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Karen Catherine (Jago) Balaich passed away March 16th, 2023, from cancer which she has been battling for over a year. Karen was born June 15th, 1942, to Frank and Catherine (Verbonic) Jago in Duluth MN where she spent her entire life. Karen grew up in the Raleigh Street neighborhood with her siblings, Donald, Jim, June, Betty, Carol, and Raymond. She attended Denfeld High school. ....
John (Ivan) Balaich was born in Obrovac, Croatia on February 22, 1936, to Matthew and Lucija (Lucy) Balaich. He was the oldest of four children with brothers Filip and Petar and sister Nevenka (Nancy). John escaped Yugoslavia not wanting to join the communist army and went to Austria when he was a teenager and worked for some time. John was sponsored to come to the US by Frank Erceg and came to Duluth, MN in 1956. John met Karen Jago and they were married in 1960 at Good Shepard Church on Raleigh Street. John and Karen had three sons, John Jr., Robert, and Steve. ....