Obituaries

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: UPDATE: A Celebration of the lives of Rev. Elmer Liimatta who passed away March 31, 2023, and his wife Ruth Liimatta who passed away March 18, 2023, and their son Steven Liimatta, who passed away January 28, 2022, will be held …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service:       Joseph D. Wahlberg, 54, a resident of Hancock unexpectedly passed away Monday, April 3, 2023, at his home.      He was born on July 26, 1968, in Milwaukee, WI, the son of Gerald and Sallie (Spongberg) Wahlberg.  He was …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service:      Patricia A. Berge, 66, a resident of Obenhoff and former Toivola resident passed away Saturday, April 1, 2023, at UP Health Systems – Marquette Hospital following a short illness.      She was born on June 16, 1956, in …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: Robert J. “Bob” Jacobson, age 82 of Watton, MI passed away at his home on Saturday, April 1, 2023. Funeral arrangements for Bob are incomplete and will be announced by the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel, L’Anse. Bob’s obituary may also …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: UPDATE: A graveside service will be held 2:00 pm Saturday, July 1, 2023, in the Mt. View Cemetery of South Range with Pastor TJ Stauffer to officiate.     June E. Almli, 74, a former resident of Ishpeming passed away Saturday, April …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: UPDATE: Burial will be in the Skanee Cemetery on Friday, June 23rd at 1 p.m. with military honors by the Baraga County Area Veterans followed by committal prayers by Fr. Corey Litzner. Harold Leo Ripple, age 88, passed away peacefully surrounded by family …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: UPDATE: A graveside service will be held in Section 15 at Forest Hill Cemetery in Houghton at 11:00 A.M. On Wednesday, May 24, 2023 with the Copper Country Veterans Association conducting military honors . Stephen H. Sowka, 78, of Dollar Bay, passed away …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Glenn Hietala, 66, a resident of Liminga, died on Saturday, March 25, 2023, after a lengthy illness, at Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin, in Milwaukee, with his sister Sherri and Tom by his side. He was born December 5, 1956, …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Stephen J. Ricard, 68, a resident of Utica, passed away at home on Sunday, March 12, 2023. Steve was born October 3, 1954, in Detroit and raised on the east side in a family of public safety officers. He graduated from …

Submitted by the family: Stephen Walter Manderfield, 64 of Waynesville, MO passed away peacefully at his home on March 26, 2023 from cancer.       Stephen was born in Hancock on December 20, 1958 to the late John and Dorothy Manderfield, and was the third of seven children. Shortly after graduating …