Category Archives: Obituaries

Obituary: Laurie Hillmer
As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Laurie (Slusarzyk) Hillmer, 64, - passed away peacefully on January 9 th , 2025 at the Omega House after a short but aggressive battle w...
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Obituary: Robert P. Kovalainen
As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Robert P. "Bob" (Kovala) Kovalainen, 65, of Twin Lakes, passed away at his home on Tuesday, December 31, 2024 following a lingering illn...
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Obituary: Michael Lester
As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Michael Lester, age 58, a resident of Laurium, passed away at home on Sunday January 5, 2025. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, J...
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Obituary: Elwood A. Narhi
As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Elwood A. Narhi, 87, a resident of Painesdale, passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at Bayside Village in L'Anse where he was a residen...
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Obituary: Dorothea M. Frike
As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Dorothea M. Frike, 96, a resident of Cleveland, OH, and a former resident of Hurontown and the Bluff's Senior Living Community in Hought...
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Obituary: Michael "Ski" Pavloski
As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Michael "Ski" Pavloski, age 63, a resident of Calumet, Michigan passed away on Friday December 13, 2024 at the Omega House located in Hough...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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