Olga J. "Allie" Vronch, 85, of
Ironwood, Mich., died Tuesday, May 22, 2012, at Alden Meadow Park Nursing Home
in Clinton, Wisc. The former Allie Kolak was born Nov. 15, 1926,
in Ironwood, daughter of the late Joseph and Helen (Pocernich) Kolak, and
attended Newport Grade School and Luther L. Wright High School. She lived with
her mother, Helen, and cared for her for many years in the family home in
Jesseville, and was employed at the Hansen Glove Factory on Ayer St. in
Ironwood. Allie was a member of Our Lady of Peace
Catholic Church in Ironwood and the former Holy Trinity Catholic Church. She was
devoted to Jesus, and was a loving wife, sister and auntie. She had a great
sense of humor. She married Benedict P. "Ben" Vronch on Jan.
22, 1977, at St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Ironwood. He preceded her in death
on April 17, 2012. Surviving are a sister, Mandy Wedge, Kiel;
stepsons, Michael (Brenda) Vronch, Hurley, and James Vronch, Rockford, Ill.;
stepdaughter, Judith Walsh, Roscoe, Ill.; ten step grandchildren; five step
great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Ida Kolak, Beloit, Celia DeMario, Ironwood,
Marie Erickson, Ironwood Township, and Veronica Skolasinski, Wakefield, Mich.;
and numerous nieces and nephews. Besides her parents and husband, Allie was
preceded in death by brothers, John and George Kolak, and Joseph Uremovich; and
sisters, Ann Cardini, Kathryn Nasi, Helen Thorin, Mary Uremovich in infancy, and
Mary Semenak. Cremation has taken place. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated
Friday, June 15, at 12:30 p.m., preceded by visitation in the St. Joseph Family
Room at 11:30 a.m., at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Ironwood, 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. Private interment will be in Riverside
Cemetery, Ironwood. Allie'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.