Henry S. "Hank" Olson
Aug 3, 2012
Henry S. “Hank” Olson, 67, Superior, died Friday, August 3, 2012 at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Medical Center, Duluth. He was born on August 5, 1944 in Superior to Oscar and Ella (Horstman) Olson. He graduated from the former East High School in 1962 and attended UWS for two years. Hank had been employed with Smedberg Grocery until joining...
Michael "Micky" K. Zumbrunnen, Jr.
Aug 3, 2012
Michael "Micky" K. Zumbrunnen, Jr., 70, of Superior, died Friday, August 3, 2012 at Bayshore Health Center, Duluth. He was born November 4, 1941 in Grand Rapids, Minn., son of Michael K., Sr., and Estella A. (Miller) Zumbrunnen. He graduated from Embarrass High School in 1959. Micky proudly served his country with the U.S. Army from 1960 to 1966 in...
Susan Markee
Aug 2, 2012
Susan Markee, 59, loving wife, mother and grandmother, died in her residence on Thursday, August 2, 2012 surrounded by her family, after a courageous battle with cancer. Susan was born on February 22, 1953 in Faribault, MN to Walter and Maureen (Biesemeier) Nelson Jr. She married Thomas Markee on October 9, 1971 in Mellen, WI and celebrated forty years...
Yvonne G. Ziesmer
Aug 1, 2012
Yvonne G. Ziesmer, 60, Brule, WI, died Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at Essesntia Health St. Mary’s Hospice in Duluth, MN. She was born on August 9, 1951 in Honolulu, Hawaii to John Joseph and Joyce (Gutnecht) Grady. She attended Grace Baptist Church in Iron River, WI. Yvonne was employed as a bookkeeper for various companies and most recently for...
Gerald "Jerry" L. Correll
Jul 31, 2012
Gerald L. "Jerry" Correll, 75, of Duluth, formerly of Superior, died Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at Solvay Hospice House, Duluth. He was born in Hiles, Wisconsin, son of Charles Sr. and Bertha (Otten) Correll. He played guard for the Superior Central High School basketball team that won a state championship. Jerry's work history included the grain elevators in Superior, Woolworth's,...
William D. Bunker
Jul 28, 2012
William D. "Bill" Bunker, 77 of Superior, passed away on July 28, 2012 at Golden Living Center in Superior. Bill was born on August 23, 1934 in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The family moved to Superior in September of 1942. He attended St. Louis grade School and graduated from Superior Central in 1952. He was employed by the Northern Pacific...
Samuel H. Handlovsky
Jul 27, 2012
Samuel "Sam" Handlovsky, 88, of Superior, died Friday July 27, 2012 at Golden Living Center in Superior. Graveside service will be held on Monday, July 30, 2012 at 11:00 am at the Superior Hebrew Cemetery.
Rose Marie Fawcett
Jul 26, 2012
Rose M. Fawcett, 86, Duluth resident, died Thursday, July 26, 2012 at St. Eligius Health Center in Duluth, MN. She was born on March 24, 1926 in Duluth, MN to Daniel and Rose (Levendouietch) St. Armour. She graduated from high school and worked as a factory worker for Jeno’s Food Products for many years. Rose had a heart of...
Ellen J. Sibila
Jul 24, 2012
Ellen J. Sibila, 78, of South Range died Tuesday, July 24, 2012 in her residence after a long battle with Cancer, surrounded by her family. Ellen graduated from Superior Central High School in 1952 and married Roy Sibila in December of 1952. She had worked as a C. N. A. for twenty-six years and also had been employed at Western...
Lorraine B. Gilbertson
Jul 23, 2012
Lorraine B. Gilbertson, 87, of Superior, died Monday July 23, 2012 at St. Francis Health and Rehabilitation Center. Lorraine was born in Fort Frances, Ontario on Oct. 7, 1924 the daughter of Guy and Grace Lyman. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Ronald, they celebrated 55 years of marriage until his death on July 21, 2004;...
