Shirley O. Nelson
Oct 19, 2015
Shirley O. Nelson, 97, lifelong resident of Superior, died peacefully Monday, October 19, 2015 at Villa Marina Health and Rehab Center in Superior. Shirley was born on Oct. 18, 1918 the daughter of Martin and Marie Nelson. She was a member of Concordia Lutheran church and former member of Our Saviors Lutheran Church. She was very active in all areas...
Lawrence E. Nyberg
Oct 18, 2015
Lawrence E. Nyberg, 49, of Duluth died Sunday October 18, 2015 at Fairview University Hospital in Minneapolis after a long battle with addiction. Larry was born in Illinois on August 8, 1966 the son of Richard and Barbara Nyberg. He enjoyed going fishing and camping. He was preceded in death by his parents. Larry is survived by his wife, Tara;...
Van Jeffery "Chipper" Korhonen
Oct 17, 2015
Van Jeffery “Chipper” Korhonen 57, longtime Oakland, WI area resident, passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2015 unexpectedly in his home.
He was born on May 19, 1958 in Superior to Sulo and Betty (Serre) Korhonen, of Wentworth, youngest of their seven children.
Chipper graduated from Northwestern High School...
Barbara A. Mariani
Oct 17, 2015
Barbara A. Mariani, 52, Superior resident, died Saturday, October 17, 2015 at the Solvay Hospice House in Duluth. She was born on April 10, 1963 in Chicago, IL to Pasquale and Rosemary (Schmidt) Barone. Barbara was a customer service supervisor for Customer Link for several years. She married Ron Mariani on August 30, 1997 in Des Plaines, IL and...
Donald "Don" Edward Eliason
Oct 9, 2015
Donald “Don” Edward Eliason, 86, longtime Superior area resident, died Friday, October 09, 2015 at Villa Marina Health and Rehabilitation Center in Superior, WI.
He was born in Ironwood, Michigan on December 8, 1928 the son of Linder and Margaret (Peterson) Eliasson.
Donald graduated from high school and went...
Isabelle Marian Battuello
Oct 9, 2015
ISABELLE M. BATTUELLO Isabelle M. Battuello, 87, of Superior, died Friday, October 9, 2015, at Middle River Health and Rehabilitation Center from complications of Parkinson's Disease. Isabelle was born October 15, 1927 in Laurium, Michigan, the youngest of three children of Oscar and Ragna Niemela. She was raised in Laurium, graduated from Calumet High School and was proud of her...
Betty Lou Abrahamzon
Oct 6, 2015
Betty Lou (Ray) Abrahamzon, 85, a former resident of South Range, Wis. died peacefully with family by her side on Tues., Oct. 6th, 2015, in Villa-Marina Health & Rehabilitation Center, Superior, Wis., where she resided the last few years. She was born in Milwaukee, Wis. Sept. 16, 1930 to Ben B. and Nora Evalyn Ray. In 1946, when she was...
Linda J. Oberstar
Oct 4, 2015
Linda J. Oberstar, 69, formerly of Superior and Barnes, WI, currently of Verona, WI, passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2015 in Verona.
She was born on April 8, 1946 in Superior to Elmer and Mabel (Larson) Hoff.
She graduated from Central High School in 1964 and went on...
Frances "Caroline" Martineau
Oct 4, 2015
Frances “Caroline” Martineau, 65, life-long resident of Superior, died Sunday, October 4, 2015 at St. Mary’s Essentia Health Hospice Unit, Duluth, MN.
She was born on July 28, 1950 in Superior, WI, the daughter of Francis and Eva (Nelson) Martineau.
Caroline devoted her life to her family and Christ. She was a life-long member of...
Donald C. Graves
Oct 2, 2015
Donald C. Graves, 87 of Foxboro, died Friday, October 2, 2015 at Essentia-St. Mary's Hospital in Superior surrounded by his family. Donald was born on July 23, 1928 in Douglas, Wyoming the son of Charles and Stella Graves. He grew up in Dairyland, WI and graduated from Frederic High School. He served his country in the Army from 1950 to...
