Kearsarge - Marlene (Pitter) Petaja, formerly of Kearsarge, was born on Dec. 9, 1956, and passed away on March 2, 2023. She was preceded in death by her parents Lois (Ron) Wanhala and George Grandchamp. Husband Bill Petaja, brother Ron Grandchamp, and nephew Jason Grandchamp. Marlene is ...

Winona - Deborah J. Short, 69, a resident of Winona, passed away Sunday, May 28, 2023, at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital following a lengthy illness. Deborah was born on January 14, 1954, in Hancock, to the late Roy and Betty (DeHutt) Aho. She was raised in Greenland and attended school in Mass ...

Askel- The Life and Love of Raymond G. Laitila. Raymond “Tuffy” Laitila, age 83 of Pelkie MI (Askel Hill) passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, May 28, 2023 at his home. Raymond was born in his family’s log cabin on Askel Hill, MI, December 31, 1939 the second son of the late Elsie V. ...

Houghton - Thomas J. Guzek, 82, a resident of Houghton, passed away suddenly but peacefully at his home on Monday, May 29, 2023. Tom was born on October 23, 1940, in hamtramck, MI, to the late Teofil and Genevieve (Jakiel) Guzek. He was a graduate of Denby High School, and later earned a ...

Reverend Francis Gerard Dobrzenski, Age 73 Died on Pentecost Sunday, May 28, 2023 at the Trillium House in Marquette, MI after a courageous battle with pulmonary fibrosis. He was born January 16, 1950 in Stambaugh, Michigan to William John and Celia (Brozak) Dobrzenski. He attended St. Agnes ...

Lundy J. Castro, age 75, of Hancock, Michigan, passed away peacefully in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Friday, May 19, 2023, after battling a reoccurrence of cancer. Lundy was born in Beatrice, Nebraska on August 25, 1947, son of Leon and Nina Castro. He graduated from Mt. Clemens High School ...