4/10/1930 Of Lake Amnicon, Wi. died on 1/18/2024 at the age of 93. A product of the Duluth school system, he graduated from U.M.D., where he served as president of his fraternity and chair of the inter fraternity/sorority council. A talented pianist, he gave his recital at Tweed Hall on march 1946, and later performed with many of the top local bands in the area including the Duluth Symphony Orchestra and also with Nat King Cole! He was an officer in the Air Force, touring France and Germany. His career was in the personal insurance field, specializing for many years in quality deferred compensation. A conservationist, hunter, and fisherman, he was most happy with his contribution in preserving the south shore of Amnicon Lake and preventing an extremally costly and unnecessary waste water system from being installed around Amnicon and Dowling lakes. So many people have never experienced the joy of having a “true best friend” Paul was blessed in having two: His loving wife Anja “the best thing that ever happened to me” and Bruce A. Halverson ,Sr, “If its to be, its up to me”. He was preceded in death by his sister Beryl Anderson and daughter Elizabeth Arnold and is survived by wife Anja, children Vicky Maher, Mark Hubbard, Kris Johnson and Bruce Johnson and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. It was Paul’s wish that there be no services. He will be dearly missed.
4/10/1930 Of Lake Amnicon, Wi. died on 1/18/2024 at the age of 93. A product of the Duluth school system, he graduated from U.M.D., where he served as president of his fraternity and chair of the inter fraternity/sorority council. A talented pianist, he gave his recital at Tweed Hall on march 1946, and later performed with many of the top local bands in the area including the Duluth Symphony Orchestra and also with Nat King Cole! He was an officer in the Air Force, touring France and Germany. His career was in the personal insurance field, specializing for many years in quality deferred compensation. A conservationist, hunter, and fisherman, he was most happy with his contribution in preserving the south shore of Amnicon Lake and preventing an extremally costly and unnecessary waste water system from being installed around Amnicon and Dowling lakes. So many people have never experienced the joy of having a “true best friend” Paul was blessed in having two: His loving wife Anja “the best thing that ever happened to me” and Bruce A. Halverson ,Sr, “If its to be, its up to me”. He was preceded in death by his sister Beryl Anderson and daughter Elizabeth Arnold and is survived by wife Anja, children Vicky Maher, Mark Hubbard, Kris Johnson and Bruce Johnson and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. It was Paul’s wish that there be no services. He will be dearly missed.
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Peter, age 77, died on December 21, 2023, in his home on Amnicon Lake. Born in Superior, WI, he grew up on Amnicon Lake and shortly after graduating high school in Ohio, he sailed the Great Lakes with the Merchant Marines starting in 1966. He did this part-time while he pursued his mechanical engineering degree from Tri-State University in Angola, IN (now Trine University). In 1976 he received his Merchant Marines and continued to sail into the early 1980’s. After he left the Merchant Marines, he settled in Ft. Wayne, IN, where he lived and worked until the early 2000’s as an engineer and contractor. He returned to Amnicon Lake and retired to his childhood home. He enjoyed socializing with his friends on the lake, playing and watching golf, and tackling home improvement projects. Those that knew him well know that he was a man that loved to cook and entertain, and he was never one to miss a party. He is preceded in death by his parents, LaVerne Leadstrom and Myra (Johnson) Leadstrom, and survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Peter and Amy Leadstrom and their three daughters of Chicago; his brother and sister-in-law, Robert and Michealle Leadstrom of Superior, WI and their three children; and his half-siblings. The family would like to thank St. Lukes Hospice Care and his nurse Donna; his home caregiver, Amie; and his friends for all their time, assistance, and care. A Celebration of Life will take place on March 10, 2023, from noon to 2 p.m. at Shamrock Pizza (5825 Tower Avenue, Superior), followed by a private family burial.
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