BRIGHTON — Jill A. Slocum of Calumet, MI passed away on August 3, 2023 at the age of 78. She was the beloved wife of the late Frederick. Jill was the loving mother of five children (Terry, Sandy, Kris, Suzanne, and Sherry) and 13 grandchildren. Jill was the dear sister of Ron Rogina, ...

HOUGHTON CANAL — Gordon Heinonen, 85, a resident of the Houghton Canal passed away Thursday evening August 3, 2023, at Aurora Baycare Medical Center in Green Bay, where he had been a patient for the past 2 weeks. He was born on April 27, 1938, in Detroit, MI, a son of the late Matt and ...

Lillian “Lilly” Elizabeth (Moilanen) Makela, 81, of De Pere, passed away Friday, July 21, 2023. She was born on April 24, 1942, in Trimountain, Michigan to the late Tovio and Lillian (Myllyaho “Aho”) Moilanen. Lilly was raised in Hancock and graduated in 1960 from Hancock Central High ...

Elaine (Ollila) Porkka, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 3, 2023 at the age of 95 at Hazel Findlay Country Manor. Elaine was the oldest of eight siblings, a role she quickly exceled at. Growing up in the era of the Great Depression, she learned that a strong work ethic, a kind ...

Hubbell — Brandon Harvey Looper, 48, a resident of Hubbell, passed away on July 25, 2023. Brandon was born in Roseville, CA on February 4, 1975. He enjoyed rock picking, fishing, and being outdoors. He was always the guy to come through when you needed him. He was a great father, a hard ...

Baltic — She was our North Star. Helmi Helen Laitila was born in the Copper Country of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and was raised from an early age in Baltic. She was a daughter of the late Elias and Helmi (Moilanen) Laitila and grew up with her two sisters, Karen and Barbara, and two ...