Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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KENOSHA, Wis. - Ellen S. Gerber, 92, of Kenosha, passed away peacefully, surrounded by the love of her family, Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016, at Brookside Care Center after a brief illness. She was born on June 21, 1923, to the late Sakris and Beda (Strom) Leskela in Bruce Crossing, Mich. She attended schools of Bruce Crossing and graduated from Ewen High School in 1941. After graduation she worked at the Mass Co-op Store in Bruce Crossing. In 1946, she went to work at the Ontonagon Valley Cooperative...
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — Patrick Alan Laitinen, 59, passed away at the Memorial Medical Center in Sheboygan. He was born on Dec. 1, 1956, in Wakefield, Mich. Patrick loved fishing, hunting, shooting pool, bowling and riding motor cycles. He worked for Kohler for 34 years. Patrick is survived by his mother, Barb Peltola; one daughter; a son; sisters, Beverly (Wayne) Hayes, Bonnie (Bob) Hazen and Becky (Steve) Nobbe; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father. A memorial servcie was on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016, at 2 p.m. EST a...
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Forrest Thomas LaBine, 85, of Green Bay, Wis. and formerly of Trout Creek, Mich., Bergland, Mich., Silver Springs, Fla. and Vermilion, Ohio passed away December 19, 2015. Forrest was known by those around him as Tom. He was born July 20, 1930 in Trout Creek, Mich., son of the late Medrick and Bernice (Moffit) LaBine. Tom grew up in Trout Creek and started working at an early age. As a teenager, he had his own team of horses and used them plowing gardens and whatever work he could find. He became involved in logging, cutting s...
MADISON, Wis. — Joyce Marie Davis, 43, of Watersmeet, Mich., passed away peacefully in Madison on Dec. 18, 2015. She was born July 23, 1972, in Ontonagon, Mich., to Mike and Phyllis (Cottenham) Davis. Joyce graduated from Ewen-Trout Creek High School in 1990, and received an Associate’s Degree from Delta State University in 1995. She was employed at the Lac Vieux Desert Health Center as a medical coding and billing specialist. Joyce was very community-oriented and was often the first to volunteer her time. She served on the Watersmeet Boa...
Thursday, Dec. 17 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, mothers, infants, children, 9:45-10 a.m. EST, Lake Gogebic Senior Center, Bergland; 10:20-10:35 a.m. EST, Porcupine Mountain Senior Center, White Pine; 11-11:45 a.m. EST, Holy Family Catholic Church parking lot, Ontonagon; 1:15-1:45 p.m. EST, Resource Center, Mass City; 2:15-2:45 p.m. EST, Stannard Township Ballpark, Bruce Crossing; 2:30-2:45 p.m., Watersmeet Town Hall parking lot, Watersmeet. 906-884-2106. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer,...
Wednesday, Dec. 16 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, 9-10 a.m., Pioneer Park Apartments, Ironwood. 906-932-4200. Mercer Area Play Group, 9:30-11 a.m., all welcome, Mercer (Wis.) Public Library. 715-476-2366. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Iron County Historical Society, 1 p.m., Iron County Museum, Hurley. Iron County Veterans Service Off...
COLDWATER, Mich. — Eugene Floyd Hammond, 66, of Rindge, N.H., formerly of Coldwater and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, passed away Saturday, Dec. 12, in Coldwater. Gene was born on Feb. 2, 1949, in Ionia, the son of Floyd Eugene and Margaret Lillian (Kanouse) Hammond, Jr. He graduated from Ewen-Trout Creek High School with the Class of 1967. His college career began at Northern Michigan University and he completed his Bachelor of Science degree in accounting at Michigan Technological Institute, where he served as President of the Kappa Sigma Iota...
BRUCE CROSSING, Mich. — Leslie M. Blair, 72 of Bruce Crossing passed away on December 11, 2015 at home. Les was born in Rimersburg, Pennsylvania to Wylie Reed and Louella Grace Hindman Blair on March 8, 1943. He went to school at Redbank High School in New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He married Roberta Ann Hazen on June 17, 1967 in Reno, Nevada. He took college courses in computer science and technology. He worked as a military contracted computer technician for Lockheed-Martin for over 30 years. He was a veteran and served in the Air Force. He e...
