Gary D Johnson
November 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)...
Nancy J. Bergstrom
November 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...
Alice R. Schultz
November 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...
Maxine Olivia Thompson
November 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...
Ronald "Ron" J. Evans
November 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...
Henry John Berthiaume
November 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...
Roger H. Searle
November 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...
Loyd O. Swenson
November 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...
Frances A. Wick
November 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...
Edward "Gene" Derosia
November 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,...
Kyle Massey
November 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...
Natalie "Matma" "Nattie" M. Dahl
November 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...
Gary A. Galliford
November 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...
Louis Joseph Horvat
October 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...
Ronald "Hogie" Hogan
October 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...
Clarice H. Brygger
October 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...
Eleanor "Ellie" (Novack) Hanson
October 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...
Terrance "Terry" R. De Vinck
October 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...
Theodore "Ted" E. Hillman
October 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....
Allan "Al" Behning
October 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...
