Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER - Members of the Gogebic County Sheriff's Department, Michigan State Police and Ironwood Public Safety Department - along with staff members of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services - learned the best ways to prevent infants from dying in their sleep Wednesday during a safe-sleep training session. The thought behind the training was, because officers may be in homes more frequently than DHS employees, while responding to 911...
IRONWOOD — Ironwood attorney Mark E. McDonald has filed candidacy papers for 32nd Gogebic County Circuit Court judge. McDonald announced on Tuesday that he is seeking the judgeship formerly held by the Roy Gotham. McDonald has been in private practice and is a shareholder in the law firm of Jacobs, McDonald & Silc, P.C.. He is licensed to practice in Michigan and Wisconsin, and also was admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, and the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians Tribal C...
Thursday, May 12 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. Red Hat Society Northwoods Divas, noon, Elk and Hound, Ironwood. Reservations required to 906-932-5455 or 906-663-4871. Grief Support Group, 1 to 2:30 p.m., all welcome, Dr. Kate Hospice office, 1571 Highway 51 North in Arbor Vitae. Grief Support Group, 2 p.m., all welcome, The Inn Bed and... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Stella Marie Bristol, 96, passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2016, with her loving and caring family at her side. The former Stella DeFelice was born on Sept. 10, 1919, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Antonio and Florence DeFelice and was one of 10 siblings. Stella attended St. Ambrose Grade School and St. Ambrose High School. After graduation, Stella worked in West Allis, Wis., for the Allis Chalmers Company during the national war effort, welding on the B-29 bomber. Her... Full story
ONTONAGON, Mich. — John Charles Labyak, 75, of Ontonagon, passed away on May 9, 2016, at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital. John was born in Ashland, Wis., to Harold S. Labyak and Louise M. (Peltier) Labyak on Sept. 19, 1940. He graduated from Ontonagon Area Schools in 1958. He attended Suomi College and Northern Michigan University. He married Nancy T. Stripe on Sept. 4, 1965, at Holy Family Catholic Church and they celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2015. After taking over his father’s Ford dealership, Labyak Motor Sales, he ran it until 1980 and... Full story
SOUTH ELGIN, Ill. — Helen A. Stanczak, 93, of South Elgin, passed away on Saturday, April 23, 2016, in her home. She was born on Oct. 4, 1922, in Bessemer, Mich., the daughter of Stanley and Bernice (Hlopek) Maslanka. Helen began working at the Elgin National Watch Factory and retired from Gibson Strings after many years. Helen loved dancing to Polka music, enjoyed cooking, gardening and spending time with her grandchildren. She will be dearly missed. She was a member of St. Laurence Catholic Church in Elgin, and the Ladies of the Moose L... Full story
LAKE VILLA, Ill. - Lana M. Warczak, 74, formerly of Lake Gogebic, Mich., passed away Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016, at her daughter and son-in-law's home in Lake Villa. She was born on May 27, 1941, in Oak Park, the daughter of Norman and Mattie (Langlands) Kierland. Lana's passion for life, sense of adventure, love of the Upper Peninsula and abundant outdoor activities led her and her husband, Thomas J. Warczak Sr., to build their dream home on beautiful Lake Gogebic. Lana was an active member of the... Full story
