Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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WATERSMEET, Mich. - Retired Gogebic County Deputy Sheriff Frank Louis Kichak, 69, of Watersmeet, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020. He was born on March 23, 1951, in Ironwood, a son of Frank Edward and Jean Lucille (Kostelny) Kichak. On Oct. 4, 1974, Frank received an electronics technician diploma from the United Electronics Institute in Grand Rapids. He proudly served his county in the U.S. Army, and was honorably discharged as a sergeant on Jan. 19, 1983. Frank leaves behind his loving and...
MOUNDS VIEW, Minn. - John William "Bill" Kubiak, 93, was born in Ashland, Wisconsin, in 1927 and passed away Sept. 19, 2020, at the Bel Rae Senior Community in Mounds View. Bill graduated from Hurley High School in 1944 and immediately enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He served stateside during World War II as a medical corpsman in San Diego, California. At the end of the war he attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he received a degree in aeronautical engineering. Bill had a lifelong...
WATERSMEET, Mich. - Samuel Osgood Sorensen, 89, of Watersmeet, passed away peacefully in the comfort of his home and family on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020. He was born on June 21, 1931, in Carney to Chet and Lena (Barlow) Sorensen. The family moved to Watersmeet shortly thereafter. Sam graduated from Watersmeet in 1949. He was drafted in the U.S. Army in 1951 and earned a Purple Heart for injuries received during his service in Korea. In 1954, he enrolled in the University of Michigan majoring in...
BESSEMER, Mich. - Anita Joy (Hauta) Milewski, of Bessemer, passed away quietly with loving family at her side, at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, at the age of 86. Anita was born on Nov. 9, 1933, to Verner and Elmi (Betty) Hauta in Bessemer Township. She graduated from A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer in 1951. She worked in the Chicago area before returning to Bessemer, and was united in marriage to Raymond Stanley Milewski on June 25, 1955, at St....
DULUTH, Minn — Donald Wayne Lindsey, a lifelong resident of Ewen, Michigan, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth at the age of 69. Don (Porky) was born in Ewen on Sept. 22, 1951 to parents, Frank and Betty (Ogren) Lindsey. He graduated from Ewen-Trout Creek High School in 1969, and was a member of the Ewen United Methodist Church. Don was an employee of Big Valley Ford for many years before taking employment with Ewen Building Supply. During his retirement, Don enjoyed taking long drives down backroads, rea...
WAUSAU, Wis. — Robert Louis DeMario, 66, of Wausau, passed away on Oct. 17, 2020, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital, shortly after being diagnosed with lung cancer. He was born on Jan. 25, 1954, to the late John and Esther (Wirtenen) DeMario. He met and fell in love with his high school sweetheart, Elaine Honkanen. They moved to Wausau right after Elaine graduated. On Sept. 22, 1973, they were married in Hurley. Bob worked for Kreger Bakery as a delivery man for more than 30 years before his retirement. His hobbies included RC car racing, model t...
DULUTH, Minn. - Cecil B. Powell, age 96, of Ashland, Wisconsin, passed away Monday, Oct 19, 2020, at Essentia Health-Saint Mary's Medical Center in Duluth. Cecil was born March 25, 1924, in Bryant, Wisconsin, on the family farm his father built in the late 1800s. He was the son of Bunyon S. and Nora B. (Nichols) Powell. On Dec. 2, 1944, Cecil was united in marriage to Annabell West in Antigo, Wisconsin. He was employed by the Iron County Highway Department as a heavy equipment operator for more...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Adolph Passint, 94, of Ironwood, passed away Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. Adolph was born to Steven and Anna Passint on March 25, 1926, in Bessemer. He graduated from A.D. Johnston High School, Gogebic Community College and Northern Michigan University. Adolph proudly served his country in the U.S. Army at the end of World War II. After the war, he continued to serve in the Army National Guard in Ironwood. He was recognized for his military service on...
