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Jean Marie Till

Jean Marie Till

Apr 11, 2022

Jean Marie Till, 80, of Superior died Monday, April 11, 2022 at Red Cedar Canyon Memory Care in Hudson, WI.

Jean was born in Ironwood, Michigan to John Pavlovich and Margaret Pavlovich (Leskoviansky) on March 13, 1942.  She completed her elementary, middle and high school education in Ironwood.  Jean went on to attain her Bachelors in English...

Peter J. Garramone, Sr.

Peter J. Garramone, Sr.

Apr 11, 2022

Peter J. Garramone, Sr., 71 of Superior, died Monday April 11, 2022, at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth.

Peter was born in Duluth on Oct. 8, 1950, the son of Joseph and Cecelia (Soulier) Garramone

He was a merchant marine on the Great Lakes for many years. Peter was a member of the...

Barbara G. Sperling

Barbara G. Sperling

Apr 10, 2022

Barbara G. Sperling, 72, of Solon Springs, died unexpectedly Sunday, April 10, 2022, in Solon Springs.

Barbara was born on Oct. 6, 1949, in Superior, the daughter of John and Barbara (Rauchenstein) Lawson. She married Timothy Sperling in December of 1971.

She graduated from Superior Senior High School with the class of 1967 and went...

John W. O'Neill

John W. O'Neill

Apr 9, 2022

John W. O'Neill, 93, born December 22, 1928, in Red Lake, MN, the oldest of ten children, passed away on April 9, 2022, at Essentia Health Saint Mary's Hospital in Duluth, surrounded by his family.

John's family moved to Superior in 1942, he attended Superior Cathedral High School where he played football and was on the boxing...

Mary A. Lundberg

Mary A. Lundberg

Apr 8, 2022

Mary Agnes Lundberg, 82, of Lake Nebagamon, Wisconsin died Friday April 8th at home with her family by her side, after a long struggle with dementia. Mary was born on Feb. 1, 1940, to Wayne and Agnes (Kane) Brittan in Superior, Wisconsin. She graduated from Cathedral High School in 1958 and UWS Superior in 1962 with a double major...

Robert 'Bob' D. Miller

Robert 'Bob' D. Miller

Apr 7, 2022

Robert D. "Bob" Miller, 72, of Superior passed away suddenly on April 7 th , 2022, at home.

He was born in Austin, Minnesota on Nov. 20, 1949, the son of Joseph and Inez Miller. He graduated from Pacelli High School in Austin and enlisted in the Navy where he served for six years.

Bob...

Judith "Judy" A. Dalberg

Judith "Judy" A. Dalberg

Apr 7, 2022

Judith A. Dalberg, 79, of Foxboro, died peacefully Thursday, April 7, 2022, at her home.

She was born March 6, 1943, in Superior, daughter of Roy and Grace (Jacobson) Staupe.

Judy graduated from Superior Central High School.  After HS she married Richard Berge and moved to the cities.  She worked at Honeywell worked for 10yrs...

James 'Jimmy' A. Nelson

James 'Jimmy' A. Nelson

Apr 7, 2022

James A. 'Jimmy' Nelson, 64, of Superior, died Thursday, April 7, 2022, at his residence.

James was born on March 1, 1958, the son of Russell and Shirley (Patrick) Nelson. He attended Superior High School and was a member of the LCO band of Lake Superior Chippewa.

He had worked as a bartender, security and...

Leona Mae Hansen

Leona Mae Hansen

Apr 6, 2022

Leona Mae Hansen, 72, lifelong resident of Superior, WI, died peacefully, Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth, MN. She was born in Superior May 26, 1949, the daughter of Ken and Betty (Wickstrom) Stuart.

She graduated high school in Superior and went on to work as a medical billing specialist for...

Gwen A. Kahn

Gwen A. Kahn

Apr 6, 2022

Gwen A. Kahn, 56, of Superior, died Wednesday, April 6, 2022, surrounded by her family at her home after a courageous battle with cancer.

Gwen was born on July 28, 1965, the daughter of Thomas and Margaret (Reisinger) Patnaude.

She worked for St. Louis County. She was a member of the Elk's Lodge, Moose Lodge...

