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Robert J. Bubaloni

WAUCEDAH — Robert J. Bubaloni, 88, formerly of Waucedah, passed away on April 12, 2025, at Optalis Healthcare in Kingsford. He was born Nov. 3, 1936, in Norway, to the late Estelle (Mattand) and Steven Bubaloni. He was a 1956 graduate of Vulcan High School. At the age of two, they moved to the Swede Settlement Road in Waucedah, where he farmed along with his parents. He had his dairy cows and other farm animals. He took his animals to both the U.P. State Fair and the Dickinson County Fair, where he won numerous awards on his dairy cows, which he was very proud of. He met other ...

Helen A. Walker

IRON MOUNTAIN — Helen A. Walker, 80, of Iron Mountain, passed away on Sunday, March 30, 2025, at Marshfield Medical Center - Dickinson. Visitation will be held Friday, April 25, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home in Iron Mountain. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Church in Iron Mountain with Fr. Martin Flynn presiding. Burial will be at Dickinson County Memorial Gardens. The family has entrusted the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home of Iron Mountain with the arrangements.

Helen E. Perry

CRYSTAL FALLS — Helen E. Perry, 97, of Crystal Falls, passed away on Sunday, April 13, 2025, at the Iron County Medical Care Facility in Crystal Falls. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Friday, April 25 at the United Lutheran Church in Crystal Falls. A memorial service will follow at 12:30 p.m. at the church. Pastor DJ Rasner will officiate. A luncheon will follow in the Fellowship Hall. The family has entrusted the Nash Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Crystal Falls with the arrangements.

Pat Scott

MERRIMAN — Pat Scott, 74, of Merriman, passed away peacefully at Marshfield Medical Center - Dickinson on April 15, 2025. Pat’s family wishes to thank Marshfield Dickinson and Optalis Healthcare of Kingsford for their help and care during the past 18 months.

Thomas “Barney” Hagberg

KINGSFORD — Thomas “Barney” Hagberg, 79, passed into the loving arms of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ at Marshfield Medical Center-Dickinson on Holy Thursday, April 17, 2025, after a brief difficult battle with cancer. Barney was the third of four sons born to Axel and Liana ...

Jorgen R. Klefstad

KINGSFORD — Jorgen R. Klefstad, 92, of Kingsford, passed away on Friday, April 18, 2025, at Roubal Care and Rehab Center in Stephenson. Arrangements are pending and will be announced by Jacobs Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Iron Mountain.