LAKE LINDEN —Bruce R. Pyykkonen, 82, of Lake Linden, passed away on Saturday, December 27, 2025. Visitation will be from 2:00 until 4:00 P.M. on Saturday, January 17, 2026, at the Pearce Funeral Home in Lake Linden, followed by a prayer service with Pastor Jared Howard to officiate, at the funeral home. Burial will be at Lakeview Cemetery in Calumet in the spring. Online condolences may be shared at pearcefuneralhome.com
HANCOCK — Irene Mae Edgar, 81, the woman who loved everyone and was a lifelong resident of Hancock, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 5, 2026 at Canal View - Houghton County. She was born in Hancock on November 16, 1944 to the late Lawrence, Sr. and Elmira Peltier. She belonged to ...
L'ANSE — Shirley P. Gustafson, age 86 of L’Anse, MI passed away Monday, December 15, 2025 at UP Health System, Marquette with her loving family by her side. She was born in L’Anse on June 4, 1939 the daughter of the late Harold and Irene (Johnson) Pettersen. Shirley graduated from ...
PELKIE — Bernice Arlene Knuuttila (Juntunen), age 86, long term resident of Pelkie, Michigan went home to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on January 5, 2026. Bernice graduated from Baraga High School in 1958. She married John Elmer Knuuttila in October of 1964 and they made their ...
LIMINGA — Alfred E. Britz, 77, a resident of Liminga, passed away on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, at the UP Health System - Portage Hospital following a lengthy illness. He was born on December 25, 1948, in Hancock, a son of the late William and Flora (Erickson) Britz. Alfred was raised outside of Houghton and was a graduate of Houghton High with the class of 1968. Mr. Britz was a veteran, having enlisted with the United States Navy. Following the Navy, Alfred worked at the White Pine Copper Mine before beginning a career working for Kirkish Furniture, retiring as the ...
LAKE LINDEN — Bruce “Butum” Rheault, age 72, of Lake Linden, passed away at Aspirus-Saint Luke’s Hospital in Duluth on January 5, 2026 peacefully with his son Brandon at his side. He was born on August 26, 1953, a son of Willard and Dorothy (Dessellier) Rheault. Bruce grew up in ...
