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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Canyon, MN
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Retired
Spouse: Carol
2 Children
4 Grandchildren
Information update: 04/20/2022

Bachelor of Science, Master's Degree in Educational Administration, and Specialist Degree in Educational Administration;
Wife Carol, two daughters and four grandsons;
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View profile »Robert T. (Bob) Nelson+
Lino Lakes, MN
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Retired
Spouse: Judy
2 Children
1 Grandchild
2 Granddogs
Information update: 06/27/2022

My past 50 years have been a rich mixture of foolishness and growth, work and play, happiness and sorrow, and chaos and serenity. I have been blessed with a goo… more »
View profile »Gerry L. Nervick (Deceased)
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September 16, 1943 to September 2, 2009

Gerry passed away peacefully surrounded by family at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth. Gerry was born to Fred & Ester Nervick.  He graduated from Duluth Central High in 1961.  Gerry served in the Army … more »
 
View profile »Nancy Ness (Platteter)
Duluth, MN
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Work: Retired
Spouse: Gary Platteter
2 Children
2 Grandchildren
Info Update: 06/27/2022

I look back at my life and say...where the hell did the past 50 years go? Then I start to think about all that has happened in my life and all that I've done. I … more »
View profile »Richard (Dick) Nicholas (Deceased)
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Retired
Spouse: Catherine
8 Children
8 Grandchildren
3 Great Grandchildren
Information update: 02/02/2016

I enlisted in the United States Navy 6 July 1961 along with several of our classmates; I was in naval aviation, 'A' School 18 weeks, survival … more »
View profile »Jean Nichols (Brozic+)
Duluth, MN
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Work: Property Management
Spouse: Tom
3 Children
3 Grandchildren
Information update: 04/26/2022

Tom Brozic and I married in 1962 and moved to the twin cities and returned to Duluth in 1967 to raise our family. We have 3 children, all married.

My… more »
Spring Hill, FL
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I have never forgotten the friends from my school days in Duluth. I recall some of the names of the "Unknown" students at both schools.

I have made a few trips back to Duluth over the years. Once to see my Father in 1964; then again to see my Grandm… more »
View profile »Norman H. Niskala (Deceased)
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September 14, 1942 to August 8,1993

Norman Henry Niskala, 50, Aurora, died Sunday, Aug. 8, 1993, in his home. He was born in Toivola and lived in Duluth until 1980, when he moved to Aurora. He was a graduate of Duluth Central High School and worked at… more »
 
View profile »Nancy Nolte (Cudahy)
Minnetonka, MN
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Retired
Spouse: deceased
2 Children
5 Grandchildren
Information update: 4/13/10
 
St. Paul, MN
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Retired
Divorced
2 Children
3 Grandchildren
Information update: 6/23/10
 
View profile »Robert L. (Bob) Norberg (Deceased)
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December 29, 1943 to September 15, 1997

Robert L. Norberg, 53, of Grand Rapids, formerly of Duluth, died Monday, Sept. 15, 1997, in St. Mary's Medical Center after a long battle with cancer. He was born to the late John Norberg and Virginia Bloomquist o… more »
View profile »Barbara (Barb) Nordlund (Swanson)
San Pedro, CA
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Retired Nurse after 45 years
Significant Other
Information update: 4/13/10
 
Cloquet, MN
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Retired
Single
Spouse: Deceased
3 Children
9 Grandchildren
Information update: 06/27/2022

Fifty Years - It's Gone!!
From 1961 to 1965 I was in Minneapolis going to Nursing School. I graduated from Northwest Abbott with the great help from my wife … more »
View profile »John Novak (Deceased)
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Retired
Single
Info Update: 05/02/2019

Letter from classmate confirmed his address, however, John does not return our letters so we do not have a phone number for him. Our source also stated that John is not in the best of health.

Obituary of John… more »
View profile »Claudia Nygaard (Cohen)(Deceased)
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Retired Teacher
Single
Information update: 02/21/2022

Dear Class of '61, I'll spare you the minutia....In a nutshell: I dropped out of UMD and worked in the Twin Cities for a few years, then--swallowing my pride and admitting I really didn't know it … more »
View profile »Robert D. (Bob) Nylen+
Alborn, MN
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Retired
Spouse: Michele
Information update: 02/02/2016

After living in the Chester Park/UMD area for 33 years, we tore down the family cabin at Maple Lake in Alborn, MN, built a year-round home on the lake and moved in the Fall of 2003. We both retir… more »
View profile »David (Dave) O'Donnell (Deceased)
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Retired
Spouse:Coleen (Dusty)
5 Children
5 Grandchildren
2 Great Grandchildren
Information update: 05/30/2024

After graduation I joined the Navy with several of my classmates where I became a Deep Sea Salvage Diver. After serving, I worked for Min… more »
View profile »Linda Ogston (Olsen) (Deceased)
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Single
1 Child, deceased
Information update: 12/29/2015

Linda Ellen Ogston Olsen
Linda E. Olsen, 72, of Duluth, MN passed away on December 25, 2015, after a long battle with cancer. Linda was able to celebrate Christmas with her beloved son Corey A.… more »
View profile »Mary Lou Olson (Carlson+)
Plymouth, MN
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Work: Retired
Spouse: James
2 Children
4 Grandchildren
Information update: 04/26/2022

"I have been married for 48 years to Jim Carlson, a 1959 graduate of Two Harbors High School. We have two children and 4 grandchildren. We lost a son at age 21 i… more »
View profile »Claudia Olson (Deceased)
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Information update: 02/20/2016

Claudia Marie Olson, 72, of Duluth, Minn. passed away at home on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016 under the care of her family. Claudia touched many lives throughout her life and will be deeply missed.

She is preceded in death b… more »