HANCOCK — First Sergeant Bradford “Brad” James Tchida, U.S. Army (Retired), 71, of Hancock, Michigan, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family after a short battle with cancer on April 27, 2026. He was born October 8, 1954, in Tacoma, Washington, to Gerald and the late Shirley ...

CRYSTAL LAKE, IL — Mark Timothy Smith, 57, of Crystal Lake, IL and Naperville, IL, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 with family and loved ones by his side. He was born on July 15, 1968 in Melrose Park, Illinois, the only son of Bonnie (Whitford) Smith. Mark grew up in ...

CHASSELL — Irene J. Byykkonen passed away on April 21, 2026, at Canal View. She was born November 8, 1940, to John and Julia (Tuomi) Honigisto. Irene was a lifelong resident of Chassell, MI. She graduated from Chassell School and went on to graduate from Soumi College and became a Computer ...

HOUGHTON — Bernard (Bernie) Donald Alkire, PhD, PE, age 86, of Houghton, Michigan, passed away on April 25, 2026, at Gardenview in Calumet, Michigan. He was born June 3, 1939, in Carp River, Michigan, to Howard and Dorothy Alkire of St. Ignace, Michigan, both of whom preceded him in ...

HANCOCK — Barbara Beaudoin died Friday, April 24th at the age of 95. She was a resident of Portage Pointe Nursing Home in Hancock for the past 2 1/2 years, where she received excellent care. She is survived by her husband Donald Beaudoin, who she has been married to for the past 51 years. He ...

HANCOCK — Betty J. Witt, a resident of Hancock, passed away Friday, April 24, 2026, at the Pewabic House of Portage Pointe in Hancock, where she had been a resident patient for the past two months. Betty was born on February 8, 1933, in Dassell, MN to the late Albert and Jennie (Tormanen) ...