Obituaries

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Arbutus Peterson, 89, of Phoenix, Michigan passed away on August 25th, 2023, after a lengthy illness.  She graduated from Calumet High School in 1951. Arbutus owned and operated the Phoenix General Store from 1973 until the time of her death. She …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Dale Edward Stimpson, age 90, a resident of Portage Entry, Chassell, MI passed away on August 17, 2023, after a long, happy life and a brief stay at St. Joseph’s Hospice in Baton Rouge, LA. Dale was born on March 4, …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Diana Smith, 69, of Calumet, Michigan passed away on August 28th, 2023, at Our Lady of Mercy in Hubbell, Michigan. Private family service will be held at a later date. Erickson-Crowley-Peterson Funeral Home will be assisting the family with arrangements. Online …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Suzanne Kipina, 73, of Allouez, Michigan passed away on August 27th, 2023, at Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital in Calumet, Michigan. Private family service will be held at a later date. Erickson-Crowley-Peterson Funeral Home will be assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Barbara Jeanne Cooper 86, a local resident of the Bluffs Senior Living Facility and then at Portage Pointe in Hancock, passed away on August 18, 2023 at Saint Vincent Hospital in Green Bay. She was formerly of Farmington Hills, Michigan. The beloved wife …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Gary Dreher, age 64, a resident of Laurium, MI, passed way on Friday August, 25, 2023, at his home in Laurium, MI. Per Gary’s request no formal services will be held at this time. The Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home is …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home:  Catherine Marie Shepherd, age 61 of Baraga, MI passed away on Sunday, August 20th, 2023 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St Mary’s Campus, in Rochester, Minnesota. She was born October 13, 1961 in Chicago, IL daughter of Raymond and Patricia (Emery) Kemppainen. Catherine graduated …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Carol A. Adams, 82, resident of Canal View and formerly of Lake Linden, passed away on Friday, August 18th, 2023 at U.P. Health System Portage after a sudden illness.   Carol was born on April 26, 1941 in Lake Linden to …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service:     Anita L. Walikainen, 83, a resident of Chassell passed away Friday, August 18, 2023, at the Omega House in Houghton following a short illness.      She was born on February 27, 1940, in Toivola, MI, a daughter of the late …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service:      Judith Juntunen, 89, a resident of the Bluff’s Senior Living Community and former Obenhoff resident, passed away Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at UP Health Systems – Marquette Hospital where she had been a patient for the past three days. …