OBITUARIES
James Schintgen
Sep 17, 2011
James H. Schintgen, 70, of Niagara, passed away Saturday, September 17, 2011, at Dickinson County Healthcare System, Iron Mountain. He was born January 21, 1941, in Iron Mountain, son of William and Betty Schintgen and the late Santina "Esther" (Pancheri) Schintgen. James married Betty Gazza June 30, 1962, at St. Mary & St. Joseph Catholic Church, Iron Mountain. James grew...
Therese Porta
Sep 16, 2011
Therese Porta of Sun City, Ariz., died Friday, September 16, 2011, on her 61st wedding anniversary in Woodbury, Minn. She was born August 3, 1928, in Racine, Wis. Therese lived most of her life in Iron Mountain and graduated from Iron Mountain High School. In 1989, she moved to Arizona where she and Charlie had a great retirement together. Therese...
Fr. Gondek
Sep 13, 2011
Rev. Fr. Joseph A. Gondek, 100, of Crystal Falls, passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2011, at Iron County Medical Care Facility, Crystal Falls. He was born July 28, 1911, in Sobieski, Wis., son of the late Albert and Sofia (Palka) Gondek. Fr. Joseph was the oldest of 12 children. He moved with his family to a farm near Bagley, Mich.,...
Dennis Gruner
Sep 12, 2011
Dennis W. Gruner, 64, of Perronville, Mich., passed away Monday, September 12, 2011, at Dickinson County Healthcare System, Iron Mountain. He was born September 23, 1946, in Coldwater, Mich., son of the late Warren and Rolene (Keeslar) Gruner. Dennis grew up on a dairy farm in Coldwater. He graduated from Cold Water High School, Class of 1965. After graduation, Dennis...
Janet Carpenter
Sep 9, 2011
Janet Bernice Carpenter, 83, of Kingsford, passed away Friday, September 9, 2011, at Dickinson County Health Care System in Iron Mountain. She was born on November 10, 1927, in Flint, Mich., daughter of the late Clifford and Bernice (Kimmer) Thorpe. Janet grew up in the Flint area with her four siblings, Vernon Thorpe, Theda Thorpe, Clarence Thorpe, and Howard Thorpe....
Ruthann Weber
Sep 8, 2011
RuthAnn Weber, 84, of Niagara, Wis., was called home on Thursday evening September 8, 2011, at Walnut Grove Assisted Living Center. The daughter of the late Ben and Vienna (Lepisto) Smithson was born July 13, 1927, in Alpha, Mich. She graduated from Alpha High School in 1945, and later attended beauty school. RuthAnn later worked at Mauck Insurance Agency as...
Msgr. Elmer
Sep 4, 2011
Msgr. Charles W. Elmer, S.T.D., P.A.,88, formerly of Iron Mountain, passed away Sunday, September 4, 2011, at St. Dominic Village, Houston, Tex. He was born May 19, 1923, in Aurora, Wis., son of the late John L. and Eva (Goulette) Elmer, Iron Mountain. Charles grew up in Aurora, Wis., and Iron Mountain. He attended Iron Mountain High School and graduated,...
Rosemary Hammerberg
Sep 3, 2011
Rosemary Hammerberg, 92, of Crystal Falls, passed away Saturday, September 3, 2011, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born August 23, 1919, in Kalamazoo City, daughter of the late Clare and Leah (Ford) Williamson. On October 20, 1943, she married Rollin Hammerberg. He preceded her in death on June 28, 1985. Rosemary graduated from Kellogg High...
Richard Pollitt
Sep 2, 2011
Richard L. Pollitt, Sr., 81, of Crystal Falls, passed away, Friday September 2, 2011, at the Iron County Medical Care Facility, Crystal Falls. He was born September 20, 1929, in South Bend, Indiana son of the late Lloyd F. and Hazel (Morningstar) Pollitt. On July 13, 1984, he married the former Janice Krieger at the United Methodist Church in Niles....
Raymond Sovey
Aug 28, 2011
Raymond R. Sovey, 85, was taken to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 28, 2011, at ManorCare Health Services, Kingsford. Ray resided at his home until his stroke on August 22. Up to that time, he remained self-sufficient with little assistance. When he did need help, Ray could count on his son, Jim; grandsons, Matt and Jake; brother-in-law, Fadel...
