OBITUARIES
Stephen J. Averitt
May 20, 2009
Stephen J. Averitt, 58, of 819 E. Margaret St., Ironwood, died unexpectedly Wednesday afternoon, May 20, 2009, at his home. Â Â Â Â Â He was born Nov. 9, 1950, in Laurium, son of the late John and Carmen (Cundy) Averitt. He attended Glennonville Grade School in Glennonville, Mo. and St. Ambrose Catholic Grade School in Ironwood, and graduated from Wayzata High School in...
Giles J. Wesley
May 11, 2009
Giles J. Wesley, 93, of 630 Smith St., Ironwood, died Monday, May 11, 2009, at his daughter's home in Cleveland, Ga. He was born April 27, 1916, in Stratford, Wis., son of the late John and Eleanor (Davis) Wesley. He attended St. John's Parochial School in Antigo, Wis. and graduated from Antigo High School in 1934. He then attended the...
Margaret A. Olson
May 8, 2009
Margaret A. Olson, 93, of 404 N. Lake St., Ironwood, died Friday evening, May 8, 2009, in Ironwood. She was born Oct. 14, 1915, in Ironwood, daughter of the late William and Tekla (Lindquist) Olson, attended Central Grade School, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School with the Class of 1933. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in...
John D.O Oie
Apr 30, 2009
John D. Oie, 60, of 509 N. Curry St., Ironwood, died Thursday, April 30, 2009, at his home. He was born Sept. 30, 1948, in Ironwood, son of Mary (Novak) and the late Clyde Oie, attended Central Grade School, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1966. John entered the U.S. Army on June 13, 1968, serving two...
Walter Johnson
Apr 26, 2009
Walter "Walt" Johnson, 68, of Merriweather, Mich., died Sunday, April 26, 2009, in Ironwood. He was born Sept. 30, 1940, in Ironwood Township, son of the late Clarence and Vendla (Riutta) Johnson. He attended grade school in Bergland, graduating from Bergland High School in 1958. Walt entered the U.S. Army on March 13, 1962, serving in Korea, and was honorably...
Gordon R. Thomas
Apr 23, 2009
Gordon R. "Gordy" Thomas, 85, of 210 9th Ave. No., Hurley, died Thursday, April 23, 2009, in Hurley. He was born April 28, 1923, in Hurley, son of the late James and Katherine (Sullivan) Thomas, attended Hurley schools, graduating from Lincoln High School there in 1941. On Aug. 18, 1945, he was married to the former Betty Stevens at the...
Maryetta May Harrington
Apr 23, 2009
Maryetta May Harrington, 89, of 104 E. Ridge St., Ironwood, Mich., died Thursday, April 23, 2009, at Manor Care of Dunedin Nursing Home in Dunedin, Fla. The former Maryetta Baker was born May 9, 1919, in Pomeroy, Iowa, daughter of the late Oliver and Sara Baker. She attended Pomeroy schools, graduating from Pomeroy High School in 1936. She said her...
John T. Lewinski
Apr 22, 2009
John T. Lewinski, 87, of 222 So. Mansfield St., Ironwood, died unexpectedly Wednesday morning, April 22, 2009, at his home. He was born Oct. 27, 1921, in Ironwood, son of the late Walter and Lottie (Burzinski) Lewinski, attended A.L. Norrie Grade School, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1940. He then worked at the Roddis Lumber Mill...
Roberta R. Pecotte
Apr 22, 2009
Roberta R. "Bobi" Pecotte, 72, of 306 4th Ave. No., Hurley, co-owner and operator of the Liberty Bell Chalet in downtown Hurley, died Wednesday morning, April 22, 2009, in her home, surrounded by her family, following a brief illness. The former Roberta Lehocky was born March 16, 1937, in Ironwood, Mich., daughter of the late Fred and Betty (Fontecchio) Lehocky....
Jacob W. Hautanen
Apr 15, 2009
Jacob W. "Jack" Hautanen, 80, of E-5589 Pioneer Rd., Erwin Township, Ironwood, died Wednesday morning, April 15, 2009, in his home. He was born Sept. 6, 1928, in Ironwood, son of the late John and Matilda (Jackson) Hautanen, attended Erwin Central School, and graduated from L.L. Wright High School in 1946. He entered the U.S. Army on March 27, 1951,...
