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 »Judy Breimon (Laspi+)
Cloquet, MN
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Homemaker
Spouse: Jim
3 Children
15 Grandchildren
Information update: 2/15/11

After graduation, I worked for a doctor for three years, and was dating Jim Laspi, (a graduate of Central, Class of 1959). We fell in love and Jim asked me to marry him i… more »
View profile »Anthony (Tony) Breimondo+
Duluth, MN
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Retired
Spouse: Cindie
1 Child
Information update: 05/11/2022
During high school, I played in various rock bands and continued doing so into the 1960's. I went on to attend Barber College and worked at the trade for a number of years. What an educati… more »
Lake Oswego, OR
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Work: semi-retired
Spouse: Cheryl
3 Children
6 Grandchildren
Information update 11/28/2020

I arrived in Duluth in February of 1960. My stepfather was a member of the Air Force and had been assigned to the Duluth Air Base as the non-com in charge of… more »
View profile »Thomas (Tom) Brozic+
Duluth, MN
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Work: Property Management
Spouse: Jean
3 Children (1 daughter, 2 sons)
3 super Grandchildren
Information update: 04/26/2022

Married to classmate Jean Nichols. Celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary next year. After graduating from UMD, I worked as… more »
Duluth, MN
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Retired
4 Children
1 Grandchild
Information update: 04/26/2022

Pat had a stroke a few years ago, is paralyzed on her left side and mobility confines her to a wheelchair. She is excited to be coming to the reunion and meeting others on Wednesday nigh… more »
View profile »Dennis (Denny) Burke (Deceased)
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Work: Barber
Life Partner: Sherry Herold
Spouse: Deceased
3 Children
8 Grandchildren
1 Great Grandchild
Information update: 11/29/2021
View profile »Roberta Burns (Kruger)
Duluth, MN
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Retired
Spouse: Roy
2 Children
2 Grandchild
Information update: 6/12/10
 
View profile »Mary Jane Bussa (Bates+)
Duluth, MN
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Retired
Spouse: Richard
9 Children
20 Grandchildren
Information update 11/11/09

It's hard to imagine 50 years has passed since graduation. Guess I've been pretty busy as time just flies by. After graduation I went to work for Travelers Ins. Co. wh… more »
View profile »Lillian Capriglione (Deceased)
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May 21,1943 to July 27, 2009

Lillian Capriglione 66, died with her family by her side. She was a lifetime resident of Duluth and graduated from Duluth Central HS in 1961. She attended Duluth Business School University for 2 years attaining bookkee… more »
 
Victoria, MN
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Semi-Retired....wannabe traveler
Spouse: Mary
3 Children
5 Grandchildren
Information update: 01/16/2023
 
View profile »Jacqueline Carlson (Croy)
Kalamazoo, MI
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Retired
Spouse: Roger
3 Children
6 Grandchildren
Information update: 5/23/10
 
View profile »Mary Carlson (Reed+)
St. Paul, MN
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Retired
Spouse: Robert Reed
1 Child
2 Grandchildren
Information update: 4/7/11

Mary Carlson Reed - The Twin of Larry Carlson - The Past Fifty Years

Upon high school graduation in 1961:
- Went to UMD, taking one year off to travel/serve with a … more »
View profile »Garry Carlson (Deceased)
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January 24, 1943 to November 14, 2010

Garry N. Carlson, 67, of Vero Beach, Fla., and Duluth, died in VNA Hospice House Nov. 14. 2010. Garry was born in Duluth. He received an MFA in art and taught in the art departments of U.W.-Stout and U.M.D., befor… more »
View profile »David (Dave) Carlson+
Duluth, MN
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Retired
Spouse: Mary Anne
Information update: 06/06/2022

After high school I joined the army reserves and attended college for two years. In 1972 I met Mary who was living with my aunt at the time while she was attending college. We married in 1973 … more »
Clarkston, MI
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Real Estate Consultant
2 Children
5 Grandchildren
www.lecarlson.com
Information update: 04/26/2022

I am currently semi-retired, live in Clarkston, Michigan, and am the owner of Carlson & Associates, my own retail/real estate-consulting firm. I have… more »
View profile »Tom S. Carpenter (Deceased) - No Obit
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May 21, 1943 to December 3, 1984

PLEASE HELP US FIND THE COMPLETE OBITUARY!!!

Name:    Thomas S Carpenter
Service Info:    A2 US AIR FORCE VIETNAM
Birth Date:    21 May 1943
Death Dat… more »
 
View profile »Priscilla Chapman (Fisher) (Deceased)
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Retired
Spouse: Ron
3 Children
7 Grandchildren
Info. update: 04/27/2017

Two weeks after graduation, I started working at Minnesota Power and was there for over nine years. In 1970 I married my husband Ron, who was a printer at the News-Tribune. I … more »
View profile »Judith (Judy) Chessen (Thomas)
Sterling, VA
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Work: Retail Management
Single
2 Children
2 Grandchildren
Information update: 12/06/2022
View profile »Edward (Ed) Christiansen
Cotton, MN
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Retired
Spouse: Ellen
3 Children
6 Grandchildren
3 Great Grandchild
Information update: 04/26/2022

Pictures on our web pages
http://www.angelfire.com/co4/e_christiansen/
http://www.angelfire.com/co4/e_e_christiansen/
View profile »Karen Christiansen (Simard) (Deceased)
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Retired
Spouse: Tom
1 Child
Information update: 10/24/2022

After graduating from UMD with a degree in Elementary Education, I taught in the Superior School System for three years. I married in 1964, then my teaching career was interrupted when my so… more »