Elsie Elizabeth Leaf
Jun 6, 2009
Elsie E. Leaf, 89, a longtime resident of the Town of Lakeside and Superior, died June 6, 2009, at Middle River Health and Rehabilitation Center, where she had resided since 2006. She was born in Town of Lakeside, WI, on April 12, 1920, to Priita (Korpela) Kurki and Henry Kurki, both Finnish immigrants. Elsie graduated from Superior Central High...
Arne H. Boroo
Jun 4, 2009
Arne H. Boroo, 92, former South Range and Brule area resident, died Thursday, June 4, 2009 in St. Mary's Medical Center, Duluth. He was born in Brule, WI on December 13, 1916 to Charles and Hilma (Harju) Boroo. He served with the Merchant Marines during World War II. Arne married Jennie Ekstrom on October 15, 1938 at the Zion...
John M. Meyers
Jun 4, 2009
John M. Meyers, 64, passed away on Thursday, June 4, 2009 in Brule following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on April 14, 1945 in Superior to John O. and Bertha (Flood) Meyers. He was a lifelong Superior resident except for the past six years when he lived in Port Wing. He served in the United States...
Lee W. Reinke
Jun 3, 2009
Lee W. Reinke, 79, lifelong Duluth area resident, currently of Sheridan Road in Hermantown, MN, died Wednesday, June 3, 2009, unexpectedly in his home. He was born on July 3, 1929 in Duluth to Arthur and Ina (Lindfors) Reinke. Lee served in the United States Marine Corp during the Korean Conflict. He was the founding owner and operator of...
Steven E. Stromko
May 31, 2009
Steve E. Stromko, 85, Superior, died Sunday, May 31, 2009 in St. Mary's Medical Center, Duluth. He was born on April 5, 1924 in Superior to Stephen and Josephine Stromko. Steve had been employed as a switchman for the Great Northern and Burlington Northern Railroads. He was a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church. Steve is survived by...
Raymond "Butch" P. Inscho
May 29, 2009
Raymond "Butch" P. Inscho, 71, lifelong Superior area resident, died Friday, May 29, 2009 at St. Mary's Medical Center, Duluth, MN. Butch was born in Superior on September 9, 1937 the son of Raymond Cyrus and Bessie (McGrath) Inscho. He graduated from Northwestern High School in Maple, Wisconsin Butch served his country in the United States Army, serving as...
Barbara Mitchell-Tutor
May 29, 2009
Barbara Mitchell-Tutor, longtime Iron River, Wisconsin area resident died peacefully, Friday, May 29, 2009 in her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Black Duck, Minnesota on August 13, 1937 the daughter of Norman and Irene (Langford) Coudray. She graduated from Northwestern High School in Maple, Wisconsin. Barb was an independent business owner and entrepreneur and received...
June Pretts
May 22, 2009
June Pretts, 80, of Superior died Friday, May 22, 2009 at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Duluth. June was born on June 4, 1928 in Regina, Canada, and lived in Fergus Falls, Minnesota for many years and spent several years in the state of Georgia. June has lived in the Superior area for the past four years. Throughout her years,...
Angela K. Peters
May 10, 2009
Angela K. Peters, 50, Superior resident, died Sunday, May 10, 2009 at her residence. She was born on January 20, 1959 in St. Paul, MN. Angela enjoyed spending time with her family going to movies and shopping. Family was very important to her. She is survived by four sons, Joe Eastman, Jake Johnson, both of Superior, WI, Trè Bolton,...
Russel C. Carlson
May 9, 2009
Russell C. Carlson, 91, died Friday, May 9, 2009 at Golden Oaks Advanced Assisted Living, Hermantown, Minnesota. He was born in Duluth, Minnesota on April 14, 1918 to Oscar and Julia Carlson. He graduated from Duluth Denfeld High School in 1937. He served in the United States Navy as a Seabee from 1941-1945. Russell was employed as a cabinet...
