Obituaries

Jun 5, 2015

Katherine Hankiewicz 89, of Two Harbors, died Friday June 5, 2015 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth.

She was born January 25, 1926 to Stanislaw and Franciszka (Ankutowicz) Pater in Jasieniow, Poland.  Katherine grew up and attended schools in Poland until World War II began.  She married Tadeusz (Ted) Hankiewicz, June 4, 1951 in Breman-Grohaw, Germany.  They...

Jun 4, 2015

HERBERT MILTON HEDSTROM, Grand Marais, Minnesota

April 23, 1917 - June 4, 2015

Herbert M. Hedstrom died Thursday, June 4, at the North Shore Hospital in Grand Marais after a short illness.

Born April 23, 1917 to Andrew and Alma (Berglund) Hedstrom, the 10th of 13 children, Herbert grew up with his siblings...

May 29, 2015

Donald Wirt, 59, of Two Harbors, died Friday May 29, 2015 at St Luke’s Hospital.

A very private person, he enjoyed golfing, fishing, and shooting pheasants and clays.  Don was a longtime railroad worker for DM &IR and CN railroads, retiring as an iron ore dock manager after 40 years of service.

Don was preceded...

May 27, 2015

Louise Theresa (Hatzenbuehler) Frank passed away peacefully May 27th 2015 at the age of 84 with her family by her side, at Carefree Living in Silver Bay, MN.

Louise was born September 22, 1930 in Lefor, ND to Jacob and Theresa (Seiler) Hatzenbuehler, where she also attended school.  On August 12th, 1951, she married Kasimir (Kasey) Frank,...

May 26, 2015

Edwin Ziburski, 92, Two Harbors, died peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday May 26, 2015 at home.

Ed was born January 12, 1923 to Charles and Martha (Begalke) Ziburski in Glidden, Wisconsin where he grew up and attended Shanagolden School.   During World War II he served in the U. S. Army as a radio operator...

May 26, 2015

THOMAS      W.          KUCHTA

Tom Kuchta, 58, of Two Harbors, died Tuesday May 26, 2015 at home.

He was born on October 28, 1956 to John “Jack” and Sylvia Kuchta in Duluth. He grew up in Two Harbors and after graduating from high school in 1975 Tom attended vocational school in Willmar.  Tom worked for Jayen...

May 23, 2015

Jace Steven Ronning, 8 months, of Two Harbors, died in his sleep on Saturday, May 23, 2015.

He was born September 2, 2014 in Duluth to Shawn and Lisa (Boecker) Ronning. A beautiful child, always smiling and happy, he loved the attention of his sisters, Isabella, Payton and Norah, and his brother, Durbin.

In addition...

May 16, 2015

JoAnn Ostendorf, 78, of Two Harbors, died Saturday May 16, 2015 at the Barross Cottages in Two Harbors.

She was born October 10, 1936 to Carl and Alma (Simdorn) Peterson in Breckenridge, MN.  JoAnn grew up on a farm in the Red River Valley before moving to Mantador, ND where her parents operated the General Store.  At...

May 10, 2015

Mary Ann E. Bissell, 76, of Knife River, died Sunday, May 10, 2015 at the Barross House in Two Harbors.

She was born May 13, 1938 to Raymond Landmark and Mable Falk in Two Harbors, where she grew up and graduated from high school.  Mary Ann married Wendell “Skip” Bissell on Aug 13, 1954 in Two Harbors,...

May 9, 2015

Pat LeBlanc Sr. of Silver Bay passed away peacefully May 9, 2015, with his family by his side, at Carefree Living in Silver Bay, MN.

Pat was born on May 8, 1937 in Duluth, MN   to Edmund and Hannah (Skar) LeBlanc.He was the 2nd of 3 children.  He attended school in Proctor, MN where he enjoyed playing...

May 3, 2015

Ruth Delores (Schaible) Peterson, 82, died peacefully in her sleep on Sunday May 3, 2015 at the Ecumen Scenic Shores Care Center following a long illness.

Ruth was born on a farm near Heil, North Dakota on November 7th, 1932 to John and Amelia Schaible. Her oldest sister, Irene, died shortly after birth.   As a very young child she...

Apr 30, 2015

Dorothy Carlson, 86, Two Harbors, died Thursday, April 30, 2015 in St Luke’s Hospital.

She was born on June 22, 1928 in Two Harbors to Earl and Mildred (Peterson) Holmes.  Dorothy grew up and attended schools in Two Harbors where she was a lifelong resident.  On December 4, 1953 she married Wallace “Wally” Carlson.  Dorothy...

Apr 30, 2015

Grace E. Zemlin, 104, died in Two Harbors on Thursday April 30, 2015.  She had been a resident of the city for 87 years.

She was born on August 9, 1910 in Duluth, daughter of Adolph and Mabel (Evanson) Christianson.  She and John E. Zemlin of Two Harbors were married shortly after her graduation from Denfeld High...

Apr 29, 2015

Reni “Dugan” Ehlen, 69, of Two Harbors journeyed home on Wednesday, April 29, 15 at St. Luke’s Hospital.

She was born on February 22, 1946 to Gordon and Lois (Hellum) St. Claire in Fargo, ND, and in 1964 graduated from Anoka High School.

Reni and her family moved to Two Harbors in 1975.  She worked...

Apr 21, 2015

Park Johnson, 84, our loving father, grandpa and friend said good-bye on Tuesday, April 21st, 2015 in Grand Marais, MN.

He was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana to Stanley and Margaret (Glock) Johnson on Christmas Day 1930. Park spent his foundational years in Milwaukee, WI with his mother and grandmother where he graduated from high school. He...

Apr 20, 2015

Patricia Berry, 87, of Silver Bay, MN went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday April 20, 2015.

Pat was born on March 17, 1928 to William and Constance (Ring) Carlson in Grove City, MN.  She attended schools in Grove City before attending Bethel College, where she met William J. “Bill” Berry.  They married on...

Apr 19, 2015

Lois I. McMillen, 87, Silver Bay, died Sunday April 19, 2015 at St. Luke’s Hospital.

She was born October 26, 1927 to Frank and Agnes (Lind) Thorngren in Two Harbors and grew up in Beaver Bay. After living in Ohio for many years she returned to Two Harbors in 1982, and moved to Silver Bay in 2006....

Apr 15, 2015

Vickie Udovich, 64, Two Harbors, died peacefully Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at Lakeview Memorial Hospital in To Harbors.

She was born August 14, 1950 to Earl “Bud” and Marjorie (Falk) Murphy.  She was employed as a receptionist at Sonju Motors in Two Harbors for 34 years, making everyone happy at the dealership.

Vickie...

Apr 15, 2015

DELINDA B. RILEY

Delinda Riley, 88, Two Harbors, died Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at Ecumen Scenic Shores in Two Harbors.

She was born September 14, 1926 in Minneapolis to Archibald and Delinda Blanche (Kohler) Morgan.  Delinda worked as a nurse’s aide at Lakeview Memorial Hospital for 18 years.

She is preceded in death by...

Apr 13, 2015

Mary Mealey Hagen, 86, of Two Harbors, passed away on Monday, April 13, 2015. She was born on September 19, 1928 in Duluth, Minnesota. She attended a one-room school house in Wales, Minnesota until going to Two Harbors High School, where she graduated in 1946. She worked for the Forestry Service in Grand Marais where she met Kenneth Hagen...