Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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BESSEMER, Mich. - Russell W. Nyman, 84, of Bessemer, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 14, 2022. Russ was born on Nov. 26, 1937, in Bessemer, a son of Clifford and Vienna (Tyni) Nyman. He attended Ramsay and Bessemer Schools. Russ belonged to the National Guard and then joined the U.S. Army. He was a member of the Bessemer American Legion Post 27 and a lifetime member of the Bessemer Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3673. When he returned home, Russ married Evelyn Tusa. They raised a family o...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Mary Luella "Lou" Semo, 94, of Ironwood passed away on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on Aug. 13, 1927, in Ironwood, the daughter of Celestin "Lefty" and Margaret "Peg" (Ryan) Trier. She grew up in Hurley, Wisconsin, and attended local schools, and graduated from Lincoln High School. Mary Lou married Joseph R. Semo on April 30, 1949, at St. Mary's Catholic Church by Fr. Michael A. Prock in Hurley. They made their home in Iron...
BESSEMER, Mich. - Heather Elaine Steckling, 50, of Bessemer, on Saturday, March 19, 2022, was called to rest from her earthly labors. Heather Elaine (Gribbins) Steckling was born on July 2, 1971, a daughter of Richard and Debra (Dykema) Gribbins. She was adopted as a child of God through holy baptism on Nov. 21, 1971. She graduated from Marinette High School in Marinette, Wisconsin (1989), and went on to earn a bachelor's degree from North Central College of Naperville, Illinois (1993). Heather...
BESSEMER, Mich. - Our beloved and loving father, Walter D. "Wally" Cook Jr., went home to his Lord and Savior on Thursday, March 3, 2022, at the Crestwood Village Assisted Living in Mt. Pleasant, with his children by his side. Wally was born on Aug. 4, 1944, in Merriweather, to the late Helen and Walter Cook Sr. During his youth, he resided with his family in Merriweather and attended grade school in Bergland, until his family moved to Ironwood, in 1953. After the move, Wally attended Ironwood...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. – Clara Amelia Wakevainen, 88, of Wakefield, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. Clara was born on March 29, 1933, in Bessemer Township, a daughter of Donald and Elsie (Ruha) Wakevainen. She graduated from Marenisco High School. She was never married and lived at Bingham Bay on Lake Gogebic, where their first homestead was built one-quarter mile back in the woods. Her dad was a logger and built the house with the logs he harvested. She lived all of her life with her s...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Lawrence A. (Larry the Barber) Rowoldt, 84, of Wakefield, passed away peacefully in his home on Monday, March 14, 2022, with his loving family around him. Larry was born at home on May 22, 1937, in Watertown, Wisconsin, the third of five children to Edwin and Katherine (Drost) Rowoldt. He attended school in Watertown until his family moved to Fall River, Wisconsin, when he was a freshman. Following graduation from Fall River High School in 1956, Larry served two years in the...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Gordon M. "Gordy" Koski, 91, a longtime resident of Ironwood Township, passed away peacefully on Monday, Feb. 28, 2022, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Gordy was born on Nov. 21, 1930, in Copper City, to Micheal and Helmi (Haltunen) Jukuri. He was then adopted at a young age to Mattlius and Mae (Cobb) Koski of Ewen. Gordy joined the U.S. Naval Reserves serving from 1948 to 1952, and then the U.S. Air Force from 1952 to 1956. He was an active member of the...
IRONWOOD, Mich. — Evert Edward Nasi, 75, passed away peacefully in his home in Ironwood with his family by his side on March 10, 2022. Evert was born to the late Evert and Ruth Saari in Kimball, Wisconsin, on Nov. 20, 1946. He worked as a postal worker, at the White Pine mine, and the majority of his career as an estimator for a large construction company. He tirelessly and passionately worked long hours that were instrumental in building the company. Many of the buildings in the area were touched by his hard working hands. He spent most of h...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Jean Mary Ann Maki, 89, a longtime resident of Wakefield, died on Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, at her home surrounded by loved ones. Jean was born Jan. 29, 1933, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Fritz Pearson and Anna Axilia (Johnson) Pearson. She attended schools in Ironwood, graduating from Luther L. Wright High School in 1952. Jean married Lauri O. Maki Sr. on July 31, 1954, at the Mission Covenant Church in Ironwood. Besides her husband and parents, she was preceded in death...
