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William G. Beaudin

LORETTO — William “Bill” G. Beaudin, 88, of Loretto, passed away Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, at the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain. Visitation will be from 9 until 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 30, 2026, at Jacobs Funeral Home in Iron Mountain. Funeral service will follow at the funeral home. Burial will take place at Dickinson Memorial Gardens in Iron Mountain. Friends may leave condolences and tributes to Bill’s family online at www.jacobsfuneralhomes.com. The family has chosen Jacobs Funeral Home and Cremation Services to honor Bill’s legacy of life.

Bruce S. Secrist

NIAGARA, Wis. — Bruce S. Secrist, 85, of Niagara, passed away, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026, at Pinecrest Medical Care Facility in Powers. Bruce was born on Jan. 1, 1941, in Kingsford, son of the late Vernon and Ann (Ayotte) Secrist. A 1959 Kingsford High School graduate, Bruce served in the U.S. ...

Tena L. M. Thomas

FLORENCE, Wis. — Tena L. M. Thomas, 65, of Florence, Wis., passed away Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, at her home. The Jacobs-Lundholm Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Florence is assisting the family.

James R. Oberg

IRON RIVER — James R. Oberg, born July 3, 1952, in Stambaugh, passed away on Oct. 19, 2026. Funeral services will be held on Monday, Oct. 26, at 11 a.m. at Jacobs Funeral Home, 405 W. Cayuga St., Iron River, with Pastor DJ Rasner to officiate. The West Side Veterans will accord military rites before the service.

Joan Maahs

NORWAY — Joan Victoria Maahs, 71, was welcomed peacefully into Heaven on Oct. 15, 2026, at St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay, Wis. Joan was born June 27, 1955, at the Bell Memorial Hospital in Ishpeming, daughter of the late Victor and Daphne (Dally) Maahs. Joan and family moved to ...

Marilyn Sinelli

IRON MOUNTAIN — Marilyn Kaye Sinelli, 80, of Iron Mountain, passed away Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, at Marshfield Medical Center-Dickinson. She was born Oct. 10, 1946, in Iron Mountain, the fifth child of the late George and Irene Fayas. Marilyn graduated with honors from Kingsford High ...