William "Bill" P. Shay Ii
April 22, 2015
William P. “Bill” Shay II, 72, Superior resident, died Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at St. Luke’s Hospital Hospice in Duluth. He was born on July 29, 1942 in Duluth, MN to William P. and Constance (Kreidler) Shay. Bill was a professional painter by trade and belonged to the Iron Painters Union Local 109. He was a member of The...
William M. "Billy Whiteshoes" Johnsen
April 20, 2015
William M. “Billy Whiteshoes” Johnsen, 62, longtime Superior resident, passed away Monday, April 20, 2015 at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth, MN.
He was born on December 9, 1952 in Superior to Bernard and Marilyn (Anderson) Johnsen.
He was employed as an operating engineer at Grandma’s...
Floyd G. "Bing" Anderson
April 12, 2015
Floyd G. “Bing” Anderson, 91, longtime Port Wing resident, passed away on Sunday, April 12, 2015 at the Christian Community Home in Osceola, WI, surrounded by his family.
He was born on April 20, 1923 in Ellison Bay, WI to Oscar and Anna (Carlson) Anderson.
Bing married Viola Kolin...
Angela Kay "Angie" Zeug
April 10, 2015
Angela Kay “Angie” Zeug, 90, longtime Superior resident, died Friday, April 10, 2015 at Villa-Marina Health & Rehabilitation Center in Superior. She was born at home in the Clark county village of Willard, on March 15, 1925, the daughter of John and Mary (Karnicar) Snedic.
Angie considered herself fortunate to not only graduate...
Peter "Joe" O'Brien
April 8, 2015
Peter “Joe” O’Brien, 52, longtime Superior resident, died Wednesday, April 8, 2015 unexpectedly in his home.He was born on June 17, 1963 in Hammond, IN to James and Evelyn (Liska) O’Brien. Joe was a manager for the Tower Spur Station for ten years.He enjoyed woodworking and was a published cartoonist. Joe was very caring and helpful to others. Joe...
Richard "Dick" L. Jacobson
April 5, 2015
Richard L. “Dick” Jacobson, 81, lifetime Superior resident, entered eternal life on Sunday, April 5, 2015 at St. Luke’s Hospital with family and friends by his side. For two and half years he fought a valiant fight against advanced stage lung cancer. Richard was born on June 23, 1933 to Lloyd and Ethel (Mangseth) Jacobson. He graduated from Superior...
Louise E. Hoven
April 4, 2015
Louise E. Hoven, 84, lifelong Superior resident, died Saturday, April 4, 2015 at Middle River Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on June 23, 1930 in Superior, WI to Delbert G. Countryman and Hazel O. (Larson) Dykins. Louise graduated from the former Central High School in 1948. Louise was employed as a secretary for forty years. She worked...
Robert F. Urbaniak
April 4, 2015
Robert F. Urbaniak, 88, lifelong East End Superior resident, passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2015 at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Hospice Unit in Duluth, MN.
He was born in Superior on December 19, 1926 to Frank and Victoria (Horyza) Urbaniak.
Bob served his country in the United States...
Donald Seidlitz
March 29, 2015
Donald Seidlitz, 78, longtime Superior area resident, passed away peacefully with his stepdaughter, Kimberly, and niece, Rebecca, by his side on Sunday, March 29, 2015 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth.
He was born at home on December 24, 1936 in Cornell, WI, the son of Edward and Lorraine (Waggoner) Seidlitz. Don graduated...
Donald Berube
March 28, 2015
Donald Berube, 94, Longtime Maple and Brule area resident, died Saturday, March 28, 2015 at St Luke’s Hospital, Hospice Unit, Duluth, MN
He was born in Ashland, Wisconsin on December 20, 1920 the son of Frank and Florence (Russell) Berube.
Donald graduated from Iron River High School and attended...
Dorothy Wheaton
March 27, 2015
Dorothy Wheaton, 87, Superior, passed away on Friday, March 27, 2015 at the Middle River Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on November 30, 1927 in Superior to Albert and Mary (Rohrer) Ellison and was a lifelong Superior resident.
She was a former member of the Eastern Star. She was an avid...
Dorothy J. (O'Kash) Gamsa
March 25, 2015
Dorothy J. (O’Kash) Gamsa passed from this life on Wednesday, March 25, 2015. She was born February 10, 1917 in Duluth, MN to parents Nikolas and Pearl O’Kash. She performed as a solo singer in nightclubs across the country, from 1937 through the 1950s, under the stage name of Dorothy Blaine. Dorothy’s family moved to Superior in 1924 when...
William "Bill" John Farmakes
March 22, 2015
William “Bill” John Farmakes, 79, Superior, passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2015 at the Solvay Hospice House in Duluth, surrounded by his family.
He was born on April 28, 1935 in Superior to John and Urania (Agorastos) Farmakes. He attended the Superior public schools and graduated from the former Central High School...
Donna Keppers
March 22, 2015
Donna Keppers, 53, South Range, WI, passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2015 at the Villa Marina Health and Rehabilitation Center following a lengthy and courageous battle with multiple sclerosis. She was born on May 31, 1961 in Superior to Ronald and Eileen (Allen) Wohlwend and was a lifelong area resident. Donna graduated from Superior Senior High School. She...
Dr. George L. "Doc" Horvat
March 20, 2015
Dr. George L. “Doc” Horvat, 77, Duluth resident, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday, March 20, 2015 at the Solvay Hospice House in Duluth. He was born on March 2, 1938 in East St. Louis, IL to George S. and Laura (Little) Horvat. He graduated from Assumption High School in East St. Louis, Illinois where he played...
Dennis L. Dufour
March 19, 2015
Dennis L. Dufour, 70, longtime Superior resident, died Thursday, March 19, 2015 at Villa Marina Health and Rehabilitation Center in Superior. He was born on July 3, 1944 in Duluth, MN to Harold and Margaret (McCabe) Dufour. Dennis graduated from the former Cathedral High School and went on to R.O.T.C. He served his country in the United States Air...
Miles Meunier
March 18, 2015
Miles Meunier, 63, Superior, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2015 in Superior, following a courageous battle with cancer.
He was born in Green Bay, WI to Miles and JoAnn (Scory) Meunier.
He graduated from Wausau East in 1969. Miles went on to receive his degree in English Literature...
Lois E. "Babe" Van Driessche
March 17, 2015
Lois E. “Babe” Van Driessche, 90, Superior, died Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at Villa-Marina Health and Rehabilitation Center.
She was born on November 11, 1924 in Spooner, WI to Otto H and Albina (Arseneau) Thorson.
She married Gust Van Driessche on August 18, 1945 in Spooner, WI and celebrated...
Sidney James Palm
March 11, 2015
Sidney James Palm, 82, Superior, passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 in his home. He was born on September 10, 1932 in Superior to Charles and Dorothy (Chaffey) Palm. He served his country in the United States Air Force. Sid married Florence Dopp on April 23, 1962 at Concordia Lutheran Church and celebrated 52 years of marriage. He...
Alexander "Alex" E. Orlowski
March 10, 2015
Alexander “Alex” E. Orlowski, 92, Superior, passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth. He was born on July 5, 1922 in Duluth to Constantine and Stephania (Janovick) Orlowski.
He graduated from Morgan Park High School in Duluth in 1941 and attended Smith-Hughes Trade School...
