IRON MOUNTAIN — Alene Ruth Blomquist, born May 24, 1945, passed away on Jan. 31, 2026. A celebration of life will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, at Pine Mountain Resort, N3332 Pine Mountain Road, Iron Mountain, MI 49801. Please come with a favorite memory, a good story or ...
NORWAY — Loretta J. Schultz, 91, of Norway, died Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, at Maryhill Manor in Niagara, Wis. Family will greet friends on Monday, Oct. 12, from 9 to 11 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church in Norway. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated on Monday, Oct. 12, at 11 a.m. at the church, with Father Abraham Mupparathara officiating. Interment will follow at the Norway Township Cemetery. Arrangements were made with the Ortman Funeral Home in Norway.
CHICAGO — Ryan William Gauthier, 41, of Chicago, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, at the UP Health Systems-Marquette Hospital surrounded by his loving family. The Funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, at St. Mary & St. Joseph Catholic Church, 411 W. B St. in Iron Mountain, with Father Janusz Romanek officiating. Burial will be in Dickinson County Memorial Gardens with his mother. The family has entrusted the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home of Iron Mountain with the arrangements.
NORWAY — Gerald Joseph Gauthier, 98, of Norway, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, while taking a ride with his daughter. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12, at the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home, 901 Carpenter Ave. The Funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, at St. Mary Catholic Church, 401 Main St., Norway, with Father Abraham Mupparathara officiating. Burial will be in the Iron Mountain Cemetery Park. The family has entrusted the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home of Iron Mountain with the arrangements.
FENCE, Wis. — Terry P. “Squirrel” Kosiba, 82, of Fence, Wis., passed away Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, at his home. He was born June 1, 1944, in Iron Mountain, son of the late Patrick and Genevieve (Grailer) Kosiba. Terry grew up on the family farm in Florence, Wis., and was a graduate of ...
LENEXA, Mo. — On Aug. 18, 2026, our beloved mother, sister, friend, wife, and colleague, Barbara Ann Spreadbury, passed away after a long and valiant fight with ovarian cancer. Barb was born on June 29, 1954, in Norway, the daughter of Irene and Charles Kavalew. She is survived by her ...
