Menominee County Pheasant Club

05/12/2026

Ron will be greatly missed. As regularly attending member of the club, he was always quick with a joke yet had a serious, sensible approach to our many topics of discussion. His family has generously requested MCPC as a club to support in Ron’s memory.

RONALD G. ZAHORIK, 68 of Stephenson passed away on Sunday May 10, 2026 at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee surrounded by his family. Ron was born on January 12, 1958 in Menominee to George and Pauline (Kramer) Zahorik. He was a 1976 graduate of Stephenson High School. He went on to receive his Bachelor’s Degree from Northern Michigan University. On October 4, 1986, Ron married Susan Loskot at Precious Blood Catholic Church. Ron worked for Payne & Dolan, MJR and as maintenance supervisor at Roubal Care & Rehab Center. He retired as maintenance manager at Aerial in Marinette. Following retirement, Ron worked part time for Ruleau Brothers, Menco and Stephenson Township Cemetery. Ron was an active member of Precious Blood Catholic Church where he served in various capacities. He served his community for many years on the Stephenson Public Schools Board of Education and was currently on the Stephenson City Council. Ron was a member of the Knights of Columbus, Stephenson Mid-County Sportsmen's Club, UP Whitetails and Menominee County Pheasant Club. He found pleasure in hunting, gardening and land conservation. Ron loved working his land for the love and enjoyment of his family. Horse management was a past-time he and his wife Sue enjoyed together.

Survivors include his wife: Sue; 3 daughters: Ashley (Brandon) Grinsteiner, Shayna (Jason) Dionne and Megan (Colin) Zahorik-Cesternino; grandchildren: Tenley, Nora, Adelyn and Nella; siblings: Karen (Dan) Plutchak, Kathy (Pete) Dziedzic, Barbara Zahorik, Todd Zahorik, Roberta (Bob) Koutnik and Mary (Cliff) LeClaire; brother-in-law and best friend: Steve “Fat Buddy” Ruleau; brothers-in-law: Fr. Don Loskot and Jeff Loskot; along with many nieces and nephews.

Ron was preceded in death by his parents: George & Pauline; in-laws: Bill & Stella Loskot; sisters: Debbie (Roger) Hayward and Donna Ruleau; and brother: George Jr.

Visitation for Ron will be held at Anderson Diehm Funeral Home on Sunday May 17, 2026 from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm with vigil prayers at 6:30 pm. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday May 18, 2026 at 11:00 am at Precious Blood Catholic Church with Father Don Loskot officiating. A luncheon will follow in the church fellowship hall. Burial will be in Stephenson Township Cemetery.

Ron would want us to remember: “Do not take life too seriously. Take every chance you get to make someone else smile!”

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Ron’s honor to Knights of Columbus or Menominee County Pheasant Club.

05/03/2026

The Pheasant Club’s seed night is Monday May 4 at 6pm at Ken and Dolores Markleins House. This is a members only event. We will have a formal meeting at 6 with seed raffle to follow. By attending the April 6th banquet, you are a member of the club.

04/22/2026

The Menominee County Pheasant Club is once again offering its youth chick program. Youth 16 and under are able to receive 25 chicks and 25 pounds of feed. The club asks that they be raised to at least 6 weeks of age before releasing them. This year’s pick up date is June 8. To sign up or any question text me Joe Wagner at 906 37four 2901. You will need to provide heat lamps, waterer’s, feeders and draft free area. Please be patient as I work a lot of hours and get a lot of requests for chicks.

04/09/2026

Our 2026 Pre-Banquet raffle winners were Tony Zuraski, Jeff Verba, Betty Kohrt, Wendy Swanson, and Jim Starzynski.

Thanks to all who supported. Winners, you will be receiving your payouts in the mail shortly.

04/07/2026

Our annual banquet was a great success again this year. From set up to tear down.

01/22/2026

Our 2026 monthly member meetings will start this upcoming Monday, January 26 and continue on the fourth Monday of each month through October. Our first meeting will be at 7 PM at the Legion Post in Stephenson. This is a good opportunity if you are looking to become a new member to learn what we are about as we will recap key dates for our upcoming year. 

10/21/2025

Reminder: MCPC’s monthly meeting will be at an offsite location on Monday the 27th. Message for location details if you’d like to attend. Can start arriving anytime after 5:30. We'll serve pizzas and beverages, host a quick meeting around 6:30, then have a small prize raffle after we adjourn. New members are welcome to attend. We will be raffling off one larger prize that will be restricted to only members who were active in 2025. It is a way we say thank you for everyone’s participation throughout the year.

10/09/2025

Tuesday was fall flyer pheasant day. 1350 pheasants were distributed with over 250 of them released on public land. Special thank you to the Mid County Sportsman’s Club for use of their facilities for distribution of the flyer pheasants.

10/09/2025

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October pheasant hunting opportunities Michigan Department of Natural Resources sent this bulletin at 10/09/2025 10:00 AM EDT Share or view as webpage | Update preferences October pheasant hunting opportunities Season opens Oct. 10 in Zone 1, Oct. 20 in zones 2 and 3 $25 pheasant license Pheasant re...

09/22/2025

We have Pheasants Remaining that are available for purchase and pickup in Stephenson October 7. Hens and/or Roosters $12.50/ea.
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09/21/2025

Reminder: our monthly meeting is Monday 9/22 at 7pm and the American Legion Post 43.