Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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Vivian M. Lantta passed away peacefully on March 12, 2015, at the age of 92, with her son, Jim, at her side. Vivian was born on October 22, 1922, in Ramsay, Mich., the daughter of the late John and Hilma (Hill) Tapanila. Vivian's family moved from Ramsay to Saxon, Wis., in 1928, when she was six. On the first day at school, she only spoke Finnish but quickly learned English in first grade. When she was 14 years old, her mother died and she had to take care of her three sisters, Bertha, Vi,...
Wednesday, March 25 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. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Town Hall. 715-561-2190. “Transition: How to Plan, Implement and Succe...
RAMSAY - The main topic on the agenda for Bessemer Township's annual meeting on Monday night was setting the budget for the next fiscal year. The budget begins on April 1 and runs through March 31, 2016. Township Supervisor Jeff Randall spoke to those in attendance about the key points in next years budget. Randall said the estimated total available funds, which are at $1,297,627, may seem like a lot of money, but it does not all arrive at once. "It's a lot of money, but most of that income...
Tuesday, March 24 Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Breakfast For Your Brain, 10 a.m., Mercer, Wis., Community Center. 715-561-2695. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Tacconelli’s. Woods and Blooms Garden Club, 6:30 p.m., Haines Civic Center, Mercer, Wis. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, Ironwood. area74.org. Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., open meeting, Wesley United Methodist...
Monday, March 23 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. All Saints Catholic Academy open house, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Ironwood. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. ET, Ontonagon Village Housing, 100 Cane Court, Ontonagon. area74.org. Methamphetamine ETC, 8 p.m., support group, Woodland Church, Ironwood. 906-285-2813 or methetc.web.com. Government Ironwood...
MARQUETTE, Mich. - George C. Paul, 90, of the D. J. Jacobetti Home for Veterans, Marquette, died Saturday, March 21, 2015, in Marquette. He was born Sept. 10, 1924, in Ironwood, son of the late George and Mary (Hein) Zuchowski. George attended local schools and served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army during World War II from March 8, 1943, until Nov. 28, 1945. George served in three campaigns; Eastern Mandates, Papua and Western Pacific. In 1970, he received a Bachelor of Science degree from Long...
Saturday, March 21 Children’s Story Hour, 10 a.m., Marenisco Public Library. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous Women’s Group, noon, Salem Lutheran, Ironwood. area74.org. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2 to 5 p.m., Mercer, Wis., School gymnasium. Chess Nuts Chess Club, 4 p.m., Maplewood Steakhouse, Ironwood. Sunday, March 22 Senior bingo and lunch, 12:15 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Senior Center. Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Alcohol...
LAS VEGAS — Tammy Colberg, 53, died unexpectedly on Monday, April 16, 2015, at her home in Las Vegas. She was born Dec. 5, 1961, in Wakefield, Mich., and graduated from A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer, Mich. Survivors include her mother, Donna Colberg, Ramsay, Mich.; brother, Mark (Rhonda) Colberg, Crystal Falls, Mich.; sisters, Terri Colberg, Madison, Wis., and Tina (Dan) Sullivan, Bessemer; brother, Ken (Melanie) Colberg, Ramsay; two children, Angala Colberg, Las Vegas, and Ashley (Aaron) Hellman, Norfolk, Va.; four grandchildren; a...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Rose J. Armata, 92, of Ironwood, died peacefully Sunday, March 15, 2015, at Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield, with her loving family by her side. The former Rose DaRonco was born March 8, 1923, in Kimball, Wis., daughter of the late John and Regina (Petracco) DaRonco, attended St. Mary's Catholic Grade School in Hurley and graduated with honors from Lincoln High School, Hurley, in June 1941. She was then employed as bookkeeper at Range Beverage Co. in Hurley, head...
BESSEMER, Mich. – Mary Lester, 101, a longtime resident of Bessemer, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2015. The former Mary Rose Kott was born on Jan. 31, 1914, in Ramsay, daughter of the late Theodore and Mary (Pospeck) Kott. The Kott family moved to Raber in 1920, where Mary's father with her uncle Peter Kott, established the Kott Brothers General Mercantile store. Mary's father continued his partnership in the store for four years before returning to Ramsay in 1924. In 1925, Mary's family m...
RAMSAY - The only item on the agenda for Bessemer Township's Planning Commission on Tuesday was an update on the Five-Year Recreation Plan. Phil Strong, a project engineer for Coleman Engineering, updated the commission on the project. "We just had the public review period, from. Jan. 20 to Feb. 20 ... and in that time it was advertised in the newspaper, the (Daily) Globe and the (Wakefield News) Bessemer Pick & Axe, and it was on the website," Strong said. "Unfortunately, there were zero public...
IRONWOOD - Ironwood City Manager Scott Erickson said the city has developed a checklist to be used in the event of flooding. With temperatures in the 50s forecast for the next week, city commissioners had questions Monday about the potential for flooding. They're hoping for a gradual snowmelt to avoid the flooding damage that has occurred in some recent years. Erickson said the city has enough sandbags to be used in the event of high water along the Montreal River and more are available from...
Wednesday, March 11 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. Ladies Auxillary of VFW Post 1580, 1:30 p.m., Southgate, Hurley. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Hurley Education Foundation, noon, Conference Room in the Hurley School. Range Art...
