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Nick Obradovich
Oct 28, 2017
Iron Mountain-Nick Obradovich, 61, of Iron Mountain, Mich., passed away Saturday, October 28, 2017, at his home. He was born March 26, 1956, in Wakefield, Mich., son of the late Nick and Arlene (Toomey) Obradovich. Nick grew up in Mountain Iron, Minn., Stoddard, Wis., and Ramsay, Mich., and graduated from A.D. Johnston High in Bessemer, Mich., Class of 1974. He...
Dale Larsen
Oct 27, 2017
Iron Mountain-Dale M. Larsen, 91, of Iron Mountain, Mich., passed away Friday, October 27, 2017, at Manorcare Nursing & Rehab Center, Kingsford, Mich. He was born December 18, 1925, in Iron Mountain, son of the late Arthur and Edna (Bull) Larsen. He grew up in Iron Mountain and graduated from Iron Mountain High School, Class of 1943. Dale enlisted into...
Bernadette Dzekute-Wojdyla
Oct 25, 2017
Iron Mountain-Bernadette L. Dzekute-Wojdyla, 91, of Iron Mountain, Mich., passed away Wednesday, October 25, 2017, at Mary Hill Manor, Niagara, Wis. She was born in Chicago, Ill., on May 11, 1926, daughter of the late Peter and Gladys (Kendzierski) Dzekute. Bernadette grew up and attended school in Goodman, Wis. She worked as a supervisor in the loans department at Harris...
Chester Kusmitch
Oct 24, 2017
Crystal Falls-Chester S. Kusmitch, 80, of Crystal Falls, Mich., passed away Tuesday, October 24, 2017, at his home. He was born July 22, 1937, in Crystal Falls, son of the late Stephan and Veronica (Selak) Kusmitch. Chet grew up and graduated from Crystal Falls High School. He proudly served in the United States National Guard from 1952 until 1954 and...
Jennifer Bray
Oct 23, 2017
Kingsford-Jennifer Bray, 68, of Kingsford, Mich., passed away Monday, October 23, 2017, at Dickinson County Healthcare System, Iron Mountain, Mich. She was born August 19, 1949, in Ashland, Wis., daughter of the late Laurel and Lillian (Plym) Widell. Jennifer grew up in Illinois, living in Chicago and Des Plaines, Ill. and was a graduate of Maine Township High School, Class...
Janet Davis
Oct 22, 2017
Niagara-Janet A. Davis (Freeman), 92, of Niagara, Wis., passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 22, 2017, at Florence Health Services, Florence, Wis. She was born August 25, 1925, in Iron Mountain, Mich., daughter of the late Dewey and Irene (Peters) Freeman. Janet grew up and attended school in Niagara. On February 12, 1945, she married Alfred Davis. They resided in...
Raymond Schinderle
Oct 15, 2017
Iron Mountain-Raymond Joseph Schinderle, 80, of Iron Mountain, Mich., passed away Sunday, October 15, 2017, at Dickinson County Healthcare System, Iron Mountain, Mich. Ray was born on December 26, 1936 in Iron Mountain, Mich., son of the late Joseph and Mary (Andreoli) Schinderle. He was a lifelong resident of Iron Mountain and a graduate of Iron Mountain High School, Class...
David Herrick
Oct 12, 2017
Florence – David J. Herrick, 72, Florence, Wisc. passed away Thursday, October 12, 2017, at Florence Health Services, Florence. He was born August 13, 1945, in Waukesha, Wisc. son of the late Marvin and Grace (Heil) Herrick. David grew up and graduated from Waukesha High School, class of 1963. While in high school, David was named an All American as...
Irene Cooper
Oct 11, 2017
Iron Mountain – Irene E. Cooper, 82, of Niagara, Wisc. passed away Wednesday, October 11, 2017, at Maryhill Manor Nursing Home, Niagara, Wisc. Irene was born November 3, 1934, in Bark River, Mich. daughter of the late Fred and Martha (Leisner) Meloche. She grew up and attended school in Bark River, Mich. She married Jack Cooper on July 9, 1955....
Janet Niggeling
Oct 11, 2017
Florence – Janet K. Niggeling, 72, of Florence, Wisc. passed away, Wednesday, October 11, 2017, at her home. She was born on October 16, 1944, in Waukegan, Ill. daughter of the late William and Delores (Anderson) Hill. She grew up in South Milwaukee, Wisc. and graduated from South Milwaukee High School. Janet married James P. "Phil" Niggeling on May 2,...
