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Obituaries

Edward ‘Bruce’ Heikkinen

FRANKENMUTH, MI — Mr. Edward "Bruce" Heikkinen, age 87, went home to his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, December 23, 2025. Bruce was born on January 4, 1938, and was raised in Tapiola, (located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula), to the late Axel and Edna (Nevala) Heikkinen, along with his eleven ...

Joseph Robert Provost

Lake Linden — Joseph Robert Provost, age 80, of Lake Linden, passed away at his home on December 27, 2025. He was born on December 2, 1945 in Laurium, a son of Russell and Merle (Schmitt) Provost. He attended Saint Joseph Catholic School. He served in the United States Army from 1964 to ...

Keith Parkkila

Keith Francis Parkkila, Age 65 of Hancock Township passed away Saturday, December 6th, 2025, in Pontiac, MI. Keith was born May 11, 1960, in Royal Oak, MI to the late Violet and Donald Parkkila. Keith was an over the road trucker for most of his career and was a great handy man, jack of all ...

Robert Loukus

Robert Edward Loukus, 76, passed away on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at his home in Kearsarge of an apparent heart attack. He was born on June 30, 1949 to Robert and Ellen (Angman). On November 24, 1971, he married Pearl Koskela. He was a member of the First Apostolic Lutheran Church of ...

Cheryl Mukavetz

LAKE LINDEN — Cheryl Mukavetz, 74, of Lake Linden, passed away after a long illness, at Woodland Haven in Hancock on January 1, 2026, with her husband by her side. Cheryl was born on August 18, 1951, a daughter of Howard and Ione (Kauthen) Delf. She graduated from Lake Linden-Hubbell High ...

Charles ‘Chuck’ Roberts

CHASSELL — Charles V. “Chuck” Roberts, 78, a resident of Chassell, suddenly passed away on Thursday, January 1, 2026, from an apparent heart attack. He was born on June 3, 1947, in Duluth, MN, a son of the late Charles H. and Phyllis (Raabe) Roberts. As a child, he moved with his parents ...