OBITUARIES
Rebecca Jo Goodwin
Nov 16, 2021
Rebecca Jo Goodwin, 36, of Ironwood Township, passed away on November 16, 2021, at her home from Covid.
Rebecca Jo Goodwin was born on November 4, 1985, to Nick and Patty Goodwin. She was welcomed by her sister, Jenny, and brother, Niko. For the first year of her life, she lived in a mobile home in Chaska,...
Margarite Makinen
Nov 16, 2021
Margarite "Marge" Makinen, of Ironwood, Michigan, passed away Tuesday, November 16, 2021, at the SkyView Nursing Center in Hurley, Wisconsin, a few months shy of her 96th birthday.
Marge was born on January 31, 1926, in Hurley Wisconsin, the daughter of Luigi and Flora (Verdoni) Fontecchio. When she and her brother were very little the family moved...
Joseph David Digiorgio
Nov 13, 2021
Joseph David DiGiorgio, 78, of Hurley, Wisconsin peacefully passed away on November 13, 2021, surrounded by his family at Mellen Manor.
On September 8, 1943, Joe was born the son of Agatino and Pearl (Mattson) DiGiorgio. Joe was a proud native of Hurley and graduated from J. E. Murphy High School in 1961.
After graduation,...
Roman Joseph Conhartoski
Nov 11, 2021
On November 11th, 2021, the family surrounded and embraced Roman Joseph Conhartoski, 83, as Roman gently took his last breath and entered the Kingdom of Heaven
Roman "Muzzy" was a dedicated son, husband, father, brother, father-in-law, grandfather, great grandfather, uncle, and friend. The only tragic impact of knowing and having such a loyal loving human being in...
John A. Brottlund
Nov 10, 2021
Hurley, Wisc. - John A. Brottlund, 95, of Ironwood Township, died Wednesday, November 10, 2021, at the Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley.
John was born on April 28, 1926, in Ironwood, son of John and Mabel (Westman) Brottlund. He attended Norrie, Newport, and Central grade schools and was a 1944 graduate of Luther L....
David Milton Hjalmquist
Nov 4, 2021
Ironwood, Mich. – David Milton Hjalmquist, 92, of Ironwood passed away on November 4, 2021 at his home in Ironwood.
David was born January 30, 1929 in Ironwood, the son of the late Lars and Mamie (Nyman) Hjalmquist. He graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1947, then attended Gogebic Junior College, and attended Michigan State...
Marilyn J. Butson
Oct 27, 2021
Marilyn J. Butson, 90, of Ironwood Township passed away on October 27, 2021, at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital.
She was born September 14, 1931, the daughter of George and Esther (Mattson) Aspinwall. She grew up in Bessemer later moved to Ironwood where she attended school. She graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1949. After her children...
Dorothy Hemming
Oct 27, 2021
Dorothy Hemming, 85, Wakefield, passed away on October 27, 2021, at Aspirus Iron River Hospital in Iron River, Michigan. Dorothy was born on January 14, 1936, in Wakefield to Frank and Vera (Cook) Raymond of Merriweather Michigan. Dorothy attended Bergland High School. Dorothy married Ralph Hemming of Bruce Crossing and shortly after made their home in Wakefield, Michigan with their...
Carol J. Decarlo
Oct 26, 2021
Carol J. DeCarlo, 76, of Ironwood gained her angel wings on October 26, 2021, at her home in Ironwood with her husband by her side.
She was born April 16, 1945, the daughter of Laurel and Carolyn (Fisher) Heinske. She graduated from Mercer High School with the class of 1963. She then attended the University of Wisconsin,...
Dorothy Bernice Wyzlic
Oct 25, 2021
Dorothy Bernice Wyzlic, 90, passed away in her sleep at Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center on October 25, 2021, where she had been a resident for the past six years.
She was born to Polish immigrants, Kostec and Magdalena (Mankowski) Wyzlic of Lake Avenue in Ironwood, Michigan on November 21, 1930.
She graduated from...
