Obituaries

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

Eddie E. Impola

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Marian M. Schinella

Marian M. Schinella

Dec 9, 2014

Marian Mari Schinella, age 56, of Chandler AZ, passed away December 9, 2014 at Lund Family Hospice Home, Gilbert, AZ. She was born November 12, 1958 in Berwyn, IL, the daughter of Ralph and Betty E. (Peterson) Schinella. Marian graduated from Portage High School in Indiana and attended Indiana State. She was employed as a mortgage processor with Bank of...

Fannie Elizabeth Proksch

Fannie Elizabeth Proksch

Dec 5, 2014

Fannie “Elizabeth” Proksch, age 93, of Iron River, MI, was lovingly called home by God on December 5, 2014 from the Iron River Care Center. She was born January 26, 1921 in the Burns Addition of Iron River, MI, the daughter of the late Hugo Ivar and Hulda (Wisuri) Reijonen. She graduated from Stambaugh High School in 1939. In 1940...

Alfred A. Stender

Alfred A. Stender

Dec 2, 2014

Alfred “Al” Stender, age 94, of Crystal Falls, MI, passed away Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at the Iron County Medical Care Facility in Crystal Falls. He was born February 27, 1920 in Hamtramck, MI, the son of the late Adam and Frances (Rochna) Stender. Al attended and graduated from the Hamtramck Public Schools. He then attended Albion College and earned...