Robert L. Hanson
November 19, 2009
Robert L. Hanson, 64, Superior, died Thursday, November 19, 2009 in St. Mary's Medical Center following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on June 26, 1945 in Ashland to William and Dorothy (Touve) Hanson, and was raised in Iron River, WI. He served in the United States Army where he received a Good Conduct Medal, National Defense...
Denise Dahlen
November 14, 2009
Denise Dahlen, 49, Mountain Iron, MN, died Saturday, November 14, 2009 in the Minneapolis area while recovering from an earlier surgery. She was born on May 22, 1960 in Superior to Arnie and Karin (Lundberg) Colby. She graduated from Northwestern High School in 1978. She was a homemaker and a Health Unit Coordinator at various care facilities on the...
June Plachta
November 12, 2009
June E. Plachta, 88, lifelong Superior resident, died Thursday, November 12, 2009 in the Middle River Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on June 18, 1921 in Superior to Jesse and Hilda Barker. She was a former member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church. June enjoyed fishing, occasional trips to the casino, gardening, country life and she loved life...
Mable Gunski
November 12, 2009
Mable Gunski, 90, lifelong Superior resident, died Wednesday, November 11, 2009 in the Golden Living Center, Superior. She was born on December 13, 1918 to Valentine and Fannie (Munch) Van Holbeck. Mable was a lifelong member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church and its Altar Society, St. Anthony's Rug Ladies, President of the East End Senior Citizens Center and the...
Howard O. Geving
November 7, 2009
Howard O. Geving, 91, Ashland, WI and formerly of Superior, WI, passed away on Saturday, November 7, 2009 at Ashland Health and Rehabilitation Center in Ashland, WI. Howard was born on June 13, 1918 in rural Trego, WI, the son of the late Ole and Hazel Geving. Howard worked for the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC’s) in the 1930’s, the...
Richard L. Skudstad
November 6, 2009
Richard L. Skudstad, 77, of Hastings, MN and formerly of Superior, WI, died Friday, November 6, 2009 in Veteran’s Memorial Hospital in Minneapolis, MN. Richard was born on August 30, 1932 in Superior, WI. He was preceded in death by his parents, Iver and Magda Skudstad. Richard is survived by his brother, Ronald Skudstad, Edina, MN. Private graveside services...
Lucille G. Lagesse
November 3, 2009
Lucille G. LaGesse, 81, lifelong Superior resident, died Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth. She was born to Jacob and Theresa Gross on March 11, 1928 in Superior, WI. She graduated with honors from Cathedral High School in 1946 and attended UW-Superior. Lucille married Robert C. LaGesse on September 26, 1949 and recently celebrated sixty...
Dennis Godfrey
October 30, 2009
Dennis J. Godfrey, 56, longtime Town of Superior resident, died unexpectedly Friday, October 30, 2009 as a result of a coronary condition of which Dennis was unaware. Consequently, the automobile Dennis was driving crossed the center line and collided with a dump truck on Wisconsin Highway 35 in the Town of Superior. He was born on October 27, 1953...
Carol Wittke
October 27, 2009
Carol J. Wittke, 77, longtime Superior resident, died Tuesday, October 27, 2009 in St. Luke's Hospice Unit, Duluth, MN. She was born on May 6, 1932 in Milwaukee, WI to Walter and Irma (Reibe) Ladwig. She graduated of Wisconsin Lutheran High School in Milwaukee. She married Sherwin Wittke on May 2, 1953 in Milwaukee and recently celebrated fifty-six years...
Esther E. Yaworski
October 26, 2009
Esther E. Yaworski, 95, longtime Lake Nebagamon, WI resident, died Monday, October 26, 2009 at St. Luke’s Hospice in Duluth, MN. She was born on February 4, 1914 in Superior, WI to Nels Herman and Carolina (Larson) Anderson. She graduated from the former Central High School and the St. Mary’s Hospital School of Nursing in 1935. She married Tony...
