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Gertrude Kurtz
Nov 14, 2017
Crystal Falls-Gertrude Florence Kurtz, 93, of Crystal Falls, Mich., passed away Tuesday, November 14, 2017, at the Iron County Medical Care Facility, Crystal Falls, Mich. Gertrude was born August 21, 1924, in Stambaugh, Mich., to Clarence and Florence Rew. Growing up, they resided in Pentoga and she attended Stambaugh Schools. On December 22, 1940, she married Louis Kurtz and relocated...
Elaine Rochon
Nov 11, 2017
Florence-Elaine D. Rochon, 91, of Victorian Pines, Iron Mountain, Mich., passed away Saturday, November 11, 2017, at Maryhill Manor, Niagara, Wis. She was born April 12, 1926, in Florence, Wis., daughter of the late Herbert and Dorothy (LeFebvre) Christesen. Elaine attended school in Florence and graduated from Florence High School. She was united in marriage to John Rochon on January...
William Burgess
Nov 10, 2017
Kingsford-William J. "Billy" Burgess, 88, of Kingsford, Mich., passed away Friday, November 10, 2017, at ManorCare Health Services, Kingsford, Mich. He was born May 16, 1929, in Iron Mountain, Mich., son of the late William C. and Ora (Slocum) Burgess. Billy went to Iron Mountain Grade School for all 8 years before his family moved to Channing, Mich., where his...
Dale Fox
Nov 10, 2017
Kingsford-Dale E. Fox, 75, of Kingsford, Mich., passed away Friday, November 10, 2017, at ManorCare Health Services, Kingsford, Mich. He was born June 22, 1942, in Iona, Mich., son of the late Elwyn J. and Vivian R. (Wilson) Fox. After his mother's death, Dale moved to the Upper Peninsula with the family and attended Tahquamenon Area Schools in his youth....
Ruth Kellogg
Nov 7, 2017
Crystal Falls-Ruth J. Kellogg, 67, of Crystal Falls, Mich., passed away Tuesday, November 7, 2017, at Aspirus Hospital, Iron River, Mich. She was born December 9, 1949, in Stambaugh, Mich., daughter of the late Willard and Nancy (Puckett) Carlson. Ruth attended and graduated from Stambaugh High School. She worked as a CNA for 30 years and was a member of...
Robert Consla
Nov 5, 2017
Crystal Falls-Robert "Shawn" Consla, 53, of Crystal Falls, Mich., passed away Sunday, November 5, 2017, at Aspirus, Iron River, Mich. He was born November 3, 1964, in Van Nuys, California, son of the late Robert J. and Alice (Kiser) Consla. Shawn grew up and graduated from high school in the Portland, Oregon area. Following high school worked on a salmon...
Darrell Reed
Nov 4, 2017
Darrell Reed, 50, of Breitung Township, passed away Saturday, November 4th, 2017, at Dickinson County Hospital, from a UTV accident on Thursday morning, surrounded by family and friends. He was born on February 8th, 1967, the son of Eldon and Judy (Vance) Reed. Darrell graduated from Kingsford High School in 1985. Then went on to graduate Michigan Tech University and...
Lydia Kawetschanky
Nov 1, 2017
Norway-Lydia M. Kawetschanky, 84, of Norway, Mich., passed away Wednesday, November 1, 2017, at Evergreen Meadows, Norway, Mich. She was born November 27, 1932, in Papua, New Guinea, to her missionary father and mother, Willie and Elizabeth (Marx) Pfeifer, who were both originally from Kiel, Germany. Willie Pfiefer was in Papau, New Guinea doing work for the Janesville, Wis. Lutheran...
Rosemary Menza
Oct 30, 2017
Iron Mountain-Rosemary R. Menza, 88, of Iron Mountain, Mich., went to her heavenly home on Monday, October 30, 2017, at the Iron County Medical Care Facility, Crystal Falls, Mich. She was born September 7, 1929, in Iron Mountain, Mich., daughter of the late Phillip and Lucille (Leardi) Conery. Rosemary was a lifelong resident of Iron Mountain. On June 9, 1951,...
Richard Lee
Oct 30, 2017
Iron Mountain-Richard Langley "Dick" Lee, 99, long-time resident of Iron Mountain, Mich., passed away Monday, October 30, 2017. He was born March 1, 1918, on a farm in Hamilton Township, Mich., son of the late Louis and Matie (Langley) Lee. Dick was told as soon as he was born he was wrapped in blankets, put into a leather suitcase and...
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,...
