Patricia A. "Pickle" Flowers
March 22, 2023
Patricia Ann Flowers, “Pickle”, 84, died Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Twin Ports Health Services, in Superior, after a lengthy battle with dementia. She was born November 26, 1938, the daughter of George and Esther (Olson) Cole.
Pickle married her high school sweetheart, John “Joe” Flowers on October 27, 1956, celebrating 55 years of marriage before his...
George Peterson
March 17, 2023
George James Thomas Peterson, 88, passed away on Friday, March 17, 2023, at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Medical Center, Duluth, MN. He was born May 31, 1934, in Superior, WI to George and Eleanor (Stariha) Peterson.
He attended St. Louis Grade School and Cathedral High School, graduating in 1952. In 1953, he entered the Alexian Brothers Hospital,...
James "Jim" Bleskan
March 17, 2023
James “Jim” Bleskan, longtime Superior resident, was born to eternal life on March 17, 2023.
Jim was born Aug. 5, 1937, in Ashland, WI, to parents Anton and Catherine Bleskan. He graduated from Cathedral High School in 1955, and furthered his education by obtaining his master’s degree from UMD. He was a member of the United States...
Dorothy Koivisto
March 11, 2023
Dorothy Koivisto, 78, longtime Superior resident, died peacefully on Saturday, March 11, 2023, at Superior Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Friendship, WI, April 29, 1944, the daughter of William and Rubye (Higgins) Fallos.
Dorothy worked at Advanced Data Comm in Superior, WI for many years. She was an avid Green Bay Packer fan and...
Nancy C. Gotham
March 11, 2023
Nancy Claire Gotham, 85, longtime Superior resident, left this world to reunite with her husband, James Gotham on Saturday, March 11, 2023, in Duluth, MN.
Nancy was born to Vernon and Frances (Candler) Hollister on May 7, 1937. She grew up on a farm near Dallas, WI with her seven siblings.
She met the love...
Cecilia R. Boettcher
March 10, 2023
Cecilia R. Boettcher, 84, long time Superior resident, died peacefully on March 10, 2023 at Solvay Hospice House, Duluth, MN. She was born in Milwaukee, WI on December 21, 1938, the daughter of Edward and Celia (Prolasiewicz) Simolon.
Cecilia was united in marriage to Franklin Boettcher and they raised three children.
She worked for many...
Christie A. Matheson
March 9, 2023
Christie Arnold Matheson, 64, of Superior, died Thursday, March 9, 2023, at Essentia ICU. Christie was born September 6, 1958, at the former St. Joseph’s Hospital in Superior, WI to Howard and Deloris Matheson.
Christie graduated from Superior High in 1976 and went on to serve his country honorably in the US Navy from 1978-1982 as a...
Dennis A. Abrahamson
March 9, 2023
Dennis A. Abrahamson, 77, a lifelong Superior resident, died Thursday, March 9, 2023.
Dennis was born to Arne and Bernice (Ryan) Abrahamson on September 26, 1945. He graduated from the former East High School (Superior) in 1963 and joined the Army National Guard. Dennis then sailed on ocean freighters before returning to Superior, where he spent 30...
Nancy Kay Monaghan Beery, Do
March 7, 2023
Nancy Kay Monaghan Beery, DO, 66, longtime Duluth, MN resident, died Tuesday, March 7, at Solvay Hospice House. She was born on December 28, 1956 in Superior, WI, the daughter of Wilbert and June (Hillestad) Monaghan.
A 1975 graduate of Superior Senior High School, she went on to Marquette University to receive an under-graduate degree in 1979....
Claire E. Flaherty
March 6, 2023
Claire E. Flaherty, 82, lifelong Superior resident, died at home on Monday, March 6, 2023. She was born in Superior, August 12, 1940, the daughter of Allan and Ruth (Nicholson) Byrnes and graduated from the former Cathedral High School in Superior, class of 1958.
