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Obituaries

Joseph “Joe” Rosenberger, Jr.

WAYNE, Mich - Joseph “Joe” Rosenberger, Jr., formerly of Fulton Location, passed away last Friday, June 24th, near his home in Wayne, Michigan. He was 88 years old. Born in a miners’ duplex with no running water or electricity, Joe’s heart never left the Keweenaw as he worked his way ...

William Albert Melvin Richards

SEATTLE, Wash. - William Albert Melvin Richards left us on November 5, 2020, at the age of 89. Bill was born in Dollar Bay Michigan July 17, 1931. His parents were Albert Southey Richards and Agnes Victoria Sandstrom. He graduated from Hancock High School in 1949 and Michigan College of ...

Arthur Edwin Kent

KEWEENAW COUNTY - Arthur Edwin Kent left us on June 25th, 2022 at the age of 91. Art was born in Chicago, Illinois on June 6, 1931. He was the son of Edwin Kent and Elsie Kent and spent his youth, then affectionately known as “Petie”, on his grandmother’s farm in Bessemer Mi. He ...

Arthur Edwin Kent

KEWEENAW COUNTY — Arthur Edwin Kent left us on June 25th, 2022 at the age of 91. Art was born in Chicago, Illinois on June 6, 1931. He was the son of Edwin Kent and Elsie Kent and spent his youth, then affectionately known as âPetieã, on his grandmother’s farm in Bessemer Mi. He ...

Gerald N. “Jerry” Erickson

DOLLAR BAY - Gerald N. “Jerry” Erickson, 82, a resident of Dollar Bay, passed away Thursday, June 23, 2022, at Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital in Laurium. Jerry was born on September 2, 1939, in Hancock, the son of the late William and Effie (Simula) Erickson. He was a graduate of Hancock High ...

Amy Renee (Melton) Smith

BROWNTON, Minn. - Amy Renee (Melton) Smith, 42, passed away on Dec. 27, 2021. Born March 27, 1978, to Buddy and Andrea. Amy was preceded in death by her father, grandmother, Marlene Miller and great grandparents, Matt and Mary Bolf. Amy is survived by her three sons, Kai (16), Raynor (14) ...