Obituaries
Honoring Lives and Memories - Obituaries for Families in Iron River, MI
James R. Pellizzer
Sep 20, 2019
James R. Pellizzer, age 90, of Iron River, MI, passed away on Friday, September 20, 2019 at the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain, MI. He was born on February 25, 1929 in Loretto, MI, the son of Peter and Rose (Meneguzzo) Pellizzer. James attended the Stambaugh Schools. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII. James...
Robert J. Grant
Sep 15, 2019
Robert J. Grant passed away on September 15, 2019 at Lifepath Hospice, Tampa, FL., following a short illness. Rob was born in Stambaugh, MI to Robert and Barbara Grant on March 3, 1963. He attended schools in Welches, OR and Iron River, MI. Rob enjoyed spending time with his dog, cooking, traveling, laughing, joking, and spending time with family and...
Marion H. Horne
Sep 14, 2019
Marion H. Horne, age 95, of Iron River, MI, passed away on Saturday, September 14, 2019 at the Iron River Care Center. She was born on March 28, 1924 in Muskegon, MI, the daughter of the late Samuel and Rose (LaRoux) Peterson. Marion married Omar D. Horne in 1941 in Iron River and they celebrated their 59th anniversary in 2000....
Stanley J. Guzowski
Sep 13, 2019
Stanley J. Guzowski, age 94, of Iron River, MI, passed away on Friday, September 13, 2019 at his home. Born on March 8, 1925 in Iron River, MI, Stanley was the son of the late Stanislaus and Rozalia (Kempisty) Guzowski. He attended high school in Iron River and graduated with the Class of 1943. Stanley was a veteran of the...
Lisa A. Metz
Sep 5, 2019
Lisa A. Metz, age 53, of Caspian, MI, passed away on Thursday, September 5, 2019 at the Iron County Medical Care Facility. She was born on August 9, 1966 in Sandusky, OH, the daughter of the late Donald and Ada Shirley (Northcutt) Ballah. Lisa married Thomas Metz on June 18, 1983 in Milan, OH. The couple celebrated their 36th wedding...
Christopher M. Krawczyk
Sep 5, 2019
Christopher M. Krawczyk, age 35, of Caspian, MI, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, September 5, 2019 at Aspirus Iron River Hospital. He was born on November 4, 1983 in Eaton Rapids, MI, the son of Mark Krawczyk and Linda (Russ) Donely. He attended the Eaton Rapids Schools. Christopher married Crystal Wells on June 25, 2011 at Four Corners Church in...
Blanche H. Gursky
Sep 4, 2019
Blanche H. Gursky, age 90, of Iron River, MI, passed away on Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at Aspirus Iron River Hospital. She was born on September 24, 1928 in Rindge, NH, the daughter of the late John and Almildia (Brooks) Ranta. She graduated from Harvey High School in Painesville, Ohio. Blanche married Glen Gursky on June 3, 1947 in Crystal...
Sharon R. Trapasso
Aug 31, 2019
Sharon Trapasso, age 79, of Caspian, MI, passed away on Saturday, August 31, 2019 at the Iron County Medical Care Facility. Sharon was born on September 5, 1939 in Vulcan, MI, the daughter of the late August and Evelyn (Jackomino) Menghini. She was a lifelong resident of the area, graduating from the Iron River High School, with the Class of...
John R. Hjelm
Aug 31, 2019
John R. Hjelm, age 66, of Libertyville, IL passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, August 31, 2019 at his Hagerman Lake home. He was born on March 13, 1953 in Rockford, IL, the son of Marilyn (Johnson) Hjelm and the late Rev. John R. Hjelm Sr. He attended the Rockford Schools, graduating from Rockford East High School in 1971. He attended...
Florence L. Pifke
Aug 26, 2019
Florence L. Pifke, age 95, of Iron River, MI, passed away on Monday, August 26, 2019 at Aspirus Iron River Hospital. She was born on July 10, 1924 in the Saunders Location of Stambaugh Township, the daughter of the late William and Freda (Smedlund) Young. She attended the Stambaugh Schools, graduating with the Class of 1941. Florence married Clarence Pifke...
