Patricia Joanne Mandoli, affectionately known as Jo-Jo, passed away on September 29, 2022, at Canal View – Houghton County in Hancock. She had been a resident there since May of 2021. She recently celebrated her 90th birthday. Jo-Jo was born in Hancock on July 30, 1932, to Bertha (Veldman) ...

Sandra “Sandi” A. Tervonen, age 67, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on September 28, 2022, at Parkview Health Center in Oshkosh, WI. She was born in Hughes Springs, TX to the late James Sr. and Mary (Breazeale) Spurlin. Sandi was united in marriage on March 1, 1980, to Dale ...

Robert John Norkol — a loving husband, father and grandfather, avid hockey fan, and a precise handyman – died peacefully on September 27, 2022. Bob, the second of three sons of Raymond and Amelia Norkol, was born on December 2, 1935, in Hancock where he grew up and graduated from Hancock ...

Sara Shirley (Nuranen) Wilcox, 92, a resident of Hancock, passed away Tuesday, September 27, at Mission Point Nursing and Physical Rehabilitation Center of Hancock where she had been a patient over the past several years. Sara died of natural causes associated with her longtime struggle with ...

Gerald “Tom” Hietala, 69, of Lake Linden, passed away on September 27, 2022, with family by his side. He was born on November 10, 1952, a son of Gerald and Ellen “Marie” (Soli) Hietala. He was a graduate of L’Anse High School in 1970. He worked at Celotex and the Village of ...

Brian J. Lafave, known as Lefty, 58, born October 4, 1963 to Nancy Swykert-LaFave and Tim LaFave passed away September 3, 2022. Brian resided in Wilson, Michigan, and attended Bark River Harris School. Brian was very talented even though he lost his hand in a sawmill accident. He was a ...