Obituary of Catherine Lenore Gunderson

Catherine Lenore Gunderson, a lifelong Duluth resident, died August 12th at home.

Cathy “Tootie” was born to Robert and Frances Lundberg. She graduated from Duluth Central High School in 1950. She was a lifelong member of Lakeview Covenant Church. She sold real estate for 16 years at Western Realty Co., Overman Co. and Johnson Whiteside Realty. In 1981, she switched careers to Property Management for Melhus Management after which she retired in 2016.

Cathy was a loving mother to five children. She loved spending time at her cabin in Iron River, WI where she loved to fish, read and spend time with her family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, brother Robert “Bobby”, sons Charles and Stuart, her husbands Robert and Victor Masalonis.

She is survived by daughter Sherry (Mark), sons Kenneth and Don (Heidi), 2 granddaughters and 7 great grandchildren.

There will be a Celebration of Life Friday, August 23 at 11:00 a.m. with a visitation one hour prior at the Cremation Society of MN, 4100 Grand Ave., in Duluth.