MARQUETTE, MI- Karen Louise Maki, 86, of Marquette, passed away Sunday morning, December 21, 2025, at Brookridge Heights Assisted Living. She was born April 29, 1939, in Marquette, a daughter of Bernard and Risper (Pelletier) Gentz. She was a 1957 graduate of Graveraet High School, earned a ...
LEAVENWORTH, KS- Myong Won Dupras, of Leavenworth, Kansas, passed away peacefully on December 17, 2025, surrounded by her entire family. She was 88 years old. Myong was born on December 28, 1936, in Seoul, Korea, to parents In Su Song and Nam Sun Maeng. As a new bride, she immigrated to the ...
NEGAUNEE, MI - Stanley John Laituri, age 82, of Negaunee, passed away at home on December 19, 2025. Stanley was born in Ishpeming, the son of John and Irene (Romback) Laituri, and was raised in Negaunee. When he was five years old, his family moved to Suomi, where he spent much of his ...
MUNISING, MI- Gary J. Wright, 84, of Munising, passed away on Sunday, December 21, 2025 Bishop Noa Home in Escanaba following several years of declining health. Gary was born in Pleasant Lake, MI on October 24, 1941 to parents Arlo Clark and Zella Elizabeth (Robinson) Wright. He was the ...
NEGAUNEE TOWNSHIP, MI Richard John Wagner, age 85, of Negaunee, passed away at his home on Thursday, December 18, 2025. Richard John Wagner was born on May 12, 1940, in Trout Creek, MI, and later moved to Wisconsin. Forever an entrepreneur, he started his own television and radio repair company while still in high school. From 1963 1965 he served in the U.S. Army Signal Corp. He always said it was the best job he ever had. Of course, the fact that he had a private helicopter or plane assigned to him for travel throughout Germany and France may have swayed his opinion. After his ...
ISHPEMING TWP.,MI- Bruce Allen Pennala, 81, passed away peacefully on December 17, 2025 at Marquette County Medical Care Facility with his family by his side. Bruce was born on February 12, 1944, in Detroit, Michigan, the son of John and Elma (Tapio) Pennala. He graduated from Ishpeming High ...
