Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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FENTON, Mich. — Lola Jaakkola, age 89, formerly of Bruce Crossing, passed away on July 22, 2020, in Fenton. Her Legacy — Lola was born on April 11, 1931, in Marquette, to Lawrence and Carmen (Comstock) Ewing. Lola married Francis (Bill) Jaakkola, on Aug. 10, 1957, in Marquette, and they celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary in 2009. Lola graduated from Northern Michigan University, and was a teacher for many years at the Ewen-Trout Creek Consolidated Schools where she taught home economics. She was active in her Bruce Crossing com...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Alvin August Liikanen, 88, of Ironwood, passed away Saturday, July 18, 2020, at the Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield. Alvin was born on Sept. 14, 1931, in Bessemer Township, along with his twin sister, Elaine (Hoff) at Grand View Hospital. Alvin, Elaine and his other sister, Gloria (Erickson) were the children of John August and Esther Elaine (Leppala) Liikanen. After graduating from A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer, he joined the U.S. Navy and served at Widby...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Charles L. Gossen, 75, of Ironwood, died unexpectedly Friday, July 17, 2020. Charles was born on Nov. 25, 1944, in Ironwood. He was the son of Charles G. and Geraldine "Gerry" M. (Richards) Gossen. Charles graduated from Michigan Technological University with a degree in biology. After graduating, he started working for Quaker Oats as a food chemist. He had several careers over his lifetime: small business owner, stained-glass artist, construction service and hotel manager. Cha...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Josephine J. Morrison, 84, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully Sunday afternoon, July 19, 2020, at her home. She was surrounded by her beloved family. Josephine was born on Jan. 17, 1936, in Merrill, Wisconsin, a daughter of August Carl and Mary Etta (Martz) Kottman. She worked at Piggly Wiggly/Tiberi's Super Market in downtown Wakefield for six years. On June 25, 1966, Josephine was united in marriage to Albert Harvey Morrison in Bessemer. They...
SUN CITY, Ariz. - Dorothea Lenore Peterson, 103, passed away Thursday, July 16, 2020, at Banner hospital, in Sun City. Dottie was born to Sam and Louise (Turner) Graham on Aug. 12, 1916, in Hutchinson, Kansas. At a very young age, she and her parents moved to Ironwood, Michigan. In 1922, Sam, Louise and their two children, Dottie and Joseph, resettled in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. They returned to Ironwood in 1931. Dottie graduated from Luther L Wright High School. Dottie married Raymond E....
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Robert S. Brown, 86, of Ironwood Township, passed away at his home on July 12, 2020, in Ironwood Township. He was born on Dec. 22, 1933, in Ironwood. He attended Roosevelt School and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1952. After graduation, Bob worked locally and then was called to serve in the U.S. Army in 1956 and was based at Fort Bliss, Texas. Upon his discharge, he moved to Milwaukee and worked at American Motors starting in 1959 until retirement in...
DULTUH, Minn. - Gregory Jon Eifolla, 60, of Saxon, Wisconsin, passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2020, at Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth, following a battle with cancer. He was born Nov. 25, 1959, in Bessemer Township, son of Gerald J. and Emily Marie (Jacquart) Eifolla. He attended Roosevelt and Newport grade schools and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood, Michigan, in 1979. Growing up, Gregory loved putting together his model trucks and cars. When he...
PENSACOLA, Fla. — Allyson Kay Norman, 53, of Pensacola, passed away unexpectedly on July 13, 2020, in Pensacola. The family has chosen McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home of Ironwood to honor Allyson’s legacy of life. You can leave a condolence or a tribute on mckevittpatrickfuneralhome.com....
SUPERIOR, Wis. - Rita A. Rainaldo, 90, longtime East End Superior resident, died Thursday, April 2, 2020, after a brief illness. Due to COVID-19, a private family service was held at Greenwood Cemetery on Friday, July 10, with Father Andy Ricci of Superior Cathedral Catholic Church officiating. Rita was born on Jan. 14, 1930, in Ironwood, Michigan, to Jack and Ann (Voitek) Pavlinski. She graduated from Luther Wright High School in Ironwood in 1948. She was always proud of the fact that after...
