HOWELL — Ralph James Sheffer passed away on Friday, April 19, 2024, at the age of 80, at The Willows assisted living facility in Howell, Michigan. He was born July 9, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan to Donald and Bertha (Fosness) Sheffer. Ralph was a member of the First Apostolic Lutheran ...

CHASSELL — Fern A. (Salo) Sprietzer, 88, a resident of Our Lady of Mercy passed away on Friday morning April 19, 2024. She was born on June 24, 1935 in Detroit a daughter of the late Ownie and Aileen (Aho) Mackey. On October 1, 1960, she was united in marriage to Paul Salo and he preceded ...

CALUMET — Rita C. Gemignani, 91, a resident of Tamarack Location in Calumet, passed away on March 6, 2024, at Aspirus Hospital. She was born on January 21, 1933, in Concord, New Hampshire. Rita graduated from Calumet High School in 1951 and studied at Michigan Technological University. She ...

LANTANA, Florida — Doris (Johnson) Suomi, 94, of Lake Worth, FL, passed away on April 20, 2024. Doris was born July 2, 1929 in Painesdale, daughter of Axel and Ellen (Trasti) Johnson. Doris graduated in 1947 from Houghton High School. In November 1947, she was united in marriage to ...

DOLLAR BAY — Gladys E. McCormack, 99, a former resident of Dollar Bay passed away Saturday, April 20, 2024, at Canal View – Houghton County where she had been a resident for the past eight years. She was born on February 4, 1925, to Victor and Anna (Backman) Norgard in Dollar Bay, MI. ...

South Range — Janet E. (Dennis) Hietala, 88, a resident of South Range passed away Friday, April 19, 2024, at her home following a short illness. She was born on May 2, 1935, in Hancock, MI. a daughter of the late George and Hannah (Naasko) Heinonen. Janet was raised in Ironwood, MI, and ...