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. - Commander Eric M. Jewess, U.S. Coast Guard Retired, 57, of Ocean Springs, formerly of Bessemer, Mich., passed away unexpectedly Friday, March 6, 2015, at his home in Ocean Springs. He was born Sept. 23, 1957, the son of Jack and Yoko Jewess. On Dec. 21, 1985, he was married to Monda McLaughlin, aboard ship. Eric graduated from A.D. Johnston High School, Bessemer, in 1975. Eric attended the U.S. Coast Guard Academy from 1975 to 1979, earning a Bachelor of Science in naval...
Tuesday, March 10 Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Friends of the Mercer Public Library, 10 a.m., library, Mercer, Wis. Tiny Tot Story Hour, 10 a.m., Wakefield Public Library. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Tacconelli’s. Ironwood Chamber of Commerce, 3:30 p.m., Ironwood Depot. AP Kids Final Fundraiser, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., Wolf’s Den, Mercer. Bessemer American Legion Post 27, 5 p.m., American Legion, Bes...
RAMSAY - The Bessemer Township board met Monday to discuss support for several resolutions. The first resolution focused on poverty guidelines and exemptions on property taxes for qualifying individuals and families. "We deal with this every year," said Township Supervisor Jeff Randall. "It allows, as state law requires, those that fit the poverty guidelines can apply for exemption or a portion of exemption from their property taxes." Randall said it has to be updated each year to match the pove...
Monday, March 9 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. National Finnish American Festival board of directors, 10 a.m., Little Finland, Kimball. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency Nutrition Council, 10:30 a.m., Mill Street Garden dining room, Bessemer. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Adult water exercise, 5 p.m., Lindquist Center Pool at Gogebic Community College, Ironwood.906-932-0625. Relay for Life Kickoff, 5-7 p.m., Tacconelli’s, Ironwood. Iron Co...
MINOCQUA, Wis. - Esther E. Eschenbauch, 94, a longtime resident of Presque Isle, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2015, at Avanti Health and Rehabilitation Center in Minocqua. Esther was born on Jan. 4, 1921, in Ironwood, Mich., the daughter of Oscar E. and Ragna M. "Rena" (Lundsrud) Berg. She graduated from Luther L. Wright High School. Esther and her beloved husband, Charles, enjoyed traveling to their vacation home in Laredo, Texas, and she looked forward to her bi-weekly shopping trips to...
Saturday, March 7 Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous Women’s Group, noon, Salem Lutheran, Ironwood. area74.org. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2 to 5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. Chess Nuts Chess Club, 4 p.m., Maplewood Steakhouse, Ironwood. Sunday, March 8 Pancake breakfast, 8 to 11:30 a.m., Saxon Community Center. Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. area74.org. Mon...
To the Editor: For the masses, phonograph records are no longer vogue, but this writer, and I am quite sure of a certain amount of others, will not give up on them until there are no more machines to play them on. LPs, 78 RPMS, 45 RPMs: I have an significant amount of all three, but it has been a long time since I have played anything but the 45 RPMs, of which I may have hundreds. Whether at rummage sales or at resale stores, I always look for 45s not currently in my collection. At one such sale there was a record entitled “Masterpiece.” Being...
IRONWOOD, Mich.- Bonnie J. Mitchem, 80, of Ashland Court, Ironwood, died peacefully Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015, in her home, surrounded by her loving family, following a courageous battle with lung cancer. The former Bonnie Pippins was born Aug. 23, 1934, in Parma, Mo., daughter of the late Arthur and Ruby (Crawley) Pippins, and attended Parma schools and Gideon High School in Gideon, Mo. She married Harry E. "Mitch" Mitchem on Aug. 14, 1952, in Pickett, Ark. They moved to Bessemer in 1965,...
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Daniel C. Beissel, 72, of Corpus Christi, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. He was formerly a resident of Ramsay, Mich., son of Leonard and Marcella Beissel. He served as a U.S. Navy missile technician aboard nuclear submarines during the Vietnam era and was stationed in Scotland, where he met his wife, Alice. Daniel was the recipient of a kidney in life, and proudly became a donor in death. He will be dearly missed by his wife; son, Daniel; daughter, Diane...
RAMSAY, Mich. – Edward Irving Hocking Sr., 76, a longtime resident of Ramsay, passed away suddenly Monday, Feb. 9, 2015. Ed was born on March 9, 1938, in Wakefield, a son of William and Lena (Wanink) Hocking. He attended Wakefield High School and graduated on June 5, 1956. Ed was a member of the football and track teams. He was also the manager of the basketball team. Ed proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force for four years and was honorably discharged in 1960. On March 3, 1962, Ed w...
Saturday, Feb. 7 Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Winter Fling, 10:30 a.m., Northland College, Ashland. Mercer Sno-Goers Chili Cook-off, 11:30 a.m., $5 per bowl with all proceeds to the club. 5070 N. Highway 51. Second Annual Snowshoe Extravaganza, registration at noon, Stutzy’s Bar, Gile. Daughters of the American Revolution, noon to 3 p.m., Beacon House, Marquette. Alcoholics Anonymous Women's Group, noon, Salem Lutheran, Ironwood. area74.org. Chess Nuts Chess Club, 4 p.m., Maplewood Steakhouse, I...
PHOENIX, Ariz. — Sharon L. Chavez, 56, of Phoenix, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015, at the Hospice of the Valley, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center. Sharon was born Jan. 14, 1958, in Myrtle Point, Ore., daughter of the late George and Janet (Dobson) Sworab. She attended school in Bessemer and Ramsay, Mich., graduated from A.D. Johnston High School in 1976 and from Gogebic Community College in 1978. On Nov. 29, 1980, Sharon married Francisco Chavez in Grand Island, Neb. She was employed by Fry’s Marketplace on East Shea and North...
