Obituaries
Fred F. Midbrod
Oct 25, 2024
Fred F. Midbrod, 71, of Silver Bay died Friday, October 25, 2024 after a series of medical challenges over the last few years.
He was born February 7, 1953 in Two Harbors to Robert and Dorothy (Hereau) Midbrod, a commercial fishing family on the North Shore. Fred grew up and attended school in Silver Bay before enlisting in the US Army...
Viola Jane Aune
Oct 23, 2024
Viola Aune, 86, of Clover Valley, died Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at home.
Vi was born December 17, 1937 to Alfred and Vienna (Teppo) Kayras in Virginia, Minnesota and grew up in Cook. She married John Aune on June 7, 1956 and they moved to Two Harbors in 1961, and later to Clover Valley. She was a homemaker through the years,...
Randy Keith Bolen Jr.
Oct 22, 2024
Randy Keith Bolen Jr., 48, formerly of Two Harbors, died Tuesday, October 22, 2024 in Froedert Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with his parents at his side.
Randy was born November 24, 1975 to Randy Sr. and Donna Bolen in Two Harbors, where he grew up and graduated from high school. He was employed by CN Railroad in the track department for...
Warren L. McKinnon
Oct 21, 2024
Warren L. McKinnon, 52, Two Harbors, died Monday, October 21, 2024 at St.Luke’s Hospital.
Warren was born February 24, 1972 to Jim and Ellen (Clifford) McKinnon in Rockford, Illinois, and moved to Two Harbors with his family as a child in 1976. After high school he served in the U.S. Navy as a boilerman and firefighter. He worked in Colorado for...
George Krog
Oct 19, 2024
George V. Krog, 93, of Two Harbors died Saturday, October 19, 2024 at Barross Cottages.
He was born on December 24, 1930 to George and Sophia (Hranic) Krog in Benoit, Wisconsin and grew up in Port Wing. In the early 1950’s he served in the U. S. Navy Seabees in the Philippines. After a four-year apprenticeship program, he was employed as...
Diane Rae Holbeck
Oct 18, 2024
Diane Holbeck, 79, of Two Harbors, died in her sleep at her home on Friday, October 18, 2024.
Diane was born November 18, 1944, to Ray and Eleanor Fredrickson in Crosby, MN and grew up in Crosby and Hoyt Lakes. She married Michael Holbeck on February 10, 1968, and made her home in Two Harbors since that time. Diane was a...
Kalvin C. Swanson
Oct 15, 2024
Kalvin C. Swanson, 81, of Two Harbors, died Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at Lake View Hospital.
Kal was born June 27, 1943 to Carroll and Gladys (Young) Swanson in Minneapolis where he grew up and attended schools. As a young man he served in the U.S. Army and later attended Minneapolis Business College. He and Kay moved to Silver Bay in...
Duane M. Nerlien
Oct 15, 2024
Duane M. Nerlien, 64, of Silver Bay, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 15, 2024 at his home.
Duane was born September 2, 1960 to Donald and Carol (Brown) Nerlien in Minneapolis and grew up there and in Sheyenne, North Dakota. He married Debra in 2005 and they made their home in East Bethel for many years, while he operated a tire...
Marland Isak Hansen
Oct 15, 2024
Marland I. Hansen, 85, of Lutsen died Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at North Shore Health in Grand Marais.
Marland was born November 23, 1938 to Isak and Minnie (Moen) Hansen at the family home in Lutsen, where he lived for most of his life. After high school, he earned a Bachelor’s degree from UMD, and later his Master’s degree from St....
Thomas Allen
Oct 12, 2024
Thomas G. Allen, 78, of Two Harbors, MN died peacefully at home on Saturday, October 12, 2024.
Tom was born July 8, 1946, to Ronald and Mary Jane (Bolf) Allen in Duluth, MN and grew up there and in Cook, MN. He was employed for many years as a welder and pipe-fitter with the Merchant Mariners on Lake Superior, at Fraser...
