Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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MERCER, Wis. - Mary Irene "Missy" Klopatek (nee Slazas), of Mercer, passed away July 18, 2022, after a 17-year battle with cancer. Her final days were spent at home enjoying her deck and beautiful view, surrounded by family and visiting with friends. Missy was born May 20, 1962, in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, to Stanley and Judith Slazas. She married the love of her life, Scott Klopatek, on May 1, 2002. The pride and joy of her life were her two children, Drake Hunter and April Dawn. Missy's...
BESSEMER, Mich. - Kathryn F. Rundell, 95, of Bessemer, passed away peacefully Tuesday, June 28, 2022, with her children by her side. Kathryn was born on Sept. 28, 1926, in Bessemer, to Lawrence L. and Lillian I. Martin. She was the eldest of their six children. She attended local schools and graduated from A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer in 1945. On Oct. 16, 1948, Kathryn married Robert A. Rundell. They made their home in Bessemer. Kathryn was a longtime member of Sharon Lutheran Church...
EUCHA, Okla. - Graveside services for Donna Edens, 71, of Pryor, Oklahoma, will be held on Thursday, July 21, at 10 a.m. at the Eucha Cemetery. Visitation for friends and family will be held on Wednesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Stephens-Key Funeral and Cremation Care funeral home in Pryor. Donna Lee Edens died July 16, 2022. She was born on June 22, 1951, in San Diego, California, to Donald Jack and Cliffa Lee (Asbury) Edens. In Donna's early years, her family moved around quite a lot...
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Thomas Charles Anys, 61, of Kingsford, Michigan, passed away on July 10, 2022, at St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay. Tom was born on Dec. 25, 1960, in Phelps, the son of Robert Anys and Barbara (Gilbertson) Anys. Tom was a graduate of Watersmeet (Michigan) High School. Tom always wore his heart on his sleeve. He was the most kind, sensitive, comical person you will ever meet. You knew you were going to laugh whenever Tom was around. Tom had his sense of humor and wits until his last breath. Tom is survived by Diane (...
WOODLANDS, Texas - Carolyn J. (Carlson) Jensen, age 85, of the Woodlands, Texas, formally of Anoka, Minnesota and Bessemer, Michigan, died on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. She is preceded in death by her mother, Hazel; son, Christopher; and father, Leonard. She is survived by her daughter, Jennifer (Kevin) Austin; her beloved grandson, Anthony; many dear friends, extended family members and the caregivers who lovingly cared for her the past 4 years. A...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Arnie O. Mattson, 92, a lifelong resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, July 16, 2022. Arnie was born on June 17, 1930, in Wakefield, a son of Hjalmer and Signe (Wiitanen) Mattson. He attended Wakefield High School and graduated in 1948. Arnie proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. On Aug. 11, 1951, he married the love of his life, Dorothy A. Makela, in Wakefield. They celebrated nearly 71 years of marriage. Arnie was a...
WAUSAU, Wis. - Darrell Wayne "Tripper" Tripp, 75, of Ontonagon, Michigan, and Grangerland, Texas, died peacefully on July 12, 2022, at Aspirus Hospital in Wausau, Wisconsin. He was born on July 18, 1946, in Rice Lake to Marilyn and Dale Tripp. He married Nancy Harry on Nov. 18, 1967, in Tucson, Arizona. Their family grew with the arrival of two children, Tami and Shane. Tripper entered the United States Marine Corps in 1966. He served as a cook and baker feeding over 1,500 soldiers a day...
PHOENIX, Ariz. — Sue Gilbertson, 80, born Dec. 5, 1941, passed away on May 10, 2022, at Banner-University Hospital in Phoenix from complications after a long battle with cancer. Sue is survived by her daughter, Wendy Gilbertson; her sister, Nancy (Tom) Maas; and her brother, Michael (Jane) Jost. She was preceded in death by her husband, Warren Gilbertson; and her son, Eric Gilbertson; along with her parents, James Jost and Margaret Kosek Jost. Sue’s gentle heart and giving nature made all tho...
