Kristine Marie Bartholomew
April 4, 2020
Kristine Marie Bartholomew, 68, lifelong area resident, died peacefully Saturday, April 4, 2020 at her home in Lake Nebagamon, WI. She was born in Ashland, WI, September 11, 1951, the daughter of Lee Gilbert and Jean Lois (Larson) Wald.
She graduated from Cable Union High School and the Superior Technical Institute.
Kristine was united in...
Rita A. Rainaldo
April 2, 2020
Rita A. Rainaldo, 90, longtime East End Superior resident, died Thursday, April 2, 2020 after a brief illness. Due to COVID-19, a private family service was held at Greenwood Cemetery on Friday, July 10 th with Father Andy Ricci of Superior Cathedral Catholic Church officiating!
Rita was born on January 14, 1930 in Ironwood, MI to Jack...
Marian E. Olkonen
March 31, 2020
Marian E. Olkonen, 87, lifelong resident of Hurley, WI, died peacefully Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at Twin Ports Health Services in Superior, WI. She was born in Ironwood, MI, August 14, 1932, the daughter of Walter and Katherine (Armata) Wierzbicki.
Marian was a lady of strong faith and a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church. She was...
Bonnie R. Rankin
March 29, 2020
Bonnie J. Rankin, 85, lifelong area resident, died peacefully, Sunday, March 29, 2020 at Middle River Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hawthorne, WI.
She was born April 15, 1934 in Duluth, MN, the daughter of Frank and Hazel (Brodie) Rose. She graduated from the former Central High School in Duluth, MN.
Bonnie was a lady...
Arlene R. Martin
March 26, 2020
Arlene R. Martin, 66, longtime resident of Cloverland, WI, died peacefully Thursday, March 26, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth, MN. She was born in August 9, 1953 in Ashland, WI, the daughter of Harold and Marion (Olson) Munson.
Arlene was united in marriage to John Martin on June 25, 1978 in Cloverland, WI and they...
Mary M. Suo
March 23, 2020
Mary M. Suo, 96, lifelong Oulu area resident, passed away, Monday, March 23, 2020 at Northern Lights Health Services in Washburn, WI. She was born by a midwife on June 25, 1923 in Beniot, WI to Joseph and Sophia (Hranich) Krog.
Mary married Toivo “Toby” Suo and they celebrated thirty-eight years of marriage before his passing in...
David C. St. John
March 21, 2020
David C. St. John, 70, of Superior, passed away on March 21 st , 2020, after struggling with Alzheimer’s disease. David was born to Leona (Johnsen) and Roy St. John, in Superior, on Friday, February 10, 1950.
He married his loving wife Evelyn (Mihalek) on June 20, 1981, in Ashland, WI. David absolutely loved the outdoors and...
Bradley (Brad) Jack Jorgenson
March 19, 2020
Bradley (Brad) Jack Jorgenson, 62, of Kingman Arizona, previously lived in Cloquet, Minnesota, but was a longtime residing resident of Superior, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully on March 19, 2020. He was born on December 19, 1957 to Jack Roy Jorgenson and Donna Mae Jorgenson (Crist).
He was a popular local long-time musician and band member of the...
Donald J. "Don" Martin
March 18, 2020
Donald J. “Don” Martin, 52, lifelong area resident, took his steps to His Eternal Kingdom on Wednesday, March 18 th , 2020 at his home in Hawthorne, WI.
Don was born in Superior, on June 7 th, 1967, the son of Donald J. Martin and Ida Gehrke. Don attended Superior Senior High School and worked as a...
Royal "Bruce" Routh
March 14, 2020
Royal Bruce Routh (Bruce), age 97, former Superior resident, died peacefully on March 14, 2020 at home in Oulu, Wisconsin, surrounded by family. Bruce was born on November 16, 1922 in Broken Bow, Nebraska, the son of Harry Leroy and Carrie Evelyn (Fox) Routh. He and his family moved to Superior in 1929 during the great depression, escaping harsh...
