William Arthur Darker
May 18, 2010
William Arthur Darker III, 47, San Diego, CA, died peacefully May 18, 2010 in San Diego with his family and many friends at his side, after a long courageous battle with cancer. Bill was born on July 4, 1962 in Superior, WI, the son of William and Joyce Darker. Bill attended elementary school in Lakeside, graduating from Northwestern High...
James Pearson
May 16, 2010
James E. Pearson, 64, South Range, died Sunday, May 16, 2010 in St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth. He was born on August 14, 1945 in Superior to Elmer and Mary (Garrity) Pearson. Jim’s education started at St. Louis Catholic School in first grade and at the former St. Patrick Catholic School from second to eighth grade and he...
Andrew J. Hudacek
May 16, 2010
Andrew J. "Hudy" Hudacek, 83, of Superior, died Sunday, May 16, 2010 at St. Mary's Medical Center Hospice, Duluth. He was born November 12, 1926 in Lendak, Czechoslovakia, son of Stefan and Maria (Koscakova) Hudacek. Hudy was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. He was a life member of the Thomas F. Stein VFW Post 1091. His work history included...
George Frodesen
May 15, 2010
George "Frody" Frodesen, 91, of Superior, WI died May 15, 2010 at St. Mary's Medical Center, Duluth. He was born February 20, 1919 in Superior. George was married to Jeanne Campbell for 67 years. He attended Superior Central High School and Superior State College. George was employed at the Wisconsin State Bank as Vice President and later as Bank Manager...
John Bellino
May 14, 2010
John P. "Jack" Bellino, 90, of Superior, died Friday, May 14, 2010, at Villa-Marina Health and Rehabilitation Center, Superior. He was born January 26, 1920 in Superior, son of Frank and Leona (Meysman) Bellino. On October 7, 1941, John P. Bellino and Lucille M. Schibret were united in marriage. Jack worked as a track welder for the Great Northern Railroad...
Esther A. Hart
May 13, 2010
Esther A Hart passed away May 13, 2010, one day after her 96th birthday at Golden Living Center, Superior. She was born in Duluth and moved to the Allouez area of Superior at an early age. She lived in Allouez until retirement when she and Gene moved moved to Crystal Lake in Wascott. She graduated from the former East...
Audrey Godfrey
May 12, 2010
Audrey Godfrey, 93, of Superior, passed away peacefully May 12, 2010, at St. Francis Nursing Home. Mrs. Godfrey was born June 4, 1917, to Brown and Ethel Philp in Menahga, Minnesota. Audrey graduated from Menahga High School in 1935 and married Harold F. Benjamin of Minneapolis in 1940. The two were married for sixteen years and had two sons,...
Ralph E. Wicklund
May 12, 2010
Ralph E. Wicklund, 74, of Superior, died Wednesday May 12, 2010 at Villa Marina Health and Rehabilitation Center. Ralph was born on July 30, 1935 the son of Ruby V. (Wolford) and Emil B. Wicklund. He married the former Phyllis E. Lukkarila on February 15, 1958 at Concordia Lutheran Church in Superior. Ralph was a member of Our Savior's Lutheran...
Dennis E. Wicklund
May 12, 2010
Dennis E. Wicklund, 66, of South Range, Wis., died Wednesday May 12, 2010 at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth, Minn. Dennis was born in Superior, Wis. October 12, 1943, the son of Ruby V. (Wolford) and Emil B. Wicklund. Dennis enjoyed being a meat cutter and making sausage. Together he and his wife, Katherine had owned and operated the 21st...
John G. Trautt
May 10, 2010
John G. Trautt, 91, of Superior, Wis. died Monday, May 10, 2010 in Villa-Marina Health & Rehabilitation Center. John was born June 3, 1918 in Akron, Iowa and had been a longtime Superior resident. He was an Army veteran having served his country during WWII. He was employed by Superior National Bank for sixty-eight years, starting out as a janitor...
