Obituaries

Apr 30, 2013

On April 30, 2013, we sadly lost a devoted son, brother, uncle, fiance, "step-dad" and friend. Lee Jacobson died in a workplace accident near Silver Bay.

He was born September 10, 1954 to Roy and Mabel Jacobson in Duluth. Lee attended school in Silver Bay, graduating in 1973 from William Kelly High School. He attended Bemidji...

Apr 19, 2013

Bud Raatz, 74, of Two Harbors died Friday, April 19, 2013 at home.

He was born on June 7, 1938 to Carl A. and Rose (Lathrop) Raatz Sr. in Duluth, where he grew up and attended schools. Bud was well known as a jack-of-all-trades and a master welder.

Bud enjoyed all outdoor sports especially hunting, fishing...

Apr 16, 2013

Kenneth R. Judkins, 88, died on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 in St. Luke's Hospital.

He was born February 11, 1925 in Willoughby, Ohio to Frank E. and Beatrice B. (Whitehead) Judkins. During his early years his family moved many times due to his father's career in sales. After graduating from high school in Medina, Ohio, Ken served...

Apr 14, 2013

Hazel R. Blaisdell, 93, Two Harbors, died Sunday April 14, 2013 in Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids.

She was born November 23, 1919 to Albert and Mary (Moisala) LaBounty in Two Harbors, where she was a life-long resident. She graduated from Two Harbors High School in 1937 and attended beauty school in Duluth. She worked as a...

Apr 11, 2013

Don Warner, 72, Silver Bay, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday April 11, 2013 at his home, while working on the farm.

Don was born October 12, 1940 to Edward and Mable (Porter) Warner in Bertha, MN. He graduated from Two Harbors High School. He served in the Army from 1959-1962. He worked as a maintenance mechanic at...

Apr 11, 2013

Marian Cleveland, 84, of Two Harbors, died in her sleep, Thursday April 11, 2013 at Lake View Memorial Hospital.

Marian was born August 14, 1928 to Hjelmer and Betty (Forsman) Carlson in Cloquet, where she grew up and attended Cloquet High School. She met Harold Cleveland in 1947, and they married in 1948. Marian worked on her...

Apr 9, 2013

Robert George Whiteford, 81, Silver Bay, passed away Tuesday April 9, 2013 in the Minnesota Veteran's Home, from complications of Parkinson's disease.

Bob was born April 26, 1931 to James and Edna (Buckmaster) Whiteford in Barron County, Wisconsin, where he attended grade school and graduated from high school.

He moved to Silver Bay in 1955 to...

Mar 22, 2013

Dora L. Sannes, 93, Two Harbors, died Friday, March 22, 2013 at the Minnesota Veteran's Home in Silver Bay.

She was born September 1, 1919 to George Dudley and Annie Mae (Bailey) Killebrew in Louisville, Georgia. On February 17, 1945, Dora married Carl A. Sannes Sr. in Eastman, Ga., near her home town and they returned to...

Mar 21, 2013

Herbert "Bud" Kragseth, 85, Two Harbors, died Thursday March 21, 2013 in Two Harbors.

He was born January 18, 1928 to Gustav and Thora (Carlsen) Kragseth in Two Harbors, Minnesota. He was a lifelong resident of Two Harbors, graduated from high school in 1946 and served in the army. He attended Hamline University - St. Paul and...

Mar 7, 2013

Dorothy Erlene Johnson, 93, of Two Harbors, died peacefully, Thursday, March 7, 2013, in St. Luke's Hospice.

She was born in Two Harbors on April 5, 1919 to Esther and Nels Sandness.

Dorothy was a 1937 graduate of Two Harbors High School and had worked as a bookkeeper at the Two Harbors Coop Store, and the...

Mar 6, 2013

Michael Marvin Maki, 53, of Silver Bay died Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth.

He was born on January 8, 1960 in Coos Bay, Oregon to Marvin and Irene (Haglund) Maki . He grew up and attended schools in Two Harbors, lived in Brimson when he was married, and later moved to Silver...

Mar 2, 2013

Gerald (Jerry) Paul Driscoll, 85, of Clover Valley, died March 2, 2013, with family at his side in St. Luke's Hospice after a brief battle with cancer. Jerry was born on July 2, 1927 in the home of a Clover Valley midwife and carried home by horse and wagon. He was the youngest of 10 children born to...

Feb 28, 2013

Lil Magnuson, 93, Two Harbors, died Thursday, February 28, 2013 in Ecumen Scenic Shores.

Lil was born August 11, 1919 in Two Harbors to Iver and Lempi (Koskinen) Maja.

She married Eugene Magnuson on June 20, 1936 and with her family she operated Dadlilson's Construction from 1951 to 1973.

She enjoyed knitting, sewing, and baking....

Feb 15, 2013

Ellis "Bud" Tormondsen of Tofte, Mn passed away Friday February 15, 2013 at Ecumen Scenic Shores Care Center in Two Harbors, Mn. He died peacefully with his daughter and son at his side.

Bud was born on May 5 1922 To Chris and Matelda Tormondsen in Tofte Mn. After his education from Cook County High School Bud...

Feb 14, 2013

Shirley J. Davies of Two Harbors passed away Thursday February 14th after a brief stay in Hospice at St. Luke's Hospital. Shirley was born on November 4th, 1920 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Clifford and Leta Pierce.

She graduated from Miss Wood's Kindergarten and Primary Training School in Minneapolis. She also attended U of M and Mankato...

Feb 10, 2013

Hazel E. Peterson, 84, Two Harbors, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 10, 2013 in Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center after a short illness.

She was born December 5, 1928 and grew up in Duluth, one of 4 daughters and 2 sons. In 1948, Hazel married MelRoy (Pete) Peterson in Cloquet. After his training to become...

Feb 4, 2013

Harold "Swanny" Swanberg, of Two Harbors, MN, formerly of Cloquet, MN, died peacefully in his home early Monday morning, February 4, 2013.

Harold was born April 26, 1926 in Munising Michigan, and raised in Chatham Michigan, the youngest of seven and the last sibling of that generation to pass. A veteran of WWII and a graduate of...

Feb 4, 2013

Bill Conway, 89, Silver Bay died Monday, February 4, 2013 in the Minnesota Veteran's Home.

Bill was born May 31, 1923 to Joseph and Flora (Brewer) Conway in Winegar, Wisconsin where he grew up, attending schools in Marenisco, Michigan. He entered the U.S. Army in 1941 serving in the Pacific Campaign of World War II, the Korean...

Feb 1, 2013

Warren W. Erickson, 95, Grand Marais, died Friday February 1, 2013 at the Cook County North Shore Care Center.

He was born January 14, 1918 to Martin and Alice (Elquist) Erickson in Cook County and grew up, and attended school on Maple Hill. He farmed on Maple Hill until age 35, when he went to work for...

Jan 31, 2013

Ruth Humphrey passed away peacefully from a gently weakening heart on January 31, 2013.

She was born Ruth Ann Atkins, the fifth of six children, on August 8, 1919 to Elizabeth Hoopes Atkins and Samuel Ellsworth Atkins at 1909 Woodland Avenue in Duluth, Minnesota. Her back yard, while growing up, was an apple orchard. Ruth rode the...