Obituaries

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: James “Jim” Crawford, 71, a resident of Calumet passed away on December 20, 2022.  Arrangements will be announced by the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home in Calumet. 

As received from the Pearce Funeral Home: Ron Beaudette, 81, of Bootjack, passed away unexpectedly, at UP Health System-Portage on December 23, 2022, with family by his side.                 Ron was born on August 12, 1941 in Lake Linden, a son on James and Margaret (Niskanen) Beaudette.  He graduated from Lake Linden-Hubbell …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Richard (Dick) Wallace Rosenlund, 89, of Hancock, MI, passed away peacefully at his home on December 23, after a brief illness. Richard was born July 11, 1933, in Brainerd, MN, the son of Louis and Hulda (Niska) Rosenlund.  He graduated from High School …

As received from the Ryan Funeral Home: Calumet – Paul A. Osmak passed away on December 17, 2022 at the Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital. He was one month short of his 95th year. He is survived by his twin brother Peter of Calumet. Paul was preceded in death by brothers George, …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Edwin R. Ruona, 79, a resident of Calumet, passed away Monday, December 19, 2022, at his home following a battle with cancer.      As requested, no service will take place.  To send condolences to Edwin’s family please visit www.memorialchapel.net.      The Memorial …

As received from the Ryan Funeral Home: UPDATE: Graveside services are scheduled for Tuesday, May 9th at 9:00 a.m. in Section D-2 of the Lake View Cemetery in Calumet. Arthur Coppo, 93, passed away peacefully on December 19, after a brief stay at the Omega House in Houghton. He was …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Gloria May (Baillargeon) Limback, 81, of Calumet passed away on December 18, 2022, surrounded by her husband and children.  She was born July 27, 1941, in Lake Linden. She married William Limback on July 11, 1959. They were married 63 years …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: UPDATE: A graveside service will be held on Thursday, May 18, 2023, at 11:00 am, in the Maple Hill Cemetery located in Lake Linden, Michigan. Jean M. Johnson, 97, a resident of Traprock Valley, passed away at Canal View-Houghton County on …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: Edward J. “Ed” Jorgenson, age 48 of L’Anse, MI passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, December 15, 2022 at Baraga County Memorial Hospital, L’Anse. He was born in L’Anse on September 5, 1974 the son of John H. and Andrea G. (Erickson) …

As received from the Ryan Funeral Home: Florence Marie (Gignac) Baron passed away peacefully in her sleep on December 7, 2022 at her home in Naples, Florida, in her hand a rosary. She was born on July 4, 1927 to Frederick and Zilpha (George) Gignac in Royal Oak, Michigan. Florence attended …