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Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield City Council approved two ordinances on Jan. 13 after holding public hearings on each of them. One is the Cross Connection Ordinance that City Manager Brown has stated is "a critical measure to ensure compliance with Michigan's Safe Drinking Water Act." In an agenda report, Brown wrote, "This update reflects ongoing efforts to maintain the safety and integrity of our drinking water supply and to protect public health." The second ordinance amends Municipal Infraction O...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - It is with heavy hearts that we announce that Wayne A. Sillanpaa, 75, passed away peacefully at Aspirus St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota, on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025. Wayne lived a life devoted to family, hard work and enjoyment in the outdoors. Wayne graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood in 1967. Shortly after, he entered and completed two years of trade school, receiving a diploma in machine tool operation from North Central Technical Institute and...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - With sadness we announce the passing of our sweet and beautiful mother, Nadine Pearl (Sampson) Roebuck. She passed away peacefully at her home in Ironwood, surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, at the age of 71. Nadine was born on July 23, 1953, in Gladwin, to Eugene and Vernie (Shirkey) Sampson. She graduated from Wakefield High School with honors in 1971. Nadine met her lifelong partner, Jose Tinoco, in 2000, and shared the love of life and their...
BESSEMER, Mich. – Ida Florence (Laakonen) Wick, 94, of Bessemer, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, at Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley, Wisconsin. Ida was born on March 21, 1930, in Superior, Wisconsin. She was adopted at six months old to the late George and Mary Magdziak. She was a resident of Ironwood until 2011. Ida then moved to Bessemer to live with her daughter, Donna, and son-in-law, Mike. On Jan. 10, 1948, she married Wilbert "Bolla" Laakonen and r...
SAXON, Wis. - George Harvey Ehret, 83, of Saxon, was called home on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. His body lost to cancer, but his eternity won to Jesus Christ. George was "Dad" to: Martin (Anna), Dawn and Lisa; "Grumpa" to: Robert and Kim, Kristen, Brent, Christy and Michael, Angela and Sean, Gabriel, Samuel, Logan and Amelia; "Great-Grumpa" to: Nora and Abigail; and brother to: Tom and Arlene. He is reunited with his wife, Maria; his parents, Tom and Erika; and brother, Bruce. George was loved and...
KIMBALL, Wis. — Bruce Tomczyk, 85, of Kimball, passed away peacefully at home on Jan. 15, 2025. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Berniece. Bruce served in the U.S. Marine Corps and retired from the U.S. Army Reserve as Sergeant First Class. He was also employed at the White Pine Pine in quality control for 40 years. Bruce is also survived by his children, including son, Michael (Jodi) Tomczyk of Antigo; and daughter, Pamela (Kirk) Backman of Kimball; as well as grandchildren, Riley Michaela and Garrett Tomczyk, Brittany (Jeff) Hunt and M...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Jan. 23 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 MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] BESSEMER — In a Jan. 8 reorganizational meeting, members of the Bessemer Board of Education voted to maintain the same positions. Hence, Jim Partanen will remain as president, and Brady Halverson will remain as vice president. Tara Graham and Beth Steiger also will continue as treasurer and secretary, respectively. In other reorganizational action, the board also: — Approved First National Bank, Gogebic Range Bank and the Michigan Liquid Asset Fund Plus as depositories for school funds. — Desig...
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...
IRONWOOD, Mich. – Julie A. Goetz, 89, of Ironwood, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, at Westgate Nursing, Rehabilitation and Assisted Living Community in Ironwood. Julie was born on Dec. 19, 1935, in Wakefield, to Vincent and Antoinette (Boscia) Agriesti. Julie graduated from Wakefield High School and from cosmetology school in Detroit. She was the owner of Julie's Headquarters in Ironwood until her retirement. Julie is survived by two daughters, Lizabeth (Edwin) Peters and Danette M...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Jan. 16 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. EDT. Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St....
