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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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...
Janice "Jan" R. (Fillipi) Kuralle
April 11, 2016
Janice R. “Jan” Kuralle, 66, Iron River resident, died Monday, April 11, 2016 at Middle River Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on November 14, 1949 in Warren, MN to Bob and Ardith (Cameron) Fillipi. Jan married John Kuralle celebrated over thirty-five years of marriage. Jan was the owner/operator along with her husband John of a convenience store...
Andrew "Andy" J. Renquist
April 9, 2016
Andrew J. “Andy” Renquist, 51, lifelong Superior resident, died Saturday, April 9, 2016 at the Solvay Hospice House in Duluth after a very long battle with cancer. He was born on August 29, 1964 in Superior, WI to Robert and Mary (Miller) Renquist. Many years ago he worked at Con Agra Foods and then went on to the St....
Gilbert A Semanko
April 8, 2016
Gilbert A. Semanko, 87, longtime Poplar/Maple, WI area resident died Friday, April 8, 2016 at Northern Residence of Hawthorne in South Range, WI.
He was born on April 4, 1929 in Cadotte, WI to John and Blanche (Dougherty) Semanko.
He graduated from the former Superior Cathedral High School.
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Erma C. Gaynor
April 3, 2016
Erma C. Gaynor, 94, lifelong Superior resident, died Sunday, April 3, 2016 at Villa Marina Health & Rehabilitation Center in Superior. She was born on January 19, 1922 in Superior, WI to Joseph and Nathalia (Viaene) Van Landschoot. She was the last member of the Joseph Van Landschoot family. Erma attended St. Anthony, Franklin, East High School and WI...
Dennis Davy
April 3, 2016
Dennis Davy, 35, Superior resident, died Sunday, April 3, 2016 at his residence. He was born on November 18, 1980 in Duluth, MN to John and Patrice (Urbaniak) Davy. He received his welding degree from Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College. He was a member of the Epilepsy Foundation. Dennis was employed as a bartender for many years. He was a...
