Ernest Richard “Ernie” Moore, former owner of the Iron County Miner newspaper in Hurley, was born June 1, 1956, in Fond du Lac, to Howard William Moore and Anna Adeline Moore. He grew up in Ironwood, Mich., where he graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1974. The owner of the Iron County Miner newspaper in Hurley, Ernie died unexpectedly in June 2019, while traveling home from a trip with his oldest son, Michael.
After high school, Ernie earned a technical printing degree in Green Bay and a bachelor’s degree at Winona State University in Minnesota. He later added an MBA from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Ernie served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Anchorage, Alaska, where he met his wife, Carla Echols.
In 1992, Ernie took over as publisher of the Iron County Miner for his father, Howard “Bill” Moore. The newspaper has been in the family since Bill Moore purchased it with two partners in 1970 and took sole ownership three years later. Ernie’s son, Michael, succeeded him as publisher.
Ernie died unexpectedly Sunday, June 16, 2019, while traveling home from a trip with his son. He was 63.
