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Obituaries

Gina M. Bregar

Gina M. Bregar of Laurium, was called home to heaven on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at the age of 58. She was born in Libertyville, Illinois on December 6, 1964 to Ralph and Pauline (Kristapovich) Bregar. Gina graduated from Calumet High School and attended Suomi College. Gina loved ...

Lyne Marie (Perala) Goldsworthy

Lyne Marie (Perala) Goldsworthy, age 80, of South Big Traverse and Carney, MI, passed away peacefully with family by her side, at OSF St. Francis Hospital in Escanaba, MI, April 12, 2023, after several years of declining health due to COPD. She was born January 31, 1943, in the Quincy Hill ...

Shirley Lassila

Shirley Lassila, 87, a resident of Laurium, died on April 18, 2023, at Mission Point in Hancock. Shirley was born on August 24, 1935, in Copper City to the late Oscar and Hannah (Heikkinen) Keranen. Shirley graduated from Calumet High School in 1959. She married her husband, George, in ...

James “Jim” Mathews

James “Jim” Mathews, 84 of Negaunee, MI, passed away at home, surrounded by his loving family, on Monday, April 17, 2023 after a hard-fought battle with Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS). He was born in Elmhurst, IL on June 30, 1938, to the late Dale and Doris (Yagle) Mathews. Jim is the ...

Otis Redding III, who followed father into music, dies at 59

MACON, Ga. (AP) — Singer and guitarist Otis Redding III, the son and namesake of the legendary 1960s soul singer, has died from cancer at age 59, his family said Wednesday. Redding was just 3 years old when his father, Otis Redding, perished along with several band members in a plane crash ...

Francis “Ozzie” Koski

Francis “Ozzie” Koski, 74, a resident of the Houghton Canal passed away with his family by his side on Friday, April 14, 2023, at his home following a battle with Glioblastoma (brain cancer). He was born on February 18, 1949, in Ironwood, MI, a son of the late Frank and June (Fratick) ...