Dorothy Chaffey Palm
January 21, 2011
Centenarian Dorothy Chaffey Palm, 102, Superior, passed away at the Villa Marina Health and Rehabilitation Center on Friday, January 21, 2011. She was born on April 27, 1908 in Chaffey, Wisconsin to Fred and Mary Chaffey. Her grandfather was John Chaffey, one of the early founders of Chaffey, Wisconsin. She attended a one room school near her home and...
Richard W. "Rick" Strand
January 21, 2011
Richard W ”Rick” Strand, 56, Superior, died Friday, January 21, 2011 in the Solvay Hospice House in Duluth, MN. He was born on October 13, 1954 in Shell Lake, WI to Harold and Lois (Kanzler) Strand. He received an Associate Degree from the Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College in Auto Mechanics. Richard was employed with Superior Water Light and Power...
Evelyn R. Card
January 20, 2011
Evelyn R. Card, 92, Superior, died Thurday, January 20, 2011 in Essentia Health in Duluth, MN. She was born on May 6, 1918 in Ashland, WI to Walfred and Agnes (Svedin) Erickson. She married Phillip “Jim” Card and recently celebrated sixty-seven years of marriage. Evelyn was employed for many years as an office manager for Metropolitan Life Insurance in...
David John Jones
January 14, 2011
David John Jones, 69, Superior resident, died Friday, January 14, 2011 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth. He was born on February 22, 1941 in Madison, WI to Judge David Owen and Ora (Campbell) Jones. He graduated from Mineral Point High School and Wayland Prepatory School in Beaver Dam. He also attended Lakeland College in Sheboygan, WI and UW-Superior....
Charles W. Orville
January 13, 2011
Charles W. Orville, 50, of Duluth, Minnesota, died Thursday, January 13, 2011 at Essentia Health, St. Mary’s Medical Center, Hospice Unit, Duluth, MN. He was born in Superior, WI on December 27, 1960, the son of Charles William and Patricia Maureen (Stanton) Orville. He married Diane Pearson on April 24, 1998 at the Cathedral of Christ the King Catholic...
Joseph Moretto
January 12, 2011
Joseph Moretto, 80, lifelong area resident, died Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at Middle River Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born on March 19, 1930 to Gervazio and Alphonsa (Dincau) Moretto. Joseph served his country in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. He was employed as steel worker for U.S. Steel and Minntac for many years until...
Taylor Samuel Anderson
January 12, 2011
Taylor Samuel Anderson, 20, Maple, entered into eternal life on Wednesday, January 12, 2011. He was born on June 26, 1990 in Duluth to Dick and Wendy (Pellman) Anderson. He had an enthusiastic zest for adventure. He loved working on fast cars, riding his dirt bike, hunting, the outdoors and animals. He also enjoyed spending time with family and...
Orville "Orlo" Orlando Liabraaten
January 11, 2011
Orville Orlando “Orlo” LiaBraaten, 91, Superior resident, died Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at Villa Marina Health and Rehabilitation Center in Superior. He was born on February 28, 1919 in Gonvick, MN to Albin and Clara (Swensen) LiaBraaten. After high school in Gonvick, Orlo moved to Bemidji, where he worked in an auto garage. He completed an automotive course at...
Betty Mcmeekin-Gehrke
January 9, 2011
Betty S. McMeekin-Gehrke, 64, Superior, died Sunday, January 9, 2011 at Essentia Health in Duluth, MN. She was born on December 16, 1946 in Chicago, IL to Leonard and Stella (Waynard) Misunas.
Betty was employed as a Certified Nursing Assistant at St. Francis Home in the Park.
She enjoyed fishing, flying, shopping, hiking, playing Yahtzee,...
Clarence L. Johnson
January 6, 2011
Clarence Leroy Johnson, 87, passed away on Thursday, January 6, 2011 at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Duluth. He was born on March 19, 1923 in Spooner, WI, son of Emmert and Emma Johnson. Clarence served his country in the United States Coast Guard during World War II. He married Gloria Basterash on July 29, 1949 in Superior, WI and...
