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Obituaries

Paul Lampinen

CHASSELL — Paul Lampinen, 73, a resident of Chassell, passed away Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, at his home following a lengthy illness. He was born on Nov. 13, 1951, in Hancock, a son of the late Roy and Dorothy (Golden) Lampinen. Paul was raised in Chassell and was a graduate of the Chassell ...

Louis DePuydt

Louis G. DePuydt was born in Detroit to Norbert C (Bud) and Mary Suzanne (Ouellette) DePuydt on Nov. 25, 1960, and passed away Sept. 21, 2025, in Marquette. He was the youngest of seven children. He was a 1979 graduate of Jeffers High School in Painesdale. He worked as a carpenter for ...

Ronald Shuford

HANCOCK — Ronald Shuford, 89, a resident of Hancock, passed away Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, at UP Health System-Portage Hospital following a short illness. The Memorial Chapel Funeral & Cremation Service - Hancock Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements, which will be ...

Jane Goodall, the celebrated primatologist and conservationist, has died

Jane Goodall, the intellectual, soft-spoken conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking, immersive chimpanzee field research in which she documented the primates' distinct personalities and use of tools, has died. She was 91. The environmental advocate became a beloved household name who ...

Kim Strieter

Kim Mark Strieter, 70, of Lake Linden, passed away on Sept. 26, 2025, after suffering a heart attack at his home. He is survived by his two sons, Robert Strieter and Connor Strieter; his bonus children, Gabrielle Beaudoin and Al Chapman; siblings, Ted (Kay) Strieter, Doug (Jane) Strieter, ...

Phyllis Gildersleeve

LIMINGA — Longtime area resident, Phyllis Gildersleeve, 90, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025, at the Howard Young Medical Center in Woodruff, Wisconsin. She was born Nov. 15, 1934, in Crystal Falls, Michigan, daughter of Peter and Marion LeGault. Phyllis attended ...