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Michael J. Yambor

Chassell - Michael J. Yambor, 73, a resident of Fisherman’s Lane, Chassell, passed away Saturday, September 23, 2023, at his home following a battle with cancer. He was born on December 20, 1949, in Highland Park, Michigan, a son of the late Steven and Elmi (Kinnunen) Yambor. Michael ...

William Sayen

SALEM, OR - William Joseph Sayen, 78, died at his home in Salem, Oregon, on September 15, 2023. Bill died peacefully in his sleep of natural causes. He was born in Kewaunee, Wisconsin on December 6, 1944, to the late Joseph Eugene Sayen and June Bertha Sayen (Stoffel). Bill spent most of his childhood in Oregon and Michigan, joined by older brother Ron (Margaret), and younger brothers Mike (Sue), Joe (Cathe), and Chris (Gina), as well as aunts Connie Floriani (Don) and Nancy Twardzik (Ken). He was a 1963 graduate of Hancock Central High School. Bill married Lois Trevathan in March ...

Kent Simonson

Kent Robert Simonson, 76, of Springfield, Illinois, passed away on September 15, 2023, at Louis Memorial Christian Center. He was born September 27, 1947 to Robert (Bob) Simonson and Beverly Jean Brown Simonson. He was proceeded in death by his father and an infant son, Rusty. Kent’s early ...

Karla D. Weiberg

TRAPROCK VALLEY- Karla D. (Glen) Weiberg, 74, a resident of Traprock Valley passed away Saturday, September 23, 2023, at the Omega House in Houghton following a lengthy illness. She was born on March 11, 1949, in Calumet a daughter of the late Wilbert and Beatrice (Mattila) Anderson. Karla ...

Gudrun Dorothea MacDonald, RN

HOUGHTON - Gudrun Dorothea MacDonald, RN, 99, a long time resident of Stanton Township, passed away on Saturday, September 23, 2023 at the Bluffs Senior Living Facility in Houghton. She was a retired longtime nurse at the former St. Joseph Hospital in Hancock, coming to the Copper Country from Denmark. The O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home in Hancock is assisting with cremation arrangements and then interment of her cremains with her husband, Robert MacDonald, at Forest Hill Cemetery in Houghton. To leave online condolences, please go to www.oneilldennisfh.com.

John Charles “Jack” Swift

HOUGHTON — John Charles “Jack” Swift passed away Tuesday, September 12, 2023, at his home in Houghton, MI; he was 77 years old. Born in Kansas City, MO on April 6, 1946, he was raised in Houghton by parents Paul and Marion Swift along with his brother Gary and sister Marilyn. Jack ...