OBITUARIES
William Vanpembrook
Jan 19, 2014
William K. VanPembrook, Sr., 77, of Niagara, passed away Sunday, January 19, 2014, at ManorCare Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Kingsford, Mich. He was born February 4, 1936, in Aurora, Wis., son of the late August and Grace VanPembrook. Bill grew up in Aurora and graduated from Kingsford High School. He worked at the Niagara Paper Mill as a calendar/ machine...
Fredrick Jensen
Jan 13, 2014
Fredrick W. Jensen, 63, of Iron Mountain, passed away Monday, January 13, 2014, at Marquette General Hospital, Marquette, Mich. He was born February 26, 1950, in Iron Mountain, son of Walter and the late Phyllis (Paige) Jensen. Fred grew up in Kingsford, Mich. and graduated from Kingsford High School, Class of 1968. He attended Northern Michigan University where he received...
Joseph Tabaka
Jan 11, 2014
Joseph W. Tabaka, 83, of Iron River, passed away Saturday, January 11, 2014, at the Iron County Medical Care Facility, Crystal Falls. He was born December 11, 1930, in Alpha, Mich., son of the late Walter and Sophie (Franz) Tabaka. Joe grew up in Alpha and attended school there. He served in the U.S. Army and after being honorably discharged...
Carolyn Quick
Jan 9, 2014
Carolyn Y. Quick, 83, of Iron Mountain, passed away, Thursday, January 09, 2014, at Freeman's Nursing Home, Kingsford, Mich. She was born July 2, 1930, in Eveleth, Minn., daughter of the late Wilfred and Esther (Anderson) Johnston. Carolyn married George Quick, August 23, 1975, in Iron Mountain; he preceded her in death July 3, 2010. Carolyn and George lived in...
Gail Walker
Jan 8, 2014
Gail M. Walker, 66, of Florence, passed away Wednesday, January 08, 2014, at Unity Hospice, Green Bay, Wis. She was born March 10, 1947, in Racine, Wis., daughter of the late Ervin and Hilma (Kujanpaa) Kugler. Gail grew up in Phelps, Wis., and was a graduate of Phelps High School. She married Edward L. Walker on November 17, 1966, in...
Barba Haapala
Jan 7, 2014
Barba J. Haapala, 81, of Crystal Falls, passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2014, at Marquette General Hospital, Marquette, with her family by her side. She was born on November 7, 1932, in Waukegan, Ill., daughter of the late Clifford and Helen (Hiatt) Gelling. Barb grew up in Waukegan and graduated from Waukegan High School. She married William "Pete" Haapala on...
Lillian Stockinger
Jan 2, 2014
Lillian I. Stockinger, 88, of Crystal Falls, passed away Thursday, January 2, 2014, at Northstar Health System, Iron River. She was born, February 27, 1925, in Frankenmuth, Mich., daughter of the late Lester and Jessie (Proper) Burke and Samuel Dalaba. Lillian married Mat Stockinger on July 27, 1946, in Holly, Mich. She grew up and attended school in Holly and...
Raymond Steber
Dec 30, 2013
Raymond "Ray" E. Steber, 95, of Florence, passed away Monday, December 30, 2013, at Dickinson County Memorial Hospital, Iron Mountain. He was born, March 20, 1918, in Antigo, Wis., son of the late Michael and Agnes (Noskowiak) Steber. Ray was the first born of nine children and was raised on a dairy farm in Antigo. In his teens he went...
Josephine Dadam
Dec 27, 2013
Josephine B. Dadam, 90, of Iron Mountain passed away Friday, December 27, 2013, at Dickinson County Memorial Hospital in Iron Mountain. She was born June 15, 1923, in Iron River, Mich., daughter of the late John and Mary (Scezny) Omillion. Josephine married Frank Dadam on May 4, 1940, in Iron Mountain. He preceded her in death on September 9, 2000....
Melissa Anderson
Dec 26, 2013
Melissa J. Anderson, infant daughter of James Anderson and Frances Lucas of Iron Mountain passed away Thursday, December 26, 2013, at Dickinson County Health Care System. In addition to her parents, Melissa is survived by her paternal grandparents, James and Jennifer, Kingsford, Mich.; maternal grandparents, Bryan and Melissa Lucas, Kingsford; paternal great-grandparents, James and Dianne Anderson, Hardwood, Mich.; maternal great-grandparents...
