ISHPEMING, MI – With heavy hearts we honor the life and passing of Chrissy A. Ogea, age 74, of Ishpeming, who passed away at her home on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. Chrissy was born in Marquette on January 7, 1952, to Peter G. Leanes and Katherine G. (Hawkins) Leanes. She was a graduate of ...
MARQUETTE, MI - Gary A. Bourdeau, 79, of Marquette, passed away on March 15, 2026, at Michigan Veteran Homes D.J. Jacobetti, Memory Care Unit. Gary was born in June of 1946 in Lake Linden, Michigan, to George E. and Lorraine A. (Dessellier) Bourdeau. He attended Lake Linden-Hubbell High ...
ISHPEMING, MI - Ishpeming- William John Windsand, age 80, longtime area resident, passed away on Sunday March 15, 2026 at UP Health System Marquette while in the loving care of his family, and hospital staff. William was born in Lansing, MI on January 7, 1946 to William J. and Pauline (Juchemich) Windsand. He worked at Cliffs Dow in Marquette until its closure, he then worked on Mackinac Island for a summer season at the Grand Hotel in their kitchen, and then John worked the remainder of his career at Robbins Flooring Mill in Ishpeming as a boiler attendant, where he operated the boiler ...
REPUBLIC, MI – Karin E. Venn, age 59, of Republic, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Thursday, March 12, 2026. Karin was born on February 11, 1967, in Waukegan, Illinois, to Erich and Gayle (Peterson) Schwanke Sr. She spent her early childhood in Waukegan before her family moved to ...
MARQUETTE, MI - Samuel Albert Beckius, Lance Corporal USMC, chose to leave this world on 9 March 2026. Sam was 29, but he lived such a life. He traveled abroad and learned a second language. He loved the outdoors and embraced it through running, biking, hiking, and sailing. He had the heart ...
MARQUETTE, MI - Gayl L. Johnson, age 79, of Marquette, Michigan, was welcomed into the arms of Jesus on Sunday, March 15, 2026, following a sudden fall while visiting family in Pennsylvania. She was born on February 10, 1947, in Bradford, PA, to the late Donald and Betty Weilacher Phillips. ...
