HOUGHTON — Marsha Ann “Kitty” Paduan (née Young) passed away peacefully on Monday, February 16, at Omega House, surrounded by love and comfort. Having entered Omega House for hospice care on her 82nd birthday, she found strength and peace in her faith, reading Psalm 23 each day. She ...

HOUGHTON — Gertrude Anne “Trudi” Huls, 85, of Houghton, passed away on Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at Portage Pointe in Hancock. She was born on November 2, 1940 in Muskegon, Michigan to the late Wilburn and Dorothy (Gilbert) Cook. She was united in marriage to Edward J. Huls on October ...

CHASSELL — Larry Edward Parolini, 76, of Suo District, Houghton, MI, died February 10, 2026, after a fall at his home at Onkalo's Corners on the Chassell/Painesdale Road. Larry was born December 26,1949, in Detroit, MI, to Edward J. Parolini and Helen V. (Martilla) Parolini. When he was ...

LAKE ST. CROIX BEACH< MN — Billie L MacDonald, 73, of Lake St. Croix Beach, MN, entered eternal life after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on June 27, 1952, in Marinette, WI. He moved to Houghton, MI, graduated from Houghton High school and attended Michigan Tech University. ...

TRAVERSE CITY — Constance (“Connie”) Mae Geranen Sarya passed away peacefully on February 15, 2026 at the age of 90. She was born on April 19, 1935 in Lake Norden, South Dakota as the youngest of Oscar and Mamie Geranen’s 12 children. Her family eventually moved to Detroit, where Connie ...

HOUGHTON — Robert (Bob, Bobby B, Mr. B, Scoop) Backon was born in Highland Park, Michigan on January 18, 1943 and passed away on February 15, 2026, at The Omega House in Houghton. Bob grew up in Ironwood, Michigan and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School. He earned a Bachelor of ...