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Published February 03, 2013, 12:00 AM

Roger McCollum

Roger B. McCollum, 82, of Duluth, formerly of Superior, passed away Friday, Feb. 1, 2013, in St. Luke’s hospital with his family at his side.

ROGER MCCOLLUM

Roger B. McCollum, 82, of Duluth, formerly of Superior, passed away Friday, Feb. 1, 2013, in St. Luke’s hospital with his family at his side.

Roger was born July 16, 1930, in Shevlin, Minn., to James and Emma McCollum. On May 13, 1961, Roger married Helen Janovick. Roger was a member of the U.S. Marines.

He worked at the Continental Grain Elevator for many years and then became the owner/operator of Helen’s Place in Gary/New Duluth with his wife, Helen.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his nine siblings.

Roger is survived by his wife of 52 years, Helen; children Terri McCollum, Janet Udean, Mary Jo McCollum and Jim (Kelly) McCollum, all of the Duluth area; grandchildren Erik Fernquist, Jessica Fernquist and Ashley Udean; great-grandchildren Cora and Apollo; and many other relatives and friends.

The family would like to thank the staff of St. Luke’s hospital for all their kindnesses.

A GATHERING OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS: 9 until the 10 a.m. memorial service Wednesday, Feb. 6 in the Cremation Society of Minnesota, 4100 Grand Ave.

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Robert B.
Superior, WI     02/07/2013 2:06 PM

So sorry to hear of Roger's passing. My condolences to the whole family. May Roger RIP.

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carol m.
Minneapolis, MN     02/04/2013 1:27 PM

Please accept my sincere condolences. I have not seen Roger in years, but his wonderful mother Emma, was my Sunday School teacher at the neighborhood Moose Corners Sunday School. Emma did beautifu tatting, we all admired her skillful handiwork. She had beautiful handwriting with her left hand, and she wrote a thank you note to my mother for the blood donation to her when she had leukemia. Roger had a great family who are remembered lovingly, may God bless his survivors.

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