Category Archives: Obituaries

Obituary: Gary Brown
As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Gary Brown passed away on Saturday, January 4, 2025 after a lengthy illness. He was born June 24, 1952 in Laurium, Michigan to Anna and Eme...
Site Staff Jan 07, 2025

Obituary: Stanley Raymond "Butch" LaFernier
As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: Stanley Raymond LaFernier, fondly known as "Butch," passed away peacefully at his home in Baraga, Michigan, on Friday, January 3, 2025, at the age of 77. Bo...
Site Staff Jan 07, 2025

Obituary: Bertha C. Maki
As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Bertha C. Maki, 94, a resident of the Hancock Canal passed away Thursday January 2, 2025, at the Omega House in Houghton. She was born o...
Site Staff Jan 07, 2025

Obituary: Ellen A. Biekkola
As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: Ellen A. Biekkola, age 86 of L'Anse, MI passed away Friday, January 3, 2025 at Bayside Village, with family by her side. She had been a resident o...
Site Staff Jan 07, 2025

Obituary: Marie L. (Midge) Blakeman
As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Marie L. (Midge) Blakeman of Hancock, MI, passed away Tuesday December 31, 2024, at Mission Point of Hancock where she had been a reside...
Site Staff Jan 04, 2025

Obituary: Gladys J. Codere
As received from the Ryan Funeral Home: Lake Linden - Gladys J. Codere 84 passed away on January 1, 2025 at the Omega House with her family by her side. She had been a patient there for two weeks. Mem...
Site Staff Jan 02, 2025 Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

Obituary: Marlin Wenberg
As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: With sadness we announce the passing of Marlin Keith Wenberg, beloved husband, father, uncle and friend, in Dollar Bay, Michigan who passed...
Site Staff Jan 02, 2025 Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

Obituary: Barbara J. Lahnala
As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Barbara Lahnala, 86 of Atlantic Mine passed away on Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at Green Tree of Hubbell. Survived by her husband, Erland...
Site Staff Jan 02, 2025

Obituary: William Lohela
As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: William M. Lohela, 91, a resident of Hancock Canal, died December 22 at his home. He was born in Hancock on August 1, 1933, the son of t...
Site Staff Jan 01, 2025

Obituary: Robert J. Andrews
As received from the O'Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Robert J. "Bob" Andrews, 86, of Ripley, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 21, 2024 at the Omega House in Houghton. Bob was born on May 7, 1...
Site Staff Jan 01, 2025