BRUCE CROSSSING, Mich., — Garlen WesIey “Butch” Nara, 66 of Bruce Crossing, passed away on Friday, Dec. 4, 2015 at his home surrounded by loved ones. Butch was born in Wakefield to Wesley and Gerty Nara on March 19, 1949. He attended high school in Ewen and graduated from Northern Michigan University. He worked for Chrysler Corporation untiI he retired and moved back home to the U.P. Butch is survived by his father, Wesley, his daughter Amanda (Mandy) of HazeI Park, Mich., Sheila (Ches)Johnson of Kenton, Mich., his twin sister Gail (Bill...
BRUCE CROSSING, Mich. — Edward H. Johnson, 77, of Bruce Crossing, passed away peacefully on Dec. 1, 2015, at his home. He was born Sept. 18, 1938, in Bruce Crossing to Hubert and Edna (Pesonen) Johnson. He married Charlotte Elliott in Wakefield in 1960. Ed worked as a truck driver for the Co-op, and later worked in the maintenance department at the White Pine Copper Mine until his retirement. He was a very talented woodworker and loved spending time outdoors hunting and fishing. Some of his favorite memories were trucking cross-country with h...
Wednesday, Dec. 2 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Mercer Area Play Group, 9:30-11 a.m., all welcome, Mercer (Wis.) Public Library. 715-476-2366. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency quarterly food commodity distribution for registered families, noon-2:30 p.m. EST, fire hall, Bruce Crossing; 2-4:30 p.m. EST, 429 River St., Ontonagon. 906-667-0283. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Iron County Veterans Ser...
Tuesday, Dec. 1 Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Cribbage, 1 p.m., Mercer (Wis.) Public Library. 715-476-2366. Disabled American Veterans, 6 p.m., American Legion club rooms, Ironwood Memorial Building. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, Ironwood. area74.org. Government Wakefield Township Board, 5:30 p.m., township hall. Wednesday, Dec. 2 Christian Men of the Northland,...
BRUCE CROSSING, Mich. — Gertrude Irene “Gerty” Nara, 88, a longtime resident of Bruce Crossing, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015. Gerty and her twin sister, Ruth, were born on Nov. 23, 1927, in Ironwood, the daughters of Emil and Amanda (Frantila) Johnson. She graduated from Ewen High School. On July 27, 1946, Gerty was united in marriage to Wesley Emerick Nara in Ewen. They made their home in Bruce Crossing and were blessed with five children. She worked as a store clerk at Settler’s Cooperative and concluded her 2...
EWEN, Mich. — James “Jim-Smickers” Harold Maki, 59, of Ewen, passed away unexpectedly on Nov. 20, 2015, at his home. Jim was born May 14, 1956, to Roy and Mary Helen (Golberg) Maki. From the time he was a young child, he worked alongside his father at The Maki Company and Gas Station, later purchasing the business with his brother, Bryan and dedicating each day to his work until he sold it to his son and daughter-in-law, Jake and Amy in 2004. You could always find Jim outside hunting, fishing, snowmobiling, four-wheeling or walking in the w...
EWEN, Mich. — James “Jim-Smickers” Harold Maki, 59 of Ewen, passed away unexpectedly on November 20, 2015, at his home. Jim was born May 14, 1956, to Roy & Mary Helen Maki. He is survived by his sons Jacob (Amy) of Yorkville, IL, Christopher (Kari Jo) of Charlevoix, MI, and Jed (Brittany) of Shrewsbury, PA; grandchildren Nicholas, Kyle, Quinn, Tinsley, Kinley, and Shay. He is also survived by his mother Mary Helen Maki of Gillette, WY; sister Rennie of Gillette, WY; brother Bryan (Sandra) of Ewen; sister Heidi (Kim) Miller of Kingsford; nephe...
Thursday, Nov. 19 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, mothers, infants, children, 9:45-10 a.m. EST, Lake Gogebic Senior Center, Bergland; 10:20-10:35 a.m. EST, Porcupine Mountain Senior Center, White Pine; 11-11:45 a.m. EST, Holy Family Catholic Church parking lot, Ontonagon; 1:15-1:45 p.m. EST, Resource Center, Mass City; 2:15-2:45 p.m. EST, Stannard Township Ballpark, Bruce Crossing; 2:30-2:45 p.m., Watersmeet Town Hall parking lot, Watersmeet. 906-884-2106. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer,...
Wednesday, Nov. 18 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, 9-10 a.m., Pioneer Park Apartments, Ironwood. 906-932-4200. Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Mercer Area Play Group, 9:30-11 a.m., all welcome, Mercer (Wis.) Public Library. 715-476-2366. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Ironwood/Hurley Rotary Club, 12:15 p.m., Elk and Hound Restaurant, Ironwood. Iron County Veterans Ser...