Robert Tourville
Apr 12, 2009
Robert J. "Jim" Tourville, 79, of 312 E. Longyear St., Bessemer, died Sunday, April 12, 2009, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Tomah, Wis., with his wife by his side, following a lengthy illness. Jim was born Feb. 21, 1930, in Houghton, son of the late Emery and Florence (Kroll) Tourville, attended St. Ignatius Grade School there, and graduated...
James B. Pospeck
Apr 6, 2009
James B. Pospeck, 65, of E-5065 Slade Rd., Ironwood Township, died Monday afternoon, April 6, 2009, in his home, with his family by his side. He was born Nov. 6, 1943, in Ironwood, son of the late Bernard and Catherine (Uren) Pospeck. He attended Newport Grade School in Ironwood and graduated from A. D. Johnston High School in Bessemer in...
Philip Derosier
Apr 5, 2009
Philip DeRosier, 76, of 117 E. Michigan Ave., Ironwood, died unexpectedly Sunday evening, April 5, 2009, in his home. He was born June 20, 1932, in Ironwood, son of the late Philip and Adeline (Kopecko) DeRosier, attended St. Ambrose Grade School and graduated from St. Ambrose High School in 1950. He then enlisted in the U.S. Air Force on Dec....
Elin Lois Johnson
Apr 3, 2009
Elin Lois Johnson Elin Johnson, age 55, of 817 N. Lawrence St., Ironwood, died peacefully at her home in the loving care of her husband Jack on Friday, April 3, 2009. Elin was born Nov. 25, 1953 in Chicago, Ill. to the late Dr. Grant Johnson and Peggy Cook Johnson. She lived her young life in Springfield, Ill., graduated from...
Isabel S. Mittelstaedt
Mar 31, 2009
Isabel S. Mittelstaedt, 94, of Toledo, Ohio passed away March 31, 2009 after a brief illness. She was born March 12, 1915 in Hurley, Wis., to Pangrazio (Frank) and Angeline (Ochietti) Stella. Isabel graduated from Hurley High School and worked in Hurley as a legal secretary. In 1946, she married Earl Mittelstaedt, a reporter for the Ironwood, Mich. Daily Globe,...
John Pierpont
Mar 31, 2009
John Pierpont, 94, of Mercer, has departed earth and set sail for the firmament. Doc was born August 21, 1914 in Ironwood, Mich. to Dr. David Cowee Pierpont and Ana Heller Pierpont and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School there in 1931. He went on to earn a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan in June 1936 and...
Elizabeth M. Morgando
Mar 29, 2009
Elizabeth M. "Betty" Morgando, 87, of 13 Park St., Gile, died Sunday morning, March 29, 2009, in Hurley. The former Elizabeth Beres was born June 10, 1921, in Ironwood, Mich., daughter of the late John and Elizabeth (Kohut) Beres, attended Ironwood schools, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1939. She was married to Louis R. Morgando on...
Helen E. Luoma
Mar 29, 2009
Helen E. Luoma, 78, of 755 Midway Ave. Ironwood, died Sunday, March 29, 2009, in Ironwood. She was born May 8, 1930, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Johannes and Matilda (Kinnunen) Hautanen. She attended the Erwin Central School in Erwin Township and graduated from L.L. Wright High School in 1948. Helen was employed in Chicago at Montgomery Ward, the...
Margaret C. Pavlovich
Mar 27, 2009
Margaret C. Pavlovich, 91, 125 S. Mansfield St., Ironwood, died Friday morning, March 27, 2009, in Ironwood. The former Margaret Leskoviansky was born June 9, 1917, in Bessemer, daughter of the late Alexander and Julia (Krempaski) Leskoviansky, attended the Puritan School in Puritan Location and graduated from A.D. Johnston High School in 1935. She was employed at the McKevitt-Kershner-Patrick Co....
Daniel Lee Bull
Mar 26, 2009
Daniel Lee "Dan" Bull, 78, of 1314 N. Lowell St., Ironwood, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, March 26, 2009, at his winter residence in Harlingen, Texas. Dan was born Sept. 17, 1930, in Detroit Lakes, Minn., son of the late Henry and Edna (Clark) Bull. He attended school in Detroit Lakes and Bremerton, Wash., and later took classes at Gogebic Community...
