OBITUARIES
Patricia Harvath
Oct 4, 2009
Patricia A. Harvath, 54, of Kingsford, Mich. formerly of Niagara, Wis., passed away Sunday, October 4, 2009, at Dickinson County Memorial Hospital, Iron Mountain. She was born September 7, 1955, in Niagara, daughter of the late James and Carmen (Freeman) Harvath. Patricia grew up in Niagara and graduated from Niagara High School. Patricia worked as a Certified Nurse Assistant for...
Anthony Wodenka
Oct 3, 2009
Anthony "Tony" J. Wodenka, affectionately known as Uncle Tony, 94, of Niagara, Wis., passed away Saturday, October 3, 2009, at Pinecrest Medical Care Facility, Powers, Mich. Uncle Tony was born on January 17, 1915, in Lehigh, Wis. son of the late Frank and Mary (Siembob) Wodenka. He lived in Lehigh until the age of ten, when he moved to Niagara....
William Tonkin
Sep 28, 2009
William Howard Tonkin, 92, of Crystal Falls, passed away Monday, September 28, 2009, at Northstar Health System, Iron River. He was born May 28, 1917, in Negaunee, son of the late Howard J. and Florence (Peppin) Tonkin. On August 27, 1942, in Ishpeming, he married Inga Tamppari. She survives. Bill was a mine clerk and retired from Inland Steel Mine...
Sophie Mccormick
Sep 28, 2009
Sophie M. McCormick, 94, of Amasa, passed away Monday, September 28, 2009, at the Iron County Medical Care Facility, Crystal Falls. She was born May 27, 1915, in Chicago, Ill., daughter of the late George and Rose (Yalefsky) Wisniewski. Sophie married James McCormick on April 17, 1943, in Chicago. He preceded her in death in 1998. Sophie and James resided...
Bertha Callovi
Sep 27, 2009
Bertha Marie Callovi, 88, of Amasa, passed away Sunday, September 27, 2009, at Northstar Health System, Iron River. She was born August 1, 1921, in Crystal Falls, daughter of the late Frank and Marie Lahti. Bertha married Ernest Callovi on May 2, 1942, in Caspian, Mich. He preceded her in death on February 9, 1993. Bertha worked at Angeli's Grocery...
Betty Hall
Sep 14, 2009
Betty Jean Hall, 75, of Republic, Mich., died Monday, September 14, 2009, surrounded by her loving family and under the care of Upper Peninsula Home Health and Hospice. She was born March 23, 1934, in Helena, Ohio, daughter of the late Raymond and Ethel (Ellis) Lerch and step-mother, Myrene (Hetrick) Lerch. Betty married Eugene Hall on September 29, 1961, in...
Rita Durow
Sep 12, 2009
Rita A. Durow, 76, of Niagara, passed away Saturday, September 12, 2009, at Dickinson County Memorial Hospital. She was born May 8, 1933, in Niagara, daughter of the late Edward and Anna (Pleshek) Durow. Rita was a lifelong resident of Niagara, a lifetime member of St. Anthony Catholic Church, and was also a member of the St. Anthony Council of...
George Johnson
Sep 10, 2009
George Zeek Johnson, 66, of Sagola, Mich., passed away Thursday, September 10, 2009, at his home. He was born June 11, 1943, in Bark River, Mich., son of the late Viggo and Martha (Burnham) Johnson. George was active in the United States Army as a cook for 13 years, serving in Vietnam, Korea, and Okinawa. George enjoyed cooking, hunting, camping,...
Eugene Beckman
Sep 10, 2009
Eugene Beckman, 76, of Crystal Falls, Mich., formerly of Clintonville, Wis., passed away on September 10, 2009, at Dickinson County Memorial Hospital, Iron Mountain, Mich. Gene was born on May 10, 1933, in Clintonville, to the late Fred and Edna (Weller) Beckman. On October 9, 1954, he married the former Marlene Handschke in Clintonville. The couple spent the first year...
Marjorie Liebergen
Sep 7, 2009
Marjorie "Marge" Liebergen, of Niagara, Wis., went to join her husband on September 7, 2009, on her 80th birthday. She was born on September 7, 1929, in Crystal Falls, Mich., daughter of the late Andrew and Elsie (Johnson) Skovera. She graduated from Crystal Falls High School, Class of 1947, and went to work as an accountant at the local grocery...
