OBITUARIES
Juanita W. Reese
Aug 22, 2012
Juanita W. Reese, 86, of Mercer, died Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012, at Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley.     The former Juanita Warren was born Sept. 25, 1925, in Silver Point, Tenn., daughter of the late William and Kate (Haynes) Warren, and graduated from Cookeville Central High School in Cookeville, Tenn. at the age of 16 in 1942. She ...
Marguerite M. Bidgood
Aug 21, 2012
Marguerite M. "Marge" Bidgood, 91, of Ironwood, died unexpectedly Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012, in Ironwood.     The former Marguerite Warren was born Aug. 19, 1921, in Highbridge, Wis., daughter of the late John and Mary (Utto) Warren, and graduated from Mellen High School in Mellen, Wis. in 1940. She was employed as a payroll clerk at the Penokee Veneer Mill in...
Geraldine B.. Anderson
Aug 18, 2012
Geraldine B. "Gerry" Anderson, 85, of Montreal, died unexpectedly Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012, in her home.     The former Geraldine Kopacz was born June 28, 1927, in Montreal, daughter of the late Walter and Julia (Hoholek) Kopacz, attended Montreal schools, and graduated from J. E. Murphy High School in Hurley in 1945. She was employed as a secretary for the Montreal...
Richard F. Kadrlik
Aug 12, 2012
Richard F. "Dick" Kadrlik, 60, of Mercer, died unexpectedly Sunday, Â Aug. 12, 2012, in his home. Â Â Â Â He was born May 19, 1952, in Park Falls, son of the late John and Lillian (Stejskal) Kadrlik, and attended Butternut schools. Â Â Â Â Dick worked as a cheesemaker in Butternut and Lynn, as a logger for Lux Forest Products of Mercer for many years, for...
Ramona L. Kuklinski
Aug 8, 2012
Ramona L. "Mona" Kuklinski, 89, of Ironwood, Mich., died Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012, at Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley. Â Â Â Â The former Ramona Sundell was born July 19, 1923, in Ashland, daughter of the late William and Lily (Nelson) Sundell, attended Ironwood schools, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1941. She then worked at the...
Arlene D. Palojarvi
Aug 5, 2012
Arlene D. Palojarvi, 76, of Beagle Club Rd., Ironwood Township, former Ironwood Township clerk, died Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, with her loving family by her side, at Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth, following a lengthy battle with kidney disease.     The former Arlene D. Suliin was born Aug. 14, 1935, in Erwin Township, Ironwood, daughter of the late Walter...
Leroy D. Kountney
Aug 4, 2012
Leroy D. Kountney, 70, of Mercer, died Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, at Park Manor Nursing Home in Park Falls. Â Â Â Â He was born July 21, 1942, in Ironwood, Mich., son of the late Stanley and Florence (Harper) Kountney, and was raised in Mercer, where he attended grade and high school. He then served his country in the U.S. Navy and was...
Mary A. Oie
Aug 1, 2012
Mary A. Oie, 88, of Ironwood, died Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, at Aspirus Grand View Hospital in Ironwood. Â Â Â Â The former Mary A. Novak was born Dec. 5, 1923, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Albert and Elizabeth (Schuler) Novak, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1942. Â Â Â Â She was married to Clyde A. Oie on Sept. 18, 1947,...
Ida M. Holm
Jul 30, 2012
Our very dear mother, grandmother and friend, life-long Saxon resident Ida M. Holm, 93, entered heaven peacefully on Monday, July 30, 2012, at Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley, where she was very well taken care of for six years.     Ida was born Ida Ansami on Sept. 11, 1918, in Ironwood, Mich., to the late Frank and Josephine...
Jane A. Spencer
Jul 30, 2012
Jane A. Spencer, 95, a lifelong Mercer, Wis. resident, died Monday, July 30, 2012, at Westgate Nursing, Rehabilitation, and Assisted Living Community in Ironwood.     The former Jane A. Weiland was born Aug. 21, 1916, in Milwaukee, daughter of the late Walter and Anna (Hermann) Weiland, and came to Mercer at age six, where she attended grade school and graduated from...
