OBITUARIES
Bonnie Surprise
Jan 7, 2020
Kingsford - Bonnie Joy (Hagberg) Surprise, 81, of Kingsford, Mich. passed away peacefully at home on January 07, 2020. She was born in Maywood, Ill. on June 16, 1938, to Philip and Elizabeth Maynard Bonnie married the love of her life, Richard Surprise on September 17, 1994. They were an inseparable couple and they resided together in Kingsford until Richard's...
Frank Bednarski
Jan 6, 2020
Florence- Frank M. Bednarski, age 93, of Florence, Wis., passed away Monday, January 6, 2020, at his home. He was born October 23, 1926, in Portage, Pennsylvania, son of the late Anthony and Mary (Golden) Bednarski. Frank grew up and attended school in Portage and as a sophomore moved to Chicago, Illinois, where he graduated from Wells High School, class...
Peter Russ
Jan 6, 2020
Norway- Peter Frank Russ, 88, of Norway, Mich., passed away Monday, January 6, 2020, at Dickinson County Healthcare System, Iron Mountain, Mich. He was born June 7, 1931, in Park Falls, Wis., son of the late Frank and Lillian (Morris) Russ. Pete proudly served in the United States Marines during the Korean Conflict. Following his military service he used his...
Robert Bicigo
Jan 5, 2020
Crystal Falls- Robert L. Bicigo, 85, of Crystal Falls, Mich., passed away Sunday, January 5, 2020 at Aspirus Iron River Hospital, Iron River, Mich. He was born October 1, 1934, in Crystal Falls, Mich., son of the late Emil and Noemi (Meneguzzo) Bicigo. Robert grew up in Crystal Falls and graduated from Forest Park High School, class of 1952. Robert...
Diane L. Lopez
Jan 5, 2020
Florence- Diane Lopez, 75, passed away peacefully in her sleep Sunday, January 5, 2020 after a long battle with COPD. A resident of Goodman Wis., where she was born, Diane also spent some years living in Beloit, Wis., Kankakee, Ill., and Rockford, Ill. Diane enjoyed playing cards and board games with her family and friends. Other activities include photography, singing,...
Evelyn Kassin-Bouchard
Jan 5, 2020
Kingsford- Evelyn M. "Lena" Kassin-Bouchard, age 91, of Kingsford, Mich., passed away Sunday, January 5, 2020, at her home and is now resting in peace with the Lord. She was born May 5, 1928, in Iron Mountain, Mich., daughter of the late Ettore and Delmira (Carpenetti) Bongi. Lena has been a lifetime resident of the area. She was united in...
Dale Nichols
Jan 1, 2020
Fence- Dale L. Nichols, age 82, of Fence, Wis., passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at St. Lukes Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wis. He was born July 28, 1937, in Florence, Wis., son of the late Benedict and Carol (Hammer) Nichols. Dale married Helen Verbunker on August 29, 1959 in Cudahy, Wis. She preceded him in death on February 10, 2019....
Wayne Kletschka
Dec 29, 2019
Spread Eagle- Wayne J. Kletschka, 89, of Spread Eagle, Wis., passed away Sunday, December 29, 2019, at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wis. He was born April 10, 1930, in Dunbar, Wis., son of the late John and Amy (Spade) Kletschka. Wayne was a lifetime resident of Spread Eagle. He proudly served in the United States Army...
Marlene Bicigo
Dec 13, 2019
Crystal Falls - Marlene N. Bicigo, 86, of Crystal Falls, Mich., passed away Friday, December 13, 2019, at the Iron County Medical Care Facility, Crystal Falls, Mich. She was born July 19, 1933, in Crystal Falls, daughter of the late Emil and Noemi (Meneguzzo) Bicigo. Marlene grew up in Crystal Falls and attended Forest Park Schools. During the summers she...
James Richard Nelson
Dec 12, 2019
James Richard "Jim" Nelson, age 92, passed away on December 12, 2019 at the Zablocki Veterans Medical Center of Milwaukee, Wis. He was born on March 31, 1927 in Benton Harbor, Mich., his family moved to Chicago shortly thereafter. Jim remained in the Chicago area for most of his adult life, eventually retiring to Spread Eagle, Wis. Jim attended Lindblom...
