James R. Manninen, 69, a resident of South Range, passed away Thursday, April 13, 2023, at his home with his family by his side. He was born on July 22, 1953, in Hancock, a son of the late Roy and Alice (Yrjana) Manninen. James was raised in Dodgeville and attended the Houghton ...

Patricia Lenore (Wanhala) Pieti, age 85, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at Gardenview Assisted Living in Calumet, Michigan. Patricia was born on July 23, 1937, in Centennial, Michigan, to parents Jacob and Eva (Keranen) Wanhala. She attended local schools graduating ...

John Miles Killmar, 86, a longtime Houghton/Hancock resident, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Monday, April 10th. He was born in Hancock, MI on June 28th, 1936, to Miles and Emerald (Reynolds) Killmar. John graduated from Hancock High School in 1954 and worked in ...

LONDON (AP) — British fashion designer Mary Quant has died at the age of 93. Quant’s family said the icon whose styles epitomized the Swinging ‘60s died “peacefully at home” in Surrey, southern England, on Thursday. The family called her “one of the most internationally recognized ...

George H. Ross, 70, a resident of Ripley, passed away on Thursday, April 6, 2023 at the Omega House in Houghton. He was born on April 6, 1953 in Hancock, a son of the late George and Elsie (Maki) Ross. Soon after graduation from Hancock Central High School, George proudly served in the United ...

Michael Lerner, the Brooklyn-born character actor who played a myriad of imposing figures in his 60 years in the business, including monologuing movie mogul Jack Lipnick in “Barton Fink,” the crooked club owner Bugsy Calhoun in “Harlem Nights” and an angry publishing executive in ...