Marcelaine Mortensen
Jul 23, 2012
Marcelaine Mortensen, 92, of Superior passed away Monday July 23, 2012 during her sleep. Marcelaine "Marce" the daughter of Patrick and Josephine Murray was born January 20, 1920. She was born in the small town of Verona, Michigan, which now longer exists. She lived in Superior, Mason, and LaCrosse, Wisconsin as she was growing up. She was married to Walter...
David M. Smith
Jul 22, 2012
David Michael Smith, 23, of Superior died Sunday, July 22, 2012 as the result of an ATV accident in Amnicon Township. David was born on May 20, 1989 in Duluth, the son of Patricia (Kadlec) Zuck and Roger Smith. He was a 2007 graduate of Superior High School where he ran Cross Country and Track and played on the...
James Dudley Cooper
Jul 22, 2012
James Dudley Cooper, 69, of Superior, died Sunday, July 22, 2012 at his residence. He was born November 13, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up in Elkhart, Indiana, son of Melvin and Helen (Long) Cooper. James served his country with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Enterprise. His work history included his love for carpentry and working with various...
Arthur F. Pank
Jul 19, 2012
Arthur F. Pank, 73, Superior, died Thursday, July 19, 2012 in his home. He was born on May 21, 1939 in Superior to Francis and June (Johnston) Pank. He served in the United States Marine Corps. Art was employed as a revenue officer for the Internal Revenue Service for thirty years retiring in 1994. He married Yvonne Cieslicki on...
James R. Stefanko
Jul 17, 2012
James R. Stefanko, 83, Superior, died Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Medical Center, Hospice Unit in Duluth, MN. He was born on May 31, 1929 in Superior to John and Rosie(Furiak) Stefanko and was a lifelong Superior resident. He served in the United States Army. Jim married Georgina Soderlund on June 9, 1951 and recently...
Lillian "Lilly" Amanda Christianson
Jul 17, 2012
Lillian "Lilly" Amanda Christianson, infant daughter of Jarrad and Heather (Gayken) Christianson, died Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at her residence. Lilly was born January 11, 2012 in Duluth, Minnesota. She was preceded in death by her maternal great-great-grandparents, Jeanette and Ralph McGraw; maternal great-grandparents, Gail Schlais and Kenneth Gayken; paternal great-grandparents, Jesse and Albina Ross and Neil Christianson; and aunt,...
Grace Ann Murray
Jul 17, 2012
Grace Ann Murray, 77, of Superior, Wis. died Tues., July 17, 2012 In Essentia-St. Mary's Medical Center, Duluth, Minn. She was born July 13, 1935 in Superior to Catherine (Guinane) and John F. McGillis and remained a lifelong resident. Her first employment was with the former East End Clinic in Superior as a receptionist, followed by employment with the Beckley...
Mary Ann Van Damme
Jul 16, 2012
Mary Ann Van Damme, 82, longtime Superior resident, died Monday, July 16, 2012 at her home. She was born on May 27, 1930 in Superior, WI to Joseph and Bridget (Manley) Tucker. She was a graduate of the former Cathedral High School. Mary Ann was an avid bingo player and passed this skill onto her grandchildren. She was a...
Peter M. Steffan
Jul 10, 2012
Peter M. Steffan, 86, longtime Superior resident, died Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at Essentia Health Miller Dwan in Duluth. He was born on February 16, 1926 in Devil’s Lake, ND to Michael and Catherine (Glatt) Steffan. He spent his childhood years in North Dakota before moving to Superior, WI. He attended Cathedral High School and became an apprentice machinist...
William R. Ivy
Jul 10, 2012
William R. Ivy, 96, of Superior died Tuesday, July 10, 2012 in the Golden Living Center. He was born in Hickory, Mississippi on April 6, 1916. William served in the United States Army during WWII in the European Theatre, and was very proud to be a WWII veteran. He was also proud he was able to go to Washington D.C...
