Michael George Bjellos, 89, of Nashwauk passed away on January 1, 2025, in Grand Rapids, MN. Mike was born to Sam and Mary Bjellos in Hibbing on April 27, 1935. Mike spent his first twelve years in Carson Lake, a mining location just west of Hibbing. In 1947, the Bjellos family moved to Hibbing where Mike graduated from Hibbing High School in 1953. He attended Hibbing Community College for two years before continuing his education and graduating from Bemidji State University in 1957. Mike then attended the University of North Dakota where he earned his Master of Education degree.