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Kirsten Uotila

MARQUETTE, MI-Kirsten, daughter of Gary and Jacqueline Fleming was born on January 30, 1969. Her love for animals started on her first birthday when she received a puppy named Buck and the two were inseparable for 12 years. She always had a dog or cat and sometimes two, three or four. She often said she never met a dog she didn't like. Her favorite toys were Smokey the Bear, that Grampa Newton gave her, and a red phone, until she learned to dial the real thing, which came soon enough. Her favorite pastime was spending time on the beach in Silver City with her Gramma Newton. Her heart ...

Concetta (Connie) Florence Brewer (Carello)

ISHPEMING, MI- Concetta (Connie) Florence Brewer (Carello) of Ishpeming passed away on October 26, 2025, at the age of 78. She was born on July 10, 1947, to Dominic and Joyce (Kennedy) Carello. Connie attended nursing courses at Northern Michigan University and worked as a home healthcare ...

Betty Lukkarinen

NEGAUNEE, MI-Betty Lukkarinen, 97, of Negaunee, passed away peacefully Tuesday afternoon, November 25, 2025 at the Eastwood Nursing Center. Betty was born December 31, 1927 in Ishpeming to Rudolph and Nellie (Blight) Gustafson and graduated from Ishpeming High School, Class of 1945. She then ...

Ronald ‘Stu’ Sihtala

ISHPEMING, MI - Ronald Stuart 'Stu' Sihtala, age 80, of Ishpeming, passed away Tuesday, November 25, 2025, at the Michigan Veterans Home D.J. Jacobetti, surrounded by his family. Born in Ishpeming to the late Ronald and Julianne (Riberdy) Sihtala, Stu grew up in Ishpeming Township and ...

Ruth Ann Duquette

MARQUETTE, MI - Ruth Ann Duquette, age 89, of Marquette, entered eternal life on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, at her home, surrounded by the love and care of her family. Ruth was born July 22, 1936, in Marquette, a daughter of Gordon and Violet (Parker) Irwin. She was raised in South ...

Gerald ‘Jerry’ Richer

MARQUETTE, MI-Gerald H. 'Jerry' Richer, 83, of Marquette, passed away peacefully on November 21, 2025, at his home, surrounded by his loving family and under the compassionate care of UP Home Health and Hospice. Jerry was born on May 18, 1942, in Marquette to Alfonse and Clara (LaMoria) ...