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Louise J. Manion
May 15, 2019
Louise Jane Manion, 93, of Superior, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 15, 2019. She was born on May 24, 1925, the youngest and beloved only daughter of Ralph and Ollie King in Wendell, ID.
Louise was a graduate of Wendell, Idaho High School in 1943, met Gayle Manion at the University of Idaho, Moscow and they...
John R. Raaflaub
May 12, 2019
John Ronald Raaflaub, retired Fire Chief for the City of Superior, passed away on Sunday, May 12, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth, MN. He was born on December 10, 1936 to Jay and May (Friberg) Raaflaub. He served his country in the United States Army.
He is preceded in death by his wife Mary Ann...
Jessica "Googie" M. Lightfeather
May 10, 2019
Jessica “Googie” Marie Lightfeather, 34, Superior, WI, died Friday, May 10, 2019 in her home. She was born on August 7, 1984 in Cambridge, MN, the daughter of the late Leonard Sr. and Rita Reed.
Jessica attended high school in Cambridge, MN and went on to get her business degree in Ely, MN. She was an active...
David F. Fritz
May 9, 2019
David. F. Fritz, age 65, of Superior, WI passed away suddenly on May 9 th . Dave was known for selling apples in front of his shrine to the Blessed Virgin Mary on Highway 13. He is survived by Char and Jim Sutter, Barb and Ernie Keller, Marg Vick, Jia and Liu Fritz, Don Harens, Bob Gremore and many...
Roy E. Johnson
May 5, 2019
Roy E. Johnson, 90, Superior resident, died Sunday, May 5, 2019, at Solvay Hospice House in Duluth, MN. He was born on April 15, 1929, in Superior, WI to Earl N. and Dorothy (Young) Johnson.
Roy is a United States Army veteran who was stationed in Alaska during the Korean War, where he served for four years. ...
Irene M. Talley
May 3, 2019
Irene Talley, 74, Chippewa Falls, WI, died Friday, May 3, 2019 at Superior Rehabilitation Center in Superior, WI.
Irene is survived by her dad, Irvin Rounsville; her sister, Linda (Bob) Anderson; two brothers, Roland (Dot) Rounsville, Ralph (Jeanne) Rounsville; her nieces/ nephews, Millie (Rocky) LaRocque, Angie (Brandon) Cegelske, Debbie (Troy) Woodhull, Amanda Rounsville, Amy (Chris) Process, Brandon...
Janet E. Hughes
April 30, 2019
Janet E. Hughes, 77, longtime Superior resident, died Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth, MN. She was born in Belvidere, IL, October 30, 1941, the daughter of Werner Wenske and Virginia (Meyers) Henefelt
Janet married Robert Hughes in Superior, August 17, 1963, and they were to celebrate fifty-six years of marriage...
Doris M. White
April 28, 2019
Doris M. White, 80, longtime resident of South Range, died Sunday, April 28, 2019, at home surrounded by family. She was born in Frederick, WI on May 8, 1938, the daughter of Leon and Evelyn (Yeazle) Rhodes.
Doris and Lee White celebrated sixty years on February 13, 2019.
She worked for Holzberg’s Laundry and was...
Sheila Elavsky
April 27, 2019
Sheila Elavsky, 79, Superior, WI resident, died Saturday, April 27, 2019 at Superior Rehabilitation Center in Superior. She was born on May 12, 1939 in Elizabeth, New Jersey to Alex and Frieda (Hodgdon) Paton.
She graduated in 1957 from Superior Central High School. Sheila retired from the National Bank of Commerce where she worked as a receptionist...
Suzanne Evaline Brandl
April 24, 2019
Suzanne Eveline Brandl, 83, longtime area resident of Minong, WI passed from this earth on April 24, 2019 surrounded by her family. She was born in the Town of Rhine in Sheboygan County, on June 7, 1935, to Hubert and Eldora M. (Rein) Schneider.
