The Daily Globe - Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties

WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Daniel Matthew "Beano" Niemi passed away Dec. 24, 2020, at the Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield due to complications from COVID-19. "Beano" was born May 21, 1937, in Wakef... Full story

MARENISCO, Mich. - Linda Marie Cole, 73, of Marenisco, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020. Linda was born on June 21, 1947, in Grand Rapids to Leroy and Elnora (Smith) Taylor. She was the fifth of 10... Full story

HURLEY, Wis. - Doris E. Carlson, 100, of Hurley, formerly a lifelong resident of Ironwood, Michigan, passed away Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020. Doris was born on July 25, 1920, a daughter of Paul and... Full story

MARQUETTE, Mich. - Kurt R. Niemi, 69, of Marquette, passed away Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, at the Norlite Nursing Center where he had resided for the past three years. Kurt was born on May 26, 1951, in... Full story

WAUSAU, Wis. - On Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, Lynn Beth Palmquist of Wausau, widow and mother of two children, passed away at the age of 69 at home. Lynn was born on March 22, 1951 in Ironwood,... Full story

WESTON, Wis. - Meredith Jo Kivi, of Weston, passed away unexpectedly at age 78 on Dec. 19, 2020, with her husband, Jack, at her side. Meredith was born in Ironwood, Michigan, in 1943 to Walter and... Full story

WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Vienna E. Forslund, 94, was called home by her Heavenly Father on Dec. 22, 2020. She had been a resident at Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield since October of 2017. At the... Full story

IRONWOOD, Mich. - William "Bill" Suvanto, 80, a resident of Ironwood Township, entered into eternal life on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, at Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley, Wisconsin... Full story

WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Eileen Milda Stempihar, 91, of Wakefield, passed away peacefully Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020. Eileen was born on Aug. 19, 1929, in Hurley, Wisconsin to Amund and Verna (Hill) Nygard. Sh... Full story

IRONWOOD, Mich. - Alex B. Marciniak, 64, of Ironwood, left his pain behind on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota. Alex was born on Feb. 26, 1956, in Duluth to... Full story

IRONWOOD, Mich. - Helen Duray, 76, of Ironwood went to be with the Lord on Dec. 11, 2020. She was born on Feb. 24, 1944, to Mathew and Lillian (Jarvenpaa) Hongisto at Divine Infant Hospital in... Full story

HURLEY, Wis. - Mary Samuelli, 102, of Hurley, passed away peacefully Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020, at the Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley after complications related to COVID-19. Mary... Full story

MANITOWOC, Wis. - Evelyn M. Baratone, age 87, of Manitowoc, died Wednesday morning, Dec. 16, 2020 at Shady Lane Nursing Care Center in Manitowoc. Evelyn was born on April 10, 1933, in Ironwood,... Full story

HURLEY, Wis. - Eila Kivi-Thomas, 87, passed away on Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, at Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation in Hurley. Eila was born on Sept. 1, 1933, in Iron Belt, to Kaino and Aina (Kangas)... Full story

WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Don Wakevainen, 91, of Wakefield, passed away Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020, at the Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield. Don was born on Dec. 18, 1929, in Wakefield to Donald T. and... Full story

IRONWOOD - Virginia "Gin" Mae Halverson, 93, of Ironwood, died Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, from complications related to COVID-19. She was born July 22, 1927, in Winegar, Wisconsin, to the late Merritt... Full story

HURLEY, Wis. - Eino E. "Elmer" Waurio, 90, formerly of Ironwood Township, Michigan, passed away on Dec. 16, 2020, at Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley. Elmer was born on April... Full story

Robert J. Kleimola Sr., 92, died Dec. 18, 2020. He was born May 3, 1928, son of the late Lempi and Waino Kleimola. On June 11, 1951, he married Beatrice May, and she preceded him in death in 2011.... Full story

MELBOURNE, Fla. - Robert G. Ahonen, 88, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, at the Melbourne Terrace Rehabilitation Facility in Melbourne, Florida. Bob (Robert) was born May 25, 1932, in Ironwood,... Full story

RACINE, Wis. - Our Dad and Grandfather - Frank John Stano of Racine and formerly of Ironwood, Michigan - passed away from COVID complications at Ascension Hospital in Racine in the middle of the... Full story

IRONWOOD, Mich. - Diane Halverson, 61, passed away peacefully in her home on Dec. 17, 2020, after a courageous battle with cancer. Diane, the daughter of Gladys and Donald DeRosie, was born on March... Full story

GREEN BAY, Wis. - Bernadette Rose "Bernie" DeKatch, 73, Green Bay, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. She was born Aug. 11, 1947, to Paul and Ellen (Lazaran) DeKatch in Uniontown, Pennsylvania.... Full story