VULCAN — Thomas Joseph Maynard, 77, of Vulcan, died Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, at his home in Vulcan. He was born in Lowell, Ma., on May 25, 1948, the son of the late Phillip and Elizabeth (Rusha) Maynard. Tom was a jack of all trades and worked at many different jobs in his life, and was ...
CRYSTAL FALLS — Lynn Marie Bendick was born on April 21,1955, and she passed away on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. Lynn was kind to all, a loving mother and grandmother, an amazing cook — known especially for her Christmas cut-out sugar cookies — a photographer, a soap opera watcher, and someone who really loved her family. Her family loved her very much in return. She was employed for 45 years as a billing clerk. She began at the Crystal Falls Hospital in 1973, and then moved to the hospital in Iron River. She retired in 2018. She is survived by her son, Jeff; grandson Bryce; ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Gary Edlund, 81, of Iron Mountain, passed away peacefully at Iron County Medical Care Facility on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. Born on Oct. 24, 1944, to Alvin and Edna Edlund, Gary was raised in Iron Mountain and graduated from Iron Mountain High School. He was preceded in ...
NORWAY — Raymond Floris Groeneveld, 95, of Norway, passed away Wednesday, Feb, 18, 2026, surrounded by family at the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain. Family will greet friends on Thursday, Feb. 26, from 9 to 11 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church in Norway. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated on Thursday at 11 a.m. at the church with Father Abraham Mupparathara officiating. Arrangements were made with the Ortman Funeral Home in Norway.
HOMESTEAD, Wis. — Thomas W. Lantinen, 100, passed peacefully on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, with family by his side. He was born at home Jan. 3, 1926, in Homestead, Wis., to the late Matt and Hilda Lantinen. Tom went to Roach School his first eight grades. He graduated from Florence High ...
NORWAY — Dennis Warren “Hook” Bilski, 76, of Norway, passed away Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026, surrounded by his family, at Banner Bay Wood Medical Center in Mesa, Ariz. He was born Jan. 3, 1950, in Norway, the son of the late Adam and Marie (Ruatti) Bilski. Hook graduated from Norway ...
