Obituaries

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service:       Gayle A. (Nicholas) Vargas, 60, a resident of Laurium, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2023, at the Aspirus Wausau Hospital following a short illness.      A memorial service for Gayle will be held 2:00 pm Saturday, February 11, 2023, at …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Crystal Anderson, age 56, a resident of Howell, Michigan, passed away at her home on Saturday, February 4, 2023. More details will be published at a later date. Online condolences for the family may be left at www.ericksoncrowleypeterson.com The Erickson Crowley …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service:      Teresa O. (Raymond) Alatalo, 62, a resident of Painesdale and Lakeview Manor of Hancock passed away Monday, February 6, 2023, at Mission Pointe of Hancock where she had been a resident patient for the past week.      A Memorial service …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: Ronald J. “Ron” Fedie, age 88, of Nisula, MI passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, January 31, 2023. Ron was born in Durand, Wisconsin on March 9, 1934, the son of the late Paul and Alice (Urness) Fedie. He …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: UPDATE: A funeral Mass for John will be 11:00 am Friday, June 2, 2023, at Holy Family Catholic Church with Fr. John Martignon to officiate. Burial with military Honors will be in the Mt. View Cemetery of South Range. Friends may …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: UPDATE: A celebration of life will be held at Faith Lutheran Church at 12:00 pm on April 29, 2023, on what would’ve been her 102nd birthday. A luncheon will follow the service. A visitation will be held from 10:00 am-12:00 pm …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: UPDATE: A graveside service with military honors will be held on Friday, May 12, 2023, at 11:00 am in the Lake View Cemetery, section B. Joseph (Joe) Butala, 83, passed away peacefully at home Thursday, January 26, 2023. He was born …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: Carolyn J. Perrault, age 86, of L’Anse, Mi passed away Saturday, January 28, 2023 at Baraga County Memorial Hospital, L’Anse. She was born in Stockbridge, MI on November 6, 1936 the daughter of the late Herbert and Lilah (Carter) Hartsuff. Carolyn …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: Harlan Thore Tollefson, Sr., age 84, of L’Anse, Michigan, went home to be with his LORD and Savior, on January 29, 2023. He was born on February 15, 1938 in Pequaming, MI, the son of Harry and Martha Tollefson. He married …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service:      Paul C. Hughes, 72, a resident of Chassell, passed away Friday, January 27, 2023, at his home from an apparent heart attack.      He was born an army brat on June 25, 1950, in Sendai-Hanshu, Japan.  Paul was raised in …