OBITUARIES
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...
Richard Recla
Sep 9, 2017
Quinnesec-Richard J. Recla, 87, of Quinnesec, Mich., passed away Saturday, September 9, 2017, at Dickinson County Healthcare System, Iron Mountain, Mich. He was born June 1, 1930, in Breitung Township, Mich., son of the late James and Louise (Tippet) Recla. At a young age, Richard entered the United States Army during WWII and later the Korean War. He was honorably...
Franklin Sonderegger
Sep 7, 2017
L'Anse-Franklin E. Sonderegger, 92, of L'Anse, Mich., passed away Thursday, September 7, 2017, at the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center, Iron Mountain, Mich. He was born July 8, 1925, in Midland, Mich., son of the late Jacob and Lena (Publeo) Sonderegger. Franklin grew up in Midland and before graduating high school, entered the United States Army, serving in WWII...
Peggy Gasparick
Sep 3, 2017
Iron Mountain-Peggy M. Gasparick, 70, of Holly Lake Ranch Texas, formally of Escanaba, Mich., passed away Sunday, September 3, 2017, after a courageous battle with cancer at Hospice of East Texas, Tyler, Texas. She is survived by her husband Thomas of 45 years, one son Kip Gasparick of Houston, Texas; one daughter Tonya (Klint) Cochran, Frisco, Texas; and two grandchildren,...
Kenneth Carlson
Aug 30, 2017
Foster City-Kenneth D. Carlson, 83, of Foster City, Mich., passed away Wednesday, August 30, 2017, at Dickinson County Healthcare System, Iron Mountain, Mich. He was born May 22, 1934, in Kingsford, Mich., son of the late Carl and Barbara (Mielkie) Carlson. Kenneth was a graduate of Felch High School, Class of 1953. He was married April 10, 1954, in Metropolitan,...
Elena Muller
Aug 30, 2017
Iron Mountain-Elena "Helen" Muller, 85, of Iron Mountain, Mich., passed away Wednesday, August 30, 2017, at her home. She was born on July 19, 1932, in Iron Mountain, daughter of the late Orsio and Angeline (Carollo) Cavicchioni. She married Ewart "Neil" Muller, Jr. on September 4, 1965, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Iron Mountain. He preceded her in death in...
Marilyn Moreau
Aug 29, 2017
Niagara-Marilyn D. Moreau, 82, of Niagara, Wis., passed away Tuesday, August 29, 2017, at the Iron County Medical Care Facility, Crystal Falls, Mich. She was born August 10, 1935, in Kingsford, Mich., daughter of the late Ralph and Dorothy (Pelot) McMahon. Marilyn grew up in Kingsford and graduated from Kingsford High School, Class of 1952. She lived and worked in...
Robert Person
Aug 28, 2017
Arizona- Robert J. "Chet" Person, age 93, of Phoenix, Ariz., passed away Monday, August 28, 2017, at the Corinthian Assisted Living in Chandler, Ariz., after a brief illness. He was born in Iron Mountain, Mich., on November 26, 1923, son of the late Olaf and Amanda (Swanson) Person. Chet grew up in Iron Mountain, Mich., and graduated from Iron Mountain...
Joyce Girczyc
Aug 26, 2017
Niagara-Joyce Angeline Girczyc, (nee Dewick),91, of McKinleyville, Calif., formerly of Niagara, Wis. passed away peacefully at home on the morning of August 26, 2017. She was born on November 21, 1925, in Niagara, daughter of the late Frank and Maud (Genrich) Dewick. At the age of 17, she left home and entered the Illinois Masonic Hospital school of nursing, Chicago,...
Donald Mansfield
Aug 23, 2017
Watersmeet-Donald H. Mansfield, age 85, of Watersmeet, Mich., passed away Wednesday, August 23, 2017, at Aspirus Hospital, Iron River, Mich. He was born August 9, 1932, in Watersmeet, son of the late Herman and Iris (Peacock) Mansfield. Donald grew up and attended school in Watersmeet. He married Clara Greene in Watersmeet, and she preceded him in death in 1986. Donald...
Ruth Riggs
Aug 21, 2017
Crystal Falls-Ruth A. Riggs, 89, of Crystal Falls, Mich., passed away Monday, August 21, 2017, at Iron County Medical Care Facility, Crystal Falls, Mich. She was born May 20, 1928, in Amarillo, Texas, daughter of the late Charles and Tracy (Hardin) Dipprey. Ruth resided in Terrell, Texas, for the past 12 years and had moved to Crystal Falls in 2014...
