Obituaries

Honoring Lives and Memories - Obituaries for Families in Iron River, MI

James H. Lind

James H. Lind

Dec 18, 2007

James H. Lind, age 54, Iron River, MI died Tuesday, December 18, 2007 at the Iron County Community Hospital, Iron River. Born: February 26, 1953 in Ann Arbor, MI. The son of William Emil and Helen (Sloan) Lind attended the Waukesha schools, graduating from Waukesha South High School. After high school, he started his employment with General Motors in Janesville,...

Mary Labelle Kopenski

Mary Labelle Kopenski

Dec 16, 2007

Mrs. Mary LaBelle Kopenski, age 94, Stambaugh, MI died Sunday, December 16, 2007 at Lenawee Medical Care Facility, Adrian, MI. Mary was born June 2, 1913 in Caspian, MI, the daughter of the late Joseph and Angela Vaccari. In 1933, she married Verne William LaBelle and the couple owned and operated Pike's Bar in Stambaugh. Verne passed away in 1969....

James B. Puskala

James B. Puskala

Dec 10, 2007

James B. Puskala, age 50, Iron River, MI died Monday, December 10, 2007 at Dickinson County Memorial Hospital, Iron Mountain, MI. Born: January 21, 1957 in Stambaugh, MI. The son of Thomas and Hilda (Salo) Puskala was a lifelong resident. He attended the Iron River schools and graduated from West Iron County High School in 1975. He married his high...

Barbara Jean Keenan

Barbara Jean Keenan

Dec 8, 2007

Memorial Services for Barbara Jean Keenan, who died December 8, 2007 in Chicago, will be held Tuesday, July 8 at 11:00 a.m. at the Stambaugh Cemetery in Iron River. Interment will be in the Stambaugh Cemetery. Fellowship and lunch will follow at 1:00 p.m. at the George Young Recreational Complex, 159 Youngs Lane, Stambaugh Township. Local arrangements by the Jacobs...

Lucille Mosca

Lucille Mosca

Dec 3, 2007

Mrs. Lucille C. Mosca, 93 of 947 4th Ave, Iron River, died on December 3, 2007 at the Iron County Medical Care Facility in Crystal Falls. Lucille was born on September 30, 1914 in Iron River, the daughter of the late Jenny (Hanson) and Daniel Watts. She attended the Iron River public schools and was a homemaker her entire life....

Ruby M. Aschinger

Ruby M. Aschinger

Dec 1, 2007

Mrs. Ruby M. Aschinger, age 91, Iron River, MI died Saturday December 1, 2007 at the Iron River Care Center, Iron River. Born: November 26, 1916 in Laona, WI. The daughter of the late Harvey and Delia (Collard) Belland grew up in Laona, WI. She attended the Laona schools graduating from Bay View high school, Milwaukee in 1934. She then...

Robert Lohrey

Robert Lohrey

Nov 23, 2007

Robert ""Bob"" J. Lohrey, age 47, Iron River, MI died Friday, November 23, 2007 at his home. Born October 10, 1960 in Iron River. The son of the late David and Barbara (Mikkola) Lohrey attended the Iron River schools, graduating from Iron River High School. He then attended Bay de Noc Community College. He returned to the area and was...

Zara M. Aldegarie

Zara M. Aldegarie

Nov 20, 2007

Mrs. Zara M. Aldegarie, age 92, Caspian, MI died Tuesday, November 20, 2007 at the Iron River Care Center. Born: July 4, 1915 in Caspian. The daughter of the late Lewis and Louisa (Peruzzi) Zini attended the Stambaugh schools. She married Santo Aldegarie in Caspian and they were lifelong residents of Caspian. He preceded her in death. Zara was a...

Cleo Richard

Cleo Richard

Nov 18, 2007

Mrs. Cleo Richard, age 78, Iron River, MI died Sunday, November 18, 2007 at Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL. Born: October 8, 1929 in Iron River. The daughter of the late Charles and Pearl (LaVigne) Dennis attended the Iron River schools. She married Raymond Clifford Richard on January 10, 1948 in Iron River, and the couple celebrated their 59th...

Donald G. Maki

Donald G. Maki

Nov 12, 2007

Donald G. Maki, age 74, Stambaugh Township, MI. died Monday, November 12, 2007 at the Iron River Care Center, Iron River, MI. Born: November 10, 1933 in Stambaugh Township. The son of the late Samuel and Hilma (Hirvo) Maki was a lifelong resident. He attended the Palatka, Caspian and Stambaugh schools and graduated from Stambaugh High School in 1952. He...

