NORWAY — Bruce Andrew LeBlanc, 61, of Norway, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2026, during a historic blizzard, a day as memorable and unique as the life he lived. Bruce was in hospice care, where he was comforted and cared for by his devoted daughter and son-in-law. He was born on Sept. ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — William "Bill" H. Lee Jr., 78, of Iron Mountain, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at Marshfield Medical Center-Dickinson, Iron Mountain. He was born on June 9, 1947, in Iron Mountain to the late William H. Sr. and Ivy P. (Tremain) Lee. Bill was a graduate of Iron ...
NORWAY — Walter Wayne Hulce, 82, of Norway, passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at his home. He was born on Jan. 7, 1944, in Iron Mountain, the son of the late Fred and Mae (Witz) Hulce. He graduated from Vulcan High School in 1962 and ...
STILLWATER, Minn. — Vicky Lynn (Fink) VanLaanen, 61, passed away peacefully at her home in Stillwater, Minn., on March 24, 2026, after a long and courageous battle with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease — COPD. Vicky was born on Feb. 10, 1965, in Port Washington, Wis., and grew up in ...
CRYSTAL FALLS — Gladys Mae “Daisy” Olson, 94, of Crystal Falls, passed away on Monday, March 30, 2026, at Iron County Medical Care Facility in Crystal Falls. She was born on Dec. 26, 1931, in Sagola, Mich., to the late John and Sophie (Semmick) Harwath. She was born and raised on a ...
KEMMERER, Wyo. — Wallace “Walt” L. Sopkowicz “Sop,” 79, of Kemmerer, Wyo., passed away on March 27, 2026, as result of complications related to a service-connected disease at the Idaho State Veterans Home in Pocatello, Idaho. Born Nov. 29, 1946, in Laona, Wis., to Bruce Frank Sopkowicz and Janice Elaine Heisel, Walt grew up in the lumber and farming communities of Armstrong Creek and Goodman, Wis., playing baseball and football when he wasn't working on his uncle’s farm. He loved working on equipment and figuring it out, having interesting adventures on the backroads of ...
