OBITUARIES
Carol Johnson
Feb 20, 2020
Carol E. Johnson, 83, of Ironwood passed away on February 20, 2020, at her home in Ironwood. She was born on January 17, 1937, in Ironwood, daughter of Axel and Laura (Foss) Jacobson. She attended Central Grade School and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1954. On June 2, 1956, Carol was married to Richard "Dick" Johnson at...
Elerine Bruneau
Feb 18, 2020
Elerine Florence (Chartier) Bruneau, 89, a lifelong resident of Hurley, Wisconsin, passed away on February 18, 2020, in Ironwood, Â Â Â Â She was born September 25, 1930, in Ironwood, daughter of Benjamin and Elerine (Landry) Chartier. She graduated from Lincoln High School in 1948. One short year later after being chased by the love of her life, she married Robert Bruneau Sr....
Barbara Buccanero
Feb 16, 2020
Barbara Helen Buccanero 86, passed away on February 16, 2020, at her home, in Hurley, Wisconsin Barbara was born on May 11, 1933, in Oma, Wisconsin, daughter of Oscar and Helen (Hill) Ruha. She attended Hurley schools and graduated from J. E. Murphy High School. She was married to Raymond Buccanero, and he preceded her in death on August 22,...
Jimmy Finley
Feb 13, 2020
Jimmy A. Finley, 75, passed away on February 13, 2020, of complications from COPD at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital in Ironwood, Jim was born on June 4, 1944, in Upland, California, son of Alfred K. and Sarah J. (Wilson) Finley. Jim graduated from Lawton, OK High School in 1962. He attended Michigan Technological University studying geology. He belonged to ROTC and...
Joan Wesenberg
Feb 8, 2020
Joan M. Wesenberg, 87, of Ironwood, passed away Saturday, Feb. 08, 2020, after a lengthy battle with COPD at Villa Maria nursing home with a loving family holding her hand as she took her final breath. Â Â Â Â Joan was born on December 21, 1932, in Ironwood, Michigan, the only child of Oden and Esther (Mickelson) Walquist. She attended Roosevelt school and...
Florence Rundell
Feb 4, 2020
Florence I. Rundell, 91, a long-time resident of Bessemer, passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2020, at Westgate Nursing, Rehabilitation and Assisted Living Community in Ironwood with her son, David, by her side. She was born on January 9, 1929, daughter of Gustav and Hulda (Turminin) Johnson. She attended Bessemer schools and graduated from A. D. Johnson High School with...
Joan Wermager
Feb 4, 2020
Joan E. Wermager, 79, of Ironwood, passed away on February 4, 2020, in Ashland, Wisconsin. Joan was born on November 25, 1940, in Virginia, Minnesota, daughter of John and Ethel Hill. She was married to Bruce Wermager in November of 1980, and he preceded her in death in 2012. Joan's hobbies were crocheting and Nintendo and she loved her cats....
James Golomb
Feb 1, 2020
James "Jim" Norman Golomb, 83, of Butternut, died peacefully, with family by his side, on Saturday, February 1, 2020, at Park Manor Nursing Home, in Park Falls. He was born November 23, 1936, in the Township of Agenda, the son of Joseph and Nora (Hamann), Golomb. Jim attended a one-room school in Agenda until he entered the Marine Corps at...
Dawn Peck
Jan 29, 2020
Dawn Louise Peck (Nyquist) 68, died peacefully at home, surrounded by her husband Bill and close family on January 29, 2020, in Montreal. Â Â Â Â Dawn was born April 4, 1951, in Waukegan Illinois, daughter of Tauno and Virginia (Hannula) Nyquist. She graduated in 1969 from Stranahan High School, Fort Lauderdale Florida, and received her Bachelor of Science in Social Work from...
Ronald Wilson
Jan 23, 2020
Ron L. Wilson, 85, of Ironwood passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2020, in Ironwood, Michigan. Â Â Â Â Ron was born on July 18, 1934, in Birchwood, Michigan, son of Leonard and Miriam (Buskanen) Wilson. He moved with his parents to San Francisco and later to Oakland, California as a child. His father worked in the shipyards to support the war effort. Â Â Â Â ...
