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Hulda Devlin
Hulda Devlin, 94, formerly of 38th Avenue West and West Fourth Street died Friday, March 16, 2001, in the Waters of Park Point health-care facility.
Visitation: noon until the 1 p.m. service today in Bethany Lutheran Church. Burial in Forest Hill cemetery. Arrangements by Williams-Lobermeier Funeral Home.
Richard "Dick" J. Kostamo
Richard "Dick" J. Kostamo, a lifelong Duluth resident, died peacefully at home with family on Sunday, June, 2001.
Dick was born in Duluth on May 21, 1924. He grew up in the Central High School area with a group of friends known as the "Lake Avenue Lousys." After graduating from Central High School, he joined the Army and survived the third-wave landing at Normandy. He also served 29 years in the Army National Guard, retiring as a lieutenant colonel.
Dick graduated from Duluth Junior College in 1948, married
Nancy Heinzen, and was a salesman for Heinzen Leather. He graduated from UWS in 1970 with a teaching degree and married
Amy Thompson in 1972. He worked in the Duluth school system for 17 years as an elementary and special education teacher at schools throughout the district.
Dick was a member of the Shriners, the Owls and the Duluth Curling Club.
After retiring, he traveled extensively throughout the world, reveling in fine sunsets, fanciful foods and fragrant cigars until the Lord called him home. He especially enjoyed his winters in the tropics.
Dick was preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Sylvia Landry; his first wife, Nancy; his second wife, Amy; and his brother, Chester Meidal.
He is survived by a brother, Harold Meidal; his son, Steve (Kate) of Jacksonville, Fla.; his daughters, Anne (Malcolm) Macaulay of Duluth and Katie (Howard) Bell of La Crosse, Wis.; and grandchildren Sam, Frances, Maxwell, Laura and Parker.
His family thanks his many friends for their thoughts and prayers and especially SMDC hospice workers.
Memorial service: 6:30 p.m. today in St. John's Church, 4230 St. John's Avenue in Duluth. Memorials can be sent to Northwoods Children's Home, Duluth. Funeral arrangements by Crawford Funeral Home.
Ione Katherine Morse
Ione Katherine Morse, 63, of East Fifth Street died Monday, June 4, 2001, in St. Luke's hospital, after a dignified battle with cancer. She passed away peacefully with her husband, Wally, and her family by her side.
Ione was born Nov. 12, 1937, in Virginia to Maurice and Iona (Kampa) Stickney. In the early 1940s, the family moved to Duluth, where Ione attended Sacred Heart Cathedral High School. After graduation, she married
Wallace Morse on June 30, 1956, in Duluth. In a few short weeks, Ione and Wally would have celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary.
Ione was a member of The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary. She enjoyed collecting, spending time with her family and friends, and creating a home where all who entered felt welcome and loved.
She was our "angel" and will be greatly missed by all who knew her and were touched by her love.
Ione was preceded in death by her parents, Maurice and Iona; her brother, Edward Stickney; and her sister, Maurine Lindgren.
Survivors include her husband, Wally; her sons, Jim, Rob (Toni), Brian (Tammy), Mark (Marcia), Loren (Margo), all of Duluth, Tim (Angie) of Grand Marais and Eric of St. Peter, Minn.; a daughter, Kathy (Pat) Duffy of Bloomington, Minn.; a brother, Bob (Sue) Stickney of Duluth; a sister, Jackie (Sal) Loiacono of Coon Rapids; fourteen grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Visitation: 1 until the 2 p.m. Mass of Christian burial Friday in The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary. Burial in Sunrise Memorial Park, Hermantown. Memorials may be made to St. Luke's Hospice. Arrangements by Dougherty Funeral Home, 600 E. Second St., Duluth.
Ronald C. Morkved
Ronald C. Morkved, 60, of Duluth passed away Monday, June 4, 2001, in St. Mary's Medical Center.
He was born Feb. 12, 1941, in Duluth to Bernt and Dorothy Morkved. He graduated from Duluth Central High School in 1959 and from UMD. He was the director of Business and Government Relations at Duluth Business University.
Ron married
Jacqueline McComber on Feb. 9, 1996, in Duluth.
