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Obituaries

Barbara Beaudoin

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 ...

Bernard (Bernie) Alkire

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 ...

Betty Witt

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) ...

Joy Newman

CALUMET — Joy Noelle Newman, 47, passed away peacefully on Monday April 22, 2026 at the Omega House with family at her side after a long battle with breast cancer. A visitation will be held for Joy on Sunday April 26, 2026 from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at the First Apostolic Lutheran Church in ...

Charmaine Wiitala

LANSING - Charmaine Ann (Freeman) Wiitala, 92, a longtime Copper Country resident, currently residing in Lansing, passed away after a short illness. Charmaine was born on May 3, 1933, to Charles E. and Evelyn (Robinson) Freeman, in Stambaugh, Michigan. She was primarily raised by her ...

Donna Archambeau

HOUGHTON — Donna Margaret Archambeau, age 92, a lifelong resident of the Copper Country, passed away unexpectedly on April 5, 2026, while celebrating Easter with family and friends. Donna was born in Houghton on September 23, 1933 to Henry and Helmi (Haapapuro) Salo. Donna was preceded in ...