OBITUARIES
Joseph Podner
May 23, 2010
Joseph James Podner, 83, of Florence, passed away Sunday, May 23, 2010, at his home, and is now resting comfortably and peacefully in the arms of his loving Lord. He was born October 2, 1926, in Florence, son of the late John and Anna Podner. He attended Florence schools and was a life-long resident of Florence. On December 21, 1974,...
Perley Hood
May 23, 2010
Perley A. Hood, 69, of Merriman, passed away Sunday, May 23, 2010, at Manorcare Health System, Kingsford, surrounded by family. He was born September 10, 1940, in Portland, Maine, son of the late Alex Hood and Almeda Burton. Perley grew up and was raised in Portland and moved to Iron Mountain in 1971. Perley married the former Frances Degenaer on...
Ruth Caruso
May 21, 2010
Ruth Corey Caruso, 87, of Kingsford, Mich., passed away Friday, May 21, 2010, at ManorCare Health Services, Kingsford. She was born April 6, 1923, in Iron Mountain, daughter of the late Alvin and Anna (Clark) Corey. Ruth attended Breitung Township Schools and graduated from Kingsford High School, Class of 1940. She married Tony Caruso on October 23, 1948, at the...
George Carpenter
May 18, 2010
George Raymond Carpenter, 84, of Kingsford, Mich., formerly of Hale, Mich., passed away Tuesday, May 18, 2010, at home surrounded by his loving family after a lengthy illness. He was born August 12, 1925, in West Branch, Mich., son of the late Raymond and Ruth (McCann) Carpenter. On September 7, 1943, George enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and...
Harold Pagnier
May 18, 2010
Harold L. Pagnier Sr., 85 of Kingsford, Mich., passed away Tuesday, May 18, 2010, at his granddaughter's home in St. Petersburg, Fla. He was born May 27, 1924, in Sterling, Mich., son of the late Edward and Alice (Browne) Pagnier. Harold was employed at Buick Motor Division in Flint, Mich., for 34 years. He was a volunteer at the Breen...
Inez Hoffman
May 14, 2010
Inez Hoffman, 91, of Crystal Falls, passed away Friday, May 14, 2010, at the Iron County Medical Care Facility, Crystal Falls. She was born October 14, 1918, in Amasa, Mich., daughter of the late Alfredo and Lucia (Balcato) Nacoli. Inez grew up in Amasa and graduated from Amasa High School, Class of 1936. She married Bernard Hoffman 1946; he preceded...
Donald Morton
May 12, 2010
Donald Dwain Morton, 72, of Amberg, Wis., passed away Wednesday, May 12, 2010, at Dickinson County Healthcare System, Iron Mountain. He was born March 6, 1938, in Redford, Mo., son of the late Sidney and Mary (Davis) Morton. Don was raised in Detroit, Mich. and Waterloo, Ill. He graduated from Waterloo High School, Class of 1956. Don served in the...
Stanley James
May 6, 2010
Stanley Jack James, 72, of Hubertus, Wis., and formerly of Crystal Falls, Mich., passed away Thursday, May 6, 2010, at Community Memorial Hospital, Menomonee Falls, Wis. He was born July 26, 1937, in Crystal Falls, Mich., son of the late Rodney and Signie (Johnson) James. He married Janice Peterson on April 9, 1960, in Iron River, Mich. and they celebrated...
Theresa Nawn
May 4, 2010
Theresa Virginia Nawn, 49, of Niagara, Wis., passed away Tuesday, May 4, 2010, at Dickinson County Healthcare System, Iron Mountain. She was born January 23, 1961, in Marshall, Mich., daughter of Robert and Ellen (Seltenright) Flynn. Theresa grew up in Manistique and graduated from Manistique High School, Class of 1979. She married Joseph Nawn January 19, 1996, at St. Francis...
Joyce Hassell
May 1, 2010
Joyce M. Hassell, 84, of Iron Mountain, Mich., passed away Saturday, May 1, 2010, at ManorCare Health Services, Kingsford, surrounded by her loving family. Joyce was born August 8, 1925, in Iron Mountain, daughter of the late Axel and Erma (Zambon) Peterson. She was a life-long resident of Iron Mountain and a graduate of Iron Mountain High School. After high...
