Audrey A. Smith
May 12, 2018
Audrey A. Smith, 86, longtime East End resident, died Saturday, May 12, 2018 at Middle River Health and Rehabilitation Center following a lengthy illness. She was born on June 27, 1931 in Superior, WI to George and Lil (Carlson) Selvik.
Audrey graduated in 1949 from the former East High School and then she went on to receive...
Norma L. Fechtelkotter
May 7, 2018
Norma Leone Fechtelkotter, 88, longtime Poplar, WI resident, died peacefully in her sleep, Monday, May 7, 2018. She was born in Duluth, MN September 27, 1929, the daughter of Stener and Mabel (Ottun) Thorson.
Norma graduated from high school and went on to attend the former St. Luke’s School of Nursing and worked as a nurse for...
John Michael Tollas
May 6, 2018
John Michael Tollas, 61, of Poplar, WI, died Sunday, May 6, 2018 in his residence. He was born in Anoka, MN, January 22, 1957, the son of Edward C. and Frances Mae (Davids) Tollas.
John graduated from Anoka High School and went on to serve his country in the United States Navy.
He was a...
Florence (Munnings) Voynich
May 6, 2018
Florence (Munnings) Voynich, 98, near lifelong Superior resident, died Sunday, May 6, 2018 at New Perspectives Senior Living in Superior. She was born the daughter of Jeannette and George Munnings.
She attended Superior schools, graduating from Superior State, now UWS, and earned a master’s degree in Library Science from UW Madison.
Her teaching career included...
Dennis Lee Wold
May 5, 2018
Dennis Lee Wold, 61, lifelong area resident, died Saturday, May 5, 2018 in J.A. Wedum Hospice Facility in Brooklyn Park, MN. He was born in Superior, WI, March 8, 1957, the son of Leroy and Patricia (Fitzgerald) Wold.
Dennis worked for the state of Minnesota as a Rehabilitation Counselor for many years.
He is survived...
Charles J. Robinson
May 5, 2018
Charles J. Robinson, 15, Superior resident, died unexpectedly on Saturday, May 5, 2018. He was born on July 16, 2002 in Grantsburg, WI to Darren Moyer and Tera Robinson.
He loved food, family, friends and playing football and was a “Spartan” through and through. He was a passionate gamer and loved his Xbox. He especially loved spending...
Bette Elaine Rubel
May 2, 2018
Bette Elaine Rubel, 90, lifelong Superior resident, died Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth, MN. She was born in Superior June 18, 1927, the daughter of Gordon and Mena (Hagen) Thomas.
Bette graduated from East High School in Superior.
She was united in marriage to George Rubel in 1948,...
John D. Witroski
Apr 30, 2018
John D. Witroski, 78, Superior resident, died Monday, April 30, 2018 in his home. He was born on April 3, 1940 in Superior, WI to Alvin and Regina (Rutkoski) Witroski.
John served his country in the United States Navy. He worked and lived in Minneapolis for over thirty years and was the Assistant Supervisor for Shamrock Printing...
Pauline E. Ford
Apr 29, 2018
Pauline E. Ford, 79, Superior resident, died Sunday, April 29, 2018 at Twin Port Health Services in Superior. She was born on June 18, 1938 in Superior, WI to George and Stephania (Drenzek) Dzelak.
Pauline married John Ford on May 21, 1960 and they celebrated forty years of marriage before his passing in 2000. She worked as...
Matthew P. Shykes
Apr 29, 2018
Matthew P. Shykes, 86, resident of Duluth’s Woodland area for over fifty years, formerly of Iron River, WI, died April 29, 2018 in Duluth, MN. He was born February 14, 1932 in Witchert, IL, the son of John F. and Teresa R. (Schuster) Shykes.
Matthew married the love of his life, Astrid Biolo, January 26,1957, and they...
Lillian A. Sweeney
Apr 28, 2018
Lillian A. Sweeney, 84, lifelong Superior resident, died Saturday, April 28, 2018 at Middle River Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on August 12, 1933 in Superior to Ignashus “Bill” and Katherine (Dvorscak) Plachta.
She had been employed as a teacher and a librarian for the Superior School District for many years and previously had taught...
Emily J. Jerome
Apr 28, 2018
Emily J. Jerome, 92, Superior resident, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Saturday, April 28, 2018 at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth, MN. She was born on February 26, 1926 in Deer River, MN to Robert “Dewey” and Louise (Bruder) Phelps.
She grew up in Hibbing, MN and graduated from Hibbing High School in...
Edwin "Ed" E. Hall
Apr 22, 2018
Edwin “Ed” E. Hall, 96, Lake Nebagamon resident, passed away on Sunday, April 22, 2018 at Cedar Ridge Assisted Living and Memory Care Center in Superior. He was born on August 12, 1921 in Hibbing, MN to Judd and Ruth (Golden) Hall.
He served his country in the United States Navy during World War II and was...
William "Bill" E. Johnson
Apr 12, 2018
William “Bill” E. Johnson, 73, longtime Superior resident, died Thursday, April 12, 2018 in Villa Marina Health & Rehabilitation in Superior. He was born in San Francisco, CA, August 21, 1944, the son of William E. and Anna (Bjork) Johnson, where he lived for one year before relocating to Superior.
He graduated from the former East High...
Helen St. Onge
Apr 11, 2018
Helen St. Onge, 94, Superior resident, died Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at St. Luke’s Hospice in Duluth, MN. She was born on June 29, 1923 in Superior and lived in ‘East End’ nearly all of those years. She raised her family there while being a member of the St. Francis Church congregation. In addition to her family, she enjoyed...
Mary I. (Gall) Hammer
Apr 9, 2018
Mary I. (Gall) Hammer, 90, lifelong resident of Superior, died peacefully Monday, April 9, 2018 in Encompass Healthcare in Superior, WI. She was born in Superior, September 6, 1927, the daughter of Mary (Vas) and Martin Gall Sr.
She attended the former St. Patrick’s Grade School in Superior and was a graduate of Cathedral High School’s class...
Bonnie J. Mohr
Apr 8, 2018
Bonnie J. Mohr, 81, Superior, WI resident, died Sunday, April 8, 2018 at Stardusk House Assisting Living Center. She was born on November 24, 1936 in Duluth, MN to Chester Leander and Eleanor Haugen. Her stepfather, Carl Ekman raised her from the time she was a toddler.
Bonnie was a CNA for over...
Richard H. Riedasch
Apr 7, 2018
Richard H. Riedasch, 96, Superior resident, died Saturday, April 7, 2018 at New Perspective in Superior. He was born on July 1, 1921 at the family home in South Range, WI to Vern and Mable (Korupp) Riedasch.
Richard was the billing supervisor for the Great Northern Railroad for twenty-five years retiring in 1970. He was a member...
Lorraine Edith (Nurmi) Mikkola
Apr 3, 2018
Lorraine Edith (Nurmi) Mikkola, 88, Superior and formerly of Brule, died Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at Villa Marina Health and Rehabilitation Center in Superior. Lorraine was born on March 21, 1930 in Superior, WI to Werner and Anna (Saari) Nurmi. After her mother’s death in 1933, she lived with relatives Eino and Marie Aho in Maple.
She...
Lorraine K. Autio
Apr 2, 2018
Lorraine K. Autio, 90, lifelong Maple, WI resident, died Monday, April 2, 2018 at Middle River Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on April 14, 1927 in Maple, WI to Hjalmer and Hannah (Salo) Walman.
Lorraine worked as a CNA at Middle River Health and Rehabilitation Center for many years and prior to that farmed. She...
