Obituaries
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Wesley James Paquette
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Wesley James Paquette was born in Kingsford, on May 4, 1929. He was the son of Otis and Clara (Borlee) Poquette. Wesley graduated from Kingsford High School in 1947. He worked for...
Robert Lee 'Tolly' Tollefson
SAVANNAH, Ga. - Robert Lee 'Tolly' Tollefson, 65, died Dec. 9, 2018. Bob was born Dec. 1, 1953, in Ironwood, Mich., son of the late Harold and Jessica (Lee) Tollefson. He attended L.L. Wright High...
Rochelle "Shelley" (Vittone) Gustafson
KIMBALL, Wis. - Rochelle "Shelley" (Vittone) Gustafson, 60, passed away peacefully at her home on Dec. 12, 2018. Shelley was the daughter of Richard and Arlene (Puisto) Vittone, born Aug. 2, 1958....
Margaret Ellen Bull
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Margaret Ellen Bull, age 90, of Ironwood, passed away on Dec. 8, 2018. Margaret was born on March 4, 1928, daughter of the late Robert and Elizabeth (Reed) Edyvean in Ironwood. She...
Leona Hill
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Helmi Leona Hill, 90, died Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018, at the Gogebic Medical Care Facility, Wakefield. She was born in Wakefield Jan. 3, 1928, a daughter of Alfred and Sofia (Palomak...
Royal "Roy" Rondeau
KEOSAUQUA, Iowa - Royal 'Roy' Rondeau, age 85, died on Tuesday, Dec. 11, at the Keosauqua Health Care Center. Roy was the son of the late Clement and Beatrice (Johnson) Rondeau, born Dec. 30, 1932....
Bruce L. Bolen
NILES, Ohio - Bruce L. Bolen, Sr. 83, of Niles, entered into eternal rest Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018, at home. He was born April 30, 1935, in Wakefield, the son of Clifford and Anna (Anderson) Bolen....
Norma A. (Mattson) LaMaide
WAKEFIELD, Mich. — Norma A. (Mattson) LaMaide, 65, a lifelong resident of Wakefield, passed away Wednesday morning, Dec. 12, 2018, at her residence, surrounded by her loving family, after a courageous battle with cancer. Norma was born on Feb. 20,...
Santino A. 'Sye' Castagna
HURLEY, Wis. - Santino A. "Sye" Castagna, 97, of Pence, passed away on Nov. 30, 2018. Sye was born on Jan. 7, 1921, in Hurley, the son of Anna Lopez and Pasquali "Patsy" Castagna. Sye was a native of...
Richard L. 'Rich' Giackino
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Richard L. "Rich" Giackino, 81, of Wakefield, passed away Saturday morning, Dec. 8, 2018. Rich was born on Aug. 24, 1937, in Ironwood, a son of Louis and Fanny W. (Kahila)...
Donald C. Decker Sr.
KIMBALL, Wis. - Donald C. Decker Sr., 77, of Kimball, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, at his home. He was born on March 13, 1941, in Chicago, but raised in Kenosha. Donald worked for the Kenosha...
Michael Slivinsky
DULUTH, Minn. - Micheal Slivinsky, 69, of Ironwood, Mich., passed away on Dec. 3, 2018, at St. Mary's Medical Center. Michael was born July 18, 1949, the son of the late Robert and Alma (Backman)...
Mary Newberry
FLINT, Mich. - Mary Newberry, 61, of Flint, died Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018, at her home. Mary was born in Pontiac on Nov. 27, 1956, the daughter of Engelbert and Margaret (Dunn) Schober. She married...
George Anderson
TROUT CREEK, Mich. - George Anderson, 70, of Trout Creek, passed away Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018. He was born Dec. 27, 1947, to Harry and Selma (Keiranen) Anderson, of Rockland. Foster parents were...
Alessio 'Ello' David Valencia
LA CROSSE, Wis. — Alessio “Ello” David Valencia died in the arms of his parents on Nov. 24, 2018. He contracted a virus that caused his heart to fail and did not survive the wait for a heart on...
Carol Jean (Leinonen) Lindberg
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Carol Jean (Leinonen) Lindberg, 86, a long-time resident of Ironwood Township, passed away Sunday morning, Dec. 2, 2018. Carol was born on Dec. 19, 1931, in Ironwood, a daughter of...
Mary L. 'Cookie' Conterio
MARENISCO, Mich. — Mary L. “Cookie” Conterio, 73, of Marenisco, passed away early Tuesday morning, Dec. 4, 2018. Mary was born on Dec. 25, 1944, in Bessemer Township, the daughter of BJ and Dorothy Conterio. She was a graduate of Marenisco...
Audrey Sanger
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Audrey Sanger, 87, of Howell Street in Bessemer, died Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, in Wakefield. She was born May 12, 1931, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Charles and Helen...
Marial Desolyn Bino
HURLEY, Wis. - Marial Desolyn Bino, 102, a long-time Hurley educator, ended her earthly adventure on Nov. 22, 2018. Born May 11, 1916, in Hurley to Mary (Fragno) and John Bino Sr., Marial often...
Lola Larson
WOODRUFF, Wis. — Lola Larson, 97, formerly of Ironwood, Mich., passed away Nov. 29, 2018, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law in Woodruff. The former Lola Irene Stewart was born April 18, 1921, in Ironwood, the daughter of the late Lyle Stew...
Dora Rastello
WAKEFIELD, Mich. — Dora Rastello, 97, passed on Tuesday evening, Nov. 27, 2018, at the Gogebic Medical Care Facility where she resided the previous three years. Her Lord called her to his side after many years of loving service, including hundreds...
Carol Gloria Pavlovich
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Carol Gloria Pavlovich, 89, of Ironwood, died Saturday evening, Dec. 1, 2018, in the home she lived her life in, surrounded by those who loved her. Carol was born in Iron Mountain...
Raymond Richard Niemi
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Raymond Richard Niemi, 84, of Ironwood Township, passed away early Monday morning, Dec. 3, 2018. Raymond is survived by his loving wife, Olive; his two sons, Raymond and Patrick,...
Emil Busse Sr.
BOULDER JUNCTION, Wis. — Emil Busse Sr. passed away on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018. He was born in Germany and came to this country in 1954 after World War II with his mother and cousin, eventually settling in Boulder Junction. In 1973, Emil married...
Joan Wrege
OSHKOSH, Wis. - Joan Wrege, 79, of Oshkosh, formerly of Bessemer, Mich., passed away Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018, surrounded by her family at Aurora Medical Center in Oshkosh. A celebration of her life...
