SHEBOYGAN — Robert A. “Butch” Savela, 77, of Sheboygan, passed away at his home on July 12, 2023. Born on March 24, 1946, to Arthur and Sylvia (Beckman) Savela in Laurium, MI, Butch attended Calumet High School in Michigan and later served his country for two years in the United States ...
CHASSELL — Paul Herman Tussing Sr., 85 of Chassell Michigan passed away on Saturday, July 15, 2023 at the Omega House after a short illness. He was born June 28, 1938 in Marquette, Michigan to the late Rollie and Ethel Tussing. He attended Houghton High school and graduated with the ...
ROYAL OAK — Martin “Tom” Thomas Sustarich, 80, of Royal Oak, passed away on July 11, 2023. Tom was born on August 21, 1942 to Martin and Yvonne Sustarich in Detroit, MI. After graduating from Royal Oak Kimball High School, he enjoyed a long career maintaining the heating and refrigeration systems for the J.L. Hudson Company in their flagship store downtown as well as the Lakeside Mall location. In 1967, he married Noel Eberle and they built a loving family with their two sons, Tom and Aaron. Tom enjoyed painting, hot rods, cruising Woodward, animals (especially pandas), the ...
Houghton — Bud Patrick passed away from cancer on Saturday, July 15, 2023, at the Omega House in Houghton. Bud was born on August 17, 1936, and spent his childhood years in Copper City. It was during this time he was introduced to two of his life passions – logging and baseball. He graduated from Calumet High School with the class of 1954. As a teenager and young adult, Bud worked with his family as a logger but also traveled the country playing and learning baseball which eventually earned him minor league contracts with the San Francisco Giants and Minnesota Twins. Bud ...
Briita Ylisto Hall, 75, passed away after a rapid decline with Lewy Body Dementia on July 10, 2023. She was born to Ingrid and Into Ylisto in Laurium, Michigan, on April 9, 1948. From very early in life, Britta had a curious and keen mind, and love for learning. She graduated Roosevelt High ...
HOUGHTON — Martyn R. Smith, 78, a resident of Houghton and former Michigan Technological University Professor, Department Head, and Dean of the Graduate School, died at home on June 27, 2023 after a long struggle with dementia. Marty received his B.A. in mathematics from Montclair State ...
