OBITUARIES
Peter Leonardi
May 22, 2007
Peter Leonardi, 89, of Florence, Wis., passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2007, at the Iron County Medical Care Facility, Crystal Falls, Mich. He was born in October 14, 1917, in Crystal Falls, son of the late Louis and Laura (Pintarelli) Leonardi. He married Vivian DeMark on April 20, 1940, in Florence. Peter grew up in Alpha, Mich. and graduated from...
Henry Kurzewski
May 19, 2007
Henry J. "Hank" Kurzewski, 82, of Kingsford, Mich., passed away Saturday, May 19, 2007, at the Veterans Medical Center in Iron Mountain, Mich. Hank was born on April 27, 1925, in Ashland, Wis., son of the late Stephen and Beatrice (Wojak) Kurzewski. Hank married the former Lorraine Pattison on November 8,1952, in Greenland, Mich. He attended High School in Ontonagon...
Russell Oien
May 16, 2007
Russell G. Oien, 89, of Crystal Falls, died Wednesday May 16, 2007, at the Iron County Medical Care Facility, Crystal Falls. He was born September 20, 1917, in Gwinn, son of the late Louis and Ethel (Blomquist) Oien. On December 15, 1945, he married Isabelle Pepin in Gwinn and celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary in 2006. Russ graduated from Gwinn...
Bruno Pesonen
May 13, 2007
Bruno E. Pesonen, 89, of Crystal Falls, died Sunday, May 13, 2007, at his home. He was born June 13, 1917, in Greenland, Mich., son of the late Charles and Helmi Pesonen. He married Hildur Snell and she preceded him in death on July 20, 2002. Bruno was a retired miner with the Cleveland Cliffs Mining Company. Survivors include two...
Peter Robarge
May 9, 2007
Peter Paul Robarge, 79, of Iron Mountain, formerly of Crystal Falls, died Wednesday, May 9, 2007, at the V.A. Medical Center, Iron Mountain. He was born October 2, 1927, son of the late Alfred and Fanny (Tamminen) Robarge. On October 13, 1945 in Jackson, Mich. he married Dorothy Robinson. She preceded him in death on August 22, 2002. Peter was...
William Schartner
May 3, 2007
William Arnold Schartner, 74, of Felch, Mich., passed away Thursday, May 3, 2007, at ManorCare Health Services, Kingsford, Mich. Bill was born September 23, 1932, in Sturgeon Bay, Wis., son of the late Louis and Laura (Haberli) Schartner. He grew up and attended school in Sturgeon Bay. Bill married Violet Froehlich in 1952. He served in the US Army from...
Joseph Lesandrini
May 1, 2007
Joseph A. Lesandrini, 88, of Crystal Falls, died Tuesday, May 1, 2007, at the Iron County Medical Care Facility, Crystal Falls. He was born July 6, 1918, in Iron Mountain, son of the late Dominic and Erminia (Bianchetti) Lesandrini. He married Josephine Pieragastini on March 9, 1940, at Norway, Mich. She survives. Joseph attended Iron Mountain schools and worked in...
Jean Sandri
May 1, 2007
Jean N. Sandri, 95, of Crystal Falls, passed away, Tuesday, May 1, 2007, at the Iron County Medical Care Facility, Crystal Falls. She was born August 29, 1911, in Iron River, daughter of the late Enrico and Fermina (Nocerini) Vantaggi. On January 14, 1942, at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Iron River, she married Edward Sandri. He preceded her in...
Charles Krans
Apr 29, 2007
Charles A. Krans, 71, of Aurora, Wis., died Sunday, April 29, 2007, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Iron Mountain, Mich. He was born June 13, 1935, son of the late Roy and LaVaughn Krans. He graduated from Kingsford High School in 1953, then served for 20 years in the U.S. Navy from 1953 to 1973, retiring as a Senior...
Thomas Calo
Apr 28, 2007
Thomas James Calo, 54, of Iron Mountain, Mich., passed away unexpectedly Saturday, April 28, 2007, at Dickinson County Memorial Hospital, Iron Mountain. He was born in Iron Mountain on January 1, 1953 son of Carlo "Chuck" Calo and the late Kathleen (Kernan) Calo. Thomas was a lifelong resident of Iron Mountain and graduated from Iron Mountain High School in 1971....
