Patricia Benson
Patricia Benson, 76, of Ames, Iowa passed away July 27, 2017 at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames. Funeral services were held Monday, July 31 at Collegiate United Methodist Church in Ames, following July 30 visitation at the church. Burial was on Aug. 1 at Stateline Cemetery in Harmony, Minn. Patricia Ann (Daniels) Benson was born April 2, 1941, in […]
Patricia Jean (Foster) Johnson
Patricia Jean (Foster) Johnson passed away peacefully on July 27, 2017 at North Shore Health in Grand Marais after a long struggle with cancer. Patty was born on Oct. 3, 1950 to Frank and Doris Foster in Duluth. She grew up in Croftville and attended Cook County High School in Grand Marais. Patty worked at the A&W Root Beer stand, […]
Michael Wayne Nelson
Michael Wayne Nelson, 59, passed peacefully after a brief battle with cancer at North Shore Hospital with his daughters by his side on July 22, 2017. Mike is survived by his children Alana (Mike) Suomela, Sarena Nelson (Sam Crowley), Gina Nelson (Dustin Nelson), Christina Nelson, Melissa (Paul) Roering, and Larry Burg. Grandchildren Cullen Hall, Finley Crowley, Alec and Payton Suomela, […]
Donald Lee Wilson, “Smasher”
Donald Lee Wilson, “Smasher,” passed away July 23, 2017 on Maple Hill, Grand Marais, at the age of 71 after a hard-fought battle with cancer. He was born Dec. 30, 1945 in Adams Friendship, Wis. He and his family moved to Maple Hill when he was 9 years old, where he grew up hunting, fishing and working in the woods. […]
August happenings at the Care Center
Summer is here, and the residents of the Care Center plan to take advantage of the sunshine and warm weather on our new patio that was recently completed. We are planning to spend every opportunity enjoying activities in our new space. The elders wish to extend a special thank you to Susan Scherer for constructing two raised planters for their […]
Willis Earl Schellberg
A memorial service for Willis Earl Schellberg will take place on Sunday, Aug. 6 at 2 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, Hovland. Willis, at age 91, graduated to God’s Kingdom on March 8, 2017, surrounded by his family in Minneapolis. Willis and his wife Jurine, who died in 2013, knew Cook County and their Hovland cabin to be among their […]
Down Memory Lane
10 YEARS AGOAUG. 3, 2007 The North Shore Dragon Boat Festival was a great success this weekend, drawing hundreds of people (27 boats with 22 people in each as crew) to Grand Marais to celebrate the water, sun and camaraderie of paddling their hearts out for a good cause. Groundbreaking ceremonies for a $2.5 million expansion and renovation project at […]