Obituaries

Dec 29, 2014

James G. Wright, 67, Brule, WI, passed away on Monday, December 29, 2014 at Solvay Hospice House in Duluth, MN with his son by his side. He was born on July 13, 1947 in Eau Claire, WI to Donald and Selina (Gilbertson) Wright.

Jim graduated from Memorial High School in Eau Claire in...

Dec 27, 2014

Charles “Joe” Kotera, Jr., 52, Superior, passed away on Saturday, December 27, 2014 in Prescott, AZ. He was born on October 27, 1962 in Superior to Charles and Evelyn (Lauderville) Kotera and was a lifelong Superior resident. Joe attended Northwestern High School in Maple and graduated in 1981. In his teen years, he was employed by the Maple Coop....

Dec 26, 2014

Norma J. Fuller, 74 of Superior, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 26, 2014 at the Solvay Hospice House surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with ALS. Norma was born in Dairyland, WI on May 14, 1940 the daughter of Victor and Edith Corbin. She attended the Thompson and Engine Hill Grade Schools and Webster High School She...

Dec 25, 2014

Evonne E. Cullen, 85, Superior resident, died Thursday, December 25, 2014 at St. Luke’s Hospital on the Hospice Unit in Duluth, MN. She was born in Albany, WI on November 1, 1929 to William V. and Jessie (Cole) Whipple. Evonne was a cook for Parkside Daycare Center for twenty years. She was a long time member of Bethany Presbyterian...

Dec 25, 2014

Kathleen M. “Kay” Fiedler, 79, lifelong Superior area resident, died Thursday, December 25, 2014 peacefully in her home. She was born January 21, 1935 in Superior, WI to William and Mary (Clark) Holcomb. Kay was employed as a bookkeeper at Jack’s Auto Repair for many years. She married Albert “Jack” Fiedler on July 15, 1970. She was a longtime...

Dec 23, 2014

Stanley L. Pallas, 88, longtime resident of the Village of Superior, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at the Golden Living Center. Stanley was born in Racine, WI on Oct. 25, 1926 the son of Lewis and Charlotte Pallas. He married the former Jean Brodin on Dec. 21, 1946 and they celebrated 60 years of...

Dec 22, 2014

Leslie G. Boustead, 86, of Foxboro, died Monday, December 22, 2014, at Golden Living Center, Superior. He was born July 26, 1928 in Renville, Minnesota, son of Donald and Sadie (Kirk) Boustead. On July 2, 1951, in Carlton, Minnesota, Bonna Scott and Leslie Boustead were united in marriage. Les honorably served his country with the U.S. Army during the Korean...

Dec 21, 2014

Ruth Ann E. Polzin, 87, longtime Solon Springs and Superior area resident, died Sunday, December 21, 2014 at Villa Marina Health & Rehabilitation Center in Superior. She was born on January 29, 1927 in Beaver Dam, WI to Philip and Laura (Lidtke) Keil. As a child, Ruth Ann enjoyed spending time with her family on the farm, and going...

Dec 21, 2014

Elizabeth (Liz) Esther Pearson, 84, died peacefully on Sunday, December 21, 2014 at the Middle River Health Care Facility. She was born to Italian immigrants Mary (Meneguzzo) and Peter Nicoletti on September 20, 1930 and grew up in Herbster, WI. She graduated from South Shore High School in Port Wing, WI. She married Lyle A. Pearson on October 23, 1948....

Dec 20, 2014

Kenneth J. Adams, 71, of Superior, died peacefully at his residence on Saturday, December 20, 2014. He was born August 7, 1943 in International Falls, MN, son of George and Helen (Breske) Adams. Ken graduated from Little Fork-Big Falls High School in 1962 and from Rice Lake Welding School in 1973. In 1963, in International Falls, Kenneth Adams and Myrna...

Dec 20, 2014

Robert L. Bennett, Jr., 59 of Superior, died Saturday, December 20, 2014 at Essentia-St. Mary's Hospital in Duluth. Bob was born in superior on Feb. 5, 1955 the son of Robert and Dolores Bennett, Sr. He graduated from Superior High School with the class of 1973. He served his country during Vietnam in the Navy from 1973 to 1976. During...

Dec 20, 2014

Brian D. Udean, 53, of Superior, died Saturday, December 20, 2014 at his residence. Brian was born in Superior on Aug. 25, 1961 the son of Maxine and Kenneth Udean. He graduated from Superior High School with the class of 1979. He served his country enlisting in the Navy and was a Seabee. He was a driver for UPS. Brian...

Dec 16, 2014

John P. Martin, 86, Brule, WI, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, December 16, 2014. He was born on November 2, 1928 in Beloit, WI to Vessie and Irene (Linton) Martin.

He married Juanita Tutor on September 3, 1949 in Iron River and celebrated 65 years of marriage.

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Dec 16, 2014

Richard J. ”Dick” Larson, 72, longtime Duluth/ Superior area resident died Tuesday, December 16, 2014 in his home surrounded by his family. He was born May 4, 1942 in Superior, WI, the son of Donald L. and LaVerne (Carlson) Larson. Dick graduated from the former East High School, Superior in 1960. He served his Country in the United States...

Dec 15, 2014

Eugene A. Nordquist, 72, passed away on Monday, December 15, 2014 at Aurora BayCare in Green Bay, WI. He was born October 2, 1942 in Superior to Arvid and Gladys (Orlowski) Nordquist and would have turned 73 today. He attended catholic schools in Superior before transferring to Central High School from which he graduated in 1961. He went on...

Dec 14, 2014

Joan Mizinski Urbaniak passed away Sunday, December 14, 2014 in Superior, WI. She was 62 years old. Joan was born to Anne (Norkunas) and Walter Mizinski on August 4, 1952. She was their youngest child and she is survived by Judy (Jack) Mandel and Walter (Wende) Mizinksi. Joan spent her life living in and loving the Twin Ports. She was...

Dec 12, 2014

Randall A. “Randy” Perala, 61, Maple, WI, died peacefully in his sleep at his home on Friday, December 12, 2014. He was born on April 9, 1953 in Superior to Reino and Elvie (Olson) Perala. He graduated from Superior Senior High School in 1971 and went to receive a degree in Criminology from the University of Minnesota-Duluth. Randy was...

Dec 11, 2014

James H. 'Jim' Van Puymbrouck, 64, a lifelong resident of Superior, Wis. died Thurs., Dec. 11, 2014 in Essentia-St. Mary's Medical Center, Duluth, Minn. He was born Mar. 18, 1950 to Eldora and Henry Van Puymbrouck. Jim had been employed as a vehicle salesman in various local Ford dealerships and most recently with Amsoil. Over the years, he enjoyed being...

Dec 6, 2014

Susan A Johnson, 63, of Superior- a loving wife, mother, sister, auntie, grandma and friend-passed away on Saturday, December 6, 2014 in her home surrounded by her family.

Sue was born in Brainerd, MN on January 30, 1951 to Robert and Bernice (Kahl) Fitch.

Sue married the love of...

Dec 5, 2014

Mildred M. Gozanski, 96, Superior, passed away on Friday, December 5, 2014 in her home following a lengthy illness.

She was born in Duluth on October 13, 1918 to Marko and Sophie (Kenezevich) Chumich.

She was a member of the St. George Serbian Orthodox Church in Duluth, MN.