Elizabeth Romagnoli
Apr 27, 2010
Elizabeth "Betty" M. Romagnoli, 81, of Iron Mountain, passed away Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at ManorCare Health Services, Kingsford. She was born January 18, 1929, in Wakefield, Mich., daughter of the late Joseph and Jenny(Delmet) Picoldi. Betty married Wallace Romagnoli on May 10, 1948 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Wakefield; he preceded her in death on July 3, 2005. Wallace...
Raymond Novak
Apr 27, 2010
Raymond E. Novak, 95, of Florence, passed away Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at the Golden Living Center, Florence. He was born February 2, 1915, in Topaz, Mich., son of the late Frank and Anna (Barta) Novak. Raymond moved to Florence in 1919, and attended Commonwealth and Florence schools graduating in the Class of 1935. He married the former Lois Swanson...
Paul Henrichs
Apr 26, 2010
Paul J. Henrichs, 79, of Niagara, Wis., passed away Monday, April 26, 2010, at the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center, Iron Mountain. He was born September 18, 1930, in Medford, Wis., son of the late Aloysius and Louise (Steiner) Henrichs. Paul was a graduate of Medford High School, Class of 1949. He entered the United States Air Force and...
Jeffrey Craig
Apr 24, 2010
Jeffrey K. Craig, 61, of Niagara, Wis., formerly of Crystal Falls, Mich., passed away Saturday, April 24, 2010, at Dickinson County Memorial Hospital, Iron Mountain. He was born July 24, 1950, in Crystal Falls, Mich., son of the late Clinton and Dolores (Carlotto) Craig. You may light a candle in remembrance of Jeffrey or leave a condolence for his family...
Dave Vary
Apr 22, 2010
Dave Vary, 68, of Crystal Falls, Mich., passed away Thursday, April 22, 2010, at the Dickinson County Healthcare System, Iron Mountain, after a courageous battle with pneumonia complicated by various industrial lung diseases and emphysema. He was a loving husband, proud father and grandfather, and a loyal friend. Dave was a Crystal Falls area resident for the past forty years....
Lois Novak
Apr 18, 2010
Lois L. Novak, 87, of Florence, Wis., passed away Sunday, April 18, 2010, at Dickinson County Healthcare System, Iron Mountain. She was born October 23, 1922, in Florence, Wis., daughter of the late Adolph and Helen (Small) Swanson. Lois attended school in Florence, and graduated valedictorian from Florence High School, Class of 1940. She married Ray E. Novak on May...
Vivian Hassell
Apr 15, 2010
Vivian K. Hassell, 82, of Spread Eagle, Wis., passed away Thursday, April 15, 2010, at Dickinson County Healthcare System, Iron Mountain. She was born September 10, 1927, in Iron Mountain, daughter of the late John and Elsie (Nelson) Barkle. Vivian graduated from Iron Mountain High School, Class of 1946. She attended Dundens Business School, Iron Mountain, where she graduated with...
Mark Manowski
Apr 14, 2010
Mark J. Manowski, Sr., 77, of Kingsford, passed away Wednesday, April 14, 2010, at the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center, Iron Mountain, after a short courageous battle with lung cancer, surrounded by his loving wife, Carol, children, and grandchildren. He was born November 1, 1932, in Milwaukee, Wis., son of the late Albert and Helen (Hildebrand) Manowski. Mark graduated...
John Robarge
Apr 11, 2010
John A. Robarge, 52, of Crystal Falls, passed away Sunday, April 11, 2010, at the Iron County Medical Care Facility, Crystal Falls. He was born September 15, 1957, in Crystal Falls, son of the late Peter P. and Dorothy (Robinson) Robarge. John was a graduate of Crystal Falls High School, Class of 1975. He was employed at Crystal Lumber throughout...
Eleanor Waliczek
Apr 9, 2010
Eleanor Waliczek, 86, of Florence, Wis., passed away Friday, April 9, 2010, at the Golden Living Center, Florence. She was born April 19, 1923, in Chicago, Ill., daughter of the late Charles and Anna (Kaminski) Bowman. Eleanor married Albert Waliczek on her 23rd birthday, April 19, 1946, in Chicago; he preceded her in death in 1993. They resided in Chicago...
