MENOMINEE — Dennis W. Klitzke, a Menominee City Council member, Great Lakes Specialty Services owner and active church member, died last Wednesday. He was 68.
In place of flowers, people can call Holy Spirit Church at 906-863-5239 to make donations for a scholarship that will be set up in his honor to benefit Menominee High School Students going into the trades.
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