Obituaries

Feb 21, 2019

Carl Richard Hartshorn Jr., 48, lifelong area resident, died Thursday, February 21, 2019 at his home in Solon Springs. He was born in Superior, August 25, 1970, the son of Carl R. and Darlene (Phillips) Hartshorn Sr.

After high school, Carl went on to work for Jack Links, and as a carpenter doing roofing and construction for...

Feb 20, 2019

Gerda Keilpart-Stearns, 86, resident of Superior, died Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at Viewcrest Health Center in Duluth, MN. She was born March 10, 1932 in Offenbach, Germany, the daughter of Alois and Matilde (Bugelmeyer) Jaeger.

She moved from Germany in 1954 to Canada, then several years later moved to the United States in the 1960’s.

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Feb 18, 2019

James "Jim" E. Madsen, 61, Lake Nebagamon, WI, passed away on Monday, February 18, 2019 due to complications from diabetes. He was born on March 13, 1957 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Superior to John and Jean (Westlund) Madsen. He was born into a family of 6 sets of twins beginning with his great-grandmother.

He served in...

Feb 18, 2019

Kenneth M. Mertz, age 84, of Superior died Monday, February 18, 2019 at the Mayo Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. He was born January 6, 1935 in Superior, the son of the late Clarence Mertz and Inez Wells. Kenneth married Shirley Hill in 1955 and they raised three children.

He worked for Fagerlin Fuel and volunteered for the...

Feb 14, 2019

George Eugene Hill, 94, of San Diego, Calif., formerly of Superior, passed away after a brief illness on Thursday, February 14, 2019, with his family by his side. He was born on March 24, 1924, in Maple, WI, to Charles and Selma (Soyring) Hill.

He graduated 8th grade from Maple Corner School, then worked on his family’s...

Feb 14, 2019

Family and friends will gather on Saturday, August 17, 2019, to honor the life of George Eugene Hill, 94, of San Diego, Calif., formerly of Superior, followed by a joint burial for George and his wife, Elizabeth "Betty" Jane Hill, who passed away in May 2014 .

George passed away after a brief illness on...

Feb 13, 2019

Kelley C. (Johnson) Danielson, 47, Superior resident, died Wednesday, February 13, 2019. She was born on May 26, 1971 in Duluth, MN to George and Claudia (Brown) Johnson.

She graduated from Superior Senior High School in 1989. Kelley was a graphic designer for many years. She enjoyed gardening and photography.  She was an animal lover and was...

Feb 11, 2019

Winifred Violet Mary (Powney) Breitzmann, age 90, died Monday, February 11 th 2019 at Solvay Hospice House with her devoted daughters by her side. Winnie was born on February 6, 1929, to Thomas and Violet Powney in the small coal mining village of Cymmer, Wales.

Her father was a coal miner and Winnie often told the story...

Feb 10, 2019

Gordon Willard Hunter, 85, Lake Nebagamon, WI resident, died Sunday, February 10, 2019 at Middle River Health and Rehabilitation Center in South Range, WI. He was born on February 4, 1934 in Superior, WI to Raymond and Ruth (Elmslie) Hunter.

Gordon was the owner/operator of Dunbar’s Hotel and Restaurant Supply for over sixty years. Gordon was a...

Feb 10, 2019

Sandra M. Hall, 74, Superior resident, died Sunday, February 10, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospice in Duluth, MN. She was born on October 13, 1944 in Superior, WI to Enoch and Alice (Kuvaja) Esselstrom.

Sandra married Lannis Hall on February 16, 1990 and they would have celebrated twenty-nine years of marriage.

Sandra is survived by...

Feb 9, 2019

Richard “Rick” W. Jarvis, 66, Superior resident, died Saturday, February 9, 2019 in his home. He was born on January 23, 1953 in St. Paul, MN to Martin and Mavis (Leiber) Jarvis.

Rick served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam era. He worked for Magcon Engineering doing electrical work for many years. For...

Feb 6, 2019

Mollie Boreen, 41, Superior resident, died Wednesday, February 6, 2019 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on August 13, 1977 in Duluth, MN to Russell and Lucille (Dietrick) Hendrickson.

She was a caregiver at New Perspectives – Betty Harbor Memory Care Center.

Mollie is survived by two daughters, Phylisha (Jacob Horrocks) Boreen,...

Feb 5, 2019

Joseph Bratek, 93, longtime Superior area resident, died peacefully Tuesday, February 5, 2019 surrounded by his family at Solvay Hospice House in Duluth, MN. He was born in Superior, March 9, 1925, the son of Jacob and Mary (Pleva) Bratek.

Joseph served his country honorably in the United States Marine Corps during WWII. He worked for the...

Feb 2, 2019

Rosemary “Rosie” Alice Hietala, 76, Poplar, WI, passed away peacefully Saturday, February 2, 2019 surrounded by her family following a brief illness at Essentia Health in Duluth, MN. She was born in Superior, WI on December 4, 1942 to Peter and Dehlia (Abrahamson) Keup.

She was a 1961 graduate of Superior Central High School. She worked for...

Feb 1, 2019

Dale Ernest Grothe, 75, resident of Lake Nebagamon, died peacefully and with dignity, Friday, February 1, 2019, at home surrounded by his family. He was born in Chippewa Falls, WI, January 21, 1944, the son of Ernest and Verna (Holtz) Grothe. He was a graduate of Chippewa Falls High School.

Dale served his country honorably in the...

Jan 31, 2019

Darrell Lee Mossberger, 62, Superior, passed away peacefully on January 31, 2019 at Solvay Hospice House in Duluth, MN.

He was born in Superior on March 31, 1956, the son of Claudine Mossberger. Darrell worked as a forklift operator at Owens Forest Products for many years. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles #80....

Jan 30, 2019

Harold C. Becker, 95, Superior resident, died on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 (his birthday) at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Superior, WI. He was born on January 30, 1924 to Carl and Nelda (Muehl) Becker in Saxon, WI.

Harold graduated from Saxon High School in 1942. He served his country in the United States Army during...

Jan 28, 2019

Jason Jerome McDonough, 41, longtime Superior resident, currently of Hugo, MN passed away on January 28, 2019. Jason was born January 9, 1978 in Superior, WI to Susan McDonough and Jerome Kloskowski.

Jason was a kind, big hearted soul.  He was a hard worker and had a passion for art and music. He loved spending time with...

Jan 27, 2019

Jeffrey “Jeff” H. Johnson, 51, South Range, WI resident, died Sunday, January 27, 2019 in his home of natural causes. He was born on October 24, 1967 in Superior, WI to Howard and Mary Jane (Nelson) Johnson.

He graduated in 1986 from Superior Senior High School. Jeff was a truck driver and drove for several companies and...

Jan 26, 2019

Betty Jean Hendershot, 78, of Superior, WI, passed away on Saturday, January 26, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth, MN following a short illness. Betty was born in Grand Rapids, MN on June 13, 1940 to Virgil and Rhea (Lorentzen) Linn.

Betty was a member of the Moose Club and the Red Hat Ladies. Betty was...