Lloyd Leroy Hepburn

Lloyd Leroy Hepburn

Apr 6, 2022

Lloyd LeRoy Hepburn, 78, of Maple, passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at Superior Rehabilitation Center in Superior after a brief bout with cancer.

Lloyd was born on February 6, 1944, the son of Lloyd and Emma (Asp) Hepburn.

His work history included over the road truck driver, construction laborer, and owner of L. &...

Joel W. Pearson

Joel W. Pearson

Apr 5, 2022

Joel W. Pearson, 63, lifelong area resident, died peacefully on Tuesday, April 5, 2022. After facing a two-year battle with cancer, Joel passed away with dignity at his home in Lakeside, WI, with his loving wife by his side. He was born in Superior, WI, September 2, 1958, the son of Edwin and Eunice (Borg) Pearson.

He...

Philomena Mae Dock

Philomena Mae Dock

Apr 3, 2022

Philomena Mae Dock died peacefully at Essentia Health surrounded by her Family on April 3, 2022.

Philomena was Born January 2, 1935, in Erie, Pennsylvania to Violet and Herman Olson. She was one of seven children.

She led an adventurous life often doing jobs that many thought to be a man’s job at the time,...

Lillian E. Lange

Lillian E. Lange

Apr 2, 2022

Lillian E. Lange, 93, of Solon Springs, WI, died Saturday, April 2, 2022, at Villa Marina Health and Rehabilitation Center, Superior.

She was born October 19, 1928, in Superior, daughter of John and Senja (Ojala) Hill.

Lillian worked in the Superior area for over 25 years as a health care professional, and before that she...

George "Chuck" Daniel Nelson

George "Chuck" Daniel Nelson

Apr 2, 2022

George "Chuck" D. Nelson, 67 of Superior died on Saturday, April 2, 2022, in his home.  He was born on April 23, 1954, to Arthur and Marvel (Wolford) Nelson in Superior, WI.  Chuck was employed as a painter and worked most of his career for Lakehead Painting retiring after 42 years in the industry.  He was a proud member...

Alice M. Sundquist

Alice M. Sundquist

Apr 2, 2022

Alice M. Sundquist, 80, of Duluth, MN died Saturday April 2, 2022, at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth.

She was born November 15, 1941, in Duluth, the daughter of Joseph and Helen (Nelson) Hillman.

Alice was united in marriage to David Sundquist on May 5, 1961, in Clovis, NM.

She worked as a...

Sandra L. Skustad

Sandra L. Skustad

Apr 1, 2022

The dang thing is, Sandra L. Skustad, 70, lifelong resident of Superior, WI died peacefully, while holding her son Bruce’s hand on Friday, April 1, 2022, at the REM Centennial House in Superior WI. She was born in Superior February 8, 1952, the daughter of LeRoy Berg and Virginia Marshall.

She graduated from Superior Senior High School...

Lucas "Luke" Isaacson

Lucas "Luke" Isaacson

Mar 29, 2022

Lucas Lee “Luke” Isaacson, 17, lifelong resident of Duluth, MN died unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. He was born in Duluth August 16, 2004, the son of David and Beverly (Topping) Isaacson.

Luke was a student at Denfeld High School in Duluth and was soon to graduate with the class of 2022.

He enjoyed...

Elaine R. De Vinck

Elaine R. De Vinck

Mar 29, 2022

Elaine R. De Vinck, 93, longtime Superior resident, passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2022.

Elaine was born on June 18, 1928 in Superior, the daughter of Emil and Rose (Van Landschoot) Ruthgeerts. She graduated from Superior East High School in 1946 and worked briefly for the US Treasury Department (Chicago) and the HW Brace Company (Superior)...

Peter J. Coda

Peter J. Coda

Mar 28, 2022

Peter John Coda, 72, of Tucson, AZ, former longtime resident of Superior, WI died peacefully on Monday, March 28, 2022 at a Duluth hospital with his family by his side, after courageously battling cancer for 2.5 years. He was born in Superior, July 23, 1949, the son of Anthony and Dorothy (Nadolski) Coda.

Pete graduated from the...

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