Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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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...
LOUP CITY, Neb. - Carol Ann Johnson, 83, formerly of Ironwood, Michigan, went home to be with her Lord she loved and served on Saturday, May 14, 2022. She was laid to rest in the Arcadia, Cemetery at Arcadia, Nebraska, on May 18, 2022. A celebration of life will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 2, at the Ironwood Riverside Cemetery at Ironwood. For your convenience, please bring a lawn chair. Memorials are suggested to Village Missions (villagemissions.org) or Maranatha Bible Camp...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - A graveside service remembering Raymond Burton Ott, of Wakefield, who died on Nov. 24, 2021, will be held Friday, July 1, at 11 a.m., at the Lakeside Cemetery in Wakefield. The Rev. Todd Winkler, pastor of Cornerstone Church in Ramsay, will officiate. Military rites will be accorded by the Wakefield American Legion Geroux Post 11 and Wakefield Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9084 Honor Guard, assisted by the U.S. Navy Funeral Honors Team. Following the military honors, the...
HURLEY, Wis. - John "Butch" Carli Jr., 74, passed away early Thursday morning, June 23, 2022, surrounded by his loving family, following a long fight with leukemia. Locally famously known as Johnny Trash, he was born on Oct. 26, 1947, to John Carli Sr. and Patricia Vioski. John attended Hurley schools, graduating from J.E. Murphy High School in 1965. Afterwards, he studied art in college before serving in the U.S Coast Guard from 1966 until 1970, and in the Coast Guard Reserves until 1972,...
TUCSON, Ariz. - G. Donald Kucera died on June 17, 2022, in Tucson, at the age of 89. Don and his partner, Helga Teiwes, good friend of 27 years, traveled together to many locations in the Americas and Europe - both loving nature, arts and culture. Born in rural Chicago in 1932, Don was raised in rural Chicago and later in Ironwood where he attended Luther L. Wright High School, Gogebic Community College, then studied at Lane Technical Institute in Chicago. He had interest in wide band radio and...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - John David Wroblewski, 83, of Ironwood, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at the Aspirus Wausau Hospital in Wausau, Wisconsin, with his loving family by his side. J. David was born on Jan. 16, 1939, at home in Bessemer, a son of Andrew and Marge (Hamel) Wroblewski. He successfully completed Airborne School, the 101st Airborne Division, at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and proudly served his country in the U.S. Army. J. David was honorably discharged on Dec. 10,...
WHITE PINE, Mich. — Rietta Lynn Squires, 64, of White Pine, went to be with Jesus on June 21, 2022, at approximately 11 p.m. EDT, while at Wausau Aspirus Hospital. She was born July 11, 1957, to Jay and Oleeta (Slocum) Whitman in Battle Creek. After graduation from Battle Creek Central, she attended and graduated from Kellogg Community College and then Western Michigan University with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. Rietta enjoyed paying her piano, designing her ornamental gardens, fishing and rock hunting. What was most important to her...
TROUT CREEK, Mich. - Mary Louise Piirto, 80, of Hobart, Wisconsin, formerly living in Clovis and Atascadero, California, passed away after a courageous and hard-fought battle with liver cancer on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021. Catholic inurnment prayers will be said while Mary is laid to rest Saturday, July 2, at 11 a.m. EDT in Agate Cemetery in Trout Creek. The cemetery is located on South Agate Road....
BERGLAND, Mich. - Michael A. Streeter, 71, a longtime resident of Bergland, passed away on Monday, June 13, 2022, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Mike was born on June 16, 1950, in Ontonagon, a son of Arthur Elmer and Elizabeth "Betty" (Davies) Streeter. On June 26, 1971, Mike married Janice M. Lyberg in L'Anse. They made their home in Bergland and were blessed with a son. He graduated from Bergland High School in 1968, and continued his education at Gogebic Community College...
RAMSAY, Mich. - Marie K. (Rocco) Levelius, 101, a longtime resident of Ramsay, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 19, 2022, after a brief illness. Marie was born on May 27, 1921, in Wakefield, a daughter of Emil and Tillie (Marita) Rocco. She attended Ramsay School and graduated from A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer, with the class of 1938. Marie's early years were spent during the summer on the Marita farm in Highbridge, Wisconsin. Her earliest job was working for the Hansen family...
CHICAGO - Donald Everette Funk, of Chicago, a fourth generation seedsman and seed industry pioneer, died on Thursday, June 9, 2022, at home and surrounded by family. He was 79. Don was born and raised in Kentland, Indiana, on Aug. 29, 1942. The son of Bill and Arlene (nee Nelson) Funk, Don grew up with older brother, Bob; sister Joy; and younger brothers, Richard and Bill. Don was in the class of 1960 at Kentland High School. He graduated from Saint Joseph's College in Rensselaer, Indiana, and...
KENTON, Mich. — Chester William “Ches” Johnson, 78, of Kenton, died of a broken heart on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, at his home. Ches was born on Aug. 13, 1943, in Stambaugh, a son of the late Eric Chester and Ruth Josephine (Seirra) Johnson. He attended Ewen High School and graduated in 1962. On Sept. 28, 1963, Ches married Sheila Jean Nara at Our Saviour Lutheran Church in Paynesville. They celebrated nearly 59 years of marriage before her passing on June 1, 2022. For most of his working years, he was self-employed in the logging busin...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. — Joseph A. Evsich, 90, of Bessemer, passed away on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield. He was born on Dec. 9, 1931, in Bessemer, Michigan. The family has chosen Frick-Zielinski Funeral Home of Bessemer to honor Joseph’s legacy of life. You can leave a condolence or a tribute at rangefuneralservices.com....
SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. - Battista "Sonny" Calvetti, age 72, of Sun Prairie and formerly of Hurley, died on Sunday, June 12, 2022, with his loving wife, Amy, by his side. Sonny was born on March 1, 1950, to Eugene "Gene" and Antoinette "Toni" Calvetti. Sonny spent several years in education and coaching, and prior to his retirement in 2014, he worked for the state of Wisconsin's Department of Workforce Development. His wife, Amy, survives him, along with his uncle, Richard "Dick," and aunt, Kathleen...
WOODRUFF, Wis. - Maxine A. (nee Jarvi) Dominkowski, age 80, went to be with the Lord on June 13, 2022, at Seasons of Life Hospice House in Woodruff. Maxine was born in Ironwood, Michigan, on Sept. 25, 1941, to August and Elaine (Ovaska) Jarvi. On Aug. 26, 1961, she married Donald Dominkowski. Maxine had a kind heart and an infectious laugh. She found joy in the simple things in life. Maxine will be remembered fondly by all that knew her. Maxine is preceded in death by her parents; husband,...
