Irma G. "Dolly" Barron, 90,
of Ironwood, went to sleep peacefully in Jesus Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012, in
Wakefield, surrounded by her loving family, following a brief
illness. The former Irma Peterson was born July 19,
1921, in Winegar, Wis., daughter of the late Arthur and Flora (Brewer) Peterson
Conway, attended the Winegar School through the ninth grade, and Marenisco High
School. She was married to Archie W. Barron on Dec.
19, 1937, in Iron Mountain. Together, they raised their family. Archie
preceded her in death on Oct. 27, 1972. Dolly worked as a cook/waitress at Joe's Pasty
Shop in downtown Ironwood for 11 years, retiring due to ill health in
1973. She was a member of Christ Community Church of
Seventh Day Adventists in Bessemer. She was an avid bird watcher, and enjoyed
flower gardening, cooking and crocheting. She especially enjoyed spending time
with her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren,
great-great-grandchildren, and many friends. Surviving are three sons, Dennis (May), Nome,
Alaska, Albert (Bessie) Anchorage, Alaska, and Archie "Art" (Stephany), Brimley;
two daughters, Glenda Aijala, Ely, Minn., and Ethelyne (Harry) McClellan,
Vestaburg; two step-daughters, Caroline Hickman, Denver, Colo., and Lois
Vasenius, Minneapolis; 33 grandchildren; 39 great-grandchildren; and numerous
great-great-grandchildren; three brothers, William Conway, Silver Bay, Minn.,
Gary Conway, Palestine, Ark., and Ralph Conway, Niles; a sister, Jolene Olson, Weippe, Idaho; many special nieces and
nephews; and a host of friends. Besides her parents and husband, Dolly was
preceded in death by a great-grandson, Zachary Scott Matschiner, in 2008; three
sons-in-law, Don Aijala, Dwight Hickman and Harold Vasenius; a brother, Victor
Conway; and three sisters, Virginia Tuttle, Grace Negretti and Marion
Schmidlin. Out of respect for her wishes, cremation has
taken place. There will be no visitation. A memorial service will be held Sunday, June
10, at 11 a.m., at Christ Community Church of Seventh Day Adventists, 507
Cinnabar St., in Bessemer, with Pastor Gordon Frase officiating. Private committal and inurnment will follow in
the Presque Isle Cemetery, Presque Isle, Wis. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to
3 ABN, P.O. Box 220, West Frankfurt, IL. 62896, or ADRA, 12501 Old Columbia
Pike, Silver Spring, MD 20904. Dolly's obituary can be viewed online and
condolences given to her family at mckevittpatrickfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are entrusted to McKevitt-Patrick
Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Ironwood.