William G. Davies
Aug 22, 2019
William G. Davies, age 74, of Columbus, WI, passed away on Thursday, August 22, 2019 at Randolph Health Services in Randolph, WI. He was born on March 22, 1945 in Chicago, IL, the son of the late William and Ella (Mustonen) Davies. William attended the Phelps Schools, graduating with the Class of 1963. He was an engineer in US Army...
Matthew John Miatech
Aug 20, 2019
Matthew John Miatech, age 31, of Bruce, MS, formerly of Iron River, MI, passed away on Tuesday, August 20, 2019 in Sunflower County, MS as a result of an automobile accident. He was born on June 23, 1988 in Iron River, MI, the son of Teresa (Johnson) Cimarelli and Terry Miatech. He attended the West Iron County Schools, graduating with...
Gloria A. Millette
Aug 11, 2019
Gloria A. (Forsman) Millette, age 98, of Lawton, OK, formerly of Iron River, MI, passed away on Sunday, August 11, 2019. She was born on June 25, 1921 in Iron River, MI, the daughter of the late Andrew and Olga (Berg) Forsman. Gloria attended the Iron River Schools, but left high school to raise her younger brothers. She received her...
Rita J. Silvestrini
Aug 9, 2019
Rita J. Silvestrini, age 89, formerly of Iron River, Michigan, passed away on August 9, 2019 in Bradenton, Florida. She was born on November 4, 1929 in Virginia, Minnesota, the daughter of the late Ventura and Giselda (Nocerini) Giovagnoli. She attended the Virginia Schools, graduating from Roosevelt High School with the Class of 1947. She then attended Virginia Junior College,...
Luke Bradley Bigalke
Aug 9, 2019
Luke Bradley Bigalke passed away surrounded by his loving parents on August 9, 2019 at Ascension St. Mary’s Hospital in Rhinelander, WI. Luke was the infant son of Casey and Bradley Bigalke of Iron River. Paternal grandparents are Steve and Jean Bigalke of Florence WI and maternal grandparents are David and Denise Roberts of Gaastra, MI. Private services will be...
Lena A. Moyle
Aug 8, 2019
Lena A. Moyle, age 96, of Iron River, MI, passed away on Thursday, August 8, 2019 at Marshfield Medical Center, Marshfield, WI. She was born on October 3, 1922 in Iron River, MI, the daughter of the late Albino Delladio and Domenica Basso. She attended the Lincoln, Central, and Iron River Schools, graduating with the Class of 1940. After high...
Edward Remer
Aug 5, 2019
Edward Remer, age 79, of Iron River, MI, passed away on Monday, August 5, 2019. Edward was born on October 7, 1939 in Burlington, WI, the son of the late Werner and Hazel (Bodden) Remer. He attended the Burlington schools, graduating with the Class of 1957. He married the former Phyllis Edwards on February 19, 1960 in Kenton, MS and...
Alice Carlson
Aug 5, 2019
Alice Carlson, age 95, of Iron River, MI, passed away on Monday, August 5, 2019. She was born on November 2, 1923 in Highland Park, IL to Gunnard and Hannah Johnson. As a young lady she often came to Iron River to visit relatives. It was at Ice Lake she met her future husband, Douglas Carlson. After he served in...
Peggy A. Cronkright
Jul 30, 2019
Peggy A. Cronkright, age 70, of Iron River, MI, passed away on Tuesday, July 30, 2019 at the Iron River Care Center. She was born November 19, 1948 in Ewen, MI, the daughter of late John W. and Bernice (Foose) Lorendo. She attended the Ewen schools and graduated. Peggy married Duane Cronkright on December 31, 1983 in Iron River, MI. ...
Michael D. Hanmer
Jul 26, 2019
Michael Douglas Hanmer, age 72, of Iron River, MI, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, July 26, 2019 at his home. Michael was born on January 23, 1947 in Stambaugh, MI, the son of the late Marion (Uren) Dobson and Douglas Hanmer. He attended the Iron River Schools and graduated from Iron River High School, with the Class of 1966. Michael...
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