Obituaries

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service:     Catherine (Henry) Ohtonen, 78, a resident of Chassell passed away Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at the UP-Health Systems- Portage Hospital with her family by her side following a lengthy illness.     She was born on January 9, 1945, in Hancock, MI, …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Paul Anthony LaBine, age 81, a resident of Chicago, IL passed away Saturday, December 12, 2022, at Community First Medical Center of Chicago, IL following a short illness.Paul was born October 17, 1941, in Grand Rapids, MI soon moving with his family to …

As received from the Pearce Funeral Home: Traprock Valley: Joanne M. Polzien, age 72, passed away peacefully, in her home on June 7, 2023. She was born in Wyandotte, Michigan on December 29, 1950, a daughter of Frank and Darlene (Jones) Diplock.  She attended Franklin High School in Livonia, graduating in …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Julie DeForge, a resident of Dodgeville, passed away on Monday, June 5 th, 2023, following a short illness. She was born on February 21st, 1961 to Peter and Ethel Ebert. She was raised in Ripley, Michigan where she attended Hancock schools. …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Robert G. Hein died on Friday, June 2, 2023. He was born on May 20, 1943, the son of the late Adolph and Elizabeth Hein of Laurium, Michigan. Robert, known by most as Bob, attended the Calumet Public Schools and graduated …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: Andrew M. “Andy” Johnson age 71 of L’Anse, MI passed away Thursday, June 1, 2023 at Bayside Village, L’Anse. He was born in Calumet, MI on January 15, 1952 the son of the late Carl and Verna (Johnson) Johnson. Andy graduate …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: Leo Rudolph Maki, age 64 of Aura, MI passed away on Friday, June 2nd, 2023 at OSF St. Francis Hospital in Escanaba, MI. He was born July 22, 1958 in L’Anse, MI son of Rudolph and Jean (Hiltunen) Maki. Leo grew up in …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: Verna Mae Susan Leinonen, age 82 of Covington, MI passed away Friday, June 2, 2023. She was born in Watton, MI on April 19, 1941, daughter to Ero and Sylvia (Heikkinen) Korpi. She attended Covington and Watton schools and graduated from …

As received from the Pearce Funeral Home: William Ronald Neber, aged 76, passed away peacefully on May 26, 2023, in Troy, Michigan. He was born on July 16, 1946 to William and Eunice Neber in Chicago, Illinois.  Ron grew up in Lake Linden, Michigan and was a graduate of Lake Linden-Hubbell …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Veronica Agnes (Harris) Stellberg, 99, a longtime Calumet resident passed away at Canal View on June 1, 2023.  She was born in Calumet on February 17, 1924, daughter of Joseph and Delia (Dwyer) Harris. She graduated from Calumet High School with …