Obituaries

As received from the Ryan Funeral Home:  Patricia Louise (Patti) Crampton, age 73 of Allouez, passed way on May 29, 2024 at Garden View following a lengthy illness. Patti was born on January 26, 1951 in Grand Ledge, Michigan. She moved to the U.P. with her husband of 42 years …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Our beloved Rachel Marie Blau, 31, passed away Wednesday, May 29, 2024. A daughter, sister, niece, aunt, mother to two cherished cats, a trusted friend, and a proud business-owner. Rachel will be deeply missed by the countless people she touched with …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Houghton, MI – William J. Polkinghorne, 78, passed away on Wednesday evening, May 29, 2024 after a heart attack. Bill was born in Hancock and married his high school sweetheart 57 years ago. He raised three children in Laurium and then …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service:      Charles “Sully” Johnson, 80, a resident of Misery Bay passed away Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at the Omega House in Houghton following a short illness.      He was born on July 15, 1943, in Hancock, a son of …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Charlie Whiton, passed away on Sunday December 31, 2023. A memorial service will be held in Charlies honor on Saturday June 8, 2024 in the Siskiwit reception hall located in Calumet, Michigan. Doors will open to the public at 10:30 am …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Chassell: David S. Norgard, 65, of Chassell and formerly of Hancock, passed away on Saturday, May 25, 2024 at Canal View in Hancock. He passed away peacefully after a recent cancer diagnosis. He was born in Hancock on March 26, 1959, a son …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home:  Sharon Virginia (Anderson) Maki, passed away unexpectedly on May 28, 2024 at Baraga County Memorial Hospital in L’Anse, Michigan. She was born in Pontiac, MI daughter of Signe Virginia Forslund and David Hugo Anderson. Sharon was 82 years young and has three surviving …

As received from Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapels and Isburg Crematory: Charlene E. Wilks, 68, a resident of Spearfish, SD, passed away on Monday, May 20, 2024 after struggling with MS for the past 20 years. Charlene was born in Hancock, MI on November 22, 1955, a daughter of the late James …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Danny Leo Jarve, 65 of Calumet, MI passed away to his heavenly home on May 26th at the Omega House with his family by his side after a courageous battle with cancer. He had just celebrated 39 years of marriage to …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home:  Dawn Elizabeth Lorendo, age 59 of Zeba, Michigan passed away on Saturday, May 25th, 2024at U.P. Health System, Marquette, MI. She was born April 26, 1965 in L’Anse, MI daughter of Frederick and Gwenneth (Emery) Gauthier. Dawn graduated from L’Anse High School and …