Curtis Duane Kulju
Aug 23, 2022
Republic- Curtis D. Kulju, age 65, longtime Republic and Humboldt area resident, passed away on Tuesday August 23, 2022 at his home while in the loving care of his family, and UP Home Health and Hospice.
Curt was born in Ishpeming on January 5, 1957, son of the late Herman and Irene (Long) Kulju. He attended Republic...
Helen J. Haskell Remien
Aug 21, 2022
Helen Haskell Remien made her transition on Sunday, August 21, 2022 surrounded by friends and family. "Helen of Joy," the proprietor of the Joy Center in Ishpeming, was so many things: a poet, storyteller, world traveler, athlete, teacher, yogi, artist, fashionista, lover of the ocean and the outdoors, wife, parent, grandmother, friend. Those of us lucky enough to have...
Michael Edward Rilley
Aug 21, 2022
Ishpeming- Michael Edward Rilley, age 65, longtime Ishpeming resident, passed away on Sunday August 21, 2022 at Aurora BayCare Medical Center in Green Bay, WI.
Mike enjoyed hunting, fishing, riding his bike around town and spending time with his wife of 24 years. He is survived by his wife Jonelle (Savolainen) Rilley, two brothers- Tommy Rilley and...
Gloria C. Gagliardi
Aug 20, 2022
Ishpeming, MI- Gloria Catherine (Torreano) Gagliardi, age 95 of Ishpeming entered eternal life on Saturday, August 20, 2022, at the Marquette County Medical Care Facility while in the loving care of her family, staff at MCMCF and Lake Superior Life Care and Hospice.
Gloria was born January 10, 1927, to Joseph A. and Catherine (Jedda) Torreano in...
Jalmer W. Lakonen Jr.
Aug 20, 2022
Spurr Twp. - Jalmer W. Lakonen, Jr., age 76, longtime Spurr Twp. resident passed away peacefully at home holding the hand of his granddaughter Breann on Saturday August 20, 2022, and under the care of UP Home Health and Hospice.
Jalmer was born in Michigamme, on September 18, 1945, a son of the late Elizabeth (Hopkins) and...
Donald E. Rice Jr.
Aug 19, 2022
Ishpeming, MI - Donald Earl Rice, Jr., age 74, longtime Ishpeming resident, passed away on Friday, August 19, 2022, at his home after a lengthy illness. He was surrounded by his family and U.P. Home Health and Hospice at the time of his passing.
Donald was born in Ishpeming on September 2, 1947, a son of the...
Marvin M. Dobson
Aug 18, 2022
Ishpeming - Marvin Malcolm Dobson, 95, longtime Ishpeming area resident passed away on Thursday, August 18, 2022, at the Michigan Veterans Home D.J. Jacobetti in Marquette.
Marvin was born in Ishpeming, on May 8, 1927, a son of the late Lydia (Corkish) and John Thomas Dobson. He served in the U.S. Navy as a Seaman First Class...
Lee Bushong
Aug 18, 2022
Ely Twp, MI- Lee M. Bushong, age 65, of 690 Co. Rd. CDA Ishpeming passed away on Thursday, August 18, 2022, at UP Health System Marquette.
Lee was born in Clare, Michigan on July 17, 1957, a son of the late Gloriana G. (Flaugher) and Earl "Scar" E. Bushong. Lee graduated Ishpeming High School, Class of 1976....
Gerald Evert Ekdahl
Aug 16, 2022
Champion- Gerald "Jerry" Ekdahl, age 77, longtime Champion area resident, passed away on Tuesday August 16, 2022 at the Norlite Nursing Center in Marquette while in the loving care of his family and nursing home staff.
Jerry was born on March 13, 1945 in Chippewa Falls, WI, son of the late Walfred and Althea (Bruhn) Ekdahl. Jerry...
Carol A. Luokkala
Aug 14, 2022
Ishpeming, MI - Carol Ann Luokkala, 80, longtime resident of 426 Washington St., Ishpeming, passed away on Sunday, August 14, 2022, at the Marquette County Medical Care Facility in Ishpeming where she had resided for the past 3 1/2 years.
