Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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WAUSAU, Wis. - Judith D. "Annie" Barbacovi, 71, of Bessemer, Mich., passed away unexpectedly on Friday, Jan. 12, 2018, in Wausau. She was born May 24, 1946, in Wakefield, Mich., and was the daughter of the late Sidney and Mary (Wuorinen) Barringer. Judy graduated from Wakefield High School with the Class of 1964. She was a devoted mother and grandmother; her world revolved around her friends and family. Judy frequented garage sales in her free time and she loved Marty's Goldenaires, especially...
LINO LAKES, Minn. — Arthur Merle Neuman, 91, died peacefully in Lino Lakes Assisted Living on Jan. 11, 2018. Merle is survived by his wife June, children Benita (Gerry) Platzke, John (Paula) Neuman and Pam (Pete) Ranta, sibling Jane (Don) Johnson, grandchildren David (Cathy), Chad (Jacy), Geoffrey (Nikki), Ryan (Michelle), Jesse (Stephanie), Evan (Andrea), Garrett, Alexandra, Jon and Michael, great grandchildren Joey, Teddy, Henry, Sadie, Ani, Evi, Andi, Mason, Isak, Gerry, Walter, Emmett and Jack. He was preceded in death by sons Daryl and G...
HURLEY, Wis. - Mary Helen Milakovich died peacefully on the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, at the Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley. The former Mary Helen McMinn, daughter of the late Josephine (Yankosky) and Francis McMinn, was born Aug. 17, 1925, in Bessemer, Mich., and graduated from A.D. Johnston High School in 1943. She married the late Nick Milakovich in Bessemer, with the Rev. Robert Larson of the First Presbyterian Church presiding. Mary was a lifelong...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. — Bertha Lillian Saari, 96, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018. Bertha was born April 8, 1921, in Ironwood, to Erick and Fanny (Rajala) Haanpaa, the eldest of 11 children. She married William Saari in 1938. He preceded her in death in 1966. Bertha is survived by her two sons, William, of San Francisco, and Robert (Fleurette), of Crystal Falls; seven grandchildren, Gregory (Dorothy), Darin (Rebecca) and Erik (Miriam) Saari, Cynthia (Eugene) Reinke, Angela (the late Charles) Burd, Randolph (Cynthia) Penna and Kirsten (...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Donna B. Maki, 87, of Ironwood Township, died peacefully early Tuesday morning, Jan. 9, 2018, at Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield, with her loving sons by her side. The former Donna Stimers was born Jan. 12, 1930, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, daughter of the late Lloyd and Mabel (Powell) Stimers. She came to Duluth, Minn., at the age of 3 and to Ironwood at age 7, where she attended Roosevelt School and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1948. She was e...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. – Marie Joyce (Nora) Cormier, 91, a long-time resident of Wakefield, died peacefully surrounded by her beloved family in Minneapolis, Minn. on Jan. 8, 2018. Marie was born on March 28, 1926 in Wakefield, the second daughter to Joseph and Mary (Delmet) Nora of Iron Mountain, Michigan. Marie graduated from Iron Mountain High School (1944), received her nurses training at St. Mary's Mercy in Gary, Ind., and graduated with a Nursing Degree (RN) from Loyola University (1948). M...
PARK FALLS, Wis. - William Otto Tank, age 78, passed away on Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, at Flambeau Hospital in Park Falls. He was born on April 3, 1939, in Butternut, the son of Otto and Margaret (Hoffman) Tank. He graduated from Butternut High School in 1958. After graduation, he worked in the logging industry until he served in the U.S. Army from 1962 until 1964. He was then employed as a general manager for E.J. Longyear Company until 1973. Afterwards, Bill was then employed in the construction...
Paul Alan LaBine WAKEFIELD, Mich. — Paul Alan LaBine, 57, of Watersmeet, Michigan, started his journey to the Spirit World on Jan. 9, 2018, with his family at his bedside from the Gogebic County Medical Care Facility in Wakefield. Paul Alan LaBine was born in the Ontonagon Memorial Hospital in Ontonagon, Michigan, to Beatrice and Cecil LaBine on June 28, 1960. He attended the Ewen-Trout Creek Senior High School in Ewen, Michigan, and graduated with the class of 1978. He was then employed by either the Sokaogon Chippewa Community in Mole L...
