Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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WAKEFIELD, Mich. — Stephen Joseph Bevel, age 63, of Wakefield, entered eternal life Dec. 14, 2021, at UP Health System—Marquette, in the loving, comforting care of his family. A memorial service will be held at the Cornerstone Church in Ramsay on Thursday, Dec. 30, at 11 a.m. A reception will follow. Fassbender Swanson Hansen Funeral and Cremation Services is serving the family, where condolences may be expressed, and an obituary viewed, online at fassbenderswansonhansen.com...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] WAKEFIELD - Lori Modjewski, vice president of operations and human resources at the First National Bank in Wakefield retired on Wednesday after 43 and a half years of service. "Things are changing, so it's time. Trying to keep up with the technology is getting to be hard at times," Modjewski told the Daily Globe. "I'm just looking for a little bit more relaxing lifestyle. It's time for some of the younger ones to do some of the work." Modjewski grew up...
BESSEMER, Mich. - Michael Robert Wiita, 73, of Bessemer, beloved husband, father, brother, brother-in-law, grandfather, uncle, cousin and friend, was received with open arms to our Lord on Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital. Mike was born on Nov. 10, 1948, in Bessemer Township, a son of Donald Andreas and Viola Marie (Sipponen) Wiita. Mike was a 1967 graduate of Wakefield High School. He attended the Henry Ford School of Forestry in Alberta, Michigan, obtaining certification as...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Friday, Dec. 24 Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EST, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org. Saturday, Dec. 25 Union Station Food Pantry and Northern Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. Alcoholics...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Dec. 23 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Memorial Building, 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, Ironwood. 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church,...
WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield-Marenisco school board reviewed a bid from Nasi Construction for the district’s window replacement project during its regular meeting on Monday. The bid for $1,164,719 was the only bid the district received and was over budget. The bid included $295,000 to replace the windows in the gymnasium. In order to reduce costs, the board decided not to replace the windows in the gym at this time, dropping the cost to $869,719. Superintendent Jason Gustafson said he will work with Nasi Construction to find cost saving mea...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, Dec. 22 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. 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, Ironwood. 906-932-4325. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2...
HURLEY, Wis. - Toini Maria (Luoma) Mandelin, 93, passed away peacefully in Hurley, on Dec. 9, 2021. She was born in Wakefield, Michigan, on March 30, 1928, the daughter of Matt and Amanda Luoma. Toini graduated from Wakefield High School in 1946 and moved to Milwaukee, where she graduated from the Business Institute of Milwaukee and began working at Ladish Malting Company as a secretary. She was a member of Emmaus Lutheran Church in Milwaukee, where she met her husband, Milton, and they were...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Dec. 18 Union Station Food Pantry and Northern Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. 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, Dec. 19 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community C...
By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] BESSEMER - Ross Solberg was appointed to be the next Gogebic County sheriff on Wednesday by Prosecutor Nick Jacobs and District Court Judge Anna Talaska, effective Jan. 1. The date of the swearing-in ceremony has not yet been determined. "(I) want nothing but the best for the sheriff's office and the citizens of the county," Solberg said. "I will work hard at maintaining a strong working criminal justice system. I will keep the sheriff's office up to...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit for a resident to run a flower shop in her home at 3507 E. Pierce St. during its regular meeting on Tuesday. Ashley Radowski spoke with the board about her plans for the businesses and answered questions. She said her plans for the business have changed and she no longer plans to operate a general flower shop with a store front. Instead, she will focus on floral arrangements for weddings and private events. City manager R...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Dec. 16 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Memorial Building, 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, Ironwood. 906-932-4325. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Bergland Lake Gogebic Senior Center, 9:45-10 a.m. EDT; White Pine Township Hall, 10:20-10:35 a.m. EDT; Ontonagon Holy Family...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, Dec. 15 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Marenisco Town Hall, 9:15-9:30 a.m; Watersmeet Food Pantry, 10-10:30 a.m.; Bruce Crossing, Stannard Township ballpark, 12:30-1 p.m. EDT. 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,...
