MARQUETTE, MI – Kenneth Charles “Charlie” Wright, MD, age 99, of Marquette, passed away peacefully at his home on March 19, 2026. Born November 15, 1926, in Evansville, Indiana, he was the son of Kenneth Snyder and Laura Ann (Johann) Wright. He was raised in Evansville and graduated ...
ISHPEMING, MI - Frederick D. Sterk, age 84, a longtime Ishpeming Township resident, passed away at his home on Friday, March 13, 2026. Fred was born in Detroit on February 25, 1942, son of the late Norma (Nordstrom) and Peter Sterk. He grew up in the Copper Country where he attended Calumet ...
RENO, NV - Robert Philip Anderson (1937-2026), a Navy veteran and visionary entrepreneur, was born in Marquette, Michigan. The youngest child of Mathias and Aurora Anderson, he is predeceased by his sisters, Betty Donckers and June Hare; his wife of sixteen years, Carolyn Bartelli Selinger; ...
ISHPEMING, MI - Joan P. Luoma, age 97, of Ishpeming, passed away peacefully in the comfort of her dear friend on Friday March 20, 2026, at the Marquette County Medical Care Facility shortly after celebrating her 97th birthday. Joan was a lifetime resident of Ishpeming, MI, where she married ...
MARQUETTE, MI - Mary Lou Young, 80, a woman of deep faith and gentle spirit, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 21, 2026. She was surrounded by the love of her family at her daughter’s home in Oshkosh, under the compassionate care of Aurora Hospice. Born March 4, 1946, in ...
ISHPEMING, MI - “Let me tell you a story” about James “Jim” W. Laitinen, age 67, who passed away unexpectedly on Thursday March 19, 2026. Jim was born on March 5, 1959. Jim spent much of his life doing what he loved most—working as an auto mechanic. He dedicated most of his career ...
