Obituaries

William Conway

Feb 4, 2013

Bill Conway, 89, Silver Bay died Monday, February 4, 2013 in the Minnesota Veteran's Home.

Bill was born May 31, 1923 to Joseph and Flora (Brewer) Conway in Winegar, Wisconsin where he grew up, attending schools in Marenisco, Michigan. He entered the U.S. Army in 1941 serving in the Pacific Campaign of World War II, the Korean...

Warren Erickson

Feb 1, 2013

Warren W. Erickson, 95, Grand Marais, died Friday February 1, 2013 at the Cook County North Shore Care Center.

He was born January 14, 1918 to Martin and Alice (Elquist) Erickson in Cook County and grew up, and attended school on Maple Hill. He farmed on Maple Hill until age 35, when he went to work for...

Ruth Humphrey

Jan 31, 2013

Ruth Humphrey passed away peacefully from a gently weakening heart on January 31, 2013.

She was born Ruth Ann Atkins, the fifth of six children, on August 8, 1919 to Elizabeth Hoopes Atkins and Samuel Ellsworth Atkins at 1909 Woodland Avenue in Duluth, Minnesota. Her back yard, while growing up, was an apple orchard. Ruth rode the...

Lela Hanson

Jan 31, 2013

Lee Hanson, 83, of Two Harbors, died Thursday, January 31, 2013 in her home surrounded by her family.

She was born on March 3, 1929 to Oliver and Pennie (Shoulders) Harrell in Rich Square, North Carolina. She grew up in Murfreesboro, N.C. and graduated from high school there in 1948. Lee graduated from nurses training at Norfolk...

Nicholas Holappa

Jan 29, 2013

Nick Holappa, 25, Two Harbors, died unexpectedly on Tuesday January 29, 2013.

He was born May 8, 1987 to Richard and Brenda (Ness) Holappa in River Falls, Wisconsin. He grew up in River Falls and Cottage Grove, Minnesota before moving to Two Harbors in 2001. In Two Harbors, he enjoyed high school sports, playing soccer, football, baseball...

Laura Fenner

Jan 27, 2013

Laura Fenner, 80 , Two Harbors, died unexpectedly on Sunday, January 27, 2013 at home.

She was born October 15, 1932 to Arthur and Anna (Sazama) Bredow in Colby, WI. She moved to Two Harbors in 1952 and married Harold "Shorty" Fenner in 1954. Laura was employed for many years at Agate Cleaners and Laundromat, Leksell Bakery,...

Judith Nikula

Jan 27, 2013

Judy Lynn Nikula, 74, Finland, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 27, 2013. She was born January 30, 1938 to Earl K Sr. and Vera Wahl in Rockwood, Pennsylvania.

Judy was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Richard Niklula Sr.; and an infant son, John.

Judy is survived by her children,...

Stephen Ingram

Jan 24, 2013

Steve Ingram, 61, of Silver Bay, died unexpectedly on Thursday, January 24, 2013.

He was born on June 22, 1951 to Robert and Catherine (Mueller) Ingram in Littlefork, MN. Steve grew up and attended schools in Silver Bay, graduating from William Kelley High School.

Steve was an avid outdoorsman who loved hunting, fishing, and snowmobiling. He...

James Johnson

Jan 21, 2013

James T. Johnson, age 68, died Monday January 21st, 2013 from pancreatic cancer.

He was born October 18th, 1944 to Hannah and Ted Johnson of Grand Marais. He graduated from Cook County High School and attended St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN where he graduated in 1966 with a B.A. in Biology. After graduation he attended Northwestern...

William Koski

Jan 15, 2013

William E. "Bill" Koski, 90, of Two Harbors died Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at home.

He was born on February 7, 1922 to Hjalmer and Rosa (Silander) Koski in Kinney, Minnesota. Bill graduated from Buhl High School and served in the Army Air Corps during WWII. He married Mildred Garson in 1948 and worked as an aircraft...

Ardell Granlund

Jan 11, 2013

Ardell Granlund, 86, Silver Bay, died Friday January 11, 2013 at Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center of heart failure.

He was born February 26, 1926 to Arthur and Kate (Smith) on a farm near Milnor, North Dakota, graduated from Milnor High School, then served in the U. S. Navy during World War II. After the war...

Melissa Mcgregor-Voltz

Jan 1, 2013

Melissa "Missy" McGregor-Voltz, 39, Two Harbors, died peacefully at her home on Tuesday January 1, 2013 surrounded by her loving family, after a long battle with cancer.

Melissa was born June 12, 1973 to Daniel and Bonnie McGregor in Two Harbors, where she grew up and graduated from high school in 1991. She continued her education at...

Lois Miller

Dec 31, 2012

Lois A. Miller, 78, formerly of Two Harbors, died Monday December 31, 2012 in Glenwood, Iowa.

She was born August 13, 1934 to Ernst and Marjorie Pontow in Hastings, Iowa. She moved to Two Harbors with her family when she was 14, graduated from Two Harbors High School in 1952 and married Robert D. Miller June 12,...

Lawrence Ableman

Dec 15, 2012

Larry Ableman, 86, of Hovland, died December 15, 2012 at the Cook County North Shore Care Center.

He was born on September 5, 1926 to Ray and Olga Ableman in Greany, Minnesota. He grew up and attended schools in Greany. Larry served in the Army during WWII. After his service in the military, Larry worked as a...

Gladys Lorntson

Dec 15, 2012

Gladys Lorntson, 77, Silver Bay, died Saturday December 15, 2012 at Ecumen Scenic Shores in Two Harbors.

Gladys was born March 24, 1935 to Frederick and Alma (Gossell) Holm in Englewood, Colorado. At the age of three, they moved to Bartil Township, Minnesota, and then to Aldrich, Minn., where she attended school through the sixth grade. She...

Francis Ebert

Dec 14, 2012

Francis E. Ebert, 89, of Two Harbors, died Friday, December 14, 2012 at Ecumen Care Center in Two Harbors.

A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Noreen Ege

Dec 10, 2012

Noreen Ege, 74, formerly of Little Marais, died Monday, December 10, 2012 in Diamond Willow Lester Park Assisted Living in Duluth.

She was born July 5, 1938 to John and Clara (Venberg) Fenstad in Duluth and was a life-long resident of the North Shore at Little Marais. She was employed in the administrative offices of Reserve Mining...

Annette Bolen

Dec 4, 2012

Annette Bolen, 72, Two Harbors, died Tuesday December 4, 2012 in St Luke's Hospital, surrounded by her entire loving famliy.

Annette was born March 6, 1940 to Ernest and Elvina (Wedlund) Lassonde in Two Harbors, where she was a life-long resident. She graduated from Two Harbors High School in 1958 and married William Bolen on May 15,...

Doris Samuelson

Dec 4, 2012

Doris H. Samuelson, 94, Two Harbors, died Tuesday, December 4, 2012 in Lake View Memorial Hospital.

She was born October 10, 1918 to Daniel and Lena (Kracht) Woods in Bernadotte Township, Nicollet County, Minnesota. Doris grew up in Winthrop and graduated from high school there in 1936. She married Darwin Samuelson in 1938 at the Methodist Church...

James Drouillard

Dec 3, 2012

James Drouillard, 86, died Monday, December 3, 2012 at home.

Jim grew up in Hovland, where he attended elementary school. Graduating from Cook Co. High School in 1941, he joined the U.S. Navy at age 17. He served from 1943-1947 in Asia and the Philippines on a Landing Ship Tank Carrier. Jim was employed by Yellow Freight...