Eleanor Kinnunen
Jan 14, 2020
Eleanor Kathryn Kinnunen, 96, of Ironwood, passed away on January 14, 2020 at Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield. Sher was born on March 21, 1923, in Stambaugh, Michigan, the daughter of the late Kazmer and Laura (Wierzbicki) Lenart.. Eleanor married Leonard Kinnunen in 1953 in Ironwood, where they remained lifelong residents. He preceded her in death in 2003. Her...
Jeannette Barron
Jan 12, 2020
Jeannette O. Barron, 81, of Hurley, passed away on January 12, 2020, at St. Mary's Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota. Jeannette was born on August 23, 1938, the daughter of James and Eloise (Hopkins) Minier. She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Eloise Minier; sisters, Onettia Pake and Claudia Ruikka; and brother, James Minier Jr. Jeannette is survived...
Loretta Laguna
Jan 9, 2020
Loretta H. Laguna, 86, a lifelong a resident of Pence passed away on January 9, 2020, at her home in Pence, Wisconsin. Â Â Â Â Loretta was born on February 19, 1933, in Pence, daughter of Louis and Frieda (Magni) Morgando. She attended Hurley schools and graduated from Lincoln High School in Hurley in 1951. Â Â Â Â She worked as a bookkeeper for the S...
Leo Switzer
Jan 8, 2020
p>  Leo Zaine Switzer, 3, of Mercer, went to Heaven on January 8, 2020, so his great grandmothers could spoil him.      Leo was born on September 25, 2016, in Duluth, Minnesota, son of Jennifer Thomas He attended Mercer Pre-Kindergarten, starting early in education because he was a baby genius. He was very loved in school and the community.     He was...
Thomas Popko
Jan 7, 2020
Thomas E. "Tom" Popko Jr., 91, of Hurley, passed away January 7, 2020, at Villa Maria Nursing Home in Hurley, Wis. after a brief illness. Tom was the eldest of nine children, born May 30, 1928, to Thomas Sr. and Anna (Fudaley) Popko at the family home in Oma, Wisconsin. He attended Oma State Grade School and graduated from J....
Ray Cox
Jan 4, 2020
Ray A. Cox, 90, of Mercer passed away on January 4, 2020, in Woodruff, Wisconsin.     Ray was born on April 8, 1929, in Hurley, son of Harry and Hilma (Maki) Cox. He attended Hurley schools and graduated from Hurley High School.     He joined the U. S. Navy and served for 4 years during the Korean War.     Ray moved to the...
Floyd Erickson
Jan 3, 2020
Floyd Peter Erickson Jr., 84, a longtime resident of Bessemer (Puritan area), died Friday, January 3, 2020, at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital. Floyd was born on April 11, 1935, son of the late Floyd W. and Pauline (Hodge) Erickson Sr. He joined the army and was very proud of serving his country. He also was a volunteer driver for the VA...
Margaret Bastman
Jan 1, 2020
Margaret "Joyce" Bastman, 85, of Ironwood, passed away on January 1, 2020, at home. Margaret was born on November 16, 1934, in Ironwood, daughter of Enoch and Alberta (Dixon) Marander. Â She was raised in Ramsay and Ironwood attended Bessemer and Ironwood schools and graduated from A. D. Johnson High School with the class of 1954. She was previously married to...
Carl Sauter
Dec 31, 2019
Carl P. Sauter, 93, of Hurley passed away on December 31, 2019, at Villa Maria Health Care Center in Hurley Wisconsin. Â Â Â Â Carl was born on February 16, 1926, in Ironwood, son of Joseph and Caroline (Zimmerman) Sauter. He graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1944 and served in the U. S. Army in World War II. Â Â Â Â He was...
Florence Anonich
Dec 29, 2019
Florence Eleanor (Rosi) Anonich, 93, of Iron Belt, Wisconsin, passed away on December 29, 2019, at home. Â Â Â Â She was born and raised in Iron Belt, the daughter of Hannibal and Mary (Fossatti) Rosi and was a lifelong resident of the area. Â Â Â Â Florence attended the Iron Belt School and graduated in 1944. She then went to college in Stevens Point and...