IRON RIVER, Mich. - Mark A. Martini, 75, of Iron River, passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2022, at his home surrounded by his family. Mark was born on May 11, 1947, in Marquette. He was the son of the late Arthur and Ann (nee Fochesato) Martini. Mark married Barbara (nee Ippolite) on March 16, 1968, in Marquette. Mark taught high school English at West Iron County Schools for 30 years and remained an educator and coach at heart; he spent his last few years after retirement as a substitute...
MERCER, Wis. - Robert James "Bob" Masech died due to a house fire in Mercer. He was born to the late Eli, a retired U.S. Army veteran and Chicago North Western Railroader, and Dorris, a homemaker, Masech. Bob was the second of their five children. He graduated from Addison Trail High School in Addison, Illinois, followed by the acceptance to Iowa State with a full four-year hockey scholarship. There he earned his logistics degree which positioned his career for the next 40 years. Bob was...
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. - Amanda Lee Koski, age 38, of Eau Claire, passed away peacefully Sunday, July 10, 2022, at her home. She was born Sept. 16, 1983, in Ironwood, Michigan, to Mitch and Kathy (Manchester) Koski. Amanda is survived by a sister, Emma Koski of St. Paul, Minnesota; an aunt, Linda Palmer, Ironwood, Michigan; and uncle, Jim Manchester, Ironwood, Michigan; many cousins; friends and Hurley classmates of 2002; and her longtime aide Roberta Endrezzi of Montreal. Amanda was proceeded in...
HURLEY, Wis. - Brenda J. (Julin) Kostecki, 82, of Hurley, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, surrounded by her loving children at St. Mary's Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota. Brenda was born on Feb. 22, 1940, in Ironwood, Michigan, to Birger and Margaret (Krueger) Julin (deceased). She graduated from J.E. Murphy High School in Hurley with the class of 1958. Brenda was a homemaker and a sales associate at Giovanoni True Value Hardware for many years. She enjoyed spending time with...
WATERSMEET, Mich. - Caryl Ann DeBroder-Zelinski, 83, of Watersmeet, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, July 10, 2022. Caryl was born on July 13, 1938, in Chicago, a daughter of Fredrick John and Gladys (Perrin) DeBroder. She and her twin brother, Charles, were the youngest of seven children. Caryl was married to Gilbert L. Salter, and they were blessed with two sons. Then, she was married to Charles "Skip" Buchanan. At the time of her death, Caryl was married to Phillip N. Zelinski. She...
CONOVER, Wis. - Eva Hall, age 51, a resident of Conover, died on July 7, 2022. She was born in Phelps, on Sept. 25, 1970 to Hayden and Judith Hall. Eva graduated from Watersmeet (Michigan) High School with honors in 1988. She worked for five years as a nursing assistant at Phelps Nursing Home. Eva found her passion working with animals. She was a vetenary technician for 20 years and the last 10 years she was a pet sitter. She was very dedicated and compassionate with all animals and had a...
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. - Bette Sue Colasacco, 95, formerly of Ironwood, Michigan, and Hurley, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, July 29, 2021. She was born on May 26, 1926, in Bessemer, Alabama, the daughter of Erwin "Shine" and Ellen (Leinonen) Oliver. Bette and her family moved to Ironwood in 1935 where she attended local schools and St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Bette met the love of her life, Eugene "Dempsey" Colasacco, when she was just 12 years old, when their families lived next t...
LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. - Michael G. Majetich, age 81 and Barbara A. Majetich, age 79, formally of White Pine, Michigan, died in April 2022, in Lake Havasu City. They have been brought home to their final resting place in Ironwood, Michigan. A graveside service will be held at Ironwood's Riverside Cemetery at 1000 N. Hemlock St., on Saturday, July 16, at 11 a.m. A luncheon will be served after the service at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, 108 S. Marquette St., Ironwood. Service arrangements...
BESSEMER, Mich. — A Mass of Christian Burial remembering Helen Josephine Whitburn, 92, of Bessemer, who died on March 22, 2022, will be celebrated on Friday, July 15, at 11 a.m., preceded by visitation at 10 a.m., at St. Sebastian Catholic Church, 210 E. Iron St., in Bessemer. The Rev. Dominic Agyapong will be the celebrant. Rite of Committal and interment will take place at the Hillcrest Cemetery in Bessemer. A luncheon will follow at the parish hall. Jerald Rocco, owner and manager of Lakeside Memorial Chapel Inc., in Wakefield, is a...
