Obituaries

Feb 3, 2014

Jeanne Gage Kurtz, 57, of Grand Rapids, died on Monday, February 3, 2014 at Essentia Health St.

Mary's Medical Center in Duluth. She was born on October 23, 1956 to John "Jack" and June (Dahlgren) Gage in Two Harbors, where she grew up. After her marriage to Brian Smith, Jeanne graduated from high school in Tacoma, Washington....

Feb 1, 2014

Irma Lorraine Toftey passed away on Saturday February 1, 2014 at Cook County North Shore Care Center at 91 years old. She was born November 13, 1922 to Thomas and Aleda Marie (Lindberg) Joynes in Grand Marais. She graduated from Cook County High School (Grand Marais High School) in 1940, and was baptized and confirmed in the Bethlehem...

Jan 30, 2014

Dorothy Midbrod, 88, of Silver Bay died Thursday, January 30, 2014 at Carefree Living in Silver Bay.

Visitation will be from 1PM until the 2PM Memorial Service, Monday February 3, 2014 at Sychar Lutheran Church in Silver Bay.

Jan 29, 2014

Mabel Lorraine Ellestad, joined hands once again with John, her loving husband of 53 years on January 29, 2014.

Mabel was born December 21, 1928 in Sisseton, South Dakota to Clarence and Francis Stavig. She was one of ten children, survived by one brother, Lloyd Stavig of Watertown, South Dakota.

Mabel married John Duane Ellestad in...

Jan 28, 2014

Mark J. Buckman, 53, of Schroeder, MN, died Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at the University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis after a brief illness.

He was born December 30, 1960 to Sylvester "Buck" and Marion (Christopherson) Buckman in Grand Marais. Mark was a lifelong resident of Schroeder and graduated from Cook County High School in 1979....

Jan 25, 2014

Ted Zimmerman, 97, Two Harbors, died Saturday, January 25, 2014 at Ecumen Scenic Shores in Two Harbors. He was born November 20, 1916 to George and Josephine (Drouillard) Zimmerman in Grand Portage where he grew up. He graduated from Cook County High School and then worked for the U. S. Forest Service as a fire tower watchman for...

Jan 22, 2014

Phyllis Josephine Kettunen, 76, passed away on January 22, 2014 at the North Shore Care Center, after a difficult battle against breast cancer.

Phyllis was born March 19, 1937 in Fancher, Wisconsin to Florian and Regina (Stankowski) Groshek. She attended St. Michael's Grade School and graduated from Newman High School in Wausau, Wisconsin in 1955.

She...

Jan 21, 2014

Gene R. Magnuson, 76, of Two Harbors, died Tuesday, January 21, 2014 in St Luke's Hospital surrounded by family.

He was born August 20, 1937 to Eugene and Lilly (Maja) Magnuson in Two Harbors where he was a life-long resident. After graduating from high school in 1955, Gene obtained his Bachelor's degree from UMD and later received...

Jan 20, 2014

Kenneth Richard Andrus, 84,of Silver Bay, MN passed away peacefully at the Silver Bay Veteran's Home on January 20, 2014.

He was born Jan. 29, 1929 in Kresco, IA to Richard and Florence. He attended Minneapolis Central High School. He served in the Army during the Korean War.

He is preceded in death by his wife...

Jan 14, 2014

Clyde Norberg, 79, of Two Harbors, died Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at Viewcrest Health Center in Duluth.

Clyde was born June 27, 1934 to Reuben and Helia (Pajari) Norberg in Two Harbors, where he was a lifelong resident. After graduating from high school in 1953, Clyde was an equipment operator for the City of Two Harbors until...

Jan 13, 2014

Winnie Costley, 90, of Two Harbors, died Monday, January 13, 2014 at Ecumen Scenic Shores in Two Harbors.

She was born June 12, 1923 to Fritz and Nan (Peterson) Olson in Two Harbors, where she was a lifelong resident. Winnie operated the local Sears catalog store and later worked at the IGA grocery store. She will always...

Jan 5, 2014

Thelma Peterson , 88 of Grand Marais, died Sunday, January 5th 2014 at the Cook County North Shore Care Center in Grand Marais.

She was born February 12, 1925 to Christian and Agnes (Blomberg) Rude in Grand Marias, where she grew up and attended school. On February 16, 1946 she married Douglas Peterson in Floodwood, Minnesota and...

Jan 5, 2014

Frances Aldinger, 85, of Isabella, died Sunday January 5, 2014 at Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center.

She was born September 30, 1928 to Johannes and Adelheid (Mueller) Hildebrand in Ludwigshafen, Germany, where she grew up and attended schools. She met Clemens Aldinger while he was stationed in Germany with the U. S. Army, and they were...

Dec 29, 2013

Jesse Fleck, 39, of Two Harbors, died unexpectedly of natural causes, on Sunday, December 29, 2013 at his home.

He was born June 17, 1974 to Thomas and Marian (Olson) Fleck in Two Harbors, where he grew up and attended school graduating from Two Harbors High School in 1992. He worked at Sonju Motors for many years...

Dec 25, 2013

Robert G. "Bob" Swindlehurst, 81, Silver Bay, died Christmas Day, December 25, 2013 at Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth.

He was born May 5, 1932 to George and Maude (Anderson) Swindlehurst in Two Harbors, where he grew up and attended school. After graduating from high school, Bob attended UMD for two years and then...

Dec 10, 2013

Jerry Wing, 77, Two Harbors, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at Lake View Memorial Hospital.

He was born March 7, 1936 to Joel and Arleen (Gleason) Wing in Minneapolis. After completing college in South Dakota, Jerry worked as a pharmacist in Owatonna and Apple Valley before moving to Two Harbors in 1985. With his wife,...

Dec 5, 2013

Carol J. Gervais, 75 of Tofte, died unexpectedly Thursday December 5, 2013 at her home.

She was born September 22, 1938 to Clarence and Ida (Sundquist) Johnson in Grand Marais, where she grew up and graduated from Cook County High School in 1956. She married Ronald Gervais on December 2, 1956 at St. John's Catholic Church in...

Dec 3, 2013

Davis Hartshorn, 32, of Finland, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 3, 2013.

He was born August 15, 1981 to Paul and Margie (Dahle) Hartshorn in Duluth. Davis attended William Kelly High School in Silver Bay and Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College, graduating from the industrial maintenance program. He began an apprenticeship with the Millwrights Local #1348, completing it...

Nov 24, 2013

Richard "Dick" Eckel, 82, of Grand Marais, died Sunday November 24, 2013.

He was born March 25, 1931 to Thomas J. and Bertha (Sivertson) Eckel in Duluth, and was a life-long resident of Grand Marais. He made his first trip to Isle Royale in a fish box when he was three months old and continued spending summers...

Nov 22, 2013

Raymond "Tussa" Peterson 86, of Two Harbors, died Friday November 22, 2013 at Ecumen Scenic Shores in Two Harbors, from complications of Parkinson's Disease.

He was born February 11, 1927 to Gilbert and Emma (West) Peterson in Two Harbors, where he grew up and graduated from high school. Upon graduation, Tussa enlisted in the Navy and served...