Baraga - Doris Kathleen Dakota (Heikkinen), age 79, of Baraga passed away surrounded by loved ones on June 1st, 2023 after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. She was a long term resident at Bayside Village Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in L’Anse, Michigan, where she was cared ...
Kalamazoo, MI - Our Beloved Gail passed away Monday, May 29, 2023, with her husband and daughters by her side at Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born April 27, 1949 in Hancock, the daughter of Alvin and Martha (Poyhonen) Honkanen. Gail graduated in 1967 from Pershing High School in ...
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 survived by her son Don Donahue, sisters Sue (Leon) Vancamp, Cindy (Kevin) Bezotte, Michelle (Dean) Velmer, Tanya (Chip) Duquette, Georgina (Kevin) Fortin, and Crystal (Derrick) Verran, two grandchildren, two great grandchildren, numerous aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. She is also survived by ...
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 City and Ontonagon High School where she graduated with the class of 1972. On December 31, 1972, she was united in marriage to John Short. The couple resided in Winona where they raised their three sons. Deborah was employed as a cook for the Elm River Township Schools for 26 years. She ...
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 ...
