OBITUARIES
Phyllis Poupore
May 2, 2004
Iron Mountain: Phyllis A. Poupore age 83, formerly of 208 Roseland Street in Kingsford, passed away Sunday May 2, 2004 at Maryhill Manor Nursing home in Niagara, Wisconsin. Phyllis was born on July 9, 1920 in Iron Mountain daughter of the late James and Elida (Carlson) Johnson. Phyllis grew up and attended school in Iron Mountain. She married George Poupore...
George Mindok
May 2, 2004
Crystal Falls: George Mindok, age 90, of Crystal Falls, Michigan, died Sunday, May 2, 2004, at St. Vincent's Hospital in Green Bay, Wisconsin, following a brief illness. He was born December 10, 1913, in Crystal Falls, the son of the late George and Maria (Alexa) Mindok. On August 1, 1942, he married Angeline Schiavo. The couple celebrated their 60th anniversary...
Fritz Johnson
Apr 24, 2004
Florence: Fritz Johnson age 88, of Florence, Wisconsin passed away Saturday April 24, 2004 at the Florence Villa Nursing Home in Florence. Fritz was born on September 19, 1915 in Florence, Wisconsin son of the late John and Alma (Bjorkman) Johnson. Fritz grew up in the Florence area and attended the Harding school. He married Elaine Hartman on July 26,...
Helen Guzowski
Apr 23, 2004
Florence: Helen A. Guzowski, age 88, of Florence, Wisconsin, passed away Friday, April 23, 2004, at the Florence Villa Nursing Home. She was born April 6, 1916, in Florence, Wisconsin, the daughter of the late William and Elizabeth (Mueller) Flatka. She attended Florence Schools and graduated in 1934. She then moved to Chicago until her retirement, then she moved to...
Helen Stream
Apr 20, 2004
Crystal Falls: Helen Stream, age 72, of Crystal Falls, Michigan, died Tuesday, April 20, 2004, at the Iron County Medical Care Facility in Crystal Falls. She was born February 7, 1932, in Crystal Falls, the daughter of the late Hjalmar and Aini (Tamminen) Stream. Helen was employed by Frigo Cheese and as a laundress at the Iron County Medical Care...
Charles Leonard
Apr 20, 2004
Crystal Falls: Charles J. Leonard, age 81, of Crystal Falls, Michigan, died Tuesday, April 20, 2004, at the Iron County General Hospital in Iron River. He was born October 4, 1922, in Crystal Falls, Michigan, the son of the late Frank and Mae (Borns) Leonard. He attended and graduated from Crystal Falls High School in 1942. In 1943 he joined...
William Teuteberg
Apr 19, 2004
Niagara: William Teuteberg, age 69, of Niagara, Wisconsin, died Monday, April 19, 2004, at Dickinson County Memorial Hospital in Iron Mountain. He was born January 11, 1935 in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, son of the late William and Amylia (Smith) Teuteberg. He attended High School in Pewaukee. On September 30, 1961, he married Joyce Inkmann in Pewaukee, Wisconsin. They lived in Milwaukee...
Signe Pierantoni
Apr 14, 2004
Crystal Falls: Signe Pierantoni, age 89, of Crystal Falls, passed away Wednesday, April 14, 2004, at the Iron County Medical Care Facility in Crystal Falls. She was born September 12, 1914, in Alpha, Michigan, the daughter of the late Hjalmar and Mary Lehto. She attended the Crystal Falls Schools and graduated in 1933. She was a member of the Guardian...
John Oravec
Apr 13, 2004
Florence: John B. Oravec, age 78, of Florence, Wisconsin, died Tuesday, April 13, 2004, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Iron Mountain, Michigan. He was born October 21, 1925, in West Allis, Wisconsin, the son of the late John and Emily (Pavlik) Oravec. He attended West Allis Schools. He married Elaine Kocha on October 11, 1947 in West Allis. They...
Donald Tousignant
Apr 10, 2004
Iron Mountain: Donald Dean Tousignant, age 70, of Iron Mountain passed away Saturday April 10, 2004 at St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay, Wisconsin following a brief illness. Don was born on May 18, 1933 in Iron Mountain, Michigan, son of the late George and Hilder (Hanson) Tousignant. Don is survived by his sons, Todd (Donna) and Ken (Scot) and...
