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Obituaries

Cole, voice of hockey in Canada for five decades, dies at 90

TORONTO (AP) — Bob Cole, the voice of hockey in Canada for a half century who served as the soundtrack for some of the national sport’s biggest moments, has died. He was 90. Friend and fellow broadcaster John Shannon said Cole died Wednesday night in his hometown of St. John’s, the ...

William Howard Paquet

L’ANSE — William Howard Paquet, age 73, of L’Anse, Michigan passed away on Thursday, April 25, 2024 at Bayside Village in L’Anse. He was born July 29, 1950 in Hancock, MI son of Mylo and Elsie (Ellis) Paquet. Bill graduated from L’Anse High School in 1968. He worked at the Tilden ...

Jane Marteniz-Naasko

TOIVOLA — Jane Marteniz-Naasko passed away at UP Health Systems Portage on Saturday, the 20th of April 2024, and thus began her final adventure. Jane was always on an adventure. Sometimes, it looked like a walk past the zoo in her small hometown of Emporia, Kansas, on her way to school. ...

Virginia Erkkila

CALUMET — Virginia “Ginny” Eileen (Anderson) Erkkila, 80, of Calumet passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. Ginny was born on November 1, 1943 to Abram and Aili Anderson. She grew up working hard and creating many memories with her siblings on the family farm in ...

William Edward Briggs

Durham, N.C. — William Edward “Bill” Briggs, who resided in Durham, NC, passed away peacefully at the age of 90 on April 19, 2024 surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with cancer. Born on March 6, 1934, in Detroit MI, Bill was the cherished child of Leon and ...

Jane Martinez-Naasko

TOIVOLA — Jane Martinez-Naasko passed away at UP Health Systems Portage on Saturday, the 20th of April 2024, and thus began her final adventure. Jane was always on an adventure. Sometimes, it looked like a walk past the zoo in her small hometown of Emporia, Kansas, on her way to school. ...