Dale F. Mackey
May 7, 2010
Dale F. Mackey, 79, of Brule, died Friday, May 7, 2010, at Villa-Marina Health and Rehabilitation Center, Superior. He was born May 29, 1930 in Minneapolis, Minn., son of Emily (Niemi) and Fred Mackey. On January 22, 1955, in Duluth, Dale F. Mackey and Marlene S. Wilgren were united in marriage. Dale was a heavy equipment operator for McClean Construction...
Dwight J. Davis
May 6, 2010
Dwight J. Davis, 55, life long Superior resident, died unexpectedly on Thursday, May 6, 2010 at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Duluth. He was born in Superior on December 22, 1954 the son of Dwight E. and Beatrice (Weaver) Davis. He graduated from Superior Senior High School in 1973 and received a B.A. in Geology from the UWS. He married...
Lucille "Lou" Joy Liabraaten
May 6, 2010
Lucille “Lou” Joy LiaBraaten, 88, Superior resident, died Thursday, May 6, 2010 at St. Luke’s Hospital Hospice, Duluth. She was born on November 4, 1921 in Fosston, MN to A. Clarence and Mabel Kathryn (Anderson) Lee. She married Orville “Orlo” LiaBraaten on September 1, 1944 and celebrated sixty-five years of marriage. Lucille graduated from Fosston High School and was...
Marie D. Garrity
May 6, 2010
SUPERIOR Marie Doris Garrity, 94, of Superior, died Thursday, May 6, 2010, at her residence. She was born September 10, 1915 in Superior, daughter of Emily (Bachand) and John Sweeney. Marie had worked at the Senior Citizen Drop In Center and was a foster grandparent at Children's Corner Day Care Center. Her memberships included Cathedral of Christ the King and...
Jeffrey J. Berg
May 4, 2010
Jeffrey J. Berg, 46, of Superior, died Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at his residence. He was born March 5, 1964 in Duluth, son of John R. and Florence M. (Granholm) Berg. Jeff was a stock clerk for Super One Foods, Duluth, for many years. He was a member of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, Local # 1116,...
Donna Lee Erkkila
May 3, 2010
Donna Lee Erkkila formerly of Maple, WI entered into eternal life on May 3, 2010 at Birdsong Adult Family Home in Kent, Washington. Donna was born Sept. 27, 1940 to Emil and Caryl (Olson) Johnson in Superior, WI. She was primarily raised by her aunt and uncle, Lempi and Gabriel Maki. She graduated from Duluth Central high school in...
Clarise May Liebaert
May 2, 2010
Clarise May (Munnings) Liebaert, 79, of Superior, was surrounded by several of her loved ones as she passed away peacefully into the Lord’s hands on May 2, 2010. Clar was born on August 29, 1930 to Clarence and Mabel Munnings in Superior, Wisconsin. She graduated from East High School in 1948 and married her high school sweetheart, Marshall, on...
Rodney Charles Perala
Apr 30, 2010
Rodney C. Perala, 58, of Maple, died Friday, April 30, 2010 as the result of an automobile accident. Rodney was born in Superior on June 23, 1951 the son of Mayme (Niemela) and Arthur B. Perala. Rodney was a free spirit who loved hunting and fishing. He was avid Harley Davidson rider and enjoyed being with his friends. He was...
Lulu Halvorson
Apr 29, 2010
Lulu M. Halvorson, 92, died Thursday, April 29, 2010 in Three Forks, Montana. She was born on May 4, 1917 in Brule, WI to Linda and Iver Hakkinen. Lulu was born and raised on the family farm in Brule and spent most of her life in Superior with her husband of sixty-six years, Clyde. After Clyde’s death she spent...
Camille A. Holden
Apr 26, 2010
Camille A. Holden, 45, Superior, died peacefully on Monday, April 26, 2010, with her husband by her side. She was born on October 5, 1964 in Superior to Paul and Pat (Arnes) Lenfestey. Camille married William “Bill” Holden on August 15, 1992 in Superior and celebrated seventeen years of marriage. She was employed as a software engineer for Advanstar...