Carol Powell
Oct 9, 2017
Iron Mountain - Carol M. Powell, 89, of Breitung Twp., Mich., formerly of Goodman, Wis., passed away Monday, October 9, 2017, at Evergreen Heights Assisted Living, Kingsford, Mich. She was born May 20, 1928, in Norwood, Wis., daughter of the late Earl and Ethel (Nonnenmacher) Olson. Carol graduated from Antigo High School, Class of 1946. She married Kenneth Powell on...
Verla Beath
Oct 8, 2017
Iron Mountain-Verla M. Beath, 91, of Goodman, Wis., passed away Sunday, October 8, 2017, at Dickinson County Healthcare System, Iron Mountain, Mich. She was born May 3, 1926, in Lakeview, Mich., daughter of the late Harlan and Lois (Forgar) Fleck. Verla grew up in Six Lakes, Mich., and graduated from Edmore High School, Edmore, Mich. She married Gordon Beath, in...
Debra Mccoy
Oct 6, 2017
Florence-Debra M. McCoy, 62, of Florence, Wis., passed away Friday, October 06, 2017, at her home. She was born March 31, 1955, in Iron Mountain, Mich., daughter of the late Laurence and Beatrice (Euers) Nichols. Debra married Dan McCoy on July 26, 1974, in Crystal Falls, Mich. They resided in Florence and Fern, Wis. all of their married life. Dan...
Gary Michaud
Oct 6, 2017
Iron Mountain-Gary E. Michaud, 64, of Iron Mountain, Mich., passed away Friday, October 06, 2017, at Freeman Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Kingsford, Mich. He was born November 29, 1952, in Iron Mountain, son of the late Gerald and Rose (Jackson) Michaud. Gary graduated Florence High School, Class of 1971. He worked as a fire fighter for the Air Force, refueling...
James Carlson
Sep 28, 2017
Iron Mountain-James R. "Jim" Carlson, 48, of Iron Mountain, Mich., passed away Thursday, September 28, 2017, at Dickinson County Healthcare System, Iron Mountain. He was born June 10, 1969, in Escanaba, Mich., son of John and Lynda (Skellenger) Carlson. Jim grew up and attended school in Escanaba and graduated from Escanaba High School, Class of 1987. He proudly served in...
Dick Harris
Sep 26, 2017
Crystal Falls-Dick E. Harris, 87, of Iron River, Mich., passed away Tuesday, September 26, 2017, at the Iron County Medical Care Facility, Crystal Falls, Mich. He was born June 16, 1930, in Moorhead, Iowa, son of the late Richard and Fern (Carpenter) Harris. He proudly served in the United States Coast Guard from July 1947 until his honorable discharge in...
Richard Meinecke
Sep 25, 2017
Iron Mountain-Richard E. "Dick" Meinecke, 82, of Florence, Wis., passed away Monday, September 25, 2017, at his home. He was born August 29, 1935, in Iron Mountain, Mich., son of the late Earl Meinecke and Isabel Cousineau-Richer. Dick graduated from Kingsford High School, Class of 1953. He proudly served his country in the United States Army, from 1954 until 1956,...
Robert Neuens
Sep 24, 2017
Aurora – Robert "Bob" Clarence Neuens, 85, of Aurora, Wisc., passed away Sunday, September 24, 2017, at the Oscar G. Johnson Veterans Medical Center, Iron Mountain, Mich. He was born October 9, 1931, in Aurora, son of the late Clarence and Sophie (Skell) Neuens. Bob grew up and attended school in Aurora. He graduated from Kingsford High School class of...
Darron Hetzer
Sep 19, 2017
Florence - Darron Mark Hetzer, 27, of Crystal Falls, Mich., died Tuesday, September 19, 2017, at his home. He was born January 24, 1990, in Iron Mountain, Mich. Darron attended school in Florence, Wisc. and then was homeschooled until he graduated. He participated in Sunday school at the First Presbyterian Church in Florence. He participated in soccer, baseball and wrestling....
Donald Millbrook
Sep 14, 2017
Dunbar-Donald C. Millbrook, 90, of Dunbar, Wis., passed away Thursday, September 14, 2017, at Florence Health Services, Florence, Wis. He was born May 26, 1927, in Chicago, Ill., son of the late Leroy and Ruth (Carlman) Millbrook. He grew up in Illinois and graduated from Oak Park High School. Donald was a proud WWII Navy Veteran. He served in the...
