Marie A.
Connors, 100, a lifelong Hurley resident, died Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013, at
Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley. The former Marie Chiapusio
was born Feb. 13, 1913, in Albia, Iowa, daughter of the late John and Mary
(Bertolone) Chiapusio. She moved to Hurley at the age of one, where
she attended St. Mary's Grade School and graduated from Hurley High School
in 1931. She then was employed at Blatz Brewing Distributing in Hurley
for several years. Marie was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Hurley and was
very devoted to her family and church. She enjoyed all types of crafts
and was an outstanding cook and baker. She was married to Mathew
"Mat" Connors on Sept. 17, 1938, at St. Mary's Church in Hurley, by the
late Rev. Peter F. Meyers. Mat preceded her in death on Aug. 3,
1993. Surviving are
a daughter, Mary Jo Starzman, Jackson; four grandchildren, Kathy
McCoy, Germantown, Patrick J. Connors and Linda (David) Kelley, both
of Green Bay, and Mary Jo (Henry) Pensic, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; two
great-grandchildren, Nicole and David Kelley; daughter-in-law, Karen Connors,
Green Bay; niece, Georgia (Pat) McCanna, Burlington; and three nephews,
Gary (Meg) Nolan, and Joey (Pat) and Tony (Sue) Zancanaro, all of
Milwaukee. Besides her parents and
husband, Marie was preceded in death by two sons, Michael, in infancy, and
Patrick, on Aug. 14, 1993; a daughter, Jeanne McCoy, Oct. 22, 2008;
son-in-law, Donald McCoy, Sept. 11, 2013; and three sisters, Lucy Chiapusio
in infancy, Margaret Chiapusio and Grace Nolan. A Mass of Christian Burial
will be celebrated Wednesday, Nov. 27, at 11 a.m., preceded by visitation at 10
a.m., at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Hurley, with the Rev. Frank Kordek OFM,
celebrant. Rite of Committal and
interment will be in Riverside Cemetery, Ironwood, Mich. A luncheon
reception will be held at the Iron Nugget in downtown Hurley. Arrangements have been
entrusted to McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home, Inc., Ironwood, where online
condolences may be expressed at
mckevittpatrickfuneralhome.com