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Raymond H Welsh

Raymond H Welsh

Mar 15, 2024

Raymond H. Welsh, 72, Two Harbors, died Friday, March 15, 2024, at St. Luke’s Hospital.

Ray was born August 13, 1951, to Harold and Esther (Purdy) Welsh in Duluth, where he grew up and graduated from East High School. Later he attended UMD where his interest was in geology. He was employed as a deck hand on the Lake Superior ore...

Jo Ann Tupper

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Jacquelyn Bustrom

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.Services will be held in the summer.

Edward Michael Hynes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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, where he grew up. 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 years he...

Carol R Pearson

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

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

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...

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