Mary Wickman Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Mary Ellen Wickman FELCH - Mary Ellen Wickman, 60, of W6436 Groveland Mine Road, died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2004, at Dickinson County Memorial Hospital in Iron Mountain. She was born Jan. 5, 1944, in Iron Mountain, daughter of the late Arthur and Anna (Dellis) Thoune. Mary Ellen was a lifelong resident of the Felch area. She married Ernie Wickman on Sept. 16, 1961, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Foster City. She enjoyed the outdoors and sports, especially baseball. She also enjoyed knitting, crocheting, and flower gardening. She is survived by her husband, Ernie Wickman Sr.; three children, Karen (Ken) Luedtke of Felch, Kim (Buddy) Oman of Ralph, and Ernie (Marlene) Wickman Jr. of Quinnesec; 11 grandchildren, Kristin, Kelsie, Karlyn, Kenny, Brandon, Amanda, Auna, David, Kristy, T.J. and Marissa; one brother, Harold (Eleanor) Thoune of Escanaba; three sisters, Evelyn Ellis of Portage, Ind., Alice LaHullier of Marquette, and Lucille Cooper of Kingsford. In addition to her parents, Mary Ellen was preceded in death by one sister, Annabelle Peronto and five brothers, Willard, Louie, David, Joe and Eddie Thoune. Visitation will be held Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Foster City. Funeral services will be held at noon on Saturday at the church. Fr. George Kuppayil will offer the Mass of Christian Burial. Pallbearers will be Ernie Wickman Jr., Ken Luedtke, Buddy Oman, Brandon and David Oman and John Miller. Burial will be in the Felch Cemetery. Condolences may be expressed to the Mary Ellen Wickman family online at www.ernashfuneralhomes.com. The family has entrusted the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home of Iron Mountain with the funeral arrangements.