Obituaries

Eleanor Waha

Eleanor L. Waha, 99, of Grand Marais, died Wednesday, September 6, 2023, at North Shore Health.
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Kathleen ‘Kathy/Katie’ Koss Ehlers

Kathleen 'Kathy/Katie' Koss Ehlers, age 61, of Ava, Illinois, passed away unexpectedly on July 16, 2023. She was born October 9, 1961, to Nancy (Clevette) and Clayton Koss in Grand Marais, Minnesota, where she graduated from Cook County High School in 1980.
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Denny Pechacek

Zdenek Henry Pechacek lived a full and amazing life. Born in Usti Nad Orlici Czechoslovakia, October 20th, 1949, he grew up in a country ravaged by WWII and isolated by the Iron Curtain.
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John Aman

John Franklin “Bj” Aman, 74, of Lincoln, Nebraska passed away August 9, 2023. Born August 13, 1948, in Quincy, Illinois to B.
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Robert (Jerry) and Lorraine Carpenter

Come celebrate two lives well lived! Robert (Jerry to all) Carpenter passed away on October 13, 2022, in Duluth from Alzheimer’s. His wife Lorraine preceded him in death on June 19, 2012, after a hard battle with cancer.
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Courtney Wayne Nystuen

Court Nystuen, age 86 of Northfield, Minnesota, passed away Tuesday morning, August 15, 2023, at his home at Parkview East at the Northfield Retirement Community. Courtney Wayne Nystuen was born June 11, 1937, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Luther and Wilma (Olson) Nystuen.
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Graveside service for Roger Arvid Nelsen

There will be a graveside blessing for Roger Arvid Nelsen at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 9, 2023. This will be followed by a coffee in the hall at St. John’s Catholic Church. For anyone attending coffee only, this will likely start around 1:45 p.m.
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Julie Dawn Hannahs (Clark)

Julie Dawn Hannahs (Clark), passed away on June 19, 2023. Julie was born in Indiana and made her way up the North Shore to Grand Marais, Minnesota then to Duluth, Minnesota where she went back to school and became an R.N.
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Eric Steven Ford

It is with great sadness that the family of Eric Steven Ford of Hovland, Minnesota announce his passing on Saturday, July 29th at his home in Hovland, Minnesota, at the age of 38. Eric was born on May 17th, 1985, to Steven and Cheryl (Zimmerman) Ford in Grand Marais, Minnesota.
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