OBITUARIES
Amelia V. Kniska
Mar 25, 2009
Amelia V. "Milly" Kniska, 88, of 304 W. Lime St., Ironwood, died Wednesday afternoon, March 25, 2009, in Wakefield. The former Amelia Kubacki was born April 26, 1920, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Steve and Mary (Skowronski) Kubacki. She attended grade school in Saxon, Wis. and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood in 1939. She was...
Ervin Julius Romans
Mar 21, 2009
Former Ironwood Township resident Ervin Julius Romans, II, 43, of Danville, Calif. and a Sergeant in the Oakland Police Department, was killed in the line of duty on Saturday, March 21, 2009, in Oakland. He was born Aug. 29, 1965, in Ironwood, son of Chester and Sueko (Ishimatsu) Romans, grew up on Sunset Rd. in Ironwood Township, and graduated from...
Geraldine A. Levra
Mar 21, 2009
Geraldine A. "Geri" Levra, 74, of 602 6th Ave. No. Hurley, died Saturday evening, March 21, 2009, in Ironwood, surrounded by her loving family, following a courageous battle with cancer. The former Geraldine O'Leary was born Sept. 26, 1934, in Hurley, daughter of the late James and Ellen (Hill) O'Leary, attended school there, and graduated from J.E. Murphy High School...
Donelle L. Laabs
Mar 15, 2009
Donelle L. Laabs, 57, of 406 Greenbush St., Ironwood, died Sunday evening, March 15, 2009, in his home. He was born Oct. 31, 1951, in Ironwood, son of the late Donald and Helen (Hodgins) Laabs, attended Central Grade School, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1970. Donelle was employed in construction in the area for several years,...
Patricia M. Pospeck
Mar 14, 2009
Patricia M."Pat" Pospeck, 62, of E5065 Slade Rd., Ironwood Township, died Saturday morning, March 14, 2009, with her family by her side, at Marquette General Hospital in Marquette. The former Pat Hill was born June 25, 1946, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Arne and Lillian (Niemi) Hill. She attended Roosevelt Grade School in Ironwood Township and graduated from Luther...
Ellen M. Czerneski
Mar 12, 2009
Ellen M. Czerneski, 92, a resident at the Villa Vista in Hurley and formerly of Ironwood, Mich., died Thursday, March 12, 2009, in Ironwood. The former Ellen Swanson was born Feb. 3, 1917, in Bessemer Township, Mich., daughter of the late Carl and Alice (Goodwin) Swanson, and attended Puritan School there. She waitressed at Petrusha's Supper Club in Hurley and...
John L. Sokolowski
Mar 9, 2009
John L. Sokolowski, 82, of Ironwood, died Monday afternoon, March 9, 2009, in Hurley. He was born Oct. 23, 1926, in St. Paul, Minn. and came to Ironwood as an infant, where he attended Ironwood schools and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1944. He then served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the European...
Elmi A. Jolgren
Mar 2, 2009
Elmi A. Jolgren, 89, of Ironwood Township, died Monday evening , March 2, 2009, in Ironwood. The former Elmi Vuorenmaa was born Aug. 28, 1919, in Forest Lake, Mich., the daughter of the late Erick and Liisa Selina (Kitula) Vuorenmaa, and attended school in Ironwood Township. She was employed at the Oscar Mayer Co. in Chicago for 20 plus years,...
Kenneth R. Norton
Feb 26, 2009
Kenneth R. "Snorton Norton" Norton, 65, of Iron Belt, died unexpectedly early Thursday morning, Feb. 26, 2009, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth, Minn. He was born Nov. 9, 1943, in Waterford, Wis., son of the late Francis and Marie (Chriskie) Norton, attended St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Grade School there, and graduated from Waterford High School. He then served...
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...
