Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Muriel Elizabeth (Pezzetti) Vidakovich, 90, a lifelong resident of Wakefield, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday morning, June 8, 2016. Muriel was born on Dec. 2, 1925, in Wakefield, a daughter of John Joseph and Anna Elizabeth (Johnson) Pezzetti. She attended Wakefield High School and graduated in 1943. On Oct. 25, 1946, Muriel married Nick Vidakovich in Wakefield. She was a faithful member of All Saints Lutheran Church and a life member of the Ladies Auxiliary to the...
BESSEMER, Mich. - Frank David Gamache, 84, a long-time resident of Bessemer, passed away Thursday evening, May 26, 2016. Frank was born on Jan. 26, 1932, in Bessemer Township, a son of Frank and Anna (Chovan) Gamache. He attended A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer and graduated in 1949. Frank proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was honorably discharged as a corporal on July 1, 1954. He was a faithful member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Ramsay. Frank is...
Monday, May 23 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. National Finnish American Festival Auxilliary, 10 a.m., Little Finland, Kimball, Wis. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Finnish Language Classes, 3 p.m. beginners, 4 p.m., advanced, Little Finland, Kimball, Wis. Young Authors and Illustrators Group, 3:30 p.m., Luther L. Wright Library. Grades 2-4. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30...
Saturday, May 21 Community Pickleball Paddlers, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Snow Shakers Trail Clean up, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., meet at the grooming shed in Bessemer. Lunch will be provided. Children’s Story Hour, 10 a.m., Marenisco Public Library. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, May 22 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. area74.org. Monday, May 23 Iron County...
RAMSAY, Mich. - JoAnn Edith Ollikainen, 67, of Ramsay, our Angel on Earth spread her wings and went to heaven to be with the love of her life, on May 18, 2016. She was born on May 9, 1949, in Detroit, daughter of the late Douglas C. Carlson and Edith J. (Ohman) Carlson. She attended A.D. Johnston Bessemer High School in Bessemer, graduating in 1969. She was united in marriage to her high school sweetheart, Erland William Ollikainen, on July 18, 1970 at the Sharon Lutheran Church in Bessemer....
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Pauline M. "P.J." Lotzer, 66, of Ironwood, died peacefully Wednesday, May 11, 2016, surrounded by her loving family, at Aspirus Grand View Hospital in Ironwood. The former Pauline M. Joki was born May 9, 1950, in Wakefield, daughter of the late Reino and Geraldine (Collins) Joki. She attended grade school in Ramsay and graduated from A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer in 1968. She received an associate degree from Gogebic Community College in education and a Bachelor of...
Saturday, May 14 Community Pickleball Paddlers, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Children’s Story Time, 10 a.m., Wakefield Public Library. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, May 15 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Bessemer Township Fourth of July Committee, 6:30 p.m., Ramsay Fire Hall. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. area74.org. Monday, May 16 Gogebic County Human Services Agency Board, 9 a.m...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY - A Ramsay man who faces prison time on heroin and meth charges in Gogebic County was sentenced in Iron County Court Tuesday to three years in the Wisconsin prison system for delivery of methamphetamines. Michael Johnson, 21, was also sentenced by Judge Patrick Madden to four years of extended supervision and assessed fines and court costs of $2,500. He must seek alcohol and drug counseling and submit DNA samples, among other provisions of the...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — Testifying via video feed from the Iron County Jail, Michael Scott Johnson, 21, Ramsay, pled guilty to possession of methamphetamine and possession with intent to deliver heroin in Gogebic County Circuit Court in Bessemer Monday. The plea was part of a deal that will result in six additional charges and a habitual offender-third offense designation dismissed by the Gogebic County Prosecutor’s Office. Both felony charges Johnson pled gui...
Monday, May 9 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. National Finnish American Board, 10 a.m., Little Finland, Kimball, Wis. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Beginning Finnish Language Class, 3 p.m., followed by Advanced Finnish Language at 4 p.m., Little Finland, Kimball, Wis. Young Authors and Illustrators Group, 3:30 p.m., Luther L. Wright Library. Grade 5-8. Chess Club, 4 p.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace...
ROSEVILLE, Minn. — MaryLee Favero, of Anvil Location, Bessemer Township, Mich., passed away Christmas morning, Dec. 25, 2015, at her sister’s in Roseville. She went to school in Anvil, Ramsay and graduated from A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer. She spent her entire business career in real estate and insurance at A. Lieberthal and Son, Reginald and Tom Williams and Wiita agencies. MaryLee was preceded in death by her loving parents, Peter and Mary Favero. She had a heart of gold when it came to her family and friends. She is survived by...
