David H. Engen
Apr 23, 2010
David H. Engen, 63, died Friday, April 23, 2010. He was born on February 16, 1947 in Duluth, MN to Hoyt and Lois (Sundstrom) Engen. He was employed as a bus driver for the Superior School District for twenty years, retiring in October of 2009. He served his country in the United States Army for three years, in which...
John E. Olson, Jr
Apr 22, 2010
John Edward Olson, Jr., 98, of Superior, died Thur. April 22, 2010 at Villa Marina Health and Rehabilitation Center. John was born in Superior on July 23, 1911 the son of Clara (Anderson) and John Olson, Sr. He was a graduate of Superior Central High school and spent his life painting many houses and buildings in town. John was an...
Edward J. Dahl
Apr 21, 2010
Edward J. Dahl, 65, a former longtime Superior, Wis. resident passed away courageously at his residence in Shell Lake, Wis., where he had been residing the last few years, on Wed., Apr.21, 2010 after a long battle with MS. He was born Mar. 21, 1945. He is survived by his son, Bruce Dahl of Duluth, Minn.; a sister, Dorothy (Charles)...
Marlys Gunski
Apr 20, 2010
Marlys L. Gunski, 85, Superior, died Tuesday, April 20, 2010 in the Villa-Marina Health and Rehabilitation Center. Marlys was a lifelong Superior resident, born on May 31, 1924 to Ralph C. and Myrtle A. (Munson) Vreeland. She was employed as a waitress at restaurants in Superior and she was a homemaker and caregiver for thirty years. She loved to...
Tina M. O'Neill
Apr 19, 2010
Tina M. O’Neill, 46, lifelong Superior resident, died Monday, April 19, 2010 at Solvay Hospice House in Duluth. She was born on October 25, 1963 in Superior, WI to David R. and Caroline (Peterson) Lyons. Tina was worked as a CNA for Indian Head Home for over fifteen years. She married Joey O’Neill on July 13, 2002 and celebrated...
Heather Willoughby
Apr 18, 2010
Heather Annette Willoughby, 31, of Superior, was called to heaven Sunday, April 18, 2010 following a car accident in Isanti, MN. She was born July 11, 1978 in Hayward, WI to James and Janice (Gibis) Willoughby. She attended school in Burnsville, MN and graduated from Washington High School, Sioux Falls, SD. She attended South Dakota State University on a...
Muriel Rae Pleski
Apr 17, 2010
Muriel Rae Pleski, 92, South Range, died Saturday, April 17, 2010 in the Middle River Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on July 20, 1917 in South Range, WI to Herman and Selma (Lien) Erickson. She graduated from the former Central High School and went on to receive her degree in social work from UWS, graduating in 1975....
G. Morley "Skip" Smith Iii
Apr 17, 2010
G. Morley “Skip” Smith III, 64, died Saturday, April 17, 2010 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN. He was born on August 5, 1945 in Superior to G. Morley Smith Jr. and Herdis (Lund) Smith Rico. He graduated from Marquette University with a Bachelor’s Degree in accounting. He was Chief Executive Officer of Saratoga Liquor, Inc. Skip married...
Angela F. Lysdahl
Apr 17, 2010
SUPERIOR Angela F. (Nelson) Lysdahl, 51, formerly of Superior, died Saturday, April 17, 2010 at Middle River Health and Rehabilitation Center. Angela was born January 13, 1959 in Superior, daughter of John P. and Claudia J. (Wermter) Nelson. Following her graduation from Cooper School, she worked at the Challenge Center from 1981 to 2006. She especially enjoyed working in the...
Herman Tomzak
Apr 15, 2010
Herman Francis Tomzak, 83, longtime Superior resident, passed away on April 15, 2010 in Panama City Beach, FL. Herman was born and raised in Superior. He served in the United States Navy during World War II and was a member of the Thomas F. Stein, VFW Post #1091. He was a member of St. Bernadette Catholic Church in Panama...
