OBITUARIES
Debbra (Coates) Raether Vanschyndel
Feb 18, 2021
Debbra "Deb" (Coates) Raether VanSchyndel, Kiel, age 61, passed away Feb. 18, 2021 peacefully at the family lake house in Mercer, Wisconsin surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born the oldest of five children on April 29, 1959 in Fort Atkinson to Marian and Gary Coates. The family lived in Palmyra at that...
Frances Amelia Maxinoski
Feb 15, 2021
Frances Amelia Maxinoski (nee Krpan) joyfully went to be in the presence of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, in heaven, at the age of 92 on February 15, 2021. Born on Good Friday, April 6, 1928, to Jacob and Anna Krpan in Montreal, Wisconsin, Fran was excited to tell others that she was born on Trimble Hill, in the...
Genevieve Olson
Feb 13, 2021
Genevieve "Gen" Olson, 90, from Pence, Wisconsin passed away peacefully at the Aurora Grafton Medical Center on February 13, 2021, surrounded by her children. Gen was born on December 20, 1930, at her home in Cary, Wisconsin to the late Joseph and Dorothy (Borca) Brack. Gen graduated 8th grade from St Mary's Catholic school in 1944, and from Lincoln High...
Carol Lee Johnson
Feb 13, 2021
Carol Lee Johnson lost her battle with Pancreatic cancer and passed away at her home in Ironwood with her daughter Kim by her side on Saturday, February 13, 2021. Carol was born on Dec. 13th in Ironwood, MI. She always said, "Age is a number and mine is unlisted." She was employed as a secretary at the Gogebic National Bank...
Michael Paul Evsich
Feb 11, 2021
Michael Paul Evsich, 61, of Ironwood passed away on February 11, 2021 following a long courageous battle with cancer, with his family by his side. He was born in Escanaba on February 3, 1960. He had two sets of adoptive parents, Aldo & Violet Lassio and Frank & Louise Evsich, who loved him dearly. Michael attended Bessemer area schools. After...
Linda Azzoli
Feb 9, 2021
Linda Lou Azzoli (Liimakka) 75, passed away on the morning of February 9, 2021, in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Linda was born on November 10, 1945, in Ironwood, Michigan to Russell J. and Jeanette M. (Heinske) Liimakka in Ironwood, Michigan. She was a very special mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. Linda will be very missed by her family and...
Claire J. Garro
Feb 8, 2021
Claire J. "Mia" Garro, 77 of Iron Belt, passed away at her home in Iron Belt on Monday, February 8, 2021. Mia was born the daughter of John and Evelyn (Peterson) Garro on July 19, 1943 in Ironwood. She received her Bachelor's degree and was an elementary school teacher in Tomahawk. When growing up she loved water skiing. Mia enjoyed...
Joyce Garland
Feb 7, 2021
Joyce Garland, 90, of Ironwood passed away on February 7, 2021, at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital. She was born on August 17, 1930 in Ironwood to Charles and Hilma (Puumala) Dudra. She is survived by her son, Richard (Sharon) Garland of Minnetonka, Minnesota; granddaughters, Katherine (Eric) Brandel of Minnetonka, Minnesota and Kristin Garland of Edina, Minnesota; and two great-grandchildren, Finn and...
Mary Maccani
Feb 2, 2021
Mary H. "Mimi" Maccani, 97 of Bessemer, Michigan passed away on February 2, 2021, at the Aspirus Hospice House in Wausau with her children by her side. Mary was born on July 28, 1923, in Benoit, Wisconsin, the daughter of George and Matilda (Petrovich) Grubisic. She attended Benoit schools, DePadua Catholic School in Ashland, graduating in 1944, she attended Superior...
David Wainio
Jan 31, 2021
David A. Wainio, a Veteran of the United States Army passed away on January 31, 2021. David was born on February 11, 1947. He attended Roosevelt school as a child. David graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood, Michigan in 1965. He received an Associate's Degree in General Studies from Gogebic Community College in Ironwood in 1967. He...