ROTHSCHILD, Wis. - Harold Vincent Rye, 93, of Rothschild, passed away in the early morning of Monday, Feb. 28, 2022, with family by his side. Harold was born on Feb. 23, 1929, in Ironwood, Michigan, son of Andrew and Anna (LeGeault) Rye. A 1947 graduate of Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood, he married Mary Ann Andrina in Ironwood on Feb. 16, 1952, while on leave from the U.S. Army. After being honorably discharged he worked at the White Pine copper mine before moving to Wausau. Harold...
DULUTH, Minn. — Kevin R. Luoma, “The Luoma-nator,” 71, of Ironwood, Michigan, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, at Essentia Health Hospital in Duluth with his family by his side. Kevin was born in Bessemer, Michigan, on Aug. 9, 1950, to the late Roy Luoma and Helen Niemi. He graduated from J.E Murphy High School in Hurley, Wisconsin, in 1968. Kevin served in the U.S. Army Reserves from 1970 to 1976. He was then employed as a laborer throughout his lifetime by Schultz Mobile Homes, the S...
HURLEY, Wis. - Joyce Ann (Bergman) Hjalmquist of Ironwood, Michigan, passed away on Feb. 13, 2022. Joyce was born on June 27, 1934, in Ironwood to Leonard and Elma (Kytola) Bergman. She attended Norrie School and Luther L. Wright High School, graduating with the class of 1952. Joyce worked as a secretary at National Metals Bank after high school. On June 21, 1958, she was united in marriage to Dave Hjalmquist, who preceded her in death on Nov. 4, 2021. They were married for 63 years. Joyce was...
MILWAUKEE — Geraldine “Gerry” Czajkowski passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at age 91. Gerry is survived by her partner, best friend and confidante of 65-plus years, John Petcoff. She is also survived by nieces and nephews, Dale (Jill), Sharon and Gary (Margaret) Czajkowski, Lynn (Carl) White, Mike (Barb) and Carol Petcoff (Frank Furdek), Linda (Rod) Gehrig, Charlotte Petcoff (the late Crist), Ann (the late Al) Anderson, Beth (Ron) Fisher, Boyd Anderson, Amy Simmons, Jayne Czajkowski and the late Karen Jansen; many cousi...
CADILLAC, Mich. - Sharon Kay Thompson, native of Cadillac, passed away at her home on Thursday, March 3, 2022. She was 79. Sharon was born on Feb. 21, 1943, in Cadillac to Gordon and Marian (Broy) Westman. She attended Cadillac High School. On June 16, 1960, she entered into marriage with the love of her life, James Dean Thompson, at Zion Lutheran Church. The couple spent 57 years together until his time of passing on July 22, 2017. Sharon made her living raising her family and working beside...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Karen Jean Clark, 71, of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 9, 2022, with her daughters at her side. Karen was born on Oct. 7, 1950, in Wakefield, the daughter of Michael "Skippy" and Irja (Kujala) Krznarich. She attended Wakefield High School and graduated in 1968. On July 21, 1973, Karen was united in marriage to Keith Clark at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Wakefield. She enjoyed playing bingo, cards, bowling and going to the casino. Karen was an active...
BESSEMER, Mich. — Bonnie Sue Sabec, 63, of Bessemer, passed away peacefully on Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. She was born on Aug. 15, 1958, in Bessemer Township, a daughter of Donald and Dorothy (Brownell) Sabec. Bonnie is survived by three sons, Brian Kaseno, Matthew Kaseno and Danny Kaseno; two sisters, Carol Sabec and Theresa Rosendahl; and her loving nieces and nephews, Alex, Trenton, Robert, Faith and Arieal. She was predeceased by her parents; a brother, Donald Sabec Jr.; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Brenda Sabec and Kathie Jo (Douglas) B...
EDINA, Minn. - David Sher, age 76 of Edina, and Estero, Florida, passed away March 5, 2022. David was preceded in death by parents, Anne and Harry Sher; sister, Marlene Flagg; brother-in-law, Harry Flagg; and in-laws, Shirley and Gabriel Jaffe. David is survived by his wife of 52 years, Ellyn; daughter, Lisa; son, Marc (Pamela); grandchildren, Alex and Rachel; sister, Lynn Flagg; brother-in-law, Gerald Flagg; special dog, Rocky; nieces and nephews and MANY special friends. David was a loving...
