Obituaries

Oct 20, 2021

Thomas R. Pearson (The Bear), 83, of Isabella passed away Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021 at his home. He was born July 11, 1938, in Minneapolis, to Ellis and Vivian (Thomas) Pearson. He was a graduate of Patrick Henry High School, class of 1956, attended UMD and was in the Air National Guard.

He married his beautiful bride...

Oct 20, 2021

Audree Martinovich, 83, of Two Harbors, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at Lake View Memorial Hospital.

Audree was born to Bernard and Solomae (Klave) Narlock on March 14, 1938 in Minto, ND where she grew up and graduated from high school.  She moved to Virginia, MN where met the love of her life John “Jocko”...

Oct 14, 2021

Grace Louise Thureen, 83, of Two Harbors died Thursday, October 14, 2021 at Chris Jensen Health in Duluth.

Louise was born on October 1, 1938 to William T. and Joyce (Stone) Corum in San Francisco, CA where she grew up. In 1957, she married Frank Leoni and together they moved to Ely, MN. Louise had 5 children...

Oct 13, 2021

John C. Grahek, 74, Silver Bay, died Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at Waterview Shores in Two Harbors.

John was born to Edward and Genevieve (Karczewski) Grahek on January 2, 1947 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and moved to Silver Bay with his family in 1955. After graduating from Kelley High School in 1965, he attended community college in Ely,...

Oct 10, 2021

Arthur C. Barthman, 85, formerly of Two Harbors, went home to meet Our Lord on October 10, 2021 at the Warroad Senior Living Center in Warroad, Minnesota. He was surrounded by loving family and friends.

Arthur was born to Arthur F. and Clara (Klopf) Barthman on October 3, 1936 in Dayton, Ohio, and attended Chaminade High School...

Oct 4, 2021

Kenneth Dale Peterson, 86, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, October 4th, 2021 with his family at his side. He was the second child of Carroll and Arline Peterson, born May 18th, 1935. He was raised in Billings Montana.

He graduated from Billings Senior High School in 1953 and attended...

Oct 2, 2021

Nancy Abrahamson, 84, of Duluth Township, died Saturday, October 2, 2021 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth.

She was born on October 2, 1937 in Fargo, North Dakota and was raised by John and Clara Acker in Isabella, Minnesota.  Nancy married Howard Abrahamson in 1957 and together they made their home in Duluth, where she was a...

Sep 30, 2021

Ann Zastera, 91, Two Harbors, died on Thursday, September 30, 2021 in Miller Dwan Medical Center.

Ann was born September 5, 1930 to Irvin and Esther (McDonald) Inman in Chanute, Kansas but grew up and attended school in Lousville, Nebraska. Ann married Joseph Zastera on June 18, 1950 in Louisville, and in 1956 Joe and Ann moved...

Sep 30, 2021

Carol Peterson, 77, of Two Harbors, died Thursday, September 30, 2021 at St. Luke’s Hospital after a brief illness.

She was born on January 13, 1944 to Gunnar and Helga (Lehtonen) Johnson in Two Harbors where she grew up and attended schools, graduating in 1962.  After her marriage to Wayne Peterson in 1965 she received her nurse’s...

Sep 26, 2021

Stephen Williams, a former resident of Grand Marais, passed away peacefully in his home on September 26, 2021, after a courageous battle against pancreatic cancer. Stephen was born July 20, 1948 in Kalamazoo, Michigan to Jack and Mary (Behrens) Williams.

His early years were spent in Racine, Wisconsin. He loved the outdoors and thrived on playing on...

Sep 15, 2021

Sandra JeAnn Kelly was born January 20, 1939 and died from Alzheimer’s Disease on September 15, 2021.  She was 82.

Sandy was the first of six children born to her parents Noel and Erdine Kelly, in Minneapolis. She graduated from Washburn High School and then attended the University of Minnesota, where in August of 1956,  Freshman Welcome...

Sep 5, 2021

Joshua W. Johnson, 33, formerly of Grand Portage, died Sunday, September 5, 2021, an unfortunate and untimely death near his home in Dilworth.

Joshua was born to Claude Johnson Jr. and Tammy (Cook) on October 28, 1987 in Augusta, Georgia. He moved to Grand Portage as an infant and attended Cook County Schools graduating in 2007.

Aug 31, 2021

Patrick Murphy, 86, of Two Harbors, died Tuesday, August 31, 2021 in Brooke Manor in Brookston, MN.

Pat was born to Edward and Martina Murphy on November 21, 1934 in Graceville, Minnesota, the youngest of 7 children. In 1953 he was drafted in the Army and spent most of his tour in the artillery in Germany. Upon...

Aug 29, 2021

Alicia Ann Iversen,101, died on Sunday, August 29, 2021 at Barross Cottages.

Alice was born April 21,1920, to Peter and Alice (McCoy) Gallant, in Duluth, MN, where she grew up and graduated from Central High School in 1938.  Moving to Two Harbors, she was employed at the New Life Café and the National Tea Grocery store.

Aug 26, 2021

Samantha Rose Hendrickson, “Sam” 35, of Two Harbors, passed away unexpectedly on August 26, 2021.

Sam was born May 27, 1986 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.  As an infant, she moved to Two Harbors where she was raised, attended school and had various jobs.  She worked at Pamida, Vietnamese Lantern and Vanilla Bean.

Sam enjoyed music,...

Aug 25, 2021

Shawn M. Brown, 36, of Silver Bay, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 25, 2021 in Finland.

Shawn was the son of Randy and Mary (Erickson) Brown and was born on December 21, 1984 in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. He grew up in Silver Bay and graduated from Kelley High School in 2003, where he was an avid...

Aug 15, 2021

Roberta “Bobbie” Marie (Oberg) Bockovich passed away at North Shore Living in Grand Marais on Sunday, August 15.

Bobbie was born to Roy and Hazel (Evans) Oberg on June 29, 1936 at Two Harbors Hospital.

Bobbie grew up at Hollow Rock and Grand Portage Bay. She enjoyed playing on the lakeshore, at the base of...

Aug 4, 2021

Stephen Lee Gordon, 73, Two Harbors, died Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at Waterview Shores.

Steve was born to Bernard "Bing" and Marjorie (Hessen) Gordon on August 18, 1947 and was a life-long resident of Two Harbors. Steve was an enrolled member of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians.

Steve sailed the great lakes as...

Aug 4, 2021

Raymond Eino Leppala, 88, formerly of French River, died Wednesday, August 4, 2021.

Ray was born January 31, 1933, to Eino and Aileen (Holmes) Leppala in Duluth.

He grew up in Woodland where he attended Cobb Grade School, East High School where he enjoyed playing hockey with his friend Chet Alreck, Salter School’s auto body...

Aug 4, 2021

Darlene Larson, 80, formerly of Two Harbors and Silver Bay died unexpectedly Wednesday,

August 4, 2021 in Bullhead City, Arizona, where she has called home for the past 25 years.

She was born to Jess Dewey and Alice Wieten on September 2nd 1940 in Sandusky Ohio, where she lived until she was 5. The Dewey family...