Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Sorted by date Results 1 - 7 of 7
IRONWOOD - Presentation of a lifesaving award to Ironwood Public Safety Department Fire Marshal Brandon Snyder concluded a Friday ceremony honoring first responders of the Feb. 21 fatal fire at 102-104 Aurora St. Snyder was honored for personally pulling two people to safety out of second and third story windows in apartments of the burning building. Killed in the fire were Mark Arnold Verrette, 57; Patrick James Somerville, 51, and Levi Dean Watkins, 27. In addition to firefighters and IPSD...
IRONWOOD — Rather than a field trip to a farm, the farm came to Ironwood’s Luther L. Wright K-12 School Friday, as Gogebic County’s Michigan State University-Extension office and 4-H program brought a menagerie of farm animals for students to interact with. The district’s elementary school students had a chance to feed, pet and brush the animals — including calves, sheep, chickens, rabbits and goats. Along with giving students a chance to see types of animals 4-H participants raise, 4-H progr...
Saturday, June 2 Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Open House, 1-3 p.m., Mercer Senior Center, Mercer. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, June 3 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Center. Gogebic Range Trail Authority, 6 p.m., Pit Stop, Bessemer. Narcotics Anonymous, 7... Full story
MONTREAL, Wis. - Capt. Patrick James "PJ" Baker, 80, of Montreal, passed away May 23, 2018. He was born July 23, 1937, in Rhinelander to Howard and Cynthia (Baldwin) Baker. Following graduation from Rhinelander High School, he attended the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y., and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in marine transportation. He then traveled the world as the captain of large ships for many years and served in the U.S. Naval Reserve. Patrick was preceded in... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. — Karen Sargent died peacefully on May 14, 2018, surrounded by family. Karen is survived by her three children, Donald, Denise and Sharon, as well as seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild; brothers, Ray Lundgren and Thomas Lundgren; sisters, Kathryn Mieloszyk, Janice Florian, Joanne Bruneau and Peggy Innis; numerous nieces and nephews, and a special niece and caregiver, Michele Soderman. Karen was preceded in death by her husband, William Sargent; parents, Henry and Margaret Lundgren; brothers, Ronald, Richard, Russell a... Full story
CARLSBAD, N.M. — Former Ironwood resident, Christine Ann “Chris” (Rimkus) Kirby, 84, of Carlsbad, N.M., died peacefully on Saturday morning, Jan. 13, 2018, at Landsun Homes nursing and assisted living center in Carlsbad. Out of respect for her wishes Chris has been cremated and she will be interred alongside her loving husband at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Hurley, Wis. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 5, in the parish hall of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Ironwood, Mich., followed by a Funeral Mass at 11 a.m. with Father... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Patrick James Somerville, 51, of Ironwood, died tragically in a fire on Feb. 21, 2018. Patrick was born on July 21, 1966, in Louisville, Ky., to James and Martha (Comerford) Somerville. Patrick graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1984. He received an associate degree from Gogebic Community College in 1986. He then attended Northern Michigan University. Patrick served his country honorably in the U.S. Navy. He was assigned to the USS Grapple (ARS 53), a rescue and... Full story
