Obituaries

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Margaret F. Odgers, 101, of Dollar Bay, passed away on Easter Sunday at U.P. Health System-Portage Hospital in Hancock following a brief illness. The O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home in Hancock is in charge of the arrangements.

As received from the Ryan Funeral Home:  Kathleen Jennings (Hirsch), 74 of Lake Linden, found peace at home while surrounded by family on Saturday March 30th after a long, hard-fought illness. Kathleen was born on March 20th, 1950 in Laurium to Kathleen Fischer and Charles Hirsch.  She attended school in Laurium …

As received from the Pearce Funeral Home: Lake Linden: Dale “Utti” Waarala, 66, of Lake Linden, passed away on March 29, 2024, after an apparent heart attack while driving.                 He was born in Escanaba, MI, on June 13, 1957, a son of Gordon and Irene (Aittama) Waarala.  He graduated from Lake …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Davey Perreault, age 45, a resident of Calumet, Michigan passed away on Sunday March 24, 2024, at the Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital located in Laurium, Michigan.  Davey was born on July 12, 1978, in Calumet, Michigan to parents Homer Perreault and InCha …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home:  Roland Albert Sweeney, age 85, of Aura, Michigan passed away on Monday, March 25, 2024. He was born September 30, 1938, in Marquette, Michigan, a son of the late Albert and Betty (Tripp) Sweeney. He grew up and resided in the Big Bay …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service:      Carolyn M. Lowe, 77, a resident of Lake Linden and former Chassell resident passed away Sunday, March 24, 2024, at the UP Health Systems – Marquette Hospital where she had been a patient for the past two weeks.      …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Donna Mae Honkavaara,  a resident of the Atlantic House in Hancock passed away peacefully Thursday, March 21, 2024, at UP Health Systems – Portage Hospital.    Donna was born in Hancock, MI, to the late Walfred and Vieno (Ylitalo) Honkavaara on …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: Shantell Lynn Ekdahl, age 28, of L’Anse, MI passed away Saturday, March 23, 2024. She was born in Hancock, MI on October 18, 1995 the daughter of Lyndon and Shelley (Newland) Ekdahl. Shantell graduated from L’Anse High School in 2013. She …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Davey Chun Perreault, age 45, a resident of Calumet, Michigan passed away on Sunday March 24, 2024, at the Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital located in Laurium, Michigan.  The Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.  Online condolences for …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Patricia Hill, age 66, a resident of Mohawk Michigan, passed away on Wednesday March 20, 2024, at her home in Mohawk. Cremation has taken place and private family services will be held at a later date.  The Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral …