Dean Udd Killed In Ironwood Area Traffic Crash
Dean R. Udd 23 of Bessemer died at Grand View Hospital after a 12:50 a m crash on US 2 near the Ironwood Outdoor Theater. Wayne Tornberg 21, of Powderhill Motel was charged with involuntary manslaughter and jailed on a 2500 bond. Thomas Fafford 21 injured severely. Tornberg’s car struck a utility pole and damaged the theater grounds. Udd’s death marks the area’s fifth traffic fatality in 1968. He survived by parents William and the late Mrs. Stefaniak with siblings Curtis Kenneth Duane and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ironwood
Dean R. Udd
S. Peck St
Bessemer
Grand View Hospital
Wayne W. Tornberg
Powderhill Motel
Bessemer Township
Charles C. Keeton Jr
Gogebic County
Udd
Gogebic
Ontonagon
Michigan
Iron County
Wis
Keeton
Thomas Fafford
Brian Fafford
W. Longyear St
Tornberg
Donald E. Nevala
Nevala
Add
Lansing
A. D. Johnston
U. S. Navy
Vietnam
William Stefaniak
Curtis Udd
Ramsay
Kenneth Udd
Bsesemer
Duane Ceno
James Knight
James Wrobleski
Arthur Carli
Johnston High Band Wins Class B Contest At Northland College
The A. D. Johnston High School Band under Fred Tezak won first place in Class B at the annual music contest held Saturday May 11 at Northland College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Johnston
Fred Tezak
Northland College
Alfred Crenna, longtime Bessemer water chief, dies
Alfred Crenna 63 of 311 N Moore St died suddenly at Divine Infant Hospital while treated for a heart ailment. Born March 22 1905 in Bessemer he rose from assistant foreman to superintendent of the Bessemer Water and Sewage Utility retiring in April. He served in the U S Marine Corps 1942 1945. Surviving wife Barbara two sons Francis and Raymond four grandchildren step mother sister and brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred
Fred) Crenna
N. Moore St
City Water and Sewage Utility
Divine Infant Hospital
Mr. Crenna
Bessemer
Joseph Crenna
Chicago
Erwin Foltz Plumbing Co
Bessemer Water and Sewage Utility
Barbara Winkowski
U. S. Marine Corps
Crenna
St. Sebastian Catholic Church
Slow Pitch League Gets Underway In Bessemer
Action opens the Bessemer Slow Pitch League with several games. White Birch Wildcats beat Faste lin's Highway Bar 7 4 at Underwood Field led by Rod Hewitt three for four with a solo homer. Al Saily earned the win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer
Underwood Field
White Birch Wildcats
Fastelin
Highway Bar
Rod Hewitt
Wildcat
al Saily
G. Fastelin
Yale
Reed
Johnson
Cramblits
Epposite’s
Archieball” Searle
D. Deney
Joe
Anvil
R. Maki
Joe's
Fastelin’s
Ramsay
Last East Young
Erwin
Last East Old
White Birch
Gogebic County Surpasses 235 Miles of Primary Roads
Gogebic County now lists 235.49 miles of primary roads, part of a 679.02 mile system including 114.69 miles of state highways and 328.84 miles of local roads. County engineers warn that growing primary networks raise construction and maintenance costs, with some districts facing up to 1 million dollars per mile in urban areas. The shift from state trunklines to county administration increases traffic and responsibility, effectively creating a second state highway system managed by county officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gogebic County
Gogebic
Earl F. Rogers
The
County Road Association
Rogers
Michigan
Sylvania camping opens with water access sites
Sylvania Recreation Area near Watersmeet Michigan opens 33 water access camping sites under Forest Service oversight with registration at Watersmeet Ranger Station. Beginning May 25 camping fees apply and maps with depths and reef locations will aid visitors. A separate report notes a large diesel generator arriving for Bessemer power plant with total project cost 400000, and local Boy Scout Cub Pack 315 meeting March 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvania
Watersmeet
Michigan
Ottawa National Forest
Forest Service
Golden Eagle Pass
Lakeins
Michigan Department of Conservation
Sylvania Lakes
Bessemer
S. State St
Fairbanks-Morse Co
Beloit
Wis
Lake Superior District Power Co
Anton Rossi Dies in Washington State
Anton Rossi aged 78 of Auburn Washington former Puritan resident of Bessemer Township died. Born in Italy he lived locally until 1942 then moved to Auburn where he ran a blacksmith shop until retirement four years ago. He served in World War I and belonged to Veterans of WWI Barracks 1401 and the Sons of Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward
Anton
Toni) Rossi
Auburn
Wash
Puritan
Bessemer Township
Mr. Rossi
Italy
The
Veterans of
Sons of Italy
Godlewski Golden Wedding Celebrated at Bessemer
John Godlewski and wife celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on May 4 at St Sebastian Church with a Mass of Thanksgiving, over breakfast for 50 relatives, an afternoon gathering at home, and a 5 pm cake ceremony at Belle Chalet. They married May 1, 1918, and have three daughters, one son, seven grandchildren, and one great grandchild. Local and out of town relatives attended, with longtime residents noted in attendance and recollections of Mr Godlewski as “John The Bear” and “John the Blacksmith.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Beecher St
St. Sebastian Catholic Church
Chester Franczek
Michael Burlarganist
Godlewski
Belle Chalet
Hurley
Bessemer
City of
Water Department
John
Elizabeth) Korhonen
Highland Park
Helen
Richard
Mary Ann Valesano
Hoyt Lakes
Minn
Jack W
Milwaukee
Joseph Wysoski
Farmington
Mich
Ray Wysoski
Detroit
John E. Wysoski
Allen Park
Gerald O'Hall
Mrs Fern Nolan Honored by PTO at Washington School
Mrs Fern Nolan, retiring after 13 years, was honored at the Washington School PTO last Wednesday in the gym. Her class sang three songs and presented a red rose bouquet and a scrapbook engraved with her name. New officers for 1968 69 were installed and the group endorsed a newspaper ad for the 15 mill amendment on the June 10 ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fern Nolan
Washington
Alvin Saily
Mrs. Nolan
PTO
PRESBYTERIANS TO HAVE RUMMAGE SALE
A rummage and white elephant sale will be held by the women of the Presbyterian Church on Thursday May 23 from 9 to 12 noon. Summer clothing only will be offered with coffee and coffee cake served. Public invited. Road weight restrictions lifted in Gogebic County effective Friday May 10 at midnight per county road commission.
