OBITUARIES
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...
Amelia V. Kniska
Mar 25, 2009
Amelia V. "Milly" Kniska, 88, of 304 W. Lime St., Ironwood, died Wednesday afternoon, March 25, 2009, in Wakefield. The former Amelia Kubacki was born April 26, 1920, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Steve and Mary (Skowronski) Kubacki. She attended grade school in Saxon, Wis. and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood in 1939. She was...
Ervin Julius Romans
Mar 21, 2009
Former Ironwood Township resident Ervin Julius Romans, II, 43, of Danville, Calif. and a Sergeant in the Oakland Police Department, was killed in the line of duty on Saturday, March 21, 2009, in Oakland. He was born Aug. 29, 1965, in Ironwood, son of Chester and Sueko (Ishimatsu) Romans, grew up on Sunset Rd. in Ironwood Township, and graduated from...
Geraldine A. Levra
Mar 21, 2009
Geraldine A. "Geri" Levra, 74, of 602 6th Ave. No. Hurley, died Saturday evening, March 21, 2009, in Ironwood, surrounded by her loving family, following a courageous battle with cancer. The former Geraldine O'Leary was born Sept. 26, 1934, in Hurley, daughter of the late James and Ellen (Hill) O'Leary, attended school there, and graduated from J.E. Murphy High School...
Donelle L. Laabs
Mar 15, 2009
Donelle L. Laabs, 57, of 406 Greenbush St., Ironwood, died Sunday evening, March 15, 2009, in his home. He was born Oct. 31, 1951, in Ironwood, son of the late Donald and Helen (Hodgins) Laabs, attended Central Grade School, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1970. Donelle was employed in construction in the area for several years,...
Patricia M. Pospeck
Mar 14, 2009
Patricia M."Pat" Pospeck, 62, of E5065 Slade Rd., Ironwood Township, died Saturday morning, March 14, 2009, with her family by her side, at Marquette General Hospital in Marquette. The former Pat Hill was born June 25, 1946, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Arne and Lillian (Niemi) Hill. She attended Roosevelt Grade School in Ironwood Township and graduated from Luther...
Ellen M. Czerneski
Mar 12, 2009
Ellen M. Czerneski, 92, a resident at the Villa Vista in Hurley and formerly of Ironwood, Mich., died Thursday, March 12, 2009, in Ironwood. The former Ellen Swanson was born Feb. 3, 1917, in Bessemer Township, Mich., daughter of the late Carl and Alice (Goodwin) Swanson, and attended Puritan School there. She waitressed at Petrusha's Supper Club in Hurley and...
John L. Sokolowski
Mar 9, 2009
John L. Sokolowski, 82, of Ironwood, died Monday afternoon, March 9, 2009, in Hurley. He was born Oct. 23, 1926, in St. Paul, Minn. and came to Ironwood as an infant, where he attended Ironwood schools and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1944. He then served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the European...
Elmi A. Jolgren
Mar 2, 2009
Elmi A. Jolgren, 89, of Ironwood Township, died Monday evening , March 2, 2009, in Ironwood. The former Elmi Vuorenmaa was born Aug. 28, 1919, in Forest Lake, Mich., the daughter of the late Erick and Liisa Selina (Kitula) Vuorenmaa, and attended school in Ironwood Township. She was employed at the Oscar Mayer Co. in Chicago for 20 plus years,...
Kenneth R. Norton
Feb 26, 2009
Kenneth R. "Snorton Norton" Norton, 65, of Iron Belt, died unexpectedly early Thursday morning, Feb. 26, 2009, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth, Minn. He was born Nov. 9, 1943, in Waterford, Wis., son of the late Francis and Marie (Chriskie) Norton, attended St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Grade School there, and graduated from Waterford High School. He then served...
