OBITUARIES
Clayton A. Aijala
Nov 8, 2016
Clayton A. "AJ" Aijala, 84, of Ironwood, Mich., died peacefully Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 8, 2016, at Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley, surrounded by his loving family. Â Â Â Â He was born Nov. 17, 1931, in Ironwood, son of the late Uno and Luella (Kompsie) Aijala, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1949. He then attended Gogebic...
Dawn Perlich
Nov 7, 2016
Dawn M. (Allen) Perlich, 56, of Ironwood, died Monday, November 7, 2016 at her home. She was born on November 15, 1959 in Ironwood, the daughter of the late Charles and Karen (Anderson) Allen. On July 12, 1996 she was united in marriage to Mitchell J. Perlich. He survives. She is also survived by three sons, Terry Kiefer of Minong,...
Ronald Huotari
Nov 7, 2016
Ronald J. Huotari Sr., 73 of 236 E. Tamarack St., Ironwood, died Monday, November 7, 2016 at the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain. He was born June 15, 1943 in Ironwood, the son of the late Fred and Edna (Esila) Huotari. He was a Vietnam Veteran serving in the U.S. Army. He was united in marriage...
Ruth D. Rouse
Nov 4, 2016
Ruth D. Rouse, 96, former longtime Ironwood resident, died Friday, Nov. 4, 2016, at the Evangelical Home in Saline, Mich. Â Â Â She was born March 28, 1920, in Hurley, Wis., daughter of the late William J. and Olga (Dreger) Draver. The family moved to Verona Location, Wakefield, in 1924, where Ruth graduated from Wakefield High School in 1937. Â Â Â Â She was married...
Helen Lindstrom
Nov 3, 2016
Helen Marie Lindstrom 79 of Ontonagon, Michigan passed away on Thursday, November 3, 2016 after a lengthy stay at Aspirus Long Term Care with her family by he side. She was born on January 25, 1937 to George and Hilda (Tikka) Laukka in Hancock, MI. She attended school in Hancock and Chassell. On October 9, 1954 Helen married Roy Lindstrom...
Lauren Koski
Nov 2, 2016
Lauren M. Koski, 72, of Twin Lakes, WI, formerly of Hurley, WI, died Monday, November 2, 2016 at Geneva Lake Manor Nursing Home in Lake Geneva. Lauren Mathew Koski was born in Ironwood, MI on May 25, 1944 the son of the late Toivo and Lydia (Marchetti) Koski. He graduated from J. E. Murphy High School in Hurley, WI in...
Guy M. Fleming
Oct 30, 2016
Guy M. Fleming, 62, of Gile, died peacefully Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016, surrounded by his loving family, at Ashland Health and Rehabilitation Center in Ashland, following a brief battle with pancreatic cancer.     He was born Nov. 11, 1953, in Milwaukee, and moved to Ironwood, Mich. at the age of five, where he attended G.N. Sleight School and graduated from Luther...
Kay M. Paremsky
Oct 27, 2016
Kay M. Paremsky, 75, of Ironwood, died peacefully Thursday evening, Oct. 27, 2016, at Westgate Nursing, Rehabilitation and Assisted Living Community in Ironwood, with Kathy's family by her side. Â Â Â Â The former Kay Baluha was born May 7, 1941, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Frank and Gertrude (Schuman) Baluha, attended Ironwood schools, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School...
Ann K. Wienen
Oct 25, 2016
Ann K. Wienen, 90, of Ironwood Township, died peacefully Tuesday morning, Oct. 25, 2016, at Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield. Â Â Â The former Ann K. Timoshuk was born March 25, 1926, in Bruce Crossing, daughter of the late Alex and Anna (Olson) Timoshuk, and graduated from Ewen High School in 1943. Â Â Â Â She married Ellis W. Wienen on Jan. 17, 1948,...
Anneta J. Gunderson
Oct 21, 2016
Anneta J. Gunderson, 88, of Ironwood, passed away Friday evening, Oct. 21, 2016, after a lengthy battle with circulatory disease. Anneta wished to leave this earth in her home, and that is what happened with family members at her side. Love of family, of her many friends, and of her church, where she worked hard to help keep it going,...
