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Don Allen Treakle
Jan 23, 2019
Don Allen Treakle, 71, longtime resident of Superior, died Wednesday, January 23, 2019 surrounded by his family at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth, MN. He was born in Duluth, MN July 11, 1947, the son of Chuck and Anne (Peterson) Brown.
Don graduated from Central High School in Superior in 1965. He went on to...
Dwight E. Johnson
Jan 22, 2019
Dwight E. Johnson, 70, Port Wing, WI resident, died Tuesday, January 22, 2019 following a brief battle with cancer. He was born on February 27, 1948 in Ashland, WI to Evald and Hulda (Jardine) Johnson.
Dwight was the Mayor of Port Wing for thirty-four years; former Fire Chief for Port Wing and was a self-employed electrician for...
Judith A. Hooker
Jan 21, 2019
Judith Ann (Rackliff) Hooker, 84, of Superior, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 21 st in Duluth, MN following a brief illness. Born May 17, 1934 in Superior, to Glendon and Kathryn (Meteraud) Rackliff.
Judy graduated from East High School in 1952 and was recognized as prom queen.
Judy and Gary E. Hooker were united...
Brandon Michael Puchalla
Jan 15, 2019
Brandon M. “Pooch” Puchalla, 31, Superior, died on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 in Superior. He was born November 23, 1987 in Bismarck, ND, the son of Patrick and Cheryl (Karlon) Puchalla.
Brandon graduated from Superior High School in 2005 and attended WITC-Superior in the Business Marketing program. He had previously worked at Kari Toyota. Brandon enjoyed 4-wheel...
Bernice C. Carlson
Jan 12, 2019
Bernice C. Carlson of Hartsville SC (formerly of Superior, WI) passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 12, 2019 surrounded by her daughter Jean, granddaughter Ariel, and her caregiver Danna. She was born in Poplar, WI on December 6, 1925 to Laurence and Edith Edquist.
She was preceded in death by husband Arthur, her children, Mike and Conrad,...
Michael J. Hansen
Jan 12, 2019
Michael J. Hansen (60), Superior, died Saturday, January 12, 2019. Michael was born April 11, 1958 in Waukegan, Illinois, the son of James and Sally (Wasil) Hansen.
He married Gayla (Goettl) Hansen in 1978 in Rice Lake, Wisconsin and they celebrated forty years of marriage this past summer.
Michael is survived by his loving wife,...
Robert "Bob" J. Baillie
Jan 12, 2019
Robert “Bob” J. Baillie, 89, longtime Brule, WI area resident, died Saturday, January 12, 2019 at Encompass Assisted Living in Superior, WI. He was born on February 11, 1929 in Superior, WI to Alexander and Ida (Follis) Baillie.
Bob grew up in Brule, WI along with his brother, Don. The two of them and cousin, Billy had...
Bonnie L. Thoorsell
Jan 7, 2019
Bonnie L. Thoorsell, 76, Superior resident, died Monday, January 7, 2019 in her home. She was born on November 8, 1942 in Superior, WI to Everett and Naomi (Dougherty) Bates.
She graduated in 1960 from the former East High School in Superior and attended the University of Wisconsin-Superior. Bonnie married George Thoorsell on May 25, 1963 and...
George Edwin Gott
Jan 7, 2019
George Gott (93), New Perspective Memory Care, Superior, died Monday, January 7, 2019 at Essentia Hospital. George was born September 29, 1925 at Glen Allen, Missouri, the son of Alfred and Elizabeth (Conner) Gott.
George was married to Dorothy (Jantzen) Gott and is survived by daughter, Patricia Gott (Tim Ziegenhagen), step daughters, Nancy (Tatge) Andrews (Steve) and...
James "Oly" B. Olson
Jan 4, 2019
James B. “Oly” Olson, 59, longtime Superior resident, passed away peacefully Friday, January 4, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth, MN. He was born on September 20, 1959 in Superior, WI to Arthur and Muriel (Alenius) Olson.
