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Obituaries

James Rice

HARVEY, MI-James 'Jim' R. Rice, age 69, of Harvey, died doing what he loved on Sunday afternoon, October 19, 2025 in Limestone Township when his Gold Wing crossed paths with a deer. He was born on August 4, 1956 in Escanaba to the late James and Mary (Lind) Rice. Jim grew up in Nashville, ...

Michael Krajnak

NEGAUNEE TWP, MI-Michael Krajnak, 73, of Negaunee Township, passed away Tuesday morning, October 21, 2025 at UP Health System with his loving wife by his side. Mike was born August 9, 1952 in Madison, Wisconsin to Frank and Anna (Badenna) Krajnak and graduated high school there before ...

Lenore LaForest

GREEN BAY, WI-Lenore Marie (Schelander) LaForest, 90, passed away peacefully on October 19, 2025 with her loving children by her side. Lenore was born March 22, 1935 to Carl and Marie Schelander and was a graduate of Negaunee High School. She then married her husband of 64 years, Ronald ...

William Robert Lyons

MARQUETTE, MI - William Robert Lyons died just after midnight on October 4, 2025. He was 87. He spent his last years in St. Petersburg, Florida. His daughters, Nancy and Kathleen, were with him in the days and hours before he passed. True to form, he waited until they stepped out of the room ...

Betty Ann Pope

SKANDIA, MI-Betty Ann Pope, age 75, of Skandia, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, in the loving care of her family. She is survived by her loving husband, Terry 'Bob' Pope; her daughters, Janene Pope, Tamra Pope, and Clarissa Pope; her sister, Ruby Catherine ...

William Robert Lyons

MARQUETTE, MI - William Robert Lyons, age 87, of Marquette, went to his eternal rest on Saturday, October 4, 2025. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 8, 1937, the son of the late Michael Lyons and Stanley Laura (Eagen) Lyons. William graduated from Bishop Neuman High School ...