Obituaries
Jo Ann Tupper
Mar 14, 2024
Jo Ann Tupper, 89. Grand Marais, MN, passed on Thursday, March 14, 2024 in her home surrounded by 3 of her 4 children. Jo was born in Grantsburg, WI on April 10, 1934 to Ruth and Donald Bannister. She spent most of her childhood in Robbinsdale, MN in the home her father built. Her summers were spent at her grandparents’...
Thomas K McCormick
Mar 12, 2024
To all who knew him or maybe thought they might want to: Thomas K. McCormick died on March 12, 2024.
Tom was born to Arlo and Kathryn McCormick and raised on a farm in Olin, Iowa, graduated from Iowa State University (BS Agricultural Education and MS Education) and served in the army at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. He...
Paul Rudolph Erickson
Mar 12, 2024
Paul Rudolph Erickson, 95, of Two Harbors died Tuesday, March 12, 2024 following a brief decline.
Paul Beverly Olson was born in Two Harbors, MN on January 6, 1929 to Einar B. and Hildur Olson. Erick Rudolph Erickson and Hilma Swardstrom Erickson adopted Paul in 1930. He graduated from THHS in 1947 and worked for the DM&IR Railroad as a brakeman....
James W. Daugherty
Mar 2, 2024
James W. Daugherty, from Grand Marais, MN, passed away on March 2, 2024 after a short battle with cancer.
Jim was born in Mansfield, OH to Gladys and Chester Daugherty on August 8, 1936. He met Joan (a/k/a Jody) and they married on October 12, 1957.
Jim and Jody began their life together in Mansfield (Ontario), Ohio where they raised two children, Jeffrey Allen and Jill Ann. He worked for Tappan Stove Company until the early 1980’s when he and Jody decided to purchase Pike...
Betty Jean Halvorson
Mar 1, 2024
Betty Jean Halvorson, age 93, passed away peacefully from natural causes March 1, 2024, at Waterview Shores in Two Harbors, MN with loving family by her side.
She was born on September 15, 1930, in Duluth MN to Carl and Saga Marie Victoria Flater, shortly thereafter she was blessed with one brother, Larry.
After attending school, she married Richard Hopkins...
Nancy Cooper
Mar 1, 2024
Nancy Cooper, 94, of Silver Bay died Friday, March 1, 2024, at Carefree Living in Silver Bay.
She was born October 24, 1929, in Seattle, WA and grew up and attended schools in Portland, OR. Nancy met Gordon Cooper, the “cream of the crop” on a blind date, and they later married. They lived in Isle, MN for 11 years before...
Jacquelyn Bustrom
Feb 27, 2024
Jacquelyn Bustrom, 76, died Tuesday, February 27, 2024, at Villa Marina Health Care in Superior after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.
She was born June 28, 1947, to Marvin and Lois (Ryan) Erickson in Two Harbors where she grew up and graduated high school. On 1/24/1964 she married Michael Bustrom. Jackie graduated from the College of St. Scholastica in 1989 with...
Edward Michael Hynes
Feb 26, 2024
Edward M. Hynes, 96, of Silver Bay died Monday, February 26, 2024 at Carefree Living.
He was born Nov. 11, 1927 in Minneapolis to Joseph E. and Monica (Cunningham) Hynes. He graduated from St. James Academy in Grand Forks N.D. in 1945. Upon graduation he enlisted in the US Navy and served at the Bremerton Navy Yard in Washington state. After his discharge from...
Vallie J Parent
Feb 25, 2024
Vallie Parent was born June 9, 1925, in Albert Lea, Minnesota, the daughter of Victor and Florence (Bakken) Myrland. She attended Albert Lea schools and graduated with a degree in chemistry from St. Olaf College in 1947. She also attended the Lutheran Bible Institute in St. Paul, and later worked in the Research and Development department at Economics Laboratory which eventually...
Bradley J. Jones
Feb 24, 2024
Bradley James Jones, age 57, passed away surrounded by his family on February 24th, 2024, after a courageous fight against a brief illness.
Brad was born on January 17th, 1967, to Paul and Nancy (Erickson) Jones in Two Harbors, MN where he grew up and attended school. A memory he always held close was working at his grandparents' Korner store growing...
