Obituaries

As received from the Pearce Funeral Home: Lake Linden: Chester Rheault, 92, passed away peacefully at home on Friday morning at his home in Lake Linden MI. Born in Lake Linden – Bootjack, Chester and his wife Evelyn spent their entire lives living and raising their family in their hometown. …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Dr. Gary M. Mikel, 75, a resident of Charleston, Illinois and summer resident of Big Traverse passed away at his residence on Thursday, October 31, 2024. He was born on August 20, 1949 in St Louis, MO to Meryle and Margaret …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: George (Bud) Baudino, 92, a resident of Hancock, passed away on November 2, 2024 at UP Health System-Portage in Hancock. Bud was born on November 29, 1931 in Laurium to Peter and Eleanor (Viani) Baudino. He graduated from Calumet High School …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Paul Aho, 71, of Hancock passed away Saturday, November 2, 2024 after battling Parkinson’s and other challenges over the past 20+ years.  Paul was born March 4, 1953 in Hancock, Michigan to Oliver and Irma (Laitinen) Aho of Ripley.    Paul …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Lyndelle Chiomenti, age 74, a resident of Calumet, Michigan passed away on Monday November 4, 2024 at the Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital located in Laurium, Michigan.    A full obituary will be posted at a later date.    Online condolences for the …

Eytoile Nancy Thornton 82, of Warren, Michigan passed away Thursday, October 31, 2024 at Pomeroy Living Skilled Rehabilitation Center in Sterling Heights after a long illness. She was born July 4, 1942 in Detroit to the late Eytoile (Burlingame) and Raymond J.C. Buckmaster. It is fitting that her name meant …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Phyllis Osgood Boutilier, 95, of Houghton Canal, passed away on Monday, August 26, 2024 at Mission Point Nursing and Physical Rehabilitation Center in Hancock. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, November 9, 2024 at the Keweenaw Unitarian Universalist …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: Laird H. “Larry” Heikkinen, age 75 of L’Anse, MI passed away Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at UP Health System in Marquette, MI with his loving wife Bonnie and step-son Joe by his side. He was born in L’Anse on May 15, …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home:  Lillian Jean Marie (Luukko) (Lahti) Johnson a resident of Bayside Village in L’Anse passed away on October 28, 2024 at age of 101. She was born in Detroit, Michigan on December 12, 1922 and placed in the Good Will Farm Orphanage in Houghton, …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Roger N. Maki, 86, a resident of L’Anse and former Atlantic Mine resident passed away Saturday, October 26, 2024, at the Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, MI, following a short illness.         He was born on July 31, …