Betty Ann Stano
Jul 29, 2012
Betty Ann Stano, 76, of Ironwood, died unexpectedly Sunday, July 29, 2012, at Iron County Medical Care Facility in Crystal Falls.     The former Betty Ann Yashus was born Aug. 23, 1935, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Joseph and Anna (Cvengros) Yashus, and graduated from St. Ambrose High School in 1953.     She married Greg Stano in May, 1955, at Holy...
Helen K. Lantta
Jul 25, 2012
Helen K. Lantta, 91, a lifelong Kimball resident, died Wednesday, July 25, 2012, in her home with family present.     She was born in Kimball to Finnish immigrant parents, the late William and Ellen (Etula) Kivi, on March 29, 1921, and attended school in Meadville and Hurley.     On April 17, 1937, she was married to Ray Lantta at the Zion Lutheran...
Charlotte Jacquart Leaf
Jul 19, 2012
IRONWOOD, Mich.- Charlotte Jacquart Leaf, 90, of Ironwood, died peacefully Thursday, July 19, 2012, at Westgate Nursing, Rehabilitation, and Assisted Living Community in Ironwood, after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.     She was born Charlotte Marian Morris on Feb. 16, 1922, in Hurley, Wis., the second of five daughters of John and Hildegaard Morris. She graduated from J.E. Murphy High...
Charles J. Spittler
Jul 11, 2012
Charles J. "C.J." Spittler, 89, of Black Lake Rd, Mercer, died Wednesday, July 11, 2012, in his home. Â Â Â Â He was born June 14, 1923, in Joliet, Ill., son of the late Chester and Bernice (Gorich) Spittler, attended Wicker Park Grammer School, and graduated from Lane Tech High School in 1941. While at Lane Tech, he was a member of the...
David J. Innes
Jul 9, 2012
David J. Innes, 66, of Cedar (Gurney), Wis., died unexpectedly Monday, July 9, 2012, at Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth.     He was born Feb. 22, 1946, in Ashland, Wis., son of the late Marvin and Barbara (Barr) Innes, attended grade school in Gurney, and graduated from Saxon High School in Saxon, Wis., in 1964. He then worked at...
Kristi Mae Kivi
Jul 8, 2012
Kristi Mae Kivi, 30, of Ironwood, Mich., died Sunday, July 8, 2012, at Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle/pick-up truck collision earlier that morning in Sawyer County, Wis.     The former Kristi Mae Bouillion was born Nov. 7, 1981, in Ironwood, daughter of James Bouillion and Donna (Buinowski) Eifolla, attended A.L. Norrie Grade School,...
Betty B. Hedstrom
Jul 7, 2012
Betty B. Hedstrom, 95, a former longtime resident of Ironwood, Mich., died Saturday, July 7, 2012, at the Minnesota Masonic Home-North Ridge Care Center in New Hope.     The former Betty Blair Luther was born March 29, 1917, in Eagle River, Wis., daughter of the late Cyrus and Agnes (Gander) Luther. The family later moved to Bessemer, Mich. where Betty attended...
Robert C. Brace
Jul 7, 2012
Robert C. Brace, 74, of Ironwood Township, died Saturday, July 7, 2012, at Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield.     He was born Jan. 27, 1938, on the family farm in Ironwood Township, son of the late Irving and Libbie (Talo) Brace, attended Roosevelt School, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1956. He then farmed the family farm...
Betty B. Hedstrom
Jul 7, 2012
Betty B. Hedstrom, 95, a former longtime resident of Ironwood, Mich., died Saturday, July 7, 2012, at the Minnesota Masonic Home-North Ridge Care Center in New Hope.     The former Betty Blair Luther was born March 29, 1917, in Eagle River, Wis., daughter of the late Cyrus and Agnes (Gander) Luther. The family later moved to Bessemer, Mich. where Betty attended...
Lloyd H. Wertanen
Jun 25, 2012
Lloyd H. Wertanen, 83, of Ironwood, died Monday, June 25, 2012, in Ironwood.     He was born Sept. 11, 1928, in Ramsay, Mich., son of the late Herman and Fanny (Anderson) Wertanen, attended grade school there, and graduated from Wakefield High School in 1946. He then attended Gogebic Community College for two years and Northern Michigan University in Marquette.     Lloyd served...