By JASON JUNO [email protected] LAKE LINDEN — Ewen-Trout Creek keeps getting better at defending Lake Linden-Hubbell’s All-U.P. backcourt. When the Panthers gave up 51 points to Cleo Milkey and Emily Jokela in a regular-season game last year, they lost. In the next meeting, that number was down to 34, and E-TC won a close regional tournament matchup in March. And on Thursday night in Lake Linden’s gym, the Panthers only surrendered a combined 22 points and they dominated the Lakes for a 56-41 victory. “They’re both really good,” E-TC...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] BESSEMER - During a Jan. 3 reorganizational meeting, newly elected Gogebic County Clerk Erin Bunt swore in the seven members of the county Board of Commissioners, and there were four new faces among them. New members are Joseph Cayer (District 2), Daniel Wood (District 3), Peter Matonich (District 5) and Michael Yon (District 6). They were all elected on Nov. 5. Continuing members are Daniel Siirila (District 1), James Lorenson (District 4) and...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - John P. "Chummy" Ozzello, 91, of Wakefield, passed away on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, at his home, with his loving family at his side. John was born on May 31, 1933, in Wakefield, the son of John J. and Margaret M. (Bracket) Ozzello. He attended Wakefield High School and graduated in 1952. John was a non-commissioned officer. The total years of service to his country consisted of 20 years in the military and 15 years with the U.S. Department of State. With this impressive total of...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. — Sheryl Sue Nieminen, 74, of Wakefield, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, peacefully at the Lakeshore group home in Wakefield. Sheryl was born on Aug. 18, 1950, in Ironwood, the daughter of Eugene and Cynthia (Lehto) Nieminen. Sheryl has a laugh that will never be forgotten. She was preceded in death by her parents and nephew, Bill Barbacovi, Jr. Sheryl is survived by her brother, Eugene (Joan); sister, Mayrene (Bill) Barbacovi; and niece, Kristy (Clarence) Dalbeck. The family would like to express their deep a...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Jerzy Lutkowski, 76, passed away on Friday, Dec. 27, 2024, at Westgate Nursing, Rehabilitation and Assisted Living Community in Ironwood. Jerzy was born Oct. 3, 1948, in Czestochowa, Poland, the youngest of three boys born to Maria (nee Fertner) and Stefan Lutkowski. He was an intelligent, mischievous child, and fascinated by aviation from an early age. He built airplane models at the local Aeroclub and worked in Poland as a mechanical engineer, in a time when blueprints were...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Russell J. Barger of White Pine, passed away on Jan. 1, 2025, in Wakefield at the Gogebic Medical Care Facility. He was 87 years old. Russell was born to Jim and Adrian (Sarazin) Barger on Nov. 5, 1937, in Chassell. He graduated from Chassell High School in 1957. He joined the U.S. Army National Guard and then enlisted in the United States Army. Upon returning from the Army, he worked for Hocking Construction Company. He then met and married Betty Jean Archambeau on Nov. 12,...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. – Margaret Suzanne (nee Syreini) Pohjola, 82, of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, at Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield. Margaret was born on Dec. 8, 1942, in Wakefield, a daughter of Jacob Hjalmer and Siama Margaret (Ollikka) Syreini. She attended Wakefield High School and graduated in 1960. She continued her education for one year in Duluth, Minnesota, taking secretarial courses. On July 29, 1961, Margie was united in marriage to Roy G...
BESSEMER, Mich. - David Charles Mussatti, 73, of Bessemer, passed away on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. Dave was born on July 30, 1951, to Charles and Maggie Mussatti. He spent most of his career as a welder at Enbridge Energy, retiring in 2007. Dave was an avid outdoorsman who loved the woods and his camp, but most of all he treasured his time with family, including his wife, Vicki, of 52 years. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, Jan. 10, at 11 a.m., preceded by visitation at 10...
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....
By JASON JUNO [email protected] HURLEY — Hurley’s success against Range rivals continued into the 2025 portion of their schedule. The Northstars beat Bessemer 60-44 victory Friday night after wrapping up 2024 with a victory at Ironwood. They can pull off a sweep of area teams with a win against Wakefield-Marenisco on Feb. 6. Hurley won their fourth straight game after starting the year 1-2. “We want to keep stacking good days on top of each other and I thought this was a pretty good day,” Hurley coach Mike Swartz said. “I thought i...
By JASON JUNO [email protected] BESSEMER — Coming into 2025, Wakefield-Marenisco wasn’t the team with a scoring problem. Bessemer was the one who failed to hit the 40-point mark twice, while the Cardinals hadn’t scored under 44 points in a game. The Speedboys turned the tables on the Cardinals, holding them to a season-low scoring output in a 45-37 victory Thursday night. “We couldn’t score, we couldn’t make a shot,” W-M coach Pat Libertoski said. “We must have missed 10 wide-open 3s. What are you going to do? Bottom line is you can...
By JASON JUNO [email protected] WAKEFIELD — Wakefield-Marenisco won’t need their bus anymore come February. The Cardinals end the season with seven straight home games followed by the district tournament in their gym. All of those late home games don’t come without a lot of travel early on. After six straight on the road, the Cardinals played their home opener, Friday night, Jan. 3, before going on the road for another three-game stretch. Lake Linden-Hubbell spoiled their first home game with a 68-53 victory. The Lakes are ranked third...
