OBITUARIES
Colleen Paro
Jan 22, 2006
Colleen Ann Paro, age 78, of 120 Crystal Avenue, Crystal Falls, died Sunday, January 22, 2006 at her home. Colleen was born December 13, 1927 in Channing, daughter of the late John and Anna (Jarvi) Schmid. She was a Nurse's Aide at the Iron County Medical Care Facility for 28 years. Colleen enjoyed spending time with her family and had...
Clinton Davis
Jan 22, 2006
Clinton L. Davis, age 86, of Crystal Falls, died Sunday, January 22, 2006 at the Iron County Community Hospital, Iron River. He was born March 7, 1919 in Crystal Falls, son of the late Paul and Ione (Worden) Davis, Sr. On April 17, 1945 in Crystal Falls he married Margaret Johnson. She survives. Clinton graduated from Forest Park High School,...
Rudolph Hulko
Jan 19, 2006
Rudolph R. Hulko, age 85, of Sagola, died, Thursday, January 18, 2006 at Dickinson Community Memorial Hospital, Iron Mountain. He was born November 28, 1920 in Crystal Falls, son of the late Isaac and Sophia (Halkko) Hulko. On November 14, 1953 in Crystal Falls he married Agnes Ponchaud. She preceded him in death on January 1, 1996. Rudy had been...
Mabel Woodard
Jan 17, 2006
Mabel Nellie Woodard, age 90, of Iron River and formerly of Trout Creek, died Tuesday, January 17, 2006 at her home in Iron River. She was born September 11, 1915 in Thompsonville, daughter of the late Francis E. And Nellie L. (DeFayter) Chichester. She married Milton Woodard. He survives. Mabel was a homemaker most of her life but did work...
Erin Melin
Jan 11, 2006
Erin Lindsay Melin, 29, of Madison, WI died January 11, 2006 at the University of WI Hospital in Madison, after a very valiant and courageous battle with cancer. She was born November 18, 1976 in Oakland, California and moved to Burnsville, MN, where she graduated from Burnsville High School in 1995. She attended the University of WI-Madison and graduated in...
Sandra Visintainer
Jan 8, 2006
Iron Mountain: Sandra A. Visintainer, 59, of Iron Mountain, passed away Sunday, January 8, 2006, at Hyland Nursing Home in Iron Mountain. She was born November 26, 1946, in Iron Mountain, daughter of the late Lionel and Margaret (Vassar) Lauzon. She married Rodney Visintainer November 27, 1964. Sandra was a lifelong resident of the area. She was employed by Dickinson...
Lewis Russell
Jan 7, 2006
Lewis F. Russell, 66, of Munising, formerly of Gaastra, Michigan, passed away Saturday, January 7, 2006, at Tendercare in Munising, Michigan. He was born June 6, 1939, in Chicago, ILL., son of the late Charles and Lucille (Wodzinski) Russell. Lewis was originally from Evanston, ILL., and moved to Gaastra, Mich., a few years ago. He was presently living in a...
Gertrude Langrill
Jan 7, 2006
Gertrude Sigrid Langrill, age 98, of Crystal Falls died Saturday, January 7, 2006 at the Iron County Medical Care Facility, Crystal Falls. Gertrude was born January 5, 1908 in National Mine, daughter of the late Joel and Anna (Korkela) Anderson. On January 17, 1936 in Detroit she married George Langrill. He preceded her in death on July 11, 1979. Her...
Romeo Plouffe
Jan 6, 2006
Romeo J. Plouffe, age 96, of Crystal Falls, Mich., and formerly of Lowell, Mass.,died Friday evening, January 6, 2006 at the Iron County Community Hospital, Iron River, Mich. He was born March 2, 1909 in Lowell son of the late Ernest and Eugeni (Bellemare) Plouffe. On August 17, 1931 in Lowell he married Lillian Brunet. She preceded him in death...
Robert Weber
Jan 5, 2006
Robert "Bob" M. Weber, 80, passed away Thursday, January 05, 2006, peacefully at his home surrounded by his family, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born December 10, 1925, in Aurora, Wisconsin, son of the late John and Gerda (Roos) Weber. He married Geraldine Gothe on September 16, 1950. She survives. Bob loved to be surrounded by his...
