HANCOCK — Ronald Shuford, 89, a resident of Hancock, passed away Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, at UP Health System-Portage Hospital following a short illness. The Memorial Chapel Funeral & Cremation Service - Hancock Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements, which will be ...

Jane Goodall, the intellectual, soft-spoken conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking, immersive chimpanzee field research in which she documented the primates' distinct personalities and use of tools, has died. She was 91. The environmental advocate became a beloved household name who ...

Kim Mark Strieter, 70, of Lake Linden, passed away on Sept. 26, 2025, after suffering a heart attack at his home. He is survived by his two sons, Robert Strieter and Connor Strieter; his bonus children, Gabrielle Beaudoin and Al Chapman; siblings, Ted (Kay) Strieter, Doug (Jane) Strieter, ...

LIMINGA — Longtime area resident, Phyllis Gildersleeve, 90, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025, at the Howard Young Medical Center in Woodruff, Wisconsin. She was born Nov. 15, 1934, in Crystal Falls, Michigan, daughter of Peter and Marion LeGault. Phyllis attended ...

Raymond Glenn Gerard, of Calumet, passed away on Sept. 27, 2025, at Corewell Wayne Hospital in Wayne, Michigan. Ray was born on April 11, 1959, in Detroit, Michigan to Carl and Geri Gerard. Ray graduated from Franklin High School in Livonia, Michigan.  He met the love of his life, Gail, ...

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP — Robert Ronald Saarinen, 77, of Franklin Township on Quincy Hill, passed away at his home on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, following a lengthy illness. Bob was born on March 22, 1948, in Hancock to the late Oliver and Hilda (Maki) Saarinen and he attended local schools. He ...