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Obituaries

Robert “Bob” Olli

Tamarack City — Robert “Bob” Olli, 71, of Tamarack City, passed away on August 1, 2023, at the Omega House in Houghton, after a courageous battle with duodenal cancer, with family by his side. He was born on March 12, 1952, a son of Paul and Sylvia (Wetelainen) Olli. He graduated from ...

Patricia A. Lane

L’Anse, MI - Patricia A. “Patsy” Lane, age 82 of L’Anse, MI passed away at her home on Tuesday, July 25, 2023 with her loving family by her side. She was born in L’Anse on January 10, 1941 the daughter of the late J. Oliver and Nettie (Bye) Paquette. Patsy graduated from L’Anse High ...

Dr. William W. Predebon Sr.

HOUGHTON - Dr. William W. Predebon Sr., of Houghton, retired Professor and Chairman of the Department of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics, at Michigan Technological University, died unexpectedly at the young age of 80 on July 21, 2023, at UP Health System-Portage Hospital in ...

Pee-wee Herman actor dies

LOS ANGELES — Paul Reubens, the actor and comedian whose character Pee-wee Herman became a cultural phenomenon through films and TV shows, has died. He was 70. Reubens died Sunday night after a six-year struggle with cancer that he did not make public, his publicist said in a ...

Kathleen Ann Jaaskelainen

New Allouez — Kathleen Ann Jaaskelainen of New Allouez, Michigan passed away on July 27, 2023 with her family by her side. Kathy was born on May 9,1948 in Laurium, Michigan to John Wade and Phillis (Julio) Wade. Kathy was a 1966 graduate of Calumet High School and worked as a medical ...

Nancy Rae (Lemantine) Bowman

Mass City — Nancy Rae (Lemantine) Bowman, 71, of Mass City, entered eternal life on July 24, 2023. She was born in January 1952 in Highland Park, MI to Raymond and Francis “Claudine” Lemantine. As a young girl, the family resided in Mass City, moved west and settled in California, then ...