Dorothy Massicotte
Apr 8, 2004
Iron Mountain: Dorothy M. Massicotte, age 82, of Aurora, Wisconsin, died Thursday, April 8, 2004, at Dickinson County Memorial Hospital in Iron Mountain, Michigan. She was born on May 21, 1921, in Iron Mountain, daughter of the late Alfred and Roseanna (Baril) Nault. She graduated from Iron Mountain High School in 1941. She married Robert Massicotte on October 12, 1946....
Evelyn Demark
Apr 4, 2004
Florence: Evelyn Margaret DeMark, age 93, of Florence, Wisconsin, died Sunday, April 4, 2004, at Florence Villa Nursing Center in Florence, Wisconsin. She was born December 24, 1910, in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, the daughter of the late Leon and Pauline (Miska) Pelkey. She grew up in Stevens Point. She worked at the A & P Grocery Store as a clerk...
Betty Handt
Apr 1, 2004
Niagara: Betty Ann Handt, age 92, passed away April 1, 2004, at Maryhill Manor in Niagara Wisconsin. She was born July 28, 1911, in Milwaukee, WI. She married Herbert Handt and they moved to Niagara in 1941, coming from the Wausau, WI area. She was employed at the Niagara Telephone Co. until her retirement in 1972. Betty is survived by...
Michael Biswabic
Apr 1, 2004
Crystal Falls: Michael J. Biswabic, age 89, of Crystal Falls, died Thursday, April 1, 2004, at Marquette General Hospital in Marquette, Michigan. He was born August 17, 1914, in Crystal Falls, son of the late Joseph and Mary (Kunic) Biswabic. Michael was a seaman in the US Navy on the USS Prometheus during World War II. On February 22, 1941,...
Harvey Hoyum
Mar 31, 2004
Fort Myers: Harvey Hoyum, age 86, formerly of Iron Mountain, passed away Wednesday, March 31, 2004 in Fort Myers, Florida. Harvey was born in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, April 15, 1917. He worked at the Ford Motor Company in Iron Mountain until it closed, then at Lake Shore Engineering until his retirement. He was a member of St. Mary and...
Sally Wiggins
Mar 29, 2004
Crystal Falls: Sally Sue Wiggins, age 70, of Crystal Falls, Michigan, died peacefully at her daughter's home, Monday, March 29, 2004. She was born December 10, 1933, in Stambaugh, Michigan, daughter of the late Fred and Ethel (Winton) Comish. Sally graduated from Iron River High School. She married Doward (Dowdie) Wiggins and he preceded her in death in 1991. She...
Giorgia Burlo
Mar 28, 2004
Iron Mountain: Giorgia E. Burlo, age 70, a long-time resident of the Iron Mountain area was taken to be with the Lord and Savior on Sunday March 28, 2004, passing away peacefully at manor Care Nursing Home in Kingsford. She was born on August 20, 1933, in Trento, Italy, the daughter of the late Enea and Felina (Gobbie) Gozzotti, Vicenza,...
Judith Block
Mar 26, 2004
Florence: Judith Ann Block age 60, of Florence, Wisconsin died Friday March 26, 2004 at her home. Judith was born on October 14, 1943 in Danville, Illinois. Judy resided in Iron River prior to moving to Florence, Wisconsin most recently. She is survived by, two daughters, Beth Ann Block of Michigan and Rebecca Jo (Sean) Howell of Rockford, Michigan. One...
Estella Kinnunen
Mar 25, 2004
Crystal Falls: Estella Kinnunen, age 87, of Amasa, Michigan, died Thursday, March 25, 2004, at Iron County General Hospital in Iron River, Michigan. She was born November 15, 1916, in Lessor Township, Wisconsin, daughter of the late Jewett and Laura (Thompson) Johnson. Estella married Carl Kinnunen on May 16, 1941. He preceded her in death on July 4, 1982. Estella...
Grace Losey
Mar 21, 2004
Iron Mountain: Grace Josephine (Freeman) Losey, age 81, of Iron Mountain, died Sunday, March 21, 2004. Grace was born October 22, 1922 in Hazelton, Idaho, daughter of the late George C. and Lavina M. (Cooper) Freeman. She graduated from Columbia Academy in 1942 and from School of Nursing in 1946. Grace married Neal Leon Losey in Portland, OR on June...
