All Obituaries

Eugene A. Sikkink, 82, Two Harbors, died Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at St. Luke’s Hospital, after a brief illness. Gene was born August 20, 1938 to Ralph Sr. and Marian Sikkink on the family farm in Berry Township near Hinckley.  In 1948 the family moved to South Dakota and Gene graduated from Waubay High School in 1956.  At age 18, he moved to Two Harbors and was employed at Reserve Mining Company and served with the Coast Guard Reserves.  He later earned an Associate...

Dale F. Isackson, 89, of Larsmont, died Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at Lake View Hospital in Two Harbors, after suffering a stroke. Dale was born to Oliver and Vera (Hill) Isackson on September 10, 1931 in Two Harbors, and was a life-long resident of Larsmont. After graduating from high school he attended UMD for two years. During the Korean War he served in the  U. S. Army from August 1954 until July 1956 stationed in Japan. He then married Delores Johnson. Dale was employed at the...

Dorothy E. Peters, 80, of Two Harbors, died Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth. Dorothy was born July 14, 1940 to Erick and Hilja (Walima) Axelson in Two Harbors, MN where she was a lifelong resident. After graduating from high school in 1958, Dorothy worked for Lake County until she retired. Dorothy married Richard (Dick) Peters on January 28, 1967 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Two Harbors, where she remains a member. Dorothy attended many church and...

Mary Margaret (Swanson) Michaelson, 79, died Monday, April 26, 2021 at Solvay Hospice House after a long struggle with ALS. Mary was born April 29, 1941 to Edwin and Anne (Nelson) Swanson in Two Harbors, where she was a life-long resident. After graduating from Two Harbors High School in 1959, she attended North Central Bible College in Minneapolis and married Allen Michaelson on October 8, 1960.  Mary was a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. She treasured her children,...

Don G. Roberts, 74, of Silver Bay, died unexpectedly on Saturday, April 17, 2021 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth. He was born to Reuben and Linda (Nordlund) Roberts in Wadena on August 8, 1946.  Don grew up and attended school in New York Mills, and after high school worked at Lund Boat Company. Don married Arlene Wilson in 1965 and they lived in Stanwood, WA for a brief time before moving to Silver Bay, MN in 1968. Don was a train operator for Reserve Mining until the...

Daryl D. Johnson, loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and beloved choral director of Two Harbors, MN died peacefully on his 94th birthday 2021, in Two Harbors. Mr. Johnson was born April 9, 1927, in Fergus Falls, Minn., to Julius P. and Alma Leines Johnson. Mr. Johnson received a Bachelor of Arts degree in music from Concordia College, under the direction of Paul J. Christiansen and a Masters of Music at the University of Minnesota. Mr. Johnson was well regarded for...

Thomas N. Gould, 69, of Two Harbors, died Sunday, April 4, 2021 at Solvay Hospice in Duluth. He was born March 16, 1952 to William and Marjorie (Blake) Gould in Glencoe, where he grew up and attended schools and was a star gymnast.  He moved to Two Harbors in 1974 to work as a watchmaker with his brother, Frank at Gould Jewelry.  Tom purchased the store in 1998 and operated it until 2008. He later worked at BRTI Life Sciences until his retirement in 2018. Tom had a variety of...

Virginia R. Williamson, 82, of Lax Lake, passed away on Saturday, April 3, 2021. She was born on March 4, 1939 in Bemidji, the second youngest of 11 children. Virginia’s grandchildren, their spouses, and great-grandchildren were her greatest treasures. Virginia was preceded in death by her parents, Harry and Marie Silverthorn; brothers, Lester and Virgil; and sisters, Verna, Helen, Mabel, Elaine, Irene, and Carol Jean. She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Allen; sons Dale...

Alene K. Aho, 74, of Two Harbors, died Monday, March 29, 2021 at Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center. Alene was born March 17, 1947 to Albert and Winifred (Kerr) Wainwright in Muskegon, Michigan, where she grew up. After high school she moved to the Twin Cities, where she worked for several years. Since her marriage to Karl Aho in 1984, she had made her home in Two Harbors. She was employed as an administrative secretary at Essentia Health for many years, and she and Karl...

Shirley Lenore Neumann, 101, of Two Harbors, died at Waterview Shores Care Center on Monday, March 29, 2021 just 5 days before her 102nd birthday. Shirley was born April 2, 1919 to Marvin and Elda (Spitzer) Amundson in Duluth. She moved from Beaver Bay after graduating from Two Harbors High School. After living in California since 1948, in 1994 she returned to the North Shore to be near her brother Clyde Amundson Shirley was preceded in death by a son, George Richard Neumann and a...