Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD — The cause of a Tuesday night fire that destroyed an unoccupied house in Ironwood is under investigation. Ironwood Public Safety Department fire officer Brandon Snyder is in charge of the investigation of the fire on Scott Street, near the Montreal River, about two blocks from the Knights of Columbus hall. Around 10:35 p.m. Tuesday, a neighbor, Keith Lehto, reported seeing sparks coming from the house next to his. According to an IPSD report, no one was living in the house that is a...
WAUSAU, Wis. — James “Jim” Cestkowski Sr., 78, of Land O’ Lakes, died Monday, July 15, 2013, at the Wausau Aspirus Hospital after a long battle with cancer. Jim was born on May 10, 1935, to Lola and Albert Cestkowski, in Watersmeet, Mich. After graduating from Watersmeet High School in 1952, he went on to Michigan State University, where he played baseball and graduated in 1957 with a degree in geology. Jim spent time in Chicago and Mexico working, and then returned home and purchased with his brother, Bill, a bowling alley, restaurant and bar...
IRONWOOD, Mich. — A Mass of Christian Burial for Mathew Peter “Matt” Krznarich, 94, of Sun City, Ariz., and a summer resident of Hurley, Wis., who died May 21, 2013, in Peoria, Ariz., will be celebrated Tuesday, July 23, at 11 a.m., at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Ironwood, with the Rev. Robb Jurkovich, celebrant. Rite of Committal and interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery, Ironwood, where full military honors will be accorded by the Ironwood American Legion Post 5 Honor Guard. Luncheon will be served at the Elk & Hound on Count...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. — Mary Ann Conn, 77, a longtime resident of KeenAgers in Wakefield, formerly of Ironwood and California, entered eternal life on Wednesday, July 17, 2013. She was born on April 6, 1936, in San Mateo, Calif., the daughter of Elmer and Ruth (Garver) Chapman. Mary was a communications technician for AT&T and Pacific Bell in San Francisco for 10 years. She enjoyed reading and crafts. Mary is survived by six children; many grandchildren; her mother; three sisters; a brother; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. She was p...
HURLEY, Wis. — Jean I. Guthrie, 91, of Ironwood, Mich., died Tuesday, July 16, 2013, at Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley. She was born Oct. 20, 1921, in Sand Coulee, Mont., the daughter of the late Ronald and Evelyn (Morrill) Guthrie, and came to Ironwood in 1925, where she graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1939. She then attended Woodward Business College in Ironwood and was employed as a secretary in Kalamazoo, Mich. Jean entered the U.S. Navy (WAVES) on N...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An American Indian child at the center of a custody suit that went to the U.S. Supreme Court should be returned to the Charleston-area couple seeking to adopt her, South Carolina’s highest court ruled on Wednesday. In a 3-2 decision, the state Supreme Court ruled that Matt and Melanie Capobianco are the only party properly seeking to adopt the 3-year-old girl named Veronica in South Carolina and ordered a Family Court to finalize the couple’s adoption. “We are thrille...
ANN ARBOR (AP) — Fresh off the first Final Four appearance of his career, Michigan coach John Beilein has a new contract. Athletic director Dave Brandon told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Beilein has signed a three-year extension that replaces his previous contract and keeps him with the Wolverines through the 2018-19 season. The 60-year-old Beilein will make $2.45 million a year in total compensation. “I am very excited to have this opportunity to coach at the University of Mic...
