OBITUARIES
Edna Mae Kallas
Jan 5, 2012
Edna Mae Kallas, 86, of Hurley, died Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012, in Hurley. Â Â Â Â The former Edna Mae Hoeft was born Oct. 1, 1925, in Hurley, daughter of the late Emil and Kathryn (Fragno) Hoeft. She attended St. Mary's Grade School and graduated from Lincoln High School in Hurley in 1943. Â Â Â Â After high school, Edna lived in Chicago for a short...
Marian J. Kafka
Jan 5, 2012
Marian J. Kafka, 90, a lifelong Ironwood resident, died Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012, in Ironwood.     She was born July 23, 1921, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Walter and Hannah (Barnes) Kafka, attended Ironwood schools, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1939. She then attended Gogebic Community College.     Marian was employed by Michigan Bell Telephone Co. in...
Nancy A. Rodeghiero
Dec 30, 2011
Nancy A. Rodeghiero, 61, of Lake Ave., Ironwood, died peacefully Friday, Dec. 30, 2011, in her home, surrounded by her family, following a courageous, eight-month battle with cancer.     The former Nancy Pawlak was born July 28, 1950, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Lawrence "Nick" and Elizabeth "Betty" (Drazba) Pawlak, attended Central Grade School, and graduated from Luther L. Wright...
Thomasina M. Gulan
Dec 28, 2011
Thomasina M. Gulan, 94, a former longtime Iron Belt resident, died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011, in Hurley.     The former Thomasina Levra was born June 21, 1917, in Iron Belt, daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Perrero) Levra, and graduated from Iron Belt High School in 1935. She then took care of her family for many years.     She was a...
Mary J. Semenak
Dec 24, 2011
Mary J. Semenak, 97, a longtime Ironwood resident, died Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011, in Hurley, surrounded by her loving family.     The former Mary Uremovich was born March 19, 1914, in Port Arthur, Canada, daughter of the late Steve and Helen (Pocronich) Uremovich, and came to the United States at the age of two. Following the death of her father when...
Goldie Miller
Dec 22, 2011
Goldie (Newby) Miller of Hurley, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011, at the age of 87. Â Â Â Â She was born March 7, 1924, in Glasgow, Montana, the second of 11 children born to Robert and Mable Newby. She lived in Prince Albert, Canada, on the Snake River in Idaho, and in Washington State. She met and married Kermith (Hank)...
Eric John Palomaki
Dec 21, 2011
Eric John Palomaki, 53, a longtime resident of Erwin Township in Ironwood, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, Dec., 21, 2011. Â Â Â Â Eric was born at Grand View Hospital on Sept. 17, 1958, the son of Vieno (Riihimaki) and the late Veikko Palomaki. He graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1976, and received an associate degree from DeVry Electronics Technical College...
Ronald R. Kilponen
Dec 21, 2011
Francis R. "Ronnie" Kilponen, 77, of Pioneer Park Apartments, Ironwood, died Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield, WI from injuries sustained in a car-pedestrian accident in downtown Ironwood on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 20. Â Â Â Â He was born Oct. 4, 1934, in Ironwood, son of the late John and Martha (Maki) Kilponen, and attended local schools. He was...
John P. Perkovich
Dec 20, 2011
John P. Perkovich, 93, of Ironwood, died Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011, in Ironwood. Â Â Â Â Â He was born Oct. 8, 1918, in Ironwood, son of the late Victor and Manda (Mesich) Perkovich, and attended local schools. He worked for the Civilian Conservation Corps at Camp Norrie in Ironwood prior to entering the U.S. Army and serving in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations...
Lynn Fisher
Dec 19, 2011
Lynn "Bud" Fisher, 90, of Watersmeet, died Monday, Dec. 19, 2011, at the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain, MI.     Bud was born in Chicago, Ill. on Oct. 8, 1921, son of the late Lynn G. and Mabel Mildred Fisher. Bud's father died when he was two years old. His mother remarried when Bud was ten years...