Sylvia Ardelle Orvik
Feb 17, 2024
Sylvia Ardelle Orvik, 94, Silver Bay, died Saturday, February 17, 2024 at Carefree Assisted Living Center.
Ardelle was born December 27, 1929, to Arthur and Emma (Berg) Thompson in Crookston, MN. She married Bennie O. Orvik on May 8, 1949, in Climax, MN. The couple moved to Silver Bay in 1956, where they raised their children.
Ardelle enjoyed hosting family and friends...
Margaret E. Ness
Feb 11, 2024
Margaret E. Ness, 102, Silver Bay, died Sunday, February 11, 2024, at CareFree Living, where she had lived for the past four years.
Margaret was born January 5, 1922, in Two Harbors to Roy and Helen (Walt) Edwardson and was a life-long resident of the North Shore. She supported her husband in the operation of a commercial fishing operation from their...
Timothy S Paulson
Feb 8, 2024
Timothy S. “Teeter” Paulson, 61, Silver Bay, died unexpectedly on Thursday, February 8, 2024 at home.
Tim was born to Duane and Bonnie (Wolters) Paulson in St. James, MN where he grew up and attended schools. While still in high school, Tim enlisted in the Army National Guard, serving for 20 years as the Maintenance Chief at the base in St....
Kathleen Anderson
Jan 30, 2024
Kathleen Anderson, 70, of Two Harbors, died Tuesday, January 30, 2024.
Kathy was born July 21, 1953, to Robert and Esther (Salakka) Pelander in Two Harbors and grew up and attended school in Clover Valley. She was employed as a cook for many years at the former Sunrise Home and later Lake View Hospital.
In her free time Kathy enjoyed camping and...
William A. Donner
Jan 30, 2024
William A. Donner, 76, Silver Bay, died Tuesday, January 30, 2024, at home.
Bill was born July 25, 1947, to Homer and Irene (Treat) Donner in Littlefork, and grew up in Big Falls. He was self-employed as a logger in the Littlefork and Big Falls area for many years until moving to Silver Bay where he continued logging. In more recent...
Carol R Pearson
Jan 28, 2024
With heavy hearts and cherished memories, we pay tribute and say our farewells to Carol Gladys Pearson, who peacefully passed away on the morning of January 28th, 2024, at the age of 91.
Carol's life began on December 29th, 1932, at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota but her earliest years were spent in a small cabin on Crane Lake in...
John Dalton Bowen
Jan 24, 2024
John D. Bowen, 83, Duluth, died Wednesday, January 24, 2024, at Essentia-St. Mary’s Medical Center.
John was born June 29, 1940, to George and Grace (Tompkins) Bowen in South Carolina, where he grew up and attended school. He served in the South Carolina Army National Guard from 1955 to 1958, and the U.S. Air Force from 1958 until 1979. His first...
Erland Shold
Jan 22, 2024
Erland Nathanial Shold, of Grand Marais died Monday, January 22, 2024, at North Shore Health.
He was born on December 16, 1923, to Andrew and Esther Alfreda (Backlund) Shold in Grand Marais where he was a lifelong resident. He entered the world as a three-pound preemie and was placed in a shoe box by the wood stove (the early incubator). He survived being...
Judith Ann French
Jan 21, 2024
If you are reading this, I must have died. It doesn’t matter how, what, when, where or why because we all have to go sometime.
Judith Ann French, 83, of Two Harbors died Sunday, January 21, 2024, at Lake View Hospital.
Judy was born August 22, 1940, to Howard and Lois (Larson) Loraas in Duluth. She graduated from UMD with bachelor’s degrees...
Ronald Gene DeShaw
Jan 19, 2024
Ron DeShaw of Finland MN passed away on January 19, 2024, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Silver Bay. Ron was born September 13, 1936, in Effie, Minnesota to Francis and Irene (Waldron) DeShaw. Raised in Effie, along with his eight siblings, the house was always filled with music, which stayed with him his whole life. In high school Ron was a Golden Glove boxer and continued to enjoy watching boxing. At the age of 18, Ron followed...
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