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Delores Dix

GREENLAND — Delores Dix "Tootie", age 90, of Greenland, passed away on May 6 following a brief illness. She had been a resident at the Gogebic County Medical Facility since April 2026. Delores was born on July 11, 1935, to Leon and Bernice (Wilson) DeHut. On June 19, 1954, she married ...

George Firmin Butala

STURGEON BAY, WI — George Firmin Butala, 89, formerly of Calumet, MI, fell asleep in the loving arms of his daughter, Marie, on Friday, March 13, 2026 at the Pete and Jelaine Horton Skilled Nursing Center at Door County Medical Center in Sturgeon Bay, WI. He was born July 5, 1936 in Calumet, ...

Bill Eddleman

WHITMORE LAKE, MI — Coburntown: William Charles “Bill” Eddleman, 66, formerly of Coburntown, the third child of eight, died in Whitmore Lake, MI and May 2, 2026. He was born in Hancock on September 22, 1959, a son of Dean O. and Janet (Coon) Eddleman. He was employed for many years at ...

Barbara Mattila

SUO DISTRICT — Barbara M. Mattila, 82, a resident of the Suo District, passed away February 26, 2026, at the Canal View — Houghton County, following a short illness. A funeral service for Barbara will be held at noon on Saturday, May 16, 2026, at the Tapiola Apostolic Lutheran Church with Pastors Ivan Niemela and Kenneth Storm to officiate. Burial will be in the Toivola Cemetery. Friends may call on Saturday, May 16, 2026, from 11:00 am until time of service at the Tapiola Apostolic Lutheran Church. To view Barbara's obituary or to send condolences to the family, please visit ...

Sandra Gayle Tapani

CROSSVILLE, TN — Sandra Gayle Tapani, 86, of Crossville, Tennessee, died peacefully on Monday April 27, 2026 at Signature Heath Care of Rockwood, Tennessee. Sandy was born on October 28, 1939 in Detroit, Michigan, daughter of the late Joseph A. Hughes and Helen (Huotari) Hughes. She ...

Elsie Lauluma

CHASSELL — Elsie Irene (Tossava) Lauluma, 96, a longtime resident of Chassell, beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away at Portage Pointe in Hancock on Monday, May 4, 2026. Elsie was born on March 22, 1930, a daughter of the late Edward and Martha Tossava, residing in Highway Location. She was a 1949 graduate of Hancock Central High School. In her early twenties, Elsie worked at Woolworths in Hancock, where she caught her future husband’s eye while dressing a window on Quincy Street. She married Edward Lauluma on September 5, 1953. They enjoyed 52 years ...