Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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BESSEMER, Mich. - David W. Paynter, 80, of Bessemer, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. Dave was born on Feb. 14, 1943, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, to Vivian (Kelto) and Walter Paynter. He moved to Bessemer as an infant. Dave attended school in Bessemer and graduated from A.D. Johnston High School in 1962. He worked at Indianhead Ski Resort before the hill was first opened. He learned to operate heavy equipment during the hill construction. Dave...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Gene L. LaCosse, 85, of Ironwood, passed away peacefully on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, at the Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield. Gene was born on Oct. 28, 1937, in Negaunee, to Eugene and Sylvia (Saari) LaCosse. He attended school within the Champion School District. Gene was united in marriage to Karen J. Sampson on Feb. 20, 1987. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy from 1955 to 1959. Following his honorable discharge, Gene graduated from Northern Michigan...
WAUSAU, Wis. - Daniel James Oberst, age 72, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023, at the Benedictine Rehab Facility in Wausau, after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Daniel was born on Jan. 2, 1951, in Bessemer, Michigan, to Ernest and Betty J. (Hansen) Oberst. His birth certificate actually said he was born on the "Side of the road on U.S. 2, Bessemer, Mich." - which was always a running joke in our family. Daniel was a graduate of A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer with the class...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Oct. 5 Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110....
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Sept. 21 Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110....
GREEN BAY, Wis. — John Edward Bonovetz Jr., 78, of Green Bay, formerly of Bessemer, Michigan, left this world to be with his Lord and Savior, on Wednesday, June 28, 2023, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Green Bay, after a long courageous battle with COPD. A memorial service will be held on Friday, Sept. 29, at 10 a.m., preceded by visitation at 9 a.m., at Cornerstone Church, N10344 Mill St., in Ramsay, Michigan, with the Rev. Todd Winkler and the Rev. Roy Speck officiating. A lunch will be served at the church immediately following the memorial. A c...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD — A failure to create a connecting route between Ramsay and Wakefield has resulted in the Michigan Department of Natural Resources closing that part of Trail 2 for the 2023-24 snowmobile season. The decision was sent late Tuesday to Wakefield City Manager Robert Brown Jr. and Wakefield Township Supervisor Mandy Lake. It followed a Tuesday email from Brown to Ron Yesney, U.P. trails coordinator for MDNR, in which Brown said Wakefield officials do not want to repeat last year’s temporary reroute a...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Sept. 7 Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110....
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Aug. 24 Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110....
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] BESSEMER — Members of the Bessemer City Council voted Monday to accept internal applications for the position of clerk/treasurer until Friday. Councilman Linda Nelson and Mayor Adam Zak also agreed that it makes sense to give existing office employees a chance to engage in more tasks so that they can see whether the job is a good fit for them. Jennifer Adams, who served as clerk/treasurer before she became city manager at the start of this year, recently has been continuing her role as city manager w...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Aug. 10 Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Lodge 389 of F.&A.M., 7:30 p.m., Gogebic Masonic Temple. Government...
RAMSAY, Mich. - Kenneth Howard Ahola, 83, of Ramsay, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 23, 2023, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital in Wausau, Wisconsin, with his loving wife, Betty, by his side. Kenneth was born on March 16, 1940, in Bruce Crossing, a son of John Howard and Lina Gladys (Koistinen) Ahola. He attended Ewen High School and graduated in 1958. Kenneth proudly served his country for three years in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Germany. He was honorably discharged as a specialist...
