OBITUARIES
Edmond Harold Rovelsky
May 17, 2007
Edmond Harold Rovelsky, 62, of Ironwood, died Thursday, May 17, 2007, at Marquette General Hospital in Marquette, where he had been a patient for seven weeks, after fighting a courageous battle with leukemia. Ed was born Aug. 16, 1944, in Ironwood, to Isadore "Slick" and Gertrude Rovelsky. He was a graduate of L.L. Wright High School, Class of 1962, and...
Frances M. Ruby
May 13, 2007
Frances M. Ruby, 91, of Ironwood, died Sunday, May 13, 2007, in Mellen, Wis. The former Frances Stanczak was born April 2, 1916, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Frank and Mary (Cgiclka) Stanczak, attended Ironwood schools, and graduated from L.L. Wright High School in 1934. She married Albert Ruby on July 9, 1938 at St. Michael's Catholic Church in...
Emil C. Korpela
May 11, 2007
Emil C. Korpela, 92, of 101 Copper St., Hurley, died early Friday morning, May 11, 2007, in Ironwood, with his family by his side. He was born Sept. 1, 1914, in the Town of Oma, Wis., son of the late Alex and Senia (Lehtonen) Korpela, and attended the Oma State Graded School. On Oct. 8, 1955, he was married to...
Z. James Kulik
May 10, 2007
Z. James "Sarge" Kulik, 84, of Garden Estates in Hurley, died Thursday, May 10, 2007, in Hurley, following a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Jim was born Oct. 12, 1922, in Bydgoszcz, Poland, son of the late Staniswab and Genevieve (Oleaak) Kulik. His early years were spent in Warsaw and, as the son of a Polish diplomat and a Stevens...
Antonette M. Borgaro
May 7, 2007
Antonette M. Borgaro, 91, a long-time Iron Belt resident, died Monday, May 7, 2007, in Ironwood. The former Antonette Oberto was born March 2, 1916, in Anvil Location, Bessemer Township, daughter of the late Clement and Mariana (Brumalle) Oberto, and attended the Anvil School and Iron Belt High School, where she was captain of the girl's basketball team. She was...
Mary K. Olson
May 3, 2007
Mary K. Olson, 91, of 45 Aurora Location, Ironwood, died unexpectedly Thursday evening, May 3, 2007, in Ironwood. The former Mary Calore was born May 26, 1915, in Chicago, daughter of the late Isadore and Santa (Contin) Calore. She attended grade school in Montreal, Wis., and graduated from Lincoln High School in Hurley in 1933. She then was employed as...
Barbara J. Ritmanich
Apr 25, 2007
Barbara J. Ritmanich, 82, of Ironwood, died Wednesday, April 25, 2007, in Wakefield. The former Barbara J. Geuder was born Feb. 8, 1925, in Negaunee, daughter of the late Carl and Ina (Lahti) Geuder, and came to Ironwood as a child, where she attended local schools and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1943. She then worked at...
Richard D. Salonen
Apr 23, 2007
Richard D."Dick" Salonen, 68, of 121 W. Gogebic St., Ironwood, died Monday, April 23, 2007, in Ironwood, following a ten-year battle with ALS. He was born Dec. 5, 1938, in Bessemer, son of Tyyne (Niemi) and the late Reino Salonen, attended Harding School, and graduated from A.D. Johnston High School in 1956. Following graduation, he joined the United States Air...
Marlene Swanson
Apr 22, 2007
Marlene Swanson, 74, of 399 Aspen St., Ironwood, died Sunday, April 22, 2007, in Ironwood. The former Marlene Smith was born July 25, 1932, in Bessemer Township, daughter of the late John and Mildred (Johnson) Smith, and graduated from A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer in 1950. She was employed as a telephone operator for Michigan Bell Telephone Co. in...
Ida Lou Anderson
Apr 22, 2007
Ida Lou Anderson, 78, retired longtime Ironwood businesswoman, died Sunday, April 22, 2007, in Ironwood. The former Ida Lou Hibbert was born May 4, 1928, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Raymond and Emma (Braunell) Hibbert, attended Ironwood schools, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1945. She attended Carroll College in Waukesha, Wis. for one year,.then returned...
