Obituaries - July 19, 2009

Barbara J. Harris, 87

Barbara J. Harris, 87, of Duluth, died Monday, July 13, 2009. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 25, at the Cremation Society of Minnesota, 4100 Grand Ave. Call 624-5200.

Orpha I. Hartley, 100

Orpha I. Hartley, 100, died Sunday, July 12, 2009, at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Services were held Wednesday, with burial at Forest Hill Cemetery. Memorials to the MS Society or donor’s choice. Arrangements by Dougherty Funeral Home.

Lee Klint, 72

Duluth native and Denfeld alumnus Lee Klint, 72, died Sunday, July 13, 2009. Services were held Wednesday. Arrangements were handled by the Cremation Society of Minnesota, 624-5200.

Sophie Martinson, 81

Sophie Martinson, 81, died Wednesday, July 15, 2009, at Cloquet Memorial Hospital. No services are planned. Arrangements are being handled by the Cremation Society of Minnesota, 624-5200.

Emil J. Mesich, 78

Emil J. Mesich, 78, of Duluth, died Friday, July 10, 2009, in his home. Services were held Tuesday, with interment in Calvary Cemetery. Memorials preferred to St. Mary’s Hospice or St. Benedict’s Catholic Church. Arrangements by Dougherty Funeral Home.

Carol (Kellar) Olker

Carol (Kellar) Olker, of Hayward, Wis., died Wednesday, July 15, 2009, at Benedictine Health Care Center. Services were held Friday. Arrangements were handled by Dougherty Funeral Home.

Frances M. Paciotti, 97

Frances M. Paciotti, 97, died Dec. 15, 2008, in Mount Vernon, Wash. Services will be held at 1 p.m. at Gilbert Cemetery in Gilbert, Minn.; arrangements by the Cremation Society of Minnesota.

Rodney Solem, 41

Rodney Earl Solem, 41, of Duluth, died Friday, July 10, 2009. Services are pending. Arrangements are being handled by the Cremation Society of Minnesota, 624-5200.

Julia E. Sowa, 70

Julia E. Sowa, 70, died Wednesday, July 15, 2009, at Solvay Hospice House. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at New Life Covenant Church in Twig. Arrangements were handled by the Cremation Society of Minnesota, 624-5200.

Phyllis (Krzeminski) Vukonich, 90

Lifelong Duluthian Phyllis (Krzeminski) Vukonich, 90, died Saturday, July 11, 2009. Private services were held Tuesday. Arrangements were handled by the Cremation Society of Minnesota, 624-5200.