OBITUARIES
Irene Kanipes
Apr 15, 2020
Irene Kanipes, 93, a lifelong resident of Ironwood passed away on April 15, 2020, at home in Ironwood with her family by her side. Irene was born on March 15, 1927, the eleventh and youngest child of Frank and Sophia (Dombrowski) Lichaczewski. She grew up in Ironwood and attended local schools. After her father died in 1940, she moved to...
Willis Joseph Bertolino
Apr 6, 2020
- Willis Joseph Bertolino, 94, of Hurley passed away on April 6, 2020, at the Villa Maria Health and Rehab Center in Hurley, Wisconsin. He was born on St. Joseph's Day (the Patron Saint of Families), March 19, 1926, to Catholic parents, Peter and Evelyn (Blise) Bertolino in Pence. He attended school in Pence and Hurley. From 1944-46 he served...
Anna Mae Vukovich
Apr 4, 2020
Anna Mae Vukovich, 94, of Ironwood, passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2020, at the Aspirus Ironwood Hospital in Ironwood, Michigan. She was born on April 28, 1925, in Ironwood to David and Anna (Petrusha) Breen. She attended school in Ironwood and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1943. She attended several classes at Gogebic Community College in...
Frances C. Templer
Mar 29, 2020
Frances C. Templer, 96, of Ironwood, Michigan, died on Sunday, March 29, 2020, at the Villa Maria Nursing Home in Hurley, Wisconsin. She was born on January 24, 1924, in Ironwood, the daughter of the late Stephen and Josephine (Gorilla) Cvengros. She graduated from L.L. Wright High School in 1942. Frances held several jobs after graduation from high school, most...
Rita Rose Barto
Mar 28, 2020
Rita Rose Barto passed away peacefully at home of natural causes on March 28, 2020, in Ironwood Township. She was born on April 20, 1932, in Ironwood, daughter of Ray and Margaret (Himinick) Swanson. She resided in Ironwood for most of her life. Rita was married to Robert Barto in 1957, and together they had two daughters, Cynthia and Roberta....
Susan A. "Sue" Summerhill
Mar 28, 2020
Susan A. "Sue" Summerhill, 72, of Mercer, passed away on March 28, 2020 in Mercer, Wisconsin. She was born on November 6, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois, daughter of Robert and Shirley (Kautz) Calpin She graduated from college with a Bachelor of Arts Degree . Susan married Robert "Bob" Summerhill on January 26, 1980 at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Mundelein,...
Nick Raymond Furyk
Mar 26, 2020
Nick Raymond Furyk, 64, of Ironwood, passed away on March 26, 2020, in Ironwood, Michigan. He was born on May 11, 1955, in Ironwood, son of Bernard and Carol Furyk. He attended local schools and graduated from J. E. Murphy High School in Hurley, Wisconsin with the class of 1973. Nick enjoyed fishing, hunting, the Green Bay Packers, Milwaukee Brewers...
June H. Luoma
Mar 25, 2020
June H. Luoma, 83, of Erwin Township, passed away on March 25, 2020, in Ironwood, Michigan. She was born on June 22, 1936, daughter of Donald and Martha (Kuitunen) Hakala. June married Marvin C. Luoma on February 13, 1954 at Zion Lutheran Church in Ironwood, and they were married for 52 years. He preceded her in death on January 1,...
Peter H. Klink
Mar 25, 2020
Peter H. Klink, 66, of Mercer, passed away on March 25, 2020 at his home in Mercer, Wisconsin. A private celebration of life will be held at a later date. McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home, Ironwood, is assisting the family.
Steve Kieber
Mar 24, 2020
Steve Kieber, 62, of Ironwood, passed away at St. Mary's Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota on March 24, 2020. Steve was born on October 11, 1957, in Ironwood MI., the son of August "Chum" and Margaret (Meyers) Rickard Kieber. They preceded him in death. Steve graduated from J. E. Murphy High School in Hurley Wisconsin in 1975. He worked for the...