SALINE, Mich. - Marion Eileen Luckhardt (Jacobson) passed away peacefully from complications due to Alzheimer's, with her husband at her side, Jan. 8, 2018, at the Evangelical Home, Saline. Marion was born on Feb. 18, 1939, to Waino and Aili Jacobson in Bessemer. She graduated from Bessemer High School in 1957. On Dec. 28, 1957, Marion married Willis Luckhardt; they had three sons, Michael, Steven and David. Marion was a secretary at the University of Michigan for several years. She enjoyed...
HURLEY, Wis. - John S. "Jack" Kallas, 93, of Hurley, died peacefully Sunday evening, Jan. 7, 2018, at Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley. Jack was born July 14, 1924, in Hurley, son of the late John and Anne (Pretti) Kallas, and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1942. He entered the U.S. Army on June 16, 1943, proudly serving his country during World War II in the European Theater of Operations, and was honorably discharged on Dec. 21, 1945. Following his discharge from t...
MERCER, Wis. - Gene R. Hickey, 86, of Mercer, died unexpectedly Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 3, 2018, in his home. He was born Dec. 14, 1931, in Milwaukee, son of the late Milton and Ruth (Fitzpatrick) Hickey, and graduated from West Milwaukee High School. He attended Milwaukee Teachers College prior to being drafted into the U.S. Army and serving in the Korean War as a sergeant in the Second Division. Following his honorable discharge on July 16, 1954, Gene returned to Milwaukee Teachers College,...
HOUGHTON, Mich. - Peter Cattelino, 100, a resident of The Bluffs Senior Living Community of Houghton, Mich., passed away peacefully on Jan. 3, 2018, at U.P. Health System-Portage Hospital in Hancock. He was born on Dec. 20, 1917, in Gile, Wis., the son of Italian immigrants Giuseppe Cattelino and Maria Bernarda Gallo. He attended school in Montreal, Wis., until the eighth grade while helping his widowed mother and five siblings with the family farm. Pete joined the Civilian Conservation Corps wh...
WOODRUFF, Wis. - Patricia Jane Jacobson, 92, of Minocqua, formerly a long-time resident of Wakefield, Mich., died peacefully Friday, Jan. 5, 2018, at Season of Life Hospice House in Woodruff. Pat was born Feb. 21, 1925, in Two Harbors, Minn., the second daughter of Charles R. and Margaret Jane (Wright) Hemkes. The family moved to Wakefield in 1927, where her father would come to own several businesses through the years. Pat became a very accomplished pianist and organist. She would walk miles...
HURLEY, Wis. - John "Jack" Prospero, age 91, of Hurley, died on Friday, Jan. 5, 2018 in Hurley. He was born Nov. 2, 1926 in Bessemer Township, Mich., the son of the late Louis and Catherine (Buddle) Prospero. Jack graduated from J.E. Murphy High School in Hurley. He was a U.S. Army Staff Seargent and was discharged on Oct. 22, 1971. Jack was the Iron County Clerk of Court for 18 years, retiring in 1988. Since 2006, Jack was a member of the Iron County Board of Supervisors. He was a member of...
BESSEMER TOWNSHIP, Mich. - John David Koski, 73, a long-time resident of Anvil Location, Bessemer Township, passed away Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017, at his residence. John was born on Dec. 18, 1944, in Anvil, the son of Francis Oscar and Betty Ann (Kyllonen) Koski. He attended A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer and graduated in 1963. Following graduation, John worked at Briggs & Stratton Corporation in Milwaukee, Wis. After returning to Anvil, he worked at the Universal Machine Company and...
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. - Herbert William Levin, 88, of Port Charlotte, Fla., passed away on Dec. 21, 2017. Memorial services celebrating Herb's life will be held in March, 2018, at the National Cemetery in Sarasota, Fla., with full military honors. Herb was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., on March 4, 1929. He was the son of the late Carl and Lucille Levin. He was a graduate of Sault High School and served with the Sault National Guard bridge building company during the Korean War. He later was...
HURLEY, Wis. - Joan Annette Laurila, 89, of Hurley and former longtime resident of Ontonagon, Mich., passed away on Jan. 3, 2018, at the Villa Maria in Hurley following a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer's disease. Joan was born in Ontonagon on Nov. 10, 1928, with her twin sister, Jeannette. The twin girls were the last of 13 children born to William and Mary (Smydra) LaBrie. In 1948, Joan married Albert "Prino" Laurila and together they had seven children: Four boys and three girls....
