Obituaries

Oct 10, 2017

Robert F. Olson, 77, of Two Harbors, died Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at St. Luke’s Hospital.

Bob was born October 20, 1939 to Edgar and Agnes (Yingling) Olson in Duluth and grew up in Williston, North Dakota. As a young man, he returned to Minnesota and was employed at Moline Manufacturing as a machinist for over 40...

Oct 9, 2017

Kenneth C. Larson, 90, of Two Harbors died October 9th, 2017 at Ecumen Scenic Shores, Two Harbors, Mn.

He was born August 5, 1927 to Hannah and Clayton Larson in Lansing, Michigan; the oldest of three children, sister Eleanor and brother Harold.

He grew up in Mancelona, Michigan and began sailing at 16, after graduating from...

Oct 6, 2017

Vicky Johnson, 56, of Silver Bay, died unexpectedly Friday, October 6, 2017 at Lake View Memorial Hospital in Two Harbors.

She was born November 24, 1960 to LeRoy and Mary (Pieper) Eberle in Quincy, Illinois, where she grew up and attended school. She was raised by her brother Leland and sister in law, Linda. Vicky moved to Isabella...

Oct 6, 2017

Mabel Sofia (Oling) Hoseth, Two Harbors, died peacefully on Friday, October 6, 2017 at the Ecumen Care Center.  She and her twin sister, Viola, were born to Swedish immigrant parents, (Albert and Irene (Kronman) Oling,  from Finland on November 27, 1920, at home on the Oling farm outside of Two Harbors.  She had five additional siblings and lived her...

Oct 3, 2017

Joanne Sansom, 67, Two Harbors, died unexpectedly on Tuesday October 3, 2017 at Lake View Memorial Hospital with her family at her side.

Joanne was born August 11, 1950 to Kermit and Jean (Gardner) Ek in Two Harbors where she was a lifelong resident.  She was a homemaker through the years and married Frank Sansom on April...

Sep 28, 2017

Blaine Godin Fenstad, 83, Little Marais, passed away Thursday, September 28, 2017 at St. Luke’s Hospital.

Blaine was born May 10, 1934 to Ben and Agnes (Godin) Fenstad of Little Marais, Minnesota.  He graduated from Two Harbors High School in 1952, and in 1958 graduated from the University of Minnesota School of Forestry.  From 1960 to 1961,...

Sep 25, 2017

Kenny Lovaas, 88, Grand Marais, died peacefully, surrounded by his family, on Monday, September 25, 2017 at North Shore Health.

Kenny was born February 1, 1929 to Daniel and Mabel (Strom) Lovaas in Bock, MN where he grew up and attended schools in Mora.  He moved to Grand Marais in 1947 after graduating high school and attending...

Sep 25, 2017

Paulette Hess, 69, of Silver Bay, formerly of Babbitt died Monday September 25, 2017 at Ecumen Scenic Shores in Two Harbors.

Paulette was born August 26, 1948 to Lawrence “Nick” and Doris (Nelson) Hess in Sisseton, South Dakota. She moved to Babbitt with her parents as a child and graduated from high school there in 1966. She...

Sep 24, 2017

Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Friend

Lois Peterson, passed away on Sunday, September 24, 2017 at the age of 85, after a brief stay at Carefree Living in Silver Bay

She was born an only child to Ted and Viola (Nikolai) Simington in Chaska, MN on December 29, 1931.  They moved soon thereafter to Finland, MN where...

Sep 20, 2017

Ben-Richard McGuire, 32, of Two Harbors, died unexpectedly Wednesday, September 20, 2017 in Duluth.

He was born October 21, 1984 to Ben-Richard McGuire Sr. and Kimberly-Kay Peden in St. Paul. Ben-Richard had a heart as big as the great outdoors he loved so much.  He came to the North Shore to help with his uncle before he...

Sep 20, 2017

Evelyn Turonie, 93, of Silver Bay, died Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at Care Free Living in Silver Bay.

She was born on November 4, 1923 to Walter and Hazel (Thew) Hicken in Highbridge, Wisconsin, where she grew up and attended schools.  She married John Turonie Sr. on October 5, 1946, and together they moved to Silver Bay...

Sep 15, 2017

Viola Hill Hedvall passed away peacefully at the age of 102 on September 15 at Oakview Assisted Living in Moose Lake, MN.

Viola was born January 1, 1915 to Charles J and Maria (Mattson) Hill, a pioneer boat building family in Larsmont, MN and grew up in a family of 12 children. Viola attended the one-room school...

Sep 4, 2017

Robert McCurdy, 81, of Silver Bay, died suddenly on Monday, September 4, 2017 at his home.

He was born on August 3, 1936, the oldest of 8 children, to George and Margaret (Ryel) McCurdy in Eureka, WI.  After graduating high school, Bob moved to Silver Bay where he was employed by Reserve Mining for 10 years, then...

Sep 1, 2017

Tom Bott, 81, of Silver Bay died Friday, September 1, 2017 at Chris Jensen Health and Rehabilitation in Duluth.

He was born on June 18, 1936 to John and Marie (Baribeau) Bott in Saxon, WI where he grew up and attended schools.  After graduation, Tom moved to Silver Bay where he was employed at Reserve Mining, first...

Sep 1, 2017

Stephen Mickle, 43, of Columbia Heights, died unexpectedly on Friday, September 1, 2017 at his home.

He was born on October 13, 1973 to James and Mary (Zapolski) Mickle in Two Harbors, MN and later St. Paul, where he graduated from high school.  He was employed as a carpenter in the Twin Cities.

Stephen enjoyed...

Sep 1, 2017

Peter W. Sande (aka Super Grandpa), 85, of Two Harbors passed away on September 1, 2017.  He died surrounded by family after a long battle with cancer.

He graduated from Two Harbors High School, was a veteran of the Korean War and worked as a brakeman for over forty years for the DM&IR. Often referred to as...

Aug 31, 2017

Irene Thompson, 85, Grand Marais, died Thursday, August 31, 2017 at Ecumen Scenic Shores in Two Harbors, just two days after the death of her beloved husband, Walter.

Irene was born February 28, 1932 to Alfred and Mabel (Berglund) Saethre in Grand Marais, where she was a life-long resident. After graduating from high school, she graduated from...

Aug 29, 2017

Walter Thompson, 94, Grand Marais, died Tuesday August 29, 2017 at Ecumen Scenic Shores in Two Harbors.

Walt was born February 6, 1923 to Raymond C. and Bertha (Lubken) Thompson in Grand Marais, where he was a life-long resident. He was a decorated World War II Army veteran, awarded two Purple Hearts for his service in Europe....

Aug 28, 2017

Harry McKinney, 91, Brimson, died Monday, August 28, 2017 at his home.

He was born October 29, 1925 to Roy Sr. and Florence "Flossie" (Newton) McKinney in Fairbank Township (Brimson). He attended Petrell School #55 completing the eighth grade and then began working in the lumber industry as a teenager for Fred Hall and in later years...

Aug 22, 2017

Gilbert Johnson, 81, formerly of Windom, died Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at the Minnesota Veteran’s Home in Silver Bay.

He was born on July 26, 1936 in Highwater Township in Cottonwood County, Minnesota to Gilbert Sr. and Luella (Solater) Johnson.  Gil grew up in Lamberton, and attended a one-room school 4 miles from his family’s...