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John Carl Ketola

BELLAIRE, MI- John Carlo Ketola, 77, of Bellaire, Michigan, passed away peacefully on December 27, 2025. He is now reunited in Heaven with the love of his life of 52 years, Jeanette Ketola. John spent most of his life in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in Gwinn, a place that shaped who he was ...

Carl Mayer

MARQUETTE, MI- Carl Mayer, 92, of Marquette, passed away on December 24, 2025, at his home, surrounded by his family and under the compassionate care of Lake Superior Life Care and Hospice. Carl was born in 1933 in Lake Linden, Michigan, to Carl and Cliff (Varley) Mayer. After graduating from ...

Lynn M. L’Huillier

MARQUETTE, MI- Lynn L’Huillier, 75, of Marquette, passed away on December 23, 2025, just two days before her favorite holiday, surrounded by immense love. Born in 1950 as the first daughter of Calvin and Joan Zorza, Lynn was a 1968 graduate of Marquette Senior High School and lifelong resident of the Marquette area. In November of 1968, she married the love of her life, Vern L’Huillier. Together they built a beautiful life and raised three children;Jody, Randy, and Kevin. Lynn and Vern shared 46 years of marriage before his passing, a partnership marked by devotion, laughter, and ...

Anne (Cid) Christine Ley Pierce

MCFARLAND, MI- Anne (Cid) Christine Ley Pierce from McFarland, MI, passed at U.P. Health Systems- Marquette on Christmas evening at 9:40pm. Cid was born to Gloria Gast and Robert Nichols in Detroit, MI, on February 17, 1951. Cid spent some time in a boarding home before being adopted to ...

Bradley N. Cory

CHOCOLAY TOWNSHIP, MI - Bradley Neal Cory died at home early on December 23, 2025. He was eighty-five. Parkinson's disease finally slowed a man who had never been much for standing still. Brad understood rivers. He took his time with them. He fly-fished carefully, paid attention, and let most ...

Delores “Lory” Mary DeVold (Deschaine)

ISHPEMING, MI ­ Delores "Lory" Mary DeVold (Deschaine), age 77, of Ishpeming, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Tuesday, December 23, 2025. Delores "Lory" was born on July 17, 1948, the daughter of Paul and Merle Deschaine (Rickard). Lory was a proud graduate of Negaunee High School ...