John Bender
Aug 27, 2011
John F. Bender, 59, of Crystal Falls, Mich. and Chatham, Va., passed away sudden and unexpectedly Saturday, August 27, 2011, in Angola, Africa. He was born February 26, 1952, in Iron Mountain, Mich., son of Pauline (Dalpra) Bender and the late Frederick "Fritz" Bender. On Dec. 12, 2002, he married Deborah Dacheff, an Iron River native, in Yanceyville, N.C. John...
Joan Larson
Aug 27, 2011
Joan Meyer Larson passed away peacefully Saturday, August 27, 2011, after a 2 ½ year courageous and inspiring battle against cancer. Born in Michigamme, Mich., on August 17, 1926, to Julia and John Meyer, a schoolteacher and chemist. She moved to Crystal Falls as a young girl and graduated from Crystal Falls High School in 1943, at the age of...
Roland Occhietti
Aug 26, 2011
Roland A. Occhietti, 82, of Iron Mountain, was called to be with the Lord on Friday, August 26, 2011, at ManorCare Health Services in Kingsford. He was born on May 9, 1929, in Iron Mountain, son of the late Aurelio and Pia (Jafolla) Occhietti. Roland graduated from Iron Mountain High School, Class of 1948. He went on to attend Elgin...
Jane Antonissen
Aug 17, 2011
Jane Antonissen peacefully met her savior on her 85th birthday, August 17, 2011. We can only imagine the birthday celebration she is having in her "everlasting home"! She was born on August 17, 1926, at home in Niagara, to John Sigurd and Hilma (Peltama) Holmquist. After five boys, Earl, Sigurd, Allen, Gale and Walter, the birth of a sister was...
Mary Ziomek
Aug 13, 2011
Mary L. Ziomek, 88, of Florence, passed away Saturday, August 13, 2011, at Golden Living Center, Florence. She was born February 14, 1923, in Chicago, Ill., daughter of the late Edward and Catherine Liba. Mary grew up in Sobieski, Wis. She married Edward Ziomek in 1942. They resided in Illinois for many years before moving to Florence in the late...
Arvilla Voltattorni
Aug 12, 2011
Arvilla A. Voltattorni, 84, of Florence, passed away peacefully Friday, August 12, 2011, at Dickinson County Healthcare System, Iron Mountain, with her family by her side. She was born in Chicago, Ill., on July 6, 1927. Arvilla lived for many years on the South Side of Chicago before moving to Webster, Wis., in the early 1980s. In March of 2011,...
Robert Gauthier
Aug 4, 2011
Robert J. Gauthier, 80, of Munising, Mich., and Bokeelia, Fla., passed away Thursday, August 4, 2011, at Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center, Iron Mountain, following a brief illness. He was born February 6, 1931, in Detroit, Mich., son of the late Edward and Lucille (Pepin) Gauthier. Robert was raised in Munising and graduated from Mather High School, Class of...
Joel Pointe
Aug 2, 2011
Joel P. La Pointe, 76, of Amasa, passed away Tuesday, August 2, 2011, at Marquette General Hospital, Marquette. He was born July 21, 1935, in Stambaugh, Mich., son of the late Joseph and Mabel (Carlson) La Pointe. Joel moved to Milwaukee at a young age where he attended school and graduated from Shorewood High School, Class of 1954. Joel went...
Delbert Tipler
Aug 1, 2011
Delbert E. Tipler, 78, of Altoona, Wis., passed away Monday, August 1, 2011, at Mayo Health Clinic, Eau Claire, Wis., with his family by his side. He was born March 18, 1933, in Tipler, Wis., son of the late Vester and Luella (Steeno) Tipler. Del began his career in maintenance at a paper manufacturing plant in Green Bay. He later...
Glenn Sparks
Jul 27, 2011
Glenn Ray Sparks, infant son of Daniel and Tamara (McComas) Sparks passed away suddenly Wednesday, July 27, 2011, at his home in Amasa. Glenn was born April 25, 2011, in Iron Mountain. He is survived by his parents, paternal grandmother Debbie (Jerry) Havens, Iron River; paternal grandfather, Bobby Dean Sparks, Salyersville, Ky.; maternal grandparents, Timothy "Bo" (Jackie) McComas, Lima, Ohio;...