Carol was born in Negaunee, MI on September 27, 1941, a daughter of the late Margaret (Carlson)...
Roger Junak
Aug 11, 2022
Ely Twp. – Roger Junak, age 78, renowned local artist, passed away on Thursday August 11, 2022, of natural causes at U. P. Health System Marquette.
Roger was born in Ishpeming, MI on November 27, 1943, a son of the late Margaret (Morin) and George Junak. He was a graduate of Ishpeming High School. Roger received a...
Ann Schroeder
Aug 10, 2022
Ishpeming, MI- Ann C. (Perry) Schroeder, age 60, lifelong Ishpeming resident passed away on Wednesday, August 10, 2022, at her home while in the loving care of her family and UP Home Health and Hospice.
Ann was born in Ishpeming, Michigan on January 28, 1962, a daughter of Barbara A. (Bess) and the late Bruce W. Perry....
Barbara Anderson-Roy
Aug 10, 2022
Ishpeming, MI- Barbara J. Anderson-Roy, age 92, of 724 Duncan Ave Ishpeming, passed away on Wednesday, August 10, 2022, at Teal Lake Senior Living Community in Negaunee while in the loving care of her family, staff at Teal Lake Senior Living, and Lake Superior Life Care & Hospice.
Barbara was born in Ishpeming, Michigan on March 5,...
Paula Peppers-Blair
Aug 8, 2022
Ishpeming- Paula Peppers-Blair, age 68, former Ishpeming area resident passed away on Monday August 8, 2022 in Erie, PA.
Paula Peppers-Blair born on November 7, 1953, to Josephine Richards in Chicago, Illinois. During her childhood the family relocated to the Marquette County area, and she graduated from Gwinn High School in 1972. She then attended Northern Michigan...
Roger James Mccoy
Aug 8, 2022
Ishpeming- Roger J. McCoy, age 70, longtime Ishpeming resident, passed away on Monday August 8, 2022 at his home as a result of a house fire.
Roger was born in Marquette on February 22, 1952, son of the late James and Joanne (Freeman) McCoy. Roger grew up in the Sterling Heights area before returning back to Ishpeming...
Justin L. Beaumont
Aug 5, 2022
Ishpeming, MI- Justin Lee Beaumont, age 31, Ishpeming resident passed away on Friday, August 5, 2022.
Justin was born in Ishpeming, Michigan on December 13, 1990, a son of the late Cindy D. (Laine) and James Beaumont. He graduated from Westwood High School, Class of 2009. Justin was currently working at the Congress in Ishpeming.
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Shirley M. Kero
Aug 4, 2022
Negaunee, MI – Shirley Marie (Mattson) Kero, age 88, of 130 Mattson Road, Negaunee passed away at the Eastwood Nursing Center in Negaunee on August 4, 2022.
Shirley was born on March 16, 1934, in Negaunee, Michigan to the late Jalmer and Ellen (Koski) Mattson. She graduated from Negaunee High School in 1952 and from Northern Michigan...
Clarence "Buck" D. Johnson
Jul 30, 2022
Tilden Twp, MI- Clarence D. "Buck" Johnson, age 90, Tilden Township resident passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2022, at Marquette County Medical Care Facility while in the loving care of family, U.P. Home Health and Hospice and staff at MCMCF.
Buck was born in Ishpeming, Michigan on September 25, 1931, a son of the late Elizabeth...
Gail Besola
Jul 27, 2022
Ishpeming- Gail M. Besola, age 80, longtime Ishpeming resident, passed away on Wednesday July 27, 2022 at the Marquette County Medical Care Facility while in the loving care of her family and UP Home Health and Hospice.
Gail was born on August 27, 1941 in San Diego, CA to the late Clarence and Florence (Holt) Headly. She...
Ellen M. Young
Jul 16, 2022
Ishpeming, MI – Ellen Margaret Young, age 59, Ishpeming resident passed away on Saturday, July 16, 2022, in Ishpeming from complications related to Cholangiocarcinoma.
Ellen was born in Ishpeming, MI on August 28, 1962, a daughter of Robert and Delyte (Heikkinen) Flynn. Ellen graduated from Ishpeming High School, Class of 1980. During High School Ellen worked at...
