Obituaries

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. …

As received from the Pearce Funeral Home: UPDATE: The Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 A.M. on Monday, June 12, at St. Joseph Church in Lake Linden. Tamarack City: On May 23, 2023, Gertrude Rivest, a devoted woman of faith, who cherished her Catholic beliefs and touched …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: UPDATE: A memorial service fwill be held at 11 am, Saturday, August 5, 2023, at the Painesdale Methodist Church with Pastor Eric Falker to officiate. Burial will take place in the Mt. View Cemetery in South Range. Friends may call on …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Lucille M. Makela, age 82, passed away peacefully on May 19, 2023, at Canal View, located in Hancock, Michigan.  Lu was born August 10, 1940 the daughter of Frank and Viola (Isaacson) Perona. She attended local Schools graduating form Calumet High …