OBITUARIES
Eugene Branz
Feb 13, 2008
Eugene P. Branz, 80, of Iron Mountain, passed away Wednesday, February 13, 2008, at Manorcare Health Services, Kingsford. Gene was born on November 9, 1927, in Iron Mountain, son of the late Arcadio and Emma (Tenaglia) Branz. He grew up and attended school in Quinnesec. He married Barbara DiBiase on August 19, 1961, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Iron...
Christine Neely
Feb 12, 2008
Christine Marie Neely, 45, of Crystal Falls, died Tuesday, February 12, 2008, at her home surrounded by loving family members after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born November 17, 1962, in Oak Lawn, Illinois, daughter of Frances (Schapiro) Martin, Valparaiso, Indiana, and the late Peter Martin. In 1986 she married Gary Neely in Burbank, Illinois. He...
Beatrice Thorne
Feb 6, 2008
Beatrice Thorne, 94, of Kingsford, passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2008, at Freeman Nursing Home, Kingsford. She was born February 2, 1914, in Montclaire, New Jersey, daughter of the late Leonard and Cora (Harris) Usher. Beatrice graduated from Camden School of Nursing in 1936, and married Donovan Henry Woodward the same year. They moved to Lovington, N.M. where they lived...
Clara Scott
Feb 6, 2008
Clara Louise Oberrauch Scott, 90, died of natural causes on February 6, 2008, in the Iron County Medical Care Facility in Crystal Falls, Michigan. Clara was born March 12, 1917, in Highland Park, Illinois. She married Ernest Morgan Scott in Chicago. She lived the last 48 years of her life in Crystal Falls. Clara is preceded in death by her...
Donald Grober
Feb 6, 2008
Donald E. Grober, 80, of Florence, passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2008, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iron Mountain, with his family by his side. He was born September 5, 1927, in Milwaukee, Wis. son of the late Edwin and Norma (Rosenau) Grober. He married Dorothy C. Chandler on March 26, 1949, his loving wife of 44 years, who...
Angela Battan
Feb 4, 2008
Angela Marie Battan, 27, Crystal Falls, died Monday, February 4, 2008, at home. She was born October 30, 1980, in Crystal Falls, daughter of Charles Battan and Linda Bjork. Angela graduated from Forest Park High School, Class of 1999, and attended Michigan Tech. She loved the farm and most especially the horses she showed at fairs and horse shows. Angela...
Larry Yarck
Feb 3, 2008
Larry W. Yarck, 46, of Spread Eagle, Wis., passed away Sunday, February 3, 2008, at his home. He was born November 8, 1961, in Racine, Wis., son of Larry and Virginia Yarck. Larry moved to Kingsford, Mich. in 1993, and later to Spread Eagle in 2004. Larry was an avid outdoorsman who loved to hunt and fish. Photography of nature...
Nancy Lafave
Feb 3, 2008
Nancy Jean LaFave, 60, of Iron Mountain, passed away Sunday, February 3, 2008, at Dickinson County Memorial Hospital, after a long and spirited battle with cancer. She was born on March 10, 1947, in Iron Mountain daughter of James and Elsie (Monosso) Finn. In the summer of 1966, she married George Raymond LaFave in Milwaukee, Wis. Nancy was a 1965...
Peter Podnar
Jan 25, 2008
Peter Podnar, 86, of Florence, passed away Friday, January 25, 2008, with his family by his side at the Golden Living Center, Florence. He was born July 5, 1921, in Florence, son of the late John and Anna (Spolarich) Podnar. He married Barbara Budzak on May 7, 1955, in Florence. Peter served in the US Naval Service-Coast Guard during WWII...
Rosemarie Kuehl
Jan 23, 2008
Rosemarie Kuehl, 80, of Iron Mountain, passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2008, at her home. She was born May 11, 1927, in Iron Mountain, daughter of the late Louis and Doris (Carollo) Cini. Rosemarie was a lifelong resident of Iron Mountain and a 1947 graduate of Iron Mountain High School. Together with her parents, Rosemarie owned and operated the Riverside...
