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Mary E. Beal
Oct 18, 2021
Mary E. Beal, 77 longtime resident of Maple, Wisconsin died peacefully, Monday, October 18, 2021 at Villa Marina Health and Rehabilitation Center in Superior, Wisconsin with her daughter by her side. She was born in Aitkin, MN July 26, 1944, the daughter of Perry Ray and Lillian (Packer) Balsley.
Mary graduated high school and enjoyed her years...
Robert T. Amoth
Oct 17, 2021
Robert T. Amoth, 62, lifelong resident of Poplar, WI, died peacefully, Sunday, October 17, 2021, at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth, MN with his wife by his side. He was born in Superior October 9, 1959, the son of Rudolph and Mary (Pollock) Amoth.
He graduated from Northwestern High School, class of 1978.
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Artimese "Arti" M. Kastern
Oct 16, 2021
Artimese (Arti) Mary Kastern, longtime resident of South Range, WI, died peacefully on Saturday, October 16, 2021 in Queen Creek, AZ. She was born in Superior, WI on October 24, 1943 to LeRoy and Mary (Stein) Custard.
Over the years, Arti helped her husband, Butch, with the many different businesses that they had. Some of those businesses...
Dorothy Fortin
Oct 15, 2021
Dorothy Fortin, 100, of Superior passed away peacefully Friday, October 15, 2021, in her home, Superior, WI. Dorothy was born on October 4, 1921 in Superior, WI to John and Glady’s (Morrisette) Miller.
She was united in marriage to Wilfred Fortin, July 11, 1942, and they celebrated 34 years of marriage before his passing in 1976.
...Robert J. Vanovermeiren
Oct 10, 2021
Robert VanOvermeiren, 67, of Superior passed away peacefully Sunday, October 10, 2021, at Memorial Medical Center in Ashland, WI.
Robert was born on August 21, 1954, in Superior, WI to Edward and Marian (Noonan) VanOvermeiren.
Robert graduated from Superior Senior High in 1973. Robert enjoyed watching professional sports and was an avid Packer fan. He...
Ronald K. Roubal
Oct 5, 2021
Dr. Ronald K. Roubal died October 5 th , 2021.
He was born to Lillian and Rudolph Roubal on March 22, 1935, in Omaha, Nebraska. He worked many jobs before he finished his high school education at Creighton Preparatory School. Ron went on to Creighton University and followed his passion in chemistry, eventually earning his PhD at...
Debra Jean Eng
Oct 2, 2021
Debra Jean Eng, 68, of Duluth passed away peacefully Saturday, October 2, 2021, at home with her loving family by her side. Debra was born on December 24, 1952, in Duluth, MN to Reino and Aune Elaina (Wiljanen) Hanninen.
After graduating from Duluth Central High School, Debra went on to beauty school and worked as a skilled...
Zachary M. Polaske
Sep 27, 2021
Zachary Matthew Polaske was born on July 25, 1985 in Kingsford, MI. He was raised in Spread Eagle, WI with his parents, Matt Polaske and Dianne O’Leske, sister Anne and brother Tom.
Zach loved living there and felt very fortunate for the childhood he had. He made several great lifelong friends and they had some epic adventures....
John "Jb" Bell
Sep 26, 2021
John "JB" Bell was a mill worker/cabinet fabricator who attended school in Wisconsin and continued on to trade school to improve his craftmanship to accomplish the role of carpenter. He was married to Kayetta Trahan and was the handyman of his home.
John Bell was a fan and player of baseball, basketball, football,...
Shirley A. Gorder
Sep 21, 2021
Shirley A. Gorder, 86, longtime area resident died peacefully Tuesday, September 21, 2021, at Aspen Health and Rehabilitation Center in South Range, WI. She was born in Prairie du Chien, WI, April 9, 1935, the daughter of Herschel and Mary Magdalene (Didling) Tippery.
Shirley enjoyed her years spent as a loving mother, grandmother, sister, partner, and friend...
Gloria G. Johnson
Sep 20, 2021
Gloria G. Johnson, age 88, longtime Superior resident, died Monday, September 20, 2021 at Essentia Health – St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth, MN surrounded by family. She was born on October 16, 1932 in Seely, WI to Edward and Leola (Simons) Sonby.
She graduated in 1950 from the former Central High School...
James L. Villebrun, Sr.
Sep 18, 2021
James Lee Villebrun, Sr., 76, passed away following injuries he sustained in an auto accident on Saturday, September 18, 2021, at Essentia health, Fargo, ND. He was born in White Earth Township on March 1, 1945, the son of Lawrence and Dawn (Perrault) Villebrun.
James served his country honorably in the United States Army and was stationed...
Melvin R. Mattson
Sep 16, 2021
Melvin R. Mattson, 95, of Superior passed away peacefully Thursday, September 16, 2021 with his loving wife, Alice, by his side. He was born on August 11, 1926, in Maple, WI to Alfred and Ida (Wanhala) Mattson.
Melvin served his country in the United States Navy as a Seabee stationed in the South Pacific during World War...
Sally A. Kontny
Sep 12, 2021
Sally A. Kontny, 83, lifelong Ashland, WI resident, died Sunday, September 12, 2021 at Twin Ports Health Services in Superior, WI. She was born on November 29, 1937 in Ashland, WI to Walter and Helen (Lewandoski) Fitzgerald.
She graduated from Depadua High School in Ashland, WI. Sally worked for the Ashland Eye Clinic...
Leroy J. Schier
Sep 10, 2021
Leroy J. Schier, 63, longtime Superior resident died peacefully surrounded by friends and family who loved him very much on Friday, September 10, 2021, at Essentia Health-Miller Dwan in Duluth, MN following a brief and courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Rockford, IL, July 21, 1958, the son of Leo “Skip” and Joyce (Thompson) Schier....
Gerald Jay Petite
Sep 9, 2021
Gerald Jay Petite, 91, longtime resident of South Range, died peacefully Thursday, September 9, 2021, at home surrounded by family. He was born in Cloquet, MN, June 21, 1930, the son of Benjamin and Josephine (Wise) Petite.
He served his country honorably in the Army National Guard and the Marine Corps Reserves.
Gerald was united...
Jane E. Bergquist
Sep 8, 2021
Jane Eleanor Bergquist, 74, of Twig, died unexpectedly Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021, in Essentia St. Mary's Medical Center. She was born in Duluth on Aug. 10, 1947, to Betty (St. George) and Joseph Jugasek. She was a lifelong Duluth and Twig resident and was a graduate of Proctor High School in 1965.
Jane was a very loving...
Rodney A. Erkkila
Sep 8, 2021
Rodney A. Erkkila, 67, lifelong area resident, died Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at his home in Maple, WI. He was born in Superior, September 13, 1953, the son of Oiva and Ailie (Keto) Erkkila.
Rodney earned a diploma in mechanical drafting from WITC-Superior and worked for the State of Wisconsin D.O.T. on a survey crew on the...
George F. Oesterreich
Sep 8, 2021
George F. Oesterreich, 87, lifelong Superior resident, passed away peacefully, Wednesday September 8th, 2021, at Clark County Rehabilitation and Living Center in Owen, WI. He was born in Superior, February 26th, 1934, the son of George and Nina (Johnson) Oesterriech.
George served his country honorably in the United States Army and was stationed in Germany. He worked...
Norah Jean Patterson
Sep 6, 2021
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Leave it up to my sister Nora to have the final word! If you are family, friends, or neighbors it’s important that you hear what she has to say. For those of us who know Nora, we could easily pour our thoughts, feelings, and words to her. She...
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