Obituaries
Honoring Lives and Memories - Obituaries for Families in Iron River, MI
Lorraine S. Bociek
Jan 26, 2015
Lorraine S. Bociek, age 95, of Iron River, MI, passed away Monday, January 26, 2015 at the Iron County Medical Care Facility. She was born April 8, 1919 in Iron River, MI, the daughter of the late John and Frances (Formolo) Nocerini. She attended the Iron River Schools and graduated. Lorraine married Joseph “Joe” M. Bociek on August 26, 1939...
Harold L. Parvi
Jan 25, 2015
Harold L. Parvi, age 94, of Iron River, MI, died Sunday, January 25, 2015 at Northstar Health System in Iron River. He was born April 25, 1920 in Stambaugh, MI, the son of the late Frank and Emma (Hanhisalo) Parvi. He attended the Stambaugh schools, graduating from Stambaugh High School with the Class of 1939. He was a U.S. Army...
William J. Davies
Jan 22, 2015
William “Bill” J. Davies, age 93, of Phelps, WI, passed away Thursday, January 22, 2015 at the Iron County Medical Care Facility, Crystal Falls, MI. He was born July 2, 1921 in Iron River, MI, the son of the late William and Emma (Cox) Davies. He attended the Iron River Schools, graduating from Iron River High School with the Class...
Eddie E. Impola
Jan 21, 2015
Eddie E. Impola, age 86, of Iron River, MI, formerly of Kenosha, WI, passed away with his wife by his side on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at Northstar Health System, Iron River. He was born April 29, 1928 in Ironwood, MI, the son of the late Henry and Ida (Stool) Impola. He was a U.S. Army Veteran. Eddie married the...
Ronald A. Holmes
Jan 19, 2015
Ronald A. Holmes, age 82, of Iron River, MI, passed away Monday, January 19, 2015 at the Iron County Medical Care Center, Crystal Falls, MI. He was born November 19, 1932 in Stambaugh, MI, the son of the late Eynard and Ina (Salmi) Holmes. He attended the Stambaugh Schools, graduating from Stambaugh High School with the Class of 1950. He...
Rev. Richard E. Orchard
Jan 17, 2015
Rev. Richard E. Orchard, age 95, of Casper Wyoming, formerly of Iron River, MI, stepped from this life into the next as of Saturday, January 17,2015, at the Iron River Care Center. He was born on January 13, 1920 in Ishpeming, MI, the son of the late Richard and Doris (Bastin) Orchard. Rev. Orchard graduated from Iron River High School...
Joyce A. Gasperini
Jan 13, 2015
Joyce A. Gasperini, age 72, of Iron River, MI, passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at Northstar Health System, Iron River. She was born on January 7, 1943 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of the late Edward and Eleanor (Kanka) Fox. Joyce married Frank V. Gasperini on July 4, 1959 in Waukegan, IL. The couple returned to the Iron River...
Waddick T. Wercinski
Jan 10, 2015
Waddick T. Wercinski, age 91, of Iron River, MI, died Saturday, January 10, 2015 at Northstar Health System, Iron River. He was born March 7, 1923 in Stambaugh, MI, the son of the late Frank and Anna (Hall) Wercinski. Following graduation from Stambaugh High School, Waddick attended Michigan Technological University in Houghton, MI. He was employed as a miner by...
Albert A. Bugler
Jan 10, 2015
Albert A. Bugler, age 79, of Iron River, MI, passed away Saturday, January 10, 2015 at U.P. Health Systems in Marquette, MI. He was born on March 6, 1935 in Two Rivers, WI, the son of the late Albert J. and Rosella (Bero) Bugler. Albert had been living in the Iron River area since 1949. He owned and operated the...
Herman "Jim" Johnson
Jan 7, 2015
Herman J. “Jim” Johnson, age 89, of Iron River, MI, died Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at Northstar Health System, Iron River. He was born May 19, 1925 in Iron River, MI, the son of the late Herman and Agnes (Jacobson) Johnson. He attended the Iron River Schools and graduated. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran. He was employed as a...
