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Obituaries

James Solka

ISHPEMING, MI-James Allen (Jim) Solka, age 89, a longtime resident of National Mine, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 5, 2025, at the Marquette County Medical Care Facility. He was surrounded by the loving care of his family, UP Home Health and Hospice, and the compassionate staff at ...

Eric Dupras

MARQUETTE, MI-It is with broken hearts we announce the passing of Eric J. Dupras. Eric died on August 28, 2025, after a brief illness. Eric was born on August 30, 1967 to Alan and Jeanette (Beaudry) Dupras in Marquette, MI. He attended Marquette Public Schools, graduating in 1986. Following in ...

Shirlie Greer

NEGAUNEE, MI-Shirlie Mae 'Shirley May' (Rappleyea) Greer, age 92 of Negaunee, passed away on September 5, 2025 at Bell Hospital in Ishpeming surrounded by her loving family. She was born in St. Charles Township on May 12, 1933 to Willard and Lena Myrtle (nee Spencer) Rappleyea, and was the ...

Kimberly Ann Koval

MARQUETTE, MI ­ Kimberly Ann Koval, age 56, passed away Saturday, September 6, 2025, at UP Health System Marquette. Born December 17, 1968, in Marquette, a daughter of Tom Dennis and Darlene Jean (Montagna) Koval, she was raised in Marquette Township and graduated from Marquette Senior High ...

Betty Joan Kinnunen

NEGAUNEE TWP, MI-Betty, age 92, passed away on Saturday, September 6, 2025, at the Marquette County Medical Care Facility, where she had been a resident for nearly two years. She was born on February 5, 1933, in Detroit, Michigan, to Hilda Pelto. When Betty was five, she and her mother ...

Rebecca Marchak

GWINN, MI-Rebecca Ann Marchak, age 33, of Gwinn, crossed over peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, August 31, 2025 at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor due to a congenital heart disease. She was born on November 1, 1991 in Iron Mountain, Michigan to Michael and ...