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Donald Roberge

IRON MOUNTAIN — Donald Gerald Roberge, 95, of Bass Lake Road in Iron Mountain, was called Home by his Lord and Savior early on the morning of Thursday, July 10, 2025. Visitation will be from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, July 15, at the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home, 901 Carpenter Ave., with the Rev. Jim Danielson officiating the funeral service at noon. Burial will be in the Iron Mountain Cemetery Park. The family has entrusted the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home of Iron Mountain with the arrangements.

Susan T. Shimkowitz

CRYSTAL FALLS — Susan T. Shimkowitz, 75, of Crystal Falls, passed away Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at her home. Susan was born Nov. 9, 1949, in Crystal Falls, daughter of the late Samuel and Marjorie (Holkup) Eckola. A 1968 graduate of Forest Park High School, she attended Bryant and Stratton ...

Donald Roberge

IRON MOUNTAIN — Donald Gerald Roberge, 95, of Bass Lake Road in Iron Mountain, was called Home by his Lord and Savior early on the morning of Thursday, July 10, 2025. Don was born in Iron Mountain on Sept. 22, 1929, son of the late Michael and Helen (Popko) Roberge. In his teenage years Don ...

Richard J. Henrichs

NIAGARA, Wis. — Richard J. “Rick” Henrichs, 63, of Niagara, Wis., passed away peacefully at home on June 25, 2025, after a courageous battle with a rare brain disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD). Rick’s journey with this devastating illness began in the spring of 2024, and he ...

Beverly Egli

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — On July 8, 2025, Beverly Josephine Egli, 83, was reunited in glory with her loving husband of 59 years, Dr. Charles Theodore Egli, after passing peacefully at home surrounded by her family. Beverly was born May 5, 1942, in Iron Mountain, to Gustaf Erickson and Alice Larson Erickson. She graduated from Ferndale High School in 1960 in Ferndale, Mich., and after receiving her registered nursing degree from Swedish Covenant School of Nursing in 1963, located in Chicago, she chose to dedicate her life to her family. Beverly was full of life, compassionate, ...

Betty A. Gerhard

IRON MOUNTAIN — Betty A. Gerhard, 91, of Iron Mountain, passed away peacefully surrounded by her children on Friday, July 11, 2025, at Evergreen Meadows Assisted Living in Norway. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home of Iron Mountain.