Roland Richard Niemi Jr.
Apr 22, 2020
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Roland Richard Niemi Jr., 76, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2020.
Roland was born on July 5, 1943, in Bessemer Township, the son of Jean Margaret (St. Louis) and Roland Richard Niemi Sr.
He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army from 1960 to 1963 in...
Mary Jo Valesano
Apr 22, 2020
Mary Jo (Tarnaski) Valesano, 71, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away at Aspirus Wausau Hospital on April 22, 2020.
She was born on August 14, 1948, in Milwaukee to Peter and Dolores (Hyppa) Tarnaski.
She attended the Wakefield Schools and graduated in 1966. Mary Jo earned a bachelor of arts degree from Northern Michigan...
Bonnie Dalbec
Apr 21, 2020
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Bonnie Dalbec, 73, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2020, after fighting her third battle with cancer.
Bonnie was born on July 29, 1946, in Wakefield, one of eight children to Harvey and Dorothy (Newman) Grayson. She graduated from Wakefield Schools in 1964 and married David Dalbec in 1966....
Harold 'Beans' Hallberg
Apr 21, 2020
Harold 'Beans' Hallberg
LAKE GOGEBIC, Mich. - Harold "Beans" Hallberg, 73, a longtime resident of Lake Gogebic, passed away Tuesday April, 21, 2020, at his home.
Beans was born on Sept. 19, 1946, in Bessemer Township, son of the late Harold and Mary (DeCur) Hallberg. He graduated in 1964 from Wakefield High School....
James Lawrence Davey
Apr 17, 2020
WAKEFIELD, Mich. – James Lawrence Davey, 63, of Wakefield, passed away Friday, April 17, 2020, at the Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield.
Jim graduated from Wakefield High School in 1974, and went on to achieve an art degree from Gogebic Community College. Part of the family's treasured items are a few paintings he had done in...
Joellyn 'Joey' (Drake) Pezzetti
Apr 16, 2020
WAKEFIELD , Mich. – Joellyn "Joey" (Drake) Pezzetti, 78, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, April 16, 2020, after a lengthy illness.
Joellyn was born on Aug. 6, 1941 at Divine Infant Hospital in Wakefield to Francis W....
Robert W. 'Bob' Michaels
Apr 11, 2020
MONTREAL, Wis. – Robert W. "Bob" Michaels, 86, a longtime resident of Montreal, passed away suddenly on Saturday, April 11, 2020, at his home.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Jerald Rocco, owner and manager of Lakeside Memorial Chapel Inc., in Wakefield, Michigan, who will release a complete obituary notice later.
Arvella Marie Hellman
Mar 23, 2020
BESSEMER, Mich. – Arvella Marie Hellman, 89, of Bessemer, passed away Monday, March 23, 2020.
Arvella was born on Jan. 16, 1931, in Wakefield, a daughter of Arvo John and Marion Lempi (Hakenen) Torkko and was raised in Wico Location. She graduated from Wakefield High School in 1949 and attended Gogebic Community College where she met the...
A. Chris Bergquist
Mar 23, 2020
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Arthur Christian Bergquist, 77, of Ironwood Township, passed away Monday, March 23, 2020, at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital.
Chris, a son of George and Gertrude (Trier) Bergquist, was born Nov. 29, 1942, in Ironwood.
On Nov. 30, 1963, he was united in marriage to Sonia Anne Caruso at Our Lady of Peace...
Roger B. Langa
Mar 19, 2020
WAKEFIELD, Mich. – Roger B. Langa, 77, a longtime resident of Bessemer Township, passed away Thursday, March 19, 2020, in Wakefield.
Roger was born on Sept. 6, 1942, in Oregon City, Oregon, the son of Ted and Mary (Soffietti) Langa. He attended school in Wakefield and graduated in 1961.
On July 4, 1964, Roger married...
Leola Irene 'Ducky' Dalbeck Cook
Mar 11, 2020
MERRIWEATHER, Mich. – Leola Irene "Ducky" (Dalbeck) Cook, 82, a longtime resident of Merriweather, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2020.
