ATLANTIC MINE — Jane Marie Manderfield, 61, of Atlantic Mine, passed away Tuesday, July 28th, 2026 after a long battle with mental illness. She was born in Hancock, on November 27th, 1964 to “Jack” and Dorothy Manderfield. She was a proud graduate of Hancock Central High School. She ...
EVANSTON, WY — Chet Allen Wiitala, 65, of Evanston, Wyoming, passed away at home on May 26, 2026, following a cardiac event. Chet was born June 9, 1960, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and was raised in Toivola, Michigan. He graduated from Jeffers High School in 1978 and soon after moved with ...
CHASSELL — Barbara J Fox, 94, a resident of Chassell, MI, previously of Baltic, MI, passed away July 24, 2026, at the Omega House in Houghton. Barbara was born on March 14, 1932, in Sacramento, CA, a daughter of the late LLoyd and Irene (Pierce) Bertschi. Barbara was raised in Modesto, CA ...
LAND O' LAKES, WI — Mary Lou Hartmann, age 82, of Land O’ Lakes, WI and Eagle Harbor, MI, passed away at her home in Land O’ Lakes on July 22, 2026. She was born on July 6, 1944, in Waukegan, Illinois, the daughter of Glen and Gertrude Imle. She married Charles “Chuck” Hartmann in 1969 and they moved to Land O’ Lakes in 1973 where she and Chuck owned and operated Chuck’s Rusty Nail from 1988 to 2013. She is survived by her husband Chuck, son Peter (Melissa) of Bemidji, MN. grandchildern Vanessa (Eric) Schulke of Bemidji, MN, Alexandra Hartmann of Grand Rapids, MN, and ...
DOLLAR BAY — Gerald J. “Jerry” Pekkala, of Dollar Bay, passed away at U.P. Health System Portage Hospital in Hancock on Wednesday, July 22, 2026 following an apparent heart attack. He was a son of the late Arvo and Sylvia Pekkala of Ripley and he graduated from Hancock High School in 1961. Jerry worked in the local lumber industry, first at Riippa Lumber and later retiring from Penegor Forest Products. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Paul and a nephew Shane. He is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Connie (Odgers) Pekkala, brother-in-law, Dale ...
BOOTJACK — Well known Bootjack resident, George Beveridge Jr., 84, passed away peacefully at his cordwood home on July 24, 2026. He was born September 19, 1941, at home in Lake Linden, to Dora (Owens) and George (“Jud”) Beveridge Sr. George lived a full and hardworking life. He began ...
