Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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HURLEY, Wis. - John James "Jim" Murra, 81, died peacefully Tuesday morning, May 21, 2019, after a short stay at Villa Maria in Hurley. Jim was born Oct. 7, 1937, in Ironwood, Mich., son of the late Edward and Julia Murra. He was raised in Ironwood and served four years in the United States Army, stationed in Ft. Sill, Okla. He was employed by OK Auto Parts for his entire working career. He was married to Marilyn (Weber) Murra on Sept. 17, 1960, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Hurley by the...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Robert Gust "Butchie" Kangas, 80, of Wakefield, and a resident of Gogebic Medical Care Facility, died on Friday, Jan. 25, 2019. He was born in Ironwood on Jan. 17, 1939, son of Gust and Lillian Kangas. Robert is survived by his siblings, Marvin (Helen) Kangas, Bessemer, Bernice (Florian) Supercynski, Aurora, Colo., Joyce Hession, Saline, Deloris (John) Stefanik, Greendale, Wis., Arla (Sulo) Romo, Ironwood and Larry (Diane) Kangas, Wakefield; brother-in-law, Donald Cvengros,...
HURLEY, Wis. - Raymond H. Mezzano, 91, a long-time resident of Montreal, died peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer, May 18, 2019, in Hurley, Wis. He was born in Montreal on Aug. 13, 1927, son of the late Anton and Marjorie (James) Mezzano. He attended the Montreal grade school and J.E. Murphy High School, earning a G.E.D. diploma after his service in the Navy. Raymond enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1945 at the age of 17 and served overseas in the Azore Islands attached to the Seabees....
CASPIAN Mich. - Gloria L. Elliott, age 91, of Caspian, Michigan passed away on Sunday, May 25, 2019. Gloria was born to Woodward and Goldie Gray on July 27, 1927 in Bessemer. She graduated from Bessemer High School with the class of 1945 at the age of 17 with high honors and the Milwaukee School of Business at age 19 with an Associate Degree in Business. On August 24, 1946, Gloria married Donald (Don) Francis Elliott of Wakefield. The couple lived in Silver City, New Mexico while Don attained...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Wallace Z. Golembeski, 83, of Wakefield, formerly a long-time resident of Bessemer, passed away Wednesday, May 29, 2019, with his loving family by his side, after a lengthy battle with cancer. Wally was born on Aug. 6, 1935, in Wakefield, a son of Charles and Victoria (Langa) Golembeski. He attended Wakefield schools. On Aug. 24, 1956, Wally married his sweetheart, Beverly E. Makela. They enjoyed more than 62 wonderful years of marriage. He was a loving husband, father,...
HURLEY, Wis. - Jeffrey "Jeff" Duane Elj, 43, of Hurley, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, May 25, 2019 in Hurley. Jeff was born in Grand Rapids, Minn. on April 22, 1976. He graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1994. After high school, Jeff joined the air force as an airman from 1994 to 1996; and he was stationed in Charleston, S.C. He was later employed by Northern Clearing out of Ashland. Jeff enjoyed fishing, four wheeling, playing video games, watching the Vikings and Cubs games...
HURLEY, Wis. - Theresa C. Foryan, 97, a lifelong resident of Hurley, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2019. She was born on Dec. 15, 1921, in Hurley, daughter of the late Silvio and Adelaide (Delboni) Calgaro. Theresa attended Hurley schools and was later married to Michael Foryan in Hurley. Together they raised five children. She was a hard-working, stay-at-home wife and mother, who enjoyed cooking, canning and baking, especially for her family and friends. Theresa is survived by a son, Roy (Maure...
PENCE, Wis. - Christopher Alan Thomas, 50, of Pence, passed away unexpectedly on May 26, 2019. He was born on April 6, 1969, in Portsmouth, Va. In 1980, he moved to Wisconsin with his family. He graduated from the Hurley High School in 1987, and from there he then went on to join the U.S. Navy. After four years in the service, he was honorably discharged with a rank of petty officer second class. Following his years in the Navy, he was employed at the White Pine Mine until they closed in 1995....