Marjorie Wierschke
Jan 4, 2006
Marjorie I. Wierschke, age 80, of Crystal Falls, died Wednesday, January 4, 2006 at the Iron County Medical Care Facility, Crystal Falls. She was born December 13, 1925 in Sycamore, Illinois daughter of the late Eugene and Margaret (Metcalf) Dunning. She married Gilbert Wierschke. He survives. Marjorie was a retired bookkeeper for an electric appliance manufacturer in Rockford, Ill. She...
Elizabeth Stricker
Jan 4, 2006
Elizabeth A. Stricker, 91, of Florence, passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2006, at the Florence Villa in Florence, Wisconsin. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, on August 10, 1914, daughter of the late Frank Schmalz and Anna Berger. She married Nick Stricker on August 12, 1932, in Chicago, and he preceded her in death in 1995. Survivors include two daughters...
Nina Zoppetti
Jan 4, 2006
Nina Giovanna Wloszczynski Zoppetti, age 90, of Florence, Wis. died Wednesday January 4, 2006 at Marquette General Hospital, Marquette, Mich. She was born September 3, 1915 in Stambaugh, Mich., daughter of the late Dominic and Annie (Mahato) Caliaro. In 1936 she married Emil Wloszczynski. He preceded her in death. In 1954 she married George Zoppetti. He preceded her in death...
Arlene Keller
Jan 3, 2006
Arlene L. Keller, age 63, of Channing, Mich. and formerly of Anderson, Ind. died Tuesday, January 3, 2006 at Dickinson Memorial Hospital, Iron Mountain, Mich. She was born November 23, 1942 in Chicago, Ill. daughter of the late Charles Keller and Anne (Cohen) Hardt. On November 15, 1985 in Anderson, Ind. she married Monte Keller. He survives. Arlene moved to...
Robert Moyle
Jan 2, 2006
Crystal Falls: Robert Edward Moyle, 91, passed away Monday, January 2, 2006, at Iron County Medical Care Facility in Crystal Falls, Michigan, surrounded by his loving family. Robert was born May 8, 1914, in Republic, Michigan, the first child (of five) to the late George Edward and Irene Emelia (Beauchamp) Moyle. Robert was raised in Iron River, Michigan graduating from...
Catherine Halborg
Jan 1, 2006
Iron Mountain: Catherine M. Halborg, 91, of Kingsford, Michigan, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2006, at ManorCare Health Services in Kingsford. She was born March 25, 1914, in Imlay City, Michigan, daughter of the late Peter and Katharina (Walters) Adam. She married Carl J. Halborg in 1940, and he preceded her in death in 1972. Catherine along with her husband...
Joyce Soderberg
Jan 1, 2006
Florence: Joyce Veronica Soderberg, 88, of Florence, Wisconsin, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2006, at Florence Villa Nursing Home in Florence. She was born April 8, 1917, in Florence, daughter of the late Thomas and Alice (Cyr) Trudell. She married Waino Leppanen, and he preceded her in death in 1950. On April 7, 1956, she married Alfred Soderberg and he...
Viola Merhalski
Dec 30, 2005
Florence: Viola Merhalski, 91, of Florence, passed away quietly on December 30, 2005, at the Florence Villa Nursing Home in Florence. She was a lifelong resident of Florence County, having been born in Fence Wisconsin on April 16, 1914, the daughter of Adam and Albert Soderberg. She married Tony Merhalski in October of 1935. He preceded her in death in...
Victoria Massrouha
Dec 29, 2005
Kingsford: Victoria Massrouha, age 100, of Kingsford, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2005,at ManorCare Health Services in Kingsford, Mich. Victoria(Batash) was born November 2, 1905 in El Mina, Lebanon. Victoria came to the United States when she was 37 years old. She married Peter Massrouha on February 8, 1963 in Munising. After marriage they resided in Kingsford. Her husband preceded...
Frances Stone
Dec 27, 2005
Frances Marie Stone, age 65, of Mansfield Township, died Tuesday, December 27, 2005 at Dickinson Memorial Hospital, Iron Mountain, as the result of a traffic accident in Sagola. She was born December 2, 1940 in Toledo, Ohio daughter of the late Clements and Julia (Czaja) Winkler. On December 23, 1971 she married Ralph R. Stone in Monroe. He preceded her...
