Obituaries
Honoring Lives and Memories - Obituaries for Families in Iron River, MI
Marciel Hawke
Nov 10, 2011
Marciel I. Hawke Age 97 Iron River, MIDied Thursday, November 10, 2011 at her home. Born: June 2, 1914 in Gaastra, MI The daughter of the late Roy and Myrtle (Wills) Moger attended the Palatka and Stambaugh Schools. Marciel married Robert Hawke on August 2, 1932 in Gaastra and the couple made their home in Gaastra. They celebrated their 39th...
John Helgeson
Nov 9, 2011
John G. Helgeson Age 68 Iron River, MIDied Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at his home. Born: November 22,1942 in Cudahy, WI The son of John Thomas and Sylvia (Guse) Helgeson attended the Cudahy Schools, graduating from Cudahy High School. Following graduation, he attended the Milwaukee School of Engineering. He moved to the Iron River area in 1979. John married the...
James C. Greig
Nov 9, 2011
James C. Greig Age 85 Iron River, MIDied Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at Marquette General Hospital, Marquette, MI. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather, who will be missed very much. James was born March 26, 1926 in Gaastra, MI, the son of the late Charles and Ella (Bomaster) Greig. He attended the Iron River area schools. He entered...
Clarence Thomas
Nov 8, 2011
Clarence ""Tom"" W. Thomas Age 95 Iron River, MIDied Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at his home. Born: February 12, 1916 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada The son of the late William P. and Florence M. (Castle) Thomas was married to Patricia Ann Coutu on October 3, 1942 at Ft. Brady in Sault Ste. Marie, MI. Tom served during WWII and was...
Jan M. Garber
Nov 7, 2011
Jan May Garber Age 77 Iron River, MIDied Monday, November 7, 2011 at her home. Born: May 14, 1934 in Iron River, MI The daughter of the late Louis and Hilma (Norkoli) Passamani attended the Bates and Iron River Schools, graduating from Iron River High School in 1952. After graduation, she moved to Chicago where she lived for 22 years....
Frank V. Gasperini
Nov 5, 2011
Mr. Frank V. Gasperini Age 76 Iron River, MIDied Saturday, November 5, 2011 at NorthStar Health System, Iron River. Born February 28, 1935 in Gaasta, MI The son of the late Merico and Fay (Mandolini) Gasperini attended the Stambaugh Schools, graduating from Stambaugh High School. He was a U.S. Army Veteran. Following his honorable discharge, he went to Chicago, Il,...
Laura L. Cascioli
Nov 3, 2011
Laura L. Cascioli Age 90 Iron River, MIDied Thursday, November 3, 2011 at the Iron County Medical Care Facility,Crystal Falls, MI Born: June 28, 1921 in Bates Township, MI. The daughter of the late Alvin and Cecelia (Sanderlin) Hanson attended the local schools. Laura started and built Hanna Employees Federal Credit Union, the first credit union in Iron River for...
Thomas Gendzwill
Nov 3, 2011
Thomas Roch Gendzwill died Thursday, November 3, 2011 at his home in Caspian, MI. He was born June 30, 1940 to the late Walter and Theresa Gendzwill. Tom was a life long resident of the area and graduated from Iron River High School in 1957. After obtaining his teaching certification from Northern Michigan University, he started his career in Wausaukee,...
Joan Gibneski
Nov 3, 2011
Joan M. Gibneski Age 80 Iron River, MIDied Thursday, November 3, 2011 at Northstar Health System, Iron River. Born: April 1, 1931 in Amasa, MI The daughter of the late Harry and Lillian (Pari) Gill attended the Amasa Schools, moving to Iron River in 1947. Joan married Theodore ""Ted"" Gibneski on July 22, 1967 at Christ United Methodist Church in...
Edward Yackel
Oct 26, 2011
Edward ""Ed"" H. Yackel Age 92 Iron River, MIDied Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at Northstar Health System, Iron River. He was born May 1, 1919 in Iron River, Michigan, the son of William and Mary (Przybylski) Yackel. Ed married the former Lucille ""Lou"" Duff on December 11, 1942 in Iron River and the couple were lifelong residents of the area....
