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Obituaries

Alex Bruce Letvenow

MARQUETTE — Alex Bruce Letvenow, age 85, of Marquette, passed away Thursday, September 7, 2023, at the Marquette County Medical Care Facility in Ishpeming. Alex was born July 2, 1938, in Highland Park, Michigan, a son of Alex and Florence (Pyykkonen) Letvenow. He was raised in Detroit with ...

Joseph Richard Anttila

MASS CITY — Joe was born the first month, 26, 1949 in Ontonagon, to Brenolf and Geraldine (O’Connell) Anttila. He grew up in Mass City on a street knows as “Diaper Avenue” because there were a lot of babies being birthed there and the clotheslines were full of diapers. Joe and his ...

Daniel A. Kargela

SWEDETOWN — Daniel A. Kargela, a lifelong resident of Swedetown, Michigan passed away on Wednesday, September 6, 2023 in his home. Dan was born on July 29, 1938 in Swedetown to the late William and Elma Kargela. Dan graduated from Calumet High School in 1956. He served in the United ...

Marilyn A. Laru

OAK CREEK, WI — Marilyn A. Laru (Maltz), age 88, a resident of Oak Creek, WI, and formerly a Copper Country resident passed away July 12, 2023, at the Compassus/Ascension All Saints Hospital in Racine, WI. She was born to Herbert and Agnes (Stitt) Maltz in Trimountain, MI. Later the family ...

Richard Myers

Melvindale — Richard Myers, 85, of Melvindale, died September 7, 2023. He was the beloved husband of the late Elizabeth Myers for 25 years; loving father of Vickie (Terry) Crawford; dearest grandfather of Robert Crawford and Richard Crawford; great-grandfather of Cody Crawford; dear brother ...

David James Grahek

Breckenridge, MI — David James Grahek, age 83, of Breckenridge, went to be with his Lord on Monday, September 4, 2023, at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids. Dave was born August 15, 1940, in Laurium, MI, the son of Jacob and Florence Virginia (Wright) Grahek. He was raised in the UP and ...