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Joanne Marie Kingston

GRAND HAVEN, MI Joanne Marie Kingston, age 90, passed away at Lakeshore Assisted Living in Grand Haven, MI on Monday, September 14, 2026. Joanne was born in Mountain Lake, MN to Amund and Elsie (Hahn) Sandbo on October 12, 1935. After her father’s death just before she was born, Elsie, Joanne, and her two sisters moved to Ormsby, MN to be closer to family. Joanne graduated from University of Minnesota with a degree in business education. She took a teaching job in Durham, NH where she met her husband David on a ski trip. After marriage, they moved to Arizona where their son John was ...

Marcia Kay Grigg McCracken

MARQUETTE, MI - Marcia Kay Grigg McCracken, 81, of Marquette, passed away Thursday morning, September 17, 2026, at Teal Lake Senior Living Community under the care of U.P. Home Health and Hospice. Marcia was born prematurely with cerebral palsy on November 5, 1944, in Lansing, Michigan, to ...

Conrad Kontio

CHAMPION, MI - Conrad Charles Kontio, 87, of Fish Lake in Champion, passed away Thursday morning, September 17, 2026 at Marquette County Medical Care Facility while in the care of his loving family. Conrad was born August 27, 1939 in Ishpeming to Arthur and Mildred (Kalus) Kontio and ...

Mary Ann Kilberg

NEW PRAGUE, MN - Mary Ann Kilberg, age 95, passed away peacefully in her sleep on September 12, 2026 at her daughters home in New Prague, MN. Mary was born in Calumet, MI on October 5, 1930 to Clarence and Leona Lantto and was raised along with her two sisters in Calumet. She was a graduate ...

Paulette Oates

HUMBOLDT TWP, MI - Paulette Virginia "Polly" Oates, 80, of Humboldt Township, passed away peacefully Monday evening, September 14, 2026 while in the care of her loved ones and UP Home Health & Hospice. Polly was born November 8, 1945 in Ashland, Wisconsin and was adopted by Edward and Mamie ...

Kathleen J. Lindberg

MARQUETTE, MI - Kathleen J. “Kathie” Lindberg, 75, passed away on September 1, 2026, at U.P. Health System- Marquette after a courageous battle with pulmonary fibrosis. A celebration of Kathie’s life will be held on Thursday, September 24, 2026 at Fassbender Swanson Hansen Funeral Home ...