Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] MOUNT MORRIS, N.Y. — A Superior, Wis., man who faces charges in the March 27 traffic death of Amanda Schiiller, formerly of Ironwood, was arrested on a warrant Saturday in Mount Morris. Jesse Troy Gasper, 34, who absconded to New York after a warrant was issued for his arrest on June 26, will be returned to Iron County to face charges of homicide by a vehicle with use of a controlled substance, two other felonies and two misdemeanors. He was arrested in New York at a hospital, where he went for i...
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By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - When Wakefield's Fourth of July parade was cancelled last Wednesday due to lightning, it was disheartening for anyone who had worked hard to set it up. "Six months of planning and meetings," said parade chair Ann Marie Cooney in a later phone interview. Nevertheless, she said canceling was the right action to assure the safety of everyone expecting either to watch or participate in the event. The Fourth of July parade had been ready to go,...
By JEAN NORDINE [email protected] RAMSEY — The Bessemer Township Board of Trustees agreed to proceed with the application process for the proposed sewer improvement project in New Location during Monday’s board meeting. Supervisor Jeffery Randall presented a comparison of the previous Eureka Platt project to estimate how much the New Location would cost. Eureka Platt cost the township $295,000, and Randall said the New Location project should be about the same. In other action: —The board awarded the new park renovation contr...
Tuesday, July 10 Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Friends of the Mercer Public Library, 10 a.m., library, Mercer, Wis. Pickleball, 9-11 a.m. Hemlock Avenue tennis courts, if raining at Ironwood Memorial Building. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Elk and Hound. “Through the Time Machine: Art Rocks!” Impressionism class, 1 p.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. ages 6 and up. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6... Full story
CHICAGO, Ill. - William "Bill" Rowe, 90, died on July 4, 2018, peacefully in his bed at home in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, surrounded by his wife, daughter, and beloved dog, Hercules. Bill is survived around the country by his wife, Judy, and daughter, Pamela, in the northwest suburbs of Chicago; grandson and namesake Ian William, in Minneapolis, Minn.; and siblings Arnette Magnuson, in Crystal Lake, Margaret Kauppi, in Llano, Texas, and John Rowe, in Santa Barbara, Calif. He was... Full story
WAKEFIELD, Mich. — Mayme K. Dalbec, 99, a long-time resident of Wakefield, passed away late Saturday evening, July 7, 2018. Mayme was born on Feb. 26, 1919, in Ramsay, a daughter of Charles and Anna (Soffietti) Cappo. She attended Roosevelt School in Marenisco and graduated in 1936. On April 16, 1938, Mayme was united in marriage to Elfreedor L. “Frick” Dalbec in Bessemer. They made their home in Wakefield and were blessed with three sons. She was a faithful member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Wakefield. Mayme is survived by th... Full story
WAUSAU, Wis. - Thomas Henry Potinsky, 68, of Wausau, passed away July 7, 2018, at Hospice House. Thomas was born Jan. 19, 1950, in Ironwood, Mich., to the late Joseph and Betty (Zack) Potinsky. He graduated from Luther L. Wright High School and joined the U.S. Army and later worked as a craftsman in lumber companies and factories. Tom loved the casino and the Green Bay Packers. Thomas is survived by his daughter, Amanda Potinsky; son, Joe Potinsky; brother Joseph, (Loreli) Potinsky; sister,... Full story
KING, Wis. — Mark Robert Celli, 87, passed away on June 27, 2018, at the Central Wisconsin Veterans Home in King. Mark was born on May 14, 1931, in Pence, to Peter and Catherine (Biondi) Celli. After his graduation from high school, he served his country honorably as a member of the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was employed as a CEO of a steel fabrication company before his retirement. He is survived by two daughters: Amanda O’Neil and Tevia Celli, both of Burbank, Calif.; a sister, Jeanne (Milton) Pietz, of Scottsdale, Ariz., and man... Full story