TOMAHAWK, Wis. - Arlene Eleanor Maki, 83, passed away July 11, 2020, at Country Terrace assisted living in Tomahawk. Arlene was born in Bruce Crossing, Michigan, to Whilo and Eleanor Kauppinen on Aug. 12, 1936. She went to school in Bruce Crossing. She graduated from Gogebic Community College in 1979 summa cum laude, with a degree in data processing. She worked in the field of computer programming. Arlene had many hobbies and loved to create - everything from cooking to woodworking projects....
WAUSAU, Wis. - Janice F. Meredith-Gust passed away peacefully on Feb. 8, 2020, after a short illness while residing in Wausau. She was born on Dec. 31, 1933, to Donald and Frances Meredith of Mellen. They later moved to Saxon and after high school graduation, pursued a teaching career. She taught for years in the area and eventually retired from St. Sebastian Catholic School in Bessemer. She was married to Frank Gust and raised a family in Ironwood. She is survived by her siblings, Robert (Shirl...
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. - Lucille Marie (Nagro) Armata, 98, passed away on July 3, 2020. She was a resident of Menomonee Falls and was formerly of Ironwood, Michigan. Lucille was the beloved wife of the late Stephen Micheal Armata; the loving mother of Diane (Bill) Harrod, of Colgate, and Jody Michael Armata of Oconomowoc; proud grandmother of Jamie (Alisa) Armata of Wauwatosa, Brad (Bridget) Harrod, of Waukesha, and Kim (Mike) Sandberg of Kenosha; great-grandmother of Ethan Thomas Harrod.; and...
MARENISCO, Mich. - June M. Whitley, 95, a longtime resident of Marenisco, passed away Saturday, July 4, 2020. June was born on June 19, 1925, in Wakefield, a daughter of John and Elli Maria (Linn) Kangas. She attended Wakefield High School and graduated in 1943. Following graduation, June moved to Milwaukee and worked at Cutler-Hammer in their inspection department for one year. During World War II, she relocated to Portland, Oregon to support the war effort and was a welder. On March 8, 1947, J...
GREENLAND, Mich. - Eli Isotalo, 91 of Greenland, died peacefully on July 4, 2020. He was born in Greenland on March 24, 1929, to Henry and Lempi (Raivio) Isotalo. Eli graduated from Mass High School as class president in 1948. A proud veteran, he served his country in the Korean Conflict as a sergeant of the 73rd Combat Engineers from 1951-1953. On Jan. 30, 1954, Eli married Mary Lou Bessen of Ontonagon. They raised their five children in Greenland. Eli was an active member of VFW Post 4167,...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Ervin Lee Minier, 91, of Ely, Minnesota, died Friday, July 3, 2020 in Wakefield. He was born April 27, 1929 in Wakefield to James and Eloise (Hopkins) Minier. He was married to Kathryn Zuidmulder on Nov. 21, 1953. She preceded him in death on Dec. 16, 1995. Ervin was a proud veteran of the armed services of the U.S. He worked at LTV and was a lifetime logger. He enjoyed traveling, restaurants, gardening and making firewood. Spending time with his family, relatives and friends...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Carol E. Lahti, 81, of Ironwood Township, passed away Thursday, July 2, 2020. Carol was born on Jan. 10, 1939, in Bessemer Township, a daughter of Matt E. and Jennie M. (Wiitanen) Jarvi. She attended Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood and graduated in 1957. On March 16, 1963, Carol was united in marriage to Kenneth G. Lahti at the Apostolic Lutheran Church on Sutherland Street, in Ironwood. Carol worked as a housekeeper at Black River Lodge and worked at v...
