Michael A. "Mike" Dufour
Feb 24, 2015
Michael A. “Mike” Dufour, 74, Lake Nebagamon, WI, passed away on Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Medical Center, Duluth, MN, surrounded by his loving family following a courageous and lengthy battle with Parkinsons Disease. He was born on January 23, 1941 in Superior to Adrian and Jeanette (Sellwood) Dufour and has lived in Lake Nebagamon...
Loretta J. Charles
Feb 21, 2015
Loretta June Charles, 85, of Superior, Wis. died Sat., Feb. 21, 2015 in the Solvay Hospice House, Duluth, Minn. She was born June 2, 1929 in Superior to Joseph and Laura Fisher. She was a graduate of Cathedral High School and had been employed by the Thompson Clinic in Dolton, Ill. as a secretary/receptionist. Loretta is lovingly remembered by her...
Victoria J. "Vicky" Krause
Feb 20, 2015
Victoria J. “Vicky” Krause, 92, a lifelong Superior resident, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 20, 2015, at the Lighthouse of Superior with her family by her side. She was born on November 27, 1922 in Superior to Michael and Julia (Miotke) Fedyn.
Vicky graduated from the former Central High School and went...
Elsie Jane Mattila
Feb 15, 2015
Elsie J. Mattila, 94, of Superior, died Sunday, February 15, 2015, at St. Luke's Hospice, Duluth. She was born August 2, 1920 in White River, South Dakota, daughter of George and Agatha (Haacker) Marvin. Elsie worked as a floral designer for McKee's and Wolff's floral shops in Superior. Some of her interests included collecting and refinishing various antiques, growing indoor...
Lorelei Mae (Edman) Kelly
Feb 14, 2015
Lorelei Mae (Edman) Kelly, aged 73, died peacefully on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2015, at home, surrounded by her four children after fighting a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Lorelei was born on April 2, 1941, in South Range, WI, the daughter of Verna Iola (Botten) Edman and Leif Gustav Edman. Being raised in the country by...
Adeline L. Sharpe
Feb 11, 2015
Adeline L Sharpe, formerly of Superior, WI, passed away peacefully on February 11, 2015, at the Memory Care Center at Edgewood Vista in Hermantown, MN. Adeline was born in Sand Creek, WI on January 7, 1921, the daughter of George and Florence (Gilstad) Runkle and sister to Gaylord Runkle (Ardis). She attended school in Barron, WI and married Lyle Prine...
Gertrude Lenora Taipale
Feb 10, 2015
Gertrude Lenora Taipale "Gertie", age 90, passed away on Tuesday, February 10, 2015, at Essentia Health St. Mary's hospital in Superior. Gertie was born in Iron River, Wisconsin on July 10, 1924, to Bertha (Tutor) and Percy Armbruster. She attended school in Iron River while employed as a waitress and nanny. She also spent time working in Detroit supporting the...
Dewey C. Pelfrey, Jr.
Feb 9, 2015
Dewey C. Pelfrey, Jr., 64, of Superior, died Monday, February 9, 2015 at his residence. Dewey was born in Bucks County, PA on Sept. 5, 1950 the son of Dewey and Elizabeth Pelfrey Sr. He served his country in the Army during Vietnam. He spent 8 ½ years in the Army serving two tours in Vietnam. He was part of...
Pat Daly
Feb 8, 2015
Pat Daly, 42, Stewartville, MN, died Sunday, February 8, 2015 in Cannon Falls, MN. He was born on June 3, 1972 in Duluth, MN to Edward and Leora (Lange) Daly. He was a generous person. He was known for his sense of humor and was a hard worker. He loved fishing and all outdoor activities. Most of all he...
June R. Nitz
Feb 8, 2015
June Rosemary Nitz, 81, was called home to the Lord on Sunday, Feb 8, 2015 after a brief illness at Essentia-St. Mary's Hospital in Superior. June was born on June 9, 1933 the daughter of Lindsey and Emily Barter, Sr. She had been employed by St. Mary's Hospital in Superior and worked as a caregiver/companion in Superior and Ridgeland, WI....
