Russell Scott

"Russell Scott" IRON MOUNTAIN - Russell "Hap" Scott, 77, of 1100 Detroit Ave., Iron Mountain, died Monday, Aug. 18, 2003, at his home following a short illness. Hap was born Dec. 14, 1925, in Duluth, Minn., son of the late Russell W. and Margaret (Burns) Scott. He was raised in Wausau, Wis. and the family moved to Florence, Wis. in 1940. He graduated from Florence High School and attended Michigan Technological University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Hap married Eileen Flatley on June 10, 1950, in Kenosha, Wis. He owned and operated Standard Service & Supply Co. with his brother, Jerry Scott and his father, the late Russell W. Scott, who founded the company in 1946. The company was sold to Michigan Air Gas in 1988. He was a member of St. Mary and St. Joseph Catholic Church in Iron Mountain and was a former member of Pine Grove Country Club, the Chippewa Club, the American Welding Society, Dickinson County Pilots Association and the Pleasure Riders Motorcycle Club. He loved flying and was an experienced pilot for more than 35 years. He also enjoyed boating and traveling. Hap was preceded in death by a daughter, Marrijane Romagnoli; a grandson, Thomas Reiten; and a brother, Jerold Scott. Hap is survived by his wife, Eileen; four children, Russell "Pat" (Sally) Scott of Merriman, Susan Reiten of Seattle, Wash., Tom (Kathleen) Scott of Glencoe, Ill. and Carol Scott of Schaumberg, Ill.; two sons-in-law, Steven Reiten and Dwight Romagnoli, both of Iron Mountain; two brothers-in-law, James Flatley of Coco Beach, Fla. and Thomas Flatley of Waupun, Wis.; a sister-in-law, Jean Scott of Spread Eagle, Wis.; 11 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home in Iron Mountain. The funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Fr. Daniel Zaloga will officiate. Burial will be in Cemetery Park in Iron Mountain. Pallbearers will be Tom Scott Jr., Michael Scott, Leo Badish, George LaFave, Warren Brule and Tom Wittkopf Jr. Honorary pallbearers will be Tom Elliott, Louie Fontecchio, Bob Forgette, Dave Lemke, Don and Bob Schultz, Earl St. John, Ray Cerasoli, and Tom Wittkopf Sr. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Mary and St. Joseph Catholic Church or the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation. Condolences may be expressed to the Scott family online at www.ernashfuneralhomes.com The family has entrusted the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home of Iron Mountain with funeral arrangements.

Russell Scott

August 18, 2003