Superior Iron & Metal Company - Superior

Superior Iron & Metal Company was located in Superior at 1965 Sixth Street. The business was established by S L Mark and S Karon in 1888. S L Mark was Samuel L Mark (1865-1944) and S Karon was Solem Solomon/Shmoul Karon (1859-1937). Samuel and Solem were brothers-in-law; Solem was married to Mamie Mushel Mark (1861-1948) and she and Samuel were siblings.

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After Solem died in 1937, the business was operated by Solem's wife Mamie Mushel Mark Karon (1861-1948) and his sons Louis Karon (1887-1952) and Harry Karon (1895-1956) according to Louis's obituary below.

Louis Karon obituary - 1889-1952

When Harry Karon was looking for a partner to help him run the company, he turned to his nephew Edmond Ed Kenigsberg (1906-1987). After Harry's death in 1954, Ed became the sole owner of both Superior Iron & Metal and Karon Oil Company. His son Stephen Kenigsberg later took over. An obituary for Ed and his profile from the Jewish Fellowship news are shown below.

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Edmund Ed Kenigsberg (1906-1987) - Duluth News Tribune - January 16, 1987

Edmund Kenigsberg profile published in the Jewish Fellowship News - December 1979 - - shown in part above - - full article

Family tree data for Mamie and Solem Karon and their kids are shown below in their two-generation descendents list.

source: Jack's Family Tree Database

Family tree data for siblings Mamie Mushel Mark Karon and Samuel L Mark along with their parents and siblings are shown below in their two-generation descendents list.

source: Jack's Family Tree Database

Edmund Ed Kenigsberg (1906-1987) was a son of Edith Grace Karon Kenigsberg (1884-1914) and David Sully Kenigsberg (1879-1964). Their website is here. A two-generation descendents list for Edith and David is shown below.

source: Jack's Family Tree Database

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