Mario John Ravanelli
Oct 19, 2014
APPLETON, Wis. – Mario John Ravanelli, 89, of Appleton, Wis., formerly of Sanders Road, Ramsay, Mich., passed away Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014, at Willow Lane Assisted Living in Appleton, after a short stay. His elder years became difficult and he is now at peace. Mario was born on March 23, 1925, in Bessemer, Mich., the son of Nicholas and Archangela...
John Stanley Johnson
Oct 15, 2014
WAKEFIELD, Mich. – John Stanley Johnson, 82, of Wakefield, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014, at his home. He was born on Nov. 24, 1931, in Bessemer Township, a son of Stanley and Mary (Huhtala) Johnson. John attended the Wico and Wakefield Schools. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War, and was...
Mike Orlich
Oct 12, 2014
WAKEFIELD, Mich. – Mike Orlich, 98, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014. He was born on Nov. 5, 1915, in Chisholm, Minn., a son of Rade and Milosava (Susnar) Orlich. His family moved to Plymouth Location in Wakefield, when Mike was a young boy. He attended the Plymouth and Wakefield Schools and graduated with...
Sharon L. Salonen
Oct 5, 2014
BERGLAND, Mich. – Sharon L. Salonen, 74, of Bergland, passed away peacefully Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014, surrounded by her loving husband and family by her side. Sharon was born on March 4, 1940, in Reed City, a daughter of Ora and Goldie (Richert) Borton. She attended Bergland Community High School and graduated in 1958. On Aug. 20, 1960, Sharon was...
John A. Krone
Oct 3, 2014
IRONWOOD, Mich. – John A. Krone, 83, a lifelong resident of Ironwood, passed away Friday, Oct. 3, 2014. He was born on Jan. 13, 1931, in Ironwood, a son of Gust and Wilhelmina "Minnie" Krone. John attended Luther L. Wright High School. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War in Germany. John was employed...
Michael Albert Hazen
Sep 28, 2014
WATERSMEET, Mich. — Michael "Mike" Albert Hazen passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by family and close friends on the evening of Sept. 28, 2014, after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Mike was born on April 17, 1946, in Watersmeet, to Margaret and Chester "Jack" Hazen. He attended both Holy Childhood Catholic Boarding School in Harbor Springs and Watersmeet...
Robert Popovich
Sep 4, 2014
CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. – Bob Popovich, 88, a longtime resident of Roseville, Minn., passed away peacefully Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, in Crystal Lake, with his son, Jim, and family by his side. He was born on April 23, 1926, in Wakefield, Mich. Bob learned early the virtue of hard work. After completing high school, he served in World War II...
Liviya Raye Traczyk
Sep 1, 2014
BESSEMER, Mich. – Liviya Raye Traczyk, became an Angel in God's great kingdom on Monday, Sept. 1, 2014. She will be sadly missed by her loving parents, Joshua and Lisette; her sister, Rhiya; her brother, Easton; her grandparents, Ray and Patti Corullo, Elizabeth "Betty" and Doug Anderson and Tom and Connie Pallin; and her aunts and uncles. A private funeral...
Chaz Michael Havenor
Aug 28, 2014
MARENISCO, Mich. – Chaz Michael Havenor, 21, of Marenisco, formerly of Iron River and Marquette, passed away Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014. Chaz was born on Nov. 28, 1992, in Ironwood, the son of LeeRoy and Dale Anne "Dee" (Berg) Havenor. In his teenage years, he enjoyed fishing, hunting and trapping. Chaz played football for Wakefield-Marenisco School and basketball for Watersmeet...
Paul Michael Harvey
Aug 22, 2014
WAKEFIELD, Mich. – Paul Michael Harvey, 67, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully Friday, Aug. 22, 2014. Paul was born on April 6, 1947, in Waukegan, Ill., a son of Maitland and Ruth (Willing) Harvey. He attended Antioch (Ill.) High School and graduated in 1966. Paul enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, and proudly served his country for...
