Obituaries

Dec 8, 2016

Jacqueline Margerite (Tyman) Eckard, 78, longtime Superior resident died Thursday, December 8, 2016 in her home. She was born June 21, 1938 in Duluth, MN to Clement and Mary (Trettle) Tyman. She was a graduate of Morgan Park High School. Jacqueline married Ted Eckard on July 27, 1957 and they recently celebrated fifty-nine years of marriage. She retired from...

Dec 6, 2016

Harold M. Hanson, 87, lifelong Lakeside,WI resident, died Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at Middle River Health & Rehabilitation Center in South Range, WI. He was born on April 6, 1929 in Superior, WI to Herman and Mabel (Byhre) Hanson. He was the owner/operator of his family beef cattle farm in Lakeside. In addition to farming, Harold retired as a...

Dec 5, 2016

Bruce N. Schiller, 78, Gordon, WI resident, died Monday, December 5, 2016 at his home. He was born on April 5, 1938 in Superior, WI to Norman and Martha (Moniak) Schiller. He graduated from the former East High School and attended the University of Wisconsin-Superior. Bruce was a self-employed carpenter for many years. He was a member of St....

Dec 4, 2016

Gordon Larson, Superior resident, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on December 4, 2016. He was born on July 31, 1917 in Gladstone MI to Axle and Ester (Wickman) Larson. Gordon graduated from high school in Gladstone and attended Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis. He was a railroad car foreman on the Soo Line Railroad for many...

Dec 4, 2016

LeRoy “Roy” Carl Eliason, 91, of Superior passed away on Sunday, December 4, 2016. LeRoy was born on December 24, 1924 in Superior, WI and was a “Billings Parker”. He attended Cooper School and the former Central High School. During World War II, LeRoy served in the United States Army with the 11th Airborne as a paratrooper in the...

Dec 4, 2016

Rolf B. Thompson, 90, Superior resident, died Sunday, December 4, 2016 at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth, MN. He was born on May 18, 1926 in Stavanger, Norway to Peter and Sigrid (Eike) Thompson. Rolf served his country in the United States Navy during World War II. He worked for the United States Post Office as a...

Dec 3, 2016

Laura Ann Carlson, 78, Superior resident, died Saturday, December 3, 2016 at her home. She was born on April 15, 1938 in Superior, WI to John and Jennie (Laskoski) Sislo. Laura worked as a bank teller for the M& I Bank for over thirty-five years until she retired in 2000. She was a member of Cathedral of Christ the...

Dec 2, 2016

David A. Anttila, 91, Brule, WI resident, died Friday, December 2, 2016 at the Oaks Assisted Living Center in Washburn, WI. He was born on April 29, 1925 in Maple, WI to John and Pauline (Saari) Anttila. He was the youngest of twelve children. David left Maple Corner High School in 10th grade to care for his sick father....

Nov 30, 2016

Alvar “Oliver” W. Heikkila, 98, longtime Oulu area resident, died Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at the Golden Living Center in Superior. He was born on August 21, 1918 in Oulu, WI to William A. and Lillian (Suni) Heikkila. He owned and operated the family dairy farm in Oulu for his whole life. Oliver was a member of Hope Lutheran...

Nov 29, 2016

Douglas Botten, Sr., 87, Superior resident, died Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth, MN. He was born on January 21, 1929 in Superior, WI to Peter and Hannah (Johnson) Botten. Douglas was the owner/operator of Botten’s Green Acres Golf Course in Lake Nebagamon from 1975 to 1982. He also was a self-employed plumber for many...

Nov 27, 2016

Virginia E. Carlson, 73, Superior resident, died Sunday, November 27, 2016 at her home. She was born on August 23, 1943 in Chicago, IL to Bruno and Lillian (Ciskowski) Krupinski. Virginia worked as a RN for Lakeshore Lutheran Nursing Home for many years. She is preceded in death by her parents and nephew Michael Peck. Virginia is survived by...

Nov 27, 2016

Patricia A. Morgan, 55, lifelong Superior resident, passed away on Sunday, November 27, 2016 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth. She was born on December 15, 1960. Patricia is survived by one brother, Christopher (Cindy) Morgan, Mandan, ND; one nephew, Kyle Morgan, Mandan, ND and one niece, Anna Morgan, Mukwonago, WI. She is preceded in death by her father,...

Nov 26, 2016

James (Jim) Paul Anderson

James Paul Anderson, 75, lifelong Poplar resident, went home to be with Jesus on Saturday, November 26, 2016 (after a long battle with Parkinson’s) at Villa Marina Nursing Home in Superior, WI. He was born on May 18, 1941 in Superior to Leslie and Linnea Anderson.

He graduated from Northwestern High...

Nov 25, 2016

Neil James Christianson, 25, passed away unexpectedly, Friday, November 25, 2016 at his home.

Neil graduated from Superior High School in 2009. He loved his family, friends, music, drawing with his dad, fishing and hunting. He was also an avid Vikings fan. Neil was a cook at V.I.P. in Superior.

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Nov 25, 2016

Sarah L. Gronski, 38, longtime Superior area resident, died on Friday, November 25, 2016 at Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center, Duluth, MN. After battling medical problems for most of her life, God took our special angel and gave her wings. She was born in Duluth, MN on September 28, 1978 the daughter of Gerald Gronski and Linda Anderson...

Nov 23, 2016

Gary D. Johnson, long-time Superior area resident passed away at his residence on Wednesday, November 23, 2016.

He was born on February 16, 1949 in Superior, Wisconsin the son of Melvin and Dorothy Johnson.

Gary was a self employed Journeyman Painter.

He is survived by his wife, Shirley Brandt; two sons, Mark (Molly)...

Nov 21, 2016

Nancy J. Bergstrom Family. Faith. The Green Bay Packers. If you were to ask Nancy Bergstrom what mattered most to her, these three things would undoubtedly top her list. Whether she was playing cards with her kids, cheering on Aaron Rodgers, or kneeling in silence as she said the Holy Rosary, Nancy put her entire heart into what she...

Nov 17, 2016

Alice R. Schultz, 79, Superior resident, died Thursday, November 17, 2016 at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth. She was born on November 6, 1937 in Chicago, IL to John and Regina (Borucki) Kujak. She was worked as an accountant for Vail Printing Company and European Imports in Chicago, IL for many years. In 2006, she moved to...

Nov 15, 2016

Maxine Olivia Thompson of Superior and Amnicon Lake, died on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth, MN. She was the daughter of Reuben and Edythe (Carlson) Johnson.

Maxine married Merrill Thompson and they celebrated sixty years of marriage before Merrill’s passing in 2008.

She is preceded in death by...

Nov 15, 2016

Ronald “Ron” J. Evans, 76, Superior resident, died Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at his home. He was born on August 23, 1940 in Little Falls, MN to Martin and Helen (Sandberg) Evans. Ron served his country in the United States Army. He was an owner/operator at Dave Evans Transport for twenty-four years retiring in 2007. He is preceded in...