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Obituaries

Sandra Lee Parkila

Sandra Lee Parkila, age 82, of L’Anse, Michigan, passed away on Monday, August 25, 2025, at Bayside Village in L’Anse. She was born on June 21, 1943, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter of Rueben and Hilda (Hansen) Mueller. Sandra graduated from Ortonville High School in 1961 and went ...

Ronald E. Masters

HOUGHTON — Ronald E. Masters, 89, a longtime resident of the Copper Country, passed away on Friday, August 22, 2025, at Canal View Nursing Facility-Houghton County following a short illness. He was born on December 2, 1935, in Hancock, MI, a son of the late John R. and Irene (Laurin) ...

Stephen Moore

Let's start with a very simple truism: You can't have prosperity without people. Human beings are the most valuable resource, because it is human ingenuity that creates, captures and cultivates all other resources. We as human beings are the custodians and protectors of the planet, not the ...

Melissa A. Salo

Melissa A. Salo, 62, a resident of Houghton, passed away Friday, August 8, 2025, at the Franklin House of Portage Pointe in Hancock following a lengthy illness. A memorial service for Melissa will take place at 11 a.m., Saturday, August 30, 2025, at the Memorial Chapel Funeral & Cremation ...

Carole Haivala

GILLETTE, Wy. — Carole Catherine (Gaviglio) Haivala, 93, passed peacefully on Aug. 16, 2025, at Primrose Retirement Community in Gillette, Wyoming, while in the care of her loving family. Carole Catherine was born June 14, 1932, in Negaunee to Peter and Mary (Bessolo) Gaviglio. She ...