Marie Colberg
Aug 14, 2014
WAKEFIELD, Mich. – Marie Colberg, 92, of Wakefield, formerly a longtime resident of Ramsay, passed away Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. She was born on July 28, 1922, in Margie, Minn., the seventh of 10 children to the late Clarence and Loretta (Hall) Hamilton. Marie attended Roosevelt School in Marenisco. During World War II, she moved to Ann Arbor and found...
Shirlee Ann Guinotte
Aug 13, 2014
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Shirlee Ann Guinotte, 75, of Ironwood, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014, at her home. A memorial service will be held Sunday, Aug. 24, at 2 p.m., at the Ironwood Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. Arrangements are under the direction of Lakeside Memorial Chapel, Wakefield, Jerald Rocco, owner-manager.
D. Joanne Bailey
Aug 9, 2014
LAKE GOGEBIC, Mich. – D. Joanne Bailey, 84, a longtime resident of Lake Gogebic, passed away Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014, at her home. Joanne was born on Nov. 25, 1929, in Dexter, a daughter of Thomas William and Viretta Grace (Austin) Bell. She attended Roosevelt High School in Dexter and graduated in 1948. On March 26, 1949, Joanne was united...
Margaret Alma (Sedlock) Mayer Mascotti
Aug 8, 2014
ROSWELL, Ga. – Margaret Alma (Sedlock) Mayer Mascotti, 99, of Roswell, formerly a longtime resident of Bessemer, Mich., passed away peacefully Friday, Aug. 8, 2014. Margaret was born on July 16, 1915, the third of eight children to Joseph and Mary Sedlock of Negaunee, Mich. On Jan. 12, 1946, she was united in marriage to Leonard L. Mayer. The young...
Shirley Lee Roland
Jul 27, 2014
WAKEFIELD, Mich. – Shirley Lee Roland, 78, of Wakefield, passed away Sunday, July 27, 2014. She was born on March 22, 1936, in Wakefield, a daughter of Ivan and Catherine (Morrison) Maki. Shirley is survived by three sons, Rodney, Gary and Randy; a daughter, Debbie (Bill) Hays; nine grandchildren; many great-grandchildren; a brother, Dewey (Rosemary) Maki; a sister, Darlene Maki;...
Kenneth Roy Zwick
Jul 15, 2014
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Kenneth Roy Zwick, 48, a lifelong resident of Thomaston, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, July 15, 2014, at the University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor. Ken was born on July 6, 1966, in Wakefield, the son of Elmer Roy and Margie Irene (Minier) Zwick. He attended Wakefield schools. Ken enjoyed fishing, hunting and watching action-packed western movies...
Daryl Dean Huber
Jul 12, 2014
HURLEY, Wis. – Daryl Dean Huber passed away on July 12, 2014, at Villa Maria Health and Rehab in Hurley where he was receiving loving care. He was 90 years old. Daryl, born on the family farm in Williamsfield, Ill., on Sept. 20, 1923, lived an active life, filled with adventure. He worked as a farmer, carpenter, test engineer for...
Donovan J. Laessig
Jul 8, 2014
WAKEFIELD, Mich. – Donovan J. Laessig, 79, of Wakefield, passed away peacefully Tuesday, July 8, 2014, at his home. Don was born on Oct. 1, 1934, in Stratford, Wis., a son of Reuben and Florence (Kurtzweil) Laessig. He graduated from Wakefield High School in 1952. On Oct. 20, 1956, Don married Lorraine J. "Dolly" Eilo in Wakefield. He was employed...
John L. Geroux
Jul 7, 2014
WAKEFIELD, Mich. – John L. Geroux, 89, of Wakefield, passed away Monday, July 7, 2014. The family will greet relatives and friends on Monday, Aug. 18, from 12 to 12:45 p.m., at All Saints Lutheran Church in Wakefield, with the honor guard beginning at 12:15 p.m. A memorial service will follow the visitation at 1 p.m., with the Rev. Bill...
Edna E. Brown
Jul 2, 2014
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Edna E. Brown, 89, of Ironwood Township, passed away Wednesday, July 2, 2014. She was born May 30, 1925, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Eric and Fannie (Rajala) Haanpaa. Edna attended Roosevelt School and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1943. Following high school, she moved to Detroit and found employment as a...