GLADSTONE, MI-Louis 'Lou' Martin, age 88, of Gladstone passed away peacefully at home on Friday, November 7, 2025 with his family by his side. Lou was born November 1, 1937 in Chicago, the son of James and Hazel (Kulp) Martin. He graduated from Carl Schurz High School in Chicago in 1955. He ...

ISHPEMING, MI-Marlene J. Eliason, age 88, longtime resident of 195 Copper St., West Ishpeming, passed away on Friday, November 7, 2025, at the Marquette County Medical Care Facility where she had been a resident for the past four years and stole many hearts. Marlene was born on September 14, ...

NEGAUNEE, MI-James Burton Keplinger, 88, passed away on November 10, 2025, in Negaunee, Michigan, surrounded by his family. He was born at home in Delano, Minnesota, on April 14, 1937, and grew up as the middle child of Horace and Esther (Rieder) Keplinger. His childhood shaped the man he ...

MARQUETTE, MI ­ Joan Ann Lancour, age 87, of Marquette, entered eternal life on Saturday, November 8, 2025, in the loving care of her family. Born February 8, 1938, in Marquette, a daughter of Charles and Sophia Hawkins, Joan was a lifelong resident of Marquette and a graduate of Marquette ...

RICHMOND TWP, MI-James L. ‘Jim’ Parkkonen, 60, of Richmond Township, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, November 10, 2025 while in the care of his loving siblings. Jim was born September 6, 1965 to Robert L. and Sallyann J. (Kaeseman) Parkkonen and graduated from Negaunee High ...

MARQUETTE, MI - Glenda Gail Olson, age 89 of Marquette, passed away on November 6, 2025 at Brookridge Heights Assisted Living in Marquette, in the loving care of her family, Brookridge staff, and caregivers of U.P. Home Health and Hospice. Born on June 20, 1936 in Robinson, Illinois, Glenda ...