Mary J. Semenak, 97, a longtime Ironwood resident, died Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011, in Hurley,  surrounded by her loving family.      The former Mary Uremovich was born March 19, 1914, in Port Arthur, Canada, daughter of the late Steve and Helen (Pocronich) Uremovich, and came to the United States at the age of two. Following the death of her father when she was seven, Mary was raised by her mother and step-father, Joseph Kolak. She attended Newport Grade School and Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood.      Mary worked as a housekeeper/nanny for various prominent families in Ironwood and Hurley, and was employed as a salad girl at the Curry Hotel in downtown Ironwood, as a nurse's aid at Josephson Nursing Home, and in fishing rod assembly at the Kodiak Corp. in Ironwood.      She was a member of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Ironwood and the former Holy Trinity Catholic Church and its Altar Society. She was devoted to her family and loved to cook for them, and wrote poems for family and friends. She loved to recite religion to her family, and also loved to crochet to make nice things for family and friends. As Mary stated to us, "We will all truly miss her". And we all will.      Mary married John Saippa in 1935 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church. He preceded her in death in 1937.      She married Joseph Stefani in 1940 at Holy Trinity. He preceded her in death in June of 1944.      She then married Andrew A. Semenak in 1946, also at Holy Trinity. He preceded her in death on Nov. 8, 1981.      Surviving are a son, Joseph (Patti) Stefani, Ramsay, Mich.; three daughters, Bonnie (Tom) Chiantello, Osceola, Ind., Nancy (Bruce) Pikka, Ironwood, and Andrea (Vince) Ursini, Clinton Township, Mich.; a daughter-in-law, Jeanne Saippa, Kimball; 13 grandchildren, Rick (Sue) Saippa, Debbie (Pat) Rady, David Saippa, Diana (Tim) Dayney, Wendy (Rick) Niemi, Maria Chiantello, Anita (John) Tuccillo, John (Jerri), Ben (Maria), and Kristin Sokol, and Andy (Tena), Joey and Stacey Ursini; 16 great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mandy Wedge, Kiel, Wis., and Allie (Ben) Vronch, Ironwood; and numerous nieces and nephews.      Besides her parents and husbands, Mary was preceded in death by a son, John "Mitch" Saippa Jr., on Sept. 13, 2002; grandson, Daniel Ursini, at birth; brothers, Joseph Uremovich, and John and George Kolak; and sisters, Kathryn Nasi, Ann Cardini, Mary Uremovich in infancy, and Helen Thorin.       A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 30,   at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Ironwood, preceded by visitation beginning at 10 a.m. in the St. Joseph Family Room, with the Rev. Darryl J. Pepin, celebrant.      Rite of Committal will take place in the St Joseph Family Room at the church, with luncheon to follow in the parish hall.      Spring burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Ironwood.      Pallbearers will be Johnnie and Ben Sokol,  Ricky and David Saippa, and Stacey and Andy Ursini.      Online condolences can be given to Mary's family at mckevittpatrickfuneralhome.com.      Arrangements are entrusted to McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home, Inc., Ironwood.