NEW BRIGHTON, Minn. — Allen Eugene Porter, age 89, died on Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, in New Brighton. A native of the Twin Cities, he was a part-time resident of Bessemer for the past 20 years along with his late wife, Jeannine. He served on the ski patrol at Blackjack Ski Resort until his 70s. He is survived by his sons, Eric (Trudi) Porter and Marshall (Terri) Porter; and grandsons, Alexander Porter and John Bednarczyk. Interment will be at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis....
BERLIN, Wis. - Theodore Louis "Ted" Brunelle, 92, of Ironwood, passed away on Oct. 14, 2020, at Juliette Manor in Berlin. He was born April 8, 1928, in Gile, son of Harry and Josephine (Valle) Brunelle. He attended J.E. Murphy High school and graduated in 1945 and then attended Gogebic Junior College for one year before entering the U.S. Army where he served in Japan from 1946 to 1948 following World War II. He returned to the States and completed two and one-half years of undergraduate work at...
STEVENS POINT, Wis. - On the beautiful fall morning of Oct. 9, 2020, Dorothy Mae Tibaldo, 84, passed away peacefully at Willow Brooke Point Assisted Living with her family at her side. Dorothy was born to Martin and Jennie Maki on Dec. 3, 1935, in Ironwood, Michigan, where she resided all of her life until moving to central Wisconsin in 2019 to be near her family. She graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood in 1953. While working at Joe's Pasty Shop in Ironwood, she met Joseph Ti...
WAUSAU, Wis. - Louis S. Haas, 77, Wausau, died Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, at his home. He was born April 11, 1943, in Ironwood, Michigan, son of the late Louis and Florence (Wyzlic) Haas. On May 10, 1985, he married Linda Noskoviak in Wausau. She survives. Louis was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He attended Michigan State University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in business administration. For more than 30 years, he worked as a Treasury agent for the Internal Revenue Service. Among his...
DE PERE, Wis. - Wayne Evan "Waino" "Hush" Borseth, a long time resident of Bessemer and Bergland, Michigan, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, in DePere. He passed away with his family by his side after celebrating his 95th birthday on Monday. Wayne was born in Bergland, on Oct. 12, 1925, to Ralph and Cecil Borseth. He graduated from Bergland High School in 1943 in the Top 10 of his class. He served his country as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1946. He was married to...
TAMPA, Fla. — Gary Douglas Masse died on Sept. 5, 2020, in Tampa. He was 74 years old, being born on July 26, 1946, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His parents were Emmett Masse of Saxon, Wisconsin, and Eleanor (Johnson) of Wakefield, Michigan. The family moved to Bessemer, Michigan, where he grew up. He graduated from the Bessemer schools and then attended Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan, graduating in 1968 with a civil engineering degree. He served as student body president in his senior year. He also received his m...
PARK FALLS, Wis. - Frances R, Hannula, 99, of Hurley, passed away on Sept. 21, 2020, at The Waterford in Park Falls. Frances was born on Aug. 19, 1921, in Rhinelander, daughter of Edward and Anna (Antes) Skaja. She attended Oma Grade School and Lincoln High School in Hurley. She married Emil Hannula on Dec. 30, 1939, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Hurley. Frances worked as a sales clerk at St. Paul's Store in Hurley for 14 years and at the Ben Franklin Store in Hurley and Ironwood for nine...
PHOENIX, Ariz. - On Sept. 13, 2020, at the incredible age of 92, Rudolph "Rudy" Charles Kalcich said goodbye to his loving family and departed from this world. Born April 7, 1928, in the tiny Michigan Upper Peninsula town of Ironwood that was his home and his first love, Rudy spent most of his life in and around the metro Phoenix area where he and his wife of 57 years, Diane, raised their three children, Barbara, Suzanne and Chuck. Though he moved away from his beloved Ironwood, Rudy would...
