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By P.J. GLISSON news@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD — Monday’s Ironwood City Commission meeting included Paul Anderson attending for the first time in his new role as city manager. His first day was on Oct. 31, and he also will assume the dual role of city engineer when Scott Erickson concludes that responsibility at the end of this month. One of Anderson’s first recommendations was to encourage commission members to approve the hiring of Jennifer Jacobson as the new city clerk. “The city received close to a couple dozen applications for this po...
IRONWOOD, Mich. — Sandra “Sandi” McManman, 77, of Ironwood, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. Sandi was born at home on Balsam St., in Ironwood, on March 26, 1945, to Nelma (Aho) and Allan Anderson. She attended Norrie Grade School and was a member of the Luther L.Wright High School class of 1963. After high school, Sandi married her best friend and love of her life, Daniel McManman. They were married on Sept. 11, 1961, at the U.S. Navy Base Chapel in Norfolk, Virginia. They liv...
BESSEMER, Mich. - Kristin LeAnne Tourville passed away Oct. 26, 2022, at the young age of 31. Kristin was so beautiful, kind, artistic and was such a good mom. She was enrolled online full-time at South University in Savannah, Georgia, and was employed at Walmart at the time of her death. Kristin was preceded in death by her mother on March 13, 1992. She is survived by her parents, Marc and Camille Tourville, of Bessemer; a son, Zayden; a daughter, Lilianna; a brother, Kyle, of Appleton,...
WATERSMEET, Mich. — Joseph Lawrence Lemens II, 60, unexpectedly passed away of natural causes on Nov. 4, 2022, at his home in Watersmeet. Joe was born March 29, 1962, in Green Bay, Wisconsin. He was the son of Mary Anne (Krumdick) Lemens and the late Joseph Laurence Lemens. Joe attended Preble High School and graduated in 1980. He later attended DeVry College in the Chicago area and received an associate degree in electrical engineering in 1983. Serving in the U.S. Army Reserves, Joe met the l...
WEST LIBERTY, Iowa — Gayle Ann Stensland Severson, 79, passed away Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, at Prairie Hills Assisted Living in Tipton. Gayle Ann Stensland was born June 11, 1943, in Canton, South Dakota, to Orville and Lois (McCormick) Stensland. She was raised on the family farm in Larchwood and graduated from Larchwood High School in 1961. Gayle lived in Ironwood, Michigan, where she was active at Salem Lutheran Church. She was also a para educator at Luther L. Wright High School. Gayle l...
CUMMING, Ga. - Dr. Reena Ann Yonkosky recently passed away after a long illness. She was born May 22, 1947, in Ironwood, Michigan, and was predeceased by parents, Ann and Stanley Dragosh; stepfather, John Yonkosky; and sister, Ruth Bianchi (Raymond Bianchi). She is survived by husband, Robert Hutcheson; sister-in-law, Nell Hutcheson (Penny Sherrill); niece, Renee Bianchi (Scott Brooks); and nephews Ronald Bianchi (Jessica), Rick Bianchi (Cindy) and Randal Bianchi (Susan). Reena grew up on a farm...
DULUTH, Minn. - Terry Yunker, 85, of Bessemer, Michigan, died Monday, Nov. 7, in St. Mary's Hospital in Duluth. A graveside service will be held at the Minnesota Veterans Cemetery, in Saginaw on Monday, Nov. 14 at 2 p.m. Arrangements are being handled by Cremation Society of Minnesota-Duluth....
By P.J. GLISSON news@yourdailyglobe.com BESSEMER - Unlike Memorial Day, which honors veterans who lost their lives while serving in American wars, Veterans Day celebrates all U.S. veterans. Retired U.S. Army Col. Tom Jurkowski made the distinction while providing the main address during a Veterans Day ceremony in the gym of the A.D. Johnston Junior and Senior High School in Bessemer.Students from Washington Elementary School also had been bused in from several blocks away to enjoy the...
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Nov. 17 Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Bergland Lake Gogebic Senior Center, 9:25-9:40 a.m. EST; White Pine Township Hall, 10-10:15 a.m. EST; Ontonagon Holy Family Catholic Church, 11-11:30 a.m. EST; Mass City Resource Center, 1-1:30 p.m. EST. Mercer Health and Wellness,...