Obituaries

Sep 29, 2025

Charlene Faye Tyson, 89, of Superior passed away peacefully Monday September 29, 2025, at Solvay Hospice House surrounded by her family.

Charlene was born in Superior on February 20, 1936, the daughter of Charles and Esther (Hawkinson) Erickson.

She loved playing bingo, watching the game show network, and cheering for the Minnesota Vikings and the...

Sep 29, 2025

Sheila R. Love, age 60 of Superior, Wisconsin, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, September 29, 2025, at the Essentia St. Mary's Medical Center located in Duluth, Minnesota.

Sheila was born on October 16, 1964, in Cudahy, Wisconsin, to her parents Carol (Lawrence) and Stanley Coleman.

She dedicated many years of her life working as the...

Sep 29, 2025

Olive C. Kronberg, 103, of Superior died Monday, September 29, 2025, at Dove Healthcare in Superior.

Olive was born on December 2, 1921, in Oulu, WI to Nels and Johnanna (Johnson) Olson. She graduated from Waino High School in 1940.

In 1942 her family moved to Superior where she attended Superior Vocational School for one...

Sep 28, 2025

Lillian E. Lisak, 98, of Superior, died Sunday, September 28, 2025, at Dove Health Care in Superior.

Lillian was born in Minneapolis on April 29, 1927, the daughter of William and Julia (Larsen) Nelson.

The family made their home in Superior when Lillian was a young child. She later attended Superior Central High School, and...

Sep 27, 2025

Linda Marie Backlund Bushaw, 74, longtime Superior resident, passed away on September 27, 2025 at Twin Ports Health in Superior, WI surrounded by family. She was born on January 20, 1951, the daughter of Vernon C. and Lorraine M. (Glonek) Backlund, Jr. in Superior, WI.

Linda was a 1969 graduate from Superior Senior High School and took some additional courses at...

Sep 25, 2025

Ronald Eric Johnson, 61, of Bennett, WI was welcomed into the loving arms of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, unexpectedly but peacefully, on Thursday, September 25th, 2025, after a lengthy battle with respiratory disease.

Ron was born in Superior, WI on March 23rd, 1964, the son of Wayne and Ruth (Hart) Johnson. He graduated from Northwestern...

Sep 24, 2025

Cathy Jean VanDriessche-Beauchamp, 72, Superior, WI, passed peacefully surrounded by her family on September 24, 2025. She was born on March 10, 1953 in Superior, to Gust and Lois VanDriessche.

Cathy did various jobs throughout her lifetime that worked around her children and grandchildren. Cathy loved attending her grandchildren’s extracurricular activities. One of the best times of her life was racing...

Sep 24, 2025

Tracy Alan Woodhull, 53, of Superior, died on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, in Superior.

Tracy was born on August 8, 1972, to Douglas and Mary (Johnson) Woodhull. He proudly served in the U.S. Army for four years.

Tracy has battled leukemia for at least half of his life, going in and out of remission. He...

Sep 22, 2025

Robert John Kelley, 73, longtime Superior resident, passed away on Monday, September 22, 2025. He was born in St. Paul, MN, on March 24, 1952, the son of Thomas and Marie (Salzl) Kelley.

Robert is survived by his wife of 40 years, Edith (Coro) Kelley; daughters Ana Conway and Kathy Kelley; grandchildren Desmond Conway and Ethel Makus; brothers Dave (Lois) Kelley...

Sep 20, 2025

David Patrick Rasmussen, Jr., 70, passed away at his lake home on September 20, 2025. David was born on August 28, 1955 to David and Janet Rusmussen.

After graduating from Superior High School, he entered the U.S. Army on January 15, 1974. He served at Fort Carson in CO, where he was awarded a national Defense Service medal, a Marksman’s Badge,...

Sep 20, 2025

Ann Marie Kaushagen, 82, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 20, 2025 at Dove Healthcare in Superior, WI. She was born to Alfred Baumgartner and Joanna (Lisorska) on March 9, 1943 in Hildesheim, Germany. Early in life, Ann immigrated from Germany to the United States where she attended and graduated from Tollman High School, in Pawtucket, RI, class of 1961....

Sep 14, 2025

Sandra A. (Bozeman-Cannon) Wright was born on August 16, 1944, to Henry and Thelma Bozeman and departed on Sunday, September 14, 2025. The third of four children, she was raised in Chicago, IL, where she attended Wadsworth Elementary, Hyde Park High School, and Chicago Teachers College where she achieved her BS in Education.  She then achieved her MS in...

Sep 14, 2025

Florence M. Konczak, 86, of South Range, WI, passed away on Sunday, September 14, 2025, at Essentia St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth, MN.

Florence was born on November 26, 1938, in Proctor, MN, to Genevieve (Pelletier) and Edward Poirier.

She was known for her deep love of animals and had an impressive collection of...

Sep 12, 2025

“Rapid Robert" (Bob) James Ronchi, 87, passed away on Friday, September 12, 2025 at his home in South Range, WI after a brief illness of Sepsis.  He was the first-born son of John and Clara (Balcer) Ronchi on June 21, 1938 in Duluth, MN.  Bob lived his whole life in Wentworth, WI, now referred to as South Range, WI. He...

Sep 11, 2025

“Mickey” Margot Kay Kornstad, 86, longtime resident of Lake Nebagamon, WI, died Thursday, September 11, 2025, at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth, MN. She was born in Superior, November 8, 1938, the daughter of Morley and Marjorie (Donovan) McFarlin.

Mickey was united in marriage to Richard Kornstad on July 6, 1976, and they recently celebrated forty-nine years of marriage before...

Sep 9, 2025

RoseMary Hildenbrand, left this life peacefully on September 9, 2025 at the age of 93 at the Spirit of Home in Hibbing, Minnesota where she resided for the final month of her life here on earth.

She was born June 26,1932 to Hans and Dorothy Vetter in Selz, North Dakota, and was raised in Anamoose, ND where...

Sep 9, 2025

Regan "Reggie" S. Horn, 64, of Princeton, MN died Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at his residence.

Reggie was born in Superior on August 23, 1961, the son of Thomas and Beverly (Bennett) Horn. He graduated from Superior Senior High School with the class of 1979.

He enjoyed traveling, watching NASCAR and the Green Bay Packers....

Sep 8, 2025

Marilyn H. DeCaire, 88, of South Superior, WI, passed away on Monday, September 8, 2025, at Aspen Health Center.

Marilyn was born on February 7, 1937, to Helene (Mohr) and Fred Walberg in Superior, WI.

She was employed as a cashier with Walgreen's for many years until retiring in 1999.  Marilyn and her husband Joe...

Sep 5, 2025

Karlyn (Peterson) Gatzke, 65, passed away on Friday, September 5, 2025. She was born the daughter of Vern and Loretta (Merila) Peterson on February 11, 1960 in Superior, WI.

In her younger years, she enjoyed figure skating lessons and spending time at the family cabin on Bony Lake water-skiing, sunbathing and taking saunas as well as snowmobiling...

Sep 5, 2025

Jack Wallace Larson, 94, of Superior, died Friday, September 5, 2025, at Essentia St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth.

Jack was born on April 18, 1931, the son of Wallace and Elmyra (Nordstrom) Larson.

He served his country with the US Navy. Jack was employed as a Press Operator for Superwood now Georgia Pacific in...