Duluth Central High School Class of 1961
Classmates

Searching - You can search for a classmate in a variety of ways using the search box and clicking the “Search!” button.  Upon viewing the results of your selection, click on “Search profile” next to the classmate's name to get a specific class member’s personal web page.

1. Name - Type in the first OR last name (not both) or even parts of a name if you don’t know how to spell it.  For example, if you type in “don”, you will get Donald, Gordon and even O’Donnell.

2. Deceased Only - Click this "In Memory" button for a complete listing of deceased class members.  Then just click the desired name for their obituary (not all have been found).

3. Classmate Stories - Type in a plus sign (  +  ), no parenthesis, and you will get only those classmates that have written stories about their past 50 years.

Please Send Your Pictures - If your picture was not in the yearbook (then picture) or if you haven’t sent us your current picture (now picture).  Please send it to Ken Sorensen via E-mail or snail mail.  Pictures should be head and shoulder shots so you can be easily identified.

Where are they now? - Check out the "Where are they now?" button below.  This ties us to google maps and tells you where each of us is located.  It will not give exact locations, just approximate. 

A. If you click on a name at the right of the map, it will show the approximate location of that individual.  Actual addresses and phone numbers are protected by the site.

B. If you click on a pin point it will tell you the name of the person living by that point.  In busy areas like Duluth or Minneapolis, you may want to zoom in to further separate the pin points.

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View profile »Donald (Don) Sundeen
Dundee, OR
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Previous Mayor of Dundee
Spouse: Elizabeth
Federal Fish & Wildlife Service
Oregon Wine Industry
Volunteer with Oregon Fish & Wildlife Service
Avid golfer, mushroom hunter and gardening
Info Update: 05/01/2019
 
View profile »Carol Swanson (Bakke) (Deceased)
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January 25, 1943 to October 19, 2007

Carol Ann Bakke, 64, Duluth died at St. Luke's Hospital. She was born in Duluth to Ernest and Eileen Swanson and was a graduate of Duluth Central High School. Carol had worked in the Physical Therapy Department … more »
 
Duluth, MN
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Retired
Single
Information update: 08/11/2016

An old pop tune divides the day into eight hours for sleep, work and play. We will dispense with the sleep. On the work, first came a degree from UMD with majors in German and Spanish. Five years in the… more »
View profile »Kathleen (Kathy) Swor (Nervick+)
Bloomington, MN
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Retired
Spouse: Erling
3 Children
6 Grandchildren
Info. update: 04/27/2022

I have been contemplating for months now what I want to tell you about myself that would give meaning to my life. Today, I recalled the song that became my theme song two ye… more »
St. Paul, MN
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Work: Chairman/CEO, American Engineering Testing, Inc.
Spouse: deceased
Information update: 04/22/2016

After Duluth Central, I attended UMD in their pre-engineering and geology programs. Fortunately, I was able to pay for my entire college tuition an… more »
View profile »Mary Jo Sylvester (Marsyla) (Deceased)
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December 18, 1942 to June 24, 1982

Mary Jo (Edward G.) Marsyla, 39, formerly of Duluth, died Thursday at her home in Bonita, Calif. She was born in Duluth and was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Parish here. Her husband serves with the Navy. Surviv… more »
 
View profile »Barbara Jean Teras (Kocurek) (Deceased)
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September 10, 1943 to December 20, 1999

Barbara Jean Teras Kocurek passed away in Tampa, Florida. She was preceded in death by her Husband Sam Kocurek, Sister Beverly Teras Knight and Mother Vivian Teras. She is survived by three Daughters, six Grandd… more »
 
View profile »John Thatcher (Deceased)
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Retired
Spouse: Margaret
2 Children
4 Grandchildren
Information update: 03/25/2019

Education: I graduated from the College of Pharmacy at the University of Minnesota in 1966. Having my friend and our classmate Bob Nelson for my roommate made campu… more »
View profile »Judith J. Thomas (Granmoe) (Deceased)
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August 10, 1943 to December 1, 1968

Mrs. Judith (Thomas) Granmoe, 25, of 237 E. Willow St., died Wednesday in a Rochester hospital. Born in Duluth, she was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church where she was a Sunday school teacher and a choir member. … more »
 
View profile »James (Jim) Thomas (Deceased)
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Single
3 Children
11+ Grandchildren
Information Update: 09/30/2020
 
View profile »Gary Thompson (Deceased)
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Retired
Spouse: Kathy (Kat)
6 Children
9 Grandchildren
Information update: 05/15/2024
Since high school graduation I majored in business management, industrial arts and electronic engineering at various times and schools..and also picked up a private … more »
View profile »Virginia Lee Thurston (Church) (Deceased)
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April 13, 1943 to October 23, 2005

Virginia "Ginny" Church passed away today. She was born to Marvin and Myrtle Thurston. Ginny worked as a secretary for Duluth public schools and was a founding member of the Twins Club. She enjoyed spending time … more »
 
Mission Viejo, CA
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Retired
Spouse: Peggy Elmquist
2 Children
3 Grandchildren
Information update: 04/22/2016
 
View profile »Richard (Dick) Torrence
St. Cloud, MN
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Retired
Spouse: Joanne Clepper
3 Children
4 Grandchildren
Information update: 03/16/2021
 
View profile »Nancy Treviranus (Seutter+)
Crocker, MO
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Work: Activity Coord. for Seniors
Cert. Health Touch Practitioner
Spouse: Robert
7 Children
14 Grandchildren
1 Great-Grandchild
Information update: 10/24/2022

I find it amazing that 50 years has passed so quickly. In that time I have been marr… more »
Duluth, MN
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Retired
Spouse: Beverly
2 Children
2 Grandchildren
Information update 3/25/10
 
Minneapolis, MN
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Work: Electronics
Spouse: Isabella
4 children
5 grandchildren
Information update: 3/25/10
 
View profile »Laurence (Larry) Vallie+
Duluth, MN
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Retired
Spouse: Raetta (Rae)
3 Children
Information update: 06/27/2022

50 years WOW! That went by in a flash. It seems like only a few years ago, standing in front of the Candy Bar watching cars & girls. After high school, I moved to Oklahoma to w… more »
View profile »Mary Lee (Lee) Van Slyke (Billington+)
Glendale, AZ
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Retired
Spouse: Single
1 Child
1 Grandchild
Info update 04/20/2022

After graduation I moved to Minneapolis working in a camera shop in Dinkytown by the U of M. Later I started on the bottom rung as a Clerk-Typist at the Honeywell Ordnance Divisio… more »
View profile »Judith A. VanReese (Lawler) (Deceased)
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May 1, 1943 to January 6, 2000

Judy A. (VanReese) Lawlor, 56, of Owatonna Street died Thursday surrounded by her family in St. Mary's Medical Center after a long illness with Lupus. Judy was born in Albert Lea, Minn., to Benjamin "Buck" and Ruth (Pau… more »