Obituaries

Mar 19, 2012

Etta Mae Frikken, 85, went to be with her Lord on Monday, March 19, 2012 at the Chris Jensen Home in Duluth.

Etta was born January 11, 1927 to Harvey and Helen Thornton. She married William Frikken on October 14, 1945. Etta spent many years living in Two Harbors as a homemaker and was a member of...

Mar 19, 2012

Charles F. Hare Jr., 81, Silver Bay, died Monday, March 19, 2012 with his family by his side.

He was born in Chicago, Ill. on January 25, 1931 to Charles and Olga Hare. He was a 1949 graduate of Ashland High School. After graduation he attended Northland College, and then enlisted in the United States Marine Corps,...

Mar 18, 2012

Vernon Lyle Hedin

Vernon "Vern" L. Hedin, 73, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 18, 2012 at St. Luke's Hospital with his family by his side. He will now be free of pain for all eternity.

Very was born August 31, 1938 in Two Harbors, MN to Arthur and Helen Hedin. He graduated in 1957 from...

Mar 18, 2012

CATHERINE "JANE" STANICH

Catherine "Jane" Stanich, 91, Two Harbors,died March 18, 2012 at Ecumen Scenic Shores.

Jane was born August 21, 1920 to Charles Leslie and Ann (Rafn) McMains in Two Harbors where she graduated from high school. As a young woman Jane worked at the State Theater and the Harbor Theater where she met the...

Mar 17, 2012

Mildred Viola Johnson, 90, passed away on March 17, 2012, at Cook County Hospital & Care Center in Grand Marais, Minnesota.

Mildred was born June 30,1921, in Lutsen, Minnesota to Hedvig and Erick Leonard. She grew up in Lutsen, graduating from Grand Marais High School in 1939. She married Oswald (Tumsey) Johnson on June 5, 1942.

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Mar 12, 2012

John "Jocko" Martinovich, 81, of Two Harbors died Monday, March 12, 2012 at Solvay Hospice House in Duluth.

He was born on September 16, 1930 to John and Lillian (Autio) Martinovich in Eveleth; where he grew up and attended schools. John especially enjoyed growing up and playing high school sports with his twin brother Tom.

After...

Mar 1, 2012

EVI EMILIA KARI

Evi Kari, 95, Two Harbors, died Wednesday, March 7, 2012 in Ecumen Scenic Shores.

She was born May 1, 1916 to Paul and Sigrid (Davidsson) Erickson in Perkala, Inio, Finland. In 1934 she immigrated to the United States, working for wealthy families in New York City from 1934 to 1938.

Evi married...

Feb 28, 2012

Joyce A. Muellerleile, 92, of Two Harbors, died Tuesday February 28, 2012 at Ecumen Scenic Shores.

Joyce was born July 19, 1919 in Two Harbors to Albert and Mary Montague. At a young age, she and her family moved to Larsmont where Joyce attended the "Little Red School House". After graduation from Two Harbors High School, Joyce...

Feb 24, 2012

Marie E. Peterson, 99, of Silver Bay, died Friday, February 24, 2012 at Ecumen Scenic Shores in Two Harbors.

She was born April 18, 1912 in Sentinel Butte, North Dakota, to Fremont G. and Ethel F. (Wait) Curtis. Marie married Julian Torgerson in 1928 and he died in 1937. She married Clifford Peterson in 1960, and he...

Feb 19, 2012

Ruth Ann Wizner

Ruth Ann Wizner, 83, of Two Harbors died Sunday, February 19, 2012 at St. Luke's Hospice in Duluth, MN.

A lifelong Two Harbors resident, she was born on February 28, 1928 to Andrew O. and Anna M. (Ecklind) Johnson. Her grandparents were among the pioneers of Two Harbors, with her grandfather serving as...

Feb 19, 2012

Janette A. Barnes, 79, of Finland, Minn., died Sunday, February 19, 2012 at Ecumen Scenic Shores in Two Harbors.

She was born February 5, 1933 to Leon and Blanche (Meserve) Lombard in Westbrook, Maine, as the youngest grandchild of a Civil War veteran. She grew up and graduated from high school in Westbrook, and then worked for...

Feb 11, 2012

Vivian M. Carter, 86, Knife River, died Saturday February 11, 2012 in Edgewood Vista.

She was born April 15, 1925 to Chester and Cecelia (Kuffel) Anderson in U. S. Steel Hospital in Morgan Park. She attended Knife River School, Two Harbors High School for two years and graduated from Morgan Park High School in 1943. Vivian worked...

Feb 11, 2012

CATHERINE CASPERSEN

Catherine L. Caspersen, 50, Cromwell, died suddenly on Saturday February 11, 2012 at her home.

Cathy was born January 3, 1962 to Wayne and Linda (Donovan) Johnson in Gary, Indiana. She lived in Lake Station, Indiana before moving to Two Harbors in 1968. Cathy attended and graduated from high school in Two Harbors in...

Feb 4, 2012

ANDREW H. HILL

Andrew Hill, 28, Grand Marais, formerly of Madison, Wisc, died Saturday February 4, 2012 in Fairview University Medical Center surrounded by his family.

He was born July 14, 1983 to Anna Truesdale and James Hill in Madison, Wisconsin, where he lived until moving to Grand Marais in 2005. He touched many lives with...

Jan 29, 2012

DONALD R. JOHNSON

Don Johnson, 57, Two Harbors, died suddenly on Sunday, January 29, 2012 in the Lake View Memorial Hospital.

He was born December 29, 1954 in Rolla, North Dakota to Axel and Mary Johnson. Don grew up and attended schools in Dunseith, ND. He moved to Two Harbors to be near other family members....

Jan 27, 2012

Marilyn Peterson, 84, Two Harbors, died Friday January 27, 2012 in Ecumen Scenic Shores.

She was born September 12, 1927 in Superior, Wisconsin to Victor and Selma (Erickson) Johnson, where she grew up and graduated from Superior Central High in 1945. She attended Duluth Business University and worked for Pickands Mathers Mining Company in Duluth for eight...

Jan 24, 2012

DIANE LINNEA COLDEN

Diane Colden, 68, Two Harbors, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 in Lake View Memorial Hospital; joining her husband Vern who passed away in January of 2011.

She was born January 1, 1944 to John and Lucille (Furlund) Endres in Duluth. Diane graduated from Central High School in 1962.

She married...

Jan 17, 2012

Lillian V. (Brown) Reisinger, 82, of Silver Bay, died Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth.

She was born on March 7, 1929 to George and Nettie Brown in Nashwauk where she grew up, attending schools in Nashwauk and Hibbing. She married John (Jack) Reisinger June 27, 1947.

Lillian is preceded in death...

Jan 15, 2012

Mona Kempfert, 67, Two Harbors, died Sunday, January 15, 2012 at Ecumen Scenic Shores in Two Harbors.

She was born November 7, 1944 to Norman and Florence (Rosen) Ronning in Two Harbors, and grew up in Two Harbors and Silver Bay. After her marriage to Richard Kempfert she lived in Duluth for a short time, later returning...

Jan 15, 2012

Gordon Cooper, 85, of, Lax Lake, died Sunday, January 15, 2012 in Solvay Hospice House in Duluth, after a courageous battle with cancer.

He was born September 11, 1926, to Marion and Helen (Jhanke) Cooper in Mound, Minnesota. Gordon served in the Navy during WWII in the invasion of Okinawa. He was discharged in 1946 and in...