Obituaries

Jul 28, 2015

Richard (Dick) Charles Nelson, 83, of Two Harbors, died Tuesday July 28, 2015 at the Barross Cottages in Two Harbors.

He was born in Two Harbors on April 10, 1932, the son of Charles and Olga (Simonsen) Nelson.  In 1958, Dick moved his family to Phoenix then to Prescott, Arizona.  He worked in construction as a heavy...

Jul 24, 2015

Polly Nelson, 73, of Grand Marais died Friday, July 24, 2015 at the Cook County North Shore Care Center.

She was born on March 16, 1942 to Edward and Dorothy (Greenley) Lehto in Wisconsin, moving to Grand Marais in 1950.  She was employed as a receptionist at the Cook County North Shore Hospital for many years, and...

Jul 17, 2015

Donna Lei Sorum Anderson, 73 of Two Harbors, passed away Friday July 17, 2015 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth of natural causes.

She was born on February 12, 1942 to Donald and Lillian (Skalstad) Wahl in Fergus Falls.  Donna grew up and attended schools in Elbow Lake.  She led the life she wanted to live, out...

Jul 14, 2015

Mabel Serina Jacobson, 90 of Little Marais, died Tuesday July 14, 2015 at home with her daughters at her side.

She was born September 3, 1924 to Amund and Gunhild      (Gunderson) Lintvet in Oklee, Minnesota, where she grew up and graduated from high school.  Mabel attended St. Olaf College in Northfield, where she graduated with a Bachelor’s...

Jul 13, 2015

Larry Muellerleile, 51, Two Harbors, died Monday July 13, 2015 at home.

He was born January 2, 1964 to Wayne and Betty Jean Mullerleile in Two Harbors where he grew up and attended schools.  Larry was employed at Louisiana Pacific for 20 years and since that time had been self-employed in property maintenance.  Larry will be remembered...

Jul 9, 2015

Ernie Riley, 91, of Two Harbors died Thursday, July 9, 2015 at Lake View Hospital in Two Harbors surrounded by his family.

He was born on January 27, 1924 to Joseph and Eda (Allert) Riley in Knife River where he grew up, attending the country schoolhouse in Larsmont.  Ernie left school early to enlist in the U.S....

Jul 6, 2015

Margaret Sande 95, of Two Harbors, died Monday July 6, 2015 at Chris Jensen Health and Rehabilitation Center in Duluth.

She was born May 3, 1920 to John and Bertha (Anderson) Carlson in Silver Creek Township.  Margaret went to country school in Silver Creek through 8th grade.  She then attended Two Harbors High School, graduating in 1938....

Jul 2, 2015

The only child of Finnish immigrants Charles and Hilma Maki Ukkonen, Helen was born March 23, 1918, in Two Harbors and passed away July 2, 2015, living the entirety of her 97 years in the family home on South Ave.

After graduating Two Harbors High School, Helen studied bookkeeping at Duluth Business College. She was employed at...

Jun 23, 2015

Donna Schroeder, 82, of Two Harbors, died Tuesday June 23, 2015 at St. Luke’s Hospital under hospice care with her family at her side.

She was born May 9, 1933 on the family farm in Bejou, MN to Olai and Agnes (Lee) Motteberg.  Donna graduated from high school in Gary, MN and was married to Charles Schroeder...

Jun 20, 2015

Joan B. McInerney, 85, of Two Harbors, died, Saturday June 20, 2015 at the Benedictine Health Center in Duluth, with her family, friends and Jesus at her side.

Joan was born Aug. 12, 1929 to Frank and Pearl (Lueck) Miller in Two Harbors, where she was a life-long resident. She graduated from high school in 1947 and...

Jun 20, 2015

Patsy Ruth Thomas died June 20, 2015 at the age of 80 years young while on a visit to her son in Minnesota.

She was a resident of the Masonic Home Burlington NJ, and an active member of Eastern Star Chapter # 147.

Memorial service will be held 1:00 PM Sunday,...

Jun 19, 2015

Rosalyn “Ros” McMains, 93, of Two Harbors, died Friday, June 19, 2015 at the Barross House in Two Harbors.

She was born May 13, 1922 in Seaforth, Minnesota, and in 1940 moved to Two Harbors. Ros married Richard McMains in 1942.  She was an excellent cook and homemaker and a devoted wife and...

Jun 18, 2015

LILLIAN M. SMITH

Lillian M. Smith, 77, of Two Harbors, went to be with her Lord, Thursday June 18, 2015 at Lake View Memorial Hospital.

She was born August 17, 1937 to Albert and Emilie (Goodyear) Ruberg in Two Harbors, where she grew up.  Lillian married Arthur D. Smith on April 2, 1955 in Two...

Jun 8, 2015

Arnold G. Overby, 80, of Beaver Bay, died Monday June 8, 2015 at home with his family at his side.

He was born June 9, 1934 in Two Harbors to Otto and Gladys (Lind) Overby, grew up in Castle Danger, and graduated from Two Harbors High School in 1952.  After serving in the U. S. Army, he...

Jun 7, 2015

Lois Quigley, 87, of Two Harbors, died Sunday June 7, 2015 at St. Luke’s Hospital, with her family at her side.

She was born August 7, 1927 to Louis and Esther (Wiklund) Johnson in Two Harbors, where she was a life-long resident.  After graduating from high school as salutatorian in 1945, Lois was employed as a secretary...

Jun 5, 2015

Katherine Hankiewicz 89, of Two Harbors, died Friday June 5, 2015 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth.

She was born January 25, 1926 to Stanislaw and Franciszka (Ankutowicz) Pater in Jasieniow, Poland.  Katherine grew up and attended schools in Poland until World War II began.  She married Tadeusz (Ted) Hankiewicz, June 4, 1951 in Breman-Grohaw, Germany.  They...

Jun 4, 2015

HERBERT MILTON HEDSTROM, Grand Marais, Minnesota

April 23, 1917 - June 4, 2015

Herbert M. Hedstrom died Thursday, June 4, at the North Shore Hospital in Grand Marais after a short illness.

Born April 23, 1917 to Andrew and Alma (Berglund) Hedstrom, the 10th of 13 children, Herbert grew up with his siblings...

May 29, 2015

Donald Wirt, 59, of Two Harbors, died Friday May 29, 2015 at St Luke’s Hospital.

A very private person, he enjoyed golfing, fishing, and shooting pheasants and clays.  Don was a longtime railroad worker for DM &IR and CN railroads, retiring as an iron ore dock manager after 40 years of service.

Don was preceded...

May 27, 2015

Louise Theresa (Hatzenbuehler) Frank passed away peacefully May 27th 2015 at the age of 84 with her family by her side, at Carefree Living in Silver Bay, MN.

Louise was born September 22, 1930 in Lefor, ND to Jacob and Theresa (Seiler) Hatzenbuehler, where she also attended school.  On August 12th, 1951, she married Kasimir (Kasey) Frank,...

May 26, 2015

Edwin Ziburski, 92, Two Harbors, died peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday May 26, 2015 at home.

Ed was born January 12, 1923 to Charles and Martha (Begalke) Ziburski in Glidden, Wisconsin where he grew up and attended Shanagolden School.   During World War II he served in the U. S. Army as a radio operator...