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Pamela Bednarz

IRON MOUNTAIN — Pamela Ann (Bottesi) Bednarz passed away Monday, Sept. 21, 2026, at home surrounded by her loving family. The daughter of Donald and Dorothy (Hultquist) Bottesi, Pam was born Sept. 30, 1959, in Waucedah, at her grandparents’ home. Pam graduated from Norway High School in ...

Steven Paquette

IRON MOUNTAIN — Steven Mark Paquette, 68, of Iron Mountain, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, at the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home, 901 Carpenter Ave. in Iron Mountain, immediately followed by a celebration of life at the C & R Bar, W581 County Road N. in Aurora, Wis. The family has entrusted the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home with the arrangements.

Ronald ‘Sonny’ Visintainer

CRYSTAL FALLS — Ronald “Sonny” Visintainer passed away at the age of 89 on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, at the Iron County Medical Care Facility in Crystal Falls. Ron was born on Sept. 17, 1937, in Norway, son of the late Roland and Helen (Oizle) Visintainer. He married Kathy Miller on ...

Charles Tolonen

NIAGARA, Wis. — Charles William Tolonen, 87, of Niagara, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026, at the Oscar G. Johnson Medical Center in Iron Mountain. Charles will be deeply missed by his wife, Karen Tolonen; two daughters, Wendy (Keith) Oudenhoven and Yvonne (Sid) Cegelski; two stepsons, Brian and Mark (Missy) Brisbane; four grandchildren, Alexis (Casey), Kyle (Meghan), Kody (Brooke), and Taylor; four great-grandchildren, Eleanor, Evelynn, Chase, and Calvin; five nieces and nephews, Trudy, Karen, Corrine, Steve, and Kenny; and many other relatives and friends. In ...

Geraldine ‘Gerri’ Weber

KINGSFORD — Geraldine L. “Gerri” Weber, 94, of Kingsford, formerly of Aurora, Wis., passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, at Optalis Health & Rehab in Kingsford. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Jacobs Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Iron Mountain.

Ann McMahon

AURORA, Wis. — Ann Louise McMahon (neé Backlund), 83, passed away in her home on Sept. 19, 2026, surrounded by family. She was born to John Albert “Spike” and Margaret Kathleen (neé Cavalieri) Backlund on March 27, 1943, at her home on Blaine Street in Iron Mountain and graduated ...