John C. Lovendahl
Jan 6, 2015
John C. Lovendahl, age 76, of Long Lake, WI, died January 6, 2015 at his home. He was born January 6, 1939 in Milwaukee, WI, the son of the late Carl and Myrtle (Richards) Lovendahl. He attended the Milwaukee Schools, graduating from Washington High School. John was employed as a salesman at Kindt Collins for over 40 years. He was...
James "Guy" Quayle
Jan 5, 2015
James “Guy” J. Quayle, age 63, of Iron River, MI, passed away Monday, January 5, 2015 at Marquette General Hospital. He was born December 26, 1951 in Chicago, IL, the son of Robert and Genevieve (Cassidy) Quayle. Guy was a self-employed roofer for over 45 years. He enjoyed fishing and baseball, and was an avid Chicago White Sox fan. Guy...
Jack C. Williams
Jan 4, 2015
Jack C. Williams, age 67, of Iron River, MI, passed away January 4, 2015 at his home. He was born June 3, 1947 in Stambaugh, MI, the son of the late Armas and Agnes (Long) Williams. He was a U.S. Army Veteran. Jack was employed as a lumber mill worker at Pine River Lumber Company for many years. He enjoyed...
Bernard J. Tarnowski
Dec 21, 2014
Bernard J. Tarnowski, age 58, of Iron River, MI, died Sunday, December 21, 2014. He was born July 25, 1956 in Stambaugh, MI, the son of the Bernard A. Tarnowski and Norma (Bellantonio) Tarnowski. He attended the Stambaugh Schools and graduated from West Iron County with the Class of 1974. Bernard was a US Navy veteran. He was self-employed in...
Russalyn Gondek
Dec 19, 2014
Russalyn “Rusty” C. Gondek, age 70, of Iron River, MI, passed away Friday, December 19, 2014 at Northstar Health System. She was born December 31, 1943 in Grand Rapids, MI, the daughter of the late Russell and Maybelle (Bartz) Jacobs. Rusty graduated from South High School in Grand Rapids. She was a member of American Legion Reino Post #21 Auxiliary....
Irma A. Rintala
Dec 19, 2014
Irma Andrea Rintala, age 96, of Iron River, MI passed away December 19, 2014, at the Iron River Care Center, surrounded by her loved ones. Irma was born on June 3, 1918, in Daggett, MI to Finnish immigrants, the late Edward and Adrienne (Nordlund) Lehto. Irma, known as Dolly, grew up on a farm and walked three miles to attend...
Albert J. Melchiori
Dec 17, 2014
Albert J. Melchiori, age 87, of Iron River, MI, died Wednesday, December 17, 2014. He was born on August 16, 1927 in Stambaugh, MI, the son of the late John and Josephine (Zanon) Melchiori. He attended the Stambaugh Schools, graduating with the Class of 1945, and later attended Elgin Watch School. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of WWII. He...
Torger G. Omdahl
Dec 16, 2014
Torger G. Omdahl died recently at his home in Iron River, surrounded by his family. He died of natural causes. Torger was born January 28, 1947 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. He was the only child of Gilbert and Rosemarie Vannee (Smith) Omdahl. Torger was named for Torger Tokel, World Champion ski jumper in the 1930s and ‘40s. Tokel and Torger’s...
Gilbert L. Lewis
Dec 11, 2014
Gilbert L. Lewis, age 79, of Iron River, MI, passed away Thursday, December 11, 2014 at Northstar Health System of Iron River. He was born August 25, 1935 in Bates Township, MI, the son of Lloyd and Josephine (Minnucci) Lewis. Gilbert attended the Iron River Schools, graduating from Iron River High School with the Class of 1953. He was an...
Edith E. Shymanski
Dec 9, 2014
Edith Shamion Shymanski, age 101, of Iron River, MI, passed away Tuesday, December 09, 2014 at the Iron River Care Center, Iron River. She was born December 2, 1913 in Argonne, WI, the daughter of the late William and Elizabeth (Wine) Schultz. She attended the Argonne schools. She married John M. Shamion on July 2, 1930.and the couple celebrated their...
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