OBITUARIES
Peter Ropiak
Aug 14, 2005
Crystal Falls: Peter John Ropiak, age 91, of Crystal Falls, died Sunday, August 14, 2005 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 7, 1914 in Dunn, son of the late Peter J. and Antoninia (Cieuchta) Ropiak. On November 20, 1937 in Iron River he married Mildred Nelson. She preceded him in death. Peter was a...
Rosalie Sternhagen
Aug 13, 2005
Fern: Rosalie M. Sternhagen age 39, of Fern, Wisconsin passed away Saturday August 13, 2005 at her home. Rosalie was born on March 2, 1966 in Iron Mountain, Michigan daughter of Jerome and Delores (Kanter) Moller. Rosalie grew up in Fence, Wisconsin. She married Jeff Sternhagen on November 27, 1982 at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Florence. After being...
Grace Zeeb
Aug 13, 2005
Quinnesec: Grace Ruth Zeeb age 96, of Quinnesec, Michigan passed away Saturday August 13, 2005 at Maryhill Manor Nursing Home in Niagara, Wisconsin. Grace was born on February 1, 1909 in Niagara, Wisconsin daughter of the late John and Florence (Edict) Portzen. Grace grew up in Niagara Township. She married Joseph Zeeb in 1933. He preceded her in death in...
Howard White
Aug 12, 2005
Tipler: Howard M. White age 80, of Tipler, Wisconsin died Friday August 12, 2005 at the Veterans Administration Center in Iron Mountain. Howard was born on February 27, 1925 in Alvin, Wisconsin son of the late Charles and Lucinda (Gayhart) White. Howard grew up in Tipler, Wisconsin and attended school there. He married Ella Ritchie on September 17, 1955 in...
Phillip Eklund
Aug 11, 2005
NORWAY — Phillip J. Eklund, 72, of Norway, died Thursday, Aug. 11, 2005, at the Florence Villa Nursing Home in Florence, Wis. Phillip was born on July 19,1933 in Flint, Michigan. He grew up in the Tawas area. Phillip went on and received his schooling from the Dow Chemical Company. While there he received his degree in both Industrial and...
Angeline Tousignant
Aug 11, 2005
Niagara: Angeline Tousignant age 95, of Niagara passed away Thursday August 11, 2005 at Maryhill Manor in Niagara. Angeline was born on October 28, 1909 in Iron Mountain, Michigan daughter of the late Alexander and Filomena (Evangelista) Vespa. Angeline attended Northern State Teacher's College in Marquette for two years. She worked at Sackim's Department Store for seven years. She married...
Carol Kajpust
Aug 11, 2005
Niagara: Carol Kajpust, age 85, of Beecher, Wisconsin, passed away Thursday, August 11, 2005, at Dickinson County Healthcare System in Iron Mountain. Carol was born March 22, 1920, in Conrath, Wisconsin, the daughter of the late Steven and Magadeline (Tokarz) Stacneck. Carol grew up in Ladysmith, Wisconsin. She married Leon Kajpust on January 29, 1940, in Chicago, Illinois. They resided...
Lawrence Ziegler
Aug 3, 2005
Lawrence W. Ziegler, age 84, of Crystal Falls and formerly of Ann Arbor, died unexpectedly Wednesday, August 3, 2005 at the Iron County Community Hospital, Iron River. He was born June 23, 1921, in Dearborn, youngest son of the late Joseph and Frances (Demick) Ziegler. On June 21, 1952, he married Alice Brinkman in Ann Arbor. She preceded him in...
Anna Szperling
Jul 26, 2005
Iron Mountain Anna Szperling age 88, of Lower Michigan passed away Tuesday July 26, 2005 at Oak Crest Assisted Living in Norway. Anna was born on September 27, 1916 in Detroit, Michigan daughter of the late Leo and Stella (Klotz) Szymanski Sr. Anna grew up and attended school in Detroit, Michigan. She married Frank Szperling on June 27, 1942 in...
Theodore Getchell
Jul 26, 2005
Theodore Anthony Getchell, age 95, of Lake Tomahawk, Wisc. died Tuesday, July 26, 2005 at the home of his sister, Agnes Richardson in Lake Tomahawk. He was born September 3, 1909 in Fond Du Lac, Wisc., son of the late Wesson and Catherine (Brown) Getchell. Ted was a veteran of World War II having served in the U.S. Army, infantry....
