Obituaries

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: Mercedes Gatz Magaraggia, age 91 of L’Anse, MI passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, October 2nd, 2022 in Eagle River, WI. She was born September 28, 1931 in Birnamwood, WI daughter of Edgar and Ernestine (Gatz) Schmitt. Mercedes graduated from Birnamwood High School in …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: Gary A. Magnant, age 69 of Baraga, MI passed away Thursday, September 29, 2022 at UP Health System, Marquette, MI. He was born in Baraga on November 9, 1952 the son of the late Joseph and Grace (Genschow) Magnant. Gary graduated …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Patricia Joanne Mandoli, affectionately known as Jo-Jo, passed away on September 29th, 2022, at Canal View – Houghton County in Hancock. She had been a resident there since May of 2021. She recently celebrated her 90th birthday. Jo-Jo was born in …

As received from the Pearce Funeral Home: Karen Joyce Jacobs, 78, of Lake Linden, passed away at her home on September 26, 2022. In accordance with her wishes, there will be no public funeral services. The Pearce Funeral Home in Lake Linden is in charge of arrangements.    Online condolences …

As received from the Pearce Funeral Home: Gerald “Tom” Hietala, 69, of Lake Linden, passed away on September 27, 2022, with family by his side. He was born on November 10, 1952, a son of Gerald and Ellen “Marie” (Soli) Hietala. He was a graduate of L’Anse High School in …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Robert John Norkol — a loving husband, father and grandfather, avid hockey fan, and a precise handyman – died peacefully on September 27, 2022. Bob, the second of three sons of Raymond and Amelia Norkol, was born on December 2, 1935, …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Sara Shirley (Nuranen) Wilcox, 92, a resident of Hancock, passed away Tuesday, September 27, at Mission Point Nursing and Physical Rehabilitation Center of Hancock where she had been a patient over the past several years. Sara died of natural causes associated …

As submitted by the family: Sharon Ann Kipfer, 76 of Birmingham, Michigan died peacefully on September 15, 2022, at her daughter Sara’s home under the care of Hospice of Michigan. Sharon was a graduate of Andover High School in Bloomfield Hills, MI and went on to major in journalism at Michigan State …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: Ward Swartz, age 80, of Millington, MI passed away at his L’Anse home on Monday, September 26, 2022. He was born in L’Anse on May 18, 1942 the son of the late John “Mickey” and Clara (Knapp) Swartz. Professionally Ward graduated …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Helen Ingrid Bastion, 77, a resident of Hancock, passed away on Sunday, September 25, 2022, surrounded by her husband, children, and grandchildren. She was born on January 15, 1945, in Detroit Michigan, a daughter of the late Andrew and Sylvia (Paso) …