LORETTO — Irene Opolka, 104, of Naples, Fla., passed away peacefully at home on Jan. 2, 2024, under the care of Avow Hospice of Naples. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 10 at St Barbara Catholic Church in Vulcan. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church, with Fr. Marty Flynn officiating. Interment will follow at the Norway Township Cemetery. Arrangements announced by the Ortman Funeral Home in Norway.
HOUGHTON — Alan C. Sunn, 67, of Houghton, passed away unexpectedly on Dec. 15, 2023, and is now resting in the arms of his loving Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. A visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 13 at the First Baptist Church in Iron River. The funeral service will follow at 11 a.m., with Bryan Darrell to officiate. Interment will be in Lakeview Cemetery in Alvin, Wis., in the spring. Funeral arrangements by the Jacobs Funeral Home Inc. of Iron River.
IRON MOUNTAIN — Carol Ann (Wahlstrom) Brown Tokoly, 86, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, at Marshfield Medical Center - Dickinson, due to MDS, with her loving family by her side. Carol was born in Iron Mountain, on Oct. 14, 1937, to Leonard and Maureen (Davis) Wahlstrom. Shortly ...
KINGSFORD — Kenneth “Kenny” Harold Savage Sr., 93, of Kingsford, passed away on Wednesday Jan. 3, 2024, in Kingsford. He was born on Dec. 11, 1930, in Escanaba, son of the late William and Rose (LaVigne) Savage. Ken was self-employed in the heating and cooling business for his ...
ESCANABA — Joseph S. Hiller, 54, of Escanaba, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024, at OSF St. Francis Hospital in Escanaba. Joe was born July 24, 1969, in Dearborn, Mich., son of John and Janis (Baldwin) Hiller. He served in the United States Army in South Korea, until his honorable ...
IRON RIVER — Gerald C. Fitzpatrick, 82, of Iron River, passed away on Friday, Dec. 29, 2023. He was born on March 23, 1941, in Lansing, the son of the late Daniel and Hazel (Johnson) Fitzpatrick. Jerry moved to Long Lake, Wis., at the age of 6 with his parents and twin brother Gary. His parents operated Fitzpatrick’s Resort and Bar for many years in the community. He graduated from Florence High School with the Class of 1959. Jerry was a U.S. Army veteran stationed at Fort Huachuca, Ariz. Jerry married Sharon Webber on June 5, 1965, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Caspian. The ...
