Olson schwartz staff11/21/2023 ![]() Please bring photos and stories and memories to share. We are going to celebrate him with cocktails, a tribute beginning at 3 pm, story sharing and laughter and food until 6 pm (and longer if we want to!). There will be a memorial for Mike on Saturday, October 28th in Bemidji from 2- 6 pm at the Elks Club (the same place as our wedding reception 30 years ago). He was preceded in death by his mother, Janet. He is also survived by his “second family” of fellow off-road motorcycle enthusiasts and a fantastic group of friends from high school & college who have blessed his life with boundless camaraderie and joy. He is survived by his beloved wife and partner, Kristi, and son Charlie of Duluth, MN father Don of Bemidji brothers John (Mary) of Lake Forest, IL, and Bob of Bemidji father and mother-in-law Dave & Diane Hanson brother-in-law Kelly (Angie) Hanson, sister-in-law Heather Hanson, all of Bemidji nephews Max Pohl of Jinhua, China, Kaleb (Emma) Hanson and Riley Hanson of Bemidji and nieces Elizabeth Pohl of Chicago, IL and Savannah Hanson of Bemidji. But mostly he loved to interact with people from all walks of life and loved hearing their stories and interests. He was passionate about his family, his motorcycles, his business, all things mechanical and electronic, history, politics, philosophy, photography, music, skiing, and having fun. Mike also developed STEMulation Learning Systems, which provides flight simulator labs for high school STEM programs. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. ![]() He and Marian, his wife of 53 years, have currently been residing at Tamarack Assisted Living Facility, Bemidji. Acute Care and Regional General Surgery Katherine Bakke Rebecca Busch James Cole Chey Collura Lee Faucher Kenneth Foster Angela Gibson Angela Ingraham. In 1996, he and Kristi opened ACES Flight Simulation which grew after 8 years and moved to the Mall of America where they operated it for an additional 13 years. Orville Berg died on Septemat Sanford Medical Center, in Bemidji, MN. ![]() He spent fifteen years as an insurance salesman and sales trainer for David Kane & Associates. ![]() He married Kristi Hanson in Bemidji on September 12th, 1987. He graduated from Bemidji High School and the University of North Dakota, where he was president of the Sigma Nu fraternity and the Interfraternity Council. Mike was born in Bemidji to Don and Janet Pohl. Paul, MN, died unexpectedly on Saturday, September 30th, 2017 when his heart stopped while riding his off-road motorcycle with friends. Richard Abarquez Lead Warehouse Worker Michael Akeys Profile Photo Debbie Allens Profile Photo Jennifer Andersons. ![]()
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