OBITUARIES
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,...
Lee Elliot Doriot
Oct 12, 2011
Lee Elliot "Butch" Doriot, 60, of Mercer, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011, at his home in Mercer, with his faithful dog, Rusty, by his side. Â Â Â Â He was born Nov. 21, 1950, in Ironwood, Mich., son of Elaine (Sutherland) Mears and the late Calvin Doriot. He attended Mercer Elementary School and graduated from Mercer High School in 1968. Â Â Â Â Butch...
Michael C. Sullivan
Oct 11, 2011
Michael C. Sullivan, 50, a resident of the Maple Leaf Group Home in Kimball, died unexpectedly Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011, at home. Â Â Â Â He was born June 13, 1961, in Milwaukee, son of Joanne (Kopacz) and the late John Sullivan, attended St. Florian's Grade School there, and graduated from South Division High School in Milwaukee in 1979. He then attended Milwaukee...
Jeanette C. Lahtinen
Oct 9, 2011
Jeanette C. Lahtinen, 91, of 515 E. Vaughn St., Ironwood, died Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011, in Ironwood.     The former Jeanette C. Durand was born Oct. 27, 1919, in Gile, Wis., daughter of the late Fred and Sophie (Wenas) Durand, attended grade school in Gile and Montreal, and graduated from Lincoln High School in Hurley. She attended St. Joseph's School of...
Elizabeth A. Leese
Oct 8, 2011
Elizabeth A. "Betty" Leese, 90, of Minocqua, and a native of Ironwood, died Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011, at Golden Living Center-Golden Age, in Tomahawk. Â Â Â Â The former Elizabeth A. Liberato was born Nov. 5, 1920, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Dominic and Antoinette (DeMario) Liberato, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1938. She was employed as a...
Vivian E. Dishneau
Oct 7, 2011
Vivian E. Dishneau, 75, of Bergland, died Friday, Oct. 7, 2011, in Ironwood.     The former Vivian E. Benson was born July 20, 1936, in North Bend, Ore., daughter of the late Archibald and Faye (Pickett) Benson, and graduated from high school in San Luis Obispo, Calif. in 1955.      She was employed as a teacher's aide in the Bergland School District...
Elizabeth L. Smith
Sep 30, 2011
Elizabeth L. "Liza" Smith, 94, a former long-time Gile resident, died Friday, Sept. 30, 2011, in Hurley.     The former Elizabeth Giacomino was born July 1, 1917, in Gile, daughter of the late John and Caroline (Matte) Giacomino, attended Roosevelt School in Montreal, and graduated from Lincoln High School in Hurley in 1936.      She was married to Harry Smith on June...
Mayme K. Zadra
Sep 25, 2011
Mayme K. Zadra, 95, of Ironwood, died Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011, in Ironwood. Â Â Â Â The former Mayme Guzzo was born March 25, 1916, in Bessemer, daughter of the late John and Johanna (Gheller) Guzzo, attended St. Sebastian and Washington School, and graduated from A.D. Johnston High School in 1934. Â Â Â Â She was married to Leno A. Zadra on April 19, 1941, at...
Enrica M. Deferro
Sep 23, 2011
Enrica M. "Rica" DeFerro, 93, of Hurley, died Friday, Sept. 23, 2011, in Hurley.     The former Enrica Federizzi was born June 20, 1918, in Hurley, daughter of the late Enrico and Adele (Larcher) Federizzi, and attended Hurley schools. She was employed for a short time at the Hurley Plastic Factory, but loved volunteer work, serving as a volunteer at Hurley...
Phyllis S. Schlecht
Sep 23, 2011
Phyllis S. Schlecht, 95, of 315 W. Norrie St., Ironwood, died Friday, Sept. 23, 2011, at Westgate Nursing Rehabilitation & Assisted Living Community in Ironwood. Â Â Â Â She was born Filippina Quaranta on May 6, 1916, in Duluth, Minn., the only child of Joseph and Rose Simone Quaranta. She attended grammar school in Kansas City, Kans., then Washington Junior High School and...
