OBITUARIES
Kirsten Myra Oie
Jan 14, 2008
Kirsten Myra "Sissy" Oie, 35, of E-7229 Sandene Road, Bessemer, died Monday, Jan. 14, 2008, at home. She was born Dec. 20, 1972, in Ironwood, daughter of Robert J. and Barbara E. (Pekuri) Oie. Sis attended Father Daniel Hall and graduated from Wakefield High School. She was employed for a time at Highline Corp. in Hurley. Sis was a kind...
Ruth I. Hendrickson
Jan 13, 2008
Ruth I. Hendrickson, 87, of N-10330 Mt. Zion Drive, Ironwood Township, died Sunday, Jan. 13, 2008, in Ironwood. The former Ruth Irene Helmes was one of eleven children born to Finnish immigrants August and Maria (Nevala) Helmes on Nov. 14, 1920, in Iron Belt, Wis., and graduated from Iron Belt High School in 1938. She married Phillip A. Hendrickson of...
Donald S. Anderson
Jan 9, 2008
Donald S. Anderson, 86, of 31 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis., died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth, Minn., due to complications from pneumonia. He was born Dec. 31, 1921, in Ironwood, Mich., son of the late Wayne and Mary (Raymond) Anderson, attended Ironwood schools, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1940. He...
Robert L. Larson
Jan 2, 2008
Robert L. "Bob" Larson, 65, of 557 W. Francis St., Ironwood, died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2008, in Ironwood. He was born Oct. 2, 1942, in Ashland, Wis., son of Elaine (Fafford) and the late Lyle Larson. He was married to the former Betty N. Hammond of North Carolina. She preceded him in death on Dec. 20, 2004 Bob is survived...
Leroy N. Carlson
Dec 31, 2007
Leroy N. 'Lee" Carlson, 84, of 339 E. Tamarack St., Ironwood, died Monday, Dec. 31, 2007, in Ironwood. He was born April 19, 1923, in Ironwood, son of the late Ernest and Anna (Erickson) Carlson, attended Ironwood schools, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1941. He was then employed by the Ex-Cello Corp. in their defense plant...
Gustaf R. Krone
Dec 27, 2007
Gustaf R. "Gus" Krone, 77, of 3 Oak St., Hurley, retired Hurley Postmaster, died Thursday, Dec. 27, 2007, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth, Minn., surrounded by his loving family. He was born Dec. 29, 1929, in Ironwood, Mich., son of the late Gustaf and Minnie (Lee) Krone, attended the K.P. Silberg Grade School in Erwin Township, and graduated...
Mildred E. Hopkins
Dec 25, 2007
Mildred E. Hopkins, 95, of 160 E. Michigan Ave., Ironwood, died Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2007, in Ironwood. The former Mildred Nyman was born July 3, 1912, in Lac du Flambeau, Wis., daughter of the late Michael and Anna (Kvist) Nyman, attended Irma and Ashland, Wis. schools, and graduated from Ashland High School in 1930. She was employed as a stenographer...
Joan E. Gibbons
Dec 22, 2007
Joan E. Gibbons, 77, of 310 5th Ave. So., Hurley, widow of prominent retired Hurley businessman and banker Edward J. Gibbons, died Saturday, Dec. 22, 2007, in Wausau, Wis. Joan was born Jan. 18, 1930, in Wakefield, Mich., the second of identical twin daughters to Chester and Agnes (Petranek) Rydeski. She grew up in Wakefield, atttending Catholic Grade School, and...
Rudy Morse Heffner
Dec 15, 2007
Rudy Morse Heffner, 78, of Ironwood, died Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007, of congestive heart failure, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth, Minn., with his loving wife Deborah by his side. He was born March 27, 1929 in Cedar, Wis., son of the late Morse and Maude (Archambeau) Heffner, and attended schools in Saxon, Wis. Rudy joined the U.S. Navy...
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...
