Obituaries

As received from the Ryan Funeral Home: Donald Albert “Type” Connor passed away on Saturday, June 5, 2021 at Baraga County Memorial Hospital in L’Anse, MI following a brief illness. Type was born in L’Anse on November 21, 1932 to William and Esther (Dahlstrom) Connor. He was the 4th of …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: Annette Walitalo McMahon Mervar, age 80 of L’Anse, MI passed away on Thursday, June 3, 2021 at St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay, WI with her family at her side. She was born November 12, 1940 in L’Anse, MI daughter of Theodore and …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Darrell W. Smith, 83, a resident of Chassell passed away at home Friday evening June 4, 2021. Darrell was born on July 31, 1937, in Long Beach, California to the late Joseph and Bethel Smith. He grew up in Marshall, …

As received from theMemorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Wanda W. Nicholas, 84, a resident of Hancock passed away Friday, June 4, 2021, at her home following a lengthy illness, with her children at her side.      She was born on October 11, 1936, in Copemish, MI, a daughter of …

As received from the Ryan Funeral Home: Wade Neal Roznik “Mitty”, 58 of Mohawk passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday June 2nd surrounded by friend’s and family following a courageous battle with cancer. Wade was born July, 17th 1962 in Kenosha, WI a son of Frank Roznik and Betty …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: James Robert Smith went to be with Jesus on Sunday May 30, 2021. He was born in Flint on May 26, 1937. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ben and Rose (Grgurich) Smith, and his stepfather Floyd Bond. He is survived …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: A prayer service for Ruth Ann (Juntila) Novak who passed away May 18, 2021, in Boulder, CO, will be held at 12 noon Thursday, June 3, 2021, at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Hancock with Fr. John Martignon to …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Joseph Philip Stefonich “Bondo Joe”, 77 a resident of Copper City passed away peacefully on Thursday May 27, 2021 at Canal View – Houghton County, with his daughter by his side. He was born on September 28, 1943 in Copper City …

As received from the Pearce Funeral Home: Eleanore Pearl (Bonini) Weber, age 96 of Manistique, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 26, 2020, at her residence with her loving family by her side.  She was born the daughter of James and Estelle (Gale) Bonini on July 17, 1924, in Hubbell, …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Viola Elizabeth (Laine) Halkola, age 95 formerly of Quincy Cove, Houghton, died on May 26, 2021, at Portage Pointe in Hancock of natural causes. Prior to her passing, we were able to share many memories of our time on Summit …