CHOCOLAY TOWNSHIP, MI - One-half of Team Don and dort (D&d) has left their beloved Upper Peninsula home to be the first to embrace their son Brian and their Good Shepherd in their Forever Home. Born on June 9th, 1945, to Emma and Al, Don completed his journey here early Thursday morning, ...

MARQUETTE, MI - Michael Williams, age 80, passed away peacefully on May 7, 2026 in Marquette, Michigan surrounded by his family. He was born on September 1, 1945 in Calumet, Michigan. Mike was a man who truly enjoyed life’s simple pleasures and God’s creation. He loved hunting, trapping, ...

MICHIGAMME, MI - Jane A. Wiljanen, age 75, longtime area resident, passed away on Tuesday May 5, 2026 at the Norlite Nursing Center while in the loving care of her family, nursing home staff, and Lake Superior Life Care and Hospice. Jane was born in Marquette on June 10, 1950, daughter of the ...

MARQUETTE, MI - Mary Ellen Eckler, 93, of Marquette, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 3, 2026, at Brookridge Heights Assisted Living Memory Care, while under the care of UP Home Health & Hospice. Born August 13, 1932, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the daughter of Theodore and Marie ...

MARQUETTE, MI – Robert Christopher Schmitt, 71, passed away April 28, 2026, at Trillium House, in the care of his family and Lake Superior Life Care and Hospice, following a long brave journey with leukemia. Born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to Richard and Jean (Treash) Schmitt, Rob graduated ...

MARQUETTE, MI - Kelly Jo Freeman, age 63, of Marquette, passed away on May 7, 2026 at Eastwood Nursing Center. Born in Marquette on January 23, 1963, Kelly was the daughter of Terry and Judith (Patient) Freeman. She was raised in Harvey and graduated from Marquette Senior High School with the ...