RAMSAY, Mich. - Joseph D. Wojtysiak, age 87, of Ramsay, died on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth, Minnesota. Immediate family members were by his side. Cremation has taken place. Joseph was born on May 29, 1936, to Sigmund and Ruth (Dutt) Wojtysiak in Lansing. He attended local schools including several Catholic schools. He attended one year at a seminary. He graduated from Sexton High School. After graduation, he enrolled at Michigan State Universi...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Ronald Lee "Ronnie" Lillie, 57, of Wakefield, formerly of Marenisco, passed away on Monday, July 10, 2023, after a brief illness. Ronnie was born on June 4, 1966, in Three Rivers, Michigan, a son of Wanna M. (Taylor) and Edward E. Lillie Sr. He loved to work and was employed at the time of his death at Smily's Excavating in Wakefield. In his free time, Ronnie liked going to hunting camp with his buddies, racing and working on his stock car, riding his side-by-side and...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, July 20 Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Bessemer Area Historical Society, 2 p.m., 403 Sophie St., Bessemer. Wakefield Chamber of...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, July 6 Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110....
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] The tri-county region will have no end of Independence Day activities before, during and after July 4 as a variety of communities take turns offering holiday fun for both residents and visitors. Celebrations occur over days and times will allowing people of all ages to attend events in more than one community. Below is a list of some of the activities. Gogebic County Wakefield’s annual town picnic will begin in the main pavilion of Eddy Park on July 3 at noon. Live music, games and other fun will be a...
Bessemer, Mich. - Christine Rose (Bretall) Carli, 70, of Bessemer, passed away on Saturday, May 27, 2023, at Aspirus Hospital in Wausau after a brief battle with pneumonia and cardiac complications. Chris was born Dec. 7, 1952, at the Divine Infant Hospital in Wakefield, to Bernard Bretall and Alice (Smith) Bretall. Christine was the oldest daughter of seven siblings: Bernard (Lupita) Bretall, Barry (Janice) Bretall, Daniel Bretall (deceased January 2021), Suzanne Bretall, David (Joanne) Bretall...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, June 22 Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110....
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Robert "Bob" Liuha, 77, of Wakefield, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Friday, June 2, 2023. Bob was born at the Columbia Hospital, in Astoria, Oregon, on Oct. 13, 1945, the son of William "Bill" and Peggy (Hongisto) Liuha. He was baptized into the Lutheran faith as an infant and was a confirmand of the First Lutheran Church of Wakefield. Bob maintained a simple faith in his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, his entire life. He was raised in Wakefield in the "big green...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. Thursday, June 8 Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran...
RAMSAY, Mich. - Michael Byron Wells, 77, of Ramsay, as promised, rode his little red tricycle into Eternity on Friday, May 5, 2023. He passed away after a mercifully brief struggle with complications related to lung cancer. Michael was born May 27, 1945, in Wisconsin, adopted as an infant and raised by B.K. and Orpha Wells in Madison, Wisconsin. Growing up, he was a prodigal visual artist, musician, swimmer and outdoorsman. Many of his country-spanning adventures in the mid-to late 1960s are...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, May 18 Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Bergland, Lake Gogebic Senior Center, 9:25-9:40 a.m. EDT; White Pine, Carp Lake Township Hall, 10-10:15 a.m. EDT; Ontonagon Holy Family Catholic Church, 11-11:30 a.m. EDT; Mass City Resource Center, 12:30-1 p.m. EDT. Mercer Health and...
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. - Thomas Patrick Sholar, age 77, passed away April 14, 2023, at the Chippewa Falls Veterans Home in Chippewa Falls. He was a Vietnam veteran. Tom was born Oct. 2, 1945, to Joseph and Lucille (Paul) Sholar in Wakefield, Michigan. He grew up in Ramsay, Michigan, and graduated from A. D. Johnston High School in 1963. In 1973, he graduated from Northern Michigan University with a Bachelor of Science degree. He often told the story that George Bush Sr. spoke at his commencement....
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - The status of the connecting link between Ramsay and Wakefield is again in question for Trail 2. The trail, which is managed in part by the Gogebic Range Trail Authority, in cooperation with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, is used by snowmobilers in the winter and by ORV riders in other seasons. Last fall, the Wakefield City Council granted permission for the trail to be rerouted along land that includes city property running...
