John O. Greenwood, 68, Shaker Heights, Ohio, died on January 11. Mr. Greenwood, shipping executive and historian, was the president and chief executive officer of Freshwater Press Incorporated, publisher of the Greenwood's Guide to the Great Lakes and Greenwood's & Dills Lake Boats. Born in St. Paul, Minn., Mr. Greenwood gained a fascination for Great Lakes boats while spending childhood summers at his family's cottage overlooking Lake Superior near Duluth. He worked as a porter on Great Lakes freighters until graduating from Valparaiso University in 1957 and earning a master's degree in business administration at Northwestern University the next year. He began his career in the shipping industry with Cargill, Inc., and later held positions with other companies, including as executive vice president of Interlake Steamship Co. He was a member of all major U.S. and Canadian historical societies dealing with Great Lakes nautical interests and was also a member of the Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers, American Bureau of Shipping, Traffic Club of Pittsburgh, American Merchant Marine Museum of Kings Point, N.Y., and the Kitchi Gammi Club of Duluth.

Capt. Robert W. (Bob) O'Brien, 90, former Great Lakes ship master, pilot and longtime Superior resident, died Oct. 13, 2003, in Florida. a captain aboard Midland Steamship Co. vessel, Capt. O'Brien joined the Lake Superior Pilots' Association — later to become Upper Great Lakes Pilots, Inc., — in the early 1960s and continued as an active pilot, board member and organization officer until his retirement in the late 1980s.

Arnold Alan Anderson, 93, of Duluth, died on January 18. Mr. Anderson began working at Interlake Iron in his early twenties while attending night school to became an electrician. When Interlake Iron closed, Mr. Anderson began working at Duluth's Hallett Dock Company, where he stayed for the remainder of his career. He was a longtime active member and past president of the Duluth-Superior Harbor Club.