away Friday, February 8, 2019, at home with his family by his side. He was born October 25, 1946, in Brainerd, MN to Donald and Helen Buchanan. He graduated from Proctor High School before serving in the Army as a chaplain’s assistant. He was the administrator of Viewcrest Nursing Home before owning numerous businesses, mainly in the home health care field.    Gerry was larger than life. He enjoyed all of his “toys”...

Donna Marjory Spehar passed into the care of our Lord on February 7, 2019. She was born January 22, 1930 in Duluth, Minnesota to Harold and Irene Stenberg. Donna came from a large Irish/Swedish family who nurtured & loved her. She graduated from Denfeld High School in 1949 then continued her higher education at St. Scholastica. On October 20, 1951 Donna married Robert J (Bob) Spehar at St. Clements Church. They built their home in the Lakeside/Lester Park neighborhood and there raised...

  Lillian G Petrovic, 91 passed away on February 4, 2019 in Cheyenne,WY. She was born November 26, 1927, in Hutter, MN to Elmer and Signe (Pudas) Nelson. She grew up in the Oslo, MN area, but like many of those who grew up in the Depression Era, her family moved many times. After the war, she lived in Eveleth, MN, where she met and married Victor Petrovic on June 9, 1952.  They moved to Duluth, MN where she would live her entire life up until the past 4 years when she moved to...

    Doris Lillian Erickson, 92, of Duluth died Sunday, February 3, 2019 at Chris Jensen Health & Rehabilitation Center.  Private family memorial services will be held at a later date.  Arrangements by Dougherty Funeral Home, Duluth, 218-727-3555.

Ronald Earl North, age 82, of Duluth, died Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital with his family at his side from complications with cancer.  He was born in Holyoke, MN on June 26, 1936 to Robert A. and Helen R. (Zinter) North.  At age 12 they moved to Superior, WI.  Ron was a graduate of Superior Central.  Ron married Esther M. Sandahl on July 11, 1959 in Askov, MN.  Ron proudly served in the U.S. Army.  Ron started his marine career working on...