OBITUARIES
Elaine Niemi
Feb 18, 2019
On the morning of February 18, 2019, Elaine Senia Niemi sat down for a long awaited chat and a cup of tea with her mom.     At age 70, Elaine passed away at her home in Ironwood Township. She was born on August 23, 1948 to Bill and Aleda (Saari) Pelto and was a 1966 graduate of Luther L. Wright High...
Raymond Berg
Feb 10, 2019
Wakefield, Mich. – Raymond H. Berg, 77, passed away on February 10, 2019 at the Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield, Michigan.     He was Born February 19, 1941, son of Walter and Mildred (Kleimola) Berg. He attended Roosevelt School and graduated from A. D. Johnson High School with the class of 1959.     Ray was married to Carol Paynter; and they...
Robert Kangas
Jan 25, 2019
Robert Gust "Butchie" Kangas, 80, of Wakefield, Mich. and a resident of Gogebic Medical Care Facility, died on Friday, January 25, 2019. Â Â Â Â He was born in Ironwood, Mich. on January 17, 1939, son of Gust and Lillian Kangas. Â Â Â Â Robert is survived by his siblings, Marvin (Helen) Kangas, Bessemer, Bernice (Florian) Supercynski, Aurora, Colo., Joyce Hession, Saline, Mich., Deloris (John) Stefanik,...
Marjorie Andrashie
Jan 22, 2019
Marjorie "Margie" Andrashie, age 78, of Ironwood, passed away on January 22, 2019 after a courageous battle with Parkinson's Disease, with her children Joe and Anna at her side. Â Â Â Â Â Marjorie was born January 13, 1941 in Ironwood to Leonard and Anna (Bergland) Osborne. She was a 1959 graduate of Hurley High School. On May 13, 1961 she married John Andrashie...
Marjorie Burt
Jan 18, 2019
Marjorie A. "Marge" Burt, 97, Bessemer, passed away on Friday, Jan. 18, 2019, in Wakefield. Â Â Â Marge was born in Ironwood daughter of the late Edward and Rose (Dalbac) Lundgren on April 11, 1921. She moved to Bessemer in 1934. She attended Bessemer schools and graduated from A.D. Johnston High School with the class of 1939. Marge was employed by The...
Edward Huhtala
Jan 17, 2019
Edward Roland Huhtala, age 77, of Saxon, passed away on January 17, 2019. Â Â Â Â Edward was born on July 9, 1941 in Saxon to Lauri and Aune (Rinta) Huhtala. He was a graduate of Saxon High School and Northland College in Ashland, Wisconsin. He was a long-time employee of Memorial Medical Center in Ashland. He was a resident of Saxon most...
Jean Williams
Jan 15, 2019
Jean Marie Williams, age 50, of Bessemer, passed away on January 15, 2019 in Duluth after a short illness. Â Â Â Â Jean was born on August 29, 1968 in Wakefield to Gary Webb and Mary Jean (Aspinwall) Williams. She was a 1986 graduate of Wakefield High School. She was a former employee of Gogebic County Sherriff Department and K-Mart. She enjoyed spending...
