Horace L. Brown
November 5, 2010
Horace Brown, 88, lifelong Superior area resident, died Friday, November 5, 2010 at his home unexpectedly. He was born in Superior on February 12, 1922, the son of Ira and Berglioit (Mikelby) Brown. He served his Country in the United States Army Air Corp during WW II as a Glider Pilot. Horace was employed as a Supervisor by the...
Rueben Aho
November 3, 2010
Rueben Aho, 90, lifelong South Range and Maple resident, died Wednesday, November 03, 2010 in the Middle River Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born on July 19, 1920 in Maple to Samuel and Lydia Aho. Rueben was employed as a machinist for Lidgerwood Mundy for many years before his retirement. He was a member of Christ Lutheran Church...
Kathleen "Kathy" Copp
November 1, 2010
Kathleen “Kathy” Anne Copp, died November 1, 2010 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Douglas County. She was born September 7, 1952 in Superior to Richard and Janice (Bergren) Belanger. She attended Cathedral, Senior High schools and WITC. Kathy married her best friend, Doug Copp on April 10, 1981 and would have celebrated 30 years together this...
Robert C. Thorp
October 23, 2010
Robert Thorp, 70, longtime Superior area resident, died Saturday, October 23, 2010 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth, MN. He was born on July 19, 1940 in Rice Lake, WI to Colburn and Dorothy (Stiles) Thorp. He graduated from Superior Senior High School and received his Degree in History from the University Wisconsin-Superior. Robert served his country for...
Ellen E. Muttonen
October 22, 2010
Ellen E. Muttonen, 98, longtime Brule resident, died Friday, October 22, 2010 at the Middle River Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on December 5, 1911 in Cromwell, MN to Ony and Hilma (Peura) Nyberg. Ellen married Walter R. Muttonen and celebrated forty-two years of marriage before he passed away in April 1980. She was known as a...
George N. Eskolin
October 18, 2010
George N. Eskolin, 85, Superior, died Monday, October 18, 2010 in St. Mary’s Medical Center, Duluth. He was born on May 3, 1925 in Maple, WI to Nestor and Elsa (Nordstrom) Eskolin. He married Mary Aschenbauer on August 31, 1957 at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Bayfield, WI. He was employed on the Great Lakes for Pickands-Mather, The...
Marguerite D. Danielson
October 16, 2010
Marguerite D. Danielson, 88, lifelong Superior resident, died Saturday, October 16, 2010 at Harmony House in Superior. She was born on February 18, 1922 in Superior, WI to George and Hedwig (Pluff) Hughes. Marguerite graduated in 1940 from the former Cathedral High School. She was employed as a LPN for St. Mary’s Superior/East End Clinic for many years retiring...
Shirley Lantz
October 13, 2010
Shirley Lantz, 75, Gordon, died Wednesday, October 13, 2010 in her home. She was born on December 31, 1934 in Berwyn, Illinois to Robert and Margaret (Hitchcock) Allen. She married Edward Lantz on December 20, 1975 in Wascott, WI and celebrated thirty-four years of marriage. Shirley was employed as a waitress and bartender in the Gordon area for many...
Theodore Olson
October 12, 2010
Theodore Donald Olson, 69, Hibbing, MN, died Tuesday, October 12, 2010 in his home. He was born on December 21, 1940 in Superior to Myron A. and Ruth M. (Gemmill) Olson. Ted was a lifelong Brule resident before moving to Hibbing in 2002. Ted served in the United States Army from 1963 to 1965. He married Joann Noonan on...
Randy Tollefson
October 11, 2010
Randy Tollefson, 49, Superior resident, died Monday, October 11, 2010 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth. He was born on July 17, 1961 in Duluth, MN to Galen and Janet (Robidoux) Tollefson. He graduated from East High School in Duluth. Randy enjoyed football and was an avid Minnesota Vikings fan. He is preceded in death by his father,...
