Lauren Kay (Anttila) Mukavetz, 74, passed away peacefully after a long illness on Jan. 14, 2025, in the company of her husband, son and daughter-in-law. She was born July 20, 1950. She attended the Winona school, graduated from Jeffers and the NMU School of nursing. She enjoyed walking to ...

Sandy C. (Altenburg) Czarnecki, age 85, of Janesville, died on Sunday, Feb, 23, 2025, at SSM St. Mary’s Hospital in Janesville. She was born in Evanston, Illinois, on Sep. 7, 1939; the daughter of Harold and Dora C. (Gregorich) Altenburg. Sandy is preceded in death by her husband of 60 ...

Linda Sophie Stubenrauch, of Ahmeek, passed away on Feb. 28, 2025, at Canal View in Hancock. Linda was born on Oct. 24, 1937, in Big Betsy, Michigan, to William and Hilda (Kaikkonen) Jarve. Linda graduated from Calumet High School in 1955. After graduation, she moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, ...

CALUMET — James “Oaks” Oikarinen passed away at home on Feb, 26, 2025, surrounded by his loved ones. Born and raised in the Upper Peninsula, Jim was a true Yooper — proud of his Finnish roots and gifted with a wide range of skills. He lived life on his terms, and more often than not, ...

HANCOCK — Jennifer A. DePuydt-Saari, 50, a resident of Hancock passed away Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, at the Omega House in Houghton following a lengthy illness. Jennifer was born on Sep. 29, 1974, in Marquette, to John and Cheryl (Dorais) DePuydt. She was raised in Houghton and graduated ...

Gregory Gene ‘Greg’ Junttonen, 61, of Pearl City, Hawaii, passed away on Feb, 17, 2025, at the Pali Momi Medical Center in Aiea, Hawaii, from complications due to a medical event he suffered at his home on Jan, 7, 2025. Greg was born on Feb. 12, 1964, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the son of the ...