LANSING, Mich. - Robert "Bob" J. LeBlanc, 78, of Wakefield, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Saturday, April 23, 2016, at McLaren Hospital in Lansing. Bob was born in Newberry, on July 1, 1937. His mother passed away when he was born. When he was a year and a half, his father moved him to Ramsay to live with his mother's sister and her husband, Mary and John Chlebowski. Bob's father moved nearby with his grandmother. Tragically, his father passed away when he was just 4 year...
BESSEMER, Mich. — Donald Charles DalPonte, 83, of Bessemer, died Wednesday, April 13, 2016. He was born Aug. 27, 1932, in Chicago and resided there until his family moved to Ramsay. Donald graduated from A.D. Johnston High School, Bessemer, in 1950. After working in Milwaukee for two years, he enlisted with the U.S. Navy and served for four years aboard troop transport ships from Norfolk, Va., to Dover, Del., England, and Bremerhaven, Germany. In 1957, he began a lifelong pursuit of education, studying at Gogebic Community College, Northern Mic...
Monday, April 25 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org. Methamphetamine ETC, 8 p.m., support group, Woodland Church, Ironwood. 906-285-2813 or methetc.web.com. Little Finland Finnish language beginning class 3 p.m.,...
Saturday, April 23 Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Sunday, April 24 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. area74.org. Monday, April 25 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6...
Thursday, April 14 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Red Hat Society Northwoods Divas, noon, Golden Dragon Restaurant, Ironwood. Reservations required to 906-932-5455 or 906-663-4871. Grief Support Group, 1 to 2:30 p.m., all welcome, Dr. Kate Hospice office, 1571 Highway 51 North in Arbor Vitae. Grief Support Group, 2 p.m., all welcome, The Inn Bed...
Wednesday, April 13 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. 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 Rotary Club, 12:15 p.m., Elk and Hound Restaurant, Ironwood. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Town Hal...
Monday, April 11 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. National Finnish American Festival Board, 10 a.m., Little Finland, Kimball. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Finnish language class, 3 p.m., advanced class, 4 p.m.; Little Finland, Kimball. Iron County Memorial Building Restoration Committee, 5:30 p.m., Memorial Building, Hurley. Range History, Geography and Geology Club, 6 p.m., Sharon’s Coffee Shop, Hurley. Ironwood School PTO, 6 p.m., Luther L. W...
Saturday, April 9 Friends of the Ironwood Carnegie Library, 9:30 a.m., library. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Sunday, April 10 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. area74.org. Monday, April 11 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. National Finnish American F...
PORT RICHEY, Fla. — Eugene J. Syrjala Sr., 92, passed away at home in Port Richey on March 2, 2016. He was born in Wakefield, Mich. He was the remaining son of the late Isaac and Hilda Syrjala family. A long time resident of Ramsay, Mich., Eugene attended the Ramsay School and graduated from A.D. Johnston High School in 1941. He served in the U.S. Army and was honorably discharged in 1946. He married the former Sylvia Mark, also of Ramsay, at the parsonage of First Lutheran Church in Wakefield, Mich., with the late Rev. Samuel Autere o...
BESSEMER, Mich. - Margaret Elizabeth (Miskovich) Jurasin, 75, of Bessemer, passed away peacefully Wednesday, March 30, 2016, at her home, surrounded by loved ones. She was born May 10, 1940, on the Miskovich family farm just outside of Wakefield, the daughter of Steve and Mary (Grivicich) Miskovich. Margaret was one of 13 children, nine of whom were also born and raised right there on the farm. When she was about 16, a young Joe Jurasin received instructions from his father to deliver a problem...
Monday, March 28 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Finnish Language Class, 4 p.m., Little Finland, Kimball, Wis. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org. Methamphetamine ETC, 8 p.m., support group, Woodland Church, Ironwood. 906-285-2813 or...
LAKE GOGEBIC, Mich. - Anna Mae (Miskovich) Richards, 78, a long-time resident of Lake Gogebic, passed away peacefully Monday morning, March 21, 2016, surrounded by loved ones. Anna Mae was born on Nov. 8, 1937, in Wakefield, a daughter of Steve and Mary Ann (Grivicich) Miskovich. She attended Wakefield High School and graduated in 1956. On Jan. 12, 1957, Anna Mae was united in marriage to William Marshall "Bill" Richards at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Wakefield, by the Rev. Charles...
WAKEFIELD - "Go jump in a lake" is a command that was followed by about 50 people who participated in the 10th annual Regional Hospice Polar Plunge on Saturday. On a sunny afternoon with temperatures around 32, hundreds of spectators watched as young and old participants dove into frigid Sunday Lake for a worthy cause, namely to raise money for end of life services. Announcer John Oberto, of Iron Belt, Wis., said 40 people signed up for the event and another 10 showed up on Saturday afternoon....