John Feira
Jul 22, 2005
Iron Mountain: John "Jack" E. Feira age 73 of Iron Mountain passed away Friday July 22, 2005 at St. Joseph Hospital in Marshfield, Wisconsin. Jack was born on May 29, 1932 in Iron Mountain son of the late Peter "Spin" and Aila (Maki) Feira. Jack grew up in Iron Mountain and graduated from Iron Mountain High School in 1950. In...
Ruth Doyle
Jul 20, 2005
Ruth Doyle, age 84, of Crystal Falls died Wednesday, July 20, 2005 at the Iron County Community Hospital, Iron River. She was born June 16, 1921 in Detroit daughter of the late Clifford and Elsie (Jellek) Rawson. She married Aubrey Doyle and he preceded her in death. Ruth was a homemaker and also worked in an auto manufacturing plant in...
Muriel Isaacson
Jul 16, 2005
Felch, Michigan Muriel M. Isaacson age 90, of Felch, Michigan passed away Saturday July 16, 2005 at Maryhill Manor Nursing Home in Niagara, Wisconsin. Muriel was born on June 28, 1915 in Caspian, Michigan daughter of the late Frank and Charlotte (Tennermann) Anderson. As a young girl Muriel attended school in Iron Mountain. She married Frank Pirlot in 1936 and...
Clifford Johnson
Jul 14, 2005
Kingsford: Clifford Spencer Johnson, age 73, of Kingsford, passed away Thursday, July 14, 2005, at his home. He was born December 28, 1931, in Channing, MI, the son of the late Joseph and Grace (Arboreen) Johnson. He grew up in Channing and attended school there. He married Margaret Voris in 1952, and she preceded him in death on October 11,...
Marion Ermoian
Jul 5, 2005
Iron Mountain: Marion K. Ermoian, age 88, formerly of 100 Quincy St. in Kingsford, passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2005, at Manorcare Health Service in Kingsford. She was born June 1, 1917, in Chicago, Illinois. She was raised in Chicago, and later married Bill Ermoian on December 31, 1941. Marion was a homemaker, and she helped Bill run his television...
Jack Logan
Jul 5, 2005
Jack N. Logan, age 60, of Crystal Falls, died Tuesday morning, July 5, 2005 at his home. He was born August 16, 1944 in Crandon, Wisconsin son of the late Russell and Opal (Jarvis) Logan. On March 28, 1980 he married JoAnn King in Waupun, Wis. She survives. Jack and JoAnn just recently moved to Crystal Falls from Kenosha, Wis....
James Nutt
Jul 5, 2005
Amberg: James N. Nutt Sr., age 65, a life long resident of the area, passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2005, at Bay Area Medical Center in Marinette, WI. He was born May 27, 1940, in Marinette County, Wisconsin, the son of Newell and Agnes (Kent) Nutt. He grew up in Amberg and attended school there. He was an Iron Worker...
Hazel Huff
Jul 4, 2005
Florence: Hazel L. Huff, age 77, of Florence, Wisconsin, passed away Monday, July 4, 2005, at Appleton Medical Center AMC, Appleton, WI. She was born March 9, 1928, in Florence, WI, the daughter of the late Percy and Zelphia (Bailey) Taff. She grew up in Florence and graduated from Florence High School in 1947. Hazel married Omer Huff on August...
Wallace Romagnoli
Jul 3, 2005
Wally Romagnoli, age 80, of Kingsford, passed away Sunday, July 3, 2005 at Florence Villa Nursing Home. He was born on July 20, 1924 in Iron Mountain son of the late Bruno and Helen Romagnoli. He attended Iron Mountain High School & graduated in 1942. Wally served in the United States Navy as a fire fighter from 6/15/43 until his...
Roy Koski
Jul 1, 2005
Amasa: Roy A. Koski, age 76, of Amasa, died Friday July 1, 2005 at the Dickinson County Hospital, Iron Mountain. He was born March 13, 1929 in Amasa, son of the late Jack and Fanny (Saario) Koski. Roy was a retired assembly worker for the Magiglide door manufacturing company. He also farmed, enjoyed his animals, hunting, trapping and was an...
