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Abigail "Abby" Lynn (O'Kash) Warner
May 24, 2014
Abigail “Abby” Lynn (O’Kash) Warner, 58, Hibbing, MN resident died unexpectedly on Saturday, May 24, 2014. She was born on February 26, 1956 in Duluth, MN to Patricia O’Kash. Abby graduated from high school and was a cab driver in Hibbing for many years. She was strong in her own spiritual faith and enjoyed reading her Bible. She loved...
Agnes M. Smith
May 23, 2014
Agnes M. (Sullivan) Smith, 85, went to be with our Lord on May 23, 2014, in Rice Lake, Wisconsin.
Agnes the eldest daughter of Mary (Hazert) and William G. LaVoy, was born in Superior on February 23, 1929. She attended St. Anthony’s School in Allouez and graduated from the former East High School...
Edward R. "Ed" Deniswicz
May 19, 2014
Edward R. “Ed” Deniswicz, 81, Superior, passed away on Monday, May 19, 2014 at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Medical Center, Duluth, MN. He was born on December 30, 1932 in Superior to Walter and Stella (Konopacki) Deniswicz. He grew up in Lake Nebagamon and graduated from Northwestern High School. Ed worked for the Great Northern Railroad before serving in...
Elna Hermanson
May 18, 2014
Elna Hermanson, 98, San Diego, CA, died peacefully in hospice care on May 18, 2014. She had lived independently at Ocean Beach until just after her 98th birthday at which time she suffered a fall, fracturing her arm, and was transferred to a board and care home and eventually hospice.
Elna was born on November 28,...Esther M. Denston
May 15, 2014
Esther M. Denston, 99, lifelong Superior resident, died Thursday, May 15, 2014 at Middle River Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on November 24, 1914 in Superior, WI to Edward and Hilda (Yterdahl) Peterson. Esther was the owner/operator of Esther Hairstyles for many years retiring in 1972. She is preceded in death by her parents. Esther is survived by...
Larry O. Kinney
May 15, 2014
Larry O. Kinney, 71, Hemet, CA and formerly of Superior, WI, died Thursday, May 15, 2014 at Emeritus Assisted Living in Hemet, CA. He was born on February 15, 1943 in Brainerd, MN to Lyle J. and Josephine (Thompson) Kinney. Larry graduated from high school and served his country in the United States Army. He was employed as a...
Helen "Luella" (Sherman) Schlichting
May 14, 2014
Helen Luella (Sherman) Schlichting, known as “Luella”, passed away at the age of 90 on May 14, 2014, in Lincoln City, OR. Luella was born on June 1, 1923 in Superior, WI; her father was Ambrose Bradford Sherman and her mother was Agnes Helen (Sieger) Sherman. Luella was the third of four sisters who grew up in Superior, WI....
Elizabeth "Betty" Jane Hill
May 11, 2014
Elizabeth “Betty” Jane Hill, 77, Superior, passed away on Sunday, May 11, 2014, unexpectedly in her home. She was born on June 24, 1936 in Milwaukee, WI to John and Kathryn (Oppright) Lebeck. She graduated from high school in Milwaukee and where she went on to work at a publishing company. Betty married George Hill on March 5, 1974...
Dale L. Mccabe
May 5, 2014
Dale L. McCabe, 75, Cotton, MN resident, died Monday, May 5, 2014 at the Benedictine Health Center in Duluth. He was born on June 14, 1938 in Crookston, MN to John and Anna (Brandt) McCabe. Dale graduated from high school and was a member of the National Guard. He was a salesman for Case Equipment retiring in 1990 after...
Bernadine Louise "Bernie" Peterson
May 4, 2014
Bernadine Louise “Bernie” Peterson, 80, longtime Poplar resident, died Sunday, May 4, 2014 at Middle River Health and Rehabilitation Center.
She was born on February 22, 1934 in Brevator Township, Minnesota to Ernest and Mary (Anderson) Reynolds and grew up in Wrenshall, MN.
She married Verlyn Peterson on June 19, 1954 at Zion Lutheran Church...
William R Hobson
May 3, 2014
William R. Hobson, died Saturday, May 3, 2014 in Superior. He was born in Hayward, WI on February 16, 1944 the son of Donald J and Margaret (Krause) Hobson. William was a lifelong member of the NRA. He loved exploring Superstition Mountain in Arizona with his friend Don, over the years in search of the Lost Dutchman Mine. William...
Doris A. Mischke
May 3, 2014
Doris A. Mischke, 71, longtime resident of Markville, Minnesota died Saturday, May, 3 rd , 2014 at Essentia Health Hospital, Sandstone, MN.
She was born in Siren, WI on August 17, 1942 to Christian and Meana (Schaaf) Golden.
She was employed by Pilgrims Cleaners, in Bloomington, Minnesota as the...
Jeremy G. Robinson
Apr 27, 2014
Jeremy G. Robinson, 26, lifelong Superior resident, died on Sunday, April 27, 2014.
He was born on October 17, 1987 in Mesa, AZ to Scott Robinson and Nancy Ozmun.
He graduated from Superior Senior High School and was attending the University of Wisconsin-Superior. He was currently a student pursuing...
Ruby Ostrom Thomas
Apr 27, 2014
Ruby Ostrom Thomas, 82, Superior, died Sunday, April 27, 2014 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Duluth, MN with family and friends by her side.
She was born on October 10, 1931 in Duluth to Swedish immigrants, Nels and Gunhild Ostrom.
She graduated from Denfeld...
Earl W. Blomfelt
Apr 25, 2014
Beloved Superior teacher, Earl William Blomfelt, 77, of Superior, Wisconsin, passed away on Friday, April 25, 2014, after a long battle with dementia, and finally succumbed to pneumonia.
Earl was born in Oulu, Wisconsin on February 5, 1937. He graduated from Central High School and continued on to receive a Bachelor’s of Science Degree and a Masters...
Edna E. Swenson
Apr 18, 2014
Edna E. Swenson, 88, Superior, died Friday, April 18, 2014 at Villa-Marina Health and Rehabilitation Center.
She was born on December 31, 1925 in Maple, WI to Paul and Ann (Lukkarila) Tyykila.
Marvin Tyykila
Apr 15, 2014
Marvin Tyykila, 78, South Range, passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at St. Francis Home in the Park. He was born on August 8, 1935 in Maple, WI at the family homestead to Matt and Mary (Lepisto) Tyykila.
He served his nation as an Airman in the United States Air Force overseas during the Cold War.
...Wayne E. Rutzen
Apr 12, 2014
Wayne E. Rutzen, 67, Barnes, WI, passed away on Saturday, April 12, 2014 at Essential Health St. Mary’s Medical Center, Duluth, MN.
He was born in Glenwood City, WI on April 10, 1947 to Roland and Virginia (Barber) Rutzen.
He served his country in the United States Navy.
He married Karen Bakken on...
Douglas James Guimond
Apr 12, 2014
Douglas J. Guimond, 70, South Range, died Saturday, April 12, 2014. He was born on September 25, 1943 in Duluth, MN to Joseph and Emily (Johnson) Guimond.
Douglas married Mary Golden on June 27, 1970 in Superior and celebrated 43 years of marriage. He served in the United States Air Force and was employed with St. Louis...
David John Williams
Apr 11, 2014
David John Williams, 55, Superior, died Friday, April 11, 2014 at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Medical Center, Duluth. He was born on January 28, 1959 in Superior to Frank and Judith (Sprouse) Williams.
He served his country in the United States Army.
He lived in Superior until he was a teenager when he moved to...
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