David Tauer
Oct 19, 2016
Hurley, Wis. David "Dave" A. Tauer, 66, of Oma, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016, in Duluth at St. Mary''s Hospital, with his loving family at his side. Dave was born April 19, 1950, in Wakefield, the son of Joseph and Leona (Sobieski) Tauer. He was raised in the Bessemer, MI area and attended A.D. Johnston High School, he served...
John Wanden
Oct 19, 2016
John Ira Wanden, 89, of Bessemer, died Wednesday, October 19, 2016 in Wakefield. He was born October 25, 1926 in Tomahawk, WI, the son of the late John and Beatrice (Hudson) Wanden and had been a long time Bessemer resident. John was veteran of WWII serving in the U.S. Navy. He was honorably discharged on April 15, 1946. He was...
Lillian Irene Forslund
Oct 18, 2016
Lillian Irene Forslund, 95, of E5108 Jackson Road, Ironwood Township, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016, in Ironwood.     The former Lillian Irene Ahonen was born Oct. 9, 1921, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Gustave and Esther (Bentilla) Ahonen. She attended Wakefield and Ironwood schools and graduated high school from Ironwood in 1939. After high school graduation, Lillian took...
Patricia Krause
Oct 17, 2016
Patricia L. Krause, 81, of Ironwood, passed away on Monday, October 17, 2016 in Ironwood. She was born March 23, 1935 in Ironwood, the daughter of the late Charles and Eva (Tomich) Tolvanen. Patricia attended the Ironwood schools, graduating from Luther L. Wright High School with the class of 1953. On September 3, 1955 she married Bernard W. Krause at...
Stanley Traczyk
Oct 16, 2016
Stanley J. "Honey" Traczyk, 88, of Hurley, died at home on Sunday, October 16, 2016. Born on May 8, 1928 in Hurley, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary (Renaiwicz) Traczyk. He was affectionately given the nickname "Honey" by his oldest sister, Clara, when he was a young child. The seventh of nine children, he attended school...
Anna Elias
Oct 12, 2016
Anna Elias, 92, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday October 12th 2016 surrounded by the love of her family. Anna was born on the Fourth of July, 1924 in Ashland, Wisconsin, daughter of the late Jacob and Albertina Tannheimer. Anna attended Bessemer schools and graduated with the class of 1942. On July 12, 1943 she was united in...
Vivian S. Sokolowski
Oct 9, 2016
Vivian S. Sokolowski, 85, of Hurley, Wis. and a former longtime Ironwood resident, died peacefully Sunday morning, Oct. 9, 2016, at Aspirus Grand View Hospital in Ironwood, surrounded by her loving family. Â Â Â Â The former Vivian Riihimaki was born March 16, 1931, in Montreal, Wis., daughter of the late Eero and Sofia (Pihlaja-Kuhna) Riihimaki. She attended Hurley schools and graduated from...
Elaine V. Swanbeck
Oct 7, 2016
Elaine V. Swanbeck, 93, of Ironwood, died peacefully early Friday morning, Oct. 7, 2016, at Westgate Nursing, Rehabilitation and Assisted Living Community in Ironwood, surrounded by her loving family. Â Â Â Â The former Elaine Leinonen was born April 3, 1923, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Matthew and Linnea (Krankkala) Leinonen, and attended Roosevelt and McKinley Grade Schools and Luther L. Wright...
Elizabeth Silkworth
Oct 6, 2016
Elizabeth Betty'' M. (Pavlovich) Silkworth, 92, passed away Thursday, October 6, at the Villa Maria Health & Rehabilitation Center in Hurley, WI. Betty was born on July 15, 1924 to the late Thomas and Mary Pavlovich in Marenisco, MI. She was united in marriage to Charles Silkworth, where they resided in Ironwood for 73 years. Betty was preceded in death...
Patricia L. Boyer
Oct 6, 2016
Patricia L. Boyer, 76, of Ironwood, passed away peacefully after a fierce battle with cancer on Thursday evening, Oct. 6, 2016, at Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield, with her family at her side.     Pat was born April 11, 1940, in Ironwood, daughter of the late John and Lucille (Piasecki) Kapets, and attended St. Ambrose High School, graduating in 1958....
