Warren W. Peters
Aug 28, 2013
Warren W. Peters, 89, of Superior, died Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center, Duluth. He was born March 13, 1924 in St. Cloud, MN, son of Appolonia (Pitzen) and Hubert Peters. Warren proudly served his country with the U.S. Air Force during WWII. He retired in 1981 as a high school teacher, having taught at Superior...
Donna M. Hurd
Aug 28, 2013
Donna Mae Hurd, 84, of Superior, Wis. died Aug. 28, 2013 in Golden Living Center. She was born on Mar. 28, 1929 in Crookston, Minn. to Ann (Ness) and John O. Moline. Donna was employed by St. Mary's Hospital as an x-ray technician and then later she was an elementary teacher for the Maple School District from which she retired....
Ronald Lester Provost
Aug 26, 2013
Ronald Lester Provost, age 80, of Superior passed away on Monday, August 26, 2013, at Lakeview Hospital in Two Harbors. He was born January 27, 1933, in Superior, WI. He graduated from Central High School in 1950 and served as an Army Sergeant in the Korean War. He married the “love of his life”, the former Janet White, at...
Laura Mae Brown
Aug 24, 2013
Laura Mae Brown, 78, Superior, died Saturday, August 24, 2013 at St. Luke’s Hospital, surrounded by her family. She was born on December 28, 1934 in Superior, WI, the daughter of John and Loretta (Rodewald) Fair. Laura graduated from Northwestern High School in Maple, WI. in its first graduating Class. She married Clarence Brown on March 25, 1964 and...
James A. Shober
Aug 24, 2013
James Arthur "Pygmy" Shober, 66, of Brule, Wis. died Sat., Aug. 24, 2012 in his residence. He was born May 20, 1947 in Superior, Wis. to Yvonne (Litchke) and John "Jack" Shober. He enjoyed fishing on Lake Superior. James was a member of the Steel Workers Union and had been employed by M. E. Electmetal. He is survived by his...
Walter "Bud" E. Smith
Aug 17, 2013
Walter E. "Bud" Smith, 82, of Superior, died Saturday, August 17, 2013, at Golden Living Center, Superior. He was born January 26, 1931 in St. Clair, Missouri, son of Roy and Martha (Rhodes) Smith. Walter proudly served his country with the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Bud worked many years as a boilermaker for Frasier Shipyards. Some of his...
M. Arlene Makela
Aug 15, 2013
M. Arlene Makela, 84, Maple, WI, died Thursday, August 15, 2013 at Essential Health St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth, MN. She was born on November 5, 1928 in Brule, WI to Jacob and Sylvia (Maki) Wiitala. Following high school she had been employed at Kelly-Howe in Duluth, MN. She married Clarence Makela on June 26, 1947 in Superior...
Eva "Eve" Arnovich
Aug 15, 2013
Eva "Eve" Arnovich, 95, of Deerfield Beach, Florida, and formerly of Superior, died Thursday, August 15, 2013, in Florida. She was born March 29, 1918 in Minnesota, daughter of Paul and Dora (Fagman) Wolk. Preceding her in death were her parents; husband, Hyman Arnovich; grandson, Steve Arnovich; brother, Sidney Wolk; and sister, Ruth Cochrane. Survivors include her son, Paul Arnovich,...
Barbara J. Ortt
Aug 14, 2013
Barbara J. Ortt, 74, Superior resident, died August 14, 2013 at Villa Marina Health and Rehabilitation Center in Superior. She was born on May 3, 1939 in Freeport, IL to Wallace and Anna (Schildwachter) Boyer. She married Gerald R. Ortt on March 9, 1957 in Phoenix, AZ and celebrated fifty-six years of marriage. Barbara previously worked for the Brainerd...