She worked as an office manager for Hedenberg Construction in Hermantown for many...
Faith A. Wielgosh
March 5, 2023
May the road rise up to meet you, may the wind always be at your back, may the sunshine warm upon your face and the rains fall soft upon your gardens. Until we meet again may God hold you in the palm of his hand.
Faith Annette (Kolitz) was born August 25 th , 1960, in Fon...
Shirley Anderson
March 3, 2023
Shirley Anderson, 92, Superior resident, passed away Friday, March 3, 2023, at Villa Marina in Superior, WI. She was born on August 14, 1930, in her grandmother’s house in Frederic, WI, the daughter of Roy and Agnes Laatsch. Growing up in Frederic, WI, she graduated from Frederic High School in the class of 1949.
She married Kermit...
Kathleen M. "Kay" Levasseur
March 2, 2023
Kathleen Marie “Kay” LeVasseur, 85, passed away on March 2, 2023, in Duluth, MN. Kay was born in Audubon, MN the daughter of Robert and Kathryn (Lynch) Pettit and then raised in Detroit Lakes, MN. She graduated from Detroit Lakes High School in 1955 and the College of St. Scholastica in 1959 with a degree in Elementary Education teaching...
Gloria J. Murphy
March 2, 2023
Gloria Joan Murphy passed peacefully from this earth into heavenly life everlasting on March 2, 2023, at Solvay Hospice House in Duluth. She was born in Superior on January 3, 1944, to Stanley and Annette Ostazeski, and as the baby sister of three older brothers, she was loved intensely from an early age and throughout a full life by...
Donette R. Smith
March 1, 2023
Donette R. Smith, 58, Bennett, WI resident, died Wednesday, March 1st, 2023, at Solvay Hospice House in Duluth, MN. She was born March 13th, 1964, in Superior, WI the daughter of Orville Priem and Barbara (Grenier) Ellison.
A homemaker and entrepreneur, she owned a retail store (A Step Back in Time) for several years. She married David...
Patricia J. Fuller
February 28, 2023
Patricia Jean Fuller, 90, of Rosemount, MN, passed away peacefully on February 28, 2023.
Pat was born in Superior, WI on March 16, 1932, and lived in Superior/Duluth area most of her early years. After high school she moved to Duluth to go to the college of St. Scholastica. She worked as a nurse at St. Mary’s...
Edwin W. "Eddie" Radig Iii
February 27, 2023
Edwin W. “Eddie” Radig III, 55, lifelong area resident died Monday, February 27, 2023, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth, MN. He was born in Duluth, September 10, 1967, the son of Edwin and Renea (Lane) Radig II and was a graduate of Denfeld High School in Duluth.
Eddie enjoyed professional sports and was an avid Minnesota...
Marvin F. Ogren
February 26, 2023
Marvin F. Ogren, 91, of Port Wing, WI died peacefully on Sunday, February 26, 2023, at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Superior, WI. He was born in Ashland, WI, February 2, 1932, the son of Rudolph and Helga (Larson) Ogren.
Marvin was united in marriage to Marjorie Wilcox on December 14, 1957, and they celebrated sixty-five...
Sharon M. Bachand
February 23, 2023
Sharon Mae Bachand, 75, lifelong Superior resident, passed away on Thursday, February 23, 2023, at Twin Ports Health in Superior, WI. She was born August 18, 1947 in Superior, the daughter of Nick and Dorothy (Johnson) Maki.
Sharon is survived by her son, Eric Bachand and many other family members and friends who will miss her dearly....
Mark C. Orville
February 22, 2023
Mark Clayton Orville Treviño, 65, lifelong Superior resident, passed away on Wednesday, February 22, 2023, in Coon Rapids, MN, after a short illness surrounded by family and close friends. He was born June 23, 1957, the son of Jose Treviño Jr; and Emily Geisert.
He was an avid Green Bay Packer and Boston Red Sox fan. His...