Robert Tarpley
Sep 4, 2009
Robert Bruce Tarpley, 65, of Crystal Falls, Mich. passed away Friday, September 4, 2009, at his home. He was born September 13, 1943, in Danville, Illinois, son of the late Robert and Phyllis L. (nee Parker) Tarpley. Robert graduated from Carterville High School, Carterville, Ill. and attended Southern Illinois University for two years. He had been a member of the...
Allan Krueger
Sep 1, 2009
Allan R. Krueger, 88, of Crystal Falls, passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2009, at the Iron County Medical Care Facility, Crystal Falls. He was born October 10, 1920, in Glenview, Ill., son of the late Alfred and Mildred (Long) Krueger. On October 2, 1948, in Glenview, he married Janet McKinzie. She survives. Allan joined the U.S. Coast Guard in 1942,...
Patricia Patzer
Aug 28, 2009
Patricia Patzer (nee Benedict), born in White Lake, Wis. February 28, 1924, and raised in Kingsford, Mich., died peacefully at the age of 85 yrs on Friday, August 28th, 2009, at Maryhill Manor Nursing Home in Niagara, Wis. She was a long time employee of First Wisconsin Bank in Milwaukee while residing and raising her family in West Allis, Wis....
Paul Hintz
Aug 26, 2009
Paul Arthur Hintz, 92, of Norway, Mich., passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2009, at Hyland Nursing Home in Iron Mountain. He was born September 4, 1916, in Zion, Ill., son of the late Fred and Margaret (Bley) Hintz. He was raised in Cunard, Mich., and Chicago, Ill., where he graduated from Tilden Tech high school. On June 1, 1943, Paul...
Virginia Kelly
Aug 26, 2009
Virginia LaVerne Kelly, 83, of Iron Mountain, passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at the Iron County Medical Care Facility, Crystal Falls. She was born June 20, 1926, in Detroit, Mich., daughter of the late Clifford and Edna (Rinke) Knapp. Virginia married Edward Garrison on August 17, 1946. He preceded her in death on August 21, 1978. Virginia worked in...
Maryann Kirkpatrick
Aug 22, 2009
MaryAnn Kirkpatrick, 73, Crystal Falls, went home to be with her Lord, Saturday, August 22, 2009, at Northstar Health System, Iron River, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born October 4, 1935, in Milwaukee, Wis., daughter of the late Andrew J. and Gladys O. (Halverson) Hoffman. On November 7, 1959, at the Methodist Church in Medford, Wis., she...
Vera Hawks
Aug 19, 2009
Vera Hawks, 91, of Crystal Falls, passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2009, at the Iron River Care Center, Iron River. She was born April 6, 1918, in Crosby, Minn., daughter of the late Peter Rizor and Edna Spletstozer Peterson. Vera grew up in Deerwood, Minn. She married Orval Hawks on February 12, 1945, in Crosby. He preceded her in death...
Florence Constantini
Aug 18, 2009
Florence Constantini, 84, of Iron Mountain, passed away August 18, 2009 at Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital, Howell, Mich. She was born July 2, 1925 in Calumet, Mich., daughter of the late Paul and Rose (Bracco) Pawler. Florence graduated from Calumet High School and went on to earn a Business Degree from Suomi College, Hancock, Mich. She married James Constantini on...
Delores Anderson
Aug 18, 2009
Delores M. Anderson, 77, of Crystal Falls, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2009, at the Iron County Medical Care Facility, Crystal Falls. She was born February 27, 1932, in Crystal Falls, daughter of the late Joseph and Margurite (Davis) Martin. On September 4, 1954, in Crystal Falls, she married Ervin Anderson. Survivors include her husband, Ervin Anderson; one daughter, Sally...
Rose Horvath
Aug 17, 2009
Rose Angeline Horvath, 81, of Kingsford, Mich., formerly of Racine, Wis., went to be with the Lord Monday, August 17, 2009. Rose was born March 5, 1928, in Racine, daughter of the late Alphonse and Angeline (Anzalone) Costabile. Rose was a resident of Racine for most of her life. Rose graduated from William Horlick High School, Racine. Rose retired from...
