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Nancy L. Shepich

CASPIAN — Nancy L. Shepich, 98, of Caspian, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, at the Iron County Medical Care Facility in Crystal Falls. Visitation will be held on Friday, May 9 from 11 a.m. to noon at the Jacobs Funeral Home of Iron River. A funeral will follow at 12:30 p.m. at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Caspian with Fr. Daniel Fosu to offer the Mass of Christian Burial. Interment will be in Stambaugh Cemetery. Funeral arrangements by the Jacobs Funeral Home of Iron River.

Susan K. Cecconi

SPREAD EAGLE, Wis. — Susan K. Cecconi, 71, of Spread Eagle, Wis., passed away from a brief illness on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at Marshfield Medical Center - Dickinson in Iron Mountain. Services are scheduled for June 27 at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Iron Mountain. Complete arrangements will be announced by the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home of Iron Mountain.

Keen S. Scott Jr.

IRON MOUNTAIN — Keen S. Scott Jr., 89, of Iron Mountain, passed away Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025, at the Iron River Care Center in Iron River. Keen was born on April 2, 1935, in Kingsford, the son of the late Keen Sr. and Louise (Weinert) Scott. He grew up on the Wells Grade Road in Sagola ...

Charlene ‘Sheri’ Cerasoli

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Charlene “Sheri” Cerasoli, 80, passed away Jan. 25, 2025, in her residence at The Springs of Scottsdale, Ariz. surrounded by loved ones and her two favorite Yorkie Poos. While born in Green Bay, Wis. on March 31, 1944, she spent her life in the Iron ...

Noleen B. LaVarnway

KINGSFORD — Noleen B. LaVarnway, 90, of Kingsford, passed away on Thursday, May 1, 2025, at Evergreen Meadows in Norway. Noleen was born Oct. 12, 1934, in Iron Mountain, daughter of the late Virgil and Nora (Criel) Bratton. After graduating from Kingsford High School in 1952, she married ...

Terry J. Geronimi

ATLANTA, Ga. — Terry John Geronimi, 71, passed away at home on April 18, 2025, in Atlanta, Ga., of natural causes. Terry was born on Dec. 6, 1953, in Iron Mountain, to Lois A. (Osby) and John A. “Jack” Geronimi. He graduated from Parker High School Janesville, Wis. in 1972. Terry went on to earn a degree in mechanical drafting from Moraine Park Technical Institute in Fond du Lac, Wis. Terry will be remembered for his love of dogs, a green thumb that could bring any garden to life, his irreverent sense of humor, and his enduring passion for music. After moving to Georgia in the ...