DELTON, MI — David Henry Putkela, the son of Jacob and Lillian (Miller) Putkela and father to Barbara Falcon and Michael Putkela, passed away January 2, 2024, in Hastings, Michigan. He was born on July 29, 1935, in Adams Township, Michigan. To read the obituary in its entirety, visit ...

SOUTH RANGE - Reverend Roger Scott Jenkins Sr., 75, of South Range passed away on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, at the Bayside Village Nursing Home in L’Anse where he had been a resident patient since July. Roger was born on March 11, 1948, in Hancock, MI. to Samuel Henry Jenkins and Edith Carol ...

IOWA CITY - Dennis R. Maki died on January 2 at UIHC after a brief illness. Left behind to honor his memory is his husband Andrew Lage and his former wife Evelynn Maki. He is also survived by his three children and their dependents: Jessica Abbott (Eric) of Round Rock Texas and her sons Jacob ...

DOLLAR BAY - Richard A. (Dick) Hallstrom, 86, a resident of Dollar Bay, passed away on Monday, January 8, 2024, at UP Health Systems – Portage Hospital. Dick, as everyone knew him by, was born on January 17, 1937, in Chatham, MI, to George and Annie Hallstrom. He attended school in Eben, ...

Lorraine Jean (Maki) Hirvela of Laurium, Michigan passed away on January 5, 2024 with her family by her side. She was born on February 16, 1937 in Laurium to Richard and Esther (Kuusula) Maki. She graduated from Calumet High School with the class of 1955. She married Melvin Hirvela on March 16, ...

DOLLAR BAY - Richard A. (Dick) Hallstrom, 86, a resident of Dollar Bay, passed away on Monday, January 8, 2024, at UP Health Systems – Portage Hospital. Dick, as everyone knew him by, was born on January 17, 1937, in Chatham, MI, to George and Annie Hallstrom. He attended school in Eben, ...