Herbert "Wally" W. Tribbey
May 8, 2009
Herbert W. "Wally" Tribbey, Sr. 88, lifelong Superior resident, died Friday, May 8, 2009 in St. Mary's Medical Center, Duluth. He was born on July 23, 1920 in Superior to William Arthur and Iva (Weaver) Tribbey. He served two tours in the United States Army during World War II. He married Betty Winkel on August 30, 1941 and they...
G Morley "Buck" Smith
May 3, 2009
G. Morley "Buck" Smith IV, 24, Duluth, died Sunday, May 3, 2009. He was born on May 23, 1984 in Duluth, MN to G. Morley "Skip" and Julie (Mabry) Smith III and was a longtime Superior resident having lived in Duluth for the past year.
He graduated from Superior High School and went on to receive a...
Kenneth "Ken" Thompson
May 2, 2009
Kenneth "Ken" Thompson 63, longtime Superior area resident and President of Jeff Foster Trucking passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, May 2, 2009 at St. Luke's Hospital, Duluth. Ken was born in Duluth, Minnesota on August 13, 1945 the son of Arvid and Edna Mae (Wahlund) Thompson. Ken graduated from Duluth East High School in 1963 and attended UMD. He...
John J. Miller
May 1, 2009
John J. Miller, Sr., 86, a lifelong resident of Superior, died on Friday, May 1, 2009 in St. Mary's Medical Center, Duluth. He was born on May 17, 1922 to Mina and Frank Miller and grew up in Billings Park. He was one of eight children. He was in the United States Army during World War II and later...
Ellen Uchytil
Apr 30, 2009
Ellen Uchytil, 91, lifelong Superior resident, died on Thursday, April 30, 2009 in St. Mary's Medical Center, Duluth. She was born on January 18, 1918 in Superior to Stephen and Ellen (Brotherton) Gilhuly. She graduated from high school in Superior and from the former Superior Normal School with a degree in teaching. She was employed at University of Wisconsin-Superior...
William F. Koski
Apr 29, 2009
William F. Koski, 86, Superior, died Wednesday, April 29, 2009 in the Villa-Marina Health and Rehabilitation Center. William was born on December 1, 1922 in Strawberry Lake, MN to Kalle and Elizabeth (Erne) Koski. He married Janet Schooler in June of 1956 in Detroit Lakes, MN and celebrated fifty-two years of marriage. Bill served in the Army and was...
Raymond Bladecki
Apr 26, 2009
Raymond Bladecki, 90, formerly of South Range, currently of Brookfield, WI, died Sunday, April 26, 2009 in Care Age of Brookfield, WI. He was born on September 19, 1918 in Bay City, MI to Charles and Constance (Martek)Bladecki. He was employed with Industrial Brownhoist in Bay City, MI, Erie Mining Company in Hoyt Lakes, MN and he retired from...
Max M. Luzaich
Apr 26, 2009
Max M. Luzaich, 60, lifelong Superior resident, died Sunday, April 26, 2009 in St. Mary's Medical Center, Duluth. He was born in Superior on October 4, 1948 to Max and Pearl (Altman) Luzaich and raised in Central Park, Superior, throughout his childhood. He graduated from Superior Senior High School in 1967. He served his country in the United States...
Anthony Genovese
Apr 25, 2009
Anthony Genovese, 90, lifelong Superior area resident, died Saturday, April 25, 2009 at St. Francis Home in the Park. He was born in Superior on November 21, 1918 the son of Francesco and Josephine (Daveni) Genovese. Anthony was employed by United States Steel as a Stationary Engineer, retiring in 1981 after twenty-three years of employment. He was a longtime...
Patricia M. Bouvine
Apr 25, 2009
Patricia M. Bouvine, 84, longtime Superior area resident died Saturday, April 25, 2009 surrounded by her family at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Hospice Unit in Duluth, MN. She was born in Superior on March 27, 1925 the daughter of Frank and Alice (Shaul) Sheahan. She loved spending time with her family which was very important to her. Patricia was...