Rosalyn Tiessen
Oct 22, 2021
Rosalyn V. "Rose"Tiessen, 92, of Ironwood went to be with our Lord from the Covid-19 virus on October 22, 2020, at Westgate Nursing, Rehabilitation and Assisted Living Community in Ironwood. On November 9, 1927, she was born in Duluth, Minnesota, the daughter of Albert and Hannah (Svedlund) Tenney. Rose is survived by her sons, David (Cheri) Hammerstrom, John (Debbie) Lunke,...
Daniel Koeppel
Oct 21, 2021
Daniel Koeppel, 74, died at home on Thursday, October 21, 2021.
He was born on May 25, 1947 in Antigo, WI to the late Norbert and Caroline (Lex) Koeppel.
Dan graduated from Antigo High School in 1965. He was a United States Army Veteran serving during the Vietnam War (1966-1968).
In his younger...
Katherine Karjala-Johnson
Oct 19, 2021
Katherine Karjala-Johnson, 97, of Ironwood passed away on October 19, 2021, at Westgate Nursing Rehabilitation and Assisted Living Community in Ironwood.
She was born on December 10, 1923, in Ironwood, the daughter of Antonio and Antonia (Dal Degan) Benetti. She attended school at St. Ambrose High School graduation June 2, 1940. She then attended Gogebic Community College...
Jean Eleanore Lewis
Oct 15, 2021
Jean Eleanore (Swanson) Lewis, 92, of Shawano, Wisconsin, formally of Hurley, Wisconsin, died October 15, 2021, in Shawano, Wisconsin, with her family by her side.
Jean was born August 15, 1929, in Detroit, Michigan, daughter of the late Clifford & Laila (Asunto) Swanson. Jean's ancestors were pioneer residents of Ironwood, Michigan. She attended schools in Winegar, Wisconsin...
Dorothy Catherine Berg
Oct 13, 2021
Dorothy Catherine Berg, 96, of Saxon, Wisconsin passed away on October 13, 2021, at Ashland Health Services with her family and beloved dog at her side.
She was born on October 26, 1924, in Ironwood, Michigan, the daughter of Joseph and Ella (Lamerand) Zuchowski. She attended both grade school and high school in Saxon. She was a...
Kevin John Lahti
Oct 13, 2021
It is with great sadness the family of Kevin Lahti announce his passing Oct. 13, 2021. Kevin was born on Aug. 23, 1976 to Steve Lahti and Terri Rosen Aimers, growing up in Ironwood, Michigan. Kevin went to high school at Luther L. Wright High School and graduated the class of 1994.
Growing up, Kevin enjoyed baseball,...
Rockney Bernard Johnson
Oct 13, 2021
Rockney Bernard Johnson, 83, of Mercer passed away on October 13, 2021
Rocky was born on September 16, 1938, the son of Bernard and Antoinette (Filippini) Johnson in Bessemer, Michigan. After graduating from high school, he entered the Air Force, where he was stationed in Iceland. After he left the service, he moved from Milwaukee to Ironwood...
Dorothy Margaret Fern Snow
Oct 8, 2021
Dorothy Margaret Fern (Schultz) Snow, 96, of Mercer passed away on October 8, 2021 in Mercer, Wisconsin.
Dorothy was born in Blue Island, Illinois on January 17, 1925, to Henry and Louella (Reichert) Schultz
She met Robert Snow as a pen pal during World War II, and they were married on November 27, 1945. He...
Dorothy Bunjevac
Oct 7, 2021
Dorothy Bunjevac, 93, of Ironwood, passed away on Thursday, October 7, 2021, at the Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley.
Dorothy was born to John and Genevieve (Armata) Cisewski on May 18, 1928, in Ironwood and raised in Montreal, Wisconsin.
She met and married Steve Bunjevac on July 26,1946. He preceded her in...
Denise Ann Osterholm
Sep 21, 2021
Denise Ann Osterholm, 75, passed on September 21, 2021, at St. Mary's in Duluth. Denise was born to father, Ragner Axel and mother, Kathryn "Lucy" Lucille (Freeman) Osterholm on May 6, 1946, both deceased. Denise, an Ironwood native spent the last 15 years living in Minnesota. She lived a very vivacious life. She loved to travel to her home in...
