Obituaries

As received from the Pearce Funeral Home: UPDATE: The committal service will be at 10:30 AM on Saturday, September 16, 2023, in Section E, at the Lake View Cemetery, in Calumet. Paula Marie (Schick) Doll – Age 58, of Grand Blanc, died January 2, 2023. Paula was born September 4, …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Daniel A. Kargela, a lifelong resident of Swedetown, Michigan passed away on Wednesday, September 6, 2023 in his home. Dan was born on July 29, 1938 in Swedetown to the late William and Elma Kargela. Dan graduated from Calumet High School …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Marilyn A. Laru (Maltz), age 88, a resident of Oak Creek, WI, and formerly a Copper Country residentpassed away July 12, 2023, at the Compassus/Ascension All Saints Hospital in Racine, WI.  She was born to Herbert and Agnes(Stitt) Maltz in Trimountain, …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Mary Nancy Ikonen “Stahl”, 64, a resident of Lakeview Manor in Hancock, passed away Monday, September 4, 2023, at her home with her family by her side. Mary was born on July 26, 1959, in Butte, Montana to the late Hugo …

As submitted by the family: It is with great sadness to share that our father, John Paul Waisanen, formerly of Paavola, MI, passed away on September 5, 2023, after a brief bout of pneumonia. He was 73. Born to the late Irma (Halvari) and Alexander Waisanen on November 2, 1949, …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Judy (Dennis) Kotila, 70, a resident of Klingville, passed away Tuesday, August 29, 2023, at Canal View – Houghton County where she had been a resident patient.      She was born on August 31, 1952, in L’Anse, MI, a daughter of …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: Gerald A. “Jerry” LaPlante, age 88 of Baraga, MI, passed away Saturday, September 2, 2023 at Baraga County Memorial Hospital, L’Anse, MI. He was born in Keweenaw Bay, MI on March 16, 1935, the son of the late Arthur and Leora …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: SMSgt. Carl Ivan Swanger, USAF (retired) passed away on August 13, 2023, at Emory Bennett Veterans Nursing Home where he’d been a resident for 3 months. Carl was born at home in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania on August 9, 1932. He was the …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Joan Evangeline (Dube) Schutte, 88, of Ahmeek MI, passed away on August 19, 2023. She was born on February 16, 1935, in Philadelphia, PA, to the late Hervey and Mayme Dube. Joan will be remembered as a beloved friend to her …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: Donald B. Froberg, age 81, of L’Anse, MI passed away Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at Bayside Village, L’Anse. He was born on August 23, 1942, the son of the late Edward and Hazel (Shippy) Froberg. Growing up in Keweenaw Bay, he …