LAURIUM - Robert G. Hein died on Friday, June 2, 2023. He was born on May 20, 1943, the son of the late Adolph and Elizabeth Hein of Laurium, Michigan. Robert, known by most as Bob, attended the Calumet Public Schools and graduated from Calumet High School in 1961. In 1965, he earned a ...
Chassell - Catherine (Henry) Ohtonen, 78, a resident of Chassell passed away Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at the UP-Health Systems- Portage Hospital with her family by her side following a lengthy illness. She was born on January 9, 1945, in Hancock, MI, a daughter of the late Richard and ...
Petoskey - Janet Marie Dragovich (Normand), 90, formerly of the Houghton area died on Wednesday afternoon May 10, 2023, at McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey. Janet was born on Quincy Hill on September 23, 1932, the daughter of Hubert and Domenica (Barda) Normand. Janet grew up ...
NOVI — F. Rachel Heikkinen (Knuuttila) died June 6, 2023, in Novi at age 89. She was born February 15, 1934 in Oskar, Michigan to the late Jacob and Fannie (Finni) Knuuttila. She attended the Redridge School and graduated from Houghton High School. She was united in marriage to Douglas Carl Heikkinen on September 27, 1969 and they had 3 children: Julie, John, and Kristina. She was a member of the First Apostolic Lutheran Church. Rachel worked for Chrysler until 1972 and then worked as South Lyon schools crossing guard for 25 years. In her spare time, she loved to knit and ...
Chicago, IL - Paul Anthony LaBine, age 81, a resident of Chicago, IL passed away Saturday, December 12, 2022, at Community First Medical Center of Chicago, IL following a short illness. Paul was born October 17, 1941, in Grand Rapids, MI, soon moving with his family to Hancock, MI where he ...
Traprock Valley - Joanne M. Polzien, age 72, passed away peacefully, in her home on June 7, 2023. She was born in Wyandotte, Michigan on December 29, 1950, a daughter of Frank and Darlene (Jones) Diplock. She attended Franklin High School in Livonia, graduating in 1968. She worked for the Michigan Municipal League in Lansing. She was an administrative assistant for Connor-Harbor Legal and Wisti and Jaaskalainen; and for over 35 years, she enjoyed working at Michigan Tech, a job that was very important to her. In 1987, Joanne was married to Doug Polzien. She was an award winning ...
