Jennie Boroo
June 25, 2009
Jennie S. Boroo, 91,former South Range and Brule area resident, died Thursday, June 25, 2009 in St. Mary's Hospice Care Unit, Duluth. She was born on March 2, 1918 in Brule to Oscar and Ida (Herrinen) Ekstrom. She graduated from the former Waino High School. Jennie did beautiful crochet work and shared her crocheted items with many. Jennie married...
Raymond Sandstrom
June 18, 2009
Raymond A. "Bear" Sandstrom, 66, Superior, died Thursday, June 18, 2009 in St. Mary's Medical Center, Duluth. He was born on April 15, 1943 in Bayfield, WI to Emil and Mabel (Cooke) Sandstrom and has lived in Superior for most of his life. He graduated from the former Superior East High School in 1961. From 1961 to 1965 he...
Ronald Olson
June 17, 2009
Ronald H. "Oly" Olson, 71, Oulu, died Wednesday, June 17, 2009 in St. Mary's Medical Center, Hospice Unit, Duluth, MN. He was born on October 9, 1937 in Maple, WI to Richard and Laina (Saari) Olson. He married Martha E. Johnson on December 27, 1958 and they celebrated forty-four years of marriage before she passed away in 2002. Ron...
Kenneth G. Hopkins
June 11, 2009
Kenneth G. Hopkins, longtime Superior resident, died Thursday, June 11, 2009, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth. He was born in Allegan, Mich. on Feb. 11 to Ned B. and Dorothy E. (Brinklow) Hopkins. He was previously employed with the I.L.A. as a longshoreman and worked many years as a roofer. Kenny had an ability to draw and was...
Marie E. Peterson
June 10, 2009
Marie E. Peterson, 71, lifelong Superior area resident, died Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth. She was born on May 7, 1938 in Superior, WI to Martin and Esther (Peterson) Mastrian. She married Arthur Peterson at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Superior on August 15, 1959 and celebrated forty-nine years of marriage. Marie was a...
Faye E. Reynolds
June 7, 2009
Faye E. Reynolds, 66, lifelong Superior area resident, currently of Clough Avenue, died Sunday, June 7, 2009 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth. She was born on September 1, 1942 in Superior, WI to Lester H. and Etta F. (Argetsinger) Reynolds. She was a 1960 graduate of the former Central High School in Superior. She attended Bethany Bible...
Elsie Elizabeth Leaf
June 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
June 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
June 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
June 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...
