Frank N Gibbs
December 21, 2016
Frank N. Gibbs, 65, longtime Superior area resident, died Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at Superior Rehab in Superior. He was born on August 28, 1951 in Duluth, MN to Lewis and Virginia (Henderson) Gibbs.
Frank attended High School and UWS in Superior.
Frank is survived by his wife, Lawana;...
Nona F. Linden
December 18, 2016
Nona F. Linden, 88, of Superior, died Sunday, December 18, 2016 at New Perspective Senior Living Center in Superior. She was born on February 1, 1928 in Shell Lake, WI to Richard and Bernice (Wilcox) Denotter. She married Calvin Wayne “Bud” Linden on June 11, 1947 and celebrated sixty-three years of marriage before his passing in December of 2010....
Duane M. Beschta
December 17, 2016
Duane M. Beschta, 80, Lake Nebagamon, WI resident, died on Saturday, December 17, 2016 at the Solvay Hospice House in Duluth, MN. He was born on June 13, 1936 in Dale, WI to Vernon and Eleanor (Armitage) Beschta. Duane served his country in the United States Air Force for twenty years retiring in June 30, 1974 as a Major....
Michael "Mikey" Sirard
December 13, 2016
Michael “Mikey” Sirard, 36, Superior resident, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 13, 2016. He was born on July 20, 1980 in L’Anse, MI to Michael and Carol (Miller) Sirard. He graduated from high school and worked as a laborer for VP Wildrice Company and the Superior Lidgerwood-Mundy Company. Mikey married Kerri White on August 15, 2008 and they celebrated...
Russell L Nelson
December 11, 2016
Russell L. Nelson, 80, longtime Superior resident died on Sunday, December 11, 2016 at Golden Living in Superior. He was born on September 8, 1936 in Superior, WI to Samuel and Amanda (Kloster) Nelson.
He was a graduate of Central High School in Superior. He worked as a mason with Hienze Home Raising...
Jacqueline Margerite (Tyman) Eckard
December 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...
Harold M. Hanson
December 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...
Bruce N. Schiller
December 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....
Gordon Larson
December 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...
Leroy "Roy" C. Eliason
December 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...
Rolf B. Thompson
December 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...
Laura Ann Carlson
December 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...
David A. Anttila
December 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....
Oliver W. Heikkila
November 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...
Douglas Botten, Sr.
November 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...
Virginia E. Carlson
November 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...
Patricia A. Morgan
November 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,...
James "Jim" Paul Anderson
November 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...
Neil James Christianson
November 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.
Sarah L Gronski
November 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...
