Joseph Trepanier

Joseph Trepanier IRON MOUNTAIN - Joseph T. Trepanier, 84, of 418 West C St., Iron Mountain, died Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2006, at Dickinson County Memorial Hospital in Iron Mountain. Joe was born Feb. 17, 1921, in Iron Mountain, son of the late Clement and Marion (Groleau) Trepanier. He left school at age 16 to help support his family. Joe worked at four different CCC camps including the Escanaba River camp 1620, Isle Royal camp 634, Skokie, Ill. camp and Dunbar, Wis. camp. In 1942, Joe entered the U.S. Navy and served aboard the USS Castor AKS1 for two years. He was honorably discharged in 1944. Joe married Florence E. Greenleaf on Oct. 21, 1952, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Iron Mountain. She preceded him in death on Aug. 27, 1981. Joe worked for Ford Motor Co. for 3 1/2 years and then started working for the Markell Co. in 1946. He worked as a roofer until 1953 and then became an insulator until retiring in 1983. Joe enjoyed hunting, fishing and he loved his dogs, Shane, Sammy and Kirbee very much. He is survived by a daughter, Mary Jo Trepanier of Iron Mountain; a brother, Paul (Loretta) Trepanier of Princeton, Minn.; sister-in-law, Ronee Greenleaf of Iron Mountain; and many nieces and nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews and great-great nieces and great-great nephews. Joe was also preceded in death by two brothers, Ted and Willard; three sisters and their husbands, Celia (Merle) Dilley, Caroline (Harry) Kasten and Marie (Joseph) Charlier; a brother-in-law, Leon Greenleaf; a nephew, Michael Greenleaf; and his mother-in-law and father-in-law, Leo and Pauline Greenleaf. Visitation will be held on Friday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home in Iron Mountain. Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. at St. Mary and St. Joseph Catholic Church. Fr. Daniel Zaloga will offer the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will be in Cemetery Park. Pallbearers will be Joe's nephews, Dean and Dave Dilley, Jay and Pierre Trepanier, Jon Greenleaf, and his niece & godchild, Terese Cullinan. Condolences may be expressed to the family of Joseph Trepanier online at www.ernashfuneralhomes.com. The family has entrusted the Erickson-Rochon and Nash Funeral Home with the funeral arrangements.

Joseph Trepanier

February 7, 1922 - February 7, 2006