HANCOCK, Mich. — Anita Kay (Sandercock) Ahola, 78, passed away peacefully on May 24, 2019 at the Lighthouse of Hancock nursing home. Anita was born in Iron Mountain, to Francis and Eva (Nasberg) Sandercock, moving to White Pine in 1953. Anita spent many happy years in Iron Mountain, spending summers at Keyes Lake, skating and playing with all the kids on East D Street. She graduated from Ontonagon High School, attended Northern Michigan University and received her LPN from Gogebic Community College. In White Pine she sang in the church c...
LAKE TOMAHAWK, Wis. — Walter Furyk, 57, of Lake Tomahawk, passed away at his residence on May 8, 2019. He is survived by his three sons, Pete, Andrew and Matt; a brother Mike; and four sisters, Karen, Sharon, Barb and Denise. Private family services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are pending with Bolger Cremation Services of Woodruff and Minocqua. Online remebrances can be left at bolgerfuneral.com....
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Conchita Luoma, 81, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Friday evening, May 24, 2019, surrounded by her three children and special loved ones. She was born in La Coruna, Spain on Sept. 16, 1937, the daughter of Pedro and Estrella Garcia. She came to the United States with her father in September of 1948 at the age of 12 to join her mother who had been here since 1946. Conchita graduated from Wakefield High School in 1956. On Nov. 26, 1966, she married...
HURLEY, Wis. - Lois Engstrom Samardich of Hurley passed away May 22, 2019, in Hurley. Lois came to Hurley from Milwaukee in July 1960 with her late husband, Everis R. Engstrom, and family. They owned and operated Engstrom Funeral Home in Hurley for 20 years. Everis preceded her in death on May 8,1981. On Nov. 7, 1983, she was married to Lawrence Samardich and they made their home in Gile. He preceded her in death on April 18, 2017. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Hurley for many...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - James Joseph Kucera, 85, died peacefully May 21, 2019, surrounded by his loving family in Wakefield. Born in Chicago, on March 31, 1934, he was raised and schooled in Ironwood. In his teens and early 20s, he worked at Johnson's Truck Farm in Ironwood and their second farm in Iron County, Wis., where perennial plants and vegetables were grown for the wholesale and retail markets. James entered military service with the U.S. Army during the Korean War and underwent basic trainin...
ASHLAND, Wis.– Sue Spencer, born Emilie Marie Spencer, 71, of Ashland, died on May 23, 2019. She was born on June 1, 1947, to Gerald and Emily Eifolla in Ironwood, Mich. She graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood in 1965 and married James D. Spencer of Wakefield, Mich., on May 25, 1968. In 1975, she settled in Bayfield and became an active member of Betheseda Lutheran Church. During this time she changed her middle name from Marie to Sue and that was her commonly known a...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. — Marilyn Rhea Karling, 84, passed in peace Wednesday, May 22, 2019. Marilyn was preceded in death by her parents, William and Linda Karling and all of her brothers and sisters. She was a beloved aunt, sister, sister-in-law, daughter and friend and took great joy in her family, walking, biking and cheering on the Wakefield Cardinals (where she was awarded the “Super Fan Award”) and then Bessemer Speedboys (after moving to Bessemer — she believed you had to represent your home town). Marilyn was a wonderful human being that wa...
IRONWOOD, Mich. — Madeline Rose “Maddie” Jackson, 15, of Ironwood, died early Saturday morning, May 18, 2019, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Madeline was born on July 9, 2003, at Grand View Hospital in Ironwood, a daughter of Tonya Mata and Dave Jackson Jr. Maddie was a sophomore student at A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer. She sang in the school choir and was on the varsity volleyball team. Maddie was a member of 4-H and enjoyed dancing, basketball, cheerleadi...
WHITE PINE, Mich. — Rita Marie (Skoviak) Saari, 71, of White Pine, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by family on Monday, May 20, 2019, to the arms of her Heavenly Father. She defeated pancreatic cancer by fighting two years longer than doctors expected. Rita was born Sept. 8, 1947, to John and Pauline (Chopp) Skoviak in Ontonagon. She grew up in White Pine and resided there for all but 3 years of her life. She was proud to be a White Pine Warrior and graduated in 1965. A Celebration of Life service will be held on Tuesday, May 2...
