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Obituaries

Karen Burge

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 Paavola

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 Simonson

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 ...

Mary Schmitt

LAKE LINDEN — Mary Francine Schmitt, age 72, of Lake Linden, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Nov. 2, 2025. Mary was born in Syracuse, New York, on Feb. 19, 1953, a daughter of James and Frances Craft. She graduated from Mundelein High School in 1971.  She was married to Daniel ...

Beverly Simonson

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 ...

David Wilson

GRAND CHUTE, Wis. — David William Wilson, 69, of Grand Chute, Wisconsin, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025. A funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday morning, Nov. 7, 2025 at Saint Ignatius Loyola Catholic Church in Houghton with Rev. Father Corey Litzner to ...