PAINESDALE — Paul G. Ollila, 83, a resident of Painesdale, passed away Saturday, November 18, 2023, in Fort Worth, Texas, while wintering with family following a lengthy illness. He was born on April 17, 1940, in Negaunee, MI, a son of the late Uno and Lya (Klenke) Ollila. Paul was raised ...
BARAGA — Katherine Jane Kunick, age 77 of Baraga, Michigan passed away on Saturday, November 18, 2023 at U P Health System, Marquette, Michigan. She was born on a farm in Portland, Indiana, daughter of Dr. John A Stroube and Betty (Beeler) Stroube on January 8, 1946. They moved to ...
ONTONAGON TOWNSHIP — Robert B. Neale, MD, age 84, passed away in Ontonagon Township on November 15, 2023 from a fatal accident at the hunting camp. He was a long term Keweenaw area resident and radiologist at predecessor hospitals to Aspirus Keweenaw, and U.P. Health Portage, University of Michigan Medical School graduate, residency at Massachusetts General Hospital. He was preceded in death in 1991 by his wife Andrea Roche Neale. Survived by nieces Erin Roche, Erica (Michael Kovacs) Roche and Jessica Roche and nephew Bryan Roche. Bob loved the U.P., especially the Keweenaw, ...
LAURIUM — George Rudolph Thurner, W8FWG, of 225 Kearsarge St., Laurium passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, after a short illness. He was born November 5, 1934, in Laurium, Michigan. He was predeceased by his parents Joseph and Frances (Dumke) Thurner, a sister Elizabeth Thurner, a ...
JACOBSVILLE — John Dee, 57, a resident of Jacobsville passed away unexpectedly on November 14, 2023 in Rochester, MN while undergoing evaluation for a heart transplant. He is survived by: His Wife Nora, daughter Grace, Brother Jim Dee of Houghton, Sister Jeni Sumner of Goltry, OK, Aunt ...
CALUMET — Shirley Ruth Peter, age 88, a resident of Calumet, passed away Thursday, November 16, 2023. She was born in the middle of the Great Depression on March 22, 1935. She was born in Laurium, Michigan to Florence and Stuart McLennan. Shirley graduated from Calumet High School. In search of opportunities, at eighteen years old, she moved to Chicago and established her career with the Chicago Burlington Railroad which lasted over 42 years. She married John D. Bjur and gave birth to their only son. She was widowed in 1978. She was again married to Jon Peter in 1981 and he ...
