========================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find the submitter information or other files for this county. FileFormat by Terri--MNArchives Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Ely Echo www.elyecho.com Submitted: April 2004 ========================================================================= ************************************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************ Molly Zupancich, 90, passed away Sunday, March 7, 2004, in the Ely- Bloomenson Nursing Home. She was born Aug. 3, 1913, in Ely to Charles and Mary (Ballas) Merhar. She graduated from Ely Memorial High School in 1931. She married Edward Zupancich on Aug. 12, 1935, in Ely. Molly worked at Zup’s Store until 1957 and was a partner in Zup’s Trucking Co. She was a member of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church and was president of the Red Cross Volunteers for 30 years. She was named volunteer of the year and was active in the Hospital Auxiliary, Catholic Council, Women Foresters, Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, Slovenian Choir and the Zveja. She was an avid sports fan and loved watching her children and grandchildren participate in their activities. She enjoyed many summers at Farm Lake, spending time with her family and friends, picking blueberries, enjoying her flowers, working crossword puzzles and “humdingers’’ of jigsaw puzzles. She is survived by a daughter, Theresa Jamnick, of Ely; sons, Edward (Judy) Zupancich of Silver Bay, Bernard (Sandy) Zupancich of Silver Bay, Paul (Pat) Zupancich of Ely and Robert (Deb) Zupancich of Ely; grandsons, Joe Jamnick, John Jamnick, Mike Jamnick, Matt Jamnick, Edward Zupancich, Tom Zupancich, Brian Zupancich, Chris Zupancich and Bob Zupancich; granddaughters, Theresa Harris, Ann Johnson, Maureen Zupancich-Kemp, Toni VanEyll and Leslie Zupancich; 16 great- grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Lorriane Zupancich and Margie Zupancich; cousins, Jennie Folio and Mimmie Novak; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Edward; brother, Charles Merhar; sisters, Ann Vesel, Mary Palcher and Christine Tekautz; son-in-law, Joe Jamnick; and granddaughter, Patricia Jean Jamnick. Mass of Christian Burial was held Wednesday at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Ely, with the Rev. James Scheuer as celebrant. Burial will be in the Ely Cemetery. In lieu of flowers a memorial fund will be set up for Ely High School Athletics. Services provided by Kerntz Brothers Funeral Home, a Bauman Family Funeral Home.