FLORENCE, Wis. — Margene Ann Absolon passed away on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, at age 91, at Florence Health Services in Florence, Wis. She was born in Elgin, Ill., in July of 1934, the only daughter and youngest child of Alfred and Gertrude (Gnekow) Schmoldt. Margene grew up in northern ...

NIAGARA, Wis. — Raphael R. Nault Jr., 83, of Niagara, Wis., passed away on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, at Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain. He was born on Nov. 1, 1942, in Iron Mountain, to the late Raphael Sr. and Jane (Patzer) Nault. No man loved God or his country more ...

AURORA, Wis. — Ronald Lee Thompson, known by many as Ron or RT, of Aurora, Wis., passed away on Dec. 30, 2025, at Florence Health Services in Florence. Ron, 79, was born on April 4, 1946, in Milwaukee, son of the late Bernice (Thompson) Pearson. He was a lifetime resident of the area and ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Michael Francis Menza, 67, passed away on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Green Bay, Wis. He was born April 26, 1958, in Iron Mountain, son of the late Francis “Jim” and Margaret (Conery) Menza. Mike graduated from Ishpeming High School in 1976. He ...

IRON RIVER — Dr. Harold Steven Cline of Iron River passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, at the age of 74 after a lengthy illness. Dr. Cline was born in Wichita Falls, Texas, on Jan. 27, 1951, to Henry “Bink” and Ruth Cline, where he joined a sister, Cathy, and a brother, Gene. Dr. ...

NORWAY — George J. Tomasoski, 81, from Norway, passed away on Jan. 8, 2026, at St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay, Wis. Simply Cremation is handling arrangements.