William Lassi
Jan 19, 2008
William C. Lassi, 90, Powers, formerly of Stambaugh, passed away Saturday, January 19, 2008, at Pine Crest Medical Care Facility, Powers. He was born November 21, 1917, in Beechwood, son of the late John and Wilhelmina (Blink) Lassi. He married Flora Montambo. She preceded him in death. Bill was a veteran of World War II having served in the U.S....
Thomas Bartolameolli
Jan 12, 2008
Thomas A. Bartolameolli, 58, Kingsford, passed away Saturday, January 12, 2008, at ManorCare Health Services in Kingsford, following a brief and courageous battle with cancer. He was born on April 20, 1949, in Iron Mountain, son of the late Adolph and Hilka (Hamari) Bartolameolli. He was a lifelong resident of the area and a 1967 graduate of Kingsford High School....
Diane Petroff
Jan 7, 2008
Diane Petroff, 60, of Iron Mountain, Mich., passed away Monday January 7, 2008 at Dickinson County Hospital in Iron Mountain. She was born June 6, 1947, in Racine, Wisc., daughter of Donald and Georgia (Tucker) Pollock. Diane attended Iron River High School and graduated from Gogebic Community College with an Associates Degree in nursing. She moved to Iron Mountain in...
Frank Ferrise
Jan 4, 2008
Frank "Skip" Ferrise Jr., age 66, of Pembine, Wisconsin, passed away Friday, January 4, 2008, at Bay Area Medical Center in Marinette, Wisconsin. Frank was born on May 12, 1941, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin son of the late Frank and Marie (Albrecht) Ferrise Sr. He married Donna Lenieux on August 5, 1961, at St. Phillip Neri Catholic Church in Milwaukee. They...
Alverna Anderson
Dec 29, 2007
Alverna S. Anderson, 85, Crystal Falls, died Saturday, December 29, 2007, at Iron County Community Hospital, Iron River. She was born August 16, 1922, in Crystal Falls, daughter of the late Herman and Hilda (Isatalo) Frigard. On April 14, 1945, she married Arne A. Anderson in Crystal Falls. He preceded her in death on May 22, 1996. Alverna was a...
John Pozza
Dec 29, 2007
John "Jack" Battista Pozza, age 74, of Fairfax Station, Virginia, formerly of Iron Mountain passed away Saturday, December 29, 2007 at Dickinson County Hospital in Iron Mountain, MI. Jack was born on April 11, 1933 in Iron Mountain son of the late Henry and Edna (Warner) Pozza. Jack married Rita Smithson, formerly of Alpha, on August 2, 1958, in Iron...
Suzanne Radford-Stagg
Dec 27, 2007
Suzanne Radford-Stagg, 56, of Alberta, Canada, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2007, at her sister's home in Niagara, Wis., surrounded by family. She was born November 14, 1951, in Mt. Clemens, Mich., daughter of Edward and Phyllis (Anderson) Foster. Suzanne married Randall Lake, he preceded her in death in 1986. She then married Bruce Radford, he preceded her in death...
Jerry Negro
Dec 26, 2007
Jerry Negro, 63, of Iron Mountain, passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2007, at Marquette General Hospital, Marquette, Mich. He was born December 28, 1943, in Iron Mountain, son of the late James and Ruah (Dye) Negro. Jerry married Joan Lundquist, November 5, 2003, in Iron Mountain. He had been an engineer for the filtration plant in Iron Mountain. Jerry is...
Mitchell Janchenko
Dec 24, 2007
Mitchell Janchenko, 87, Crystal Falls, Mich., died Monday, December 24, 2007, at his home. He was born October 26, 1920, in Summit, Illinois, son of the late Anton and Anastasia (Leonchik) Janchenko. On December 26, 1943, he married Elynor Wiolenty. She survives. Mr. Janchenko was a veteran of the U.S. Navy having served in the Pacific Theatre in World War...
Edward Curtis
Dec 23, 2007
Edward R. Curtis, 58, Crystal Falls, died Sunday, December 23, 2007, at Marquette General Hospital, Marquette. He was born October 28, 1949, in Chicago, Illinois, son of the late Edward L. and Geraldine (Gibson) Curtis. On April 20, 1974, in Iron River, he married Frances Contardi. She survives. Ed was a retired lineman for the telephone company. He was a...
