Charles J. "Junior" Kapets, 84, of South Range Rd. , Ironwood, died unexpectedly Thursday, July 21, 2011, in his home; he will be greatly missed.      He was born Aug. 17, 1926 , in Braddock , Pennsylvania , son of the late Charles and Anna ( Kutch ) Kapets, attended A.L. Norrie Grade School , and graduated from L.L. Wright High School in 1944. He then entered the U.S. Army, serving in the infantry during World War II in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations, and was honorably discharged as a technical sergeant in 1946.      Following his discharge, Junior returned to Ironwood where he was employed at Schult Mobile Homes as a cabinet maker until the facility closed.  He then took a job with the public works department for the City of Ironwood where he remained until his retirement in 1991.      He was a member of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Ironwood and a lifetime member of the Aurora Athletic Club.  He enjoyed pitching horseshoes for the Aurora Club in the Range Horseshoe League. He was an avid fisherman and hunter, and loved spending time with his family and grandchildren.      On Sept. 1, 1951 , he was married to the former Genevieve L. Archambeau at St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Ironwood by the late Rev. Frank Ronkowski. She preceded him in death on Sept. 29, 1996 .      Surviving are two daughters, Terry (David) VanDamme, Escanaba, and Jane (Richard) Brinkman, Grand Rapids; three grandchildren, Sara VanDamme, Escanaba, and Richie and Genevieve Brinkman, both of Grand Rapids; three step-grandchildren, Brad VanDamme, Gladstone, Scott VanDamme, Escanaba, and Jaime VanDamme, DeWitt; three step-great grandchildren, Courtney, Megan and Travis; his sister, Dolores Jacisin, Bessemer; and numerous nieces and nephews.      A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday, July 27, at noon, at Our Lady of Peace Church in Ironwood, with the Rev. Darryl Pepin, celebrant      Rite of Committal will take place in the St. Joseph Family Room at the church, where full military honors will be accorded by the Ironwood American Legion Post 5 Honor Guard.       Luncheon will follow in the parish hall.      Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery , Ironwood.      Relatives and friends may call in the St. Joseph Family Room at the church from 11 a.m. until noon on Wednesday.      To view Junior's obituary online, sign his guestbook or express condolences, visit mckevittpatrickfuneralhome.com.      Arrangements are entrusted to McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home, Inc., Ironwood.