Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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GAYLORD, Mich. — Beverly Ann Korpela passed away on Aug. 21, 2019, in Gaylord, Mich. She was born in Ironwood on May 27, 1944. Beverly was a poet, an artist, a musician, gardener and teacher that loved animals and feeding the birds. She was a pet guardian and was loved by her Camille and Pixie. Beloved sister, friend and companion, she is now at home in heaven. Beverly is survived by her sister, Carole J. Korpela....
APPLETON, Wis. - Michael "Mike" A. Smolcich, 68, of Appleton, passed away peacefully on Sept. 26, 2019. Mike was born on Oct. 18, 1950, in Wakefield, Mich., son of the late Michael and Darlene (Bierbrodt) Smolcich. Mike attended Wakefield High School where he excelled in several sports, earning many awards for basketball, track and field, baseball, and football including: 1966 M-W All-Conference Class C/D first team offense (tackle), 1967 M-W All-Conference Class C/D first team offense (tackle)...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Kathy A. (Paremsky) Schwab, 51, of Ironwood, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday morning, Sept. 25, 2019, at home. Kathy was born Oct. 12, 1967, in Wakefield, the daughter of the late James and Kay (Baluha) Paremsky. She graduated from Luther L. Wright in 1986. On June 12, 1994, Kathy married Dave Schwab at Our Lady of Peace Parish in Ironwood. Together they have two children, Alyssa, and Sean Schwab, who she loved very much. Before becoming a homemaker, she worked as a...
MEDFORD, N.J. - James Lynn Johnson of Medford, passed away on Sept. 17, 2019, after a long struggle with Parkinson's disease. He was 79 years old. Born in Ironwood, Mich., Jim is the son of the late George and Sophie (Kleimola) Johnson and is the youngest of four siblings. He is survived by his brother, Paul Johnson of Cupertino, Calif.; and preceded by late brothers, Leroy Johnson from Brookings, S.D., and Robert Johnson from Pasadena, Texas. Jim is the husband of Mary Ellen (Whitney) Johnson;...
HARTFORD, Wis. — Melvin “Mel” M. Williamson, 85, passed away peacefully on Monday, Sept. 23, 2019. He was born in Wakefield, Mich., on Dec. 18, 1933, to parents Matt and Linda (Hendrickson) Williamson. Mel graduated from A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer, Mich., in 1951. He also attended Superior (Wis.) State College. He was united in marriage on July 14, 1956, to Barbara Laughner. Mel retired in 1989 from American Motors/Chrysler. He stayed active in retirement working part time jobs, his favorite being his time at API. Mel loved the a...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Walter J. Kellett, an Ironwood soldier whose remains were missing in action for 77 years, will be laid to rest at home in the Riverside Cemetery in Ironwood on Oct. 5, 2019. Walter, known as "Bobbie," was born Jan. 20, 1920, to Bob and Dagmar Kellett. Raised in Ironwood, Walter grew into a life of service. After high school at Luther L. Wright, he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps where he helped build the bridge at Black River Harbor on Lake Superior. On Aug. 10, 1940,...
HURLEY, Wis. — Mary Ann (Mladenoff) Ransanici, 86, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019, at the Sky View Nursing Home in Hurley. Mary Ann was born at home in Puritan, Mich., on July 30, 1933, to Boris and Mary (Plasha) Mladenoff. She lived in Puritan for the first part of her childhood and the family then moved to Jesseville (Bonnie Location), Mich. She attended school in Puritan and went to Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood, Mich., where she graduated with the Class of 1951. After graduation, she worked as an operator for t...
HURLEY, Wis. - Elmer Knief, 91, of Ironwood, passed away on Sept. 21, 2019, at Sky View Nursing Home in Hurley. Elmer was born on Jan. 27, 1928, in Bateman, Saskatchewan, Canada, to Alvin and Hedwig "Hattie" (Glatz) Knief. He graduated from Luther L. Wright High School. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in Germany from February 1951 to December 1952 in a medical unit. Elmer worked his entire career at Meyer's Sausage Company in Ironwood. His true passion was his second career as a...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Margaret R. (Strancel) Wilber, 83, of Topaz, passed away peacefully on Sept. 12, 2019, following a battle with primary liver cancer. Margie was born July 15, 1936, in Dearborn, the daughter of the late Frank and Anna Strancel. She was the second youngest of five children. She graduated Bergland High School in 1953. On March 3, 1954, she married Dale B. Wilber of Crandon, Wis., who preceded her in death on Feb. 11, 2015. Margie proudly served on the Bergland School Board...
