OBITUARIES
Mary Lou Diulio
Aug 27, 2010
Mary Lou DiUlio, 88, of Waukesha, passed away peacefully Friday, Aug. 27, 2010, at Wheaton Franciscan Woods Rehabilitation Center in Brookfield. Â Â Â Â The former Mary Lou Pozega was born April 15, 1922, in Bessemer, Mich., daughter of the late Paul and Anna (Magdich) Pozega. She attended St. Sebastian Catholic Grade School and graduated from A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer. Â Â Â Â On...
Marvin K. Thiede
Aug 26, 2010
Marvin K. "Butch" Thiede, 74, of 168 E. Northland Ave., Ironwood, died Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010, in Ironwood, with his children by his side, following a brief battle with cancer.     He was born Aug. 5, 1936, in Covington, Mich., son of the late Glen and Hilma (Ahola) Thiede, and was raised in Hurley, Wis. and attended school there.     Butch worked...
Searle Charles Watts
Aug 22, 2010
Searle Charles Watts, 20, of 1998W Beaver Lodge Rd., Mercer, died Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Mercer. Â Â Â Â He was born Jan. 13, 1990, in Tacoma, Wash., the son of Richard and Carrie (Scarpitto) Watts, attended Mercer Grade School, and graduated from Mercer High School in 2008. He then attended Gogebic Community College for...
David R. Jacquart
Aug 22, 2010
David R. Jacquart, 83, of Ironwood, passed away peacefully Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010, in Wakefield.     He was born Dec. 9, 1926, in Ironwood, son of the late Louis and Florence (Bartlett) Jacquart, and graduated from St. Ambrose High School in 1944. He then entered the U.S. Navy, serving in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II, and was...
Inez E. Sisko
Aug 14, 2010
Inez E. Sisko, 89, of 515 E. Vaughn St., Ironwood, died Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010, in Ironwood. Â Â Â Â The former Inez Estola was born March 28, 1921, in Ironwood, daughter of the late William and Ada (Kivi) Estola. She attended Central School for the Deaf in Ironwood and the School for the Deaf in Flint. Â Â Â Â Inez was a member of Good...
Lucy A. Gustafson
Aug 12, 2010
Lucy A. Gustafson, 93, a lifelong Hurley resident, died Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010, in Hurley.     The former Lucy A. Colasacco was born April 7, 1917, in Ironwood, Mich., daughter of the late Santo (Sam) and Antonina (Caruso) Colasacco, and moved to Hurley at the age of 7. She attended Hurley schools and graduated from Hurley High School in 1934. She...
Gail M. Nelson
Aug 9, 2010
Gail M. Nelson, 70, of 232 N. Burt St., Ironwood, Mich., died Monday, Aug. 9, 2010, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth.     The former Gail M. Finco was born Nov. 1, 1939, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Benjamin and Anna (Sertich) Finco, attended Newport Grade School, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1957. She then...
Lily R. King
Aug 9, 2010
Lily R. King, 87, of Plover, and formerly of Ironwood, Mich., died Monday, Aug. 9, 2010, at St. Michael's Hospital in Stevens Point. Â Â Â Â Lily was born Oct. 1, 1922, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Albert and Selma (Oman) Parent. She attended local schools and graduated from St. Ambrose High School in 1941. Â Â Â Â She was employed as a waitress at...
George F. Laverdure
Jul 29, 2010
George F. LaVerdure Jr., 59, of Ironwood, and formerly of Hurley, Wis., died Thursday, July 29, 2010, in Ironwood.     George was born Oct. 29, 1950, in Ironwood, son of the late George and Ann (Kioski) LaVerdure, and lived with his parents in Hurley until his dad's death in 1993.     Under the loving care of Deb Bastman, his guardian, he resided...
Bernadine R. Pisco
Jul 26, 2010
Bernadine R. Pisco, 83, of E5132 Wildwood Lane, Ironwood Township, Mich., died Monday, July 26, 2010, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth.     The former Bernadine Sepanski was born April 1, 1927, in Gile, Wis., daughter of the late Walter and Zella (DeForge) Sepanski, and attended Hurley, Wis. schools.     She was employed as a waitress at the Sport Bowl, Silver...
