OBITUARIES
Jean M. Simonich
Feb 25, 2009
Jean M. Simonich, 87, of 212 Norfolk St., Ironwood, died unexpectedly Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 25, 2009, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth, Minn. The former Jean Pascoe was born Aug. 9, 1921, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Joseph and Frances (Holecheck) Pascoe, attended the A.L. Norrie Grade School, and graduated from St. Ambrose High School in 1939. She...
Lucille E. Palmquist
Feb 20, 2009
Lucille E. Palmquist, 89, of 711 Hedin Ave., Ironwood, died Friday morning, Feb. 20, 2009, in Ironwood. The former Lucille Laabs was born Jan. 17, 1920, in Ashland, Wis., daughter of the late A.P. and Katherine (Pezackie) Laabs, attended Ironwood schools, and graduated from L.L. Wright High School in 1937. She then attended and graduated from Ironwood Junior College. Lucille...
Sheri Lynn Loeper
Feb 16, 2009
Sheri Lynn Loeper, 51, of 307 Maple St., Hurley, died Monday, Feb. 16, 2009, in her home. The former Sheri Sodervick was born Sept. 9, 1957, in Milwaukee, daughter of Robert and Shirley (Erickson) Sodervick. She attended Ironwood, Mich. schools and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1975. She was employed for many years as sales manager of...
James T. Machac
Feb 16, 2009
James T. Machac, 76, of 829 Sutherland Ave., Ironwood, died unexpectedly Monday, Feb. 16, 2009, in his home. He was born Nov. 21, 1932, in Ironwood, son of the late Dominic and Margaret (Dudra) Machac, attended local schools, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1950. He then enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1951 during the Korean...
Robert W. Vanouwerkerk
Feb 15, 2009
Robert W. VanOuwerkerk, 84, of Hurley, died Sunday morning, Feb. 15, 2009, in Ironwood. He was born Oct. 23, 1924, in Ironwood, Mich., son of the late Henry and Mabel (Lee) VanOuwerkerk, attended the Saxon Grade School, and graduated from Saxon High School in 1942. He worked on the family farm in Gurney and was employed in the Montreal Mine...
Daniel Virgil Baross
Feb 10, 2009
Daniel Virgil "Danny" Baross, 31, of Erwin Township, Ironwood, died unexpectedly Tuesday evening, Feb. 10, 2009, in Ironwood. He was born April 14, 1977, in Ironwood, son of Delores (Puranen) and the late Virgil Baross. He attended the A.L. Norrie Grade School and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1995. He then received an associate degree in criminal...
Annette G. Gulan
Feb 8, 2009
Annette G. Gulan, 89, of Montreal, Wis., died Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009, in Hurley. The former Annette Zdrodowski was born June 23, 1919, in Ironwood, Mich., daughter of the late Casmer and Frances (Kasprzak) Zdrodowski, and attended Ironwood schools. She was married to Wallace "Wally" Gulan on July 19, 1941 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Hurley by the late...
Donald K. Pohjola
Feb 6, 2009
Donald K. Pohjola, 69, of 130 W. Pewabic St., Ironwood, died Friday morning, Feb. 6, 2009, in Ironwood. He was born Dec. 22, 1939, in Ironwood, son of the late Carl and Lillie (Lee) Pohjola, attended K.P. Silberg Grade School in Erwin Township, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1957. He worked at Schult Mobile Homes in...
Dorothy Zawislak
Jan 30, 2009
Dorothy Zawislak, 70, a resident of the Keen Ager Adult Foster Care Home in Wakefield for many years, died Friday morning, Jan. 30, 2009, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth, Minn. She was born Aug. 16, 1938, in Ironwood, daughter of the late George and Bertha (Gerouex) Zawislak, and briefly attended Roosevelt School in Ironwood Township. She was employed...
Clarence Bernard Lorenson
Jan 26, 2009
Clarence Bernard "Kelly" Lorenson, 93, of 751 E. Ayer St., Ironwood, passed away peacefully after a brief illness on Monday, Jan. 26, 2009, at home in the company of family and friends. He was born June 1, 1915, in Ironwood, son of the late Carl and Anna (Peterson) Lorenson. He was raised in Ironwood, attended local schools, and graduated from...
