James Roland Murray
Feb 9, 2018
James Roland Murray, 81, lifelong area resident, died Friday, February 9, 2018 at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth, MN. He was born in Superior, WI, September 23, 1936, the son of Roland T. and Dorothy M. (Harper) Murray.
James married the love of his life, Judy (Erickson) Hansen, December 11, 1981, and they celebrated thirty-six...
Gail R. Peterson
Feb 8, 2018
Gail R. Peterson, 60, of Fort Worth, TX and former WI area resident, died Thursday, February 8, 2018 in her home. She was born on October 8, 1957 in Duluth, MN to Verlyn and Bernadine (Reynolds) Peterson.
Gail is survived by her father, Verlyn Peterson; one brother, Gary (Mary) Peterson, Poplar, WI; one niece, Melissa (Cassidy) Javner;...
Lynnette K. Johnson
Feb 7, 2018
Lynnette K. Johnson, 70, formerly of Superior, WI, passed away on Wednesday, February 7, 2018 in Largo, Florida surrounded by her family. She was born in Superior on June 1, 1947, the daughter of Bert and Ruth (Boswell) Chapman.
Lynnette graduated from Central High School in 1965 in Superior, WI. After high school, she attended Nursing School...
Alfred "Al" Lavalley
Feb 7, 2018
Alfred “Al” LaValley, 95, lifelong resident, formerly of East End, died Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at New Perspective in Superior. He was born on October 17, 1922 in Superior, WI to Renee and Helen (Stansky) LaValley.
He served his country in the United States Army during World War II. Al worked as a truck driver for Sweeney...
Jeffrey "Snuffer" S. Erickson
Feb 7, 2018
Jeffrey S. "Snuffer" Erickson, 60, of Superior, died Wednesday, February 7, 2018, at his residence.
He was born January 28, 1958, in Superior, son of Russell and Phyllis (Yadon) Erickson.
Jeff was a carpenter with Steve Hunter Construction.
He enjoyed hunting, snowmobiling, playing pool and foosball. His greatest love was spending time with...
Lawrence Kempton, Sr.
Feb 5, 2018
Lawrence "Butch" Kempton Sr. was born on June 12, 1940, the son of Roland and Cecelia (Hase) Kempton. He passed away from congestive heart failure on February 5, 2018.
Butch loved to repair and restore cars. He was the owner of D & L Autobody in Superior until his retirement in 2012. He especially loved the various...
Jean M. Martin
Feb 4, 2018
Jean M. Martin, 91, of Superior, died Sunday, February 4, 2018, at Essentia Health- St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth.
She was born in Superior on November 14, 1926, the daughter of Henry and Esther Lagro.
In June 1946, Jean Lagro and Floyd Martin were united in marriage.
Jean was a member of...
Roderic 'Rod' J. Campbell
Feb 1, 2018
Roderic 'Rod' J. Campbell, lifelong resident of Superior, died Thursday, February 1, 2018, at St. Luke's Hospice in Duluth.
Rod was born on Feb. 7, 1925, the son of Bruce and Myra Campbell. He was the grandson of Joseph A. Campbell, a lumber pioneer in Duluth and Superior.
He graduated from Superior Central High School...
John Torzewski
Jan 31, 2018
John K. Torzewski, 67, died peacefully Wednesday, January 31, 2018, at his Residence.
John was born in Wausau, WI on Jan 30, 1951, the son of Kenneth and Delores Torzewski.
He graduated from Mosinee High School and then earned his Master's Degree from the University of Wisconsin, Superior.
John was a lifelong educator...
Jeffrey "Jeff" S. Ford
Jan 30, 2018
Jeffrey “Jeff” S. Ford, 54, lifelong Superior resident, died Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born on January 21, 1964 in Superior, WI to John and Pauline (Dzelak) Ford.
He graduated from Superior Senior High School in 1982. He served in the Army...
