Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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BRUCE CROSSING, Mich. — James A. Humphrey, a Bruce Crossing resident, died March 23rd, 2018 in his home. Born April 18th, 1940 in Ironwood, he was the son of the late John (Jack) and Doris (Sandell) Humphrey. He is survived by his wife, Carlene (Jarvi), daughters, Jamie Ahlskog (Carl) of Ewen, Amber Niemi of Portland, and sons, Thomas (Beth) of Marquette, Jon (Leslie) of Courtice, Ontario, and Drew Niemi (Priscilla) of Phoenix. He is also survived by four grandchildren; Lauren, Colin, Rachel, and Sean and his first wife, Nina (Haarala) H...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - After an incredible surge of strength combined with Sisu, Irene (Maki) Keski, 96, a life-long resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Friday afternoon, March 23, 2018. Irene was born on Aug. 16, 1921, the eighth child of twelve born at home to Sylvester and Maija Liisa (Nisula) Maki. At the age of 11 when her mother passed away after a battle with cancer, Irene assumed many maternal and domestic chores. As payment for doing those chores, her father gave her a dime...
VACAVILLE, Calif. — Mary Frances Kenny passed away after a long illness on March 15, 2018, with her sister and brother-in-law by her side. Mary was born on April 21, 1945, to Alex and Jennie Powajba of Bessemer, Mich., where she attended local schools and went on to Michigan State University. Mary joined the U.S. Air Force in 1966 and while stationed at Travis AFB in California, she met and married Don G. Kenny. They lived in Vallejo, Calif., until Don died scuba diving at Fort Ross, Calif., in 1974. For the last 42 years, Mary made her home in...
OMA, Wis. - George R. Kerkes, 83, of Oma, passed away at home on March 17, 2018 after a long illness. He was born on Feb. 2, 1935 to Ann and Gazy Kerkes. He attended St. Ambrose Grade School and graduated from St. Ambrose High School in 1953. He served with honor in the U.S. Navy and the Michigan National Guard. After graduating from Northland College in 1967, he taught elementary education at local schools for over 30 years. On Feb. 24, 1968 he married the former Patricia Williams at St....
ERWIN TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Carol Jean Holmes, 77, of Erwin Township, passed away on March 21, 2018 after a brief illness. Carol was born on April 12, 1940 in Painsedale, to Jack and Lena (DeForge) Wenberg. She was a 1958 graduate of Luther L. Wright High School. On Aug. 30, 1958 she married Jack Holmes and they recently celebrated 59 years of marriage. Carol enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She also loved her dogs and cats, berry picking at her home in Ewin and gardening. She was a m...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Ray Schmalz, 91, passed away peacefully on March 19, 2018, at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital from congestive heart failure with complications brought on by the flu. Ray was born on Aug. 27, 1926, to parents, Charles and Esther Schmalz, in Ironwood. He served his country as a corporal in the U.S. Army from 1945 to 1947, and was stationed in Japan for a large part of his service. He met the love of his life, Marjorie, while they were both working at the Kaiser-Frazer automobile plant...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Clifford K. Dums, 76, of Ironwood, passed away on March 10, 2018. Clifford was born on May 3, 1942, in Wakefield, to William and Madeline (Aspinwall) Dums. He was a graduate of Wakefield High School and attended Gogebic Community College. He served his country honorably for 27 years as a member of the U.S. Army. He also worked a time in the logging industry. He enjoyed fishing and riding his four-wheeler. He was the type of person who was always willing to lend a hand and help...
HARVEY, Mich. - Steven Dean Rahko Pozega, 21, of Harvey, entered eternal life Sunday, March 18, 2018. Born Jan. 29, 1997, in Hinsdale, Ill., a son of Robert L. and Deanna L. (Rahko) Pozega, Steven was raised mostly in the Upper Peninsula. He attended elementary school in Ironwood and Bessemer, middle school and high school in Marquette and Ironwood, and he took classes at Gogebic Community College. Since the Fall of 2017, Steven had been enrolled at Northern Michigan University, studying...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Mark A. Verrette, 57, of Ironwood, passed away Feb. 21, 2018. Mark was born March 28, 1960, in Wakefield and was raised in Bergland. He graduated from Bergland High School in 1978, and moved to Sheboygan, Wis., where he lived for about 30 years. Mark later moved back to Ironwood to assist his mother in 2008. Mark was preceded in death by his father, Arnold Verrette. He is survived by his mother, Bernice Verrette, of Hurley, Wis.; and by five sisters, Dee Hunt (Michael), of...
