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Mary L. Giudici
Jul 2, 2010
Mary L. Giudici, 91, of Superior, died Friday, July 2, 2010 in St. Mary's Hospice in Duluth. Mary was born in Gile, Wis. on August 31, 1918 the daughter of Emil and Louise Aimone. She worked as a nanny for several years in Whitefish Bay, Wis. and during WWII she worked at Fisher Body where she assembled cannons for tanks....
Dr. Robert "Doc Matt" R. Mataczynski
Jul 1, 2010
Robert R. Mataczynski, known by many as Doc Matt, died peacefully of an aneurysm Thursday, July, 1, 2010 at St. Luke's Hospital, Duluth, Minn. He was born February 5, 1930 in Detroit, Mich. His parents were Anthony and Charlotte (who died in childbirth) Mataczynski and Estelle Mataczynski. Doc Matt graduated from high school in Tony, Wis., in 1948. He attended...
James E. Mohr
Jun 27, 2010
James E. Mohr, 58, Solon Springs, WI, formerly of Bennett, WI died Sunday, June 27, 2010 in his home. He was born on October 15, 1951 in Superior to Edward and Shirley (Johnson) Mohr. He was employed as a miner with Mittal Steel, USA and Minorca Mine, Inc. retiring on June 1, 2007 after thirty years of service. He...
Elvie V. Perala
Jun 27, 2010
Elvie V. Perala, 96, Superior, died Sunday, June 27, 2010 in Middle River Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on December 8, 1913 in Maple to William and Hilja (Autio) Olson. She was employed as the manager of the former Mayeton Hotel retiring in 1975. She was a member of Concordia Lutheran Church, the Eagles Club and the...
Roy L. Roen
Jun 27, 2010
Roy L. Roen, 65, of Hawthorne, Wis. died Sunday, June 27, 2010 at his residence. Roy was born in Superior, Wis. on September 7, 1944, the son of Otto and Ruth Roen. He graduated from Northwestern High School, Maple, Wis. in 1963 and served his country in the Air Force from March of 1965 to October of 1968 during which...
John A. "Jack" Nystrom
Jun 26, 2010
John A. Nystrom, 75, Superior, died Saturday, June 26, 2010 in his home surrounded by his children. He was born on May 16, 1935 in Mason, WI to Herbert and Margaret (Olson) Nystrom. He served in the United States Army during which time he was stationed in Germany for two years. He was employed as a carpenter for Badger...
Mildred "Midge" M. Cheever
Jun 25, 2010
Mildred M. "Midge" Cheever, 85, of Superior, Wis. died Fri., June 25, 2010 in her residence. Midge was born Jan. 15, 1925 in Chittamo, Wis. and had been a longtime Superior resident. She had been employed by Royalton Manor as a kitchen aid. Midge is survived by her children, Dennis and Robert Cheever both in California, Terrence (Hye Kyong), Kevin...
Mabel M. Larson
Jun 24, 2010
Mabel M. Larson, 89, of Superior, Wis. died Thurs., June 24, 2010 in St. Mary's Hospice in Duluth, Minn. Mabel was born March 7, 1921 in Superior to Olga and Joseph Baert, and remained a lifelong resident. She graduated from Central High School in 1939. She had worked at Berthiaume's Grocery and Department store during WWII and then worked at...
Kathleen Ann Johnson
Jun 23, 2010
Kathleen Ann Johnson, 60, of Superior, passed away peaceful Wednesday, June 23 2010 at her residence. Kathleen was born in Superior on February 5, 1950 the daughter of Annie (Lisak) Hill and Earl McKibbon. Early in her life she had worked as a secretary in the Douglas County District Attorney's office. She loved art and was currently taking art classes...
Jean E. Omberg
Jun 23, 2010
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Jean E. Omberg, 89, of Superior, died Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at St. Mary's Hospital of Superior.
She was born November 4, 1920, daughter of Frank and Orange E. (Hill) Prior.
Jean was a member of Concordia Lutheran Church and past-president of A.L.C.W.