He was a member of the Lutheran Church of The Holy Trinity. He was the president of Partnerships North, a member of the American Society for Training and Development and North Star Community Development. He was a member of the Duluth Area Work Force Council and the Minnesota Assoc. of Partners in Education.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by his wife, Jacqueline McComber-Morkved; a son, Henry (Jane) Emmons of Northfield, Minn.; a daughter, Colleen (Barry) Skeie-Norenberg of Champlin, Minn.; stepsons Derek (Rebecca) Johannesson, Kevin Johannesson and Cory Johannesson, all of Duluth; a sister, Carol (John) Wiggin of Duluth; four grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and many relatives and friends.
Visitation: 10 until the 11 a.m. service Thursday in the Lutheran Church of The Holy Trinity, Pastor Timothy Martenson officiating. Interment in Park Hill cemetery. Arrangements by Williams-Lobermeier Funeral Home.
Sylvia H. Anderson
Sylvia H. Anderson, 85, of Duluth died Monday, June 4, 2001, in Chris Jensen Nursing Home.
She was born March 20, 1916, in Woodbury, Vt., to Autti and Hilja (Neimi) Haaka. She was a homemaker and had lived in Duluth most of her life.
She was preceded in death by her husbands, Martin Pelto and Edwin Anderson; and a granddaughter, Cheri Rae (LeBlanc) Dahl.
She is survived by a son, William "Bill" (Marilyn) Pelto of Duluth; daughters Darlene (William) Ellis of Houston and Janice (Jim) LeBlanc of Duluth; sisters Alice (Willard) Saaski of Duluth and Vieno (Erland) Bartanen of Whittier, Calif.; nine grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Memorial service: 11 a.m. Friday in Sunrise Memorial Park Chapel, the Rev. Henry D. Noordzy officiating. Inurnment in Sunrise Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hegstrom Family Funeral Homes, Lenroot Chapel.
Dale R. Wierimaa
Dale R. Wierimaa, 47, formerly of Quinton, Okla., died Sunday, June 3, 2001, in St. Mary's Medical Center Hospice Unit.
He was born May 1, 1954, in Duluth to Arvo and Julia (Palin) Wierimaa. He graduated from Duluth Central High School in 1972 and graduated from the Brainerd Vocational School. Dale was employed as a park ranger for the Army Corps of Engineers in Oregon for a short time and in Stigler, Okla., for the past 15 years.
Dale was preceded in death by his father, Arvo in 1992, and a brother, Vince Hill in 1978.
He is survived by his mother, Julia of Duluth; brothers Brian Wierimaa of Duluth and Vern Hill of Wasilla, Alaska; and many other relatives and friends, especially Tony Shannon of Duluth and Jean, Jack and Ed, all from Oklahoma.
Visitation: Noon until the 1 p.m. service Thursday in Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Duluth, the Rev. John Sippola officiating. Services entrusted to Johnson Mortuary.
Mary Lou Brackett
Mary Lou Brackett, 92, of the The Episcopal Church Home of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minn., on May 30, 2001.
Survived by adult children, Cynthia Brackett Driscoll, Thomas Anthony Brackett, Barbara Hoff Chrane, Norton (Tony) Clark Hoff and Anne Elizabeth (Mystie); 15 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
preceded in death by husbands; Clyde Martin Hoff, Duluth, and John Chapin Brackett, St. Paul; and son Thomas Clelland Hoff.
Memorial service at a later date, St. John the Evangelist Church, St. Paul. Memorials preferred to St. John the Evangelist Church, United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, St. Paul YWCA, and DARTS.
Anne Amelia Cedar
Anne Amelia Cedar, 89, of Eugene, Ore., died Friday, June 1, 2001.
She was born in Duluth on Jan. 3, 1912, to Henning and Ida (Hendrikson) Alvar.
She is survived by her daughters, Sharon Morris and Sheila Sundahl; stepdaughters Carol Amelinckx, Ellen Ann Jones, and Mary Lee Hall; stepsons John and Paul Cedar; 19 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren.
Services were Monday, June 4, in Eugene, Ore. Arrangements by Musgrove Family Mortuary, Eugene.
Bonnie M. Mattson
Bonnie M. Mattson, 58, of North 60th Avenue West died Friday, June 1, 2001, in her home.
She was born July 20, 1942, to Albin "Holger" and Isabelle "Bunny" Peterson in Carlton. She was a graduate of Denfeld High School and a member of Augustana Lutheran Church.
She was preceded in death by her father, Albin in 1986.
