All Obituaries

Jim Hanson, 82, of Two Harbors died, Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at Ecumen Scenic Shores. He was born on September 7, 1936 to Arthur and Celia (Lee) Hanson in Knife River where he grew up and was a third-generation commercial fisherman.  Jim married Pat Wallace on October 25, 1958 and together they made their home in Clover Valley and Knife River Valley ever since.  Jim was also employed as a machinist for the DM&IR Railway, retiring in 1986. He was a member of Knife River...

Vivian Delores Sande age 82. Vivian grew up in Larsmont where she met and married her childhood sweetheart, Lloyd.  She was a devoted mother and wife who loved life and lived it to the fullest.  Spending quality time with friends and family brought her much joy.  She always had a kind word and a smile for those she met. She had a varied work career working at Litton Industries in Duluth as a young woman, pumping gas at the Two Harbors Shell Station, as a Ward Clerk at...

Nancy Jean Olson, 78, of Lutsen, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 in Duluth, MN. She was born February 4, 1941 to Donald and Lorraine (Haroldson) Larson in Winona, MN.  Nancy graduated from Hopkins High School and attended St. Olaf College. She retired from A. H. Bennett Company after 24 years. Nancy married Harlan C. Olson on November 15, 1985.  They lived in Minneapolis until they purchased land in Lutsen, MN. They would visit every weekend until they built...

Helen Louise (Lueck) Winslow of Two Harbors passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2019 in her home following a brief illness. She was born on February 1, 1928 to Fred and Rose Lueck in Aitkin, MN where she was raised.  In 1946, Helen married Warren Grubb and they moved to Duluth where they raised their family.  She was married to Carl Winslow in 1966 and they made their home in the state of Washington for a short time before moving to Webster, WI. Helen’s great passions were...

Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, Margaret Brelie, 93, of Two Harbors passed peacefully, Thursday, April 25, 2019, surrounded by her family. The middle child of three daughters, Margaret was born February 1, 1926, to Joe and Bertha Warner in Mankato, Minnesota. The family settled in Renville, Minnesota, where Margaret worked hard alongside her dad on the family farm. Farm-life in the 1930s instilled a strong work ethic and formed the guiding principles that...

Kristi Marie (Johnson) Stark, 51, of Duluth, formerly of Northeast Minneapolis and Two Harbors, passed away unexpectedly April 24, 2019. She was born April 12, 1968 in Richfield, Minnesota as the fifth and youngest child to loving parents Alvin and Doris (McNabb) Johnson. Kristi attended elementary school in Lakeville, later transferring to St. Louis Park, where she graduated from St. Louis Park High School in 1986. During high school, Kristi attended Plaza One Modeling and briefly worked...

Kirk Johnson, “Erwin”, 62, Two Harbors, died Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at Lake View Hospital, surrounded by family and friends, after a brief illness. He was brave, determined and hopeful. He never gave up, but his body did. Kirk was born December 12, 1956, the youngest of five to Shirley “Tootsie” (Kirkhus) and Kenneth “Bogo” Johnson. A lifelong resident of Two Harbors, he was baptized and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, graduated from THHS in...

Betty Barthman, 80, of Two Harbors went home to meet Our Lord on Friday, April 19, 2019 at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth. She was born on December 29, 1938 to Andrew Blaise and Grace (Pouliot) Muckenhirn in Watertown, MN. Betty grew up and attended schools in Delano, MN. She graduated from McPhail College of Music with a degree in Music Education and taught in a number of schools in MN including Delano, Fairmont, Two Harbors, Silver Bay and Wayzata. Betty married Arthur Barthman on...

William (Bill) Henry Miller II (70) died unexpectedly on April 17, 2019. He was born February 22, 1949, in Chicago, Illinois, to Warren Krug Miller and Mille Marie (Barthell) Miller.  He lived in the Chicago suburbs during the 1950’s and early 1960’s.  Growing up the oldest of 6 siblings coupled with his Dad dying when Bill was 15, created a responsibility path that lasted the rest of his life.  In July 1964 Mille moved her kids to Barthell’s Cabins in...

Helen E. Maki, 94, Brimson, died Saturday April 13, 2019 at Bayshore Health in Duluth. She was born November 30 1924 to Sylvester and Lizzie (Ranua) Tapio in Meadow Township in Wadena County, Minnesota.  Helen married Martin Jacob Maki in Cleveland, Ohio on January 21, 1942. While they lived in Duluth Heights, she was employed by St. Louis County. They moved to Beverly Hills, California in 1965, and in the early 1980's, retired to Brimson. Helen really enjoyed making new recipes...