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the Presbyterian Church
Gogebic County
Vestich Auto Mishap Victim Remembered in Detroit Services
Funeral services were held in Detroit for John P. Vestich 45 formerly of the area who was killed in an automobile accident Friday May 3. Born May 24 1922 at Anvil Location he was the son of Eli Vestich of Ramsay. He leaves a wife four children and two grandchildren of Detroit his father and stepmother three brothers Nick Hagertown Marco Pittsburgh and Joseph Perkins and a deceased brother Peter. Survivors include Ramsay relatives and Vestich families attending.
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Detroit
John P. Vestich
Anvil
Eli Vestich
Ramsay
Nick
Hagerstown
Marco
Pittsburgh
Joseph
Perkins, Mich
Peter
Vestich
Nick Vestich
Marco Vestich
Joseph Vestich
Sheriff Prebish Announces Candidacy for Gogebic County
Gogebic County Sheriff Chester J. Prebish announces re election on the Democratic ticket for the primary on August 6. Born April 3 1917 in Jessieville he served in the Navy during World War II then held multiple local posts before becoming undersheriff in 1960 and sheriff in 1965 following Sheriff Tenlen s death. He is active in several sheriff and civic groups and is married to Ann Sincich with two children Maryann and William.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester J. Prebish
Gogebic County
Ironwood
Sheriff Prebish
Jessieville
U. S. Navy
72Nd Construction Battalion
Prebish
Lake Superior District Power Co
Apache Trailer Co
Axel E. Tenlen
Tenlen
Sheriff Tenlen
National Sheriff's Association
Michigan Sheriff's Association
Gogebic and Ontonagon Law Enforcement Association
Bessemer Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Ramsay Business and Professional Club
Tronwood Township Conservation Club
Anvil Civic Club
Aurora Athletic Club
The
Knights of Columbus
Premsh
Ann Sincich
Bessemer
Maryann
First National Bank of Ironwood
William
A. D. Johnston
St. Sebastian Catholic Church
Koski Billey engagement announced in Wakefield
Katherine R Koski and Eugene J Billie announce their engagement. Katherine is a Wakefield High School 1965 graduate and works in accounting at White Pine Copper Co. Eugene is a 1961 high school graduate from Bessemer, studied at Gogebic Community College and Wisconsin Institute of Mortuary Science, and works at Frick Zielinski Funeral Home and chappell Zielinski Funeral Home. A July wedding is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanna Koski
Rte. 1
Wakefield
Katherine R
Eugene J. Billie
Aldo Billie
Bessemer
Mise Koski
Wakefield High School
Business Methods Institute
Chicago
I.B.M
White Pine Copper Co
Billie
A. D. Johnston High School
Gogebic Community College
Wisconsin Intitute of Mortuary Science
Milwaukee
Frick-Zielinski Funeral Home
Chappell-Zielinski Funeral Home
Ironwood
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alfred Crenna
Legion Quarters
Rat
Dale Facchinello
Ings
Eugene A. Facchinello
Bes
Jonston High School
United States Army
Domenic Allice of
Ann Arbor
Lefler
Washington School
John Barone
Troy
Beaumont Hospital
Royal Oak
Jack Scott
Barone
Audrey McMinn
William McMinn
Vera Creger
Delaware
Anton Rossi
John Godlewskis
Joseph Wrysoski
Frank Gamache
Hughesville, Mo
Mrs. W. Schlomer
Capt
Gerald Felix
U. S. Air Force
Gerald H. Felix
Harry J. Felix
Bien Hoa AB
Felix
Than le Chan
Pacific Air Forces
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