Obituaries
Honoring Lives and Memories - Obituaries for Families in Iron River, MI
Jeremy L. Johnson
Jun 7, 2016
Jeremy Lee Johnson, age 35, of Iron River, MI, passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2016 following an automobile accident. He was born November 2, 1980 in Iron River, MI, the son of Gary and Kelly (Condon) Johnson. He attended the West Iron County Schools and was employed as a Surveyor in the pipeline industry. He was a member of St....
Michael P. Prepodnik
Jun 7, 2016
Michael P. Prepodnik, age 38, of Iron River, MI , passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2016 following an automobile accident. He was born February 12, 1977 in Crystal Falls, MI, the son of Michael V. and Patsy (Nordstrom) Prepodnik. He attended Grant Community High School in Fox Lake, IL, and was a self-employed carpenter for many years. He attended the...
Gary Daniel Sarafiny
Jun 5, 2016
Gary Daniel Sarafiny, age 49, of Iron River, Michigan passed away Sunday, June 5, 2016 due to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Gary was born on May 25, 1967 in Iron Mountain, MI. The son of Gary and Sharon (Stolberg) Sarafiny was a graduate of West Iron County High School in 1985. He was employed by Columbia Forest Products...
Katherine N. Baumgartner
Jun 4, 2016
Katherine N. Baumgartner, age 94, of Gaastra, MI, passed away Saturday, June 4, 2016 at the Iron County Medical Care Facility, Crystal Falls, MI. Katherine was born March 2, 1922 in Crystal Falls, MI, the daughter of the late Ernest and Anna M. (Hallada) Gordon. She attended the James Schools and the Gaastra Schools, graduating from Stambaugh High School with...
Arthur G. Hibbard
May 31, 2016
Arthur “Art” G. Hibbard, age 85, of Iron River, MI, passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at Aspirus Iron River Hospital. He was born June 16, 1930 in Stambaugh, MI, the son of the late Cecil and Edith (Hebert) Hibbard. He attended the Iron River Schools, graduating from Iron River High School with the Class of 1949. Art married the...
Marguerite A. Carlson
May 23, 2016
Marguerite Anne Carlson, 88, lifelong resident of the Iron River area, passed away on May 23, 2016. She was born in Shawano WI on July 11, 1927 to Chalmers and Meta (Wege) McGreaham. She attended area schools, graduating from Stambaugh High School in 1945, and worked in Chicago and Iron River prior to her marriage to Calvin (Bud) Carlson on...
Joanne Swenski
May 20, 2016
Joanne Swenski, age 73, of Iron River, MI, passed away Friday, May 20, 2016 at the Iron River Care Center after a lengthy illness. She was born February 21, 1943 in Stambaugh, MI, the daughter of the late John and Bernice (Siedleski) Swenski, and was a lifelong resident of the area. She attended the Iron River Schools, graduating with the...
John W. Waino
May 15, 2016
John W. Waino, age 65, of Green Bay, WI, passed away Sunday, May 15, 2016. He was born on May 30, 1950 to John Gust Waino and Irene (Schultz) Waino . He grew up in Beechwood and attended school in Iron River. He later joined the U.S. Navy served with the Sea-Bees running heavy equipment. He served in Panama during...
Joyce A. Henschel
May 13, 2016
Joyce A. Henschel, age 88, of Iron River, MI, passed away Friday, May 13, 2016 at Aspirus Hospital - Iron River. Joyce was born March 26, 1928 in Iron River, MI, the daughter of Werner and Aina (Prittinen) Leppanen. She attended the Iron River schools. Joyce married Herbert “Herb” A. Henschel on April 15, 1946 in Engadine, MI and the...
Georgietta F. Melchiori
May 10, 2016
Georgietta “Georgie” F. Melchiori, age 90, of Iron River, MI, passed away May 10, 2016, at the Iron River Care Center where she had been living since 2009. She was born October 5, 1925 in Iron River, MI, the daughter of the late Frank and Georgietta (Bastedo) Meehean. She grew up in Mineral Hills, attended the Iron River Schools, graduating...