BIG PINE KEY, Fla. — Teresa Fleming Davis passed away peacefully on Dec. 9, 2021, in the Florida Keys. Teresa was born on July 12, 1953, in Wakefield, Michigan, to Raymond and Martha (Lindberg) Fleming. She was a graduate of Ewen-Trout Creek High School and worked for a local dentist before moving to the Chicago area. After marrying, she and her husband eventually moved to the Florida Keys. She had found the place she loved. She settled in Big Pine Key and became an active member of the Moose Lodge 1585. For many years she could be found t...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Tom L. Lanham, 70, was one of the kindest, most humble souls you'll ever have known. Tom unexpectedly said goodbye and went to be with the Lord with his wife, Becky, and their children by his side on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. Two days before Tom's passing, he accepted Jesus Christ into his heart as his Lord and Savior. Thomas "Tom" Lee Lanham was born to Raymond and Mary Lanham on Feb. 5, 1951, in Springfield, Illinois. He graduated from Springfield High School in 1969, then...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, Dec. 14 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Memorial Building, Ironwood. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Pioneer Park Apartments tenants only, Ironwood, 9-10 a.m.; Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood, parking lot, 10:30-11:15 a.m.; Mill Trace Apartments, Ironwood Township, parking lot, 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.; Wildwood Apartments, Ironwood Township, community room, 12:30-12:45 p.m....
MILWAUKEE, Wis. - Gerald "Jerry" Hendrickson, 79, a lifelong Erwin Township resident, died Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee. Jerry went home to his Lord, supported by the love of his family after a lengthy illness during which he personified faith, courage, spirit and strength. At the time of his death, he continued to live on the family farm that has nurtured four generations of family. Jerry was born Aug. 16, 1942, in Ironwood, son of the late Andrew and Ellen (Ahonen)...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Dec. 11 Union Station Food Pantry and Northern Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Red Hat Society, Christmas lunch, noon, Elk & Hound, Ironwood. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Sunday, Dec. 12 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer H...
RAMSAY, Mich. — Anne R. Coron, 94, a longtime resident of Ramsay, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. Anne was born on Jan. 5, 1927, in Marenisco, a daughter of Edward and Rose (Milness) White. She attended Marenisco High School and graduated in 1946. On Nov. 16, 1946, Anne was united in marriage to Lawrence E. Coron at St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Ironwood by the Rev. Monsignor J.B. Moriarty. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Wakefield and a former member of Christ the King Catholic Church in Ramsay. Anne is s...
WAUSAU, Wis. - Dean Norrie Pearson, age 72, of North Ironwood, Michigan, passed away Dec. 4, 2021, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital after an unexpected short battle with cancer. In true Dean spirit, he worked hard right up until his last breath. Dean was born Oct. 14, 1949, to Norrie and Elvi Pearson, of North Ramsay, Michigan. He learned his hard work ethic at a very young age, helping the family run a labor intensive dairy and beef farm, caring for animals, and maintaining machinery. It was here he...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Dec. 9 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Memorial Building, 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, Ironwood. 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church,...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, Dec. 8 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. 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, Ironwood. 906-932-4325. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2...
EWEN, Mich. - James D. Weston, 85, of Ewen, passed away Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021. James is survived by a sister, Carol; his wife, Jo Ann; a daughter, Kelly; a son, Jason; four granddaughters, Kara, Katylynn, Prudence and Chloe; two grandsons, Cody and Gaiter; and many nieces and nephews. His favorite activities included playing cards with friends and bingo. He enjoyed spending time with his family. A funeral service will be held Saturday, Dec. 11, at 1 p.m. EST, preceded by visitation at 12:30...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, Dec. 7 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Memorial Building, Ironwood. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. 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, Ironwood. 906-932-4325. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon....
