Obituaries

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Thomas J. Guzek, 82, a resident of Houghton, passed away suddenly but peacefully at his home on Monday, May 29, 2023. Tom was born on October 23, 1940, in Hamtramack MI to the late Teofil and Genevieve (Jakiel) Guzek. He was …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: The Life and Love of Raymond G. Laitila Raymond “Tuffy” Laitila, age 83 of Pelkie MI (Askel Hill) passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, May 28, 2023 at his home. Raymond was born in his family’s log cabin on Askel Hill, MI, …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Lundy J. Castro, age 75, of Hancock, Michigan, passed away peacefully in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Friday, May 19, 2023, after battling a reoccurrence of cancer. Lundy was born in Beatrice, Nebraska on August 25, 1947, son of Leon and Nina Castro. He graduated …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Mary Aurora Ruth Ylitalo of Hancock, Michigan passed away on May 23, 2023. She was born on May 2, 2000. She was preceded in death by:  Maternal grandfather, Wesley Kangas Paternal grandparents, Chester & Ellen Ylitalo She is survived by:  Her …

As received from the Pearce Funeral Home: Reverend Francis Gerard Dobrzenski, Age 73 Died on Pentecost Sunday, May 28, 2023 at the Trillium House in Marquette, MI after a courageous battle with pulmonary fibrosis. He was born January 16, 1950 in Stambaugh, Michigan to William John and Celia (Brozak) Dobrzenski. …

As received from the Pearce Funeral Home: UPDATE: The Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, July 21, 2023 at Saint Joseph Catholic Church in Lake Linden. Craig John Rheault, 49, of Lake Linden, passed away on May 27, 2023.  He was born June 20, 1973, …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service:      Judith Gail Hesterberg, 82, a resident of Hancock passed away May 27, 2023, at her home in Hancock. Judy was born on July 18, 1940, in Hancock, MI, a daughter of the late Bertha and Robert Wuebben.  She attended the …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service:      Timothy E. Kilpela, 67, a resident of Hancock unexpectedly passed away Friday, May 26, 2023, at his home from an apparent heart attack.      He was born on February 1, 1956, a son of Howard and Lillian (Poyhonen) Kilpela.  Tim …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Deborah J. Short, 69, a resident of Winona, passed away Sunday, May 28, 2023, at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital following a lengthy illness. Deborah was born on January 14, 1954, in Hancock, to the late Roy and Betty (DeHutt) Aho. She was …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Richard Kenneth Laurn, 33 years young, son of Kenneth Robert Laurn of Hancock, Michigan, and Rachel Ann Laurn, of Tucson, Arizona; passed away on Saturday, May 20, 2023, of a fentanyl overdose that has plagued our community for far too long. …