Obituary of Wallace H. Hendrickson

Wallace Hendrickson was a well-known carpenter and cabinet maker. Wally died from complications from a recent heart surgery at Essentia Hospital on Sunday afternoon, March 5.

He had many accomplishments in being a part of building the Gunflint Lodge and remodeling the Granada Bar into a new Murphy’s Bar. As well as that was, he built many homes and buildings in Duluth and surrounding areas.

He was born on September 27, 1937, in Fosston, MN to Victor & Evelyn (Halvorson) Hendrickson and then lived in Chisholm for several years before moving to Duluth. He was an avid hunter and gun collector and former member of the West Duluth Moose Lodge. He loved to party and was a great dancer and spent many weekends doing both at the cabin on Maple Leaf Lake in Alborn with his beloved partner, Mary Ann Jeannette. They had been living the past several years in Morgan Park.

He is preceded in death by his parents and sisters, Kathy and Mavis.

Wally is survived by son Stan of California, daughter Wendy of Washington, sisters Donna (Jerry) Archambault, Sharon (Mark) Walsh and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.