After 20 years as the clerk of court and register of deeds for Gogebic County, Gerry Pelissero retires this week. Pelissero has served five terms as clerk & register, first taking office in Jan of 2000. According to the Daily Globe, Pelissero is a lifelong Bessemer resident, the fourth of six boys and the only son who stayed close to home. As to his plans for the future, Gerry Pelissero says it will be nice to spend more time doing renovations to his second home on Lake Gogebic, and he’s got many other projects that will keep him busy.