Obituaries

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

William T. Olson

William T. Olson

Aug 23, 2021

William T. Olson, age 82, of Iron River, MI, passed away on Monday, August 23, 2021, at the Iron County Medical Care Facility in Crystal Falls, MI. He was born on August 8, 1939, in Stambaugh, MI, the son of the late William and Mary (Waite) Olson. He attended the Stambaugh Schools, graduating with the Class of 1957. He obtained...

Gerald G. Broswavic

Gerald G. Broswavic

Aug 23, 2021

Gerald G. Broswavic, age 76, of Iron River, MI, passed away on Monday, August 23, 2021, at the Iron River Care Center. He was born on September 3, 1944, in Stambaugh, MI, the son of the late Chester and Nancy (Rucinski) Broswavic. Gerald attended the Crystal Falls Schools, graduating from Crystal Falls High School in 1962. He was a veteran...

James R. Stella

James R. Stella

Aug 17, 2021

James R. Stella, age 60, of Iron River, MI, passed away on Tuesday, August 17, 2021. He was born on March 27, 1961, in Stambaugh, MI, the son of the late Sam and Connie (Mangone) Stella. He attended the West Iron County Schools. Jim enjoyed working on cars and owned an autobody repair shop, where he took pride in his...

Teresa A. Klipstein

Teresa A. Klipstein

Aug 8, 2021

Teresa A. Klipstein, age 49, of Caspian, MI, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, August 8, 2021. She was born on February 6, 1972, in Milwaukee, WI, the daughter of Edward Lemmer and Donna (Norman) Klipstein. Teresa attended Homestead High School in Mequon, WI and later earned an associate degree. She loved being a mechanic and working on...

Sharon I. Hurkmans

Sharon I. Hurkmans

Aug 3, 2021

Sharon I. Hurkmans, age 71, of Iron River, MI, passed away on Tuesday, August 3, 2021, at Aspirus Iron River Hospital. She was born on August 9, 1949, in Wabeno, WI, the daughter of the late Henry and Evelyn (Williams) Shawano. Sharon married Michael Hurkmans on August 19, 1995, in Rhinelander, WI. The couple celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary in...

Janette P. Kurtz

Janette P. Kurtz

Aug 1, 2021

Janette P. Kurtz, age 76, of Iron River, MI, passed away on Sunday, August 1, 2021, at Bellin Hospital in Green Bay, WI. She was born on January 29, 1945, in Milwaukee, WI, the daughter of Joseph and Ann (Enselin) Zwiekopf. Janette married Louis Kurtz on November 30, 1968, in Milwaukee, WI. The couple celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary in...

Freddie R. Seymour

Freddie R. Seymour

Jul 26, 2021

Freddie R. “Chummer” Seymour, age 67, of Iron River, MI, passed away on Monday, July 26, 2021, at home in the arms of his wife. He was born on May 13, 1954, in Stambaugh, MI, the son of the Rose (Yackel) Seymour and the late Fred G. Seymour. He attended the Bates and Iron River Schools. Freddie was employed in...

Margaret R. Wells

Margaret R. Wells

Jul 24, 2021

Margaret R. Wells, age 92, of Tipler, WI, passed away on Saturday, July 24, 2021, peacefully at home surrounded by her family. She was born on February 17, 1929, in Pleasant Prairie, WI, the daughter of the late Harry and Ella (Johnson) Skau. Margaret married Arnold C. Wells on December 21, 1950. The couple celebrated their 42nd wedding anniversary in...

Ella White

Ella White

Jul 19, 2021

Ella White, age 95, of Tipler, WI, went to be with her Lord and Savior and her late husband Walter as the song goes “waiting on a woman”, our dad is not waiting anymore, on Monday, July 19, 2021 at her home. Ella, the second oldest of nine children, was born on April 30, 1926 in Knott County, KY, to...

Frederick W. Geyser, Iii

Frederick W. Geyser, Iii

Jul 11, 2021

Frederick W. Geyser, III, age 67, of Caspian, MI, passed away on Sunday, July 11, 2021 at Aspirus Iron River Hospital. He was born on May 16, 1954 in Milwaukee, WI, the son of the late Frederick and Joan (O’Claire) Geyser, Jr. Fred attended the Iron River Schools, graduating from West Iron County High School. He was employed as the...