EWEN, Mich. — Eleanor Nashland, 97, died on Monday, Nov. 9, 2015. She was born Oct. 12, 1918, in Green Valley, Wis., to parents Edward and Jessie Olson. Eleanor moved to Ewen at the age of 7 and graduated from Ewen High School. She was employed by Dr. Hague and Dr. Campbell before marrying the love of her life, Charles Nashland, on Oct. 15, 1938. They were married 51 years. Her husband, Charles, preceded her in death; as well as her four brothers, Marvin, Harold, Sylvester and Lewis; her sister, Lucille; and her two granddaughters, Sandy and T...
Thursday, Oct. 15 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, mothers, infants, children, 9:45-10 a.m. EST, Lake Gogebic Senior Center, Bergland; 10:20-10:35 a.m. EST, Porcupine Mountain Senior Center, White Pine; 11-11:45 a.m. EST, Holy Family Catholic Church parking lot, Ontonagon; 1:15-1:45 p.m. EST, Resource Center, Mass City; 2:15-2:45 p.m. EST, Stannard Township Ballpark, Bruce Crossing; 2:30-2:45 p.m., Watersmeet Town Hall parking lot, Watersmeet. 906-884-2106. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer,...
Wednesday, Oct. 14 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, 9-10 a.m., Pioneer Park Apartments, Ironwood. 906-932-4200. Mentoring of Moms, 9-10:30 a.m., Range Community Bible Church, Hurley. 715-561-4355. Mercer Area Play Group, 9:30-11 a.m., all welcome, Mercer (Wis.) Public Library. 715-476-2366. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Ironwood/Hurley Rot...
BRUCE CROSSING, Mich. - Robert "Boppin' Bob" Peltola, 58, of Bruce Crossing, passed away Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015. He was born Dec. 13, 1956, in Ontonagon to Hector and Betty (Rice) Peltola. Bob grew up in Agate and graduated from Ewen-Trout Creek High School in 1975. Following graduation, Bob went to work at Settler's Co-op, where he was employed for 40 years. Bob also was a high school sports broadcaster for 29 years for local athletic events, which was his passion. He enjoyed watching the...
ESCANABA, Mich. — Merlin Niemi, 89, formerly of Ewen, passed away on Sept. 26, 2015, in Escanaba, where he had lived since 2012. Merlin was born April 20, 1926, to the late Rayno and Laila (Rajala) Niemi. He graduated from Ewen High School in 1945, and served in the U.S. Army from 1945 to 1947. He married Angela King on Oct. 2, 1948, in the Sacred Heart Church of Ewen. Together they raised five children on their family farm on Fair Oaks Road in Ewen. In 1957, Merlin was employed as an electrician for the White Pine Copper Company until he r...
By LARRY HOLCOMBE [email protected] EWEN - Ewen-Trout Creek hosted a job fair for its junior and senior high school students Wednesday. Superintendent/principal Alan Tulppo said the "career and college fair" was the first of its kind at E-TC and he hopes to do it again. "The goal was to introduce our students to the different careers they could have in this area. We're encouraging them to go on and get a degree, get some training beyond high school - whether it's a four-year, a...
BLACK RIVER, Mich. - Suzanne Louise Rea, 68, formerly of Bruce Crossing, died at home Thursday morning, Sept. 17, 2015, lovingly cared for by her older daughter. Suzanne was born Nov. 29, 1946, in Ontonagon, daughter of the late John Darwin and Marjorie (McGinty) Rea. She attended local schools in Trout Creek, Hillman and Iron River. She was baptized at St. Anthony Church in Trout Creek, and confirmed at St. Agnes Church in Iron River. From 1966 until 1981, she was married to Dennis Brown; they...
Thursday, Sept. 17 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, mothers, infants, children, 9:45-10 a.m. EST, Lake Gogebic Senior Center, Bergland; 10:20-10:35 a.m. EST, Porcupine Mountain Senior Center, White Pine; 11-11:45 a.m. EST, Holy Family Catholic Church parking lot, Ontonagon; 1:15-1:45 p.m. EST, Resource Center, Mass City; 2:15-2:45 p.m. EST, Stannard Township Ballpark, Bruce Crossing; 2:30-2:45 p.m., Watersmeet Town Hall parking lot, Watersmeet. 906-884-2106. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer,...