Janet "Jann" Rose Richter
Mar 20, 2020
Duluth, Minn. - Janet "Jann" Rose Richter, 78, of Ironwood, passed away on March 20, 2020, at the Solvay Hospice House in Duluth, MN. Jann, daughter of George and Dorothy (Rose) Nelson, was born September 19, 1941, in Marquette, MI where the Nelson family lived until she was 6 years old. Her family moved to Ironwood where Jann attended elementary...
Donald D. Reid
Mar 15, 2020
Donald D. Reid, 90, of Ironwood, passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2020, at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital surrounded by his family. He was born on December 17, 1929, in Hayward, Wisconsin to Thomas and Effie Reid. He went to grade school in a one-room country school near Hayward, Wisconsin. He then moved to Loretta, Wisconsin where he attended Draper High...
Cecilia Stanczak
Mar 11, 2020
Cecilia Stanczak, 92, a a life-long resident of Ironwood, passed away on March 11, 2020, at the Villa Maria Nursing Home in Hurley, Wisconsin surrounded by her family. Cecilia was born on March 10, 1928, in Ironwood, Michigan. She attended Ironwood schools and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School. She worked at various factories sewing sportswear. She married Leo...
Carmel J. Schiavo
Mar 10, 2020
Carmel J. Schiavo, 96, of Hurley, passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at the Villa Maria Nursing Home in Hurley with his family by his side. He was born on December 24, 1923, son of Joseph and Domenica (Casarotto) Schiavo. He attended Cary Elementary School in Hurley. Carmel served in the Army Air Corps during World War II in...
Duane Johnson
Mar 8, 2020
Duane D. "Dewey" Johnson, 69 of Ramsay, Michigan, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Sunday, March 8, 2020, at St. Mary's Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota. Duane was born November 10, 1950, in Wakefield, Michigan, son of Filmore and Ruth (Turula) Johnson. He attended Ramsay, Michigan grade school and graduated from A. D. Johnson High School in Bessemer, Michigan in...
John Douglas "Doug" Doxsey
Mar 7, 2020
John Douglas "Doug" Doxsey, 68, passed away peacefully on March 7, 2020, in Milwaukee, following a short illness. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Doug was raised in Cleveland Heights. In high school, he was active in sports and spent hours tinkering with a beloved Mustang sports car. Doug then attended Carnegie-Mellon University, where he participated in a 5-year program, culminating in...
Scott Moselle
Mar 3, 2020
Scott Moselle, 52, of Arvada Colorado, formerly of Ironwood, Michigan, passed away peacefully in his home Tuesday, March 3, 2020. He was born on Aug. 28, 1967, in Ironwood, son of Roger and Jean Moselle. On Jan. 17, 1997, he married Alicia Knight. Scott was employed by Bessemer Plywood Plant for many years alongside his wife and later worked for...
Anna Mae Strand
Mar 3, 2020
San Pedro, Calif. - Anna Mae Strand, 94, an Ironwood native, long-time resident, and beloved mother, grandmother, and aunt passed away unexpectedly in San Pedro, California on March 3, 2020. She was born on January 2, 1926, in Ironwood, Michigan, daughter of the late Peter and Mary (Denocenti) DeSantis. Anna graduated from St. Ambrose High School in Ironwood, Michigan as...
Robert "Bob" Secor
Mar 2, 2020
Robert L. "Bob" Secor, 88, of Hurley, passed away Monday morning, March 2, 2020, at the Villa Maria Nursing Home in Hurley, Wisconsin surrounded by his loving family. Bob was born March 5, 1931, in Hurley, son of Matt and Etha (Ryan) Secor. He attended J. E. Murphy High School in Hurley and graduated in 1949 and then went to...
Clifford "Chip" Muhonen
Feb 29, 2020
Clifford "Chip" Muhonen, 88, of Ramsay, passed away on February 29, 2020. He was born May 5, 1931, in Ironwood, son of John and Helmi (Pasanen) Muhonen. He attended local schools and Gogebic Community College. Clifford worked at the Bessemer Creamery, Bessemer Plywood and retired from the White Pine Copper Mine. He was also a member of the Bessemer Township...