Jack Stewart
Dec 24, 2013
Jack T. Stewart, 73, of Florence passed away, Tuesday, December 24, 2013, at the Oscar G. Johnson Veteran's Hospital, Iron Mountain after a long courageous battle with cancer. He was born April 1, 1940, in Cadillac, Mich., son of the late Leon and Dorothy (Soles) Stewart. Jack graduated from Reed City High School, Reed City, Mich. and served our country...
Dwaine Zahorik
Dec 18, 2013
Dwaine D. Zahorik, 73, Aurora, passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2013, at his home. He was born February 6, 1940, in Two Rivers, Wis., son of the late George and Dora (Le Fleur) Zahorik. Dwaine grew up in Two Rivers and attended school there. He, along with his family, moved to Amberg, Wis., where they lived on the family farm....
Dean Melin
Dec 18, 2013
Dean Melin, 85, of Aurora, passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2013, at the Oscar G. Johnson Veteran's Hospital. Dean was born January 15, 1928, in Aurora son of the late Ragnar and Eva (Provencher) Melin. He graduated from Kingsford High School, Class of 1946, and later went on to serve in the U.S. Army. Dean married Vivian Anderson on August...
Lorraine Schintgen
Dec 14, 2013
Lorraine C. Schintgen, 88, of Niagara, passed away Saturday, December 14, 2013, at Maryhill Manor Nursing Home, Niagara. She was born August 31, 1925, in Iron Mountain, Mich., daughter of the late Martin and Cecelia (DeLongis) Makoutz. Lorraine graduated from Iron Mountain High School, Class of 1943. After graduation, she moved to Ypsilanti, Mich. and worked at the Willow Run...
Glen Miller
Dec 9, 2013
Glen R. Miller, 88, of Florence passed away Monday, December 9, 2013, at Maryhill Manor Nursing Home, Niagara, Wis. He was born on July 9, 1925, in Goodman, Wis., son of the late William and Alma (Johnson) Miller. Glen was raised in Wabeno, Wis., and attended Windfall Elementary School in the town of Freedom and Wabeno High School. He went...
Deborah Dickeson
Dec 2, 2013
Deborah Ann Dickeson, 59, of Crystal Falls, passed away Monday, December 2, 2013, at Marquette General Hospital, Marquette, Mich. She was born on October 5, 1954, in Flint, Mich., daughter of the late Ralph and Esther (Harris) Dickeson. Deb was a very kind and loving person, she loved playing on her Nintendo DS and watching Let's Make a Deal and...
James Dunn
Dec 2, 2013
James Dunn, 65, of Crystal Falls, Michigan, died peacefully in his house the morning of Monday, December 2, 2013, after a weekend visiting with family. His youngest daughter, Tanya, preceded her father in death, as did his mother and father. Jim was born in Pontiac, Michigan to Fred and Ellen Dunn, the second oldest of four siblings: Dan Dunn, Jerry...
Ida Glazer
Nov 30, 2013
Ida Glazer, 94, of Washington, DC passed away Saturday, November 30, 2013, at Iron County Medical Care Facility, Crystal Falls, after a long full life. She was born June 11, 1919, in the Bronx, New York City, daughter of the late Sarah and Louis Glazer, who were immigrants from Russia. She attended Central high School in Washington, DC where she...
Earl Graham
Nov 30, 2013
Earl "Erk" Graham of Breckenridge, Mich., passed away Saturday, November 30, 2013, in Crystal Falls at his favorite hunting spot of 79 years. He was born on September 7, 1934. He graduated from Michigan State University and served our country faithfully in the U.S. Armed Forces. Erk's favorite things in the world were deer hunting, fishing and farming. Erk is...
Mildred Bagley
Nov 25, 2013
Mildred J. Bagley, 80, of Goodman, passed away Monday, November 25, 2013, at the Golden Living Center, Florence. She was born December 29, 1932, in Jackson Wyo., daughter of the late Edward and Marion (Crandall) Woodward. Mildred grew up in Jackson and graduated from Jackson-Wilson High School. While living in Jackson she enjoyed hunting and fishing, owned a shoe repair...