ONTONAGON TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Jessica Hotchkiss, 35, of Wakefield, died on Friday, Sept. 13, 2019, in the evening as a result of a one-car accident in Ontonagon Township. Jessica was born on July 9, 1984, to Marvin and Cindy (Shuping) Brozzo in Ironwood. Jessica was a very active girl in high school; and she participated in band, track, basketball and softball. She was very friendly and had a lot of friends. Jessica dabbled in different jobs working at Brite Shop I Sub Shop, as a gas station...
MARQUETTE, Mich. - Joseph E. Brozzo, 65, of Ironwood, died on Sept. 9, 2019, at the D. J. Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette. He was born on June 6, 1954, the son of the late Lawrence and Mary (Heikkila) Brozzo. Joe served his country for four years in the U.S. Marine Corps in the early 1970s. He was very proud to serve his country as a Marine. He also worked for Steiger's Lumber Company for several years. He is survived by his wife of 24 years, Cindy Brozzo of Ironwood; children, Jamie...
LA CRESCENTA, Calif. - John J. Sertich, 81, passed away peacefully at his home in La Crescenta, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019. John was the first son of five born to the late John and Sylvia Sertich on Nov. 4, 1937, at the Newport Hospital in Ironwood, Mich. He attended Newport Grade School and Luther L. Wright High School, graduating in 1955. He also attended Gogebic Community College and received his mechanical engineering degree from Michigan Technological University at Houghton, Mich.,...
ALGOMA, Wis. - Merlin A. Hill of Algoma, Wis. passed away peacefully on Sept. 19, 2019, at the age of 85. Merlin was born on May 13, 1934, to Gideon and Saima Lydia (Abramson) Hill of Ironwood Mich., and spent his childhood on the family farm in Michigan and in Chicago, Ill., where he eventually met and married Eila Sinikka (Rahikainen) Hill and raised four sons: Steven, Daniel, Howard and Kevin. Merlin graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood and went on to become an expert tool...
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Patricia Tarle, loving mother to six children, grandmother to 12 grandchildren and great-grandmother to 12 great-grandchildren, died Oct. 14, 2018, in Los Angeles, and will be laid to rest in Ironwood's Riverside Cemetery on Sept. 25, 2019. Pat was born Patricia Hamachek to Bohumil and Mary E. Hamachek on April 22, 1929. She grew up in Ironwood, Mich., attended nursing college in Marquette, Mich., and then married John M. Tarle (1929-2014) in 1948. The small graveside...
MERCER, Wis. - Sandra L. (Gray) Eesley, 72, Mercer, passed away Monday, Sept. 16, 2019, at home surrounded by family. The daughter of the late James and Anne (Tremback) Gray was born Aug. 7, 1947, in Chicago. In 1960 the family moved to Mercer and Sandra graduated from Mercer High School. On May 7, 1983, Sandra married Danny Eesley at Saint Agnes Catholic Church in Ashland. Her passion for helping others led her to a job in Ashland with Human Services. When Sandy later moved back to Mercer she...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Arthur Johnson, 89, of Bessemer, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, in Ironwood. Art was born in Bessemer on Aug. 27, 1930, to Walter and Norma (Moroni) Johnson. He attended local schools graduating from A.D. Johnson High School in 1949. He served his country in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1959 as a clerk at Fort Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, earning his honorable discharge in 1959. Upon returning from the service, Art was employed at Range Beverage in Hurley, Wis., as...
IRONWOOD, Mich. — Jack William Holmes, 83, passed away on September 14, 2019, at Westgate Nursing, Rehabilitation and Assisted Living Community in Ironwood. Jack was born on July 13, 1936, to Arnie and Irene (Vanhalla) Holmes in Ironwood. He married Carol Jean Wenberg on August 30, 1958. They would have celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary. Jack served in the U. S. Army from 1955 to 1957. He worked for American Motors in Kenosha, Wisconsin, from 1959 to 1969, at Ruppe Cement Block as m...
