Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] HANCOCK — Because of an increase in COVID-19 cases in the county, Gogebic County was reclassified as a “high” level of community spread in the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department’s weekly update on Saturday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that all people take additional precautions at high community levels. These include wearing a well-fitting mask indoors in public, regardless of vaccination status. At medium and high community levels, the CDC recommends that im...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] IRONWOOD - Saturday night's audience for the Blooze Brothers was whistling and hooting even before the concert began, and the enthusiasm only grew as the performance proceeded over a three-hour span at the Historic Ironwood Theatre. The response from the full house was no surprise as the 11-member Chicago band took the stage by storm, providing a level of talent that was not only musical, but magical, and always compounded by relentless physical fun....
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Marie Joyce "Ann" Mesich, 87, of Ironwood, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 21, 2022, with her loving family by her side. Marie was born on Nov. 22, 1934, in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, a daughter of Anthony W. and Gertrude (Winker) Ungerer. Ann graduated from Tomahawk High School in 1952, and she went to Milwaukee and worked for the American Heart Association as a secretary. While in Milwaukee, Ann met her future husband, Michael C. Mesich. On July 11, 1953, they were united...
BERGLAND, Mich. - Marguerite Irene Barthels, 92, of Bergland, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 22, 2022. Marguerite was born on Jan. 13, 1930, in Topaz, a daughter of Sigurd and Irene (Osier) Hokens. She attended Bergland High School and graduated in 1947. On May 6, 1950, Marguerite married Carl F. Barthels at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Bergland, and they were blessed with three children. For 23 years, Marguerite worked as a secretary for the Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Anna Jane Ozzello, 87, of Wakefield, went to be with Jesus in Heaven on Friday, July 22, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. Anna Jane was born on Feb. 1, 1935, in North Carolina, and she grew up there with her parents and three brothers. Anna Jane was always proud of her Southern heritage. On Oct. 11, 1957, Anna Jane was married to Richard G. Ozzello of Wakefield, in North Carolina, while he was serving our country in the U.S. Army. They celebrated 63 years of marriage...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, July 26 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson Courts, Ironwood. Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. 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. Breakfast...
