Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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BERGLAND, Mich. — Clyde John Mantta passed away June 8, 2014, after a short illness. He was born May 14, 1938, the son of Clyde and Adele (Peterson) Mantta, in Hancock. Clyde grew up on the family farm in Tapiola. He graduated from Doelle High School in 1952. As a young man, Clyde worked on the Great Lakes Ore Boats sailing on the P.D. Block and the Wilfred Sykes. Soon after, Clyde took a job at White Pine Copper Company working in the power plant. In 1964, he and his wife, Patricia, bought a home on Sandy Beach on Lake Gogebic. In 1965, the f...
BRUCE CROSSING, Mich. - Robert A. Spears, 59, of Bruce Crossing, died at home on Jan. 31, 2014. He was born Sept. 22, 1954, to Art and Peggy Spears in Detroit. He grew up in Marine City and Walled Lake. He entered the apprenticeship program just after high school and became a boilermaker. He worked as a boilermaker (Michigan local 169) until his retirement. Bob (also known as Buffalo) retired to Bruce Crossing. He loved this community and found great joy in becoming involved in many ways. He...
ONTONAGON, Mich. — Francis R. “Frank” Urbis, 88, of Paulding, died on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014, at Aspirus Ontonagon Long Term Care hospital. Francis was born in Ewen on April 5, 1925, son of Andrew and Mary Urbis. He married Patricia Knapp, of Watersmeet, on Nov. 5, 1955. They had been married for more than 58 years. Francis was proceeded in death by his parents; and brother, Edward. His brother, Clarence “James,” continues to live on the Bruce Crossing farm where Francis resided until his marriage. After establishing his own trucking...
IRONWOOD - Area hunters fear the worst may be yet to come regarding deer numbers in the western Upper Peninsula. Hunters voiced concerns about lack of deer to the Department of Natural Resources at a Thursday meeting attended by about 75 people at Gogebic Community College. One hunter said it was the first time in 40 years he didn't buy a deer license. He said there was no need to because there were no deer in his area. Suggestions from the hunters ranged from closing deer season altogether to...
ONTONAGON - The Ontonagon County EconomicDevelopment Corporation with just $30 in the bank is looking to the Ontonagon County Board to assist in keeping the unit in operation. Wednesday, the EDC held its annual reorganization meeting, acknowledging that it does not know what the future of the organization will be with the state actions which removed more than $600,000 in Revolving Loan Funds to a central organizational board, but left the EDC with some of the duties in qualifying requests for...
MARSHFIELD, Wis. — Martin J. “Marty” Draeger, 83, died Jan. 1, 2014 at Ministry St. Joseph’s Hospital in Marshfield. Marty was born in Racine on Dec. 27, 1930, to William C. Draeger and Laura Forster. Shortly after graduation from high school in March 1951, he enlisted in the U.S. Army. He was a veteran of the Korean War and was honorably discharged in March 1953 as a sergeant. In May 1954, Marty married Donna Pansch, of Racine. They were divorced in 1980. He graduated from the Wisconsin Institute of Mortuary Science and joined his father...
ONTONAGON, Mich. - Edward Floyd Greeno, 90, of Ewen, died on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013, at Long Term Care in Ontonagon. Ed was born Oct. 1, 1923, in Ewen, the son of Floyd and Bernice (Taylor) Greeno. He attended Ewen High School but left early to join the United States Army during World War II. He served from 1943-1946. Veterans who were unable to complete their schooling were entitled to receive their diplomas, and in June 2004, Ed was awarded his honorary high school diploma. On June 7, 1947,...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Rose Marie Bray, 93, of Vaughn Street, Pioneer Park Apartments, Ironwood, died Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013, in Ironwood. She was born March 3, 1920, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Marko and Mary (Kure') Osterman. Rose attended Ironwood schools and was employed in housekeeping for 15 years, as a mail contractor for 2 1/2 years and in food service at Grand View Hospital for 10 years until retirement in 1983. She enjoyed working jigsaw puzzles, word search puzzles and playing...
