All Obituaries

Carol Youngberg, 87, of Silver Bay died Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at Edgewood Vista in Hermantown. She was born on June 14, 1935 to Edwin and Eleanor (Hendrickson) Koslakiewicz in Duluth, where she grew up.  Carol graduated from Duluth Cathedral High School in 1953 and worked for a short time for St. Louis County before moving to Silver Bay in 1957.  She worked for many years both full, and part-time for North Shore Federal Credit Union in Silver Bay, serving as a loan officer...

Bill Highmark, 64, Two Harbors, died Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at home surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with brain cancer. Bill was born September 6, 1958 to Vince and Joyce (Cavallin) Highmark in Two Harbors where he was a life-long resident. After graduating from high school in 1976, Bill was self-employed as an upholsterer for several years. He later worked in the plumbing and HVAC business.  Bill was a master craftsman and enjoyed working on his own home and...

Jeffrey Lynn McCabe passed away of natural causes at his home on the 21st of November, 2022.  He was born and raised in Dilworth, Minnesota where he was valedictorian of his High School class.  Upon graduation he worked for the Minnesota DNR out of the Grand Marais office.  Disabled out of the fisheries, he became a rural route postal carrier out of Two Harbors and was on that job until a few years ago.   He was an avid fisherman and hunter and often brought fish...

Donald J. Cavallin, 84, Two Harbors, died Thursday, November 17, 2022 at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Medical Center. Don was born September 23, 1938 to Swaney and Margaret (Driscoll) Cavallin in San Diego, California, and had lived in Two Harbors since his childhood. After graduating from high school he was employed for a short time at the D M & I R Railroad, Reserve Mining Company and as a carpenter. For most of his working years he was a millwright at JC Campbell Lumber, Midwest...

Phyllis Sandmann, 87, of Silver Bay, died Friday, November 11, 2022 at the Minnesota Veteran’s Home. She was born June 28, 1935 to John and Ruth (Scheid) Hughes in Princeton, Wisconsin and grew up and graduated from high school in Amery, Wisconsin. She married Galen Sandmann in 1954 and they moved to Silver Bay in 1955 where they raised their family and Phyllis was a homemaker through the years. Phyllis was a member of United Protestant Church in Silver Bay and was active in the...

Lucille A. “Bubbles” Johnson, 95, of Two Harbors, died Friday, November 11, 2022 at Barross Cottage. Lucille was born March 9, 1927 to Gothard David and Victoria (Holm) Bystedt in Two Harbors where she was a lifelong resident.  After high school, she worked for the DM& IR Railroad as a telephone operator for several years.  After her marriage to Leonard Johnson in 1955, she was a homemaker through the years and later worked at various jobs including as a dietary...

Ervin James (Jim) Beaster of Hovland, Minnesota passed away peacefully on November 8, 2022 in the loving company of his family.  Born September 25, 1942 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, he lived a full life of adventure and achievement including an active childhood with his siblings (David, Joan, and Tom), service overseas in the Army, a bachelor of science degree from the University of Idaho, a career hiking the woods as a forester in Washington State, and in retirement an ambitious project...

Dennis Wirt, 76, of Two Harbors, died Saturday, November 5, 2022 at the family cabin on Cadotte Lake. Dennis was born May 9, 1946 to Tauno and Jean (Ryan) Wirt in Two Harbors, where he was a life-long resident.  After graduating from high school Dennis served in the U. S. Navy.  Dennis was a longtime employee of the Lake County Highway Department, retiring from the survey/engineering department. He enjoyed traveling and was a very private person. Dennis was preceded in death by...

Sandra J. Klemmer, 71, of Finland died Friday, November 4, 2022 at her home, surrounded by family after a brief illness. She was born March 20, 1951 to Johnnie and Francis (Lah) Morris in Ely but grew up in Silver Bay.  Sandy married Kevin D. Klemmer on January 2, 1971 and together they made their home in Silver Bay and later Finland.  Sandy was employed for over 20 years as a para at Mary MacDonald School and William Kelley High School, retiring in 2015. Sandy enjoyed spending...

William “Bill” Ralph Butz, Age 99, of Grand Marais MN, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 1, 2022. Bill was born Aug 7, 1923, in Allentown PA, to Ralph and Minerva (Baer) Butz. He graduated from Allentown High school, then served in the Army Air Corps during World War II for 3 1/2 years. He received a BA in architecture at the University of Minnesota, and a Master’s in City Planning at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. After employment with the City of...