EVANSTON, Ill. - Kathleen M. LeBlanc, 77, of Lake Zurich, died peacefully on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, with her family by her side at NorthShore Evanston Hospital in Evanston. Kathleen was born on Aug. 11, 1943, to Charles and Anna Galamba in Wakefield, Michigan. In 1989, Kathleen moved to Chicago, the city she loved. She entered Northwestern University where her studies included business administration with a concentration in accounting. This eventually led to her many years in finance at...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Annabelle Georgathena Yesney, 86, died Sunday Oct.4, 2020, at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor. She was born Feb. 20, 1934, to George and Hedwig (Franzel) Korich in Bergland. She was the second oldest of six children. Annabelle moved from Bergland to "the farm" in Topaz at age 11. There she gained a strong work ethic and love for baking, gardening, cooking and as a seamstress. At age 16, she won the Upper Peninsula 4-H apple pie baking contest. She then...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Paulette L. O'Donahue, 77, of Ironwood, passed away on Oct. 9, 2020, at her home in Ironwood. Paulette was born Dec. 22, 1942, daughter of Louis and Elizabeth (Rigotti) Callovi. She grew up in Bessemer and graduated from A. D. Johnson High School in Bessemer. She married David O'Donahue Sr., and they resided in Ironwood and raised their family. She was a faithful member of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. She loved to cook; but most importantly, she was a homemaker, wife,...
.Jamie Jo (Rowe) Sessler, 45, passed away unexpectedly on Oct. 6, 2020. She was born on Sept. 10, 1975, in Ironwood, Michigan, and graduated from Hurley High School in 1994. On Aug. 17, 2002, Jamie married her best friend, John. They raised their family of four children in Green Bay, Wisconsin, from 2000 to the time of her death. She was a very hard working woman who had a heart of gold and would be there for anyone. Her laugh was infectious and she had a crazy and outgoing personality, especial...
ESCANABA, Mich. - Francis "Mickey" J. Perlich, 81, of Escanaba, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020, at Pinecrest Medical Care Facility. He was born on May 30, 1939, in Ironwood, son of Frank and Grace (McDonald) Perlich. Mickey was raised in Bessemer, and graduated high school in 1957. He then joined the U.S. Army and served in France. He came home and went to Gogebic Community College (J.C.) before going on to earn his bachelor's degree from Northern Michigan University. He worked for many...
MADISON, Wis. - Gary Makolondra, 57, died Sept. 12, 2020, at U.W. Health University Hospital in Madison. Gary was born May 15, 1963, and grew up in Liberty, Illinois. He was preceded in death by his mother, Delores Makolondra; father, Ivan Makolondra; brother, Bernard Makolondra; and an infant sister. He is survived by his daughter, Cortney Makolondra; his brother, John Makolondra; and sisters, Judy Salija and Katie Makolondra. Gary was a well known contractor in the area and enjoyed being...
LAKEWOOD, Colo. - Jeanette L. Fredrickson, 91, passed away peacefully Oct. 1, 2020, at the Mapleton Care Center in Lakewood, with family at her side. She was born May 2, 1929, in Montreal, Wisconsin, to the late Arvid and Henna Lake. Jeanette resided in Ironwood, Michigan, all of her adult life until moving to Colorado in 2017 to be near family. She attended Montreal and Hurley schools and graduated from Lincoln High School in Hurley in 1947. On June 4, 1949, she married Elmore J. Fredrickson....
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Donald W. Newman, 78, was born in Bessemer, Michigan, to Walter and Mayme Newman. He went to be with the Lord on Oct. 5, 2020, at home in Fort Myers. Don spent his years growing up in Bessemer, graduating from A.D. Johnston High School. Two years after high school he met and fell in love with Karen Ellen Ahonen. The couple wed on June 22, 1963, in Ironwood, Michigan. He graduated from Ferris State University with a bachelor's degree in pharmacy, and shortly thereafter, they...
LINDENHURST, Ill. - Virginia Geraldine Zradicka (nee Lahti) passed away peacefully on Oct. 1, 2020, at the age of 91 in Lindenhurst. Virginia was born on Oct. 25, 1928, the first child of Agnes and Wilho Lahti. She grew up in Saxon, Wisconsin, surrounded by many members of her extended family. After graduating from Saxon High School in 1946, she moved to the Waukegan, Illinois, area in search of work. There, she met her future husband, James Zradicka. They married in 1948 and lived in the...
