IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Isadore J.

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Burzinski

August 2, 1935 – November 23, 2009

Obituary

Isadore J. "Buzz" Burzinski, 74, of 6 Florian St., Hurley, Wis., died Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, at Miller-Dwan Medical Center in Duluth.      He was born Aug. 2, 1935, in Iron Belt, Wis., son of the late Andrew and Kathryn (Betro) Burzinski, and graduated from Iron Belt High School in 1953. He then served in the Wisconsin Army National Guard and was activated into the Regular Army stateside at Fort Lewis, Washington during the Berlin Crisis in 1961.      Following his National Guard obligation, Isadore was employed by the Oglebay-Norton Mining Co. in the Montreal Mine until the mine closed, worked for his brother, Albert, at the Clark Gas Station on Cloverland Drive in Ironwood for several years, then owned and operated a Clark Station in Escanaba, Mich. for two years. Returning to Ironwood and Hurley, he worked at White Pine Copper Co. for 26 years, retiring in 1995.        Isadore was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Hurley. He loved playing the accordion and was a part-time TV repairman.      On Aug. 10, 1963, he was married to the former Mary Ann Maxinoski at St. Mary's Church in Hurley by the late Rev. Msgr. Michael Prock. Mary Ann survives.      Also surviving are a daughter, Janice (Jeff) Skoviera, and two grandchildren, Stephanie and Ryan Skoviera, all of Ironwood; two brothers, Newfrey (Delores), Eagle River, Wis., and Albert (Jean), Ironwood; a sister, Eleanor (Frank) Machovsky, Minneapolis; sisters-in-law, Margie Burzinski, Wichita, Ks., Audrey (Steve) Skoviera, Ironwood, and Alice Burke, Mission Viejo, Calif.; and numerous nieces and nephews.      Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Mark, in 1996; a sister, Delores Szaflarski; a step-brother, Steve Burzinski; and two step-sisters, Charlotte McGinnis and Josephine Robertson.      Cremation has taken place.      A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday, Dec. 2, at 11 a.m., at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Hurley, with the Rev. Michael Hayden, celebrant.      Rite of Committal will take place at the church, where a flag presentation ceremony will be accorded by representatives of the combined Hurley American Legion Post 5 and Iron Co. VFW Post 1580 Honor Guard.      Luncheon will follow in the parish hall.      Inurnment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Hurley.      Relatives and friends may call at the church from 10 to 11 a.m. on Wednesday.      To view Isadore's obituary online, sign the guestbook and express condolences, visit mckevittpatrickfuneralhome.com.      Arrangements are with McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Ironwood.
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