Posted Monday, November 10, 2025
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OTD 50 years ago, 29 brave men lost their lives in the frigid waters of Lake Superior. Gordon Lightfoot immortalized their tragedy in his 1976 hit; The Wreak of the Edmund Fitzgerald. The 29 men I listed below:
Ernest McSorley — Captain born in 1912 in Canada and lived in Toledo, Ohio. John McCarthy — First mate born in 1913 and lived in Bay Village, Ohio. James Pratt — Second mate born in 1931 and lived in Lakewood, Ohio. Michael Armagost — Third mate born in 1938 and lived in Iron River, Wisconsin. David Weiss — Cadet born in 1953 and lived in Agoura, California. Ransom Cundy — Watchman born in 1922 on Easter Sunday in Houghton, Michigan, and lived in Superior, Wisconsin. Karl Peckol — Watchman born in 1955 and lived in Ashtabula, Ohio. William Spengler — Watchman born in 1916 and lived in Toledo, Ohio. John Simmons — Senior wheelman born in 1913 in Ashland, Wisconsin, where he also lived. Eugene O’Brien — Wheelman born in 1925 in Minnesota and lived in Toledo, Ohio. John Poviach — Wheelman born in 1916 and lived in Bradenton, Florida. Paul Riippa — Deckhand born in 1953 and lived in Ashtabula, Ohio. Mark Thomas — Deckhand born in 1954 and lived in Richmond Heights, Ohio. Bruce Hudson — Deckhand born in 1953 and lived in North Olmsted, Ohio. Edward Bindon — First assistant engineer born in 1928 and lived in Fairport Harbor, Ohio. Thomas Edwards — Second assistant engineer born in 1925 and lived in Oregon, Ohio. Russell Haskell — Second assistant engineer born in 1935 and lived in Millbury, Ohio. Oliver Champeau — Third assistant engineer born in 1934 and lived in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Ralph Walton — Oiler born in 1917 and lived in Fremont, Ohio. Blaine Wilhelm — Oiler born in 1923 in Big Bay, Michigan, and lived in Moquah, Wisconsin. Thomas Bentsen — Oiler born in 1952 and lived in St. Joseph, Michigan. Gordon MacLellan — Wiper born in 1945 and lived in Clearwater, Florida. Robert Rafferty — Steward and cook born in 1913 in Toledo, Ohio where he also lived. Thomas Borgeson — Maintenance man born in 1934 and lived in Duluth, Minnesota. Frederick Beetcher — Porter born in 1919 and lived in Superior, Wisconsin. Nolan Church — Porter born in 1920 and lived in Silver Bay, Minnesota.
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