Obituaries
Honoring Lives and Memories - Obituaries for Families in Iron River, MI
John W. Lack
Mar 10, 2009
John W. Lack, age 80 of Iron River, MI died Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at his home. Born: June 19, 1928 in Woodridge, IL John attended the Chicago, IL schools and graduated. He was a U.S. Navy Signal Corp veteran. He was employed as a meat cutter for Jewel Foods of Chicago prior to his retirement in 1987. After retirement,...
Robert W. Harris
Mar 9, 2009
Robert W. Harris, age 59 of Neenah, WI went home to the Lord on Monday, March 9, 2009. Born: July 25, 1949 in Iron River, MI The son of Robert K. and Rosalie (Gagne) Harris and attended the Iron River schools, graduating in 1967. He joined the Air Force, serving from May 1972 to May of 1976 when he was...
Remo J. Schiavo
Mar 4, 2009
Remo J. Schiavo, age 80 of Fort Wayne, IN died Wednesday, March 4, 2009 after a brief stay at Hospice Center in Fort Wayne. He was born May 6, 1928 in Caspian, MI the son of the late Louis and Elizabeth Schiavo. Following graduation from Stambaugh High School in 1948, he resided and was employed in Fort Wayne. He is...
Donald D. Schemehorn
Mar 3, 2009
Donald D. Schemehorn, age 72 of Iron River, MI died Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at his home. Born: March 16, 1936 in Merrill, WI The son of the late Raymond and Josephine (Ditsworth) Schemehorn was a U.S. Marine Corp veteran. Donald married the former Hope Voss on April 6, 1957 in DeKalb, IL. They celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary in...
Rena I. Yackel
Mar 1, 2009
Rena I. Yackel, age 87 of Caspian, MI died Sunday, March 1, 2009 at her home. Born: July 2, 1921 in Stambaugh, MI The daughter of the late Virgilio and Rose (Persanto) Ghiotto attended the Caspian and Stambaugh schools. Rena married Henry Yackel and the couple were lifelong residents of the area. Henry preceded her in death on September 28,...
Herbert A. Henschel
Feb 28, 2009
Herbert ""Herb"" A. Henschel, age 86 of Iron River, MI died Sat. February 28, 2009 at the Iron River Care Center, Iron River surrounded by his loving family. He was born November 26, 1922 in Engadine, Michigan son of the late August and Pauline (Marcus) Henschel. He married Joyce Leppanen on April 15, 1946 in Engadine and moved to Iron...
Mabel Emma Sundelius
Feb 25, 2009
Mabel Emma Sundelius, age 97 of Iron River, MI died Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at the Iron County Community Hospital, Iron River. Born: September 1, 1911 in Saunders (Scott Lake), MI The daughter of the late Joseph and Pheobe (Lanaville) Young was raised in the Scott Lake area. Mabel married John Sigurd Sundelius on December 31, 1929 and the couple...
Irving W. Koski
Feb 24, 2009
Mr. Irving W. ""Ike"" Koski, age 82 of Iron River, MI died Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at the Iron County Community Hospital, Iron River. Born November 23, 1926 in Iron River, MI The son of the late Irving and Eva (Konwinski) Koski attended the Iron River schools, graduating with the class of 1944. He was a U. S. Navy veteran...
Gerald E. Puska
Feb 23, 2009
Gerald E. Puska, age 57 of Watertown, WI died Monday, February 23, 2009 at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI. He was born July 31, 1951 in Stambaugh, MI to Eino and Sannie (Haapanen) Puska. He resided and received training at the Bethesda Lutheran Home in Watertown for many years. Gerald was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church. He...
Edward A. Hollatz
Feb 21, 2009
Edward A. Hollatz, age 81 of Tipler, WI died Saturday February 21, 2009. Born: July 27, 1927 in the town of Green Valley, Wisconsin The son of the late Fred and Minnie (Jacoby) Hollatz attended the Green Valley, WI schools. He was a U. S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Edward married the former Georgiana Patricia Middleton, and was...
