Dorothy M. Elonen
May 15, 2016
Dorothy M. Elonen, 91, Oulu, WI resident, passed away on Sunday, May 15, 2016 at her home. She was born on June 21, 1924 in Milwaukee, WI to Frank and Elizabeth (Hoffmeier) Benka and has been in Oulu since 1947. She married Toivo Elonen on January 25, 1947 in Superior and celebrated 51 years of marriage before he passed...
June M. Lindstrom
May 14, 2016
June M. Lindstrom, 94, Superior resident, died Saturday, May 14, 2016 at the Golden Living Center in Superior. As per June's wishes no public services will be held. The Downs-LeSage Funeral Home, 1304 Hammond Avenue, Superior is assisting the family with arrangements.
Betty Carolyn (Bergsten) Wood
May 14, 2016
Betty Carolyn (Bergsten) Wood, 76, of Poplar, WI, died unexpectedly Saturday, May 14, 2016 in her home. She was born in Superior, WI on December 12, 1939, the daughter of Walde and Gertrude (Lundberg) Bergsten. She graduated from Northwestern High School in 1958 and attended the University of Wisconsin - Stout studying Home Economics and English. In 1961 she...
Merlin "Mac" R. Mccain
May 12, 2016
Merlin R. “Mac” McCain, 85, Superior resident, died Thursday, May 12, 2016 at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth. He was born on January 16, 1931 in Flint, MI to Edson and Mildred (Brewer) McCain. Merlin served his country in the United States Marines Corps during the Korean conflict. He was employed as a Security Guard for the...
Betty J. Cumming
May 11, 2016
Betty J. Cumming, 64, Superior resident, died Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at St. Luke’s Hospital Hospice in Duluth. She was born on August 23, 1951 in Seattle, WA to John R. and Jeanne (Krause) Cumming. Betty was a 1969 graduate of Cathedral High School and she attended W.I.T.C. Betty especially enjoyed spending time with her nieces and nephews when...
Connis "Connie" J. Hall
May 6, 2016
Connis “Connie” Jeanne Hall, 64, passed away at Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth peacefully in her sleep on May 6, 2016, after a seventeen year fight with breast cancer. She was born on October 8, 1951 in St. Paul, MN to Roger and Erma Mack. She was a 1970 graduate of Superior Senior High School. She married...
Robert "Bud" Solin
May 4, 2016
Robert E. “Bud Solin”, 92, lifelong Superior resident, passed away from complications of Alzheimer’s Disease on Wednesday, May 4, 2016, with his family by his side. He was born on November 30, 1923, the youngest child of Walter E. and Esther (Dahl) Solin. He lived in the Central Park neighborhood on the same block where he was born for...
Alice O. Walimaki
May 3, 2016
Alice O. Walimaki, longtime Maple, WI resident, died Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at Middle River Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on May 26, 1918 in Maple, WI to Matthew and Elizabeth (Hillberg) Wuori. Alice married Arvo Walimaki on June 18, 1944 in Lawton, OK and they celebrated fifty-nine years of marriage before his passing in 2003. She...
Gary Lee Wisted
May 3, 2016
NOTICE OF CHANGE: The Celebration of Life will be held at the Downs-LeSage Funeral Home, 1304 Hammond Avenue, Superior, on Saturday, May 14, 2016 from 4:00 – 6:00PM. Gary Lee Wisted, 57, Poplar, WI resident, died Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at his home following a courageous battle with COPD. He was born on June 4, 1958 in...
Virginia P. (Weyandt) Marshall
May 2, 2016
Virginia P. (Weyandt) Marshall, 82, Superior resident, died on Monday, May 2, 2016 at the Golden Living Center in Superior. Virginia was born at home in Brule, WI on May 23, 1933 to Maxwell and Vivian (Kemp) Weyandt. She was employed as a telemarketer for Innovative Marketing for many years. Virginia was a talented woman who did oil painting,...
