HANCOCK — Robert J. Asiala, 64, a resident of Hancock, passed away Monday, November 8, 2021, at home with his family by his side. He was born on June 23, 1957, in Hancock, the son of the late Oliver and Margaret (Nordstorm) Asiala. He was raised locally, having lived in Hancock and ...

HOUGHTON - Ruth Schnabel Gedvillas, 92, of Houghton passed away Monday, November 1, 2021, at the home of her daughter in Fairview, NC. A native of Painesville, Mich., she was the daughter of the late Heinrich and Louisa Schnabel. She enjoyed living near Lake Superior, collecting rocks and ...

TAPIOLA — Stanley R Michaelson, PE, age 84, passed away at his Tapiola home surrounded by family following a short illness. Stan was born on May 21, 1937, in a farmhouse bedroom in Baraga. Son of Caroline “Carrie” Maki and Rupert Michaelson, he grew up on the Michaelson homestead in ...

TAPIOLA — Wester Rudolph Rintala, a former resident of Tapiola, passed away on November 6, 2021, at the Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital in Laurium after a short hospital stay. He was born at home in Tapiola on February 11, 1926, to Salomon and Jennie (Haataja) Rintala. His native language was ...

L’ANSE — Ethan James “Jim” Newland, Jr., age 82, of L’Anse, passed away, Friday, November 5, 2021, at UP Health System, Marquette, with his family by his side. He was born in L’Anse, on May 22, 1939, the son of the late Ethan James, Sr. and Aurora Elizabeth (Marion) Newland. Jim ...

CHASSELL — Danny Noble, 69, of Chassell, was promoted to Glory on Saturday, November 6, 2021, after a brief illness. Dan was born, March 10, 1952 in Battle Creek, to Henry and Janet (Smith) Noble. He graduated from Vicksburg High School before working in a variety of places in and around ...