Obituaries

As received from the  Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Houghton Thomas E. VanMarter, 84, a resident of Houghton, passed away Monday, August 24, 2020 at Canal View – Houghton County following a short illness. Tom was born on February 26, 1936, in Burbank, CA to the late Edson and …

 As received from the  Jacobson Funeral Home: Betty J. Johnson, age 92 of L’Anse, MI passed away on Thursday, August 20, 2020 at Bayside Village in L’Anse. She was born July 20, 1928 in Milwaukee, WI daughter of Homer and Anna (Ross) Dault. Betty graduated from L’Anse High School. She …

As received from the  Jacobson Funeral Home: Sharon Ann Niemi, age 77 of L’Anse, MI passed away on Thursday, August 20, 2020 at Baraga County Memorial Hospital. She was born August 5, 1943 in L’Anse, MI daughter of Melvin and Grace (Johnson) Reed. Sharon graduated from L’Anse High School in …

As received from the  Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Hancock Thomas A. Peterson, 64, a resident of Hancock, MI, passed away on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, at the Omega House in Houghton following a lengthy illness. He was born on March 12, 1956, in Hancock to Ralph and Dorothy …

As received from the  Jacobson Funeral Home: Betty Jane Saari, age 72 of Baraga, MI passed away peacefully at Baraga County Memorial Hospital on August 18, 2020. She was born July 26th, 1948 to Edward and Evelyn (Roberts) Schjoth in L’Anse, MI were she attended L’Anse School. She had lived …

As received from the  Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Phyllis A. Diemart, 84, a resident of Eagle Harbor passed away on Sunday August 16, 2020 at MissionPoint of Hancock. She was born on January 29, 1936 in Towanda, Kansas to Donald and Ellen (Kidwell) Diemart. She attended the local schools. …

As received from the Pearce Funeral Home: Lake Linden: Mike Adams, 43, of Lake Linden, passed away at his home on August 19, 2020, after a courageous battle with health problems.  He was born on April 15, 1977, a son of Paul Adams and Yvonne Koory.  He attended Calumet Schools.  Mike …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: David B. Savard, age 54, of L’Anse, Michigan passed away Friday, July 31, 2020. David is survived by his loving family; his children Briea and Sydney, his mother and father Jackie and Charlie Larson of L’Anse, his brother Douglas, his uncle …

As received from Antila Funeral Service: Patricia “Pat” A. Barrette (Archambeau), 74, was born January 17, 1946, and called to her eternal rest with the Lord on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, at Portage Pointe with her three children at her side. Pat met the love of her life, Jerome Edward …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Houghton- William (Bill) Krieber, 90, of Houghton, passed peacefully of natural causes, with his wife of 65 years and family by his side, on August 4, 2020, in Traverse City. He was 90 years old, having lived a full, wonderful life. Bill was born …