Obituaries 6-29-2022

Joel DeRoche

GAASTRA — Joel T. DeRoche, 83, passed away on Sunday, June 12, 2022. There will be no funeral services. A requiem mass for Joel will be scheduled at a later date.  Condolences may be expressed to the family of Joel T. DeRoche online at www.jacobsfuneralhomeir.com. Funeral arrangements by the Jacobs Funeral Home of Iron River.

Katherine Sporer

CASPIAN — Katherine F. Sporer, 96, passed away on Sunday, June 19, 2022, at the Iron County Medical Care Facility in Crystal Falls. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, July 7, 2022, at 10 a.m. at Stambaugh Cemetery with Rev. Jose Cherian to officiate.  Condolences may be expressed to the family of Katherine F. Sporer online at www.jacobsfuneralhomeir.com. Funeral arrangements by the Jacobs Funeral Home of Iron River.

Clifford Hookenson

IRON RIVER — Clifford K. Hookenson, 54, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, June 20, 2022. Private services will be held. Condolences may be expressed to the family of Clifford K. Hookenson online at www.jacobsfuneralhomeir.com. Funeral arrangements by the Jacobs Funeral Home of Iron River.

Fletcher Monningh

CRYSTAL FALLS — Fletcher C. Monningh, 80, passed away on Friday, June 10, 2022, at the VA Medical Center in Milwaukee, Wis. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Jacobs Funeral Home of Iron River. The West Side Veterans will accord Military Rites at noon with a memorial service to follow.  Condolences may be expressed to the family of Fletch C. Monningh online at www.jacobsfuneralhomeir.com. Funeral arrangements by the Jacobs Funeral Home of Iron River.

Reed Wells

TIPLER, Wis. — Reed A. Wells, 73, passed away on Monday, June 13, 2022. Private family services will be held. Condolences may be expressed to the family of Reed A. Wells online at www.jacobsfuneralhomeir.com. Funeral arrangements by the Jacobs Funeral Home of Iron River.

Mary Jane Colombino

AMASA — Mary Jane Colombino, 91, passed away Wednesday, June 15, 2022, at Iron County Medical Care Facility in Crystal Falls.Memorials may be made in her memory to the charity of your choice. Condolences to the family of Mary Jane Colombino may be expressed online at www.nashfuneralhome.net. The family has entrusted the Nash Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Crystal Falls with arrangements.

Carolyn Beck

AMASA — Carolyn A. Beck, 60, passed away Friday, April 15, at Marshfield Medical Center. A private celebration of life will be held at a later date.Carolyn was also preceded in death by her half-brothers, Marshall “Butch” Mylchreest and Donald Mylchreest; half-sister, Marlene (Mylchreest) Halvas; and nephews, Ryan Mylchreest and Nicholas Jackson. A private celebration of life will be held at a later date.

John Dunkel

EAST LANSING — John “Jack” Dunkel, 69, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Iron River on June 19, 2022. A memorial service will be held on Friday, July 1 at 1 p.m. The chapel will be open at noon for Dad’s friends and family to arrive at Gorsline Runciman Funeral Homes, 205 E. Washington St., Dewitt, Mich., 48820. Condolences to the family of John “Jack” Dunkel may be expressed online at www.nashfuneralhome.net. The family has entrusted the Nash Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Crystal Falls with arrangements.

Bruce Long

IRON RIVER — Bruce W. Long, 55, passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at UW Health University Hospital in Madison, Wis. A memorial service will be held at the Iron River War Memorial on Sunday, July 3, 2022, at 1 p.m. with the West Side Veterans to accord Military Rites. A Celebration of Life will follow at the VFW Ottawa Post No. 3134 in Iron River. Condolences may be expressed to the family of Bruce W. Long online at www.jacobsfuneralhomeir.com. Funeral arrangements by the Jacobs Funeral Home of Iron River.

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