Wakefield, MI

Chassell 3, Wakefield-Marenisco 0 CHASSELL — The Chassell Panthers volleyball team needed just three sets to defeat the visiting Wakefield-Marenisco Cardinals Tuesday night, 25-17, 25-11, and 25-15, at the Ed Helakoski Gym. For Chassell, Oriana Olson had 11 kills, six aces and seven digs. Elli Kuntze had eight kills, two blocks, three aces and eight […]

Thursday, Oct. 22 Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9 to 10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1 to 2 p.m., Watersmeet...

IRONWOOD, Mich. — David Joel Bolen, 87, of Ironwood passed away on Sept. 20, 2026. He was born in 1939 in Wakefield, Michigan, to Harold J. Bolen and Florence M. (Dufresne) Bolen. David attended school in Ironwood through the 11th grade before moving with his parents to Babbitt, Minnesota, where he completed high school. After graduation, he proudly enlisted in the United States Navy with a memora...

BESSEMER, Mich. — Walter J. Obremski, 83, of Anvil Location, Bessemer, passed away on Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, at Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield, Michigan. He was born on Oct. 9, 1943, in Milwaukee. Walter was united in marriage to Jacqueline Allen in Bessemer. He was a heavy equipment operator at White Pine Copper Mine. Walter is survived by his wife, Jacqueline; three sons, David, Kevi...

BERGLAND, Mich. — Carol Gladyne Morrison, 98, a longtime resident of Bergland, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, at Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield, Michigan. Carol married Arthur C. Morrison in Royal Oak, Michigan, on June 14, 1947. He preceded her in death in July 1998. She was a licensed practical nurse at Grand View Hospital in Ironwood and a longtime member of Trin...

WAKEFIELD, Mich. - John Robert Burns of Wakefield, Michigan, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. He was born on Oct. 8, 1948. Son of Robert "Bob" and Elizabeth "Betty" Burns, John grew up in Evanston, Illinois, alongside his sisters, Maryellen, Barbara and Susan. After graduating from high school, he worked 36 years for Commonwealth Edison before making his eventual home...

Dollar Bay 3, Wakefield-Marenisco 1 DOLLAR BAY — The Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Blue Bolts volleyball team needed four sets, but used them to defeat the visiting Wakefield-Marenisco Cardinals. The Blue Bolts won 25-17, 25-11, 22-25, and 25-20 Monday night. Sylvie Kentala drove the offense with 25 assists, 15 digs and two kills. Laila Bell led […]

High School In high school volleyball tonight… Jeffers welcomes L’Anse. Dollar Bay-Tamarack City entertains Wakefield-Marenisco. Chassell ...

BESSEMER — Gogebic recovered from a shutout loss at Ishpeming the week before to shut out Munising 32-0 Saturday in Wakefield. “It’s just a real big refocus, that was the main thing, just getting guys to get back into the grind of things,” Gogebic coach Nick Heikkila said. “We had a really good week of practice. With it being homecoming with all the distractions, the kids, they came in and sharpen...

HURLEY, Wis. - Duane Lee "Bucky" Borseth, beloved father, passed away at his home in Hurley, Wisconsin, on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. Bucky was born on Feb. 24, 1940, in Wakefield, Michigan, the son of Goldie and Ralph Borseth. He grew up in Bergland and graduated from Bergland High School in 1958. Bucky excelled as an athlete throughout his life, playing basketball and baseball for the...