Obituaries
Honoring Lives and Memories - Obituaries for Families in Iron River, MI
Martin Menghini
Dec 2, 2011
Martin Menghini Age 91 Iron River, MIPassed away Friday, December 2, 2011 at his home. Born: September 15, 1920 in Vulcan, MI. The son of the late August and Ida (Mativa) Menghini attended the Vulcan Schools. Martin married the former Joyce Prue on September 3, 1957 in Crandon, WI and the couple made their home in Gibbs City. They celebrated...
Thomas Warvi
Nov 28, 2011
Thomas R. Warvi Age 85 Iron Mountain, MIPassed away November 28, 2011 at the Iron County Medical Care Facility, Crystal Falls, MI. Born June 9, 1926 in Ironwood, MI The son of the late Isaac and Katri (Koski) Warvi attended the Ironwood Schools, graduating from Ironwood High School with the Class of 1946. He was employed by Abbott Labs of...
David L. Bialik
Nov 27, 2011
David L. Bialik Age 72 Green Bay, WI (formerly of Iron River, MI)Passed away on November 27, 2011 at Bellin Hospital in Green Bay. The son of the late Zacharias and Phyllis (Cox) Bialik attended the late Iron River school system, graduating with the class of 1958. He then attended the Northeast Wisconsin Technical College and was employed as an...
Esther Kyllonen
Nov 25, 2011
Esther I Kyllonen Age 97 Iron River, MIDied Friday, November 25, 2011 at Northstar Health System, Iron River. Born: February 9, 1914 in High Bridge, WI The daughter of the late Hjalmer and Ann Elson attended the North York Schools. She married Wayne Elmer Kyllonen on June 1, 1940 in Marengo, WI and the couple were lifelong residents of the...
Carmen V. Abata
Nov 23, 2011
Carmen V. Abata, age 86, of Caspian, MI, died Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at the Iron County Medical Care Facility, Crystal Falls. He was born March 11, 1925 in Caspian, MI, the son of the late Ralph and Mary (Tenuta) Abata. He attended the Caspian Grade School and Stambaugh High School. Carmen was a U.S. Army Veteran of WWII. He...
Dorothy Waite
Nov 22, 2011
Dorothy K Waite, age 89, passed away on November 22, 2011, at the Iron River Care Center. She was born May 24, 1922 to the late Joseph and Josephine (Chemeiski) Kondro. She attended Iron River Schools. On July 10, 1942, she married Edmund Waite at the former Assumption Catholic Church of Iron River and the couple made their home in...
Gertrude Zielinski
Nov 16, 2011
GERTRUDE ELEANOR ZIELINSKI died at Northstar Health System on November 16 at the age of 89 after a lengthy illness. She was born in Crystal Falls on February 22, 1922, sixth of ten children to the late Anthony and Mary ( Latch) Krajewski. Gertrude attended the Maple Grove Elementary and Forest Park High Schools graduating in 1939. After graduation she...
Ruth Wales
Nov 11, 2011
Ruth M. Wales Age 83 Iron River, MIDied Friday, November 11, 2011 at her winter home in Spring Hill, FL. She was born January 19, 1928 in Phelps, WI. The daughter of the late Art and Lydia (Tillman) Neimi attended the Phelps Schools and graduated from high school in Chicago, IL. She worked as a baker at Big Sand Lake...
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...
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