Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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BESSEMER — Gogebic County Sheriff Peter Matonich isn’t signing the downstate petition to keep wolves a protected species and prevent a hunt. When the sheriff of Saginaw County sent Matonich a message seeking his support in signing the petition to stop the planned wolf hunt, it struck a raw nerve with Matonich. “I would like to thank you for the laugh, I needed one today. I will make sure and pass on your letter and request to other law enforcement agencies and officers in my county. I am sure they could use a good laugh, also,” Matonic...
WOOSTER, Ohio — Jildo J. DeFelice, 90, of Wooster, died Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at his home with his family by his side. Jildo was born Jan. 12, 1923, in Ironwood, Mich., to Paul and Clarice (Montemuri) DeFelice. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Ferris State University and his master’s degree from Northwestern University. He served in the U.S. Army in the 40th Infantry Division from early 1943 to February 1946. He participated in the Solomon Island Campaign from the late stages of the G... Full story
MINOCQUA, Wis. — Judy Kunath, 73, of Mercer, died, Tuesday, March 19, 2013 in Minocqua. She was born Feb. 6, 1940, in Tampa, Fla., daughter of the late Lloyd and Elsie (Sperberg) Felker. She attended Milwaukee schools and graduated from Riverside High High School in Milwaukee with the class of 1957. Judy then attended Columbia School of Nursing, graduating in 1960. She was employed at Clintonville Community Hospital. In Woodruff, she was head nurse of the emergency department at Howard Young Medical Center. Judy was also the Iron County Public... Full story
HURLEY, Wis. — Hilda Helen Polso, 97, of Kimball, died peacefully Thursday, March 21, 2013, in Hurley, surrounded by her loving family. The former Hilda Lake was born Sept. 15, 1915, in Ironwood, Mich., daughter of the late Edward and Susanna (Rajamaki) Lake, attended Section 33 Grade School in Ironwood Township, and received her high school diploma later. She attended college classes majoring in bookkeeping and accounting. She also had three years of extra training where she learned of n... Full story
SUPERIOR, Wis. — The outdoor track-and-field season may be a long ways off with towering snowbanks everywhere, but Ironwood started the season indoors Friday at the Simpson Invitational at the University of Wisconsin-Superior. The Red Devil girls were seventh and the boys eighth. Ashland won the boys event, Superior the girls. Jessica Gering finished second in the 1,600-meter run to lead the Ironwood girls. She led nearly the entire race until a last-lap surge by Superior’s Leah Holms. Cole Ste...