James Anderson
Jul 22, 2010
James "Jim" Anderson, 76, of Ironwood, died Thursday, July 22, 2010, in Ironwood.     Jim was born in Ironwood on Nov. 1, 1933, son of the late Charles and Caroline (Hoven) Anderson.     He attended local schools and graduated from Luther L.Wright High School in 1953 and Gogebic Community College in 1955. He then served in the U.S. Army at Fort Sam...
Kathleen Marie Richie
Jul 17, 2010
Kathleen Marie Richie, E5227 Jackson Road, Ironwood, died on Saturday, July 17, 2010, at home. She was 65. Â Â Â Kathleen was born on Feb. 26, 1945, daughter of the late Dr. Florian and Kay Santini. She attended St. Ambrose Grade School and graduated from St. Ambrose High School in 1962. In 1966, she graduated from Edgewood College in Madison, Wis. She...
Margaret M. Kuklenski
Jul 13, 2010
Margaret M. "Marge" Kuklenski, 89, of Ironwood, died Tuesday, July 13, 2010, in Ironwood. Â Â Â Â The former Margaret Hanisko was born July 11, 1921, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Louis and Mary (Prosek) Hanisko, attended local schools, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1939. Â Â Â Â She was employed as a waitress over the years at Joe's Pasty Shop,...
Dorothy Rhoda Albert
Jul 11, 2010
The most wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and true friend has left us. Dorothy Rhoda (MacKool) Albert died peacefully in her home Sunday, July 11, 2010, surrounded by her loving family. Â Â Â Â She was born June 22, 1922 in Detroit, to Anne Nicholas and George MacKool. She was an avid sports fan, the Detroit Tigers being the most important as she...
Marilyn A. Trudgeon
Jul 11, 2010
Marilyn A. Trudgeon, 82, of Mercer, died Sunday, July 11, 2010, at Park Manor Nursing Home in Park Falls.      She was born Feb. 24, 1928, in Milwaukee, daughter of the late John and Harriet "Hattie" (Hoffa) Ogden, and resided in St. Francis, Wis. until moving to Mercer in 1976.      She was employed at Tri-State Homes in Mercer and worked for...
Garfield R. Drake
Jul 10, 2010
Garfield R. "Skip" Drake III, 61, of 402 1/2 E. Ayer St., Ironwood, died Saturday, July 10, 2010, in Ironwood. Â Â Â Â He was born April 18, 1949, in Wakefield, son of Garfield R."Duke" and Cleo Mary (Stilwill) Drake, attended Ironwood schools, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1967. He then attended Gogebic Community College for 1 1/2 years. Â Â Â Â ...
John J. Rajkovich
Jul 6, 2010
John J. Rajkovich, 88, of Ironwood, died Tuesday, July 6, 2010, in Ironwood. Â Â Â Â He was born March 2, 1922, in Ironwood, son of the late Andrew and Mary (Tichak) Rajkovich. He attended Ironwood area schools, graduating from Luther L. Wright High School with the Class of 1940. Â Â Â Â John then served with the Civilian Conservation Corps for several months before relocating...
Virginia Hope Erickson
Jul 6, 2010
Virginia Hope "Gena" Erickson, 81, of  604 E. Tamarack St., Ironwood, passed away peacefully Tuesday, July 6, 2010, in her home, surrounded by her nine children and their families.     She was born July 24, 1928, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Alec and Anne (Erickson) Buccanero, attended grade school in Iron Belt, Wis., and graduated from Iron Belt High School...
Roberta Elizabeth Smith
Jul 6, 2010
Roberta Elizabeth "Bobbie" Smith, 57, of Hillsboro, formerly of Ironwood, Mich., died Tuesday, July 6, 2010, at Heartland of Hillsboro Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Hillsboro. Â Â Â Â The former Roberta Avery was born Feb. 28, 1953, in Ironwood, daughter of Mary Elizabeth (Martin) and the late Earl John Avery. She attended Central Grade School and graduated from Luther L. Wright High...
Peter P. Vernetti
Jul 1, 2010
Peter P. Vernetti, 81, of 207 7th Ave. No., Hurley, died Thursday, July 1, 2010, at Mellen Manor Nursing Home in Mellen. Â Â Â Â He was born March 22, 1929, in Hurley, son of the late Natale and Mary (Innanti) Vernetti, attended St. Mary's Catholic Grade School, and graduated from Lincoln High School in Hurley in 1947. He then served two years...