Marilyn S. Kantarik
Jan 30, 2018
Marilyn S. Kantarik, 75, of Superior, died Tuesday, January 30, 2018, at Essentia-St. Mary's Hospice in Duluth.
Marilyn was born on Feb. 25, 1942, the daughter of Lester and Elizabeth Thompson. She graduated from Superior Central High School. She was a member of St. Francis Xavier Church.
Marilyn and her husband James owned and operated...
Jean Herbert
Jan 29, 2018
Jean Herbert, 77, longtime East End Superior resident, died Monday, January 29, 2018 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth, MN unexpectedly surrounded by family. She was born on December 23, 1940 in Superior, WI to Russell and Mae (Easty) Levine.
Jean married Merlin Herbert on March 4, 1967 and they celebrated fifty years of marriage. Jean loved...
Walter W. Gyllander
Jan 29, 2018
Walter W. Gyllander, 73, of Iron River, died Monday, January 29, 2018, at St. Luke's Hospice in Duluth after a short illness.
Walter was born on June 15, 1944, in Grand Rapids, MN the son of Reino and Edna Gyllander.
He served his country in the Army National Guard. Walter worked for the Wisconsin DNR...
Charles "Fred" Roberts
Jan 27, 2018
Charles “Fred” Roberts died Saturday, January 27, 2018 in his home in Superior. He was born in Omaha, Nebraska on July 29, 1970, the eldest son of Jesse Roberts and Sue Johnson.
Fred attended Superior Senior High School and after graduation traveled around the U.S., living and working for longer periods in Nevada, Georgia and Florida. He...
Arthur Peterson
Jan 27, 2018
Arthur Peterson, 88, lifelong resident of Superior, died Saturday, January 27, 2018 at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth. Arthur was born in Superior, September 2, 1929, the son of Arthur and Clairice (Hanson) Peterson.
He served his country honorably in the US Army, both in Ft. Leonard Wood and Ft. Eustis, VA, where his love...
Betty Ann Strum
Jan 27, 2018
Betty Ann Strum, 78, lifelong resident of Superior, passed away surrounded by her family on Saturday, January 27, 2018. She was born August 6, 1939 in Superior, the daughter of Edward and Betty (Johnson) Thomson.
She graduated from the Superior Central High School, class of 1957, and went on to graduate from the Superior State Teachers College....
James "Jim" E. Jackson
Jan 26, 2018
James “Jim” E. Jackson, 87, longtime Superior resident, died Friday, January 26, 2018 at the Solvay Hospice House in Duluth, MN. He was born on February 24, 1930 in Superior, WI to Ed and Pauline (Schmidt) Jackson.
Jim worked in the maintenance department at Murphy Oil for thirty-five years retiring in 1992. He married Constance “Connie” Spear...
Joanne "Punky" M. (Gunderson) Peterson
Jan 26, 2018
Joanne M. "Punky" (Gunderson) Peterson, 77, of Superior, died Friday, January 26, 2018, after a brief battle with cancer. She passed away peacefully at her sister Patty's home.
She was born March 18, 1940 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, daughter of Walter and Ann (Bozik) Mertzig.
Joanne was a 1959 graduate of Superior Central High School...
Joseph Kenneth Shelafoe
Jan 25, 2018
Joseph Kenneth Shelafoe, 71, of Superior, passed away Thursday, Jan 25, 2018 after a long brave battle with cancer in the comfort of his own home. He was born in Odanah, Wisconsin on Feb, 12, 1946, Son of Frank and Catherine (Halfaday) Shelafoe.
He served honorably in the United States Army.
Joe would like to...
Ruth M. Baillie
Jan 25, 2018
Ruth M. Baillie, 89, of Brule, WI, died Thursday, January 25, 2018 at Superior Rehabilitation Center in Superior. She was born on August 2, 1928 in Milwaukee, WI to Paul and Marie (Hansen) Gehling.
Ruth worked together with her husband, at Baillie Oil Company and was the bookkeeper for many years. She worked at Security State Bank...