Harvey Duane Erickson
Oct 1, 2015
Harvey Duane Erickson, 64, longtime Superior and Duluth area resident, died Thursday, October 1, 2015 at home following a lengthy battle with COPD.
He was born on February 18, 1951 in Superior, the son of Harvey C and Ada Belle (Hanson) Erickson.
He graduated from Superior Senior High School,...
Mitchell J. Babic
Sep 30, 2015
Mitchell J. Babic, 97 of Superior, formerly of Mercer, WI, died Wednesday September 30, 2015 at Villa Marina Health and Rehab. Mitchell was born in Sandrock, WI the son of Narrie and Michael Babic. He married the former Jean M. McFarlin in 1945 and they celebrated 39 years of marriage until her death in 1984. Mitch enjoyed doing many things...
Ernest J. Hahn
Sep 29, 2015
Ernest J. Hahn, 87 of Superior, died Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at Golden Living in Superior. He was born in Spooner, WI on Feb. 18, 1928. Ernest served his country in the Navy. He was a seaman, sailing on the Great Lakes for many years. He also worked construction. He loved walking and walked 2-3 miles a day around Superior...
Richard "Rick" A. Brill
Sep 27, 2015
Richard A. “Rick” Brill, 44, Superior resident, died Sunday, September 27, 2015 from injuries he sustained from an accident in Hermantown, MN. He was born on October 7, 1970 in Superior, WI to Roger and Jann (Hofberger) Brill. He graduated high school and from the University of Minnesota-Duluth with Business and English Degrees. Rick was completing his Masters Degree...
Ethel I. Edwards
Sep 24, 2015
Ethel Ilene Edwards passed away Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015 surrounded by her family. Ethel was born Nov. 13, 1929 in Superior to Peder and Cornelia Jensen. She was preceded in death by parents Peder and Cornelia; brothers Henry and Edward; sister Clara; infant son Mitchell; daughter Susan; son-in-law Tom. Ethel is survived by children, Sandy (Roger), Nancy (Earl), Michael (Cathy),...
Ida Mae Korhonen
Sep 22, 2015
Ida Mae Korhonen, 77, lifelong Brule, WI area resident, passed away on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at her niece’s home in Brookfield, WI. She was born in Brule on August 7, 1938 to Edward E. and Martha E. (Leaf) Gruebele. She graduated from Northwestern High School. Ida married the love of her life, Raymond Korhonen, on October 18, 1958...
John 'Jack' S. O'Brien
Sep 22, 2015
John "Jack" Steven O'Brien, 86, of Superior, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 22nd with family by his side. He is joining his beloved wife of 63 years, Shirley; parents, Thomas and Alita (McKenzie) O'Brien and his brother, Don. He is survived by sons, Mark, Tom (Ann), Mike (Sharie), Scott (Shawn), Pat (Kristi); daughter, Cheryl (Jack) Pillsbury; twin sister Dorothy Mahoney, brother-in-law,...
Richard L. Coda
Sep 21, 2015
Richard L. “Dick” Coda, 72, longtime Maple resident, passed away Monday, September 21, 2015, surrounded by his loving family at Solvay Hospice House, Duluth, Minnesota. He was born on November 11, 1942 in Superior to Lawrence F. and Amelia (Novozinski) Coda. Dick graduated from the former East High School and went on to receive his Bachelor’s Degree in Biology...
Most Reverend Raphael M. Fliss
Sep 21, 2015
BISHOP RAPHAEL MICHAEL GABRIEL FLISS
BISHOP EMERITUS RAPHAEL MICHAEL GABRIEL FLISS, 84 years of age, passed away Monday, September 21, 2015, at St. Luke’s Hospital Inpatient Unit, Duluth, MN.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be at 12:00 p.m., Thursday, October 1, 2015, at the Cathedral of...
Kenneth William Moore
Sep 18, 2015
Kenneth William Moore, 67, of Solon Springs, formerly of Superior, died Friday, September 18, 2015, at his residence. He was born September 18, 1948, in Superior, son of Verlyn and Virginia (VanDamme) Moore. Ken served his country with the U.S. Army. While in Vietnam, he earned 2 bronze stars with one having an oak leaf cluster. On January 9, 1971,...