Gloria G. Tousignant
Dec 19, 2011
Gloria G. Tousignant, 88, of 323 N. Douglas Blvd., Ironwood, died Monday, Dec. 19, 2011, in her home, surrounded by her loving family.     The former Gloria Ochis was born June 2, 1923, in Bessemer, daughter of the late Joseph and Marguerite (Favero) Ochis, attended Bessemer schools, and graduated from A.D. Johnston High School in 1940. She then attended St. Scholastica...
Esther M. Baker
Dec 14, 2011
Esther M. Baker, 93, of Pence, Wis., passed away Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011, at Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth. Â Â Â Â The former Esther Swetkovich was born Feb. 18, 1918, in Pence, daughter of the late Peter and Pauline (Reinerio) Swetkovich, attended Pence School, and graduated from Hurley High School in 1936. Â Â Â Â She married Albert Baker on April 11, 1939,...
Margaret G. Mckevitt
Dec 10, 2011
Margaret G. McKevitt, 93, a former longtime Ironwood resident, died Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011, at the Episcopal Church Home in St. Paul, MN, where she had resided for the past several months. Â Â Â Â The former Margaret Gamble was born Sept. 27, 1918, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Edward and Albertine (Ethier) Gamble, attended St. Ambrose Grade School, and graduated from...
Gladys I. Siira
Nov 15, 2011
Gladys I. Siira, 87, of Ironwood, died Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011, in Hurley, surrounded by her loving family. Â Â Â Â The former Gladys Dyni was born March 11, 1924, in Mohawk, Mich., daughter of the late Charles and Ida (Oja) Dyni, attended grade school there, and graduated from Calumet High School in 1942. She then worked as a waitress and store clerk...
Josephine K. Hagelin
Nov 11, 2011
Josephine K. "Josie" Hagelin, 90, of Ironwood, died Friday, Nov. 11, 2011, in Ironwood.     The former Josephine Letanofsky was born April 25, 1921, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Steve and Mary (Elko) Letanofsky, attended Ironwood schools, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1939.     She worked as a waitress at the Silver Cup Cafe in downtown Ironwood, ...
Martha B. Kein
Nov 7, 2011
Martha B. Kein, 90, of Mercer, died Monday, Nov. 7, 2011, at Our Home K Care in Lac du Flambeau. Â Â Â Â The former Martha Grubbs was born Feb. 22, 1921, in Tyler, Texas, daughter of the late Thomas and Myrtle (Martin) Grubbs, attended Texas grade schools, and graduated from Roosevelt High School in Roosevelt, Wash.in 1939. Â Â Â Â She married Harold Kein on...
Margaret A. Burd
Nov 5, 2011
Margaret A. "Peggy" Burd, 83, of Ironwood, died Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011, in Ironwood, with her loving family by her side, following a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's Disease. Â Â Â Â The former Margaret Whyte was born Feb. 13, 1928, in Tonawanda, New York, daughter of the late Albert and Alice (McMullen) Whyte, and came to Ironwood in June of 1960. Â Â Â Â She worked...
Thomas A. Peterson
Oct 30, 2011
Thomas A. Peterson, 67, of Hurley, died Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011, in his home, surrounded by his family, following a two-year battle with prostate cancer. Â Â Â Â He was born Sept. 3, 1944, in Ironwood, son of the late George and Isabelle (Nordell) Peterson, attended grade school in Upson, and graduated from J.E. Murphy High School in Hurley in 1962. He then...
Debra Ann Branch
Oct 28, 2011
Debra Ann "Debbie" Branch, 56, of Ironwood, passed away unexpectedly Friday, Oct. 28, 2011, in Ironwood.     She was born March 31, 1955, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Elmer and Bernadine (Taylor) Helgren, and attended J.E. Murphy High School in Hurley.     Debbie was employed in housekeeping at the Crestview Motel in Ironwood until retiring due to ill health. Her grandchildren...
Laura J. Holm
Oct 18, 2011
Laura J. Holm, 94, of Ironwood Township, died Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011, in Ironwood. Â Â Â Â The former Laura J. Swanson was born April 1, 1917, in Iron Belt, Wis., daughter of the late Carl and Elena (Rosa) Swanson, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood in 1937. Â Â Â Â She married William B. Rajala on July 20, 1937, in Ironwood,...
