Philip Person

"Philip Person" IRON MOUNTAIN - Philip H. Person, 83, of N3768 Moon Lake Drive, Iron Mountain, died Monday, March 21, 2005, at Hyland Nursing Home. Philip was born on June 27, 1921, in Iron Mountain, the eldest son of Henry C. and Vera M. (Sundin) Person, a pioneer family of Iron Mountain. Philip graduated from Iron Mountain High School in 1939. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1941, and was honorably discharged in 1946. He served in the Pacific Theater of Operation against the Japanese in Okinawa. On Nov. 6, 1941, he married Kathleen B. Paige of Quinnesec in Iron Mountain and they celebrated 54 years of marriage. She preceded him in death on Oct. 14, 1995. Philip worked for Lake Shore Inc. from 1946 to 1972 as a factory manager for the Iron Mountain and Marquette plants. He then owned and operated Super Tool & Engineering in Kingsford. He was a member of Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, and a past member of the Chippewa Club, Pine Grove Country Club, and the Breitung Township School Board of Education. He is survived by two daughters, Diane Schumacher of Akron, Ohio, and Pamela (Don) Edens Jr. of Kingsford; one brother, Conrad Person of Iron Mountain; two grandchildren, Steve (Tracey) Edens of Waukesha, Wis. and Mark Edens of Iron Mountain; one brother-in-law, Henry Romagnoli; three sisters-in-law, Maxine Person, Irene Person, and Shirley Person; two great-grandchildren, Kirsten and Madison Edens and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his infant twin daughter, Dawne Kay Person and a brother, Henry O. Person. Visitation will be held today from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Rev. Stephen Cowen will officiate. Pallbearers will be Steve Edens, Mark Edens, Bill Edens, Don Lee, Rick Klingelhutz, Robert Cory, Dwight Romagnoli, Henry Romagnoli and Don Edens Sr. Burial will be in Cemetery Park. Condolences to the family of Philip Person can be expressed online at www.ernashfuneralhomes.com. The family has entrusted the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home of Iron Mountain with the funeral arrangements.

Philip Person

March 21, 1922 - March 21, 2005