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Pamela Huffman

NIAGARA, Wis. — Pamela "Pam" Huffman, 68, a lifelong resident of Niagara, Wis., passed away early Sunday morning, Sept. 28, 2025, at Bellin Hospital in Green Bay, Wis., with her niece, Shelly, by her side. Visitation will be held on Friday, Oct. 31, from 10 until 11 a.m. at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Niagara. The Memorial service will follow at the church. The Rev. Father Joe Dorner will officiate. Burial will take place in the Niagara Cemetery. Friends may leave condolences and tributes to Pamela’s family online at www.jacobsfuneralhomes.com. The family has chosen the Jacobs ...

Rebecca F. Pittsley

IRON RIVER — Rebecca F. Pittsley (Knipp), 72, of Iron River passed away on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, at the Pinecrest Medical Care Facility surrounded by her loving family. The family has entrusted the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home of Iron Mountain with the arrangements.

Michael Crago

PANAMA CITY, Fla. — Michael Paul Crago, 57, passed away at Ascension Sacred Heart Bay Hospital in Panama City, Fla., on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. Mike was born in Escanaba, on April 12, 1968, to parents Chuck and Darlene Crago. Mike enjoyed growing up in Escanaba and Rothchild, Wis., ...

Kristy L. Ropiak

CRYSTAL FALLS — Kristy L. Ropiak, 63, of Crystal Falls, died peacefully in the comfort of her own home surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. She was born in Ely, Minn., on June 27, 1962, to the late LeRoy and Ione (Hederick) Domarus. Kristy was raised in Babbitt, ...

Carol Kurtz

CRYSTAL FALLS — Carol Ann Kurtz, 82, of Crystal Falls, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, at Aspirus Hospital in Iron River. She was born on Nov. 23, 1942, in Shenandoah, Iowa, to the late Walter Glen Boylan and Mary Elizabeth Baggs Boylan. She married James Royal Kurtz on Nov. 24, ...

Sharon Eickstedt

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Sharon Jean (Brown) Eickstedt, 81, of Colorado Springs, Colo., passed away peacefully Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, at Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care in Colorado Springs after a short illness. Born on April 29, 1944, at the Old Penn Hospital in Norway, Sharon ...