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Christie A. Matheson

Christie A. Matheson

Mar 9, 2023

Christie Arnold Matheson, 64, of Superior, died Thursday, March 9, 2023, at Essentia ICU. Christie was born September 6, 1958, at the former St. Joseph’s Hospital in Superior, WI to Howard and Deloris Matheson.

Christie graduated from Superior High in 1976 and went on to serve his country honorably in the US Navy from 1978-1982 as a...

Dennis A. Abrahamson

Dennis A. Abrahamson

Mar 9, 2023

Dennis A. Abrahamson, 77, a lifelong Superior resident, died Thursday, March 9, 2023.

Dennis was born to Arne and Bernice (Ryan) Abrahamson on September 26, 1945. He graduated from the former East High School (Superior) in 1963 and joined the Army National Guard. Dennis then sailed on ocean freighters before returning to Superior, where he spent 30...

Mary K. Peterson

Mary K. Peterson

Mar 8, 2023

Mary Kathryn (MacMillan) Peterson, 57, of Duluth, MN and Superior, WI passed away on March 8, 2023, at St. Luke's Hospital with family by her side after a courageous battle with cancer.

Mary was born on May 28, 1965, to Ronald and Diane MacMillan. She grew up in Duluth and graduated from Denfeld High School in 1983....

Nancy Kay Monaghan Beery, Do

Nancy Kay Monaghan Beery, Do

Mar 7, 2023

Nancy Kay Monaghan Beery, DO, 66, longtime Duluth, MN resident, died Tuesday, March 7, at Solvay Hospice House. She was born on December 28, 1956 in Superior, WI, the daughter of Wilbert and June (Hillestad) Monaghan.

A 1975 graduate of Superior Senior High School, she went on to Marquette University to receive an under-graduate degree in 1979....

Claire E. Flaherty

Claire E. Flaherty

Mar 6, 2023

Claire E. Flaherty, 82, lifelong Superior resident, died at home on Monday, March 6, 2023. She was born in Superior, August 12, 1940, the daughter of Allan and Ruth (Nicholson) Byrnes and graduated from the former Cathedral High School in Superior, class of 1958.

She worked as an office manager for Hedenberg Construction in Hermantown for many...

Robert 'Bob' C. Lambert

Robert 'Bob' C. Lambert

Mar 6, 2023

Robert Charles "Bob" Lambert, 75, of Foxboro, WI died Monday, March 6, 2023 at his residence.  Born February 21, 1948 in Bloomington, IL the son of Charles E. Lambert and Audrey Jean (Woods), Lambert moved to Superior, WI at age six weeks and was a lifetime Wisconsin resident since.

Bob attended Blaine Elementary School until moving to...

Faith A. Wielgosh

Faith A. Wielgosh

Mar 5, 2023

May the road rise up to meet you, may the wind always be at your back, may the sunshine warm upon your face and the rains fall soft upon your gardens. Until we meet again may God hold you in the palm of his hand.

Faith Annette (Kolitz) was born August 25 th , 1960, in Fon...

Dennis D. Bee

Dennis D. Bee

Mar 5, 2023

Dennis D. Bee, 72, a life-long resident of South Superior, died on Sunday, March 5, 2023, surrounded by his family at home. Denny was born on September 22, 1950, in Mount Clemens, MI to Delores (Waltenburg) and Walter Bee.

After graduating from Superior Senior High School in 1968, Denny enlisted in the United States Army where he...

Betty M. Bennett

Betty M. Bennett

Mar 4, 2023

Betty M. Bennett, 99, of Superior, died Saturday, March 4, 2023, at Villa Marina Health and Rehabilitation Center.

She was born in Wentworth on July 8, 1923, the daughter of Elisabeth (Johansson) and August Wick. Betty's first husband, Norman Pederson, died in 1963. She and her second husband, Harry Bennett, enjoyed 38 years of marriage before his...

David M. Lucia

David M. Lucia

Mar 4, 2023

David M. Lucia, 71, of Duluth passed away due to complications of multiple myeloma on Saturday, March 4, 2023, at St. Luke's Hospice in Duluth.

David was born in Superior on April 1, 1951, the son of David S. and Josephine (Martineau) Lucia.

