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 ...

WAUKESHA, Wis. — Louis Charles Occhetti, 92, of Waukesha, passed away Aug. 30, 2023. He was born in Kingsford on Sept. 17, 1930, to Alfred and Josephine (Paulson) Occhetti. He grew up in Breitung Township, attending the Kingsford schools. He graduated from Kingsford High School in the Class ...

CRYSTAL FALLS — Tammy J. Jaeger, 56, of Crystal Falls, died Dec. 21, 2023, at St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay, Wis. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 19 at the Bethany Lutheran Church in Amasa. Funeral services will follow at 11 a.m. at the church, with Rev. D.J. ...

ESCANABA — Joseph S. Hiller, 54, of Escanaba, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024, at OSF St. Francis Hospital in Escanaba. Funeral services are incomplete and will be announced by the Jacobs Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Iron Mountain.

KINGSFORD — Antonette R. Dennis, 98, of Kingsford, passed away on Wednesday, January 3, 2024, at Maryhill Manor Nursing Home in Niagara, Wis. Antonette was born June 13, 1925, in Iron Mountain, daughter of the late Anton and Ada (Tomassoni) Rigoni. She graduated from Iron Mountain High ...

LORETTO — Irene Opolka, age 104, of Naples, Fla., passed away peacefully at home on Jan. 2, 2024, under the care of Avow Hospice of Naples. She was born on Dec. 25, 1919, in Loretto, the daughter of the late Louis and Vencenzia (Conti) Solfanelli. Irene married Anton Opolka at St. Stephen ...