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Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Downtown Ironwood Development Authority held an initial meeting on Thursday with the Grand Rapids-based firm McKenna for the preparation of a downtown development plan and the re-establishment of a tax increment financing district for downtown. When he asked the Ironwood City Commission to authorize the agreement with McKenna in February, Director of Community Development Tom Bergman said that the downtown development plan and TIF district were priorities for the DIDA, Ironwood E...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] BESSEMER - Members of the Bessemer high school class of 2022 celebrated their graduation with the return of the annual senior tea on Thursday afternoon at the city hall auditorium. The event had not been held since 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The seniors and their family members were greeted by Sue Abelman, president of the Woman's Club, which sponsors the event. They were then given a brief history of the senior tea, by Char Knaack, the...
BESSEMER, Mich. - Ruth (nee Boesen) Cychosz, of Bessemer, 100, peacefully entered eternal life on Friday, May 20, 2022. Ruth was born Nov. 8, 1921, in Chicago, to Henry C. and Johanna F. (Ilcewicz) Boesen. She graduated from the Cook County School of Nursing and interned at Cook County Hospital. After becoming a registered nurse, Ruth enlisted in the U.S. Army where she served as a nurse in the European theater. She entered Normandy, France, two weeks after D-day and advanced with troops until...
MADISON, Wis. - Peter John Berg, age 92, passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, at his home in Madison. He was born on Nov. 12, 1929, to Carl and Martina (Beaudin) Berg in Milwaukee. Peter married Judith Larson in February 1962 at Bruce Crossing, Michigan. They lived in Ewen, Michigan, for most of their lives. He worked for the Ewen-Trout Creek School District for more than 20 years. In his free time, Peter enjoyed woodworking. Family was the most important thing to Peter, and he always looked...
HURLEY, Wis. - Grace Mariani (nee Gregory), 92, of Ironwood, Michigan, passed away on May 16, 2022, peacefully at the Villa Maria Health & Rehabilitation Center in Hurley. Grace was born on Dec. 1, 1929, in Ironwood, Michigan, the daughter of Joseph and Hedwig (Raymond) Gregory. She was married to Joseph Mariani on Aug. 25, 1951. She was an excellent cook and always enjoyed cooking for her family. She was of Polish descent, but she could cook Italian dishes with the best of them. She made...
HOWELL, Mich. - Jill O. Wilczak of Howell, passed away May 5, 2022, in Ann Arbor at the age of 81. Born in Ironwood and raised in Erwin Township, Jill was the daughter of the late Hjalmer and Ethel Carlson (Niemi). Jill was the beloved wife of Gene for 52 years, loving mother of Anne, and dear sister to the late Janice Carlson. A graduate of Gogebic Community College (associate degree), the University of Minnesota (bachelor's degree), and Michigan State University (master's degree), she was a...