Kurt Wermter
October 11, 2010
Kurt Wermter, 90, South Range, WI, died Monday, October 11, 2010 in his residence. He was born on August 4, 1920 in Cass County, MN to Fred and Ann (Zugschwert) Wermter. Kurt had lived in the Town of Hawthorne since the fall of 1943. Kurt had worked as a boilermaker/welder all of his life. He had numerous jobs around...
Robert Severin
October 11, 2010
Robert Severin, 58, South Range, WI, died Monday, October 11, 2010 in his residence. He was born October 22, 1951 in Superior to Bob and Wanda (Sauers) Severin. He was employed as a laborer for the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad. Bob was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed deer hunting, fishing and horses. He was a Green Bay Packer...
Aileen Gadda
October 9, 2010
Aileen Gadda, 94, Superior resident, died October 9, 2010 at Villa Marina Health and Rehabilitation Center in Superior. She was born in Maple, Wisconsin on December 27, 1915 to Hemminkki and Majya (Ammesmaki) Winkka. She attended Maple Corner School. She was a Seamstress, Waitress and Homemaker thru out her lifetime. She was a member of the Lakewood Lady ELKs...
Merrill W. Hoven
October 8, 2010
Merrill Wayne Hoven, age 83, lifelong resident of Superior WI, currently of Hayes Court, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Friday, October 8, 2010 at St Luke’s Hospital in Duluth. Merrill was born on November 11, 1926 in Superior, WI, the only child of Martin and Alice (Tanning) Hoven and resided in Superior his entire...
Beth Ann Degraef
October 6, 2010
Beth Ann DeGraef, 49, Superior, died Wednesday, October 6, 2010 in St. Mary’s Medical Center, Duluth, MN. She was born on March 17, 1961 in Portland, OR Peter and Beatrice (LaPorte) Depta. She graduated from Anoka High School. Beth married Louis DeGraef on September 7, 2008 in Superior. She was employed as a bartender and waitress and the Old...
Gertrude Pauline (Grandish) Diamon
October 3, 2010
Gertrude Pauline “Gert” (Grandish) Diamon, 86, longtime Iron River, WI resident, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Sunday, October 3, 2010 in Superior, WI. She was born on April 8, 1924 in Herbster, WI; graduated from high school in Herbster; and went on to graduate from the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. Gert married the love of her...
Jonathan P. Handy
October 1, 2010
Jonathan P. Handy, passed away at St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth on Friday, October 1, 2010. He was born on July 17, 1948 in Knife Falls Township, MN the son of Joan (Martineau) and Mike Handy. He was lifelong Superior resident. He attended St. Louis Catholic School, served in the U.S. Army in Viet Nam and Korea. He is...
Raymond W. Nikula
September 28, 2010
Raymond W. Nikula, 66, lifelong Superior resident, currently of East Second St., died Tuesday, September 28, 2010 in St. Mary’s Medical Center, Duluth, MN, following a long, courageous battle with cancer. He was born on May 1, 1944 in Superior to William and Lucille (Klein) Nikula. He graduated from the former East High School in 1962. Ray served his...
Margareta "Mait" Edstrom
September 27, 2010
Margareta “Mait” Edstrom, 86, Superior, died Monday, September 27, 2010 in the Villa-Marina Health and Rehabilitation Center, Superior, WI. She was born on March 22, 1924 in Avesta, Sweden in the province of Dalarna to Edit and Johan Borgstrom. At eighteen years of age, she was a volunteer soldier in the Swedish Army and worked various jobs in Sweden...
Allen J. St. Marie
September 27, 2010
Allen J. St. Marie, 88, longtime Superior resident, died Monday, September 27, 2010 at St. Francis in the Park in Superior. He was born on May 16, 1922 in International Falls, MN to Joseph and Ruth (Priem) St. Marie. He served his country in the United States Army during World War II. Allen worked construction as a bricklayer for...
