All Obituaries

Thomas David Annear Sr., 8-1-35 to 12-9-18, died Sunday at the Minnesota St. Veterans Home, Silver Bay, MN.  Tom was born in Duluth to William and Ann Annear.  After high school, Tom served in the US Air Force for four years, spending three years in France.  Tom and MaryRae Haugen were married in 1961.  Tom worked in the service dept.  at Emerson Olds and retired from Duluth Dodge.  After his retirement, Tom joined our staff as a funeral assistant.  We...

  Kenneth W. Pederson, May 15,1927-Dec.10, 2018, was the son of Palmer and Geraldine (Hoyum) Pederson. He was employed at Heimbach Lumber for 15 years as an accountant and then he was the Treasurer and Vice President at Oneida Realty of Duluth for 30 years. Ken and Bernice are members of First Lutheran Church where he was an usher for many years. He also did volunteer work at Park Hill Cemetery and St. Luke's Hospital. Ken enjoyed the outdoors and loved his time with family and...

Marcella Theresa Kallos died December 7, 2018 in Duluth MN.  She was born in Duluth, Minnesota to Donald Edward and Mary Elizabeth (Mason) Kallos.  Marcella graduated from Fergus Falls High School.  She is survived by her mother Mary, brother Donald Edward Kallos, Jr.,children; Luke Dean, Levi Dean, Franklin Smith and Marya Lynn Smith-Kallos. Visitation December 11, 2018 from 11:00am in the Dougherty Funeral Home, 600 East 2nd Street, and will continue until the Funeral...

  Ervin Wayne Crown, 63, of Duluth, died Tuesday December 4, 2018 in Essentia Health, St. Mary’s Medical Center.  He had worked at Frank’s Quality Foods as a meat cutter.  Ervin was very well liked, he loved listening to classic rock, going fishing, swimming, watching movies, he lived life to the fullest and had a good life. He is survived by a brother Ronald Crown, his TBI family, and former guardian Catherine Rootness. Visitation will be held on Monday...

Robert John Urbick, 75 of Duluth, died suddenly of cardiac arrest on December 2, 2018 at Essentia St. Mary’s after completing very intense treatment for cancer.  Bob was born October 17, 1943 in Nashwauk, MN to Clifford and Rose Urbick.  Bob’s father died before he was born and he was raised for a time by his loving uncle and aunt, Stanley and Lucy Urbick.  He graduated from Nashwauk High school and went on to receive his BS and Master’s degrees in Education...

Elizabeth R Nicholas, of Duluth, Minnesota, died November 7, 2018 at Diamond Willow Assisted Living in Cloquet Minnesota. Elizabeth was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario, October 12, 1954. She was the second child of George Kennedy and Lucy Louise McKeown (McIntosh). She was preceded in death by her parents, and survived by her sister Lynda McKeown of Thunder Bay and brother John McKeown of Istanbul Turkey. She was married to her husband, James Nicholas, on August 28, 1976 in Thunder Bay,...

Frank James Michelizzi, 95, of Duluth, passed away peacefully with family by his side, on Sunday, November 25, 2018.  He was born in Duluth, on December 18, 1922, to Michelangelo and Carmella (Condoluci) Michelizzi. Frank played football at Cathedral High School and became a lifelong football fan.  He graduated in 1943 and served in the army during WWII.  On return to Duluth he worked in retail grocery stores for over 40 years. In 1955 he married Gloria Glatzmaier and they...

  Scott Clarence Hart Sr. 60, died accidentally at home on Friday November 23, 2018.  He was born in Superior on November 14, 1958 to Ramey and Ellie Hart.  Scott worked at St. Scholastica as a maintenance engineer, and he had worked for Weyerhauser in Minneapolis for 24 years.  He was a member of the Superior Moose Lodge #795.  Scott married Beverly Lambert on September 16, 1995.  He enjoyed hunting, working on cars, mowing the lawn, riding his motorcycle, and...

Michael Jerome Moore Sr., 56, of Duluth passed away on Saturday November 24, 2018 in Essentia Health St. Mary’s Medical Center.  He was born on August 8, 1962 to Willie George and Willie Mae Moore Sr in Myrtle Beach, SC.  Michael served in the US Army.  He had worked at the DECC, Radisson, Fond-du-Luth Casino, and the YMCA.  Michael enjoyed watching auto racing, riding his motorcycle, collecting, and he loved time spent with his family and friends. He was preceded...

  Rosemary “Rosie” Agnew, 93 of Duluth, died Thursday, November 22, 2018 at Chris Jensen Health Center.  Rosie was born April 4, 1925 in Duluth to Patrick and Loretta Agnew.  She graduated high school from Stanbrook Hall, then to St. Scholastica, where she received by degree in Nursing.  Rosie served as a Cadet Nurse during WW II; as a RN in Milwaukee and at St. Mary’s in Duluth.  She ended her career teaching nursing at St. Luke’s.  She...