Paul S. Buchanan
Feb 7, 2015
If it's the details of a man's life that distinguishes him, even though Paul's was cut short, the details of his life could fill a thousand novels. He was a legend in his time and he leaves a legacy the likes of which have never been seen, nor will it again. Paul was a truly unique individual; he was a...
Janet L Modeen
Feb 6, 2015
Janet L. Modeen, 96, Iron River area resident, died February 6, 2015 at the Ashland Health and rehabilitation center in Ashland, Wisconsin.
She was born in Superior, Wisconsin on January 2, 1919 the daughter of Edward and Ida (Nelson) Johnson.
Janet was employed as a telegrapher for the railroad,...
Amy Lynn Krusz
Feb 6, 2015
Amy Lynn Krusz, 46, Duluth resident, died Friday, February 6, 2015 at her home.She was born on November 20, 1968 in Duluth, MN to Gary Krusz and Pegra (Rindal) Cobb. Amy attended Denfeld High School in Duluth. She was employed as an Independent insurance adjuster for many years. She loved staying connected with her family and friends on Facebook,...
Rosemarie Packer
Feb 6, 2015
Rosemarie Packer, 66, of Superior, died Friday, February 6, 2015 at the Golden Living Center in Superior. Rosemarie was born in Superior on May 19, 1948 the daughter of Stanley and Clara Keller. She enjoyed cooking, crossword puzzles, traveling and was a Green Bay Packer fan. She was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Jennifer Thurston; a sister,...
Ronald John Danielson
Feb 5, 2015
Ronald John Danielson, 83, Superior, passed away on Thursday, February 5, 2015 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth. He was born in the family log cabin in Oulu, WI on December 26, 1931 to Nels and Lillian (Kortesma) Danielson.
He graduated from the former Central High School and went on to receive his...
Marlene Budnick
Feb 1, 2015
Marlene Budnick, 65, Superior, passed away from her earthly life to her heavenly life on Sunday, February 1, 2015 at the Solvay Hospice House in Duluth, MN as a result from complications from COPD. She was born on February 22, 1949 in Superior and was a lifelong Superior resident. Some of her accomplishments were working for Head Start as...
Tommie T. Ranta
Feb 1, 2015
Tommie T. Ranta, 62, Superior, passed away on Sunday, February 1, 2015, of cancer, at the Villa-Marina Health and Rehabilitation Center in Superior. He was born on November 27, 1952 in the Town of Cloverland to Arvid and Ellen (Wiitanen) Ranta. He graduated from Northwestern High School in 1970. He was employed at Bay Produce, growing tomatoes at the...
Walfred "Wally" Anderson
Jan 31, 2015
Walfred “Wally” Anderson, 81, Port Wing, WI, passed away on Saturday, January 31, 2015 at St. Joseph Hospital in St. Paul, MN. He was born December 31, 1933 in Port Wing, WI to Edwin and Anna (Person) Anderson. Wally served in the United States Air Force from 1953 to 1957. He married Karen Clauson on September 2, 1961 in...
Eileen Sarah Gladys Erickson
Jan 28, 2015
Eileen S.G. (Saunders) Erickson, 88, died peacefully on January 28, 2015 at the Lighthouse in Superior. She was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada on Oct. 2, 1926 and graduated in nursing from the Winnipeg General Hospital in 1954. She joined the staff of the Manitoba Cancer Treatment and Research Foundation, and after further training, obtained a diploma in radiotherapy from...
Claudia Joan Kurki
Jan 28, 2015
Claudia J. Kurki, 70, of South Range, died Wednesday, January 28, 2015, at Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center, Duluth. She was born March 14, 1944, in Superior, daughter of George and Carole (Koenig) Harris. On January 2, 1965, in Milwaukee, Claudia Harris and John Kurki were united in marriage. In addition to raising three children, Claudia worked as a telephone...
