Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD, Mich. - Richard Michael Lanctoe, 73, of Ironwood, died peacefully at his home, on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. Rick was born on March 9, 1951, to Fritz and Kay (Johnson) Lanctoe in Ironwood. In elementary years, he attended the Central School, followed by the Ironwood Catholic High School, where he graduated in 1969. He was united in marriage to Lori Ann McDonald on March 31, 1997, in Las Vegas. From an early age, Rick was interested in business adventures....
BESSEMER, Mich. - Eva Mae Massi, 88, of Bessemer, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield, with her daughter, Jody, at her side. Eva was born on July 5, 1936, in Petoskey, to Florin and Bessie (Hathaway) Warren. She grew up in Wolverine, Watersmeet and Crystal Falls. Eva graduated from Crystal Falls High School in 1953. She married Warren David Wirtanen in 1953. They were blessed with a son, William Darwin, and a daughter, Jacqueline...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Jan. 9 Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. 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....
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Due to the Holidays some events may be cancelled or rescheduled. Please reach out to the organizers of the meeting or events. Thursday, Dec. 19 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Bergland, Lake Gogebic Senior Center, 9:25-9:40 a.m. EDT; White Pine, Carp Lake Township Hall, 10-10:15 a.m. EDT; Ontonagon, Holy Family Catholic Church, 11-11:30 a.m. EDT; Mass City Resource Center, 12:30-1 p.m....
BESSEMER, Mich. – Neil Martin Erickson, 85, a long-time resident of Bessemer, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital in Ironwood, after a courageous battle with cancer. Neil was born on July 5, 1939, in Bessemer Township, a son of Harry R. and Minnie H. (Marquardt) Erickson. He attended A.D. Johnston High School and graduated in 1957. Neil went to college for one year. On Feb. 5, 1959, Neil was inducted into the U.S. Army and proudly served his country for nearly t...
RAMSAY, Mich. – Arlene Ann (Harvey) Wiemeri, 86, of Ramsay, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024, at Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield. Arlene was born on April 22, 1938, in Wakefield, daughter of Raymond G. and Florence (Hood) Harvey. She was one of ten children, so her childhood was full of fun and mischief. She graduated from Wakefield High School. On April 22, 1961, Arlene was united in marriage to William Raymond "Bill" Wiemeri in Wakefield. They were blessed with four sons. A...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Dec. 5 Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. 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....
BESSEMER, Mich. - Patrick J. "Pat" Steiger, 78, of Bessemer, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, with his devoted wife and family at his side. Pat was born on May 11, 1946, in Ashland, Wisconsin, a son of Paul W. and Dorothy M. (Tomczak) Steiger. He attended A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer and graduated in 1965. From an early age, Pat had a love of fixing things and used to take his toys and other things apart just to put them back together again to learn how they worked....
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Nov. 21 Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. 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....
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Nov. 7 Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. 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....
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Oct. 24 Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. 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....
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] BESSEMER — At an Oct. 11 meeting of the Economic Development and Capital Improvements Committee of the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners, members voted to award a $23,400 bid to Kitto’s Property Management of Ironwood. Owner Brycen Kitto and Andrew Knaack were present and agreed to the company’s responsibility to facilitate the preparation of a base for new, portable grandstands. Terms of the bid include remove existing concrete and debris; hauling material to set the grade height to road level;...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Oct. 10 Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. 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....
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners has deferred to the county attorney and the county Road Commission a request made by Jerry Nezworski, president and trail manager of the Gogebic Range Trail Authority, to designate Trail 2 as a state ORV route from the Wisconsin border to Wakefield. The action occurred at the commission’s Sept. 25 meeting. Nezworski, who noted that the Wakefield City Council already gave its own approval, said it is necessary to have the trail properly ack...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Sept. 26 Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. 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....
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Sept. 19 Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. 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....
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Sept. 5 Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. 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....
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] IRONWOOD — At a Monday evening meeting, the Ironwood City Commission approved the awarding of a $10,084,625 bid to C.D. Smith Construction Inc. of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, for the city’s Phase 2 Water Treatment Plant Project. City manager Paul Anderson, who is also the city engineer, said there were no other bids. He expects the project, 100% grant-funded and estimated to take two years, to start no later than the first quarter of 2025. During his manager’s report, Anderson added that related sched...
DULUTH, Minn. - John J. Oberto of Iron Belt, Wisconsin, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024, at Solvay Hospice House in Duluth while being held by his loving family. He was born in Ramsay, Michigan, to John A. and Helen (Juno) Oberto. He attended grade school in Iron Belt and graduated from J.E. Murphy High School with the class of 1966. He then attended Stout State University, graduating with a degree in industrial arts. While at Stout, he played with a traveling rock and roll band and desc...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, August 22 Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. 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....
BESSEMER, Mich. - June M. Bulinski, 86, of Bessemer, passed away on Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital in Ironwood, after a brief illness, with her son at her side. June was born on June 21, 1938, in Bessemer, a daughter of William and Gladys Walls. She attended Bessemer schools and graduated from A.D.Johnston High School with the class of 1956. On June 10, 1961, June married Peter Bulinski at Christ the King Catholic Church in Ramsay. They were married for 43 years. She was empl...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, August 8 Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. 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....
IRONWOOD - Charles "Chuck" Allen Lotzer, 85, of Ironwood, passed away with his family by his side at his home on Friday, July 19, 2024. Chuck was born on Feb. 23, 1939, at home in Ironwood to Charles and Lillie (Erickson) Lotzer. He was a 1957 graduate of Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood. He attended Michigan Tech studying mechanical engineering. He then served two years in the U.S. Army. On Nov. 29, 1980, he was united in marriage with Pauline "PJ" Joki and they raised eight children...
