Mary Louise Tyler
Oct 27, 2012
Mary Louise Tyler, 81, of South Range, Wisconsin and Braggs, Oklahoma, died Saturday, October 27, 2012, at her son's residence in South Range. She was born May 4, 1931 in Braggs, Oklahoma, daughter of Tom and Edna (Hayes) Horn. Her work history as an elementary teacher included the states of Oklahoma, Kansas and Virginia. She taught from 1950 to 1987....
Irene L. Maki
Oct 27, 2012
Irene L. Maki, 80, of Superior, died Saturday, October 27, 2012 at her residence. Irene was born on Nov. 8, 1931 the daughter of Joseph and Teresa Eibon. She was an RN and had worked at St. Mary's Duluth for 30 years. She was a member of Cathedral of Christ the King, a volunteer at Memory Lane and for the...
Robert "Bob" L. Oberstar
Oct 26, 2012
Robert “Bob” L. Oberstar, 72, Barnes resident, died Friday, October 26, 2012 peacefully at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on April 15, 1940 in Hibbing, MN to Louis and Mary (Jemec) Oberstar. He graduated from high school in Hibbing, MN and graduated from Bemidji State College in 1968 with a degree in Industrial Arts and...
George R. Stephans
Oct 24, 2012
George R. Stephans, 68, of Iron River, died Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at Golden Living Center of Superior, following a brief but courageous battle with cancer. He was born on April 8, 1944 in Superior to Lewis and Ingeborg (Engstrom) Stephans. He graduated from Northwestern High School in Maple. George served his country in the United States Army as...
Thomas L. O'Neill
Oct 23, 2012
Thomas L. O’Neill, 6l, Superior, died Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at Middle River Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hawthorne, WI. He was born on June 6, 1951 in Superior to George and Elaine (Kastner) O’Neill. He was employed as a bartender at Lost in the Fifties Tavern. Tom was a diehard New York Yankees fan and loved to shoot...
Raymond M. Kakko
Oct 23, 2012
Raymond M. Kakko, 63, of Superior, died Tuesday October 23, 2012 in Superior. He was born January 23, 1949 in Superior to Jennie (Granlund) and Matt Kakko. He was a Navy veteran having served in Vietnam. Raymond loved to hunt and fish and loved the country. He also enjoyed 50's music. He was preceded in death by his parents and...
James A. Sigfrids
Oct 19, 2012
James A. Sigfrids, 83, of Superior, died Friday, October 19, 2012 at Encompass Health Care in Superior. James was born in Superior on Sept. 6, 1929 the son of Andrew and Elna Sigfrids. He married Carole Kenville on July 11th 1953 and the celebrated 59 years of marriage together. James served is country in the U.S. Army and was in...
James "Tim" T. Schmid
Oct 18, 2012
James Timothy "Tim" Schmid, 53, a lifelong Superior resident, died Thurs., Oct. 18, 2012 in Essentia-St. Mary's Medical Center, Duluth. He was born to Lorraine (Posivio) and James Schmid on Oct. 22, 1959. For the past 23 years he was employed by the city of Superior as a foreman for construction maintenance. Tim's heart extended to all his family as...
Stanley C. Sorenson
Oct 18, 2012
Stanley Sorenson passed on to his heavenly reward October 18, 2012 at the age of 107. He was born January 11, 1905 to John and Johanne (Ruud) Sorenson in Superior, WI. He was proud to be a member of the last graduating class of the Nelson Dewey High School in 1923. His honesty, loving kindness, and thoughtfulness enriched the lives...
Leroy C. Berg, Sr.
Oct 18, 2012
LeRoy Clifford Berg Sr, of Superior, Wisconsin, beloved husband of Gloria Berg for 51years, passed away peacefully at the age of 88, surrounded by loved ones Oct. 18, 2012. Leroy was born on Feb. 20, 1924. He was predeceased by his parents, Albert and Lida Berg; brother, Clifford; sisters, Florence Brown, Doris Erdman, Helen Berg, Eleanor Anderson, Fern Sommerville and...
George L. Sherlin
Oct 18, 2012
George L. Sherlin, Jr., 86, of Superior, died Thursday, October 18, 2012 in Golden Living Center. He was born on March 3, 1926 in Superior to George L. and Ann Sherlin. George had been a Clerk for the Burlington Northern Railroad for many years, retiring when he was sixty four. He was an Army veteran of World War II in...
Audrey M. Gillespey
Oct 17, 2012
Audrey May Gillespey 89, formerly of Iron River died Wednesday October 17, 2012 in Villa Marina health Care. Private family services will be held. Downs Funeral Home is assiting the family with arrangements.
Virginia E. Clausen
Oct 16, 2012
Virginia E. Clausen, 88, of Superior, died Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at Essentia-St. Mary's Hospital in Duluth. Virginia was born in Superior on Aug. 16, 1924 the daughter of Gertrude and Harold Dixon. She began working as a clerk/typist in 1943 at the Globe Shipbuilding Company in Duluth and then for the Conrad Fur Company in Duluth. Following that she...
Evelyn Grace Bingham
Oct 15, 2012
Evelyn Grace Bingham 99, of Superior died Monday October 15, 2012 in Villa Marina Health Care. Private family services will be held in Downs Funeral Home. Burial will be in Sunrise Cemetery in Hermantown.
Carla J. Lozon
Oct 13, 2012
Carla J. Lozon, 57, Superior, died Saturday, October 13, 2012, unexpectedly in her home. She was born on December 6, 1954 in Minneapolis, MN to Harold J. and Pauline (Frantz) Swenson. She graduated from Superior Senior High School in 1972. Carla married John Lozon on June 5, 1976 in Superior at Pilgrim Lutheran Church and celebrated thirty-six years of...
William "Bill" Alex
Oct 12, 2012
William “Bill” J. Alex, 54, Superior, formerly of Seneca, PA, died Friday, October 12, 2012 at Miller Dwan Hospital, Duluth. He was born on November 5, 1957 in Oil City, PA to James and Donna (Vogen) Alex. He retired from the United States Air Force with the rank of Master Sergeant. While in the service he fought in the...
Pauline A. Kalinoski
Oct 11, 2012
Pauline A. Kalinoski, 87, Superior, died Thursday, October 11, 2012 at Villa Marina Health and Rehabilitation Center in Superior. She was born to John and Sophie Rozowski on July 15, 1925 in Superior, WI. Pauline worked as a maid for the Manning Motel and then became a crossing guard for forty years for the City of Superior retiring on...
Frances E. Carlson
Oct 10, 2012
Frances E. Carlson, 94, Poplar, died Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at Middle River Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on December 8, 1917 in Wakefield, Nebraska to Daniel and Ruth (Johnson) Borg and has been a Poplar area resident since 1930. She married Albin Carlson on February 19, 1944 in Poplar and celebrated and celebrated thirty-eight years of...
Karsyn E. Sandstrom
Oct 10, 2012
Karsyn E. Sandstrom, one year old daughter of Ruby Launderville and Matthew Sandstrom, both of Duluth, died Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at Children's Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was born August 14, 2011 in Minneapolis, and had lived her entire life in the hospital. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her brother, Bentley Sandstrom, Duluth; half-brother, Matthew Sandstrom,...
Elizabeth "Betty" Nelson
Oct 8, 2012
Elizabeth “Betty” Nelson, 69, Minong resident, died peacefully surrounded by her family following a courageous twenty-nine year battle with breast cancer on Monday, October 8, 2012 at her home. She was born on January 4, 1943 in Stevens Point, WI to Joseph and Frances (Lisiecki) Scipior. Betty graduated from Maria High School in Stevens Point, WI. She was employed...