CRYSTAL FALLS, Mich. - Donald L. Evenstad, 96, passed away peacefully on Sept. 9, 2019, in Crystal Falls, Mich.. Donald was born on Oct. 31, 1922, to the late Axel and Lillian Evenstad. He was a lifelong resident of Ironwood. In 1949, Donald married his wife, Jeanne Castle. Donald and Jeanne celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on Sept. 3, 2019. Donald graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood in 1941 and enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1943. He served as a coxswain in the...
MARQUETTE, Mich. - Joseph E. Brozzo, 65, of Ironwood died Monday morning, Sept. 9, 2019, at the D.J. Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette. He was born June 6, 1954, in Ironwood, a son of the late Lawrence and Mary (Brozzo) Heikkila and was a lifelong resident of the area. Joe was employed for many years as a truck driver at Steiger's Timber Operations. He enjoyed fishing, woodworking and was a jack-of-all-trades. He is survived by his wife, Cindy Brozzo of Ironwood; children, Jamie (Jen)...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. – Clara Charlotte (Johnson) Wiita, 102, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away early Wednesday morning, Sept. 11, 2019. Clara was born on March 9, 1917, in Wakefield, a daughter of Herman and Helga (Erickson) Johnson. She attended Wakefield schools and graduated on June 6, 1934, as a member of the National Honor Society. After graduation she worked at the Wakefield Post Office for four years. On Sept. 1, 1940, Clara married Wilfred Wiita of Wakefield at the Immanuel L...
LAKE TOMAHAWK, Wis.- Anthony "Tony" Nelson, 39, of Lake Tomahawk, passed away suddenly on Sept. 3, 2019, from a heart aneurysm. Tony was born on Jan. 4, 1980 in Ladysmith, the son of Raymond and Dawn (Whitford) Nelson. He lived most of his life in Ladysmith and moved to Lake Tomahawk in 2002, when he met the love of his life, Dawn Knorr. Together they had one son, AJ. Tony worked for NAPA Auto Parts since 2014 and was promoted to the manager at Mercer. He enjoyed visiting with everyone he met....
MARQUETTE, Mich. - Katherine "Rosie" Mazanec, departed for her eternal home in Heaven, on Sept. 2, 2019, at Upper Peninsula Health Systems in Marquette surrounded by her loving family. She was 76 years old, 2 days shy of her 77th birthday. Rosie had been a life-long Bessemer resident but had recently moved to Escanaba in 2018. She had been battling cancer for the past year. Rosie was born in Bessemer, Michigan, on Sept. 4, 1942, the youngest of 13 children to Thomas and Anna (Katich) Evsich....
SALINE, Mich. - Michael "Mike" Frederick Pogliano, 79, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019 at the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. He was born on April 8, 1940 in Bessemer Township, Mich, the son of Secondo and Margaret (Bertorello) Pogliano. On Sept. 1, 1962 in Saxon, Wis., he married Margaret "Peggy" Jarvela and she survives. Mike obtained his Bachelors Degree in Architecture from the University of Michigan. Mike was an instructor at Washtenaw Community College for over 33 years and an architect...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Lifelong Ironwood resident Paul "Bunyan" Grbavcich, 59, passed away Friday afternoon, Aug. 30, 2019, from ocular melanoma. Paul was born on Jan. 17, 1960, in Ironwood, a son of August "Bozo" and Bernice (Koleski) Grbavcich. He attended Luther L. Wright High School and graduated in 1978. Before and after graduating from high school, Paul worked at the family moving business, Safe Way Movers, and drove their bus for the White Pine Mine Transit Service. He worked at Steiger...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Colleen Ann Green, 75, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away Thursday afternoon, Aug. 29, 2019. Colleen was born on June 30, 1944, in Wakefield, the daughter of Robert A. and Veronica (Nolan) Burns. She attended Wakefield High School and graduated in 1962. After earning her bachelor's degree from St. Scholastica in 1966, Colleen held several teaching positions at Gwinn, St. Sebastian, Ironwood Community Preschool and Wakefield. She took great pleasure working with so...
