Obituaries

Mar 18, 2025

William R. “Bill” Bates, 82, resident of Superior, WI, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at Centennial Home in Superior. He was born in Detroit, MI on October 7, 1942, the son of William and Helen (Holmstrom) Bates.

He was united in marriage to Marjorie Sando and together they raised two beautiful children, Taras and...

Mar 18, 2025

Gregory S. Utyro, 75, lifelong resident of Superior, died Tuesday March 18, 2025, at his residence surrounded by family.

Greg was born in Superior on February 22, 1950, the son of Joseph and Alline (Prenger) Utyro.

He married Charlene Russom on May 6, 1978, and together they celebrated 47 years of marriage.

Greg...

Mar 15, 2025

Barbara Ann Carlson, 72, resident of Superior, passed away on Saturday, March 15, 2025, at her home. She was born in Chippewa Falls, WI on February 23, 1953, the daughter of Dwayne Kane and LaVaun Miller. She graduated from Northwestern High School in the class of 1971. Barb worked as a care giver at Rural Living Environments in Babbit,...

Mar 15, 2025

Kristine Mae Jackson, 81, of Superior died Saturday, March 15, 2025, at Twin Ports Health in Superior.

Mae was born to Ida (Christensen) and Eugene Judge on August 7, 1943, in Malad City, Idaho.

Mae married Herbert Jackson on June 10, 1972, in Santa Monica, CA.

She was employed as a cashier at...

Mar 11, 2025

Barbara A. Fellbaum, 86, lifelong resident of Superior, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at Essentia Health St. Mary's Hospital in Duluth, MN, surrounded by her family. She was born on May 6, 1938, the daughter of Bernard and Bernice (Lozon) Cieslicki.

She graduated from the former Cathedral High School in...

Mar 11, 2025

Benjamin James Sherwood, 39, of Mountain Iron, MN, passed away at home on Wednesday, March 11, 2025. He was born in Mesa, AZ on April 11, 1985, the son of Father, Jim Sherwood, and Mother, Constance Sherwood. Ben graduated from Mesa High School in 2003 and went on to become a website designer and business consultant for one of...

Mar 11, 2025

Patricia A Cipriano, 75 of Superior, WI died Tuesday, March 11, 2025, surrounded by her loving children at Twin Ports Health in Superior, WI. Patricia was born to Beatrice (Connolly) and Edward Scully on September 13th, 1949, in Springfield, MA.

She attended Commerce high school and went on to Mansfield Beauty Academy. Patricia worked as a beautician...

Mar 11, 2025

Marvel 'Joey' J. LaPorte, 68, of Superior, died Tuesday March 11, 2025, at Aspirus St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth.

Joey was born in Superior on October 6, 1956, the daughter of Miles and Joan (Burgess) Cockerham. She married Roger LaPorte on May 20, 1989.

She had worked at Head Start and Office Max. Joey loved...

Mar 11, 2025

Laraine K. Matushak, 97, of Superior, died Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at Dove Health Care in Superior.

Laraine was born in Superior on October 27, 1927, the daughter of Emil and Jennie (Sertich) Vucovich.

After high school, she earned her teaching degree and was a teacher for many years at WITC (now Northwoods Tech).

Mar 11, 2025

James A. Brett, 84 of Superior, WI died on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at Dove Healthcare in Superior.

James was born March 24, 1940 in Fargo, ND to Virginia (Saul) and Milton Brett.

He married Pauline Gruel April 21, 1961 at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Fargo, ND.

Jim was employed as an...

Mar 9, 2025

Arthur D. Johnson, 93, of Superior died Sunday, March 9, 2025, at his residence surrounded by family.

Arthur was born on June 5, 1931, in Evergreen Township, WI the son of Emmerd and Emma (Brisk) Johnson. He served his country with the US Army.

Art had worked many years as a carpenter for Lakehead Construction...

Mar 8, 2025

Stephan Weyandt, 89, longtime resident of Iron River, WI, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 8, 2025, at Vita Care Living in Hayward, WI. He was born on December 7, 1935, to Maxwell and Vivian (Kemp) Weyandt. He graduated from Northwestern High School in Maple, WI, with the class of 1954. He also served his country in the United...

Mar 8, 2025

Gaylord "Googs" Palm, 80, lifelong resident of Superior, left to join his beloved wife in peace on Saturday, March 8, 2025, at Essentia Health St. Mary's Hospital in Duluth, MN.

Gaylord was born on June 30, 1944. He graduated from East High School in Superior. He spent most of his adult life working for the Superior Police...

Mar 7, 2025

Maryann Sullivan Kulig, 74, of Superior, passed away on March 7, 2025, at Aspirus St. Luke's Hospital.

Mary was born on July 30, 1950, in Superior to Annabelle and Paul Sullivan. She graduated from Superior Senior High in 1968 and went on to work at Wisconsin Bell, followed by Minnesota Power Company as a Drafter, and later...

Mar 7, 2025

Rita L. Larson, 71, of Superior, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 7, 2025, at home surrounded by family.

Rita was born in Superior on August 27, 1953, the daughter of Pat and Carol (Hinze) Converse. She graduated from Superior Senior High School with the class of 1971.

She married Dennis Larson, and together they...

Mar 7, 2025

John 'JP' G. Pellman, 69, of Maple, died Friday, March 7, 2025.

JP was born in Superior on March 29, 1955, son of George and Lina (Johnson) Pellman. He married Ann Burns on February 13, 1993, and they celebrated 32 years of marriage.

Early on John worked for Globe Elevators, Maple Telephone Co-op, and Larry...

Mar 6, 2025

Thomas A. Kurtz, 79, of Superior, passed away on Thursday, March 6, 2025, at Aspirus St. Luke's in Duluth.

Born on August 3, 1945, in Superior, Tom was the son of Laverne and Erwin Kurtz. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy until his honorable discharge.

In 1965, in Superior, WI, he married...

Mar 5, 2025

**For those who are unable to attend in person, Fr. Dan's celebration of life will be streamed live. Should you wish to attend the celebration remotely, the direct link will be: facebook.com/catholicdos Access to link will be available a few minutes before the service begins.

Fr. Daniel James “Dan” Dahlberg, 82, of Duluth, Minn., and...

Mar 5, 2025

Amanda Rai Nieman, 31, former resident of Superior, passed away tragically from a motor vehicle accident on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, in Foley, MN. She was born in Duluth, MN on May 5, 1993, the daughter of Joel Nieman and Julie Remington. She graduated from Superior High School in the class of 2011. She received her undergraduate degree from...

Mar 3, 2025

Janice Yvonne (Artcliff) Kolstad, 95, entered the Kingdom of Heaven on March 3, 2025, in Edmonds, Washington. She was surrounded with love, compassion, and kindness by those who loved and cared for her.

Janice was born on October 15, 1929, in Superior, Wisconsin, at St. Mary’s Hospital. She attended Saint Francis Elementary School and graduated from Superior East High School in...