Obituaries

Nov 11, 2018

Susan B. Williamson, 74, resident of Superior, WI, died Sunday, November 11, 2018 at Superior Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Columbus, GA, March 19, 1944, the daughter of Aubrey and Mary (Noble) Boggs.

She graduated high school and went on to earn her associate’s degree in accounting, later working for Southern Foods in Georgia for many...

Nov 11, 2018

Bob Schoneberger, age 60, passed away unexpectedly from a heart attack on Sunday, November 11, 2018, near his beloved hunting shack in Northern Wisconsin.  He was born September 11 th , 1958, in Bemidji, MN, to Betty and Joe Schoneberger.

Bob was a 1976 graduate of Bemidji High School and received his BSME in Mechanical Engineering from...

Nov 9, 2018

Arnold E. Flagstad, 90, lifelong Superior resident, died Friday, November 9, 2018 at Villa Marina in Superior. He was born October 9, 1928 in Superior, WI to Louis and Mildred (Anderson) Flagstad.

Arnold graduated from Central High School in Superior and went on to work for Burlington Northern Railroad as a carman. He married Marilyn Anderson on...

Nov 5, 2018

Patricia “Patsy” Pearl O’Kash, 80, lifelong Superior resident died, Monday, November 5, 2018, at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth, MN, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Superior, January 13, 1938, the daughter of George M. and Madeline P. (Anderson) O’Kash.

Patsy attend the former Duluth Beauty Academy. She tended bar at Burkes...

Nov 4, 2018

Keith S. Holden, 90, an Arizona resident, died Sunday, November 4, 2018, in his daughter and son-in-law’s home in Arizona City, AZ. Before that, he was a resident of Superior, WI, Park Falls, WI and Fountain Hills, AZ. He was born on June 16, 1928 in Superior, WI to Sylvester “Sy” and Irene (Conner) Holden. He graduated from Cathedral...

Nov 4, 2018

Ronald “Sam” J. Rawn, 75, Superior resident, died Sunday, November 4, 2018 at Superior Rehabilitation Center. Ronald was born on February 6, 1943 in Superior, WI to Byron “Red” and Elaine (Goblirsch) Rawn.

He was a 1961 graduate of East High School in Superior and DBU.  He was self-employed as a tax accountant during his life.  Ronald...

Nov 3, 2018

James R. Sweeney, 80, lifelong Superior resident, died Saturday, November 3, 2018 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth, MN following a lengthy battle with Body Inclusive Myositis. He was born in Superior, August 25, 1938, the son of Raymond J. and Mary (Manion) Sweeney.

He graduated from Cathedral High School in 1956 and went on to earn...

Nov 1, 2018

The Reverend Dr. Donald Lauren Berg, 89, completed his earthly pilgrimage, fittingly on All Saints Day, Thursday, November 1, 2018. He and his wombmate, twin brother Dean, were born in Huron, South Dakota, September 21, 1929, the sons of H. Gottfred and Celeste (Bergstrom) Berg.

Rev. Berg received his BA from Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN...

Oct 26, 2018

Robert A. Horyza, 83, lifelong Superior resident, passed away on Friday, October 26, 2018, surrounded by his family. He was born in Superior, April 15, 1935, the son of Walter and Wanda (Mizinski) Horyza.

He graduated from Cathedral High School in Superior and later enlisted in the United States Army, serving in Korea.

Bob married...

Oct 24, 2018

Randy C. Larson, 58, Fridley, MN resident, died Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at JA Wedum Hospice in Brooklyn Park, MN following a lengthy and courageous battle with cancer. He was born on July 16, 1960 in Superior, WI to Donald and Norma (Nelson) Larson.

He graduated from Superior Senior High School in 1978 and received an accounting...

Oct 22, 2018

Scott Smetak, 47, of South Range, WI died unexpectedly on Monday, October 22, 2018. He was born September 30, 1971, in Park Falls, Wisconsin, to Les and Karey (Hallstrand) Smetak.  He lived in Phillips during his childhood, and still has many wonderful family members in the area.

Scott married Stefanie Wyrzykowski in Superior on October 17, 1998,...

Oct 15, 2018

Marlene Hagen Peterson, 77, died Monday, October 15, 2018 at the Superior Rehabilitation Center in Superior. She and her twin sister were born on April 17, 1941 in Superior, WI to parents Lawrence and Inez Hagen, on their mother’s 35 th birthday.  She graduated in 1959 from East High School and started her career in banking as a teller...

Sep 28, 2018

Pepper R. Craft, 45, lifelong area resident, died unexpectedly, Friday, September 28, 2018, from injuries sustained in a car accident. He was born in Superior, July 8, 1973, the son of Pepper R. Rassmussen and Mary (Craft) Pitt.

Pepper graduated from Northwestern High School and later worked for Keith Land Well Drilling. More recently, he owned Gary...

Sep 24, 2018

Robert “Bob” A. Silberg, 79, longtime Superior area resident, died on Monday, September 24, 2018 at Middle River Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born on March 24, 1939 in Superior, WI to Alex and Wynonah (Glass) Silberg.

Bob worked for the School District of Superior as a Maintenance Engineer for over thirty years, retiring in 1998....

Sep 16, 2018

Tony Bell, age 62, St. Paul resident, passed away peacefully at his brother Ducky’s house waiting for the Packer/Viking game to start on September 16, 2018.

He was born on April 3, 1956 to Carol and Fred Bell.  He was raised in the North End of Superior, WI and graduated from SSHS in 1974.  He moved to...

Sep 15, 2018

Marie M. Roberts, 97, lifelong Superior resident, died, Saturday, September 15, 2018, in her home surrounded by family. She was born in Superior, June 11, 1921, the daughter of Harry and Olga (Ler-Johnson) Leland.

She married Donald C. Roberts in 1949 and they celebrated forty-four years of marriage before his passing in 1993.

Marie enjoyed...

Sep 15, 2018

Raymond D. Deleary 87, longtime Douglas County resident, passed away Saturday, September 15, 2018 at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth, MN. He was born in Alderborough, Ontario on February 11, 1931, the son of Kenneth and Lillian (Halfday) Deleary.

Raymond retired after many years with Zenith Dredge Company as a Mariner...

Sep 8, 2018

Gregory James Alho, age 71, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, September 8, 2018 at his home in Brookings, SD. He was born in Superior, WI on January 30, 1947 to Jack and Agnes (Osmond) Alho. He was the youngest of two children, and much to his sister's dismay, the more mischievous of the two.

He went...

Aug 31, 2018

Donald “Don” Guski, 52, Superior resident, died Friday, August 31, 2018 at his home unexpectedly. He was born on August 25, 1966 in Milwaukee, WI to William and Dorothy “Dottie” (Coleman) Guski.

He graduated from Ashland High School and from the W.I.T.C. Auto Mechanics program in Ashland, WI. Don was the head transmission mechanic for Power Transmission...

Aug 31, 2018

John Henry Kallinen, 93, longtime area resident died, Friday, August 31, 2018 at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth, MN. He was born in Iron Mountain, MI, on July 16, 1925, the son of John and Mayme (Saari) Kallinen.

John married his love, Mildred Sofia Liska, December 13, 1952 and they celebrated sixty-five years of marriage...