OBITUARIES
Thomas M. Nicholls
Dec 10, 2007
Thomas M. Nicholls, 47, of 502 Poplar St., Hurley, died unexpectedly Monday, Dec. 10, 2007, in his home. He was born June 22, 1960, attended Ironwood area schools, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1978. He then served on active duty in the U.S. Navy for four years, and was honorably discharged in 1983. Tom was employed...
Irene A. Smith
Dec 8, 2007
Irene A. Smith, 94, a lifelong Saxon resident, died Saturday evening, Dec. 8, 2007, at Ashland Health and Rehabilitation Center in Ashland. The former Irene Fafford was born Dec. 28, 1912, in Saxon, daughter of the late Edward and Rose (Chaput) Fafford Sr., and graduated from Saxon High School in 1931. She married Ernest W. Smith on Nov. 10, 1935,...
Edson G. Stiles
Dec 8, 2007
Edson G. "Ed" Stiles, 95, of Ironwood, died Saturday, Dec. 8, 2007, at the Lakeview Assisted Living Facility in Gladstone. Ed was born Aug. 31, 1912, in Wells, Minn., son of the late Gerald and Clara (Lathrop) Stiles. He received his Bachelor's degree at the University of Wisconsin- River Falls in 1934, and his Master's degree in Music Education from...
Leno E. Slanzi
Dec 7, 2007
Leno E. Slanzi, 92, of Hurley, died Friday, Dec. 7, 2007, at Mellen Manor Nursing Home in Mellen. He was born Jan. 18, 1915, in Hurley, son of the late Frank and Louise (Nicholi) Slanzi, and attended Hurley schools. During World War II, he worked in shipyards in Kirkland, Wash. for several years. He was married to the former Margaret...
Mary A. Dapra
Dec 7, 2007
Mary A. DaPra, 89, of E-5132 Wildwood Lane, Ironwood, died following a short illness on Friday, Dec. 7, 2007, in Ironwood. Mary was born May 4, 1918, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Vincent and Maria (D'Angelo) della Ravere, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1935. On July 21, 1941, she was married to Smeralio A. "Milo"...
Ellen A. Binz
Dec 5, 2007
Ellen A. Binz, 82, of 4380 W. County Rd. C, Oma, died unexpectedly Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007, in Ironwood. The former Ellen Kerber was born Nov. 8, 1925, in Bloomington, ILL, daughter of the late Edward and Roseanna (Dalton) Kerber, and graduated from Trinity Catholic High School in Bloomington in 1943. She was employed at the Elgin Watch Co. for...
Neil J. Pawlicki
Dec 3, 2007
Neil J. Pawlicki, 70, of 503 N. Hillcrest Ave., Bessemer, died peacefully Monday, Dec. 3, 2007, in his home. He was born June 26, 1937, in Hurley, Wis., son of the late Emil and Hilavie (Erickson) Pawlicki, attended Ironwood schools, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1956. He then served stateside in the U.S. Air Force for...
Helia G. Longhini
Nov 28, 2007
Helia G. Longhini, 95, of Ironwood, died Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2007, in Hurley. The former Helia Haavisto was born Dec. 26, 1911, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Henry and Hilja (Saari) Haavisto, attended Ironwood schools, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1930. She then was employed as a waitress in Detroit for several years. Helia was...
Ferol M. Stahovic
Nov 28, 2007
Ferol M. Stahovic, 87, of Ironwood, died Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2007, in Ironwood. The former Ferol O'Berto was born Dec. 24, 1919, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Joseph and Maud (Hinds) O'Berto. She attended G.N. Sleight Grade School and St. Ambrose Catholic Grade School, graduating from St. Ambrose High School with the Class of 1937. She was married to...
Helen Lorraine Behrendt
Nov 21, 2007
Helen L. Behrendt IRONWOOD, Mich. Helen Lorraine Behrendt, 80, of Ironwood, died Wednesday, November 21, 2007 in Hurley, Wisc. She was born April 11, 1927 in Ashland, daughter of the late Jacob A. Stenman and Fannie Mae Mattson. Helen attended Marengo School, Roosevelt School in Ironwood Township and graduated from L.L. Wright in 1945 On May 24, 1947, she was...
