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Joanne DeVore

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Joanne (Michaud) DeVore passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. Joanne was born Jan. 22, 1938, in Iron Mountain, the daughter of Edward and Elizabeth (Smithson) Michaud. She graduated from Iron Mountain High in 1956. Joanne worked for 30 years at WDUZ and WQLH Radio ...

Esther Cram

OMAHA, Neb. — Esther Lillian Cram, 91, passed away peacefully on March 21, 2026, in Omaha, Neb. A longtime resident of Kingsford, she raised her family and worked at various places, Dickinson County Community Action, Lakes Gas and later as a cashier at Walmart in Iron Mountain. She moved to Nebraska in 2014 to retire and live with her son Richard and his wife Anne in Bellevue, Neb. She is survived by her children, Richard Ziehm of Bellevue, Carla Anderson of Iron Mountain and Darryl Ziehm of Appleton Wis.; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and many loving family ...

Joanne M. Taff

FLORENCE, Wis. — Joanne M. Taff, 90, of Florence, Wis., passed away on Friday, March 27, 2026, at the Iron County Medical Care Facility in Crystal Falls. Arrangements are pending and will be announced by Jacobs-Lundholm Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Florence.

Susan L. Anderson

KINGSFORD — Susan L. Anderson, 56, of Kingsford, passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2026, at Freeman Nursing & Rehabilitation community in Kingsford. Susan was born on Feb. 24, 1970, in Iron Mountain, daughter of the late Arthur Anderson and the late Carolyn Anderson. She was a lifelong resident of Kingsford. She attended school at North Dickinson in the Hearing-Impaired Classroom. Through Northpointe placements, she worked at many local motels, at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church office, and at Goodwill. She loved to work. When her mom planned a trip, she would have to hide the ...

Nancy “Nan” Johnson

IRON MOUNTAIN — Nancy “Nan” Johnson, 89, of Iron Mountain, passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning, March 18, 2026, at Evergreen Senior Living in Kingsford, from complications with dementia. Nan was born on Sept. 25, 1936, in Escanaba to Earl and Elizabeth (Motto) Christensen. She ...

Leonard Bjornson

QUINNESEC — Leonard William Bjornson, 86, of Quinnesec, passed away with his family by his side on Monday, March 23, 2026, at Marshfield Medical Center – Dickinson in Iron Mountain. Visitation will be Friday, March 27, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Ortman Funeral Home in Norway. Funeral services will be Friday at noon at the funeral home, with Father Abraham Mupparathara of St. Mary’s officiating. Interment to follow at the Norway Township Cemetery. Arrangements were announced by the Ortman Funeral Home in Norway.