Janice Dallapiazza

Janice Dallapiazza KINGSFORD - Janice E. Dallapiazza, 74, of Kingsford, went to be with our Lord Thursday, Jan. 22, 2004. She was born Aug. 30, 1929, in Wilson, the daughter of the late Alfred and Irene (Devine) Schoen. She graduated from Bark River High School in 1946. Janice married Robert Dallapiazza on June 9, 1951, at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Perronville. She had been a resident of this area since her marriage. She was a member of American Martyrs Catholic Church in Kingsford and St. Barbara's Circle. Janice enjoyed hand crafts, crocheting, painting and playing cards. Her family was truly the center of her life. Janice is survived by her husband, Robert; her twin daughters, Shelly (Tim) Hanson of Duluth, Minn. and Sheryl (Peter) Carobine of Kingsford; her twin sons, Robbie (Pam) Dallapiazza of Vulcan and Rick (Meg) Dallapiazza of Spread Eagle, Wis.; two sisters, Shirley Positano of Two Rivers, Wis. and Barbara Heikkala of Harvey; and 12 grandchildren, Erik (Nancy) Hanson, Katie (Josh) Harworth, Krissy Hanson, Elizabeth (Larry) Benz, Sara Carobine, Robby, Nick, Casey, and McKenna Dallapiazza, and Robert, Mari and Meggie Dallapiazza. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Alan and Alfred Schoen and a sister, Jean Bonnet. Visitation will be held Sunday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home in Iron Mountain. Parish prayers will be recited at 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. The funeral Mass will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at American Martyrs Catholic Church in Kingsford. Fr. Joseph Gouin will offer the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will be in Norway Township Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Erik Hanson, Robert Dallapiazza, Robby Dallapiazza, Nick Dallapiazza, Larry Benz and Josh Harworth. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Diabetic Association or charities that aid the research, development and support of children with Downs Syndrome. Condolences may be expressed to the family of Janice Dallapiazza online at www.ernashfuneralhomes.com The family has entrusted the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home of Iron Mountain with the funeral arrangements.