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In lieu of flowers

Please consider a gift to Hartley Nature Center or Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank.

Personal note from Lisa, Allie & Lindsay

Thank you so much to everyone visiting this page. We will miss our parents tremendously and would love to have you share your favorite memories, stories, photos, etc. of them both on this website. We'll be adding to it over the coming weeks and hope to see you for the celebration of lives on July 13th in Duluth.

Obituary

Catherine Ann (Hughes) Trachsel and Steven ‘Pokey’ Herbert Trachsel, both 71, passed away together on April 3, 2023. They are survived by their three daughters, Lisa (Pat McCarthy), Allie (Sandeep Pahuja), Lindsay, and four grandchildren.

As Duluth natives, Cathie grew up in Kenwood and Pokey in Lower Chester. They attended Cathedral High School, both in the class of 1969, and started dating after senior year. They went on to attend the University of Minnesota Duluth. …

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Born

1951
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Pokey was born

April 26th, 1951
Duluth, MN
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Cathie was born

May 18th, 1951
Rolla, MO
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Cathie & Pokey Trachsel