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Rosemarie Strom

ISHPEMING, MI - Rosemarie (Valente) Strom, age 85 lifelong Ishpeming resident passed away on Friday, March 29, 2024, at the Marquette County Medical Care Facility while in the loving care of her family, Lake Superior Life Care & Hospice, and staff at MCMFC. Rosemarie was born August 10, ...

James Manty

TILDEN TWP, MI - James M. “Jim” Manty, age 68, entered eternal life on Tuesday March 5, 2024, in Italy while on vacation with his wife JoAnn. James was born in Ishpeming, Michigan on September 30, 1955, a son of the late William A. and Rose T. (Marra) Manty. Jim was a 1973 graduate of ...

Arthur Frank Saari, MD, FCCP

MARQUETTE, MI – Services for Arthur Frank Saari, age 71, of Marquette, will be held at Redeemer Lutheran Church on Saturday, April 6, with visitation from 10:30-1:00 pm, followed by a service at 1:00 pm. A reception will follow in the church fellowship hall. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Redeemer Lutheran Church; 1700 West Fair Avenue, Marquette, MI 49855 or the Upper Peninsula Health Education Corporation; 850 West Baraga Avenue, Marquette, MI 49855 (please put in memo line “Dr. George M. Wilson and Dr. Arthur F. Saari Scholarship”). Fassbender Swanson ...

Don Nurmela

KINGSFORD, MI - Don Nurmela passed to be with his Lord, Good Friday, March 29th, from complications after he fell in his home. He was 66 years old. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home.

Nancy Nordeen

MYRTLE BEACH, SC- Nancy Vivian Nordeen, 89, of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, passed away suddenly on March 19, 2024, just two weeks before her 90th birthday. Born and raised in Trenary, Michigan on her family’s farm, Nancy was the fifth of eleven children born to the late William and Gertrude (Kertuu) Savola. She attended Trenary High School, graduating in 1952, where she wrote a column called “Trenary Topics” for the local paper. Nancy also sang in a trio with her sisters at high school dances and had a love for photography, sewing, and dancing. Nancy met her former husband, ...

William Curnow

MARQUETTE, MI- William James Curnow, 77, of Marquette, passed away early Wednesday morning, March 27, 2024 at UP Health System Marquette. Bill was born September 17, 1946 in Detroit to William and Lucille (Hocking) Curnow, Sr. and graduated from high school in Detroit. He then earned his ...