Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - While the sight and sound of teachers and students in the hallways of Ironwood's Luther L. Wright K-12 School will soon become routine, Monday was likely the first day this summer the building was bustling with activity as the district held its Back to School Fair. The event allowed younger students to find out who their teachers would be, while older students could pick up their schedules. There was also information from various...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD - On a 3-2 vote, the Ironwood City Commission Monday agreed to change the McLeod Avenue-Lowell Street intersection to a four-way stop. There are currently no stop signs on McLeod Avenue there and commissioner Jim Mildren said the intersection was too dangerous because of sight distance and pedestrian concerns. Mildren, director of the Gogebic County Transit, noted there are concerns with walkers at the intersection dealing with speeding...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD — Sherri Graham, executive director of the Wakefield Housing Commission, used the public comment section of Monday’s Wakefield city council meeting to present council members with a typed report showing the city allegedly owes the commission $87,266.78 due to adjustments in electrical billing rates. “In the last two weeks, I pulled every check,” said Graham of the financial analysis she was inspired to undertake after realizing differences in the city’s multiplier rates. Graham’s concern is...
Tuesday, Aug. 28 Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Pickleball, 9-11 a.m. Hemlock Avenue tennis courts, if raining, Ironwood Memorial Building. Breakfast For Your Brain, 10 a.m., Mercer, Wis., Community Center. 715-561-2695. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Center. Woods and Blooms Garden Club, 6:30 p.m., Haines Civic Center, Mer...
MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Kenneth Harold "Ken" Mayotte, 87, of Marquette Township, entered eternal life Thursday morning, Aug. 23, 2018, at UP Health System-Marquette in the loving, comforting care of his family. Born Nov. 15, 1930, in Munising, to Clifford and Marie (Tousignant) Mayotte, Ken was raised in the Harvey area and attended Bishop Baraga High School, graduating in 1948. In 1949, Ken entered military service, first with the U.S. Army and later Air Force, serving during the Korean...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - We are sad to share that our brother, Keith Kasieta, passed away unexpectedly from an apparent heart attack at his home. Keith was 58 and was born on Nov. 11, 1959, in Camden, N.J. Keith graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1978 and many remember him by his nickname. Fuji. After high school he attended Michigan Technological University for one year and then lived and worked in Minneapolis and California for a period of time. Keith spent most of his adult life in...
ONTONAGON, Mich. — Carol Jean (Freimuth) Colgin, 90, of Ontonagon, passed away peacefully surrounded by her children on Aug. 23, 2018, at Aspirus Hospital Long-Term Facility, where she had been a resident for a very short time. Carol was born in Mellen, Wis., on Jan. 27, 1928, to Joseph and Genevieve Freimuth. She graduated from Ontonagon High School in 1946. She then attended St. Mary’s School of Nursing in Green Bay, Wis., graduating in 1949. Following graduation, she returned to Ontonagon as a registered nurse and began her career working fo...
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. — Lucille Elizabeth “Dolly” Ottosen, 75, passed away on Aug. 24, 2018. She was the loving wife of Stephen Ottosen, loving mother of Keven (Karen) Jubeck and proud grandma of Jenna and Hannah Jubeck. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lawrence and Mary Ann Nelson, of Ironwood, Mich. She was raised in a house filled with love, and her strong religious faith helped her through life’s challenges. On June 22, 1963, she married her high school sweetheart, Albert Jubeck, though they divorced in the early 1970s. On Dec. 27...
BESSEMER, Mich. — Frances M. “Honey” McCarthy, 93, of Bessemer, passed away on July 13, 2018, at her home, with her family and her best friend, Margie, by her side. Frances was born on April 30, 1925, at her father’s gas station in Morton Grove, Ill. to Francis and Mary (Walleck) Turner. She was a 1943 graduate of Ontonagon High School. After graduation she attended St. Joseph School of Nursing, Class of 1946. On June 7, 1947, she married James E. McCarthy at Holy Family Catholic Church in Ontonagon. He preceded her in death on Nov. 25, 200...
IRONWOOD, Mich. — Mary Ann Wainio, 85, of Ironwood, passed away on Aug. 26, 2018. Mary is survived by daughter, Roberta; niece, Becky Skowronski; nephews, Michael and Jeff Skowronski, and other relatives and friends. Mary was preceded in death by her husband, Reino. Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 30, followed by a memorial service at 1 p.m. with Father Robb Jurkovich officiating at McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home, Ironwood. For more information or to give online condolences, please visit mckevittpatri...
