MARQUETTE, MI - Helen Joyce Fields, 94, formerly a longtime resident of Swartz Creek, Michigan, peacefully ascended to Heaven on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in the care of Trillium House, UP Home Health and Hospice and her family. Interment will be made at Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly, Michigan. Fassbender Swanson Hansen Funeral and Cremation Services is assisting the family where a full obituary may be viewed and memories shared at fassbenderswansonhansen.com
RAPID RIVER, MI - Charles "Chuck" L. Gendron, age 93, of Rapid River passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at the Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette with family by his side. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Skradski Funeral Home in Gladstone.
POMPANO BEACH, FL / MARQUETTE, MI – Graveside services for Marcia Ann Bogdan will be held at the Holy Cross Cemetery on Monday, June 29, at 10:00 am. Marcia, age 74, passed away January 1, 2026, in Ft Lauderdale, Florida. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or online at www.stjude.org. The Canale Tonella Funeral Home and Cremation Services is serving the family where condolences may be expressed online at canalefuneral.com
BARAGA, MI - Dale S. Dakota, age 66 of Baraga, MI passed away Saturday, June 20, 2026. Dale's obituary may also be viewed and condolences sent to the family at www.reidfuneralservicechapel.com The Reid Funeral Service and Chapel, L’Anse has been entrusted with the funeral arrangements.
L'ANSE, MI - Phyllis M. Boyer, age 76 of L’Anse, MI passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at her home following a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer with her loving family at her side. Phyllis’s complete obituary may be viewed and condolences sent to the family at www.reidfuneralservicechapel.com The Reid Funeral Service and Chapel, L’Anse has been entrusted with the arrangements.
ISHPEMING, MI - Elaine Lorelei Bess, 71, of Ishpeming, passed away peacefully Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at UPHS-Marquette in the care of her loving family and friends after a courageous two-year battle with cancer. Arrangements will be announced by Koskey Funeral Home.