Rochelle E. Cook

Rochelle E. Cook

Nov 6, 2007

Rochelle E. Cook, age 84, of Plainwell, MI formerly of Tipler, WI, died Tuesday, November 6, 2007 at the Borgess Medical Center of Kalamazoo, following an illness. She was born August 30, 1923 in Tipler to John and Sally (Jones) Martin. After graduating from Iron River High School in 1941, she began working in Kenosha. She later moved to the...

Ellsworth C. Anderson

Ellsworth C. Anderson

Oct 30, 2007

Ellsworth C. Anderson, age 78, Iron River, MI, died Tuesday October 30, 2007 at the Marquette General Hospital, Marquette, MI. Born: March 16, 1929 in Iron River. The son of the late Carl and Sophia (Kneebach) Anderson was a lifelong resident. He attended the Iron River schools, and graduated from Iron River High School in 1947. He was a Corporal...

Theressa A. Passamani

Theressa A. Passamani

Oct 22, 2007

Mrs. Theressa A. Passamani, age 97, Iron River, MI died Monday, October 22, 2007 at Masonic Health Care Center, Dousman, WI. Born: February 22, 1910 in Crystal Falls, MI The daughter of the late Henry and Elizabeth (Whitcomb) Roberts attended the Crystal Falls schools. She married Joseph Passamani on February 26, 1930 at St. Agnes Catholic Church, Iron River. The...

Edward H. Nash

Edward H. Nash

Oct 21, 2007

Edward H. Nash, age 85, Iron River, MI died Sunday, October 21, 2007 at the VA Medical Center, Iron Mountain, MI. Born: October 1, 1922 in Iron River. The son of the late Edward and Iva (Erdman) Nash attended the Iron River schools and graduated from Iron River High School. He was a U.S. Marine veteran, serving during WWII. He...

Clemens S. Niziolek

Clemens S. Niziolek

Oct 15, 2007

Mr. Clemens ""Stanley"" Niziolek, age 90, Iron River, MI died Monday, October 15, 2007 at the Iron River Care Center, Iron River. Born September 14, 1917 in Chicago, IL. The son of the late Stanley and Katharine (Tursek) Niziolek was a U.S. Navy Veteran of WW II. He was employed by Crane Company for over twenty years as a pipe...

John A. Hahn

John A. Hahn

Oct 11, 2007

Mr. John A. Hahn, age 65, Amasa, MI died Thursday, October 11, 2007 at his home. Born: March 4, 1942 in Macon, GA The son of Willard and Katie Mae (Stevenson) Hahn moved to Lawton, MI as a young child with his mother. He attended the Lawton Schools and was a member of the Lawton High School Football Varsity Team...

Walter R. Salonen

Walter R. Salonen

Oct 10, 2007

Walter R. Salonen, age 85, Iron River, MI died Wednesday, October 10, 2007 at the Iron County Community Hospital, Iron River. Born: March 27, 1922 in Bessemer, MI The son of the late John and Sanna (Miilunpohja) Salonen attended the Bessemer schools, and following graduation attended Michigan Technological University and Rutgers University. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of WWII,...

John A. Salo

John A. Salo

Sep 21, 2007

Mr. John A. Salo, age 74, Iron River, MI died Friday, September 21, 2007 at his home after battling cancer for 15 years. Born: January 1, 1933, Iron River, MI The son of the late Carl and Sadie (Maki) Salo of Beechwood was a lifelong resident of the area. He attended the Iron River Schools and served with the U.S....

Joyce L. Menghini

Joyce L. Menghini

Sep 10, 2007

Joyce L. Menghini, age 74, Caspian, MI died Monday, September 10, 2007 at her home. Born: May 2, 1933 in Two Rivers, WI The daughter of the late Lester and Gertrude (Kibby) Prue attended the Hermansville, MI Public Schools. She was employed by the Westside Adult Care Center for many years as a caregiver, retiring in 1990. She married Martin...

Marvin E. Soderbloom

Marvin E. Soderbloom

Sep 9, 2007

Marvin E. Soderbloom, age 73, Iron River, MI died Sunday Sept. 9, 2007 at his home. Born: July 19, 1934 in Stambaugh, MI The son of the late Carl and Emily (Anderson) Soderbloom was a lifelong resident. He attended the Stambaugh schools and graduated from Stambaugh High School in 1953. He worked in the local hardware stores since graduation and...