Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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ROCHESTER, Minn. - Leonard "Beno" James Arasim, 91, passed away on June 15, 2015, at his residence in Rochester. On May 15, 1924, Leonard was born in Ironwood, Mich., to the late William and Proxeda Arasim and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1942. He was drafted in World War II and served in the 672nd Amtrac Battalion, which received the Presidential Unit Citation for the Los Banos rescue mission in 1945. He married Helen Mrofchak, also of Ironwood, on Aug. 30, 1952, and they...
CASPER, Wyo. - Jacquelyn "Jackie" L. (McCurdy) Dull, 64, formally of Ironwood, Mich., passed away June 23, 2015, at Central Wyoming Hospice & Transitions in Casper. She was born May 6, 1951, in Casper, the daughter of Jack and Margaret (Hyde) McCurdy. She is survived by daughter, Pauline M. Dull-Kesselholn of Casper; son, William R. (Carol) Dull III; two grandsons, Christopher W. (Bekki) Dull and Nicholas E. (Nicole) Dull; great-grandson, Levi Dull; sister, Janet (Ken) Pichlmaier; two brothers,...
LAKE WALES, Fla. — Ken Bundy, 85, formerly of Lake Gogebic, passed away suddenly June 14, 2015, in Winter Haven Hospital. Ken was born on Dec. 2, 1929, in Mt. Morris, Mich., the son of Clifford and Nila (Wiederhold) Bundy. Ken had a life long dream to live on a lake in Michigan. He picked a good one and loved living on Lake Gogebic despite the fishing. Ken is survived by his wife Marge, of Lake Wales; children, Kathy (Lucy) Bundy, of Bessemer, Mich., Sam (Tina) Bundy, Toledo, Ohio, Kim Thompson, of Toledo, Ohio, and his special girl Jenny. C...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Gwendolyn Lavender (Tregembo) Gilbert, 102, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away Monday afternoon, June 22, 2015. Gwen was born on Dec. 1, 1912, in Ironwood, the daughter of Thomas Roy and Martha Jane (Williams) Tregembo. She attended Luther L. Wright High School and graduated in 1930. On Oct. 6, 1934, Gwen was united in marriage to Arthur James "Ginger" Gilbert at the Newport Methodist Church in Ironwood. They made their home in Wakefield and were blessed with two...
Thursday, June 25 Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Grief Support Group, 2 p.m., all welcome, The Inn Bed and Breakfast, Montreal, Wis. 906-663-0308. ReGeneration Youth, 5:30-6:45 p.m., ages 10-11; Relentless Youth, 7-9 p.m., ages 12-18; Lighthouse Faith Center, Ironwood. Ramsay 4th of July Committee, 6 p.m., final meeting before the July 2 street...
WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield-Marenisco Board of Education held its budget/truth-in-taxation hearing Monday night before the regular board meeting. Business Manager Tina Trevarthen and Superintendent Catherine Shamion reported on the final 2014-15 budget amendments as well as the 2015-16 budget. During the regular meeting the board approved the final budget amendments that were presented. The Wakefield-Marenisco ended the 2014-15 school year with a balance of $119,044 in their general fund. The board regretfully accepted the resignation of Bob G...
HURLEY - Devoted to her passion for teaching English, student-teacher Taina Takamaki, 45, came to America with her family to teach at Hurley K-12 for summer school. A long way from home in Finland, Takamaki arrived in Wisconsin three weeks ago with her husband and three of her four children. While in America, Takamaki said she's living with her husband's relative. "It seems that everybody has some Finish relatives here," Takamaki said. "My husband has relatives here. But I don't have any...
IRONWOOD - Gogebic Community College hosted an American Rec Cross blood drive on Wednesday. First-time donors, frequent donors and everyone in-between showed up to give blood. Second-time donor Samantha Robl was among those who donated blood to support the cause. "My friend [Elizabeth Roberts] talked to me about it," she said. "I thought it was a good cause." Volunteer Coordinator Betsy Slabaugh said hosting the drive at Gogebic Community College paid off. "For the summer, today was a change...