Estelle C. Pangrazzi
Feb 17, 2009
Estelle C. Pangrazzi, age 80 of Caspian, MI died Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at the Iron County Community Hospital, Iron River, surrounded by her family. Born: February 26, 1928 in Gaastra, MI The daughter of the late Michael and Anna (Broslavick) Brunswick was a lifelong resident. She attended the Stambaugh schools and graduated with the class of 1946. She married...
Samuel W. Godfrey
Feb 14, 2009
Samuel W. Godfrey, age 90 of Iron River, MI died Saturday, February 14, 2009 at his home. He was born November 10, 1918 in Caspian, MI, the son of Samuel John and Myrtle (Thomas) Godfrey. He enlisted in the U. S. Army, serving from February 1941 to September 1945. He worked himself up to Staff Sargeant of the COF 30th...
Barbara Ann Smith
Feb 10, 2009
Mrs. Barbara Ann Smith, age 83 of Port Washington, WI and Iron River, MI passed away on February 10, 2009 at the Lasata Care Center in Cedarburg, WI. Born: January 29, 1926 in Sault Ste. Marie, MI She was the daughter of the late Hugh and Nellie (Bye) Bonner of Sault Ste. Marie. She attended the Sault Ste. Marie schools....
Mary Lou Dennis
Feb 9, 2009
Mrs. Mary Lou Dennis age 80 of Iron River, MI, died Monday, February 9, 2009 at the Iron River Care Center, Iron River. Born: March 15, 1928 in Alpha, MI The daughter of the late Jacob and Louise (Gollakner) Schaal was a lifelong resident of the area. She attended the Alpha, Caspian and Stambaugh Schools, graduating from the Stambaugh High...
Dorothy M. Drozdowski
Feb 9, 2009
Dorothy M. Drozdowski, age 87 of Iron River, MI, died Monday, February 9, 2009 at the Iron River Care Center, Iron River. Born: May 20, 1921 in Iron River The daughter of the late John and Helen (Orbick) Drozdowski attended the Iron River schools, graduating from Iron River High School. She then attended the McDonough Business School and graduated. She...
Ervin Dinco
Feb 7, 2009
Ervin ""Ponch"" Dinco, age 89 of Iron River, MI, died Saturday, February 7, 2009 at his home. Born: January 12, 1920 in Marquette County, MI The son of the late Joseph and Albina Dinco attended the Iron River schools, graduating in 1938. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII. Joseph married the former Florence Brey and the couple made...
Gregory T. Helms
Feb 7, 2009
Gregory T. Helms, age 58 of Hinsdale, IL, died Saturday, February 7, 2009 at his cabin at Long Lake , WI. Born: August 1, 1950 in Hinsdale, IL The son of Charles M. and Jaquelin (Holm) Helms attended the Hinsdale schools, graduating in 1968. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran and later attended Northern Illinois University, graduating in 1977...
David A Dedo
Feb 6, 2009
David A. Dedo, age 73 of Caspian, MI, died Friday, February 6, 2009 at the VA Medical Center, Iron Mountain, MI. Born: December 23, 1935 in Caspian, MI The son of the late Stanley and Anna (Bray) Dedo attended the Iron River schools, graduating from Stambaugh High School in 1953. He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving during the Korean...
Silvio A. Amelio
Feb 5, 2009
Silvio A. Amelio, age 78 of Gaastra, MI, died Thursday, February 5, 2009 at St. Joseph's Hospital, Marshfield, WI. Born: November 7, 1930 in Gaastra, MI The son of the late Anton and Rose (Galleli) Amelio attended Stambaugh High School and graduated. He was a lifelong resident of the area. He was employed as a lab tech at the Groverland...
Elsie Mae Abrahamson
Feb 1, 2009
Elsie Mae Abrahamson, age 90 of Iron River, MI was welcomed into her heavenly home Sunday, February 1, 2009 at the University of Michigan Hospital. Elsie was born February 6, 1918 in Alvin, WI. She married her husband, the late Eric Abrahamson on September 25, 1937. Elsie was a loving and dedicated mother and the rock of her family and...
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