She married the love of her life, Donald J. Brandl on July 31,...
Robert B. Kriegh
April 23, 2019
Robert B. Kriegh, 60, Duluth, MN resident, died Tuesday, January 9, 2019 at Essentia Health St. Mary's Hospital in Duluth.
Per Robert's wishes, no public services will be held.
Floriann "Flori" M. Golat
April 23, 2019
Floriann “Flori” M. Golat, 91, lifelong Foxboro/Superior area resident, died Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at Villa Marina Health and Rehabilitation Center in Superior. She was born on April 19, 1928 in Superior, WI to Obediah and Louella (LeRoux) Workman.
Flori at the age of 42 successfully completed her LPN training and had a career that lasted over...
John B. Devinck
April 20, 2019
John B. DeVinck, 75, lifelong resident of Superior, died Saturday, April 20, 2019 surrounded by his family at Solvay Hospice House in Duluth, MN.
He was born in Superior, April 16, 1944, the son of Francis “Curly” and Dolores (Fleer) DeVinck.
John graduated from Cathedral High School in 1962, and the University of Wisconsin-Superior. He...
Nathalia Hawley
April 19, 2019
Nathalia Hawley, 15, resident of Duluth, passed away peacefully, at home surrounded by her family, Friday, April 19, 2019.
Nat joined us on December 12, 2003. Nat was full of life. She loved fishing and hiking, and generally being outdoors with her mom and sister; doing hair, art, nails, and anything else that showed her creativity. She...
Ailie Marie Parzatka
April 18, 2019
Ailie Marie (Soyring) Parzatka, 102, Superior, former longtime Maple resident, died Thursday, April 18, 2019. She was born on September 17, 1916 in Maple, WI to Isaac and Marie (Autio) Soyring.
Ailie married Albert Paul Parzatka on August 27, 1941 and they celebrated 58 years of marriage before he passed away in 1999. Following their marriage, they...
Julie Lynn Anderson
April 15, 2019
Julie Lynn Anderson, 58, longtime area resident, died Monday, April 15, 2019 at her home in Port Wing, WI after a four-year courageous battle with ALS. She was born in Superior, May 9, 1960, the daughter of Albert J. and Nancy D. (Nurkkala) Rantala.
Julie was united in marriage to James Anderson at Hope Lutheran Church in...
Robert Duane Picard
April 11, 2019
Robert Duane Picard, 78, of Bullhead City, AZ, formerly of Superior, WI, died Thursday, April 11, 2019 at Lake Mead Health & Rehabilitation Center in Henderson, NV. He was born in Superior, February 7, 1941, the son of Merle B. and Cornelia A. (Solom) Picard.
Bob graduated high school and worked as a Longshoreman for the Port...
Iver J. Hoven
April 8, 2019
Iver J. Hoven, 83, passed away Monday, April 8, 2019, at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth, MN with family by his side. He was born August 20, 1935 to Iver and Josie (Kirkvold) Hoven in Beltrami County, MN.
Iver served his country honorably in the United States Army. He sailed the Great Lakes as a...
Kathleen F. Hanson
April 8, 2019
Kathleen F. Hanson, 70, lifelong Superior resident, died peacefully surrounded by loving family and friends, Monday, April 8, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth, MN. She was born in Superior, WI on May 31, 1948, to Kenneth A. and Doris E. (LaValley) Olson.
She graduated from Superior Senior High School in 1966.
Kathy was...
Kim M. (Dhooge) Schillinger
April 4, 2019
Kim M. (Dhooge) Schillinger, 57, longtime resident of Wausau, WI, formerly of Superior, died Thursday, April 4, 2019 in Wausau, WI. She was born in Superior, May 12, 1961, the daughter of Gerald A. and Kay F. (Zimski) Dhooge.
Visitation will begin at 10:00 AM, Saturday, June 1, 2019 at St. Anthony Catholic Church, 4315 E. 3...
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