Leola was born on May 8, 1937, in Wakefield, a daughter of Clarence and Elizabeth (Minier) Dalbeck. She graduated from Bergland High School.
On Feb. 20, 1954, Leola was united in marriage to Lloyd L....
Billi C. (Galarno) Tauer
Mar 5, 2020
HURLEY, Wis. – Billi C. (Galarno) Tauer, 67, a longtime resident of Hurley, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, March 5, 2020.
Billi was born on June 23, 1952, in Ashland, a daughter of Bill and Charlotte (Youngs) Galarno of Gurney.
On Dec. 22, 1970, she married the love of her life, David A. Tauer.
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Curt Matthew Kupugia
Feb 29, 2020
BESSEMER, Mich. – Curt Matthew Kapugia, 77, of Bessemer, passed away Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020.
Curt was born on June 28, 1942, in Detroit, a son of Clarence and Valentina (Filippini) Kapugia.
On March 18, 1966, he married Sherry Fay Risku. They shared 53 wonderful years of marriage together.
Curt retired at the...
Jon Timothy Miller
Feb 29, 2020
BRUCE CROSSING, Mich. – Jon Timothy Miller, 78, of Bruce Crossing, passed away Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, at his home. He was surrounded by his beloved family.
Jon was born on Oct. 24, 1941, in Coshocton, Ohio, a son of Charles and Eloise Miller. He grew up in Flint and graduated from Flint Central High School.
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Donald W. Gutowski
Feb 26, 2020
BESSEMER, Mich. – Donald W. Gutowski, 87, of Bessemer, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020. He was surrounded by his beloved family.
Donald was born on May 6, 1932, in Bessemer, a son of John and Pauline (Mojeck) Gutowski.
Donald proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was honorably...
Francis "Youser" Tannheimer
Feb 21, 2020
BESSEMER, Mich. – Francis "Youser" Tannheimer, 89, of Bessemer, passed away Friday, Feb. 21, 2020, at the Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield.
Francis was born on Aug. 5, 1930, in Bessemer, a son of Jacob and Albertina (Kranzlin) Tannheimer. Francis graduated from Bessemer Area Schools and worked in several local iron ore and copper mines with...
Sandra Lee Snarski-Smith
Feb 20, 2020
Sandra Lee Snarski-Smith
IRONWOOD, Mich. – Sandra "Sandi" Snarski-Smith, 54, of Ironwood, passed away peacefully Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020.
Sandi was born on Sept. 1, 1965, in Bessemer Township. She grew up in Hurley, Wisconsin and graduated from Hurley High School. Sandi continued her education and graduated from Gogebic Community College.
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John J. Juntunen
Feb 20, 2020
IRONWOOD, Mich. – John J. Juntunen, 68, of Ironwood, died on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020, at Pioneer Apartments in Ironwood.
He was born on Sept. 12, 1951, in Ironwood, son of John A. Juntunen and Goldie (Rintala) Juntunen. His parents are deceased. John is survived by his brother, Kenneth Juntunen of Kingman, Arizona; six nephews; six nieces;...
Jim Giackino
Feb 18, 2020
MATCHWOOD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Jim Giackino, also known as Bubba, the Whiz, Castile Cat, The Ups Man, the Macaroni Pony, Junxie, Big-G-Little-o-goes-with-Giackino and many other nicknames, went to Heaven early Tuesday morning, Feb. 18, 2020, at home, after a brief illness. His loving wife, Michelle, was with him.
Born on Saint Patrick's Day (which he reminded us...
Mary (Yatchak) Clark
Feb 16, 2020
WAKEFIELD, Mich. – Mary (Yatchak) Clark, 73, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020, in Minneapolis. She had been courageously fighting a serious illness.
Mary was born on Oct. 26, 1946, in Ypsilanti. She was the eldest daughter of former Wakefield Coach Roman Yatchak and his loving and devoted wife, Mary (Zorich) Yatchak....