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 »Margaret Hietala (Thilmany+)
Duluth, MN
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Retired
Spouse: Gerald
3 Children - 1 deceased
8 Grandchildren
Information update: 05/16/2016

This is kind of like writing a Christmas letter after 50 years to catch up. So here goes.

I am one of those who have lived in Duluth all but 2 years s… more »
View profile »Wayne D. High (Deceased)
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November 6, 1943 to January 9, 2004

Wayne Delano High, 60, died Jan. 9, 2004. He was born Oct. 6, 1943 to Eric and Gladys (Nordstrom) High.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Joy. He is survived by sons, Michael (Andrea) of Minneapolis and Ste… more »
 
Saginaw, MN
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Retired
Spouse: Peggy
6 Children
14 Grandchildren
Information update: 6/8/10
 
Princeton, MN
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Work: Retired
Spouse: Single
4 children
9 grandchildren
2 Greatgrandchildren
3 Greatgreatgrandchldren
Information update: 10/24/2022
View profile »Sharon Hobbs (Ramsey+)
Peru, IN
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Work: Semi retired
Spouse: Ted (Deceased)
2 Children
4 Grandchildren
1 Great-grandchild
Information update: 02/09/2016

God blessed me with a wonderful husband [Ted] in 1962 and an exciting marriage of 43 years. We were blessed with two adorable da… more »
View profile »James B. Hoffman (Deceased)
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December 30, 1942 to June 16, 1996

James B Hoffman, 53, formerly of Duluth, died Sunday in his home in El Paso, Texas, after a long illness. He graduated from Central High School in 1961, attended the University of Minnesota-Duluth and was manager a… more »
 
View profile »Gary W. Hoglund (Deceased)
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April 11, 1943 to May 17, 1967

Memorial services were scheduled at 2 p.m. today at Lowell School for 1st Lt. Gary W. Hoglund, 24, Duluth, who was killed by mortar fire May 17 near Da Nang, Vietnam, where he was serving as a forward air controller with t… more »
 
View profile »Robert (Bob) Holmes (Deceased)
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Bob passed away Feb. 5, 2014 at home. He was born Oct. 4, 1943 in Minneapolis to Carlton and Inez (Sonquist) Holmes. He graduated from Duluth Central High School in 1961. In life, Bob was a friendly loving family man who loved reading (especially Louis L… more »
Georgetown, TX
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Retired 04/03/2009
Spouse: Diane
2 Children
4 Grandchildren
Information update: 04/17/2022

Following graduation from Central I attended the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. I roomed with fellow classmate Tom Andrew in my freshman year. I play… more »
View profile »Tom Hustvet (Deceased)
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Work: Semi-retired
Spouse: Marlene
4 children
2 grandchildren
Information update: 08/03/2020

After high school there was 2 years at UMD then 3 plus years at the U of Minn. In 1966 I joined an Army Helicopter National Guard unit in St. Paul. Amazingl… more »
View profile »Diane Iallonardo (Konen+)
Brainerd, MN
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Retired
Spouse: Walter
3 Children
4 Grandchildren
Information update: 7/5/11

It is hard to believe that 50 years have gone by already. I have had 3 children and 4 grandchildren; A son who lives in San Marcos, CA., A daughter in San Francisco, and a … more »
Duluth, MN
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Retired
Spouse: Jannette
1 Child - Deceased
Information update: 6/9/10
 
View profile »Martin (Marty) Irving
Citrus Springs, FL
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Retired
Spouse: Connie
4 Children
5 Grandchildren
Information update: 6/17/2014
 
View profile »Patricia Jackson (Duff)
Barnum, MN
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Retired
Spouse: Michael
Information update: 4/5/10
 
Duluth, MN
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Work: Employment Counselor
Spouse: Divorced
1 Child
4 Grandchildren
Information update: 10/24/2022

Fifty years huh?
First decade: I graduated from St. John's University, College then from the University of Innsbruck. So by 1971 I was ready for a j… more »
View profile »Joan Jakubekginger (Johnson) (Deceased)
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Retired
Spouse: Lyle
2 Children
5 Grandchildren
Information update: 08/05/2022
 
View profile »Diane Jeanette (Johnson+)
Rosemount, MN
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Retired
Spouse: Duane
2 Children
3 Grandchildren
Info Update: 06/27/2022

After leaving high school I attended beauty school, worked in a salon, got married an raised two sons. That marriage dissolved in 1967.

In 1972 I married my husband, Duan… more »
View profile »Colleen Jentoft - (Deceased) (Lavamaki)
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Retired
Spouse: Ray
3 Children
8 Grandchildren
3 Great Grandsons
Info Update: 10/24/2022

I guess I'll make the same comment that most others have...where did 50 years go!!!
Well, after graduation, I went to work for the Duluth News Tribune. Got… more »
View profile »Carolyn Johnsen (Strong)
Waconia, MN
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Retired
Single
3 Children
5 Grandchildren
Information update: 10/19/2014
 
View profile »Judy Johnsen (Holbeck+)
Two Harbors, MN
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Work Part Time
Spouse: Philip
3 Children - 2 deceased
8 Grandchildren
Information update: 04/22/2016

After high school I got a job as a live in house maid nanny for about a year. Then Duluth Avionics came to town and I went to the training for this… more »