NEGAUNEE — Jeremy John (Jerry) DeForge, age 53, passed away on Monday, August 12, 2024 at UP Health Systems-Marquette. He was born July 16, 1971, in Hancock MI to John (Nonnie) DeForge Jr and Lynn DeForge Baldwin. Jerry was raised in Trimountain, MI, and graduated from Jeffers High School ...

ISHPEMING — Lawrence “Larry” Poissant, age 92, passed away on August 13, 2024, at home with his loving family by his side. Larry was born in Tamarack Mills on April 17, 1932, the son of Lawrence and Therese (Trudell) Poissant. He attended kindergarten at the Tamarack School and grade ...

PAINESDALE — Rachel A. Wiitala, a resident of Painesdale died peacefully on July 30, 2024, with her children by her side. She was 82 years old. She was born in Toivola Michigan to the late Rafael and Sylvia (Perala) Maki. On July 21, 1962, she married Clayton Wiitala. He preceded her in ...

MESA, AZ — Tammy Hopf, 56, of Mesa, AZ, passed away on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at Abrazo Arizona Heart Hospital. She was born Tammy Lou Hopf on December 8, 1967, the third of five children, daughter of Marvin Hopf and Elenore (Brommer) Hopf, in Lake Linden, MI. She grew up in Hubbell and ...

CALUMET — David ‘Chico’ Paul Simons, born November 12, 1973 in Hancock, MI to Gloria Simons (DeForge) Dario and Richard Simons. He started work after high school helping with custodial work at Calumet High School. Later, David worked at Jim’s Pizza, the Mariner North and the Catalina ...

BOOTJACK — Raymond David Kalcich, 75, of Bootjack, passed away at UP Health System-Marquette on August 6, 2024, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on February 24, 1949 in Lake Linden, a son of Rudolph, Sr. and Ruth (Gagnon) Kalcich. Ray was a graduate of Lake Linden-Hubbell ...