Oly was employed as a delivery truck driver for Auto Value in Duluth, MN. He married Suzanne “Suzie” Sather...
George Joseph Groos
Dec 29, 2018
George Joseph Groos, longtime South Range resident, went to meet his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Saturday, December 29, 2018 at Solvay Hospice House in Duluth, MN at 66 years of age. He was born in Escanaba, Michigan on November 21, 1952, the son of Robert and Mary (Koebel) Groos.
George graduated from Holy Name High School...
Loretta Myra Renquist
Dec 28, 2018
Loretta Myra Renquist, 90, passed away December 28th, 2018, after a long and difficult stay in a nursing facility in Superior, Wisconsin. Loretta was born on January 28th, 1928, in Lansing, Michigan to James and Virginia Foster.
Loretta married Russell Renquist on February 6th, 1954 in Bay City, Michigan. Russell and Loretta had a home in the...
Loretta Renquist
Dec 28, 2018
Loretta Renquist, 90, longtime Poplar, WI resident, died Friday, December 28, 2018 at Twin Ports Health Services in Superior, WI.
Private family services will be held later in the spring.
The Lenroot-Maetzold Funeral Home, 1209 E. 5th Street, Superior is assisting the family with arrangements. To leave an online condolence or to sign the guestbook,...
Randy Joseph Maunu
Dec 26, 2018
Randy Joseph Maunu, 59, resident of California, formerly of the Twin Ports area, died Wednesday, December 26, 2018 in California. He was born in Superior July 4, 1959, the son of Sulo F. and Lorraine (Meirerotto) Maunu.
He graduated from Superior Senior High School in 1977 and went on to earn his degree in Accounting at W.I.T.C....
Rev. Msgr. Edward G. Meulemans
Dec 24, 2018
Reverend Monsignor Edward George Meulemans, age 90, died on Monday, December 24, 2018, in Mesa, AZ. Msgr. Ed was born on February 23, 1928, to Phillip and Frances (Aebly) Meulemans, in Glenwood City, WI.
Msgr. Ed attended public grade school and high school in Glenwood City. He enlisted in the United States Army soon after high school...
Germaine M. Neve Noonan
Dec 23, 2018
Germaine M. Neve Noonan, 94, lifelong Superior resident, died Sunday, December 23, 2018 at Middle River Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on November 1, 1924 in Superior, WI to Sylver and Anna (La Perre) Neve. She married William Noonan on December 19, 1946 and celebrated 48 years of marriage before his passing on December 5, 1995.
...Dale Steltz
Dec 21, 2018
Dale Steltz, 64, Superior resident, died Friday, December 21, 2018 at his home. He was born on March 9, 1954 in Superior, WI to Oscar and Margaret (Houle) Steltz.
Dale served his country in Germany in the United States Army. He was a painter for Bachand Inc. for many years. He was very athletic. He enjoyed playing...
Todd D. Nykanen
Dec 20, 2018
Todd D. Nykanen, 45, lifelong resident of Maple, died Thursday, December 20, 2018 unexpectedly at the family farm. Todd was born on January 16, 1973 in Kenosha, WI, the son of Donald and Michele (McDonald) Nykanen.
He graduated from Northwestern High School in 1991. He enjoyed playing football and received the “bandit” of the year award. He...
Laura K. Kaufman
Dec 19, 2018
Laura K. Kaufman, 55, Superior resident, died Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth, MN from injuries she sustained from a fall. She was born on October 12, 1963 in Cloquet, MN to Floyd and Lillian (Aho) Kaufman.
She was employed in the food service industry as a...
William L. Lindstrom
Dec 15, 2018
William L. Lindstrom, 79, Superior resident, died Saturday, December 15, 2018 at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth, MN. He was born on October 31, 1939 in Superior, WI to Linner and Agnes (Peterson) Lindstrom.
He graduated from East High School in 1957 and went on to the Wisconsin State College (UWS) where he received his...
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