To the Editor: What has happened in Washington in the last month was nothing more then an exercise in stupidity. Senator Ted Cruz, representing the tea party radicals in the Senate, took the floor of the Senate on Oct. 1 and began his clown show, calling for the appeal of the Affordable Care Act, better know as Obamacare, or else he and the Republicans would shut the government down. President Obama didn’t flinch, informing tea party Republicans that neither he nor the American people would be held hostage by appealing any law, including O...
ONTONAGON, Mich. - Burton Johnson, 83, of Bruce Crossing, died on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013, at Long-Term Care in Ontonagon. Burton was born Dec. 21, 1929, in Laurium, the son of Ralph and Aleda Johnson. The family moved to Bruce Crossing in 1943. On Dec. 6, 1947, he married the love of his life, Betty Niemi. The couple resided in Bruce Crossing, where he was in the cattle business (Johnson Livestock) with his father. In 1954, they moved to White Pine, where he was employed at the White Pine Copper...
CRYSTAL FALLS, Mich. — Shirley Hanako Sexton died Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013, at the Iron County Medical Care Facility. She was born July 1, 1931, in Maui, Hawaii, and joined the U.S. Army in the Women’s Army Corps in the early 1950s. She married David “Super X” Sexton on April 4, 1953. They resided in Paulding and had four children, Sherril (Gregg) Anderson, of Paulding, Scott (Brenda) Sexton, of Paynesville, Doug (Marilyn) Sexton, of Paulding, and Richard (Wendy) Sexton, of Powers. She had 13 grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; and 19 grea...
BERGLAND — Bergland Foods Store, formerly known as Nordine’s, was destroyed in a fire Friday morning. According to an official on the scene, a family living in the apartment behind the store/gas station heard three small explosions around 2 a.m. The family left the apartment safely and called 911 after seeing black smoke coming from the building. The family is staying at a local motel after the loss of its apartment. Officers responded from the Ontonagon County Sheriff’s Department and Michi...
WAUSAU, Wis. — Marsha Faith Burroughs, born Nov. 8, 1969, passed away Sept. 30, 2013, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital due to cardiac arrest following emergency surgery. Marsha is survived by her daughter, Jenna Hash, of Topaz, Mich.; her parents, Ed and Ann Burroughs, of Bruce Crossing, Mich.; three sisters: Laura (Elden) Burke, of Ontonagon, Mich., Karen (Greg) Pepin, of Kingsford, Mich., and Jennifer (Jamie) Jackman, of Kalkaska, Mich.; brother, Curtis (Jennifer) Burroughs, of Lake Linden, Mich.; as well as numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Ma...
WAUSAU, Wis. — Marsha Faith Burroughs, born Nov. 8, 1969, passed away Sept. 30, 2013, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital due to cardiac arrest following emergency surgery. Marsha is survived by her daughter, Jenna, of Topaz, Mich.; her parents, Ed and Ann Burroughs, of Bruce Crossing, Mich.; three sisters: Laura (Elden) Burke, of Ontonagon, Mich., Karen (Greg) Pepin, of Kingsford, Mich., and Jennifer (Jamie) Jackman, of Kalkaska, Mich.; brother, Curtis (Jennifer) Burroughs, of Lake Linden, Mich.; as well as numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. M...
ONTONAGON, Mich. — Joyce M. Miller, 61, passed away Sept. 30, 2013, at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital after losing her battle with cancer. She was born Feb. 26, 1952, to Louis A. “Shorty” Wolfe Sr. and Charlotte Wolfe, of Bergland. Joyce is survived by her mother, Charlotte; children, Amy (Tom) Livingston, Lynn (Rich) Schaffer, Glen (Rose) Miller and Rebecca (Jared) Thompson; her grandchildren, Adrien, Matthew, Austin, Isiah, Glen Jr., Marcella, Liberty and Cory; brother, Kenneth (Deb) Wolfe; her sisters, Paula (Bill) Morrill, Kim (Jim) Mix and N...
WAUSAU, Wis. — David A. Juntti, 81, of South Geneva Road, Bessemer Township, Mich., died Friday, Aug. 9, 2013, at Aspirus Comfort Care Hospice House in Wausau. He was born Jan. 19, 1932, in West Salem, son of the late Oscar and Margaret (Trimble) Juntti, and graduated from West Salem High School in 1949. He then was employed on a farm, worked in a canning factory and on a tobacco farm, and was employed as a gandy dancer on the railroad. He also worked at White Pine Copper Co. for 25 years, o...