Eugene George Calvetti
Jan 25, 2009
Eugene George "Gene" Calvetti, 85, a lifetime resident of Hurley, passed away Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009, in Hurley, following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born Jan. 30, 1923 in Hurley, son of the late George and Cora (Davia) Calvetti, attended Hurley schools, and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1941. He then served stateside in the U.S. Army...
Curtis L. Levra
Jan 24, 2009
Curtis L. "Curt" Levra, 50, of Pence, died unexpectedly Saturday morning, Jan. 24, 2009, in his home in Pence. He was born June 25, 1958, in Wakefield, Mich., son of Lawrence and Geraldine (O'Leary) Levra, attended Montreal and Hurley schools, and graduated from J.E. Murphy High School in Hurley in 1976. While in high school, he excelled in tennis, baseball...
Shirley R. Layman
Jan 17, 2009
Shirley R. Layman, 84, of 6310N Bambiland Road, Mercer, died early Saturday morning, Jan. 17, 2009, in her home. The former Shirley Schlueter was born Dec. 24, 1924, in Chicago, daughter of the late Arthur and Ruth (Werner) Schlueter, and graduated from Kalvin Park High School there in 1943. She was employed in the accounts payable department at Duro Metal...
Glen Hawley Carlson
Jan 17, 2009
Glen Hawley "Joe" Carlson, 70, of Berea, Ky. and a former Ironwood, Mich. resident, died Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009, at the University of Kentucky Hospital in Lexington, from injuries sustained in an automobile-motorcycle accident on Nov. 1, 2008 in Berea. Joe was born Aug. 25, 1938, in Ironwood, son of the late Glen and Elizabeth "Betty" (Hawley) Carlson, and graduated...
Emily J. Kopecko
Jan 16, 2009
Emily J. Kopecko, 97, of Ironwood, died early Friday morning, Jan. 16, 2009, in Hurley. The former Emily Lindberg was born April 5, 1911, in Ironwood, to the late William and Hildegard (Olson) Lindberg. She attended Ironwood schools and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1929. She was employed as a sales clerk at the S.S. Kresge Co....
Lawrence C. Smith
Jan 15, 2009
Lawrence C. "Smitty" Smith, 89, of Hillsboro, Ohio and a former longtime Ironwood, Mich. resident, died early Thursday morning, Jan. 15, 2009, at Heartland Rehabilitation Center in Hillsboro. He was born Nov. 6, 1919, in Ironwood, son of the late Percy and Jesse (Hunn) Smith, attended Ironwood schools, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1939. He served...
Robert L. Gerbig
Jan 15, 2009
Robert L. Gerbig Sr., 78, of 158 E. Ridge St., Ironwood, died unexpectedly Thursday morning, Jan. 15, 2009, in his home.     He was born Jan. 2, 1931, in Merrill, Wis., son of the late Fred and Mildred (Johnson) Gerbig, attended Merrill and LaCrosse, Wis. schools, and was a graduate of Wakefield High School. He served in the U.S. Army Air...
Darryl J. Hill
Jan 11, 2009
Darryl J. Hill, 39, of Ironwood, died peacefully early Sunday morning, Jan. 11, 2009, at his father's home on Vanderhagen Rd. in Ironwood Township, following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born May 1, 1969, in Ironwood, son of Donald J. and the late Lynda (Pelkola) Hill, attended Roosevelt and Sleight schools, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High...
Stanley E. Prebish
Jan 4, 2009
Stanley E. Prebish, 65, of 909 N. Lawrence St., Ironwood, died Sunday afternoon, Jan. 4, 2009, in his home, surrounded by his family. He was born Jan. 14, 1943, in Chicago, son of the late Stanley and Marie (Pahl) Prebish, attended Ironwood schools, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1960. He then attended Wausau Technical School in...
Mary E. Anderson
Jan 1, 2009
Mary E. "Mickey" Anderson, 86, of 715 Pabst St., Ironwood, died early Thursday morning, Jan. 1, 2009, in Ironwood. The former Mary Kerkove was born Dec. 24, 1922, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Edmund and Mary (Van Nieuwenhuyse) Kerkove, attended Ironwood and St. Ambrose schools, and graduated from L.L. Wright High School in 1941. She married Carl V. Anderson...