HURLEY, Wis. - Arthur A. Manchester, 90, of Hurley, passed away on March 10, 2018. Art was born on August 30, 1927 in Eau Claire, Wis., to Charles and Marion (Fenton) Manchester. He was a 1946 graduate of Drummond High School and attended the University of Wisconsin in Eau Claire. He served his country honorably during the occupation of Japan after WWII as a member of the U.S. Army. On June 18, 1955, he married the former Mary Alice Dicus at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Conrath, Wis.; and...
HOYT LAKES, Minn. — Dorothy Frances Erickson, age 94, formerly of Bessemer, Mich., died peacefully on Thursday, March 15, 2018 at Northland Village in Hoyt Lakes. She was born on Nov. 20, 1923 in Wakefield, Mich., to John and Louise (Torzewski) Savitski. As a young girl, Dorothy lived in Thomaston, Mich., and moved with her family to Bessemer, where she graduated from Bessemer High School. During World War II, she supported the war effort by working at Cutler Hammer in Milwaukee to assemble electrical panels for warships. Towards the end of t...
MILWAUKEE, Wis. - Patricia "Pat" Johnson, 76, of Kenosha passed away on Saturday, March 17, 2018, at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee surrounded by her loving family. Patricia was born on Sept. 24, 1941 in Bessemer Township, Mich., the daughter of the late Delbert and Ann (Gayan) Peterson. She was educated in the schools of Bessemer, Mich. Patricia married Mervyn Johnson on Nov. 28, 1959 in Ironwood, Mich. She was employed as a Retail Associate at KMart for 30 years. Patricia was a long-time...
LIVONIA, Mich. - George A. Fabbri, 88, a resident of Plymouth, Mich., peacefully passed away in Livonia with his family surrounding him on March 5, 2018. George was born in Pence, Wis., on Sept. 9, 1929, to parents Chester & Marie (Minnie), and was raised in Ironwood. He proudly served his country during the Korean Conflict in the United States Navy. On Feb. 27, 1954 George would marry the love of his life Nancy Jane "Dinky" Thomas and together they were blessed with five loving children;...
IRON BELT, Wis. - John L. Garro, age 78, of Iron Belt, passed away on March 17, 2018 after a brief illness. John was born on Jan. 7, 1940 in Ironwood to John and Evelyn (Peterson) Garro. He was a graduate of J.E. Murphy High School and learned his trade at the School of Vocational Education. He served his country honorably as a member of the U.S. Army. On Sept. 8, 1963 he married the former Gayle Ruha and she preceded him in death on Dec. 14, 2003. He was employed with Angelo Luppino, Inc. as a...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Thomas Glenn Parker, of Ironwood, went home to be with the Lord on March 15, 2018. Tom was born Aug. 7, 1933, in Cleghorn, Iowa. He is survived by his spouse, Ann Parker; children, Coleen Heckathorn (Shawn), Ironwood, Vicki Parker, Wakefield, Tom Parker (Christine), Mosinee Wis., Bill Parker (Mae), Crestview, Fla., Jon Parker (Chay), Cortez, Colo.; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; sister, Dawn Sonsken, Cherokee, Iowa, and many nieces and nephews. He also leaves...
HURLEY, Wis. - Mary Ann Bowman, 77, of Ironwood, passed away on Friday, March 9, 2018, at Skyview Nursing Home in Hurley. Mary Ann was born on April 26, 1940, in Ironwood, Mich., to Peter and Pat (Guzek) Bruzdzinski. She graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1958. Shortly after graduation, Mary Ann worked for the Ironwood Public Schools at Norrie School until she married. On April 22, 1961, Mary Ann married Parnell Walter Bowman at St. Michael's Church in Ironwood, by the late Rev....
DULUTH, Minn. — Mary Ann Develski, 76, of Bessemer, Mich., passed away on March 12, 2018, in Duluth. Mary Ann was born to Edward G. and Myrtle E. (Olson) Strahs on Nov. 19, 1941, in Evanston, Ill. She attended Ramsay Grade School and was a 1959 graduate of A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer. She attended Northern Michigan University, where she studied practical nursing. On Nov. 23, 1963, she married Ronald Develski at Sharon Lutheran Church in Bessemer. Staying home and raising her family was her most important work. She was also employed wi...