GREENLAND — Cold winds, temperatures in the high 40s and low 50s held crowds down and caused some cancellations at the Ontonagon County fair in Greenland over the weekend. Friday night’s stormy weather forced cancellation of the stock car races and things got even worse on Saturday. Motocross races were cancelled and the Timber Trails Riding Club speed show as a memorial to Jackie Strauch had to be transferred to Houghton County. A hardy group of runners showed up despite the 46-degree, rai...
EWEN, Mich. — Miriam Fors, 81, of Ewen, passed away July 22, 2013, at her home. She was born on Nov. 8, 1931, in Bruce Crossing, to Thomas and Ida (Miilukorpi) Syrja. Miriam was married to Clarence Fors, who preceded her in death. She worked as a bookkeeper for the State Bank of Ewen and the Ewen Medical Center. Miriam was a strong, independent woman who was known for her kind heart and generosity. She enjoyed quilting with the ladies at First Lutheran Church, making carpets on her loom and b...
IRONWOOD — It took two full days of golf and three extra playoff holes, but Zack and Cody Langdon finally emerged as winners in the championship flight of the Milakovich Memorial Tournament at the Gogebic Country Club on Sunday. After Pete Barbera sank his par putt on the 553-yard 18th hole, Zack Langdon made a hard-breaking 2-1/2-footer for a birdie 4 (and the win) on the third playoff hole. Zack Langdon is from Ironwood, while his brother is from Marquette. "It was nerve-wracking," Zack Langdo...
BERGLAND, Mich. — Louis Arthur Wolfe Jr. passed away Wednesday, July 10, 2013, at his home in Bergland. He was born April 11, 1949, in Ironwood to Louis “Shorty” and Charlotte Wolfe Sr. Louis served four years in the U.S. Navy. Following active duty, he served in the Naval Reserve for many years. During his working years, Louis was employed at Copper Range, the Ontonagon ship yard and the Ontonagon County Road Commission, from which he retired. He was a member of the Bergland American Legion Post 562 and the Bergland Volunteer Fire Depar...
ONTONAGON — The Ontonagon Theater of Performing Arts will host a vocal and piano concert Sunday at 7 p.m., featuring Ontonagon native Leah Reichardt and Alex Marciniak, of Ironwood. “We’re so pleased to have Leah and Alex together on our stage,” said Carol Reid, a theater spokesperson. “It’s always special when one of our own talented young people comes home to perform. We first heard Leah sing when she was a teenager, and her soprano voice was breathtaking even at that age. We can’t wait...
KINGSFORD, Mich. — George D. Skaja, 96, formerly of Ironwood and Woodruff, Wis., passed away on June 22, 2013, at the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Georgene and Ned Aldridge, Kingsford. He was born on May 12, 1917, in Rhinelander, Wis., son of the late Anna (Antes) and Edward Skaja. He attended school in McNaughton, Wis., until his family moved to Oma, Wis., where he completed his elementary education. He then attended Hurley High School, Hurley, Wis., graduating in 1936. Following h...
BRUCE CROSSING – Spirits were high Sunday as local Independence Day celebrations concluded with a full day of activities in Bruce Crossing. Events began at 8 a.m. with a communitywide church service lead by the Rev. Ted Trudgeon, of Ewen. Other morning events included a breakfast at VFW Post 9345 in Bruce Crossing, a pie contest, the start of a 3-on-3 basketball tournament, a fun walk/run and tot run and a performance by Marty’s Goldenaires at Bruce Crossing Township Park. Spectators turned out...
Communities across the Gogebic Range are celebrating Independence Day in the coming days. Friday, July 5 Greenland Walk, Run and Roll Registration, 1-5 p.m., Log Cabin, Greenland. Marty’s Goldenaires Performance, 8 p.m., Ramsay. Street Dance, 6-10 p.m., behind Bessemer Township Fire Hall, Ramsay. Street Dance, 8-11 p.m., with Bruce and the Destroyers, Marenisco. Ramsay Fireworks, dusk. Saturday, July 6 Bruce Crossing geocaching begins. Greenland Walk, Run and Roll, 9:30 a.m. start, 8 a.m. r...
