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Melany E. Laydon

IRON MOUNTAIN — Melany E. Laydon, 66, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, with family at her side. Visitation will be held 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Erickson-Rochon and Nash Funeral Home in Iron Mountain. Services will follow at 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Pastor Michael March will officiate. Burial will be held Monday, Nov. 10, at 11 a.m. at the Iron Mountain Cemetery Park. In lieu of flowers, a donation can be made to the Almost Home Animal Shelter — a cause near and dear to Mel’s heart — at ...

Mary Atkocunis

IRON MOUNTAIN — Mary Isabelle Atkocunis, 96, passed into eternity on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, at Marshfield Medical Center-Dickinson in Iron Mountain. A visitation will be held on Monday, Nov. 10, from 9:30 until 10:30 a.m. at Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home of Iron Mountain. The Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Mary and St. Joseph’s Parish in Iron Mountain, 408 Prospect Ave., Iron Mountain, at 11 a.m. Father Janusz Romanek will officiate. Burial will be at the Cedar River Cemetery in Cedarville Township. The family has entrusted the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral ...

Joseph G. Cerasoli

IRON MOUNTAIN — Joseph G. Cerasoli, 87, of Iron Mountain, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, at Evergreen Assisted Living in Kingsford. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 11, from 10 to 10:45 a.m. at the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home in Iron Mountain. A memorial Mass will follow at 11 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Iron Mountain. Father Michael Chenier will officiate. A complete obituary will follow. The family has entrusted the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home of Iron Mountain with the arrangements.

Mary Atkocunis

IRON MOUNTAIN — Mary Isabelle Atkocunis, 96, passed into eternity on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, at Marshfield Medical Center-Dickinson in Iron Mountain. Mary was born in Minneapolis on April 4, 1929. She was the eldest child and sister to Barbara and Patricia. Her parents, Henry Leo and Julia ...

Jeffrey Church

KINGSFORD — Jeffrey Leon Church, 71, of Kingsford, lost his battle to Alzheimer’s on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, at Wisconsin Veterans Home in King, Wis. Funeral services will be held today at the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 2 to 5 p.m., with services starting at 5 p.m. A Celebration of Life will be held afterwards at Bob & Gerry’s Bar (Jeff’s favorite “watering hole”). The family has entrusted the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home of Iron Mountain with the arrangements.

Walter E. Hagglund

CRYSTAL FALLS — Walter E. Hagglund, 89, of Crystal Falls, passed away on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, at St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay, Wis. Visitation will be on Tuesday, Nov. 11, from 9 to 11 a.m. at the United Lutheran Church in Crystal Falls. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. at the church, with Pastor D.J. Rasner officiating. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Crystal Falls. The Crystal Falls Fire Department will conduct a pass in review prior to the service at 10:50 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations in Walt’s memory may be made to the United Lutheran ...