Randy Piper
Dec 6, 2019
Iron Mountain-Randy A. Piper, 66, of Iron Mountain, Mich., passed away after a long battle with cancer. He was born November 28, 1953, in Neenah, Wis., son of the late Robert E. and Geraldine (Cavalieri) Piper. Randy grew up in Neenah and graduated from Neenah High School. After graduation, he proudly served in the United States Army for 12 years....
Edith Weiss
Nov 30, 2019
Edith Weiss, nee Occhietti, 94, of Iron Mountain, Mich., passed away Saturday, November 30, 2019, at ManorCare Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Kingsford, Mich. She was born April 27, 1925, in Iron Mountain, daughter of the late Constantino and Philomena (Pellegrini) Occhietti, the youngest of 10 children. Edith graduated from Iron Mountain High School Class of 1943. She recently attended and...
Lawrence Betters
Nov 27, 2019
Niagara - Lawrence O. Betters, 80, of Niagara, WI., passed away Wednesday November 27, 2019 at Dickinson County Healthcare System, Iron Mountain, Mich. He was born December 10, 1938, in Niagara, son of the late Oliver and Angeline (Ranguette) Betters. Lawrence was a lifelong resident of Niagara and a graduate of Niagara High School. After graduation he went on to...
Marybeth Erickson
Nov 26, 2019
Florence - MaryBeth E. Erickson, age 91, of Florence, Wis., passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2019, at Florence Health Services, Florence, Wis. She was born July 7, 1928, in Mankato, Minn., daughter of the late Leonard and Dorothy (Bowen) Dickey. MaryBeth graduated from high school in St. Paul, Minn. in 1945. She then went onto college at U.W. Madison where...
Madge Massie
Nov 23, 2019
Foster City - Madge Massie, 68, of Foster City, left this earth on Saturday, November 23, 2019, at ManorCare, Kingsford, Mich. with her loving husband by her side after a long battle with leukemia and graft versus host disease from her stem cell transplant. She was surrounded by love by her family. She fought hard and made the most of...
Scott Mcwilliams
Nov 22, 2019
Iron Mountain – Scott M. McWilliams, 62, of Iron Mountain, Mich., passed away at his home. He was born on May 11, 1957, in West Dundee, Ill. the son of Gilbert and Martha "Mitch" (Coligan) McWilliams. Scott grew up in Illinois and graduated from Dundee Community High School, class of 1975. He served in the U.S. Army and upon his...
Janet Krueger
Nov 21, 2019
Crystal Falls – Janet F. Krueger, 92, of Crystal Falls, Mich., passed away, Thursday, November 21, 2019, at Florence Health Services, Florence, Wisc. She was born on February 18, 1927, in Chicago, Ill., daughter of the late James Lester and Aleada (Lund) McKinzie. Janet grew up in Illinois and graduated New Trier High School in Winnetka, Ill. She married Allan...
Robert Nowicke
Nov 19, 2019
Florence- Robert Edward Nowicke, age 78, of Florence, Wis., passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2019, at Florence Health Services, Florence, Wis. He was born June 12, 1941, in Florence, son of the late Phillip and Rose (Pandora) Nowicke. Bob graduated from Florence High School in 1959. He went on to proudly serve in the United States Army in the early...
Ric Stream
Nov 18, 2019
Florence-Richard J. "Ric" Stream, 51, of Homestead, Wis., passed away unexpectedly on Monday, November 18, 2019 at his home. He was born on March 30, 1968, in New Ulm, Minn., son of Karen (Stream) Saunders and Richard Stream. Ric was raised in the area and attended Florence County Public Schools, graduating in 1986. He studied business and worked at a...
June Dallafior
Nov 16, 2019
Crystal Falls- June A. Dallafior, 99 years and 6 months, of Crystal Falls, Mich., passed away Saturday, November 16, 2019, at the Iron County Medical Care Facility. She was born June 2, 1920, in Mandan, North Dakota, daughter of the late Ernest and Clara (Mattsen) Pugh. June graduated from Amasa High School and was a member of United Lutheran Church,...
