St. Louis County MN Obituaries

extracted from Local Newspapers

Submitted by Deb Rychlak - drychlak@centurytel.net - October 13, 1999

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From the Duluth Herald dated Thursday, February 21, 1935:

LARSON, JUNE LOUISE June Louise Larson, 8-year-old daughter of Mr. And Mrs. Gust W. Larson, Kenwood, died this morning in a local hospital after a brief illness. Surviving are her parents and a sister, Betty, Duluth.

MICHALSKI, WALENTY Walenty Michalski, 73, a resident of Duluth since 1918, died last evening at the home of his daughter, Mrs. V. Paskett, 2503 West Eleventh Street. Born in Poland, he came to the United States 42 years ago, and resided for many years at Kettle River before coming to Duluth. He is survived by three sons, John, Duluth; Anthony, Superior, and Michael, Virginia; four daughters, Mrs. Paskett and Mrs. Catherine Matel, Duluth; Mrs. Margaret Loberg, Beloit, Wis.; and Mrs. Anna Kolodge, Kettle River, and 21 grandchildren.

STROM, ALINA Mrs. Alina Strom, Kelsey, Minn., died in a Duluth hospital yesterday. She had lived here 37 years and is survived by her husband, Leander; five daughters, Agnes, Mildred and Edith, Duluth; Esther and Verna, Kelsey; two sisters, Mrs. Otto Johnson and Mrs. John Fagerstrom, Duluth, and a sister and brother in Finland.

ERJAVEC, JOHN SR. John Erjavec, Sr., 68, a resident of Duluth for 17 years, died in his home, 628 West Second Street, last evening. He had been employed by the Northern Pacific railroad for 15 years, and was a member of the KSKJ lodge. Surviving are three sons, John, Jr., Rudolph and Frank, and two daughters, Theresa and Mary, all of Duluth.

RIEDEL, EMMA A. Mrs. Emma A. Riedel, 726 East Seventh Street, a resident of Duluth 30 years, died yesterday in a Duluth hospital. She was a member of the First Presbyterian church and is survived by her husband, George L.; four daughters, Mrs. S.E. Lewis, St. Paul; Genevieve, Marion and Helen, Duluth; two brothers, Harry Boehne, Parker's Prairie, Minn., and Arthur Boehne, Deer Creek, Minn., and five sisters, Mrs. T.C. Neilson, Ontario, Ore.; Misses Mina and Della Boehne, Portland, Ore.; Mrs. Ella Phillips, Spokane, Wash., and Mrs. Mabel Johnson, California.

AVERY, CHARLES L. Charles L. Avery, age 80, former resident of Duluth and vicinity for 54 years and a former yardmaster and switchman for the N.P. Railway for many years, died yesterday in the home of his daughter, Mrs. F.A. Burton, Jamestown, N.D., with whom has had been living for the last three years. Other survivors are: A daughter, Mrs. John S. Spence of Duluth; a son, Elwin, town of Herman; a sister, Mrs. George Albright, Portland, Ore.; two brothers, Albert, Sault Ste. Marie and Ben, Delavan, Wis. The body will be brought to Duluth for burial.