BARNES, Wis. — Bernard J. DeRubeis, of Palm Desert, Calif., and Barnes, (formally of Duluth, Minn.), died on Jan. 3, 2018, at age 81. Bernard was born on Sept. 18, 1936, to Zerda and Dorothy DeRubeis in Ironwood, Mich. Bernard graduated from Hurley, Wis., High School in 1954. He received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Wisconsin system, as well as an honorable discharge for his military service. During this period, he married his beloved wife, Gretajean Torma, of Ironwood, to whom he was married for 56 years. A...
OKEMOS, Mich. - Edna Eleanor Caramella, 82, of Bergland, Mich., passed away in Okemos, on Dec. 28, 2017, after a courageous battle with Alzheimer's Disease. She was born on Nov. 16, 1935, in Laird Township, the second child of the late Kenneth and Lydia (Lungi) Grant. Edna graduated from Bergland High School and married Donald Maki in 1955 in Bergland, Mich., and they raised their four children while he was an officer with the Michigan State Police. He preceded her in death in 1987. She married...
HURLEY, Wis. - Kevin "Scott" Hultman, 61, of Mason, Wis., died on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018, in Hurley. He was born Sept. 23, 1956, in Ashland, the son of Colleen White and the late Keith Hultman. Scott graduated from Hurley High School with the Class of 1974. He served in the U.S. Navy from August 1974 to August 1977. He had numerous jobs, including logging, road construction, and driving semis. Scott was also the owner of Mac's Bar, Bank Club of Hurley, and Sportsman's Bar in Pence. He is...
DULUTH, Minn. - Jason "JJ" Lamerand, 45, of Iron Belt, Wis., passed away on Dec. 28, 2017, in Duluth, Minn. He was born July 10, 1972, in Atlanta, Ga., the son of Willard and Deanna Lamerand. JJ will forever be remembered as our greatest gift and light of our lives. A forever child that brought smiles and laughs to all who knew him. We will not be the same without our precious boy. JJ could always be found carrying a Hank tape, deck of cards, and one of his many teddy bears. He loved his family...
WAUSAU, Wis. - Wayne H. Blaschke, 78, of Lake Gogebic, Mich., passed away peacefully on Dec. 26, 2017, at Aspirus Hospital in Wausau. Wayne was born in Milwaukee on Aug. 9, 1939. He graduated from Boys' Tech and was drafted into the U.S. Army where he was a signal corpsman stationed in Germany. Upon returning, Wayne joined the Milwaukee Fire Department, where he proudly served over 30 years. He retired to beautiful Lake Gogebic, where he enjoyed many years of fishing and hunting with his...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Robert J. "Bob" Grenfell, 71, of Marianna, Florida, formally of Ramsay, Michigan, died Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017 at Big Bend Hospice in Tallahassee. Robert was born Sept. 11, 1946 in Wakefield, Michigan to the late Richard Jack and Grace Barron Grenfell. He served in the United States Army and worked most of his life in the oil and gas industry. He enjoyed golfing, traveling, and spending time with family. He was pre deceased by his parents; brothers, Tom and Earl; sisters,...
BESSEMER, Mich. - Joseph John Tiradani, 99, a long-time resident of Bessemer, passed away peacefully early Friday morning, Dec. 29, 2017. Joe was born on Nov. 6, 1918, in Ironwood, a son of Demetrio and Lena (Beauchamp) Tiradani. During his early teenage years, the family moved to Pennsylvania. They returned to Hurley, Wis., and he graduated from Hurley High School. Following graduation, Joe worked at the A&P grocery stores in Ironwood and Minocqua, Wis. He was a salesman for Nabisco Biscuit...
WHITE PINE, Mich. — Karen Sue Howard, 73, of White Pine, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017, at her home in White Pine. She was born in Ontonagon on Dec. 1, 1944, to William Picotte and Ellen (Carlson) Steed. She was a graduate of White Pine High School with the class of 1963. Karen owned and operated the “Weekly Bulletin” and went on to purchase Mac’s Bar and Lounge in 1991 and changed the name to Roxey’s Bar and Grill after her beloved doberman, Roxey. After many years of owning and operating Roxey’s, she retired. Karen enjoyed goi...
