Obituaries

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Jean Kathryn Pyykkonen (Formerly Guzek) was born in Hancock, MI, to Rudy and Irja Pyykkonen on June 1st 1947, and made her eventual home in Chassell, MI.  Jean passed away peacefully at St. Mary’s Hospital in Green Bay on July 22nd, 2023.  …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Kathleen Ann Jaaskelainen of New Allouez, Michigan passed away on July 27, 2023 with her family by her side. Kathy was born on May 9,1948 in Laurium, Michigan to John Wade and Phillis (Julio) Wade. Kathy was a 1966 graduate of …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home:  Anne Beatrice Lambert, age 76 of L’Anse, Michigan passed away on Wednesday, July 26th, 2023 at U. P. Health System, Marquette, MI. She was born October 17, 1946 in Hancock, MI daughter of Phillip and Beatrice (Bergerson) LaTendresse. Anne graduated from Baraga High …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: Patricia A. “Patsy” Lane, age 82 of L’Anse, MI passed away at her home on Tuesday, July 25, 2023 with her loving family by her side. She was born in L’Anse on January 10, 1941 the daughter of the late J. …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Nancy Rae (Lemantine) Bowman, 71, of Mass City, entered eternal life on July 24, 2023. She was born in January of 1952 in Highland Park, MI to Raymond and Francis “Claudine” Lemantine. As a young girl, the family resided in Mass City, moved …

As received from the Pearce Funeral Home: UPDATE: The graveside service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, August 17, 2023 at the Mount Calvary Cemetery in Lake Linden with Father Raju Jose to officiate. Richard Lee Anderson, 67, of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, formerly of Lake Linden, passed away at …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: UPDATE: The Celebration of Life Ceremony will be held on Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 11:00 AM, at the Memorial Union Ballroom on the Michigan Tech Campus. The celebration is open to the public and all are welcome to commemorate his life. Lunch …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Joseph “JD” David Enoch Haapala, 13, of Wausau beloved son of Eugene and Jodie (Manning) Haapala, went to be with his Savior on July 13, 2023.  JD was born on March 12, 2010 in Wausau. JD loved life and all the people he …

As received from the Pearce Funeral Home: Mary Patricia Myers, 80, well-known local business owner, of Lake Linden/Hubbell, passed away at Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital on July 20, 2023, after a short illness.                 She was born on February 11, 1943, a daughter of Norbert and Patricia (Nulty) Buschell.  She lived in Lake …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Jean A. Kowalski, 88, a resident of Houghton passed away Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at Canal View — Houghton County. She was born on November 4, 1934, in Lake Linden, MI, a daughter of the late Theophile and Delia (Paquette) Beaudoin. Jean …