Hildegarde L Jones
Apr 26, 2016
Hildegarde L. Jones, 93, longtime Poplar area resident, died on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at her home.
Arrangements are pending with the Lenroot-Maetzold Funeral Home, 1209 East 5th Street, Superior, Wisconsin
Margaret "Peggy" R. Honkanen
Apr 26, 2016
Margaret R. “Peggy” Honkanen, 64, Superior resident, died Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth. She was born on July 15, 1951 in Superior, WI to Marvin and Kathleen (Allen) Van Puymbrouck.
Peggy graduated from Superior Senior High School and attended W.I.T.C. She worked for Upper Lakes Foods for many years and...
Norman H. Hautala
Apr 24, 2016
Norman H. Hautala, 73, longtime Oulu, WI resident, passed away Sunday, April 24, 2016 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire, WI. He was born on September 6, 1942 in Superior to Eino and Mary (Wallace) Hautala. Norman graduated from the South Shore High School and served his country in the United States Army. He was employed as a...
Arianna Lynn Thomas
Apr 20, 2016
Arianna Lynn Thomas passed away on April 20, 2016 at St. Mary’s Essentia Health Hospital Duluth, Minnesota. She is survived by her mother, Tiana Manson and father Christopher R. Thomas; Siblings, Adam B., Hunter, Adam T., Ryan and Brooklyn; maternal grandmother, Valerie (DuWayne Kasper) Lukkarila; maternal great grandmother, JoAnn Manson; paternal grandparents, Fran and James “Chip” Walsh; paternal great...
Laurie Rasimaki
Apr 16, 2016
Laurie Rasimaki, 72, longtime Port Wing, WI area resident, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Saturday, April 16, 2016 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth, MN. He was born in Ashland, WI on October 16, 1943, the son of Laurie and Mary (Nicoletti) Rasimaki. Laurie married Sandra Swanson on November 9, 1963 and had recently celebrated fifty-two...
Dorance Merle Jordahl
Apr 16, 2016
Dorance Merle Jordahl, 83, longtime Duluth resident, passed away peacefully, at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth on Saturday, April 16, 2016. He was born on April 30, 1932 in Rake, IA to George Harry and Leota (Lamoreux) Jordahl. He graduated from UMD in 1955. While attending school, he met his wife Marie Luczak. On December 18, 2016,...
Ted Gruhlke
Apr 16, 2016
Ted Gruhlke, 73, former longtime Foxboro area resident and currently of Superior, died Saturday, April 16, 2016 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth, MN. He was born in Hammond, IN, the son of Lester W and Gertie (Kangas) Gruhlke. Ted graduated from High School in Tomahawk, WI. He served his country in the United States Navy from 1964 to...
Jean E. Mathiassen
Apr 15, 2016
Jean E. Mathiassen, 92, Superior resident, died Friday, April 15, 2016 at Harmony House in Superior. She was born on October 4, 1923, in Superior, WI to Conrad and Blanche (Wagnild) Jackson. Jean married Corey Mathiassen on October 18, 1947 and they celebrated sixty-five years of marriage before his passing in March of 2013. She was a longtime active...
Emma I. Pettit
Apr 14, 2016
Emma I. Pettit, 90, lifelong Superior resident, died Thursday, April 14, 2016 at Golden Living Center in Superior. She was born on February 7, 1926 in Superior, WI to Albert and Ruth Wallin. Emma worked for Chun King and was a farmer in addition to raising her six boys. She married Emery Pettit in July 7, 1943 and they...
Helen L. Miller
Apr 13, 2016
Helen L. Miller, 95, Superior resident, passed away peacefully at Golden Living Center in Superior on Wednesday, April 13, 2016. She was born on March 11, 1921 in Duluth, MN to Harold and Amanda (Johnson) Peterson. She graduated from Duluth Central High School in 1940. Helen worked as a telephone operator for Bell Telephone Company and was a sales...