Mary Bleyenberg
January 2, 2011
Mary Bleyenberg, 96, Superior, died Sunday, January 2, 2011 in her residence. She was born on December 10, 1914 in Superior to Jules and Emma (Letz) Bleyenberg. She lived in Chicago for fifty-three years, moving back to Superior in 1987 after retiring as office manager for Hi-Lo Foods. Mary was a member of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, the Belgian...
Norman Battaglini
December 30, 2010
Norman Battaglini, 78, Superior resident, died Thursday, December 30, 2010 at Essentia Health /St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth, MN. He was born on April 1, 1932 on Staten Island, NY to Fred and Ida (Lucarina) Battaglini. He married Rosemarie Ficarra on April 3, 1985 on Staten Island, NY and celebrated twenty-five years of marriage. Norman was employed as a...
Patrick "Pat" Hennessy
December 27, 2010
Patrick “Pat” Hennessy, 53, West Allis, WI, died Monday, December 27, 2010, unexpectedly in his home.
He was born on August 12, 1957 in Duluth, MN to Maurice “Corey” and Jean (Soderlund) Hennessy.
He graduated from Superior High School and went on to receive his Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology from University of Minnesota,...
Jeanne Grammond
December 23, 2010
Jeanne Grammond, 91, longtime Superior resident, died peacefully Thursday, December 23, 2010 at Golden Living Center, Superior. She was born on May 30, 1919 in Superior, WI to Edwin J. and Jennie (Dugan) Anderson. She was a longtime member of Cathedral of Christ the King Catholic Church where she served as a Eucharistic Minister and worked in the Grief...
Eileen Johnson
December 21, 2010
Eileen Johnson, 91, of Hawthorne, died Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at Middle River Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on August 28, 1919 in Superior, WI to Alphonse and Agnes (Emanuelson) Langermann. She was a homemaker and had worked at the former Prange Way store for many years. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church and a...
Frank "Rick" Robert Kauzlaric
December 20, 2010
"Along about sundown, When my work is through; Along about sundown, I'm thinking of you. The shadows are falling, And evening is near. The twilight is calling Me home to you, dear." --Frank Robert ("Rick") Kauzlaric September 4, 1921 - December 20, 2010 Today we celebrate the life of a man who touched the hearts of so many through...
Nancy M. Wiitala
December 17, 2010
Nancy M. Wiitala, 71, Superior, died Friday, December 17, 2010 in Golden Living of Superior.
She was born on December 30, 1938 in Superior to William and Elsie (Hoven) Sewall.
She graduated from the former Central High School in 1957. She married Martin Wiitala on December 12, 1959 and celebrated forty-nine years of marriage before...
Emil J. Bratek
December 17, 2010
Emil J. Bratek, 92, lifelong Superior resident, died Friday, December 17, 2010 in Middle River Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born on September 9, 1917 in Superior to Jacob and Mary (Plewa) Bratek. Emil served in the United States Army during World War II with the 32nd Red Arrow Infantry Division. He was employed as a brakeman for...
Mary K. Weldon
December 16, 2010
Mary K. Weldon, 98,formerly of 2608 John Ave., Superior, died Thursday, December 16, 2010 in St. Francis Home in the Park. She was born on April 19, 1912 to John and Anna (Jurasko) Galik in Pecsujfalu, Hungary. Mary was a member of Cathedral of Christ the King Catholic Church; Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court 1190; President of the...
Amanda Haling
December 14, 2010
Amanda C. Haling, 96, lifelong Superior resident died Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth. She was born on October 21, 1914 in Solon Springs, WI to Henry P. and Ottilia (Klinzing) Haling. Amanda worked for the City of Superior Finance Department beginning in 1937 and retiring in 1976 with thirty-nine years of service. She held...
