NEGAUNEE, MI-Robert (Bob) J. Shimanek, 92, formerly of Kewaunee, passed away January 22, 2025. Some people tiptoe through life, sticking to the well-worn path. Bob, on the other hand, treated life like an open runway-full throttle, no hesitation, and always ready for takeoff. He was an ...

BERKLEY, MI-Val James Suardini, 73, of Little Lake, Michigan passed away peacefully Friday, January 10, 2025. Beloved husband of the late Caprice 'Cappi' for 49 years. Devoted father of Britton Nurmi, Calice Borg (Gary), and Anthony Suardini (Dona). Proud Papa of Mattie Nurmi, Eliana Borg, ...

GWINN, MI-David 'Smokey' Stover, of Gwinn, passed away on June 23, 2025 at the age of 79. David was born in Arizona where he attended Washington and Sunnyslope High Schools. In 1962, he joined the Air Force and served for over 20 years, retiring in 1983. He had two oversea tours in Korea, one ...

MARQUETTE, MI-Alexander The Great Champion, 35, of Marquette, passed away on Thursday evening, June 19, 2025 at his home, surrounded by his loving family and under the care of U.P. Home Health and Hospice. The definition of a champion is often simplified to 'a person who has defeated or ...

Kathleen A. and William (Bill) R. Carr KALAMAZOO, MI-Kathleen Ada Carr (Shaw) passed away in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on December 27th, 2024. She was born on June 12, 1940, in Marquette, MI, to Francis (Frank) R. and Frances A. (Choquette) Shaw. She attended Graveraet High School in Marquette, ...

ISHPEMING TWP, MI-William Kenneth 'Kenny' Lawson, age 88, of Ishpeming Township, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at the Michigan Veterans Home D.J. Jacobetti in Marquette. Kenny was born in Ishpeming, Michigan on March 29, 1937, to the late George and Alice (Quayle) Lawson. ...