CASPIAN — Marie “Bonnie” Winkler, 83, of Caspian, passed away Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, at the Iron River Care Center in Iron River. Private family services will be held. Funeral arrangements are provided by the Jacobs Funeral Home of Iron River.

IRON RIVER — Melody L. Thompson, 70, of Iron River, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. A celebration of life will be announced at a later date. Funeral arrangements are being handled by the Jacobs Funeral Home Inc. of Iron River.

KINGSFORD — The fourth-annual Martin Luther King Community Celebration will be from 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday at First Presbyterian Church, 395 Hamilton Ave., Kingsford. The theme of “Building the Beloved Community” will be presented through music, children’s art, a video of the Rev. Dr. ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Martha (Raiche) Smukowski, 86, of Iron Mountain, passed away peacefully and entered the presence of the Lord on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on Feb. 20, 1939, daughter of the late Edward and Elda (Orr) Guth in Petersburg, ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Kim Marie (Rouse) Taunton, 58, of Iron Mountain, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. The family has entrusted the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home of Iron Mountain with the arrangements.

FLORENCE, Wis. — Margene Ann Absolon passed away on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, at age 91, at Florence Health Services in Florence, Wis. She was born in Elgin, Ill., in July of 1934, the only daughter and youngest child of Alfred and Gertrude (Gnekow) Schmoldt. Margene grew up in northern ...