She is survived by her daughters, Lisa Mattson of Duluth and Mollie (Scott) Haag of Grand Forks, N.D.; her mother, Isabelle "Bunny" Peterson of Duluth; grandchildren Nicholas and Chase; and a brother, Ron (Bette) Peterson of Woodbury, Minn.
Visitation: Noon until the 1 p.m. service today in Augustana Lutheran Church, Midway Township, the Rev. Victor Nelson officiating. Burial in Augustana Lutheran Church cemetery. Arrangements by Bell Brothers Funeral Directors, Bell Brothers Chapel, 601 N. 56th Ave. W.
Retired Col. the Rev. Father William Zorichak
Retired Col. the Rev. Father William Zorichak, 89, died Monday, June 5, 2001, in Benedictine Health Center, Duluth.
A retired Army chaplain, Father Zorichak was born Jan. 9, 1912, in Mokuah, Wis., to John and Magdaline (Neupauer) Zorichak. He was a graduate of Stowe Elementary, Duluth Christian Brothers High School, Nazareth Hall College of St. Paul and St. John's College and Seminary of Collegeville, Minn.
Father was ordained June 3, 1939, at the former Sacred Heart Cathedral in Duluth by Bishop Thomas Welch. He served at Kerrick, Holyoke and Bruno before joining the Army as a chaplain from l943 to 1947, during World War II. He then served from 1949 until retiring in 1973 as a full bird colonel having been in the Korean and Vietnam wars. After retiring from the Army, he served the parishes of Kerrick, Eveleth, Duluth and Crosby.
Father is survived by his sisters, Sister Grata Zorichak O.S.B. at St. Scholastica Monastery, Duluth, and Lucy North of New Orleans; a brother, John Zorichak of Pillager, Minn.; and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation begins with a rosary at 9:30 a.m. continuing until the 10 a.m. service Friday in Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary. Burial with military honors at Calvary cemetery, Superior. Arrangements by Dougherty Funeral Home, 727-3555.
Evangeline "Vangie" B. Piper
Evangeline "Vangie" B. Piper, 91, formerly of Partridge Street and Westberg Road, died Wednesday, June 20, 2001, in St. Luke's hospice.
She was the beloved daughter of Emil A. Buchholz and Lydia W. Buchholz, wife of Bertram W.J. Piper and mother of Nancy Piper Amundson.
She was born Jan. 24, 1910, in Kindred, N.D., attended schools in Casselton, N.D., and graduated from Valley City, N.D., Teachers College and University of Minnesota Duluth. She married
Bertram "Bert" W.J. Piper on June 6, 1932, and they celebrated 68 years of marriage.
This gracious, talented woman spent a portion of her life in Duluth in business. Vangie was instrumental in setting up the Duluth Building Trades Welfare Fund (insurance plan) office. However, most of her professional life was that of a teacher. Vangie taught in Leonard, N.D., and in Duluth, primarily at the Gnesen and Endion schools. It was at those schools that she engaged students in versions of Broadway musicals, where all involved had a great deal of fun.
Music was a major joy in her life. She possessed a beautiful singing voice that brought her acclaim in the Fargo-Casselton area and in Sun City, Ariz., where her active retirement years were spent. It was in those regions that she had soloed for many churches and synagogues.
She also was involved in multiple choruses in those places. In Duluth, in addition to teaching, her musical career encompassed years of dedication to the Duluth/Superior Symphony Chorus and St. Paul's Church Choir. Vangie also played the piano and organ and often danced, belonging to clubs for those activities.
Her hobby of baking was appreciated by her family, friends and neighbors. She was best known for her coffee cakes and strawberry pies. She also was an avid gardener, dabbled in oil and acrylic paints, and wrote children's books (unpublished).
Vangie's active church affiliations had been St. Paul's Episcopal in Duluth, St. Christopher's Episcopal in Sun City and Moravian Churches of Fargo-Casselton.
Vangie was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.
She is survived and most sadly missed by her daughter, Nancy (Vernon) Amundson of Duluth; grandsons Brock Amundson of Duluth, Brett (Maria) Amundson of Maple Grove, Minn., a granddaughter, Brook (Jose) Amundson-Silva of Greensboro, N.C.; and great-grandsons Fletcher Logan and Kyle James.
Memorial service: 2 p.m. Saturday in St. Paul's Episcopal Church Chapel, the Rev. M. Lucie Thomas as celebrant. Interment in St. Paul's Columbarium. Arrangements by Dougherty Funeral Home, 600 E. Second St.
