LAKE LINDEN — Ransom Joseph Versailles, 85, former resident of Lake Linden, passed away at his home in Waukesha, WI on February 10, 2026. Ransom was born in Lake Linden on August 2, 1940, a son of Clement and Violet (Carlson) Versailles. He attended Lake Linden Schools. He was employed at ...

ATLANTIC MINE — Douglas A. Strauch, 93, a resident of Atlantic Mine, passed away Saturday, February 14, 2026, at his daughter's home in Hancock following a lengthy illness. He was born on June 22, 1932, in Carter, WI, a son of the late Henry and Martha (Harris) Strauch. Doug was raised in ...

HANCOCK — Jeanine was born in Hancock, Michigan, the oldest of ten children of the late William and Elizabeth Kolehmainen. She graduated from the Hancock High School in 1957 and attended Suomi College in Hancock in 1958 and obtained a secretarial degree. She was employed by the Liberty Loan ...

HANCOCK — Keith D. Niemela, 69, of Hancock, former Executive Director of the Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce, passed away on Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at U.P. Health System-Marquette Hospital surrounded by family after a brief illness. He was born on September 24, 1956 in Detroit to the late ...

HOUGHTON — Lois Suomi Young passed away on 12/14/25 at the age of 82. A 45-year-long resident of Houghton, she taught algebra and calculus in the Department of Mathematics at MTU for 25 years, and developed an international reputation as a knitting fashion designer. Born in Chicago, at age 5 ...

MARQUETTE — Kathleen E. (Crowley) Andel, 79, of Marquette, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, at UP Health System-Marquette surrounded by her loving family and friends. Kathy was born September 5, 1946, in Monterrey, California, daughter of Edward J. and Helen K. (Bach) ...