Michael A. Golfis
May 6, 2016
Michael A. Golfis (50) of Iron River passed away unexpectedly on May 6, 2016 at his home in Iron River, Michigan. He was born April 26, 1966 to George and Rose Golfis in Iron Mountain and attended the Iron Mountain Schools, graduating from Iron Mountain High School with the Class of 1984. He played basketball and football all throughout his...
Verna Mae Cecilia Pedranzan
May 4, 2016
Verna Mae Cecilia Pedranzan, age 86, of Iron River, MI, passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at her home. She was born November 11, 1929 in Stambaugh, MI, the daughter of the late Daniel and Bertha (Belongie) Briggs. She attended the Pentoga, Palatka, and Stambaugh Schools, graduating from Stambaugh High School with the Class of 1947. She was employed at...
Marcia H. Peterson
May 3, 2016
Marcia Helen Peterson, age 90 , of Iron River, MI, passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at the Iron County Medical Care Facility, Crystal Falls, MI. Marcia was born January 3, 1926 in Republic, MI, the daughter of the late Waino and Martha Isaacson. She attended the Republic School, graduating in the Class of 1943. Following graduation, she moved to...
Katherine A. Kempisty
May 1, 2016
Katherine “Katie” A. Kempisty, age 89, of Iron River, MI, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2016 at the Iron River Care Center. Katie was born October 25, 1926 in Stambaugh, MI, the daughter of the late Edward and Mary (Przbylski) Yackel. She was a lifelong resident of the area and attended the Bates School. On October 25, 1952 she married...
Doris B. Koski
May 1, 2016
Doris B. Koski, age 84, of Iron River, MI, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2016 at the Iron County Medical Care Facility, Crystal Falls, MI. She was born December 7, 1931 in Iron River, MI, to Carl and Carrie Stromberg. She attended the Iron River Schools, graduating from Iron River High School with the Class of 1950. Doris married Irving...
James F. Barry
Apr 30, 2016
James Barry, age 79, of Iron River, MI , passed away Saturday, April 30, 2016 at U.P. Health System - Marquette. He was born July 27, 1936 in Bates Township, the son of the late Henry and Hazel (Nyren) Barry. He attended the Iron River Schools, graduating from Iron River High School with the Class of 1954. He was employed...
Richard A. White
Apr 27, 2016
Richard A. White, age 80, of Iron River, MI, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at U.P. Health System – Marquette. He was born April 24, 1936 in Detroit, MI, the son of the late Raymond and Shirley (Bigos) Nolan. He attended and graduated from Detroit High School. He was a U.S. Army Airborne Ranger, serving in Korea and Japan,...
Jean A. Maki
Apr 26, 2016
Jean Grant Maki passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 after a tragic house fire. She was born May 17, 1956 in Stambaugh, MI, to the late Robert Grant and Barbara (Bob) Goodman. Jean was employed by Aspirus Hospital in Iron River for over 20 years. She was an active member of American Legion Reino Post #21, VFW Ottawa...
Edna C. Treado
Apr 21, 2016
Edna C. Treado, age 81, of Gaastra, MI, passed away Thursday, April 21, 2016 at her home. She was born September 12, 1934 in Crystal Falls, MI, the daughter of the late Carl and Jeanette (Gallup) Eckerberg. She attended the Stambaugh Schools, graduating from Stambaugh High School with the Class of 1952. Edna married Vernon W. Treado on September 13,...
Eva K Peterson
Apr 20, 2016
Eva K. Peterson, age 91, formerly of Iron River, MI, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2016, at Evergreen Assisted Living, Kingsford, MI. She was born December 27, 1924 in Astoria, OR, the daughter of Herman and Fanny (Saarala) Wirkkula. She attended and graduated from the Astoria schools and later attended nursing school. Eva met George P. Peterson at the Soumi...
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