FLORENCE, Wis.— Ralph J. Valine, 87, of Florence, Wis., went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. He was born Jan. 13, 1939, in Stambaugh, son of the late Edwin and Ryene (Okerman) Valine. Ralph graduated from Iron River High School in 1957. He went on to receive degrees from ...

IRON RIVER — Gerald Frederick “Stubby” Stromberg, 92, of Gaastra, passed away Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, at Aspirus Hospital in Iron River. Stubby was born on Oct. 28, 1933, in Stambaugh Township, the son of Charles and Linda (Westerlund) Stromberg. He graduated from Stambaugh High School ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — June Hilda Turner peacefully passed away on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. Visitation will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 14, at the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home in Iron Mountain, with a service to follow at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Pastor Walter ...

FLORENCE, Wis. — Ralph J. Valine, 87, of Florence, Wis., passed away Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at Marshfield Medical Center-Dickinson in Iron Mountain. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Jacobs-Lundholm Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Florence.

CRYSTAL FALLS — Albert D. Manfredi, 94, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, at the Iron County Medical Care Facility in Crystal Falls. He was born in Iron River on March 19, 1931, the son of the late Anton and Anna (Saccheti) Manfredi. Al played baseball and football for the Iron River ...

NIAGARA, Wis. — Juanita Grace Sparks, 91, of Niagara, Wis., passed away peacefully on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, surrounded by family. Juanita was born in Beecher, Wis., to Clarence and Claire (Kallenbach) Butterfield. She was the eldest of four children, and helped raise her brothers after ...