Jerry F. Butler

Jerry F. Butler

Jul 9, 2021

Jerry F. Butler, age 79, of Iron River, MI, passed away on Friday, July 9, 2021 at the Aspirus Iron River Hospital. He was born on September 5, 1941 in Ironton, OH, the son of the late Benjamin and Patricia (White) Butler. Jerry was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and the Army National Guard. Jerry married Carol Marcell...

Donald G. Logan

Donald G. Logan

Jul 7, 2021

Donald G. Logan, age 75, of Iron River, MI, passed away on Wednesday, July 7, 2021. He was born on June 15, 1946 in Crandon, WI, the son of the late Russell and Opal (Jarvis) Logan. Donald married Melanie Hutchinson in Kenosha, WI in 1972. The couple celebrated many years together before her passing. He was employed as a mechanic...

James E. Larock

James E. Larock

Jul 7, 2021

James E. “Jim/Rocko” LaRock, age 73, of Iron River, MI, passed away July 7, 2021, at Aspirus Iron River Hospital. He was born December 19, 1947 in Iron River, MI, the son of the late Ralph and Henrietta “Effie” (Pascoe) LaRock. Jim attended Iron River Schools, graduating from Iron River High School with the class of 1966. He then attended...

James White

James White

Jun 30, 2021

James White, age 52, of Iron River, MI, passed away on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at Select Specialty Hospital in West Allis, WI. He was born on September 8, 1968 in Milwaukee, WI, the son of Harvey and Carole (George) White. James attended the Watersmeet School, graduating from Watersmeet High School. James married Chary Alimagno on July 27, 2007 in...

Bruce C. Rivard

Bruce C. Rivard

Jun 29, 2021

Bruce C. Rivard, age 68, of Caspian, MI, passed away on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. He was born on May 27, 1953 in Stambaugh, MI, the son of the late Charles and Virginia (Clucas) Rivard. Bruce graduated from West Iron County with the Class of 1971. He then attended Northland College in Ashland, WI and earned a bachelor’s degree. Bruce...

Ruth I. Christofferson

Ruth I. Christofferson

Jun 26, 2021

Ruth I. Christofferson, age 100, of Iron River, MI, passed away peacefully on Saturday June 26, at the Iron County Medical Care Facility. She was born on April 26, 1921 in Stambaugh, MI, the daughter of the late Samuel and Linnea (Jokippi) Seilo. She attended the Stambaugh Schools, graduating with the Class of 1939. Ruth married Melford Christofferson on September...

David R. Bridgette

David R. Bridgette

Jun 24, 2021

David R. Bridgette, age 45, of Iron River, MI, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, June 24, 2021. He was born on August 18, 1975 in Racine, WI, the son of the late Ronald and Barbara (Kroes) Bridgette. He was a graduate from Antigo High School. David was enlisted in the US Army from 2001 to 2014. He served three tours...

Robert E. Mattson

Robert E. Mattson

Jun 23, 2021

Robert E. Mattson, age 82, of Iron River, MI, passed away on Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at the Iron County Medical Care Facility in Crystal Falls, MI. He was born on November 27, 1938 in Stambaugh, MI, the son of the late Elver and Marian (Hyostek) Mattson. Robert graduated from the Iron River High School with the Class of 1957....

Shirley M. Tilley

Shirley M. Tilley

Jun 17, 2021

Shirley M. Tilley, age 68, of Iron River, MI, passed away on Thursday, June 17, 2021 at the Iron River Care Center. She was born on August 26, 1952 in Stambaugh, MI, the daughter of the late Frank and Corrine (Gasperini) Dzarnowski. She attended school in Iron River and graduated from West Iron County in 1970. She was employed in...

Josephine J. Singler

Josephine J. Singler

Jun 15, 2021

Josephine Jean Singler, age 100, of Iron River, MI, passed away on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at the Iron County Medical Care Facility in Crystal Falls, MI. Josephine was born on July 21, 1920 in Caspian, MI, the daughter of the late Joseph and Angela (Nori) Vaccari and remained a lifelong resident of the area. She attended and graduated from...