John W. Landahl
Jan 27, 2021
John W. Landahl, 79, of Ironwood, passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family. John was born the son of Wallace and Marjorie (Carlson) Landahl in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 20, 1941. He was a high school graduate of Robbinsdale High School. John was a proud US Navy veteran, and he served on the...
Jaqueline Reini
Jan 24, 2021
Jaqueline "Jackie" Reini, 53, of Ironwood, MI, passed away peacefully at home on January 24th. Jackie was born on December 14th, 1967, to Marcia and Dennis Driscoll, in Wakefield, MI. After graduating high school, she worked a number of different jobs, including work as a CNA and waitress. In 2011, after marrying the love of her life, Raymond Reini, Jackie...
Jack Raymond Vandevoorde
Jan 22, 2021
Jack Raymond Vandevoorde, 87, of Iron Belt Wisconsin died peacefully surrounded by his children on January 22, 2021, at the Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley. Jack was born on September 5, 1933, to Raymond and Godelieve (Delodder) Vandevoorde and grew up in Iron Belt. Jack was born a fraternal twin and shared a lifelong bond with his...
Dennis James Peite
Jan 20, 2021
Dennis James Peite, 74 of Erwin Township, Michigan passed away unexpectedly at The Bay at Nu-Roc Rehabilitation Center in Laona on January 20, 2021 due to complications from his long courageous battle with Parkinson's Disease. Dennis was born on July 7, 1946 in Ironwood, Michigan, the son of James and Hazel (Mansfield) Peite. After growing up in Ironwood, he enlisted...
James P. Albert
Jan 18, 2021
James P "Jim" Albert, 62, of Ironwood, passed away on January 18, 2021, in ironwood. Jim was born in 1958, in Ironwood, the son of James and Patricia (England) Albert. He owned and operated numerous Ironwood businesses including Knight Club Billiards, From House to Home, and Captain's Sub Shop. He was especially proud of his work with the local deaf...
Pollyann Hiipakka
Jan 12, 2021
PollyAnn Hiipakka passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2021, at The Rennes Health and Rehabilitation Center, Rhinelander, Wisconsin. She was born on October 6, 1934, to the late Matt and Lempi (Siirila) Rahko in Ironwood, Michigan. Polly attended grade school at the Erwin Central School in Erwin Township and was a 1952 graduate of L.L. Wright High School. After graduation,...
Sandra S. Mccartney
Jan 10, 2021
Sandra S. McCartney (Utsler) passed away January 10, 2021. Sandy was born September 1942 in Indianola, Iowa, the daughter of Cecil A. and Elizabeth A. (Souder). She grew up loving horses, especially her horse, Chief. Together they would go on long rides through the surrounding countryside. After graduating from Indianola High School in 1960, Sandy attended Des Moines Tech. Upon...
Kenneth C. Glickert
Jan 7, 2021
Kenneth C. Glickert, 71, of Hurley, went to his Heavenly home on Thursday, January 7, 2021 at Court Manor in Ashland. Ken was born the son of George Sr. and Wilma (Creasey) Glicket on May 16, 1949 in North Bend, Oregon. He was united in marriage with the love of his life, Ruth Lyons on October 28, 1978 in Mapleton,...
Charlene N. Synkelma
Jan 6, 2021
Charlene N. (Ostlund) Synkelma, 83, of Ironwood passed away on January 6, 2021 at the Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley, Wisconsin. She was born on January 14, 1937, in Ironwood, the daughter of Carl S. and Clara (Beare) Ostlund. She attended local schools and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1955. Following graduation, she was...
Charles E. Best
Jan 1, 2021
Charles E. Best, Lt. Col. retired, of Ironwood passed away on January 1, 2021, two days shy of his 95th birthday of natural causes. Charles was born on January 3, 1926, in Ironwood to the late John W Best and Grace Finerty Best. He attended Ironwood Area Schools and the University of Michigan. In 1944 Charles was called to active...