Some of her interests included fishing, gardening, traveling and...
Clara May Koski
Jun 20, 2010
Clara May Koski, 88, died Sunday, June 20, 2010 in Middle River Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on June 21, 1921 in Superior to Adolph and Elizabeth (Maki) Hendrickson. She had been employed as a secretary at the former Superior Coop Wholesale in Superior and more recently was employed as a secretary for the Douglas County Social...
Mildred Ida Smith
Jun 19, 2010
Mildred Ida Smith, 90, died peacefully Saturday, June 19, 2010 at Middle River Health Care. She was born on June 17, 1920 in Cloquet, Minn. to Hulda and Andrew Johnson. She married Leonard Smith on February 22, 1941 and they celebrated 67 years of marriage. Millie worked at Diamond Match of Cloquet. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church...
Dorleen Ann Waite
Jun 18, 2010
Dorleen Ann Waite, 82, Superior resident, died Friday, June 18, 2010 at Villa Marina Health and Rehabilitation Center in Superior following a lengthy illness. She was born on January 9, 1928 in Superior to Andrew and Anna (Oie) Bergeson. Dorleen graduated from the former Superior Central High School in 1945 and from UW-Superior in May of 1949 with a...
Donalda Ann (Meysman) Matiski
Jun 18, 2010
Donalda Ann (Meysman) Matiski, a lifelong resident of Superior, passed away on Saturday, June 19, 2010. She was the youngest of five children born to John and Sophia Meysman. She had fond memories of growing up with her four siblings Frank, Philip, Jean and Robert all of whom preceded her in death. After high school graduation, she held various...
Frances V. Plesko
Jun 18, 2010
Frances Veronica Plesko, 86, gently passed away at Saint Mary's Hospice on June 18, 2010, surrounded by her loved ones. She left this world as she lived in it, with grace and dignity. The first of eight children, she was born in Hibbing to Steve and Ann Milinkovich on December 8, 1923. Fran was married to Vince Plesko for 62...
F. Randall Buckley
Jun 16, 2010
Frank Randall Buckley, the only child of Frank C. Buckley and Olive Randall Smith Buckley, was born on August 5, 1913. His parents were married almost 20 years before Randall was born and they had traveled extensively throughout the world. After he was born, he joined them on travels and as a boy and young man he accompanied them on...
Veronica Rose Michalski
Jun 15, 2010
Veronica Rose Michalski, 81, of Superior, died peacefully on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at St. Luke’s Hospice in Duluth, with her family by her side. She was born on August 28, 1928 in Haugen, WI to Joseph and Mary (Lastufka) Dostal. She graduated from Rice Lake High School in Rice Lake, WI. Veronica married Raymond Michalski on May 2l,...
Donald N. Mackenzie
Jun 14, 2010
Donald N. MacKenzie, 68, Superior, Monday, June 14, 2010 in St. Mary’s Medical Center, Hospice Unit. He was born on June 3, 1942 in Superior to Donald N. and Phyllis F. (Udler) MacKenzie. He is survived by his wife and longtime companion of over thirty-five years, Alene M. (DeFoe) MacKenzie. In his earlier years, Don sailed on the Great...
Alline A. Utyro
Jun 14, 2010
Alline A. Utyro, 90, of Superior, died Monday, June 14, 2010 at Golden Living Center, Superior.
She was born May 27, 1920, in Wardsville, Missouri, daughter of Ben and Dorothea (Schwaller) Prenger.
The youngest of 12 children, Alline met her "soldier boy" Joe, who was stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. They corresponded throughout the war and...
William "Bill" J. Peters
Jun 14, 2010
William John "Bill" Peters, 87, died Mon., June 14, 2010 in the Golden Living Center, Superior, Wis. He was born June 26, 1922 in Phillips, Wis. Bill was an Air Force veteran having served his country during WW II. For 31 ½ years he had been an employee for Lakehead Pipeline. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, golfing and gardening. Preceding him...
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