Elaine I. Mencel
October 22, 2009
Elaine I. Mencel, 85, formerly of Weeks Avenue, Superior, died Thursday, October 22, 2009 at St. Francis Home in the Park. She was born on September 11, 1924 in Minong, WI to Frank and Mary (Braun) Chapman. Elaine was a 1942 graduate of the former Cathedral High School. In 1947, she married her husband, Peter J. Mencel, Sr. and...
Cecile Helsel
October 16, 2009
Cecile E. Helsel, 92, longtime Superior resident, died Friday, October 16, 2009 in the Golden Living Center of Superior. She was born on June 16, 1917 in North Hudson, WI to Benjamin Franklin and Edith (Chambers) Helsel. She graduated in 1935 from high school in St. James, MN. Upon moving to Superior, Cecile attended the Bartley Business College. She...
William "Bill" Glonek
October 14, 2009
William “Bill” Glonek William Raymond Glonek, Sr., 79, a lifelong Superior resident, passed away on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at St. Mary’s Cardiac Intensive Care Unit in Duluth after a long and courageous battle with many health issues. He was born on November 4, 1929 in Superior, WI to George and Margaret (Liska) Glonek. After graduating from high school,...
Laverne Bolin
October 14, 2009
LaVerne M. Bolin, 78, Superior, died Wednesday, October 14, 2009 in St. Mary's Medical Center, Duluth. She was born on May 31, 1931 to Elmer and Myrtle (Haugen) Holmaas in Warren, MN. After graduating from high school, LaVerne went on to nursing school from which she graduated in 1951. She worked as a nurse in Minneapolis, Grand Forks, Texas...
Lois Lozon
October 14, 2009
Lois M. Lozon, 80, lifelong Superior resident, died Wednesday, October 14, 2009 in the Middle River Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on March 26, 1929 in Superior to Earl and Mary "Mae" (O'Connell) Silvernale. She graduated from the former Central High School and had been employed as a legal secretary for Roger W. Cheever and also as...
Robert Paquette
October 11, 2009
Robert E. "Bob" "Knobby" Paquette, 84, lifelong Superior resident, died Sunday, October 11, 2009 in St. Mary's Medical Center, Duluth. He was born on March l9, 1925 in Superior to Ernest and Julia (Soulia) Paquette. He graduated from the former East High School. Bob married Drucilla "Deke" Hart on May 29, 1947 in Superior and recently celebrated sixty-two years...
Constance Urban
October 7, 2009
Constance C. "Connie" Urban, 84, a longtime Superior resident, died Wednesday, October 07, 2009 in Villa-Marina Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on December 4, 1924 in Cornucopia, WI, where she grew up, to Harmon and Eva (Guyer) Wood. She graduated from Bayfield High School and after graduation she moved to Milwaukee and returned to Superior a few...
Virgil Sabin
October 4, 2009
Virgil D. Sabin, 79, Superior, died Sunday, October 4, 2009 at his home with his wife of twenty-three years and his sister-in-law Lavaun Marley at his side, after losing a brave battle to lung cancer. He was born on March 3, 1930 in Lake Wilson, MN to Ellen and Chauncey Sabin. He lived there for several years before moving...
Fitzgerald Jane
October 4, 2009
Jane C. (Lindberg) Fitzgerald, 89, a lifelong Superior resident, died Sunday, October 4, 2009 in the Middle River Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on January 29, 1920 in Superior to Oscar and Hilda (Peterson) Lindberg. She graduated from the former Central High School. Jane was a longtime member of Pilgrim Lutheran Church; a member of the former...
Marilyn Botten
October 3, 2009
Marilyn Ilene Botten, 81, longtime Lake Nebagamon area resident, died October 3, 2009 at St. Luke's Hospital, Duluth, Minnesota. She was born on June 13, 1928 in Superior, the daughter of William and Selma (Johnson) Miller. Marilyn married Douglas R. Botten on April 17, 1948 in Superior and recently had celebrated sixty-one years of marriage. Marilyn was co-owner of...