IRONWOOD, Mich. — Bernadette “Sue” Mattson, 69, of Ironwood, died unexpectedly on Sunday, March 11, 2018 at her home. She was born on June 27, 1948. in Ironwood to the late Frank and Faye Briskie. Sue graduated from J.E. Murphy High School and spent much of her life working at Erspamer’s Super Market and Super One in Ironwood. On June 29, 1968, she married Richard “Dick” Mattson at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Hurley, Wis. He preceded her in death on March 13, 2006. She is survived by her brother, Robert (Mary Alice) Briskie, of Ashland, Wis.;...
Jay LaMarche GOLDENDALE, Wash. - Joseph Hartley LaMarche, 78, known to most as Jay, passed away in Goldendale, on Feb. 24, 2018. Jay was born to Margery (Hartley) and Gardner LaMarche on April 17, 1939, in Bessemer Township, Michigan. In his youth he had many adventures, including swimming across Sandy Beach Lake when he was only 13 and canoeing down the Saint Croix River from Solon Springs to Saint Croix Falls. He graduated with the class of 1957 from Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood,...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. — Olive F. “Tata” Behrendt, 93, formerly of Gile, Wis., passed away on Jan. 30, 2018, in Wakefield. Olive was born on June 29, 1924, in Gile, Wis., to Julius A. and Josephine A. (Laguna) Perin. She attended Montreal Grade School and Lincoln High School in Hurley. On Feb. 8, 1942, she was married to William “Jim” Behrendt at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Hurley by the late Rev. Peter Meyers. She loved visiting with family and friends, but more than anything, she loved her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-gre...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Phyllis Marie Kivi, age 88, of Ironwood, was called Home to be with her Savior on March 2, 2018. Phyllis was born on July 21, 1929, in Park Falls, Wis., to Anton and Anna (Pudlowski) Hodun. Following her graduation from high school, Phyllis worked as a long distance operator for the AT&T telephone company in Chicago, Ill. She then met and married George Kivi. They moved to Ironwood Township, where they raised their family together until Sept. 1, 1988, when her husband, George,...
TOMAHAWK, Wis. - Roger William Gay, age 80, died peacefully on March 6, 2018 at Tomahawk Health Services. Roger was born on Feb. 3, 1938, in Paw Paw, Mich., to Eunice 'Chick' and Robert 'Red' Gay. He graduated from Ewen, Mich., schools in 1955 and went immediately into the Army. He married Dorothy Mattson in 1959, and they made their first home in Kenosha, where Roger was employed at American Motors. They returned to Paulding, Mich., shortly after the birth of their daughter and spent the next...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - My sweet Levi Watkins, born Feb. 3, 1991, passed away in the recent fire on Feb. 21, 2018. Levi was employed at several local places, including Burger King, Iron Nugget and, most recently, at Brewster's Bar and Grill. Levi loved food and people, family and friends, which included so many. He touched so many lives with his crazy self, always laughing and goofing around, always singing as he went. My heart will never recover. To all of you, for your love and sympathy, I thank...
MEQUON, Wis. - Jack Thomas Plaistow, 73, passed away on Saturday, March 3, 2018. Jack was the beloved husband and best friend of Marilyn for 54 years; greatest dad to Pamela and Paula; best grandpa to Daniel Jr., and father-in-law to Jeff. He resided in Mequon, but built his family life in Cedarburg. Jack is further survived by many loving family members and friends, including brothers, Percy (Mary), Joe (Louise), George and Neil (Vicki). Jack was preceded in death by his mother, Ruth, and...
HURLEY, Wis. - Wilbert E. Luoma, age 91, of Saxon, passed away on Feb. 27, 2018 at a local nursing home. Wilbert was born on March 14, 1926, in Ironwood, Michigan, to Emil and Alina (Ekron) Luoma. He graduated as salutatorian of Saxon School. He served his country honorably during World War II in the Pacific Theater with the 528th Field Artillery Unit. He was a member of the American Legion in Saxon. On June 11, 1949, he married Louise Mazner and she survives him. Even though the car they were...
