HANCOCK — Kenneth Gerald Simila, age 88, of Hancock, passed away on Nov. 6, 2025. Kenneth was born in Mohawk on July 15, 1937, the son of Claudia and Eino Simila. He graduated from Calumet High School in 1959. Kenneth married Carole Pekkala on May 14, 1960, and in 1963, they moved to ...

NEGAUNEE TOWNSHIP — Grace E. Parolini, age 84, of Negaunee Township, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, at the Mill Creek Senior Living Community in Marquette. Born on July 28, 1941, in Trimountain and raised in Painesdale, she was the daughter of George and Lois (Key) ...

HANCOCK — Kenneth G. Simila, 88, a resident of Hancock, passed away Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, at the Omega House in Houghton. The Memorial Chapel Funeral & Cremation Service - Chassell Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements, which will be announced at a later time.

Karen Ann Irene (Saari) Burge, 71, of rural Crystal Falls, passed away on Nov. 1, 2025, after a long battle with clear-cell carcinoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer.  Karen was born on Aug. 18, 1954, in Hancock, the second daughter of Carl I. and Irma A. (Holappa) Saari. She was ...

Patricia Ann Paavola, age 82, passed away on Tuesday Nov. 4, 2025, at the Omega House in Houghton, after a courageous 12-year battle with lung cancer. She is at peace with our Lord and Savior. She was born on June 5, 1943, the daughter of Mortimer and Genevieve (Cloutier) Eustice in Detroit. ...

Beverly Jean Simonson, age 99, passed away peacefully Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, in Calumet. Jean was born in Laurium on Sept. 12, 1926, to Russell and Melvina Brown. She married Robert Simonson on June 22, 1946, and they raised two sons together. Jean and Robert spent many seasons at their ...