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Obituaries

Gerald “Jerry” Fountaine

Gerald “Jerry” Fountaine, 71, of Lake Linden, passed away on March 23, 2023. He was born April 24, 1951, a son of Earl and Elverna (Anderson) Fountaine. He attended Saint Cecilia School in Hubbell and Dollar Bay High School. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy and earned his GED. He served as ...

Judith A. Hoernke

Judith Aho Hoernke, 81, of Carlsbad, CA, passed away on March 14, 2023. Our beloved wife, mom, sister, grandma, and best friend is now with our heavenly Father. Judy was born in South Range, MI, and lived in Wisconsin before moving to Carlsbad in 1983. Judy started her career as a ...

James Albert Lang

James (Jim) Albert Lang, 79, of Chassell, MI, passed away on March 17, 2023. Jim was born on September 19, 1943, in Negaunee to Hugh and Florence (Nurkala) Lang. Florence later married Arvo Laakso and made their home in Nestoria. Arvo was a special addition to Jim’s upbringing and life. ...

Robert John Niemela

Robert John Niemela, age 82, passed away on Friday, March 17, 2023. Bob was a resident of Bootjack and Calumet. Born May 27th, 1940, to John and Elsie Niemela in Calumet and raised on the family farm in Dover Location. He graduated from Dollar Bay High School with the class of 1958. Bob ...

Mary Clare LeVeque

Mary Clare LeVeque, age 63, passed away peacefully, on March 7, 2023, at Atlantic House in Hancock, Michigan, while under the loving care of her family, Copper Country Mental Health staff, and UP Health Systems Home Care and Hospice. Mary Clare was born January 13th, 1960, daughter of the ...

Lance Reddick, ‘The Wire’ and ‘John Wick’ star, dies at 60

NEW YORK — Lance Reddick, a character actor who specialized in intense, icy and possibly sinister authority figures on TV and film, including “The Wire,” “Fringe” and the “John Wick” franchise, has died. He was 60. Reddick died “suddenly” Friday morning, his publicist Mia ...