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Obituaries

Michael Kolb

EAGLE RIVER — Michael Kolb, resident of Eagle River, passed away at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on June 25, 2025. Complete funeral arrangements will be announced by the Pearce Funeral Home in Lake Linden.

Joanne Palonen

Joanne Eunice (Kaarlela) Palonen, 89, passed away with family by her side on June 22, 2025. Born to the late Henry and Lydia Kaarlela on Aug. 17, 1935, at her family home south of Calumet, Michigan under the care of a midwife. Joanne was married to Rudolf Elmer Palonen on June 6, 1953, in ...

Darlene Beiring

LAKE LINDEN — Darlene M. Beiring, 83, of Lake Linden, passed away at her home on April 21, 2025. The Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, at Saint Joseph Catholic Church in Lake Linden with Father Raju Jose to officiate. Burial will be at the Mount ...

David Jalkanen

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — David Robert Jalkanen (78) died on Dec. 25, 2024, after complications from a fall. He was born on June 17, 1946, and is remembered for a life filled with love, kindness and service to others. David was preceded in death by his wife of 52 years, Mary Kathryn Rothwell ...

William O’Donnell

LIMINGA — William O’Donnell, 77, died on Thursday morning in his home in Liminga on June 5, 2025. Bill was born on March 9, 1948, in Detroit, Michigan, son of Neil Joseph and Audrey Noah O’Donnell. He was raised by his mother, Audrey, along with his sister, Mary Jane, in Farmington, ...

Rosalie Freeman

CHASSELL — Rosalie "Rose" Jean Freeman, 87, of Chassell, MI, passed away peacefully on June 21, 2025, at Canal View, with loved ones by her side. Born on April 19, 1938, in Calumet, Rosalie was the beloved daughter of Martin and Anne (Sorenson) Mihelich. Her childhood was spent in the ...