Patricia M. "Patty" Kauti
March 13, 2020
Patricia M. “Patty” Kauti, 68, lifelong area resident, died unexpectedly, Friday, March 13, 2020, at her home in Superior, WI. She was born in Superior, December 19, 1951, the daughter of Eino and Loretta (Severin) Kauti.
Patty was a graduate of Superior Senior High School, class of 1970. She retired from Lake Superior Laundry after twenty plus...
Jeannine R. Carr
March 12, 2020
*** Due to CDC regulations and Governor mandates, services that were planned for Jeannine, are indefinitely postponed ***
Jeannine R. Carr, 83, Superior, WI resident, died Thursday, March 12, 2020 in Middle River Health and Rehabilitation Center in South Range, WI. Jeannine was born on June 18, 1936 in Park Falls, WI to Henry and...
Ronald J Young
March 10, 2020
Ronald J. Young, 72, Superior resident, died Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at his home.
No public services will be held.
The Downs-LeSage Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
Maynard "Pete" I. Jensen, Sr.
March 5, 2020
Maynard “Pete” Ivan Jensen, Sr., 91, of Duluth, MN, formerly of Superior, WI, passed away peacefully Thursday, March 5, 2020 at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth, MN surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Grantsburg, WI, May 19, 1928, to Milton and Olive Jensen.
Pete married Beverly Anderson on October 30, 1948 in...
Florine H. Hauser
March 5, 2020
Florine H. Hauser, 87, longtime area resident, died peacefully, Thursday, March 5, 2020 at Ashland Health Services. She was born in Cable, WI, May 23, 1932, the daughter of Cecil and Jessie (Benton) Compton.
She owned and operated Sunbonnet Antique store for many years until her retirement. She also owned, operated and named Sundown Café in Maple;...
Karen E. Williams
March 3, 2020
Karen E. Williams, 67, Superior, WI resident, died Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth, MN. She was born on September 27, 1952 in Faribault, MN to Harvey and Marion Abbe.
Karen was a nurse’s aid for Home Health Care for fifteen years. She married Henry Williams on November 17, 1972 and...
Leonard "Len" Lee Brunette
March 2, 2020
Leonard “Len” Lee Brunette, Sr., age 71, of South Range Wisconsin, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Monday, March 2, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was born in Superior, July 30, 1948, the son of Alex and Ann (Hargarth) Brunette.
He was united in marriage to Debra Miller, March 8, 1980, and they were soon...
Donald P. "Pat" Moreland
March 2, 2020
Donald P. “Pat” Moreland, 90, longtime Lake Nebagamon resident, died Monday, March 2, 2020 at Villa Marina Health and Rehabilitation Center in Superior. He was born in Ashland, WI, October 12, 1929, the son of Everett and Margaret (O’Malley) Moreland.
Pat was a teacher for the Maple School District for thirty-four years retiring in 1990. He married...
Barbara J. Stranko
March 1, 2020
Barbara J. Stranko, 84, lifelong Superior resident, died peacefully, Sunday, March 1, 2020 at Villa Marina Health and Rehabilitation. She was born in Superior, July 27, 1935, the daughter of William and Margaret (Appliski) Andrews.
Barb was united in marriage to James Stranko, June 26, 1954 at St. Patrick’s Church in Billings Park, and they celebrated sixty-five...
Robert "Bob" K. Mertzig, Ssgt Usaf (Ret)
February 27, 2020
Robert “Bob” K. Mertzig, SSgt USAF (retired),87, Superior resident, passed away on Thursday, February 27, 2020 at Villa Marina Health and Rehabilitation Center in Superior of complications from COPD. Bob was born on October 15, 1932 in Solon Springs, WI, the youngest of ten children of Cornelius “Colonel” and Ida (Ulvy) Mertzig.
Bob graduated from Solon Springs...
