Obituaries

Nov 14, 2016

Henry John Berthiaume Born February 13, 2001 (6th of 9 children) to Jeff and Sandee Berthiaume of Wentworth, WI, went home to be with Jesus, on Monday, November 14, 2016. Through Henry’s up-bringing, he came to know and love Jesus at a very young age. Henry’s walk with the Lord was made evident to people through his...

Nov 14, 2016

Roger H. Searle, 90, longtime Superior resident, died Monday, November 14, 2016 at the Superior Rehab and Nursing Center in Superior, WI. He was born on September 20, 1926 in Superior, WI to Claude and Eba (Anderson) Searle. Roger served his country in the United States Army in World War II during the Korean Conflict. He was the Captain...

Nov 13, 2016

Loyd O. Swenson, 92, Superior resident, died Sunday, November 13, 2016 at Villa Marina Health & Rehabilitation Center in Superior, WI. He was born on October 14, 1924 in Poplar, WI to Swen and Edla (Nelson) Swenson. He graduated from Superior Central High School in 1942. Loyd worked on his farm in Poplar, WI. In 1965, he worked for...

Nov 12, 2016

Frances A. Wick, 94, lifelong Superior area resident, died on Saturday, November 12, 2016 at the Golden Living Center in Superior, WI. She was born in Poplar, WI on December 9, 1921 to Toivo and Hanna (Salonen) Hakkila. Frances graduated from the former Central High School. She was an office worker and beautician for many years. She is preceded...

Nov 10, 2016

Edward “Gene” DeRosia, 88, longtime resident of Superior and Iron River, currently of Hayward, died Thursday, November 10, 2016. He was born June 18, 1928 in Maple, WI, the son of William and Mytle (Sharp) DeRosia. He was the second oldest of sixteen children. He married Joan Sunderland on July 7, 1951 at the former St. Louis Catholic Church,...

Nov 8, 2016

Kyle Massey, 45, lost his battle with alcoholism and died on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 in Glendale, WI. He was born October 27, 1971 in Superior to Timothy Massey and Bonnie (Brower) LaFond. Kyle graduated in 1990 from Superior Senior High School. He attended UW- Superior, playing in the last season of UWS football. He went on to graduate...

Nov 5, 2016

Natalie Maude “Matma” Dahl, 80, of Superior died on Saturday, November 5, 2016 at her daughter’s home in Superior with her loving family by her side. Natalie was born in Superior on May 19, 1936 to Homer and Jennie (Newsome) Witzig. She attended Nelson Dewy Grade School and graduated from Superior East High School in 1954. Having been widowed...

Nov 5, 2016

Gary A. Galliford, 65, of Stillwater, MN lost his battle with cancer Saturday, November 5, 2016 in Minneapolis, MN. Gary was born May 31, 1951 to John “Jack” and Ruth Galliford. He graduated from Superior Senior High School in 1969, and served his country in the United States Army. Gary was employed with the Department of Transportation for many...

Oct 29, 2016

Louis “Joe” Joseph Horvat, 76, resident of Augustana Care Center in Moose Lake, MN, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Saturday, October, 29, 2016 at the Mercy Hospital in Moose Lake. He was born on January 15, 1940, in East St. Louis, Illinois to George S. and Laura (Little) Horvat.

Joe was...

Oct 22, 2016

Ronald “Hogie” Hogan, 82, longtime resident of Superior, Villages of Florida and Barnes, WI, died on Saturday, October 22, 2016 in Duluth, MN. He was born on October 5, 1934 in Minneapolis, MN to Robert and Viola Hogan. He grew up in Kerrick, MN and moved to Superior when he was 12. Ron attended Cathedral School where he was...

Oct 22, 2016

Clarice H. Brygger, 82, longtime area resident, currently of Lake Nebagamon, WI, died peacefully with her daughter Rebecca by her side, on Saturday, October 22, 2016 at the Solvay Hospice House in Duluth, MN. She was born in Duluth, MN on February 9, 1934, the daughter of Axel and Ruth (Edquist) Rask.

Clarice graduated from Morgan Park...

Oct 17, 2016

 Eleanor F. “Ellie” (Novack) Hanson, 92, lifelong resident of East End Superior and a member of St. Francis Xavier Church, died peacefully on Monday, October 17, 2016 in St. Luke’s Hospice Care.

She was born on September 30, 1924 to Charles and Helen (Kasper) Zekas.

She retired from Superior Red Owl after thirty-five plus...

Oct 15, 2016

Terrance R. “Terry” De Vinck, 88, longtime Superior resident, passed away on Saturday, October 15, 2016. Terry was born on November 19, 1927 in Superior, WI, the son of Cyril and Emily (Levens) De Vinck. He graduated from Superior East High School in 1945, and earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities in...

Oct 15, 2016

Theodore “Ted” E. Hillman, 78, longtime resident of Superior, died Saturday, October 15, 2016. He was born November 22, 1937 to August T. and Marion L. (Huntoon) Hillman in Cloquet, MN. Ted graduated from Cloquet High School, and later attended the University of Minnesota Duluth. He was employed at USG and Conwed in Cloquet, MN for over 40 years....

Oct 8, 2016

Allan “Al” Behning.  64, longtime area resident passed away at his residence on Saturday,      October 8, 2016 surrounded by his family. He was born on June 6, 1952 in Duluth, Minnesota the son of Earl and Joan (Ryan) Behning. Allan married Cindy Nykanen on October 19, 1996 and would have celebrated 20 years of marriage this year. He was...

Oct 6, 2016

Patricia Lawver, 65, longtime Superior resident, died Thursday, October 6, 2016 at St. Luke’s Hospital Hospice in Duluth, MN. She was born on January 8, 1951 in Marquette, MI to Andrew and Doris (Anderson) Haydon. Patricia was a housekeeper for various hotels for many years. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband Lester and brother Andy Haydon....

Sep 28, 2016

Jacqueline L. Walen, 69, longtime resident of Port Wing, died Wednesday, September 28, 2016. She was born October 24, 1946 to Jack and Hildegarde (Woock) Walen in Miwaukee, WI. Jackie graduated from John Marshall High School in Milwaukee, and obtained her associates degree in Medical Transcription from the Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College in Superior, WI. She was employed as...

Sep 28, 2016

Robert L. Gran, 58, long time resident of Superior, died Wednesday, September 28, 2016 in Duluth, MN. He was born May 28, 1958 in El Paso, TX to Jerome Owen and Lynnea Louise (Anderson) Gran. Rob was a graduate of the Superior Senior High School, class of 1976. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin Superior with a Bachelor...

Sep 27, 2016

Todd Edward Johnson, 55, longtime Superior resident, died Tuesday, September 27, 2016. Todd was born July 11, 1961 to Carl and Gloria (Sonby) Johnson in Superior. He was a graduate of the Superior Senior High School, class of 1979. Todd was a member of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Duluth, the Courage Center in Duluth, and the People with...

Sep 23, 2016

Amy Theisen, 45, Wrenshall, Minnesota, passed away Friday, September 23, 2016 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Duluth, MN surrounded by her family.

She was born in Superior, Wisconsin on February 1, 1971, the daughter of Jerry and Joanne (Berglund) Nykanen.

Amy graduated from Bethel College in St. Paul, MN with...