Irene J. Eskola
Apr 16, 2007
Irene J. Boesler Eskola, 79, of Saxon, Wis., and a former Wautoma resident, died Monday, April 16, 2007, in Hurley, Wis. The former Irene Sillanpaa was born May 5, 1927, in Ironwood Township, Michigan, daughter of the late Ivar and Saima (Johnson) Sillanpaa. She married Clifford Boesler on Sept. 12, 1946, in Wautoma. He preceded her in death on Aug....
Katherine M. Lombardo
Apr 15, 2007
Katherine M. "Kaye" Lombardo, 86, of N-10585 Lake Rd., Ironwood Township, died Sunday, April 15, 2007, in Ironwood. The former Katherine Berglund was born July 24, 1920, in Kenton, daughter of the late Adolph and Hedwig (England) Berglund, attended elementary school in Bergland, and graduated from Ewen High School. She then attended Northern Michigan College in Marquette and North West...
Ann S. Miller
Apr 14, 2007
Ann S. Miller, 95, of Ashland, and a former longtime Pence, Wis. resident, died Saturday, April 14, 2007, at Memorial Medical Center in Ashland. The former Ann Kaseno was born July 7, 1911, in Mellen, daughter of the late George and Anna (Turney) Kaseno, attended the Mellen Grade School, and helped her mother raise her siblings. On May 17, 1930,...
Bailei Alexandra Saari
Apr 11, 2007
Bailei Alexandra Saari, infant daughter of Jason Saari and Ashley Ivey, was born to eternal life Wednesday, April 11, 2007, in Ironwood. Surviving are her parents, Jason Saari, Hurley, and Ashley Ivey, Ironwood; maternal grandparents, Shelley and Sheldon "Toby" Nordine, Wakefield, and Gary and Roberta Ivey, Watersmeet; paternal grandparents, Byron and Mary Saari, Hurley; maternal great-grandmother, Patricia Tober (Todd), Rhinelander,...
Roland W. Mattson
Apr 9, 2007
Roland W. "Rollie" Mattson, 68, of 1020 Rudberg Dr., Hurley, died Monday, April 9, 2007, in Ironwood. He was born April 23, 1938, in Erwin Township, Ironwood, son of Mary (Laitila) Richter and the late Earl Mattson, attended the K.P. Silberg Grade School in Erwin Township, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School. He then entered and served in...
Steve Michael Armata
Apr 8, 2007
Steve Michael Armata, 89, of 246 E. Oak St., Ironwood, was born to eternal life Sunday, April 8, 2007, in Ironwood, due to complications of pneumonia. He was born to life Aug. 15, 1917 in Ironwood, son of the late John and Julia (Plaza) Armata, and attended Ironwood schools. He entered the U.S. Army in 1942 and proudly served his...
Marie Edessa Langlois Prarizzi
Apr 7, 2007
Marie Edessa Langlois Prarizzi, 88, a former long-time Hurley resident, died Saturday, April 7, 2007, at St. Francis Home in Fond du Lac. Marie was born August 18, 1918, in North Fond du Lac, the daughter of the late George and Marie (Marcoe) Langlois. She was a 1936 graduate of North Fond du Lac High School and graduated from St....
Tiffany Marie Smith
Apr 7, 2007
Tiffany Marie Smith, 30, of N-8750 East End Rd., Erwin Township, Ironwood, died Saturday morning, April 7, 2007, in Hurley, surrounded by her loving family and friends, following a courageous, 2 1/2 year battle with cancer. She was born October 21, 1976, in Wakefield, the daughter of Jerry Smith and Judy (Lane) Anderson, attended Wakefield schools, the Newport Grade School...
Leonard C. Bluse
Apr 4, 2007
Leonard C. Bluse, 85, of 118 First Ave. No., Hurley, died Wednesday morning, April 4, 2007, in his home. He was born Sept. 4, 1921, in Saxon, son of the late Charles and Georgianna (Rostollan) Bluse, and attended Saxon schools. He worked in the woods and in heavy construction for many years, and spent six years in the Montreal Mine....
Vincent B. Toth
Mar 24, 2007
Vincent B. Toth, 88, of Ironwood, died peacefully Saturday, March 24, 2007, in Ironwood. He was born Sept. 16, 1918, in Ironwood, to the late John and Mary (Dulovic) Toth. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was part of the D-Day invasion at Normandy, France. Following the war, he worked for the Chicago and North...
