Obituaries

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Doris Kathleen Dakota (Heikkinen), age 79, of Baraga passed away surrounded by loved ones on June 1st, 2023 after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. She was a long term resident at Bayside Village Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in L’Anse, Michigan, …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Betty J. Busser, 85, a resident of Dollar Bay, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 1, 2023, at Portage Pointe in Hancock. Betty was born on July 9, 1937, in Dixon, Illinois to the late George and Della (Sutton) Trouth. She …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: It is with some sadness but also great joy that the family shares that Vera “Sally” Shann has passed through this life and is on to the next. Vera (Sally) J. Shann, 97, of Sparta, died May 27, 2023, at Morrow …

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 …