Raymond J. Skandel
Apr 15, 2010
SUPERIOR Raymond "Ray" J. Skandel, 82, a lifelong Superior, Wis. resident, died Thursday, April 15, 2010, at his residence. He was born April 13, 1928 in Superior, son of Anthony and Rose (Pogozalski) Skandel, and resided in the gas plant area of Superior during his childhood. Ray served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Raymond and Helen Mihalik...
Vienna Polaski
Apr 14, 2010
Vienna I. Polaski, 92, Superior, died, Wednesday, April 14, 2010 in St. Francis Home in the Park. She was born on April 2, 1918 in Maple, WI to Charles and Hilda (Soyring) Jarvi. She enjoyed listening to music and working crossword puzzles. Vienna is survived by two daughters, Joyce (Richard) Lier, Superior, Marilyn (Richard) Wilbur, Coon Rapids, MN; five...
Vienna I. Polaski
Apr 14, 2010
Vienna I. Polaski, 92, Superior, died, Wednesday, April 14, 2010 in St. Francis Home in the Park. She was born on April 2, 1918 in Maple, WI to Charles and Hilda (Soyring) Jarvi. She enjoyed listening to music and working crossword puzzles.
Vienna is survived by two daughters, Joyce (Richard) Lier, Superior, Marilyn (Richard) Wilbur, Coon Rapids,...
Rose M. Dalton
Apr 13, 2010
Rose Mae Dalton, 90, of Superior, Wis. died Tues. April 13, 2010 in St Mary's Hospital of Superior. Rose was born August 30, 1919 in Ladysmith, Wis. to Elvina (Bitner) and Joseph Grotzinger, and was a longtime resident of Superior During WW II she was employed by a cannery firm in Chicago, Ill. and later had been an employee of...
Lorain Lindquist
Apr 11, 2010
Lorain Lindquist, 78, Superior, died peacefully on Sunday, April 11, 2010 in St. Luke’s Hospital following a brief illness, surrounded by her family. She was born on June 15, 1931 in Chicago, IL to Thomas and Sadie (Allen) Roatch. She married her husband “Sam” on May 11, 1955 and celebrated twenty-one years of marriage before he passed away in...
William "Bill" J. Sutherland
Apr 11, 2010
William "Bill" James Sutherland, 73, of Superior, Wis. died Sun., Apr. 11, 2010 in St. Mary's Hospice, Duluth, Minn. He was born Apr. 8, 1937 in Superior. He graduated with the Central High School Class of 1955 and resided in Billings Park until he entered the U. S. Air Force of which he was a nine year veteran. Besides being...
Margaret "Mickey" Barnaby
Apr 10, 2010
Margaret M. “Mickey” Barnaby, 89, formerly of Lake Nebagamon, WI, currently of South Range, WI, died Saturday, April 10, 20l0 in the Middle River Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on February 2, 1921 in Ashland, WI to Robert and Lucy (Heidemann) Moder. She had been employed at the telephone office in Duluth, MN; as the site coordinator...
Geraldine B. Hoyt
Apr 9, 2010
Geraldine B. (Jensen) Hoyt, 89, of Superior, Wis., died Fri., April 9, 2010 at the Golden Living Center. Geraldine was born in Omaha, Neb. Nov. 10, 1920, the daughter of Anna (Collins) and Christian Jensen and moved with her family to Gordon, Wis. as a small child. She married George L. Hoyt in Sept. of 1938. They lived in Gordon...
Mildred R. Gerzic
Apr 8, 2010
Mildred R. Gerzic, 96, lifelong Superior resident, died peacefully surrounded by family members on Thursday, April 8, 2010 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth. She was born in Superior, WI on October 20, 1913 to Arthur and Mary (Ross) DeClerck. She married Peter Gerzic and they shared over sixty years of marriage before his passing in 1993. Mildred was...
Thomas Allen Nord
Apr 5, 2010
Thomas Allen Nord, 63, of Superior, Wis. died Mon., April 5, 2010 at St. Luke's Hospital, Duluth, Minn. Thomas was born in Superior Nov. 7, 1946, the son of Georgia (Lane) and Edward Nord. He was a 26 year employee of the City of Superior retiring at the age of 57. Thomas was an avid bowler and enjoyed watching sports,...
