Obituaries

Jan 20, 2020

Ruth Elaine Larson of Silver Bay, MN passed away on January 20, 2020.  In recent months she had been a resident in the memory care unit for dementia at Diamond Willow in Lester Park.

Ruth was born on March 8, 1930 in Duluth, MN, the daughter of John and Selma (Strom) Bloomquist.  She was a 1948 graduate...

Jan 20, 2020

William T. Arntsen, 80, Two Harbors, died Monday, January 20, 2020 in Chris Jensen Health and Rehabilitation.

Bill was born January 26, 1939 to John and Lois (Peterson) Arntsen in Washburn, where he grew up and attended schools.  He graduated from Washburn High School in 1957 and continued his education at Northland College where he excelled on...

Jan 13, 2020

Mary E. (Reed) Fenstad, 80, Little Marais, died Monday, January 13, 2020 at Chris Jensen Health and Rehabilitation.

Mary was born February 27, 1939 to Guy and Lucille (Cox) Reed on the family farm in rural New Auburn, Wisconsin.  As a young girl, she attended a one room school before graduating from New Auburn High School in...

Jan 11, 2020

Rande (Svee) Neylon, 68, Two Harbors, died Saturday, January 11, 2020 in the Benedictine Health Center, following a long battle with pancreatic cancer.

Rande was born January 28, 1951 to George and Bernice “Bunnie” (Woollen) Svee and was a life-long resident of Two Harbors. After graduating from high school in 1969, she married Jack Neylon and together...

Jan 11, 2020

Kenneth Ohlund, 93, Two Harbors, died unexpectedly on Saturday, January 11, 2020 at Lake View Memorial Hospital.

He is survived by his wife, Elsie; children, Cindy Robinson, Jeff (Sue) Ohlund, Terry (Carol) Ohlund, and Doug (Patti) Ohlund; daughter-in-law, Marianne Ohlund; step-daughters, Janice Collison and Alma Elizabeth Richards;  9 grandchildren; many great-grandchildren; and a sister, Norma Beckman.

Jan 1, 2020

Russ Nelson, 97, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 25th, 2020 at Waterview Shores. Russ was born on August 28, 1922 in Montevideo, Minnesota. During high school he was a star athlete in football (team captain), track, and basketball and was class president his senior year.

He served in the U.S Army during World War...

Jan 1, 2020

Lynn Mielke, 80, of Two Harbors, formerly of Maplewood died Wednesday, March 18, 2020 in St. Luke’s Hospital, Duluth.

He grew up and attended schools in Fox Lake, WI before attending Macalester College. After serving in the U. S. Army, Lynn was employed as a computer programmer at Unisys for over 30 years.  He lived in Maplewood...

Jan 1, 2020

Brad Anderson, 67, passed away in his home on January 1, 2020.

After graduating from Two Harbors High School in 1971 he enlisted in the U. S. Air Force and served as a mechanic from 1971 to 1975.

A “jack of all trades” he enjoyed golfing and bowling, woodworking and tinkering with anything, especially cars....

Jan 1, 2020

Dennis T. Lehtinen, 67, Finland, died Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at his home with his family at his side, after a short illness.

A life-long resident of Finland, he graduated from William Kelley High School in Silver Bay in 1971. After high school he worked for Reserve Mining Company until 1983, then drove logging truck for his...

Dec 18, 2019

Nicholas H.W. Ojard, 32, of Knife River died tragically on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 in a snowmobile accident in Colorado.

He was born on December 6, 1987 to Gary and Vicky (Bissell) Ojard in Duluth.  Nick lived in Aurora the first 4 years of his life, but since that time has made Knife River his home.  He...

Dec 15, 2019

Kevin Carl Bergman, 57, of Two Harbors died suddenly on Sunday, December 15, 2019 at Lake View Memorial Hospital in Two Harbors.

He was born on August 11, 1962 to Carl and Lorraine (Hanson) Bergman in Two Harbors where was a lifelong resident.  After high school, Kevin was employed at Midwest Timber for a short time and...

Dec 14, 2019

Eugene “Sonny” Udenberg, 82, Two Harbors, died Saturday, December 14, 2019 in the Barross Manor.

Sonny was born July 22, 1937 to Clifford and Hazel (Thorson) Udenberg in Two Harbors, where he was a life-long resident. As a young man, he was employed by the DM&IR Railway as a section laborer. After the death of his father-in-law,...

Dec 12, 2019

James F. Hulburt, 95, formerly of Maple Grove, died Thursday, December 12, 2019 in Waterview Shores in Two Harbors.

Jim was born October 10, 1924 to William and Rose Ann (Obert) Hulburt in Maple Grove          .  During World War II he served in the Army Air Force in the Pacific Theater.  After the war he had a...

Dec 4, 2019

James Bert “Frenchie” Cardinal died peacefully in Duluth, MN on December 4, 2019 at the age of 87.

James is survived by his son, Jim Cardinal and his wife, Lori, of Layton, Utah; his son Joe Cardinal of Pequot Lakes, Minnesota; and his granddaughter, Jamie, and grandsons, Jimmy and Jonathan.  James is preceded in death by his...

Nov 29, 2019

Alice D. Otterblad, 95, of Two Harbors, died Friday, November 29, 2019 at Carefree Living in Silver Bay.

She was born March 5, 1924 to Gilbert and Emma (West) Peterson in Two Harbors where she was a life-long resident. After graduating from high school in 1943 she worked for the D M & I R Railroad as...

Nov 27, 2019

Howard Abrahamson, 90, Grand Marais, died November 27, 2019 at his home surrounded by family.

Howard was born March 7th, 1929 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and was adopted by Thomas and Lucille Abrahamson from Aberdeen, South Dakota.  Howard grew up and attended Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and graduated with a degree in Business...

Nov 13, 2019

Mark Matthew Kennedy, 65, of Fridley, MN passed away on November 13th, 2019.

Survived by his wife, Coreen (Marklund) Kennedy; daughters, Christy (Matt) Swedell, Susan (Jeremy) Dallmann; son, Matt Kennedy; sisters, Carol (Bob) Umhauer and Barbara (Larry) Lund; and 5 cherished grandchildren.

Preceded in death by parents, Beatrice (Kislia) Kennedy and Curtis Kennedy.

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Nov 3, 2019

Donald W. Lieffring, 84, Two Harbors, died Sunday, November 3, 2019 in St. Luke’s Hospital.

Don was born February 24, 1935 to Laurence and Ethel (Schafer) Lieffring in Elmwood, Wisconsin. His first years were spent on a farm in Eau Galle, Wi until the family moved to Cumberland, Wi where he graduated from high school. He first...

Nov 1, 2019

There was a little girl named Audrey born on March 5th, 1919 to Fabian and Cornelia Poulin.  Audrey was the youngest of four.  Two brothers, Raymond and Walter and a sister, Genevieve.

As she grew up in Two Harbors, she had many interests and friends.  One day she met a boy named Arnold Grudnosky.  They...

Oct 24, 2019

Barbara A. Lugeanbeal, 78, Two Harbors, died Thursday, October 24, 2019 at Lake View Memorial Hospital.

Barbara was born August 22, 1941 the only child of George and Mary Ellen (Manock) Lugeanbeal in East Peoria, Illinois.  Barb was a dancer at a young age and added swimming in high school. She was also a member of the...