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Alfred P. Adams

Alfred P. Adams

March 22, 2025

Alfred Paul Adams, 93, of Iron River, WI, passed away on Saturday, March 22, 2025, at Tamarack Health in Ashland, WI. He was born in Toledo, OH, on February 8, 1932. He was preceded in death by his parents, Vern and Maybelle (Johnson) Adams. He leaves behind his wife, Martha "Marty" Adams, of 51 years; sister, Louann Bressler of...

Joyce Peterson

Joyce Peterson

March 21, 2025

Joyce Peterson, 89, lifelong resident of Poplar, WI passed away peacefully on Friday, March 21, 2025, at Middle River Health in Hawthorne, WI. She was born on June 26, 1935, the daughter of Chester and Ruth (Beckman) Peterson.

She was in the first graduating class from Northwestern High School in Maple, WI. She then furthered her education...

William R. Bates

William R. Bates

March 18, 2025

William R. “Bill” Bates, 82, resident of Superior, WI, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at Centennial Home in Superior. He was born in Detroit, MI on October 7, 1942, the son of William and Helen (Holmstrom) Bates.

He was united in marriage to Marjorie Sando and together they raised two beautiful children, Taras and...

Barbara A. Carlson

Barbara A. Carlson

March 15, 2025

Barbara Ann Carlson, 72, resident of Superior, passed away on Saturday, March 15, 2025, at her home. She was born in Chippewa Falls, WI on February 23, 1953, the daughter of Dwayne Kane and LaVaun Miller. She graduated from Northwestern High School in the class of 1971. Barb worked as a care giver at Rural Living Environments in Babbit,...

Barbara A. Fellbaum

Barbara A. Fellbaum

March 11, 2025

Barbara A. Fellbaum, 86, lifelong resident of Superior, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at Essentia Health St. Mary's Hospital in Duluth, MN, surrounded by her family. She was born on May 6, 1938, the daughter of Bernard and Bernice (Lozon) Cieslicki.

She graduated from the former Cathedral High School in...

Benjamin J. Sherwood

Benjamin J. Sherwood

March 11, 2025

Benjamin James Sherwood, 39, of Mountain Iron, MN, passed away at home on Wednesday, March 11, 2025. He was born in Mesa, AZ on April 11, 1985, the son of Father, Jim Sherwood, and Mother, Constance Sherwood. Ben graduated from Mesa High School in 2003 and went on to become a website designer and business consultant for one of...

Stephan Weyandt

Stephan Weyandt

March 8, 2025

Stephan Weyandt, 89, longtime resident of Iron River, WI, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 8, 2025, at Vita Care Living in Hayward, WI. He was born on December 7, 1935, to Maxwell and Vivian (Kemp) Weyandt. He graduated from Northwestern High School in Maple, WI, with the class of 1954. He also served his country in the United...

Gaylord Palm

Gaylord Palm

March 8, 2025

Gaylord "Googs" Palm, 80, lifelong resident of Superior, left to join his beloved wife in peace on Saturday, March 8, 2025, at Essentia Health St. Mary's Hospital in Duluth, MN.

Gaylord was born on June 30, 1944. He graduated from East High School in Superior. He spent most of his adult life working for the Superior Police...

Mary Ann Kulig

Mary Ann Kulig

March 7, 2025

Maryann Sullivan Kulig, 74, of Superior, passed away on March 7, 2025, at Aspirus St. Luke's Hospital.

Mary was born on July 30, 1950, in Superior to Annabelle and Paul Sullivan. She graduated from Superior Senior High in 1968 and went on to work at Wisconsin Bell, followed by Minnesota Power Company as a Drafter, and later...

Fr. Daniel James Dahlberg

Fr. Daniel James Dahlberg

March 5, 2025

**For those who are unable to attend in person, Fr. Dan's celebration of life will be streamed live. Should you wish to attend the celebration remotely, the direct link will be: facebook.com/catholicdos Access to link will be available a few minutes before the service begins.

Fr. Daniel James “Dan” Dahlberg, 82, of Duluth, Minn., and...

