OBITUARIES
Anna Slade
Apr 12, 2019
Ironwood, Mich. - Anna M. Slade, 77, of Bessemer and Escanaba, passed away in Ironwood on April 12, 2019.     Anna was born on February 3, 1942 in Detroit to Elvie M. (Salo) Borns and Arnold Tapio. She grew up in Erwin Township and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood in 1959.      In 1984, she married Wallace E....
Dorothy Kuula
Apr 9, 2019
Dorothy I. (Ahonen) Silkworth Kuula, age 88, of Bessemer, Michigan, passed away on April, 9, 2019 in Kettering, Ohio. Â Â Â Â Â Dorothy was born on September 5, 1930 in Kimball Wisconsin to Gustaf Adolph Ahonen and Jennie F. (Nurmi) Ahonen. On July 1, 1950 she married Don Silkworth, and he preceded her in death on February 4, 2001. In March of 2002...
Evelyn Perelli
Apr 8, 2019
Evelyn P. Perelli, 96, of Montreal, Wisconsin, passed away on April 8, 2018 at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital.     Evelyn was born on July 25, 1922 in Mellen, Wisconsin to Casper and Theresa (Beyer) Wasieleski. She graduated from Mellen High School. During World War II she worked for the war effort in Chicago; and after the war, she worked at resorts around...
Robert Juntunen
Mar 25, 2019
Robert John "Bob" Juntunen, 79, of Hernando, Florida and formerly of Bessemer, Michigan, passed away on March 25, 2019 due to complications following open heart surgery. Â Â Â Â Robert was born on March 8, 1940 and raised in Bessemer, Michigan. He was the son of Verner A. "Ven" and Fay (Peronto) Juntunen. Â Â Â Â Robert attended Bessemer Schools and graduated with honors with the...
Richard Nevala
Mar 4, 2019
Richard Ivar Nevala, 83, of Ironwood, passed away on March 4, 2019, at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital in Ironwood, Â Â Â Â Â He was born on July 23, 1935, to Ivar and Senia Kivi Nevala in Ironwood. Â Â Â Â Â Richard was a construction draftsman as well as a decorated sharpshooter while he was in the U.S. Army. He later became a Mechanical Engineer. Â Â Â Â Â A special thank...
