CHELSEA — Viola Hilliard of Chelsea, Michigan, passed away on October 25, 2021. Vi was born to John J. and Hilma (Sahinoja) Polkky in Hancock on April 12, 1926. She was one of four children. The family moved to Bruce Crossing, where Mr. Polkky managed the Settlers’ Cooperative store ...

SHEBOYGAN FALLS, Wis. — David Russell Laurin, age 61, of Sheboygan Falls, passed away on November 15, 2021, surrounded by his loved ones. He was born in 1960 to Jim Laurin and Carole Plute. David was raised with his sisters in Calumet by his mother Carole and step-father, Sonny Plute, who ...

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. — Allan Mitchell Eidemiller left us peacefully on June 26, 2021, in Bonita Springs, Florida, at the age of 89. Born in Ironwood, Allan worked in the automotive industry in the 1950s in the Detroit area. A well respected and efficient quick learner, Allan started a tool ...

CALUMET — Marion Talvensaari, 97, a resident of Calumet, passed away on Tuesday, November 23, 2021, at the Omega House in Houghton. Arrangements will be announced by the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home in Calumet.

HANCOCK — James (Jim) Adolph Brusse, 87, a resident of Hancock and Naples, Florida, died peacefully on November 21, 2021, at his home in Hancock. Jim was born on October 30, 1934, in Barranquilla, Colombia, with the given name Jaime (pronounced “Hi May”) Adolfo. He was raised by his ...

CALUMET — Bertin Thomas, 90, a resident of Calumet passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, November 20, 2021. He was born on September 29, 1931, in Laurium to Henry and Dorothy (Giles) Thomas. He attended the local schools and graduated from Sacred Heart High School with the class ...