BERGLAND, Mich. - Marjorie Fisher 94, of Bergland, died Monday, June 29, 2020, in Bergland. She was born in Bergland, on Oct. 3, 1925, the daughter of Henry and Sarah (Freed) Barthels. She attended school in Bergland and went on to attend Central Michigan University. During World War II, Marjorie worked at Collins Radio, soldering radio parts. It was there she met and married Charles Fisher on Aug. 5, 1947. In the 1960s and 70s, she worked at the intermediate school district office as a...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Arne W. Salonen, 87, of Bessemer, passed away on June 24, 2020, at Westgate Nursing, Rehabilitation and Assisted Living Community in Ironwood. He was born on Nov. 14, 1932, in Bessemer Township, the son of Reino and Tyyne (Niemi) Salonen. He attended Harding Grade School and graduated from A.D. Johnston High School in 1951 in Bessemer. He then attended Michigan Tech University in Houghton for man power training. Arne worked at Conner Mill for 42½ years from 1955 until...
LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. - Russell A. Lehocky, 66, of Libertyville, passed away suddenly and too soon June 21, 2020. He was born Dec. 11, 1953, in Ironwood, Michigan, to his parents Ray and Rosemary. He is remembered for his enormous heart as light as a feather. He wished for a simpler world where people smiled and laughed a little bit more. Russell enjoyed friendship, music, good times, animals, and Michigan (Go Blue!). He made wherever he was sitting his happy place. He kept a fire burning for...
WHITE PINE, Mich. - JoAnn Lane, 66, of White Pine, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2020. JoAnn was born on Oct. 2, 1953, at Divine Infant Hospital in Wakefield, a daughter of Eino Matt and June Johanna (Wiita) Haukkala. She attended Wakefield High School and graduated in 1971. On Sept. 9, 1972, JoAnn was united in marriage to Eugene Francis Lane in Wakefield. They were blessed with two sons. JoAnn was a hockey mom and a supportive member of the hockey association in Wakefield. She was a devoted...
BESSEMER, Mich. — Arlene M. Gierl, 87, of Bessemer, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2020. Arlene was born on Sept. 6, 1932, in York, Wisconsin, daughter of the late Calvin and Elnora Mills. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Bob “Farmer” Gierl, on Oct. 22, 2018. Because of the current COVID-19 pandemic, a private family burial will be held at Hillcrest Cemetery in Bessemer. A complete obituary will be published, and a memorial service will be held at a later date. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Jerald Rocco, Lakes...
Ironwood, Mich. - Charles A. "Chuck" Lorenson, 88, of Ironwood passed away on June 24, 2020, at Westgate Nursing, Rehabilitation and Assisted Living Community in Ironwood Charles was born on Sept. 20, 1931, in Wakefield, son of Arthur P. and Ellen L. (Larson) Lorenson. He graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1949. He then attended Gogebic Community College from 1949 to 1950, Moorhead State, graduating in 1956 with a Bachelor's Degree, and Michigan State University, graduating in 1960...
ONTONAGON, Mich. - Ronald Jay Powelson, age 75, of Ontonagon, Michigan, passed away at his home on June 16, 2020, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, on Jan. 15, 1945, to Donald and Faye (Davis) Powelson. He graduated from Ontonagon High School in 1963. He then entered the U.S. Army where he proudly serviced his country during the Vietnam War. Following his enlistment in the U.S. Army, he worked for the Ontonagon Sheriffs Department serving as county deputy. Soon...
PORT WASHINGTON, Wis. - On Father's Day, June 21, 2020, Joseph "Joe" Reynold Rondeau (age 89), loving father of eleven children passed away peacefully in his home in Port Washington with his wife Ann and family by his side. Joe was born April 19, 1931 in Ironwood, Michigan to Clement and Beatrice (Johnson) Rondeau. As a young man he was passionate about sports; in high school he played halfback for the Red Devils and enjoyed pitching for the baseball and softball teams. After high school he...
MERILL, Wis. - Shirley LaVerne Pertile was born April 28, 1941, at her Grandma Coey's home in Pine Lake, Wisconsin, and was the daughter of Fred and Ila Dietel (Coey). She passed away peacefully at the age of 79, with her three daughters by her side on Friday, June 19, 2020 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Merrill. Shirley lived her entire life in Hurley, and Ironwood, Michigan where she was united in marriage to Raymond Bruno Pertile on Feb. 7, 1959 at St. Ambrose's Parish (currently Our Lady of...
