Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD - As a non-essential business during the coronavirus pandemic, Stormy Kromer found its niche making medical masks and gowns at a wartime production pace to help protect health workers from the COVID-19 virus. "The only way we will get through this crisis is together," said Gina Jacquart Thorsen, president of Stormy Kromer, a division of Jacquart Fabric Products. Area hospitals are contacting Stormy Kromer to see if the company can produce...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] The presence of the coronavirus on the Gogebic Range was confirmed Thursday, not just with the announcement of the first positive cases but with the deaths of two people -- one each in Iron and Gogebic counties. The Gogebic County case involved an elderly man with underlying health issues, according to the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department, which said it was notified of the COVID-19-related death Thursday. "Our heartfelt sympathies and prayers go out to the family who lost their loved one,"...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Election Commission is urging the state’s voters to consider casting their votes in next month’s election via absentee ballot as a means of preventing the spread of the coronavirus. “If you are worried about getting to the polls on Election Day, make sure you are registered to vote at your current address and with your current name and request an absentee ballot as soon as possible,” said Meagan Wolfe, the state’s chief elections official. The April 7 election fe...
Friday, March 27 Mercer Cribbage, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer Senior Center. Double Trouble, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Serenity Center, Ironwood. Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655. Alcoholics Anonymous/ Al-Anon, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EST, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. Saturday, March 28 Union Station Food Pantry and...
WAKEFIELD - Debra Ann Granato, 60, entered into eternal life unexpectedly on March 19, 2020. She was born in Waukegan, Illinois on Aug, 17, 1959 to the late Clifford Mattila and Ruby Brackney. She graduated from Wakefield high school in 1977 where she participated in anything she could be involved in. She carried this desire to be involved through her entire life. She married the love of her life, John Granato, on Nov. 30, 1979. They had four children, Nicole (Dion) Delfavero of Wakefield, John...
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - DeWayne E. "Dane" Campbell II, 64, of Springfield, passed away peacefully in his home on Thursday, March 19, 2020. Dane was born on Nov. 24, 1955, in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, the only son of the late DeWayne Sr. and Sylvia Campbell. He is survived by his loving wife, Cathy Jo (Minnick) Campbell; his sons, DeWayne (Jessica) Campbell III and Jeremy Campbell; sisters, Elizabeth (Richard) Mickinak , Marylee (Charles) Ilminen, Vicki (Timothy) Gerou, Kimberly McMillie, Kristine...
St. Petersburg, R.I. — Edna Jane Tatham, 75, went to be with the Lord and Savior on March 2, 2020. She was born at The Westerly Hospital in Westerly, Rhode Island, on March 3, 1944. Special thanks to Suncoast Hospice and Freedom Square Seminole. Flowers are welcome to the family, but donations are also accepted at Suncoast Hospice or a charity of your choice. A celebration of life will be held at a later date due to unforeseen circumstances at this time and will be held at Memorial Park Funeral Home in St. Petersburg, and will follow with a n...
GAYLORD, Mich. — Claudine J. Wasson, formerly of Watersmeet, Michigan, passed away Sunday March 22, 2020 at the Medilodge Nursing Facility in Gaylord. She was 91. Claudine was born in Waucedah on July 6, 1928 to the parents of Herman and Vivian (Trudell) Hupp. She married Edward Wasson on Oct. 27, 1946 and resided in Watersmeet, working and raising a family. Claudine worked as a server at several local restaurants and, for many years, at the U.S. Forest Service’s James Toumey Nursery and Sylvania Property Information Center. After retiring, Cla...