He married Shawn Lucht on Oct. 8, 2014, and they celebrated 8...

Shirley Anderson

Shirley Anderson

Mar 3, 2023

Shirley Anderson, 92, Superior resident, passed away Friday, March 3, 2023, at Villa Marina in Superior, WI. She was born on August 14, 1930, in her grandmother’s house in Frederic, WI, the daughter of Roy and Agnes Laatsch. Growing up in Frederic, WI, she graduated from Frederic High School in the class of 1949.

She married Kermit...

Kathleen M. "Kay" Levasseur

Kathleen M. "Kay" Levasseur

Mar 2, 2023

Kathleen Marie “Kay” LeVasseur, 85, passed away on March 2, 2023, in Duluth, MN. Kay was born in Audubon, MN the daughter of Robert and Kathryn (Lynch) Pettit and then raised in Detroit Lakes, MN. She graduated from Detroit Lakes High School in 1955 and the College of St. Scholastica in 1959 with a degree in Elementary Education teaching...

Gloria J. Murphy

Gloria J. Murphy

Mar 2, 2023

Gloria Joan Murphy passed peacefully from this earth into heavenly life everlasting on March 2, 2023, at Solvay Hospice House in Duluth. She was born in Superior on January 3, 1944, to Stanley and Annette Ostazeski, and as the baby sister of three older brothers, she was loved intensely from an early age and throughout a full life by...

Donette R. Smith

Donette R. Smith

Mar 1, 2023

Donette R. Smith, 58, Bennett, WI resident, died Wednesday, March 1st, 2023, at Solvay Hospice House in Duluth, MN. She was born March 13th, 1964, in Superior, WI the daughter of Orville Priem and Barbara (Grenier) Ellison.

A homemaker and entrepreneur, she owned a retail store (A Step Back in Time) for several years. She married David...

Raymond W. Aiken

Raymond W. Aiken

Mar 1, 2023

Raymond W. Aiken, 75, of Superior, died on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at St. Luke's Hospice in Duluth.

He was born on March 9, 1947, the son of Lawrence and Mercedes (Buffalo) Aiken and was a member of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.

He served honorably in the U.S. Marine Corps,...

Patricia J. Fuller

Patricia J. Fuller

Feb 28, 2023

Patricia Jean Fuller, 90, of Rosemount, MN, passed away peacefully on February 28, 2023.

Pat was born in Superior, WI on March 16, 1932, and lived in Superior/Duluth area most of her early years. After high school she moved to Duluth to go to the college of St. Scholastica. She worked as a nurse at St. Mary’s...

Edwin W. "Eddie" Radig Iii

Edwin W. "Eddie" Radig Iii

Feb 27, 2023

Edwin W. “Eddie” Radig III, 55, lifelong area resident died Monday, February 27, 2023, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth, MN. He was born in Duluth, September 10, 1967, the son of Edwin and Renea (Lane) Radig II and was a graduate of Denfeld High School in Duluth.

Eddie enjoyed professional sports and was an avid Minnesota...

Marvin F. Ogren

Marvin F. Ogren

Feb 26, 2023

Marvin F. Ogren, 91, of Port Wing, WI died peacefully on Sunday, February 26, 2023, at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Superior, WI. He was born in Ashland, WI, February 2, 1932, the son of Rudolph and Helga (Larson) Ogren.

Marvin was united in marriage to Marjorie Wilcox on December 14, 1957, and they celebrated sixty-five...

Warren James Wicklund, Sr.

Warren James Wicklund, Sr.

Feb 26, 2023

Warren James Wicklund, Sr., 89 of Superior, died on Sunday, February 26, 2023, with his family by his side.

He was born on January 20, 1934, in Superior to Carl Wicklund and Eunice Wicklund (Sitek).

Warren was a US Army Veteran.

He married Mary Stariha on October 13, 1962, in Superior.

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Doris I. Lindberg

Doris I. Lindberg

Feb 25, 2023

Doris Irene Lindberg, 99, a longtime resident of Superior, died February 25, 2023, at her daughter Barbara's home in Goleta, California. She got "stranded" in California in early 2020 during the COVID Pandemic and was never able to return to her beloved home on Banks Avenue in South Superior. She made the best of the situation, spending her...

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