Ralph Molle
Oct 25, 2011
Ralph R. Molle Age 74 Iron River, MIDied Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at his home at Golden Lake. Born: March 30, 1937 in Stambaugh, MI The son of the late Charles and Dorothy (Krans) Molle attended the Stambaugh Schools, graduating with the Class of 1954. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran. He was employed as a steel worker by Ceco...
Joseph P. Couchene
Oct 23, 2011
Joseph ""Joe"" P. Couchene Age 60 Iron River, MI Died Sunday October 23, 2011 at his home. Born: October 1, 1951 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The son of the late Benjamin and Maryann (Lassa) Couchene attended the Pulaski High School and graduated. Joseph was a long time resident of Iron River. He worked as an inspector at Oldenburg Manufacturing for 20...
Ellen E. Brach
Oct 22, 2011
Ellen E. Brach Age 57 Reedsburg, WI Died Saturday October 22, 2011 at Northstar Health System in Iron River, MI. Ellen was born on November 26, 1953 in Chicago, IL. The daughter of Donald and Virginia (Stettin) Brach grew up in Presque Isle, Wisconsin and resided in Reedsburg, Wisconsin. She attended Lakeland Union High School in Minocqua, WI graduating in...
Joy M. Murphy
Oct 22, 2011
Joy M. Murphy Age 92 Iron River, MI Died Saturday October 22, 2011 at the Iron County Medical Care Facility, Crystal Falls, MI Joy was born August 2, 1919 in Michigamme. She moved to Stambaugh as a child and lived in Michigan most of her life with her husband, George Murphy. She was preceded in death by her husband George;...
Arvilla Ostrenga
Oct 20, 2011
Arvilla I. Ostrenga Age 92 Nelma, WIDied Thursday, October 20, 2011 at Northstar Health System, Iron River, MI. with family by her side. She was born June 17, 1919 in Green Bay, WI, the daughter of the late Andrew and Ethel ( Rukamp) Kaster. Arvilla married John K. Ostrenga on August 10, 1940 at St. Louis Catholic Church, Abrams, WI,...
John Hemeleski
Oct 13, 2011
John L. Hemeleski Age 90 Iron River, MIdied Thursday October 13, 2011 at the Oscar G. Johnson Veterans Medical Center, Iron Mtn., MI Born: December 18, 1920 in Iron River, MI The son of the late Walter and Bernice (Novassautka) Hemeleski was a lifelong resident. He attended the Iron Lake School and Iron River High School. He was a U.S....
Reid Salzeider
Oct 11, 2011
Reid C. Salzeider Age 79 Iron River, MIDied Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at his home. Born: February 28, 1932 in Faithorn, MI The son of the late Arnold and Crystal (Reid) Salzeider attended Faithorn Elementary School and graduated from Norway High School. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran and following his honorable discharge was employed as a lineman for Commonwealth...
Beatrice Tomlinson
Oct 8, 2011
Beatrice ""Bea"" G. Tomlinson Age 74 Iron River, MI Died Saturday, October 8, 2011 at Northstar Health System, Iron River. Born: January 4, 1937 in Iron River. The daughter of the late Leo and Alma (Ricter) Smith attended the Iron River schools and graduated. Beatrice enjoyed reading, baking, making people laugh and spending time with her grandchildren. Beatrice was nearly...
Clarissa Clements
Oct 4, 2011
Clarissa A. Clements Age 90 Gaastra, MI Died Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at Northstar Health System, Iron River. Born December 29, 1920 in Green Island, Iowa The daughter of the late Orville and Lois (Hunter) Hatfield attended the Mountain, WI schools. She married Clifford Clements on November 3, 1938 in Iron River. The couple celebrated their 51st wedding anniversary in...
Thomas Mcmahon
Sep 25, 2011
Thomas W. McMahon Age 88 Iron River, MIDied Sunday, September 25, 2011at the Iron County Medical Care Facility, Crystal Falls, MI. Born: November 7, 1922 in Ashland, WI The son of Thomas and Arline (Thiese) McMahon attended the Pioneer School and graduated from Iron River High School. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran of WWII, serving in the Construction Battalion....
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