Margaret J. Taraboi
Nov 14, 2007
Margaret J. "Peg" Taraboi, 82, of 410 Lake Ave., Ironwood, died unexpectedly Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007, in Ironwood. The former Margaret McManman was born May 21, 1925, in Ironwood, daughter of the late John and Margaret (Sullivan) McManman, attended St. Ambrose Grade School, and graduated from St. Ambrose High School in 1943. She worked in Washington, D.C. and in Chicago...
Sharon D. Porter
Nov 7, 2007
Sharon D. Porter, 66, of Kimball, Wis., and formerly of Ironwood, died Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007, in Kimball. The former Sharon Ramme was born Aug. 7, 1941, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Arthur and Evelyn (Hancock) Ramme, Sr., attended the Southside School in Hurley, and graduated from J.E. Murphy High School in 1960. She worked in Milwaukee for a...
Carol J. Budzien
Nov 6, 2007
Carol J. Budzien, 58, of Mercer, died early Tuesday morning, Nov. 6, 2007, in her home, surrounded by her loving family. Carol was the daughter of the late Edgar and Estella (Clute) Barker. She is survived by her husband, Larry, of Mercer; two sons, Andy (Diane), Oconomowoc, and Ben (Stephanie), Ashland; two grandchildren, Xander and Kalli; her mother-in-law, Marilyn Budzien,...
Charles L. Keulen
Nov 4, 2007
Charles L. "Sonny" Keulen, Jr., 66, of 505 Bernard St., Hurley, died Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007, in his daughter's home in Winthrop Harbor, ILL. He was born Nov. 30, 1940, in Libertyville, ILL., son of the late Charles and Elaine (Kalliomaa) Keulen, Sr., attended Libertyville schools, and graduated from J.E. Murphy High School in Hurley in 1959. Sonny bartended at...
Kristin K. Hopkins
Nov 3, 2007
Kristin Kay (Ehnbom) Hopkins , 62, passed away peacefully at her home in Kimball on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2007, following a nearly three year long battle with a malignant brain tumor. Kristin was born December 5, 1944 in Wadena, MN to the late Rudolph E. and Juanita L. Ehnbom, then of New York Mills, MN. Her family moved to Hurley,...
John Andrew Jarvi
Oct 27, 2007
John Andrew Jarvi, 64, of Ironwood, died unexpectedly Saturday, Oct. 27, 2007, at his "lake home" at Little Girl's Point. John was born March 22, 1943 in Ironwood, the son of Helen (Reini) Jarvi/Venetjoki and the late Leo Jarvi. He attended Roosevelt Elementary School in Ironwood Township and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1961. On July 7,...
Nancy M. Caruso
Oct 26, 2007
Nancy M. Caruso, 93, of Hurley, died Friday, Oct. 26, 2007, in Hurley. She was born May 19, 1914, in Hibbing, Minn., the daughter of the late Orazio and Agatha (Spera) Caruso. The family moved to Hurley in 1927, where they lived thereafter at 104 Iron St. Nancy graduated from Lincoln High School in Hurley in 1932, and from Gogebic...
Bertha M. Probelski
Oct 20, 2007
Bertha M. Probelski, 89, of 421 So. Suffolk St., Ironwood, died Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007, in Ironwood. The former Bertha Maki was born July 23, 1918, in Bessemer, and attended the Harding School. She was employed as a maid in Bessemer for a short time, and as a cook at the Hunter's Inn in Bessemer for several years. Bertha was...
Gloria D. Redding
Oct 18, 2007
Gloria D. "Glory" Redding, 90, of Mercer, died early Thursday morning, Oct. 18, 2007, at Seasons of Life Hospice House in Woodruff. The former Gloria Oakes was born July 27, 1917, in Lake Nebagamon, Wis., daughter of the late Elmer and Esther (Andberg) Oakes, and graduated from high school there. She received a teaching certificiate from Superior State Teachers College,...
William A. Ryan
Oct 16, 2007
William A. "Bill" Ryan, 81, of 500 E. Midland Ave., Ironwood, died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2007, in Ironwood. Bill was born Dec. 11, 1925, in Puritan Location, Bessemer Township, son of the late David and Frances (Salo ) Ryan, and graduated from A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer with the Class of 1943. He entered the U.S. Army on Dec....
