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Obituaries

Takeoff dead at 28 in shooting

At just 28, rapper Takeoff had cultivated a rich hip-hop legacy with Migos — along with a reputation as the trio’s most lowkey member — before he was killed in a shooting early Tuesday. Takeoff was pronounced dead at the scene outside a Houston bowling alley, police there said at a ...

Roy Wilhard Dahl

Roy Wilhard Dahl was born January 4, 1927, the second son of Herman and Ester (Taipale) Dahl in Dollar Bay, Michigan. Roy was welcomed by stepsister, Signe and older brother, Toivo. The Great Depression and WWII shaped his life. He joined the Navy on December 27, 1944 and received an early ...

Sandra Lee Aittama (Kukkonen)

Sandra Lee Aittama (Kukkonen), 70, passed away peacefully on October 30, 2022 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Hancock, MI, daughter of the late Edward Kukkonen. A devoted mother, she is survived by her four children, Gary (Rebecca) Aittama of Coeur d’ Alene, ID, Susan ...

Margaret Mary Keranen Blom

Margaret Mary Keranen Blom was called home to be with our Lord on October 26th, 2022. Born 3/24/1939, she grew up on a dairy farm in Elo, MI with her parents Arthur and Ida Keranen and 7 siblings. She graduated from John A. Doelle School in Tapiola. She met Theodore Blom on July 4, 1956 ...

Laverne M. Auger

Laverne M. Auger, 96, of South Bend passed away on Friday, October 21, 2022. Laverne was born in Laurium, MI to the late Nicholas & Florence (Lobb) Capello. She graduated from Calumet High School in 1943. On June 15, 1946, in Detroit, Laverne married Charles Hugo Auger who preceded ...

George Peter Van Straten

George Peter Van Straten, age 94 of Baraga, Ml passed away on Tuesday, October 25th, 2022 at UP Health System-Portage in Hancock, MI. He was born November 26, 1927 in Baraga, Ml son of George and Gertrude (Schmidt) Van Straten. Pete graduated from Baraga High School in 1946. On February 26, ...