Obituaries

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

Raymond Zwach

Raymond Zwach

Dec 13, 2011

Raymond G. Zwach Age 91 Iron River, MIDied Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at the Iron River Care Center. Born: June 21, 1920 in Chicago, IL The son of the late George and Anna (Richter) Zwach attended the Chicago schools, graduating from Chicago High School in 1939. He then attended Technical College to get his certification as a Master Electrician. He...

Elio Mattioli

Elio Mattioli

Dec 12, 2011

Elio R. Mattioli Age 93 Iron River, MIPassed away Monday, December 12, 2011 at the Iron River Care Center. Born: July 21, 1918 in Iron River, MI The son of the late Sabatino and Catherine (Santi) Mattioli was a lifelong resident of the area. He attended the Iron River Schools before entering the Army Air Force during WWII where he...

Jane Jean Kinney

Jane Jean Kinney

Dec 10, 2011

Jane Jean Kinney Age 77 Caspian, MI Passed away December 10, 2011. Born February 18, 1934 in Stambaugh, MI. The daughter of the late Amedio and Rose (Contardi) Mandolini attended the Iron River schools, graduating with the Class of 1952. She then went on to attend a nursing school in Rochester, MN. Jean worked in the local school system for...

Dorothy Novak

Dorothy Novak

Dec 10, 2011

Ms. Dorothy Novak Age: 89 Caspian, MI Passed away on December 10, 2011. Born: September 23, 1922, Caspian, MI The daughter of the late George & Mary (Kravontka) Novak was a life long resident of the area. She attended the Caspian and Stambaugh schools, and spent one year of high school at Ursulin Academy in St. Ignace. She graduated with...

Katherine Zyskowski

Katherine Zyskowski

Dec 9, 2011

Katherine L. Zyskowski Age 80 Iron River, MI Died Friday, December 9, 2011 at the Iron County Medical Care Facility, Crystal Falls, MI. Born: September 23, 1931 in St. Louis, MO The daughter of the late Emil and Elizabeth (Bolin) Schmidt graduated from high school and attended Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI for her Bachelors Degree. Katherine married Thomas Zyskowski...

Roger L. Carne

Roger L. Carne

Dec 5, 2011

Roger L. Carne Age 71 Crystal Falls, MIDied Monday, December 5, 2011 at Marquette General Hospital, Marquette, MI. Born: July 23, 1940 in Iron River, MI The son of William J. Carne and Joyce (Greig) Holmes attended the Iron River Schools. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran, serving on the U.S.S. Shenandoah. He worked as an equipment operator for 40...

Robert D. Kuster

Robert D. Kuster

Dec 4, 2011

Robert D. Kuster Age 82 Iron River, MI Passed away December 4, 2011 at his home. Born October 2, 1929 in Holt, MI. The son of the late David and Esther (Waldron) Kuster attended the Maple Grove and Walter French schools, graduating from Sexton High School in Lansing, MI. He served in the United States Navy as a pilot. Robert...

Stanley J. Gibula

Stanley J. Gibula

Dec 3, 2011

Stanley J. Gibula Age 97 Iron River, MI Passed away December 3, 2011 at the Iron County Medical Care Facility in Crystal Falls, MI. Born: September 9, 1914 in Chicago, IL. The son of the late John and Rose (Dubiel) Gibula attended school in Chicago. Stanley was a World War II veteran serving as a Military Policeman in the U....

Martin Menghini

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...