ONTONAGON — Walter J. Toepfer Jr., age 81, of Ontonagon, MI, and formerly of Toledo, passed away December 12, 2023, at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He was born December 10, 1942, in Toledo, Ohio, to the late Walter Sr. and Carol (Knecht) Toepfer. Walter ...

CALUMET — Raymond Dell Douglas, age 82, a resident of Calumet, Michigan passed away peacefully on Monday, January 15, 2024, at UP Health Systems in Marquette Michigan. Raymond was born on December 31, 1941, in Kalamazoo, MI to Raymond Elden Douglas and Harriette (Hollowell) Douglas. He ...

“Richer than I, you shall never be, For I had a mother who read to me.” It was one of Helen Kearly’s favorite quotes and she was a testament to its meaning, having had both a mother who read to Helen and for reading to her own children. And many, many more children in her capacity as a ...

LAURIUM ­— Amelia Francis Pelto, age 2, passed away tragically on Saturday January 20, 2024, at UP Health Systems Portage as a result of an accident. Amelia was born in Laurium, Michigan, on April 4, 2021, to loving parents Christopher Pelto and Brianna Korpinen. Amelia loved rainbows, ...

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith (2 Timothy 4:7). Mom, Momma, Gram, Great Great, Sissy, Aunt Karen met Jesus peacefully the morning of January 18, 2024, surrounded by her number one priority, her children. No words will articulate the enormous loss ...

LUDINGTON, MI — Rita M. Turin, 93 years old, of Ludington, MI, died of complications from COPD on January 20, 2024. Rita was born in Mass, MI to Waino and Helme Turin. She graduated from Mass High School in 1948. Rita married Joseph Ombrello and together they raised four children, Francis ...