Evelyn L. Kempton
Aug 14, 2013
Evelyn L. Kempton, 85, of Superior, Wis. died Wed., Aug. 14, 2013 in St. Francis Home In The Park, Superior. She was born in Angora, Minn. on Oct. 26, 1927 to Mary (Isaacson) and William Leikas. She was a member of Cathedral Of Christ The King and "The Birthday Club". She enjoyed sewing, needle point and playing yahtzee. Evelyn is...
Elma V. Anderson
Aug 13, 2013
Elma V. Anderson, 94, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, August 13, 2013 after a long struggle with dementia/Alzheimer’s at St. Francis Home in the Park, Superior, with her family by her side. Elma was born May 6, 1919 to Andrew and Hilma Frasa in Oulu, WI. She married George Anderson on August...
Angeline P. Sperling
Aug 13, 2013
Angeline P. Sperling, 90, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at Golden Living Center in Superior. Angeline was born on Oct. 5, 1922 in Pine City, Minn., the daughter of John and Theresa Proffit. The family lived in Hinckley for several years and later moved to Kingsdale, Minn. where Mr. Proffit built a house and...
Jesse David Edwards
Aug 13, 2013
Jesse David Edwards, 20, of Foxboro, died Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center, Duluth, due to a lifelong struggle with asthma and allergies. He was born September 29, 1992 in Duluth, son of Noel Edwards and Amy Buchanan Jesse currently worked for United Piping Incorporated, Duluth, as a pipefitter preapprentice. Some of his interests included dirt...
George C. Girga
Aug 12, 2013
George C. Girga, 66, of Superior died Monday, August 12, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth. George was born in Chicago, Illinois on Feb. 17, 1947 the son of Steven and Veronica Girga. He worked in parts at Johnson Auto Electric and Northern Engine, both in Duluth for many years as a salesman. He loved fishing, camping and playing...
Joan B. Izzard
Aug 11, 2013
Joan B. Izzard, 77, of Superior, died Sunday, August 11, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospice in Duluth Joan was born on Sept. 5, 1935 the daughter of Robert and Beatrice Bartley. She had worked as a Douglas County Jailor for 20 years. She was a member of the Wisconsin Professional Police Association, Fraternal Order of Police, Holy Assumption Catholic Church,...
Phebe E. Lane
Aug 6, 2013
Phebe Emma Lane, 88, of Superior, died Tuesday, August 6, 2013, in her granddaughter's loving arms. Phebe was born July 1, 1925 in Superior, daughter of Reuben and Catherine (Williams) Trentor. She enjoyed bragging that she was the only one of her siblings to be born in a hospital. She was a gentle kind soul whose family meant everything to...
Joe Sandor
Aug 2, 2013
The life of Joe Sandor, 35, of Chicago, Illinois, will be celebrated in private memorial services with friends and family the weekend of August 24th along the shores of Lake Superior. He was born on May 8, 1978 in Duluth, MN. He attended school at Pattison, Four Corners and graduated from Superior Senior High School in 1997 and UW-Madison...
Robert "Bob" Browne
Aug 1, 2013
Robert “Bob” Browne, 76, died Thursday, August 1, 2013 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on November 12, 1936 in Ashland, WI to Robert B. and Margaret J. (Soronen) Browne and has been a lifelong Superior resident. Bob married Alice Peterson on December 10, 1966 and they celebrated forty-one years of marriage before her passing...
Margaret M. Mcginnis
Jul 30, 2013
Margaret M. McGinnis, 82, Superior, also known as Mugs & Marge, died peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at the Villa Marina Health & Rehabilitation Center in Superior. She was born on October 12, 1930 in Ely, Minnesota, daughter of Sandy and Mae Lindeborg. Margaret was married to Helge Oaing, Red Wilbur and Jim McGinnis. She...
Steve J. Katzmark
Jul 30, 2013
Steve Joseph Katzmark, 75, of Superior, Wis. died Mon., July 30, 2013 in his residence. He was born January 10, 1938 to Steve and Mary (Gouge) Katzmark in Superior and they preceded him in death. He was a 1956 graduate of East High School. A few years later he entered the Army and was stationed in Korea working with the...