Robert Olson
Oct 9, 2024
Robert R. “Bob” Olson, 79, of Grand Marais Minnesota died Wednesday, October 9, 2024, at North Shore Health in Grand Marais. He was born in Superior, WI on April 6, 1945, to Richard and Roberta (Findlay) Olson. He grew up and attended schools in Duluth, MN where he taught at Lowell Elementary for 34 years.
After his retirement, he and Kay...
Tammie A. Gowin
Oct 1, 2024
Tammie A. Gowin, 56, of Silver Bay, died Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at Essentia Health in Duluth.
Tammie was born February 23, 1968 in Raceland, Louisiana, where she grew up. After meeting Chris Gowin, they were married August 16, 1986, and moved to Chris’ hometown of Silver Bay in 1989.
She enjoyed sewing and jewelry making and other craftwork, and especially enjoyed...
Paul Melvin Struve
Oct 1, 2024
Paul Melvin Struve, 79, of Two Harbors passed away on October 1 at his home, with his wife by his side after suffering with pulmonary fibrosis.
He was born March 9, 1945 in Minneapolis and as a child spent summers at a farm in Walnut Grove where he developed a love for tractors. Paul enjoyed restoring tractors and spending time with...
John W. Haveri
Sep 30, 2024
John W. Haveri, 78, Two Harbors, died Monday, September 30, 2024 at Diamond Willow-Lester River.
John was born on Christmas Day December 25, 1945 to Doivo and Helen (Carlson) Haveri in Duluth. A life-long resident of Two Harbors, John graduated from high school in 1964, and from UMD in 1969. He worked as an industrial arts teacher in Superior for seven...
Laura Maxine McDannold
Sep 21, 2024
Laura “Maxine” (Caldwell) McDannold, 89, of Two Harbors was born May 20, 1935 in the family home in Audrain County, Missouri. She died peacefully, with her family at her side, on Saturday, September 21, 2024 at Barross Cottage where she had lived since August 2022.
Maxine was the eighth of 12 children born to Hugh Ramsey and Alta (Seeley) Caldwell. She...
Audrey M Carlson
Sep 20, 2024
Audrey M. Carlson, 100, of Knife River, died peacefully in her sleep on Friday, September 20, 2024 at Barross Cottage.
She was born February 18, 1924, to John and Gertie (Anderson) Sandwick in Two Harbors and was a life-long resident of Knife River. After graduating from high school in 1942, as a part of the war effort, she worked in Rockford,...
Brian Everett Coolidge
Sep 18, 2024
Brian Coolidge, 59, of Two Harbors died Wednesday, September 18, 2024 surrounded by family and friends following a lengthy illness.
Born January 21, 1965 to Everett and Cecelia (Uppgard) Coolidge. Brian attended Two Harbors High School and worked various jobs before eventually joining the family business, Coolidge Brothers Machine in Knife River. Brian built several houses for his family and was...
Jack Duane Coolidge
Sep 16, 2024
Jack D. Coolidge, 19, of Two Harbors, tragically passed away at home on Mon Sept 16th due to complications from his seizure disorder.
He was born May 10th, 2005 to Tammy Fransen and Brian Coolidge, Jack was the youngest of 3 siblings.
He went to Two Harbors High School, but due to his seizure disorder spent his senior year at Merritt Creek...
Susan L. Risku
Sep 16, 2024
Susan L. Risku, 73, of Duluth, died Monday, September 16, 2024 at Essential Health St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth.
She was born March 10, 1951 to Emil and Ernestine (Rioux) Risku in Two Harbors and grew up in French River. After graduating from Clover Valley High School in 1969, she attended Duluth Area Vo-Tech . She was employed as a...
Jay Leif Osbakken
Sep 16, 2024
Jay Osbakken, 57, of Two Harbors, Minnesota, passed away on September 16, 2024, after a valiant fight against a series of illnesses.
Jay was born on September 30, 1966, and graduated from Two Harbors High School (THHS) in 1985. He later graduated from WITC with a degree in accounting.
After school, Jay moved to Seattle for a few years before coming back...
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