Amanda Rai Nieman

Amanda Rai Nieman

March 5, 2025

Amanda Rai Nieman, 31, former resident of Superior, passed away tragically from a motor vehicle accident on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, in Foley, MN. She was born in Duluth, MN on May 5, 1993, the daughter of Joel Nieman and Julie Remington. She graduated from Superior High School in the class of 2011. She received her undergraduate degree from...

Janice Kolstad

Janice Kolstad

March 3, 2025

Janice Yvonne (Artcliff) Kolstad, 95, entered the Kingdom of Heaven on March 3, 2025, in Edmonds, Washington. She was surrounded with love, compassion, and kindness by those who loved and cared for her.

Janice was born on October 15, 1929, in Superior, Wisconsin, at St. Mary’s Hospital. She attended Saint Francis Elementary School and graduated from Superior East High School in...

Katherine A. Converse

Katherine A. Converse

February 28, 2025

Katherine A. Converse died Friday, February 28, 2025, at Mayo Clinic St. Mary Campus in Rochester, MN. She was born the daughter of Glenn Converse and Margaret (Barton) Steltz, in Coupeville, WA on June 11, 1957.

Kathy enjoyed puzzling and taking day trips with her housemates from Woodview Group Home. She enjoyed the...

Michael Joseph Hack

Michael Joseph Hack

February 27, 2025

Michael Joseph "Mike" Hack, 79, longtime Superior resident passed away surrounded by his loving family Thursday, February 27, 2025, at Solvay Hospice House in Duluth, MN. He was born January 31, 1946, the son of Harry and Violet (Peterman) Hack in Superior WI. Mike proudly served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. Following his service, he...

Bernard Henry Nygaard

Bernard Henry Nygaard

February 25, 2025

Bernard Henry "Ben" Nygaard, 76, longtime resident of Maple, WI, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at Essentia Health St. Mary's Hospital in Duluth, MN. He was born in Alexandria, MN on November 10, 1948, to Stanley and Loretta (Buerskin) Nygaard. Ben grew up on his family farm in Lowry, MN. It was there he acquired his...

Mary W. Gage

Mary W. Gage

February 20, 2025

Mary W. Gage, 97, lifelong resident of Superior, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 20, 2025, at Marywood Assisted Living in Duluth, MN. She was born in Superior on August 19, 1927, to Melton and Florence (Jarvis) McKeough. She attended Pattison Elementary School and graduated from Central High School. She then attended the former Superior State Teacher's College (now...

Helen "Holly" Mclean

Helen "Holly" Mclean

February 13, 2025

Helen "Holly" McLean, 71, lifelong resident of Superior, passed away on Thursday, February 13, 2025, at Essentia Health St. Mary's Hospital in Duluth, MN, surrounded by her family. She was born on December 8, 1953, to John "Jack" and Doris (Stichman) Harrington. Growing up in Superior, Holly graduated from Superior Senior High School in the class of 1972. Holly...

Douglas P. Anderson

Douglas P. Anderson

February 9, 2025

Douglas P. Anderson, age 66, of Foxboro, WI, completed his life’s journey on Sunday, February 9th, 2025. He was born in Superior, WI, on May 30, 1958, to Peter A. and Betty (Flatten) Anderson.

Doug attended Superior Senior High School, class of 1976. He spent more than 45 years as an independent long-haul truck driver, a career...

Donald Eugene Peterson

Donald Eugene Peterson

February 8, 2025

Donald Eugene Peterson, 86, of Superior was welcomed into heaven on February 8, 2025, surrounded by his family. Don was born on January 22,1939 in Superior, WI to George and Eleanor (Stariha) Peterson. He attended St. Louis School and Cathedral School. Don’s work career was vast. As a young man he joined the US Merchant Marine where he sailed...

Rhoda Ann Pearthree

Rhoda Ann Pearthree

February 7, 2025

Rhoda Ann Pearthree, 94, longtime Superior resident, passed away peacefully at Villa Marina Health and Rehab Center on February 7, 2025.

She was born April 29,1930 in Superior, Wisconsin to Oscar and Esther (Johnson) Eng.

She was a graduate of the Central High School, the Class of 1948 where she met her sweetheart, Clifford.

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