Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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SPRINGSTEAD, Wis. — A Springstead man is dead following a single-vehicle crash Friday. A passing motorist reported the accident at the intersection of Wisconsin 47 and Wisconsin 182 to the Iron County Sheriff’s Department at approximately 11:10 p.m. Friday, according to Sheriff Paul Samardich, with an unresponsive man at the accident scene. Deputies — along with the Mercer Ambulance, Sherman First Responders, Sherman Fire Department, and Mercer Fire and Rescue — arriving on the scene found the unresponsive man inside the vehicle. It appears...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] ROCKLAND - Steady rain hampered attendance at Sunday's 37th annual Old Victoria Craft Fair in Rockland, but that didn't stop dozens of folks from making the most of their day with the aid of hardy character and umbrellas. "If you wait for the weather here, you'll never do anything," said Bev Michaels, who traveled to the site with her husband, Bob, from Ironwood Township. They joined many other folks in walking the grounds and mingling with visitors,...
ONTONAGON - The first of two demolition projects in Ontonagon was completed Thursday. The home of the late Doug Filpula, which was adjacent to the Ontonagon Township Park, was demolished as part of a two part grant to both the township and Ontonagon village. The cabin and two adjacent buildings were torn down and seeding of the area completed. The $10,875 project will provide a pad to enable the handicap access to the lake, according to Ontonagon Township Clerk Bill Chabot. "We are seeding the...
Monday, Aug. 19 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., All Saints Lutheran Church, Wakefield. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Gogebic County Fair Board, 6 p.m., Gogebic County Fair Grounds, Ironwood. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EST, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org. Government...
CRYSTAL FALLS, Mich. - Edward Vinoski, 91, of Ironwood, died peacefully Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019, at the Iron County Medical Care Facility in Crystal Falls, with his family by his side. Ed was born Dec. 8, 1927, at the family home in South Connellsville, Pa., to Andrew and Rose (Borak) Vinoski. He joined the Army Air Forces (which became the U.S. Air Force during his enlistment) in 1946 at the age of 18. He was trained as a photographer and served at Fort MacDill in Tampa, Fla. He returned to...
MINOCQUA, Wis. - Louis B. (Bubsy) Chouinard, 89, of Minocqua, died Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2019. Lou was born on Sept. 4, 1929, in Ironwood, to Louis and Arley Chouinard. He attended Bessemer Township Schools and graduated from A.D. Johnston High School with the class of 1947. He then enlisted in the U.S. Army. After specialized training, he served in Japan until 1950. In August of 1952, he married Dorothy J. Johnson of Bessemer. They lived on the north side of Chicago until the fall of 1958 when...
SAXON, Wis. - Niilo Arthur Vuorenmaa, 87, of Saxon, passed away Thursday morning, Aug. 15, 2019. Niilo was born on Sept. 27, 1931, in Ironwood, Mich., a son of Eric and Selina (Kitula) Vuorenmaa. He attended Roosevelt School in Ironwood Township, Mich. Niilo was employed at the maintenance department at Grand View Hospital for 36 years. He retired in 1993. Niilo was very proud of his Finnish heritage. He was a supporting member of Little Finland Cultural Center in Kimball and participated in...
ONTONAGON, Mich. — Heaven welcomed an angel on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019. Jeanette Marie Ostrowski Menigoz, 80, passed away at the Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital. Jeanette was born in Ontonagon on March 4, 1939 to August and Anna Ostrowski. She was the only daughter and youngest of six children. She had five brothers, Valarry, Floryan, August, Daniel and Norman. Jeanette attended the Ontonagon Schools, where she graduated with the class of 1957. During her school years, she participated in many functions, as well as being an Ontonagon Polar Bear c...
