Marian J. Kafka, 90, a lifelong Ironwood resident, died Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012, in Ironwood.      She was born July 23, 1921, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Walter and Hannah (Barnes) Kafka, attended Ironwood schools, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1939. She then attended Gogebic Community College.      Marian was employed by Michigan Bell Telephone Co. in Ironwood for 33 years, retiring in 1979.      She was a member of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Ironwood and the former St. Michael's Catholic Church, Telephone Pioneers of America, and a former member of the Grand View Hospital Auxiliary.      Surviving are a niece, Cathy Haley, Mundelein, Ill.; two nephews, Charles (Teresa) Haley, Antioch, Ill., and Robert (Pamela) Haley, Mundelein; grand-nieces, Amy, Lisa, Elizabeth, Sarah and Emily Haley; and grand-nephews, Luke, Charles and Robert Haley.      Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, William J. Kafka, and sister, Anna Mae Haley.      Out of respect for Marian's wishes, cremation has taken place.      A memorial service will be held Sunday, Jan. 8, at 2 p.m., preceded by visitation at 1 p.m., at the McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home, 305 N. Lowell St., In Ironwood, with Marian's nephew, Charles Haley, officiating.      Private inurnment will be in Riverside Cemetery, Ironwood.      To view Marian's obituary online and offer condolences, visit mckevittpatrickfuneralhome.com.      Arrangements are entrusted to McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Ironwood.