Bruce Gregory Wendlandt, 72, of Duluth, passed away peacefully from metastatic cancer on Friday March 3, 2023. He was born in Duluth to Louis and Marion Wendlandt on July 7, 1950. Bruce was a member of the Air National Guard. He married Judy Soderlund on June 24, 1972, in Duluth, MN. Bruce retired from MN Power working in Office Services. He was a member of Mt of Olives Baptist Church. He enjoyed golfing and watching sporting events with his family. He was an announcer at Public School Stadium for several high school sports. After retirement, he and Judy spent their winters in Mesa, AZ, where he enjoyed spending time with friends, playing shuffleboard, and billiards.
Kenneth Peter Musolf “Moose” of Duluth, Minnesota, passed away on Monday, January 2, 2023, at the age of 94. He was born on September 21, 1928, in Duluth, Minnesota, where he grew up. He graduated from Denfeld High School in 1946, and from the University of Minnesota-Duluth in 1950 with a bachelor’s degree in business and political science.
Earl Martin Rogers, Jr., 85 of Duluth, died peacefully Wednesday, Dec. 7th at Essentia St. Mary’s with his family by his side. Earl was born March 20th, 1937 in Boston, MA to Earl M. and Kathleen Rogers Sr.
James Richard Gessner, 83, of Lecanto, FL and Duluth, MN, died Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at Vitas Hospice House in Lecanto. He was born May 13, 1938 in Duluth to Lester and Helen Viola “Vi” (Johnson) Gessner. A 1956 graduate of Duluth East High School, he continued his education at UW/Madison, graduating with a Bachelor of Administration in 1960. Jim served his country in the Army Infantry during the Berlin Crisis. His basic training in infantry training began in September 1960 at Fort Leonard Wood, MS, followed by officer training at Fort Benning, GA. He was then stationed at Fort Lewis, WA as a 2nd Lt. in Counter- Intelligence. Jim started his career in insurance with the Aetna Insurance Company in Aurora, IL. Wanting to get back to the Northland he returned to Duluth and began working for Dunning & Dunning, and later at Korkki Gessner (1968-1988) which was the predecessor to ISA Insurance, of which he was President until its merger with Otis-Magie Insurance.