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Obituaries

Dale Joesph Pelland

Dale Joseph Pelland, 83, a resident of Murfreesboro, Tennessee went peacefully to his heavenly home on April 23rd, 2023, surrounded by his family. Dale was born on November 28th, 1939, to Evelyn and Russell Pelland in Lake Linden, MI. Dale graduated from Hancock Central High School in 1958 ...

Harry Belafonte, activist and entertainer, dies at 96

NEW YORK — Harry Belafonte, the civil rights and entertainment giant who began as a groundbreaking actor and singer and became an activist, humanitarian and conscience of the world, has died. He was 96. Belafonte died Tuesday of congestive heart failure at his New York home, his wife Pamela ...

Francis “Ozzie” Koski

Francis “Ozzie” Koski, 74, a resident of the Houghton Canal passed away with his family by his side on Friday, April 14, 2023, at his home following a battle with Glioblastoma (brain cancer). He was born on February 18, 1949, in Ironwood, MI, a son of the late Frank and June (Fratick) ...

Gina M. Bregar

Gina M. Bregar of Laurium, was called home to heaven on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at the age of 58. She was born in Libertyville, Illinois on December 6, 1964 to Ralph and Pauline (Kristapovich) Bregar. Gina graduated from Calumet High School and attended Suomi College. Gina loved ...

Lyne Marie (Perala) Goldsworthy

Lyne Marie (Perala) Goldsworthy, age 80, of South Big Traverse and Carney, MI, passed away peacefully with family by her side, at OSF St. Francis Hospital in Escanaba, MI, April 12, 2023, after several years of declining health due to COPD. She was born January 31, 1943, in the Quincy Hill ...

Shirley Lassila

Shirley Lassila, 87, a resident of Laurium, died on April 18, 2023, at Mission Point in Hancock. Shirley was born on August 24, 1935, in Copper City to the late Oscar and Hannah (Heikkinen) Keranen. Shirley graduated from Calumet High School in 1959. She married her husband, George, in ...