Obituaries

May 1, 2020

Ethel E. Carlson, 94, of Two Harbors, died Friday, May 1, 2020.

She was born June 22, 1925 to Charles and Nannie (Peterson) Mesenbring in Barnum.  After graduating from Moose Lake High School in 1943, Ethel moved to Duluth where she was employed as a secretary at Dun and Bradstreet and later Minnesota Power and Light.  In...

Apr 26, 2020

Peter John Laiti, 86, Two Harbors, died Sunday, April 26, 2020 in Waterview Shores.

He was born May 11, 1933, to Edward and Evelyn Laiti, in Duluth.  Peter grew up in Clover Valley where he graduated from high school in 1951, and went to raise his family.  As a master carpenter, he was self-employed as a building...

Apr 17, 2020

Lance Petersen, 64, Two Harbors, died Friday, April 17, 2020 at Solvay Hospice House.

Lance was born September 28, 1955 to Leonard and Pauline (Illgen) Petersen in Duluth. He grew up at the family homestead at Illgen City on the North Shore, where the family operated the Aztec Hotel and Whispering Pines Resort. After graduating from high...

Apr 6, 2020

Lloyd Peterson, 92, Two Harbors, died Monday, April 6, 2020 at Waterview Shores.

He was born March 20, 1928 to Charles and Inga (Stromme) in Two Harbors, where he grew up and graduated from high school in 1947.  He was employed by the D M & I R Railroad until 1950, when he was drafted into the...

Mar 30, 2020

Fernent Bennie “Ben” Haack, 95, Two Harbors, left this world peacefully on Monday, March 30, 2020 after an extraordinarily full 95 years.

He was born April 30, 1924 to William and Natalie (Duetchlander) Haack in Polley, Wisconsin, and moved to Two Harbors as a child. Ben served in the US Navy during WWII, first stationed in Jacksonville...

Mar 25, 2020

Richard Earle Smach, 92, formerly of Silver Bay, passed away Wednesday March 25, 2020 at VA Health Care Systems in St. Cloud.

He was born October 19, 1927 to Laddie and Katheryn Smach of Berwyn, IL.  Dick was a veteran of WWII, serving in the Pacific.  He married Maryanne in Rochester, on February 11, 1950 and they...

Mar 24, 2020

Ruth Eleanor Ferguson, 92, of Two Harbors died of natural causes on March 24, 2020 in Lake View Hospital.

She was born September 13, 1927 to Edwin and Oddhild Johnson and grew up on the family farm outside Duquette, MN.

After high school, Ruth attended St. Luke’s School of Nursing in Duluth, graduating as a...

Mar 15, 2020

Elizabeth A. “Bunny” Pearson , 79, Grand Marais, died Sunday, March 15, 2020 in North Shore Health Care Center.

Bunny was born July 21, 1940 to Carl and Clarie (Skogh) Pearson in Minneapolis, where she grew up and attended school, graduating from Southwest High School in 1958.  She was employed as a secretary at Valspar Corp for...

Mar 9, 2020

Clifford Victor Sundstrom, 91, of French River, died Monday, March 9, 2020 at Waterview Shores.

Cliff was born January 3, 1929 to Victor and Ida (Anderson) Sundstrom in Duluth Township, graduated from Clover Valley High School in 1947, and was a lifelong resident of French River.  Cliff served in the US Marine Corps from 1950-1952, during the...

Mar 4, 2020

Terry L. Amos, 75, Two Harbors, died Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at Solvay Hospice House in Duluth.

Terry was born June 24, 1944 to Arthur and Daisy (Eubanks) Amos in St. Louis Missouri. He made a career of his service as a chef in the U. S. Army and Navy, and was last stationed in the Twin...

Mar 4, 2020

Patricia S. “Patti” Nelson, 90, formerly of Lutsen, MN died on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 in Auburn, CA where she lived since 2014 to be closer to a daughter.

She was born on November 23, 1929 to Thomas and Bertha (Sivertson) Eckel in Duluth. Patti was raised on the North Shore of Lake Superior, spending summers on...

Mar 3, 2020

Marvin L. Maki, 86, Two Harbors, died Tuesday, March 3, 2020 in Waterview Shores.

Marvin was born May 8, 1933 to Andrew and Tenie (Mattson) Maki in Aurora, Minnesota where he grew up and earned the rank of Eagle Scout. After graduating from high school, he attended Virginia Junior College, then served in the U. S. Army,...

Feb 29, 2020

Dawn “Danni” Wagner, 58, died suddenly, at her home in Hovland, Minnesota on Saturday February 29, 2020.

Dawn was born July 13, 1961 to Daniel and Margaret (Kissler) Wagner in Brighton, Colorado and grew up and attended school in the surrounding area. She found her life-long dream job as a police dispatcher working first in Coos Bay,...

Feb 28, 2020

Sandra Magnuson, 78, Two Harbors, died peacefully at home on Friday, February 28, 2020, of pancreatic cancer.

Sandy was born December 12, 1941, to Raymond and Martha (Johnson) Olson in Two Harbors where she was a lifelong resident.  She married Gene Magnuson on January 6, 1962.

She enjoyed lunch outings with her friends and was...

Feb 22, 2020

Lenore C. Nesset, 102, Silver Bay, passed away Saturday, February 22, 2020, in Silver Bay, MN.

She was born on a farm near Hendrum, Minnesota on October 30, 1917. She attended rural elementary school and graduated from Ada High School. She worked for Northwestern Bell Telephone in Mahnomen for 5 years. She married Wallace S. Nesset on January 24,...

Feb 20, 2020

William E. Carlson, 61, Two Harbors, died Thursday, February 20, 2020 at his home after a long battle with brain cancer.

Bill was born to  Robert “Meatball” and Jessie (Shewell) Carlson in Two Harbors where he was a life-long resident. While attending high school, Bill went to work for SuperOne Foods, and after graduating continued working there...

Feb 19, 2020

Ruby A. Anderson, 91, of Grand Marais died Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at North Shore Living Care Center.

She was born December 7, 1928 to Adolph and Mabel Salthammer in Hastings, North Dakota, where she grew up and attended schools. She moved to Grand Marais with her husband and family in 1957. Ruby worked several jobs during...

Feb 17, 2020

Mairece V. Butler passed away Monday February 17, 2020 in Two Harbors Minnesota.

She was born September 8, 1927 in Swartz, Louisiana to Monroe Tullos and Lurana Guion.   The family moved to Fort Bragg, California when she was 16.  She met Ira Butler there and they were married in 1945.  They lived in several areas around Fort Bragg finally settling...

Feb 12, 2020

Michael D. Sunde, 49, Two Harbors, died Wednesday, 12, 2020 at his home.

Mike was born March 3, 1970 to Donald and Linda (Nylen) Sunde in New London, Connecticut while his father was stationed in the U.S. Navy. After growing up in Babbitt, Minnesota, he moved to the western United States where he worked as an electrician...

Feb 12, 2020

Norma Jean Brubakken, 85, of Two Harbors, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, February 12, 2020.

She was born on October 4, 1934 to Fred and Mabel (Hardina) Ellestad in Havana, North Dakota, where she grew up and graduated from high school. She married Gardner Brubakken on November 29, 1952 and they made their home in Two...