HURLEY, Wis. — Nancy Jean “Beanie” Schwab, 64, of Hurley passed away peacefully on March 8, 2022, with her family by her side. Nancy was born, on Sept. 5, 1957, in Ironwood, Michigan, to the late John and Violet (Hoglund) Colassaco. She attended and graduated from the Ironwood Area Schools. For many years Nancy worked as an at-home health caretaker. She cared for everyone with a very compassionate heart of pure gold. Nancy adored her dogs, Lulu, Lucy, Ned, Honey-O and Sunshine. She enjoyed hunting with her son and camping with her famil...
ONTONAGON, Mich. - Geraldine Miller, age 89 of Ontonagon passed away on March 6, 2022, at Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield, where she had been a resident since October 2021. She left peacefully with her children by her side. Geri was born on May 7, 1932, in New Boston, Michigan, to Charles and Verna Townsend. Her father was a jack-of-all-trades, so she lived in many different towns throughout her childhood. One of those towns was Ontonagon, where she met her future husband, John...
WHITE PINE, Mich. - Raymond Paul Beling, 95, of White Pine, passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2022. Ray was born on Nov. 23, 1926, in Wakefield, and was the son of Joseph and Pearl (Lepinski) Beling. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and after the Navy spent 14 years as a teacher and principal on Eielson Air Force Base outside of Fairbanks, Alaska. In 1969, he returned to Michigan, where he became the superintendent of the White Pine school district until his retirement. He is...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Bradley James "BJ" Boggs, 43, of Ironwood, passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2022, at his home from natural causes. BJ was born on Sept. 24, 1978, in Youngstown, Ohio, a son of Donald Wesley and Susan Elaine (Wade) Boggs. He was always a character and made everyone laugh. BJ will be forever missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing him. BJ is survived by the love of his life for nine years, Treana Melton; his daughter, Madison; his son, Bradley Jr.; a sister, Dana; four...
ISHPEMING TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Lois Ann Maki, age 64, of Ishpeming Township, and wife of Rev. Lauri O. Maki Jr., died on Sunday, March 6, 2022, at U.P. Health System-Marquette, in the loving and comforting care of her family. Born May 31, 1957, in Milwaukee, a daughter of Joseph L. and Jacquelyn Ruth (Bollinger) Struck Sr., Lois was raised in Milwaukee, graduating from Bay View High School with the class of 1976. In her later teens, Lois met the love of her life, Lauri Maki Jr., and on June 25,...
BESSEMER, Mich. - Angela Marie Contratto passed away peacefully Monday, Feb. 21, 2022, at Howard Young Medical Center in Woodruff, Wis., from dementia-related complications. The beloved and special daughter of Roy and Kathleen "Bella" Contratto was born on June 25, 1970, in Marquette. She grew up in the Bessemer area and was loved and cared for by her parents for all of her 51 years. She attended special education classes at Father Daniel Hall in Wakefield, as well as classes in Ironwood. In...
MANSON, N.C. - Marjorie M. (Wiitla) Mukavitz of Manson, a former Ironwood, Michigan, resident, passed away at The Hundley Center in South Hill, Virginia, on Feb. 25, 2022. She graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood in 1953, and married Rudolph J. Mukavitz on Aug. 7, 1954. Margie started playing the accordion at the age of 12 years old. She entertained at many local parties and wedding receptions. She was later joined by Rudy Mukavitz on guitar as the Two Sharps in the 1950s....
PLOVER, Wis. — Susan Marie Kangas, our beloved aunt, passed away at age 67, on Monday, Feb. 21, 2022, at Generations Assisted Living in Plover. She was born Aug. 25, 1954, in Ironwood, Michigan, the daughter of the late Sulo and Hilma (Niemi) Kangas. Susie was a joy and a blessing to all that knew her. Having Down Syndrome made her see and love life in a simplistic way; laugh, love, and fill the days doing the things you love, and Susie did just that! When she was young, her favorite pastime was changing her Barbie’s outfits, coloring, and doi...