George Bond
Apr 25, 2007
George B. Bond, 79, of Sunset Lake, Bates Township, died Wednesday, April 25, 2007, at the Dickinson County Health Care System, Iron Mountain. He was born June 4, 1927, in Chicago, Ill., son of the late George and Irene (Lindsay) Bond. He graduated from Taft High School, Chicago. George was drafted into the US Army in September, 1945. He served...
Oliver Clement
Apr 24, 2007
Oliver E. Clement, 86, of Crystal Falls, died Tuesday, April 24, 2007, at the Iron County Medical Care Facility, Crystal Falls. He was born August 26, 1920, in Caspian, son of the late Thomas and Alphonsie (Verville) Clement. On July 3, 1948, he married Ann Rose Meinolf at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Northland and last summer celebrated their 58th...
Patricia Wescher
Apr 23, 2007
Patricia R. Wescher, 75, of Niagara, Wis., passed away Monday, April 23, 2007, at ManorCare Health Services, Kingsford, Mich. She was born in Norway, Mich. on May 27, 1931, daughter of the late Stephen and Emma (Brown) Canavera. She was a graduate of Niagara High School. Patricia married Gerald Wescher on June 10, 1950, in Niagara. They lived in Menominee,...
James Dykstra
Apr 22, 2007
James W. Dykstra, 27, of Pembine, Wis., passed away unexpectedly Sunday, April 22, 2007, at his home. He was born January 8, 1980, in Green Bay, Wis., son of Warren and Barbara (Cook) Dykstra. Jim graduated from Pembine High School in 1998. Jim married Ashley Ann Clontz on July 24, 2004. He enjoyed cars, motorcycles, and four wheelers. Most of...
Carrie Donaldson
Apr 19, 2007
Carrie M. Donaldson, 85,of Iron Mountain, Mich., passed away Thursday, April 19, 2007, at Dickinson County Memorial Hospital, Iron Mountain. She was born December 18, 1921, in Racine, Wis., daughter of the late Paul and Caroline (Bohnsack) Cichanofsky. She married Donald Donaldson on December 18, 1937, in Illinois. They lived in Racine until 1972, when they moved to the Granite...
Jean Niemi
Apr 18, 2007
Jean M. Niemi, 85, of Aurora, Wis., passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2007, at Dickinson County Memorial Hospital, Iron Mountian, Mich. She was born July 29, 1921, in Iron Mountain, daughter of the late Alfred and Emma (Archie) St. Louis. She married Roland R. Niemi Sr. in Bessemer, Mich. When the mines closed, they moved to Milwaukee, Wis. until returning...
William Cowell
Apr 16, 2007
William John Cowell, 80, of Venice, Fla., formerly of Spread Eagle, Wis., died Monday, April 16, 2007, in Venice, from complications of pneumonia. He was born in Gladstone, Mich., October 19, 1926, son of the late Harvey and Mary Ellen (O'Brien) Cowell. Bill was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II and was honorably discharged...
Joshua Sheppard
Apr 15, 2007
Joshua Sheppard, 19, of Iron Mountain, formerly of Florence, Wisconsin, passed away Sunday, April 15, 2007, at Dickinson County Healthcare System, Iron Mountain. He was born February 1, 1988, in Iron Mountain, son of James Sheppard of Fort Worth, Tex. and Jean Clark of Florence. He grew up in Florence and also attended school in Florence where he excelled in...
Ruby Reed
Apr 15, 2007
Ruby A. Reed, 83, of Iron Mountain, formerly of Spread Eagle, Wis. We honor the life of Ruby, devoted daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother who passed into the loving arms of the Lord on April 15, 2007, after a long and brave struggle with multiple illnesses. She carried life to the fullest with her magnetic, fun loving personality...
Mearle Rolkosky
Apr 14, 2007
Mearle W. Rolkosky, 77, of Florence, passed away peacefully, Saturday, April 14, 2007, at Dickinson County Memorial Hospital, Iron Mountain. He was born October 31, 1929, in Marinette, Wis., son of the late Isodor and Mabel (Behnke) Rolkosky. He lived in Green Bay, Wis., for most of his childhood. He has resided on Lake Emily in Florence County for the...
