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Zoe von Ende Lappin, granddaughter of P.J. Savage, editor of the Iron River PIONEER from 1898 to 1952, has obtained permission for us to post the Memories and Yesteryear columns that are printed weekly in the Bayfield COUNTY JOURNAL, successor  to the PIONEER and other newspapers in the county. The COUNTY JOURNAL announced the upcoming Web postings in its Dec. 3O, 1999, edition with the headline, "Genealogy columns to appear on the web".

I would like to thank Eric Sharp, Editor of the Bayfield County Journal for his willingness to work with us in our genealogical search. We look forward to the wonderful articles that will appear here. Thank you also to Zoe von Ende Lappin for all her work and the hours of typing.

Iron River Memories

Beverlee Thivierge

Reprinted from the Iron River Pioneer

Aug. 20, 1942

The August contingent of Army recruits left Bayfield County for Ft. Sheridan, Ill., joining up with others from Ashland and Iron counties and left on a special Northwestern train. From Iron River: Sulo WALLIN, Rt. 1; Clayton HAUS, Robert B. McLEAN, Raymond LINDGREN, John A. FISHER, Charles F. DODGE, Toivo KANGAS, Rt. 1, Eino KOSOLO, Rt. 1. From Port Wing: Frederick ANTONSON, George FRANSON; from Barnes: Victor N. PEASE; from Cable: Elmer ANDERSON; from Drummond, Stanley POLLACK; from Moquah, Frank MISKULIN; from Herbster, Lowell MITCHELL, Jacob VANDERPLAATS; and from Grand View, Harris CHRISTIANSON.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence BERUBE, a daughter, at the Ashland General Hospital Aug. 14, and to Mr. and Mrs. George Wallace, a daughter, at St. Francis Hospital in Superior, Aug., 15.

Mr. and Mrs. PROVOST of Moquah have announced the engagement of their daughter, Patricia, to Mr. Earl A. CARIGNAN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph CARIGNAN of this city. The wedding date is set for late September. Miss PROVOST is chief clerk at the AAA office in this city, a position she has held for some time, and Mr. CARIGNAN is employed as a welder at one of the shipyards in superior.

Mr. and Mrs. George H. TARTER and two daughters of Menasha motored up last week to visit at the home of Mr. TARTER’s mother, Mrs. Ivis H. TARTER. Incidentally, George did some trout fishing and reports that the fish were still to be found in his old familiar and favorite spots which he regularly visited in his boyhood days.

Wanted -- a girl for general housework. Inquire of Mrs. Louis POMISH at the City Market.

Mrs. Glen (Constance) HALL came up from her home in Green Bay this week and will spend three weeks visiting her mother, Mrs. Grace WELLS. Two of her children have been here while her oldest boy, Duane, is on his way north from Green Bay and just for an experience that is different is making the entire journey on his bike.

Justina, wife of William MAKI, aged 47 years, 2 months and 1 day, passed away last Sunday, Aug. 16, at her farm home near Brule, after an illness of two days. The deceased was a native of Brule; the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John LAHTI. Interment took place at Everrest Cemetery in the town of Brule.

At Co-op Park, Brule, the picture everyone wants to see, Carole Lombard’s last great performance! Jack Benny at his best! and newcomer Robert Stack! "To Be or Not To Be." Adm. 15 cents and 25 cents -- Aug. 23.

Aug. 18, 1960

Two new ministers have been assigned to his area. Pastor Wallace LENO will be at the Oulu Evangelical Lutheran Church permanently, beginning in September. He is originally from Wing, N.D., and is a graduate of Suomi College, Hancock, Mich., and Jamestown College with a BA degree, and the Lutheran Seminary in Maywood, Ill.

First Lutheran Church, Port Wing, and Nazareth Lutheran Church, Cloverland, welcomed their new pastor, Rev. David JANSEN, and family on July 31. Pastor JANSEN, whose home is Minneapolis, is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, and the Augustana Theological Seminary at Rock Island, Ill. Pastor and Mrs. JANSEN have three children: twins Lawrence and Loren, and daughter Sharon.

Mr. and Mrs. Gus NYNAS of Holland, Mich., spent a week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew MAKI, Mrs. NYNAS’ parents.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles COATS and daughters, Myrtle COATS and Mrs. Dorothy OAKES, and granddaughter Candi COATS, of Hudsonville, Mich., visited several weeks here.

Zona PANETTI, Milwaukee, Vesta TOMLINSON and Jean ROTHLISBERGER of Racine, spent this past week at the PANETTI home on Crystal Lake. Mrs. PANETTI tells us that her son, Harold Jr. ("Pike'') recently won $2,033 in a bowling tournament at Mesa, Ariz.

The Oulu Lutheran Ladies Aid will again be operating the main dining hall at the (Bayfield County) Fair. Ham and beef dinners with salads, etc., will be served; also pies, cakes, sandwiches, soup and chili.

Funeral services were held last Friday at the Apostolic Lutheran Church in Oulu for Charles HILL, 44, who died unexpectedly at Manistique, Mich. Mr. HALL was s a seaman aboard an ore freighter of the Pioneer Line and was stricken on board ship and then removed to the hospital He was born March 26, 1916, in Brule. He was married Aug. 23, 1944.

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