Colleen Kay Vaughn, 59, of Duluth, MN passed away on Sunday, November 4, 2018 at her home.

Colleen was born to Marvin and Faye (Crippen) Knaffla on October 24, 1959 in Two Harbors, MN.

Colleen loved spending time with her grandchildren. She made people happy and laugh with her witty humor. She had a passion for music that she passed on to her children and grandchildren. She enjoyed reading, cooking, and baking. She bravely tried to take on cancer treatment. We are all extremely proud of her and she will be deeply missed.

Colleen was preceded in death by her grandparents: Emil and Olga Knaffla and Olive and Martin Crippen; aunts and uncles: June VanHale, Grace Torkelson, Les Knaffla, Shirley Bowes, Paul Knaffla, Ione Larson, Ida Gassert, Ernie Crippen and Roy Crippen.

Collen is survived by her parents: Marvin and Faye Knaffla; children: Britt (Justin) Bedrow and Dustin Martin; grandchildren: Logan Martin, Isaiah Martin, Vinny Martin; brothers: Mick Knaffla and Howard Knaffla, and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.

A Memorial Service will be held at the Two Harbors Community Center on Saturday, November 10, 2018 at 11:00AM. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the center. To leave an online condolence visit www.mlakerfuneralhome.com