HURLEY, Wis. - Jack "Ronnie" Hill passed away on Dec. 15, 2021. At the time he was living in Austin, Texas, with his granddaughter and her husband. He was born July 25, 1932, in Gile. It was Ronnie's wish to be buried alongside his parents, Jack and Ida Hill, in the Hurley Cemetery. Please join us on Saturday, July 23, at 2 p.m. at the Frontier Bar at 11296 U.S.2 in Saxon, for a celebration of life for Ronnie. This was one of his favorite bars and we'd like to raise a glass to his memory there....
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Wayne Carl Beckman, age 88, passed away on Friday, July 1, 2022, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Wayne was born on Nov. 29, 1933. He lived in Ironwood his entire life attending local schools and playing high school baseball for Coach Jack Kraemer. He joined the U.S. Navy in November 1951, and proudly served his country as a radar man aboard the USS Moale during the Korean War. He was awarded the National Defense, Korean Service, United Nations and Navy Occupation...
KAUKAUNA, Wis. - William "Bill" D. Butelewski, formerly of Kaukauna, age 80, died peacefully on June 25, 2022, at St Paul's Elders Services in Kaukauna. Bill was born on April 28, 1942 in Appleton to Raymond and Wilma (Cotter) Butelewski. Soon after graduating high school, Bill met Sandra Weyenberg and the two were married on Sept. 30, 1967. Bill spent 26 years working for Thilmany Papers and upon retirement he and Sandra built their dream log cabin on Bass Lake in Watersmeet, Michigan. An avid...
MARQUETTE, Mich. - N. Jane Potvin, age 94, of Marquette, passed away Wednesday evening, June 29, 2022, at Brookridge Heights in the loving, comforting care of her family and U.P. Home Health and Hospice. Jane was born June 30, 1927, in Ironwood, a daughter of Richard and Eva (Willis) Dunbar, and graduated from the Bergland High School, in the class of 1945. Following graduation, she was employed in several secretarial positions with the Bergland Community Schools, White Pine Lumber Company,...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Sharon Marie Colassaco, 76, of Ironwood, died Monday, June 27, 2022, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital, in Wausau, Wisconsin, with her loving family by her side. She was born June 18, 1946, in Ironwood, a daughter of Natale' James and Mary Cecelia (Innanti) Vernetti. Sharon graduated from J.E. Murphy High School in Hurley, Wisconsin, with the class of 1964. On Feb. 6, 1965, she married her high school sweetheart, Charles Colassaco, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Hurley. The newlywed...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Kenneth L. Lindquist, 96, of Ironwood, died peacefully on Saturday, June 25, 2022, in the company of his loved ones. He was born Jan. 25, 1926, in Ironwood, son of Leonard and Lempi (Mary) Lindquist, and graduated from Hurley High School in 1944. He served honorably in the U.S. Army Air Corps from April 1944 to November 1945 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. On June 18, 1949, Ken married the former Mae Pearson and enjoyed their loving partnership until her death on May 11, 2011. Ken...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Myrtle Belk, 85, of Wakefield, died in peace on May 22, 2022, in Gogebic Medical Care Facility. She was born as Myrtle Norris on Nov. 3, 1936, to Wilmer and Wyrtle (Sullivan) Norris in Collins, Mississippi, where she also was raised. She was the last surviving member of her parents' five children. Myrtle - who had no middle name but sometimes went by "Lynn" - was a funny, fun-loving, plucky personality. Her zest for life saw her through a dramatic change of health when she...
RAMSAY, Mich. - Evelyn June Kahila, 96, a lifelong resident of Ramsay, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 20, 2022, at her home. Evelyn was born on Dec. 25, 1925, in Bessemer Township, a daughter of Richard and Grace (Barron) Grenfell. She attended the Ramsay School. On July 21, 1945, Evelyn was united in marriage to Kauno "Toby" Kahila. Being the oldest daughter, Evelyn and her husband opened their home and raised nine of her siblings after the untimely death of her parents three days...
