L'ANSE — Rose Mary Haataja, age 92 of L’Anse passed away at Bayside Village, L’Anse, on Thursday, February 19, 2026 with her loving family by her side. She was born in L’Anse on October 1, 1933, the daughter of the late Samuel and Margaret (Kipsoden) Lightfoot Spruce. Rose Mary ...

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. Bill’s life was shaped by his ...

LAKE LINDEN — Hillard Preston Posey, 85, of Lake Linden, passed away after a short illness, at the Omega House in Houghton, on February 20, 2026. Hillard was born on April 18, 1940, in Alabama, a son of Nolan and Bessie (Morgan) Posey. He attended school in Walled Lake, Michigan. Hillard ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...