All Obituaries

Gary Houglum, 78, Grand Marais, died Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at North Shore Health. Gary was born November 30, 1940 to Orvis and Hazel (Remme) Houglum in Faribault and grew up and attended school in Kenyon. He married Karen Geyer in 1959 and they moved to Grand Marais in 1979, where Gary worked as a carpenter for many years for Isak Hansen and Sons. Gary was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church. He enjoyed fishing and time spent with family. Gary was preceded in death by his parents,...

Ron Johnson, 75, Duluth, died Monday, July 8, 2019 at Lake View Memorial Hospital in Two Harbors. Ron was born February 2, 1944 to Kenneth R. and Norma (Sjostrom) Johnson in Two Harbors, where he grew up and attended school. After high school Ron attended UMD, then served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1962-1966.  After his discharge, he worked on the ore boats, for Reserve Mining, and sold insurance for Prudential until becoming employed by DM & I R Railroad. He retired as a...

Dorothy Belich Croke, 96, of Two Harbors, died Friday, July 5, 2019 at Waterview Shores in Two Harbors, with her family at her side. She was born on February 17, 1923 to Daniel and Mildred ( Kachar) Belich the 11th of 12 children in Duluth, grew up in Brevator Township, rural Cloquet, and attended schools in Brookston, graduating in 1940.  She moved to Two Harbors to work at a restaurant and married Clarence Croke in 1942.  While Clarence served in the military, Dorothy moved to...

Alice Louise Estes Pierce passed away on June 30th, 2019.  Alice was born to Dr. & Mrs. George Downs Estes February 5th, 1926.  In 1949, she earned a B. A., Magna Cum Laude, from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.  She was then accepted into the U of M's medical school with only three other women in her class, completing a B.S. in Medical Technology in 1950.  She taught Hematology, Urinalysis, and Clerk's Laboratory (lab courses for medical...

In Loving Memory  Donna Joan Vollmer, 89, went to be with her Lord and Savior on June 29, 2019 at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Silver Bay.  Donna was born in So. St. Paul, Minnesota on June 27, 1930 to Walt Sr. and Sophia (Huffman) Reeves. The Reeves family then moved to Peoria, Illinois where Donna graduated from Manual Training High School. From there she attended beauty school. She was married to Norman Vollmer in Peoria, Illinois on February 17, 1951.They recently...

Carole Falk, 74, of Two Harbors, died Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at her home. She was born on August 29, 1944 to Edward and Lois (Abrahamson) Rooney in Duluth and grew up and attended schools in Clover Valley.  She had made her home in Two Harbors since her marriage to Donald Falk on September 15, 1962. Carole was employed as a nursing assistant for 25 years at Lake View Nursing Home, retiring in 1999. She enjoyed gardening, traveling, photography, and in her younger years, oil...

Vi Rindahl, 92, of Grand Marais died on Friday, June 14, 2019 at North Shore Health in Grand Marais. She was born on March 25, 1927 to Rudolph and Mary (Haas) Hansey in Cass Lake.  Vi grew up and attended school in Cass Lake, Minnesota. After graduating Cass Lake High School, she attended Bemidji State Teachers College. On June 9, 1952 she married Harley Rindahl and together they made their home in Grand Marais. Vi was employed for Cook County School District first as a Physical...

Larry Wieme, 75, of Knife River, died peacefully on Thursday, June 13, 2019 at his home after an extended illness.  Larry was born July 19, 1943 to Albert and Ethel (Bugge) Wieme in Duluth.  He grew up and was a lifelong resident of Knife River.  After graduating from Two Harbors High School, he was employed for over 36 years as a watchman aboard Great Lake’s ore boats, until retiring in 2001.                 ...

Doreen Larson, 93, of Silver Bay, died Monday, June 10, 2019 at Waterview Shores in Two Harbors. She was born on October 5, 1925 to Palmer and Edith (Nordstrom) Enge in Milnor, North Dakota.  After graduating from high school, she attended teacher’s college in Valley City, then taught in Wahpeton and Mayville for several years. She married Austin Larson in 1948 and they moved to Silver Bay in 1956. Doreen was a substitute teacher, para-professional and Girl Scout Leader while...

Aaron Michael Christianson was born on September 1, 1990 in Las Vegas, and his soul was laid to rest on June 7, 2019 in Brimson after being struck by a deer on his motorcycle.  He was a lovable, fun-natured, all-around good guy (endearingly known to many as “Ed”) with an extraordinary gift of making every person in the room feel like they mattered. His humor was top-notch; he never took himself––or life––too seriously, a signature part of his...