DULUTH, Minn — Darrel J. Palmquist, 72, of Ironwood, passed away unexpectedly at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth on May 13, 2019. He was born to Robert and Lucille (Laabs) Palmquist on Aug. 8, 1946, in Ironwood, Mich. Darrel enjoyed hunting, trapping, fishing, and loved animals. He was always there to help a friend or neighbor. Darrell is survived by Lynn, his wife of 45 years; two sons, Garrett (Katie) Palmquist and Clint (Tiffany Campbell) Palmquist; grandchildren, Alyson, Ryan, and Celeste; his brother, Craig (Linda) Palmquist; his dog...
SHAKOPEE, Minn. - Wayne Frederick Melchiori, 88, passed away on Dec. 28, 2018, in Shakopee, Minnesota. Wayne's Memorial Service and Life Celebration will be held on Saturday, May 25, at Salem Lutheran Church at 11 a.m. with visitation from 9 to 11. A luncheon will follow the service at the Elk and Hound. The cremated remains of Wayne and Adele will be buried in Ann Arbor. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts can be directed to either the Wayne Melchiori Scholarship Fund in care of Kelli Crane,...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Jodie Lyn (Rye) Johnson, 56, of Ironwood, passed away unexpectedly on May 19, 2019, at her home in Ironwood. Jodie was born in Ironwood to Albert and Mary Ann (Conhartoski) Rye on Jan. 11, 1963. She graduated Ironwood Catholic High School in 1981. She married Kevin Johnson on Oct. 21, 1995, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Hurley, Wis. She graduated from Gogebic Community College with a Bachelor of Science in nursing and worked as an RN in the Appleton and Oshkosh...
TOMAHAWK, Wis. - James P. "Gordy" Koski, 67, of Tomahawk, died peacefully at his home on April 29, 2019, just a week before his 68th birthday. Gordy was born to Gordon and Genevieve (Gay) Koski in Ironwood, Mich., on May 3, 1951. He played football for the Ironwood Red Devils at Luther L. Wright High School and graduated from St. Ambrose High School in Ironwood in 1969 and Gogebic Community College in 1971. On May 5, 1979, he married Arlene Sell. The majority of his working life was spent at...
RIB LAKE, Wis. — Carolyn J. Martinson, 65, of Rib Lake, passed away on Friday, May 17, 2019, with her daughters at her side. Carolyn was born on Nov. 21, 1953, the daughter of Robert and Marylyn (Grayson) Gerbig. She graduated from Wakefield High School in 1971. She was a devoted mother and grandmother who loved spending time with her grandsons. Carolyn is survived by her three daughters, Tara (Tim) Krall of Saxon, Tammie (Joe) Paoli of Peshtigo, and Danielle (David) Preston of Prentice; four cherished grandsons, Dayne Stuhr, Vin and Lorenzo P...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Keith Eric Wolters, 60, of Wakefield, passed away peacefully Tuesday, April 30, 2019. Keith was born on July 16, 1958, in Park Ridge, Ill., the son of Donald and Erika (Rossmann) Wolters. He was a mechanical designer and loved all remote control stuff, especially model trains. Keith is survived by the love of his life, Deborah Duncan, Wakefield; a daughter, Nicole Wolters, Normal, Ill.; an uncle, Ken Wolters, Estero, Fla.; his friends, George, Ralph, Tony (Pat) and Sam; and...
MERCER, Wis. - Deen A. Palmquist, 72, of Mercer, died unexpectedly on May 4, 2019. Deen was born in Wausau, on May 8, 1946 to Howard R. and Evelyn (Heiner) Palmquist. He attended schools in Wausau and graduated from Roosevelt Military Academy, Aledo, Ill. He graduated from the North Central School of Agriculture, University of Minnesota. He served in the Army Reserves in Hurley. Deen moved the J.C. Campbell Co. to Mercer and later started and operated Lux Forest Products, Inc. and Lux...
ROBBINSDALE, Minn. - Ruth M. Barlow, 84, of Maple Grove, passed away May 12, 2019 at North Memorial Medical Center. Ruth was born Dec. 26, 1934 in Ironwood, Mich. She was preceded in death by parents Roy and Mary (Nechak) Penberthy; sisters Jeanne Cramblit (Penberthy), Carol Barlow (Penberthy) and brother Jim Penberthy. She is survived by daughter Donna Barlow of Maple Grove and sister Donna Erickson (Penberthy) of Ironwood, and many other relatives and friends that will miss her very much. A...
